Serie A is again and it returned in grand model. Surprises, spectacle, and plenty of episodes to debate.
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From surprises Como and Cremonese to the flops Milan and Lazio, with Napoli beginning in the easiest way potential.
So let’s get comfy and benefit from the report card of the primary day of Serie A 2025/26.
10 – Everyone seems to be loopy about Paz
A night because the undisputed protagonist: Nico Paz lit up the primary day of Serie A together with his class on the sphere, whereas behind the scenes, important market provides had been coming in (the 70 million supplied by the Spurs and rejected).
Como could not have began the championship higher, overwhelming Lazio, dominating possession, and showcasing technical high quality to promote: an essential assertion for a possible outsider this season.
And it was the Argentine who lit up the night by the lake, with an ideal free kick and particularly with the spectacular means he invented the help for Douvikas’ 1-0.
9 – Inter’s five-goal haul
A dominating efficiency by Inter, opening their championship with a heavy 5-0 towards Torino. Sučić and Barella had been on show with two thrilling assists.
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The actual excellent news is the return of the ThuLa: it had been since January that the 2 Nerazzurri forwards hadn’t scored in the identical match, since March if we think about the Champions League as effectively. And the brand new signing Bonny additionally scored.
Briefly, optimistic indicators for Chivu’s first within the championship with Inter, particularly after a season the place offensive manufacturing had been an issue in some phases of the championship.
8 – McFrat’m and KDB, what a duo
Amongst those that resumed in the easiest way, we can not fail to say Antonio Conte’s Napoli. The reigning champions secured three factors and particularly loved two essential objectives.
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The primary was from Scott McTominay, the nice protagonist of final 12 months’s Neapolitan season. In Could, he completed by scoring the championship-winning purpose, and immediately he marked the primary purpose of the championship.
Above all, nevertheless, Napoli enjoys the category of Kevin De Bruyne, the brand new and much-anticipated arrival from Manchester Metropolis, who marked his Italian debut with a stellar free kick.
7 – Cremonese, an upside-down actuality
The large shock of the primary day was definitely Davide Nicola’s Cremonese: they had been speculated to be the sacrificial sufferer of Max Allegri’s first championship sport on Milan’s bench, however as an alternative, they stole the scene.
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First, with Baschirotto’s muscle mass and his header. Then, with Bonazzoli’s spectacular bicycle kick, who as an Inter fan, took satisfaction in scoring the purpose of a lifetime towards the Rossoneri rivals and on essentially the most coveted stage, San Siro.
And talking of San Siro, it had been virtually 100 years for the reason that Grigiorossi had received on the Scala del Calcio: it was October 4, 1925.
6 – Gasp convinces within the debut
Beginning with a win was not a given, particularly towards a aggressive workforce like Bologna beneath Italiano. Gasperini’s debut on Roma’s bench exceeded expectations.
Roma impressed with depth (placing Bologna beneath stress for the primary half-hour) in addition to with understanding: it helps that Ranieri had arrange a sport considerably much like Gasperini’s, nevertheless it was affordable to count on that the brand new coach’s directions would not be so effectively assimilated already within the first championship sport.
5 – Viola, what a battle
Luperto’s late strike nullifies Mandragora’s purpose however earns a deserved level for Cagliari. A good outcome for what was seen on the sphere: after the success within the Convention League preliminaries, Pioli’s Fiorentina stumbles within the debut.
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The numbers communicate clearly: 6 photographs on the right track for Cagliari towards one, 7 to 2 photographs astray. Pisacane’s workforce would have deserved greater than the 1-1 that matured on the finish.
Kean isn’t within the sport, and the Viola would not take off: an unexpectedly sluggish begin for Pioli’s males.
4 – Motionless, a return to overlook
A much-anticipated return, that of Ciro Motionless within the Italian championship. With curiosity to see if Bologna, succesful up to now of enhancing champions on the finish of their careers like Baggio, Signori, and Di Vaio, can provide the striker a brand new lease on life.
In the intervening time, the reply is not any: the four-time Serie A prime scorer needed to wave the white flag after simply half an hour of play resulting from a muscle damage and shall be pressured to remain off the sphere for no less than two months.
3 – Cambiaso’s folly
The slap to Lovik dangers costing Andrea Cambiaso dearly. With the outcome virtually secured, the Juventus winger commits a blunder that somebody like him, who referred to as himself a ‘chief’ after the Dortmund pleasant, should keep away from.
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Cambiaso dangers lacking the primary massive match of the season, a Juventus-Inter that at all times means quite a bit not just for the standings, resulting from an actual blunder.
A response foul that the Bianconeri participant ought to have averted and a lesson to study.
2 – No extra Sarriball
Does the scholar surpass the instructor? Sarri’s Lazio was decisively outclassed by Como’s play beneath Fábregas, who as a participant had received the Europa League beneath the orders of the Tuscan coach.
Lazio appeared decidedly in bother, and the gorgeous play we had been used to seeing from Sarri was nowhere to be discovered. Was it because of the market block, a a lot stronger opponent, or just an evening to overlook?
1 – Torino between five-goal haul and boos
The debacle at San Siro ends with the ironic ‘olés’ from Torino followers directed at their very own workforce. After the boos on the official debut within the Coppa Italia towards Modena, Baroni’s workforce is focused by their supporters who got here to Milan for the primary championship sport.
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It is arduous to criticize the followers’ angle, very dissatisfied by a efficiency with out attraction from the Granata. A match by no means in query, a protection that leaks all over the place, development from the again with obvious errors, and a workforce by no means harmful.
A efficiency to overlook instantly.
0 – Milan, boredom and protest
Decidedly unfavorable weekend for the Rossoneri: a historic defeat towards Cremonese, towards the backdrop of fan protests and a frantic switch market because of the Boniface affair.
Protection in disarray, midfield nonetheless to be adjusted, and uninspired assault. The night was solely woke up by Jimenez’s outburst (negatively) and a few flashes of sophistication from Luka Modrić on his Serie A debut (positively).
Little or no will be saved from Saturday’s night, with Allegri already on the recent seat and with one final week of the switch market that should be capitalized on to finish the squad and make up for the misstep.
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This text was translated into English by Synthetic Intelligence.
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