The return of the center forwards: already 77 goals in 7 days. They hadn’t scored this much in 4 years

Just 7 days have passed but the data is incontrovertible. There Serie A it is back in the hands of the center forwards. For the sixth round in a row, in fact, the bombers finished in double figures (13 after the 15 in the 6th round, the 11 in the 4th round, and the 10 in the 2nd round, the 3rd round and the 5th round), bringing the total goals scored at 77 out of 192. They haven’t scored this much since the 2020-21 season, the one played behind closed doors during Covid. Back then the number 9s scored 93 goals but it is also true that it was a championship in which there were plenty of champions (Cristiano Ronaldo, Ibrahimovic, Dzeko, Immobile, Osimhen and Quagliarella in addition to the usual Lukaku, Lautaro and Zapata).

The explosion of Thuram and Retegui, the awakening of Vlahovic

In the last 4 seasons, however, the trend had been constantly downwards. In 2021-22 we reached 64, in 2022-23 we reached 62 and, finally, in 2023-24 we reached just 54. This year the music has suddenly changed: because Inter, waiting for the real Lautaro (just 2 goals), was taken by the hand by Thuram (already at 7 with the hat-trick against Turin), because Atalanta, waiting for Scamacca’s return, discovered his instinct for goals Retegui (he also reached 7, already equaling last season’s haul, ndr), because Juventus has found the continuity of Vlahovic (5) because Lazio has discovered they can forget Immobile with the alchemy between Castellanos and Dia (6 goals between two), because Roma found in Dovbyk (3) the striker with whom you won’t regret Lukaku, who himself has already hit the target 3 times with the new club shirt Napoli. Finally there is the usual Zapata (3) who has put Torino back on his shoulders but will now have to stop due to injury.

Castro, Adams and Tengstedt: the bombers you don’t expect

To this we must add the fact that the goals from the strikers are arriving that so far few expected: from those of the safe second-hand Cutrone (4 with Como) to those of the revived Lucca (3 with Udinese) until reaching the centers of new signings: Castro (3 with Bologna), Adams (3 with Torino, 2 of which, among other things, starting from the bench), Mosquera and Tengstedt (3 each with Verona).

Morata and Kean are also looking for continuity

And behind these, who have already been on target twice, there is a large group of central attackers who promise to carve out a season as protagonists: Morata wants to take the place left by Giroud at Milan, Kean wants to take over Fiorentina to be regretted by Juventus, Krstovic, Pohjanpalo, Bonny and Djuric want to confirm themselves as the spearheads of Lecce, Venice, Parma and Monza. Finally, there is the couple Colombo-Esposito who wants to continue to do well to save Empoli. In short, they will no longer have the champions of the past but the Serie A teams have still found the way and the pleasure of being carried away by their bombers.