Immobile gives the first three points to the Biancocelesti in the final: 2-1. Okereke and Buonaiuto are not enough for Franchi: the 3-2 in the 95th minute is signed by Mandragora (Radu’s duck)
The debut in Serie A 2022-23 gives great emotions at the Olimpico in Rome and at the Franchi. There Lazio overturns Bologna 2-1: Emilian advantage with Arnautovic on a penalty (38 ‘), a draw with Silvestri’s own goal (68’) and a goal from Immobile’s victory with 11 ‘from the end, with both teams finishing in ten. There Cremoneseon par despite the numerical inferiority, suffers the mockery of 3-2 for Fiorentina by Mandragora in the 95 ‘on duck of They work.
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LAZIO-BOLOGNA 2-1
Lazio, despite suffering, completes the comeback in the final on a good Bologna, which is however punished at the Olimpico by some too much naivety. Two key episodes in the first half. The goalkeeper first Maximian is sent off for blocking a ball outside his own penalty area with his hands: Basic will make room for the goalkeeper Provedel. Then, with Zaccagni’s intervention on Sansone, the referee has no doubts in assigning the penalty to the Emilians: vibrant protests from Lazio, but the Var confirms the decision and Arnautovic transforms. Bologna ahead. The numerical superiority of the Emilians, however, only lasts until 45 ‘, when the net foul on Lazzari costs Soumaoro a second yellow card. In the second half everything is reversed. At 68 ‘Skorupski deflects a cross from Cambiaso directly to By Silvestri, author of an own goal, while at 79 ‘Medel packs a gift to Immobile, who finds himself face to face with Skorupski and chills him with a close-range shot.
THE TABLE
LAZIO-BOLOGNA 2-1
Lazio (4-3-3): Maximian 4; Lazzari 7 (38′ st Hysaj), Patrick 6, Romagnoli 6, Marusic 5.5; Milinkovic-Savic 6.5 (38′ st Vecino sv), Cataldi 5.5 (20′ st Luis Alberto 6), Basic sv (8′ pt Provedel 6); Felipe Anderson 5.5 (38′ st Cancellieri sv), Immobile 7, Zaccagni 5.5. A disp.: Adamonis, Gila, Kamenovic, Radu, Marcos Antonio, Bertini, Luke Rosemary, Moro. All: Sarri
Bologna (3-4-1-2): Skorupski 6.5; Soumaoro 4, Medel 5.5, Lykogiannis 5 (20 ‘st Kasius 6); De Silvestri 5, Dominguez 5.5 (28 ‘st Barrow 5), Schouten 6, Cambiaso 5 (41’ st Vignato sv); Soriano 6 (20 ‘st Aebischer 5.5), Sansone 6 (1’ st Bonifazi 5.5); Arnautovic 6.5. Available: Bardi, Bagnolini, Amey, Angeli, Mbaye, Motolese, Urbansky, Orsolini, Raimondo. Coach: Mihajlovic 5.5
Referee: Maximum
Markers: 38′ reg. Arnautovic (B), 23′ aut. De Silvestri (B), 34′ st Immobile (L)
Ammonites: Sansone (B), Arnautovic (B), Soumaoro (B), Cambiaso (L), Lazzari (L), Aebischer (B), Immobile (L)
Expelled: at 6 ‘Maximiano (L) for a hand ball, at 49’ Soumaoro (B) for a double yellow
STATISTICS OF LAZIO-BOLOGNA
Ciro Immobile is the fourth player capable of scoring on his Serie A debut for five consecutive championships in the era of three points to win, after Roberto Muzzi, Andriy Shevchenko and Luis Muriel.
In the last 10 seasons of Serie A only Luis Muriel (10) has scored more goals on his seasonal debut than Ciro Immobile (nine in 10 games).
Ciro Immobile has taken part in seven goals in his last seven Serie A appearances against Bologna (7 in total – five goals and two assists).
Lazio have won their first game of the season in four leagues in a row for the first time in the competition. This is the fourth straight home win against Bologna in Serie A, a record streak for the Biancocelesti in this millennium.
Luis Maximiano received the fastest dismissal since the start of a match for a player making his Serie A debut since 1994/95 (sixth minute).
Luis Maximiano’s is the second fastest expulsion on the first day of Serie A since 1994/95, after that of Ceccherini against Milan with the Crotone shirt (5 ‘on 20 August 2017).
All 15 goals scored by Marko Arnautovic in Serie A came from inside the penalty area. Looking back at last season, the Austrian has scored six goals in his last seven top-flight appearances.
Lorenzo De Silvestri caused his first own goal in Serie A at presence number 403 in the competition. It was since December 2021 that Bologna had not conceded a goal in this way (Soumaoro vs Torino).
Third expulsion in Serie A for Adama Soumaoro, all with the shirt of Bologna. Since his debut in the top flight on 9 February 2020, no player has collected more red cards in the competition (like teammates Soriano and Schouten).
FIORENTINA-CREMONESE 3-2
Fireworks match at the Franchi that Fiorentina won at the last breath and in a daring way. At 16 ‘a great action by Kouamé puts them in conditions Bonaventure to conclude by first intention without letting Radu escape. Three minutes pass and the former Venice Okereke he took advantage of a lack of attention on the part of the Viola and headed 1-1. There is no time to catch your breath, because at 34 ‘Kouamé changes the game for Sottil, who puts in the middle for Jovic, who gets rid of Vasquez and strikes the former Inter goalkeeper with a surgical conclusion. It seems to rain in the wet for the Lombards: in fact, at 43 ‘ Escalante he is expelled directly due to a hammer-footed entry into Kouamé. The guests do not give up and grab the 2-2 in the 69th minute: corner beaten by Good help directly into the goal, with Gollini rejecting the ball already over the line. To remove any doubt, Bianchetti sends him definitively (however “uselessly”) to the goal. All finished? Not a chance. Fifth minute of recovery: cross-shot by Mandrake and duck of they work that in fact you throw the ball into your own goal.
THE TABLE
FIORENTINA-CREMONESE 3-2
Fiorentina (4-3-3): Gollini 5; Benassi 5.5 (25 ‘st. Dodò 6), Milenkovic 6, Martinez Quarta 5, Biraghi 5.5; Bonaventure 6.5, Amrabat 5.5 (32 ‘st. Mandragora 6.5), Maleh 5.5 (25’ st Zurkowski 6); Kouamè 6.5 (32 ‘st. Saponara sv), Jovic 6.5, Sottil 6.5 (41’ st. Gonzalez sv). Available: Terracciano, Cerofolini, Venuti, Terzic, Nastasic, Duncan, Bianco, Ikonè, Cabral. All .: Italian 6
Cremonese (3-4-1-2): Radu 4; Bianchetti 5,5, Chiriches 5 (1 ‘st. Ascacibar 6), Vasquez 5; Sernicola 5.5 (1 ‘st. Quagliata 6), Pickel 5.5 (20’ st. Buonaiuto 6.5), Escalante 4, Ghiglione 6.5 (37 ‘st Aiwu sv); Zanimacchia 6; Dessers 6, Okereke 6.5 (42 ‘st. Di Carmine sv). Available: Saro, Sarr, Ndiaye, Baez, Acella, Tsadjout, Milanese, Ciofani, All .: Alvini 6
Referee: Sacks
Markers: 16 ‘Bonaventura (F), 19’ Okereke (C), 34 ‘Jovic (F), 23’ st Buonaiuto (C), 50 ‘st Mandragora (F)
Ammonites: Chiriches (C), Ghiglione (C), Okereke (C)
Expelled: at 44 ‘Escalante (C) for a bad foul
THE STATISTICS OF FIORENTINA-CREMONESE
Fiorentina won a debut match of the season in Serie A played with a newly promoted for the first time since 6 October 1974, 1-0 against Ternana.
Cremonese has always lost on her season debut in Serie A: eight KOs out of eight; among the formations that have always found defeat, it is the one that has the most precedents.
It was from 25 August 2012 that Fiorentina had not scored a Serie A goal in injury time on the first day, with Stefan Jovetic against Udinese on that occasion.
Luka Jovic is the only player who has scored in three of the five major European leagues since the beginning of 2021 (Bundesliga, Liga and Serie A).
39% of Fiorentina’s goals in Serie A since 2020/2021 have been scored by Serbian players (43 out of 109).
Giacomo Bonaventura scored in his 12th different season in Serie A: since his debut in the competition in 2007/2008, no midfielder has done better (12 also for Antonio Candreva and Josip Ilicic).
Cremonese is the 26th different opponent against which Giacomo Bonaventura scored the goal in Serie A.
Six of David Okereke’s eight Serie A goals have been scored away.
Okereke’s is only the second goal scored by Cremonese during the first half on a first day of Serie A, after Otello Subinaghi’s goal on 6 October 1929 against Pro Patria.
Gonzalo Escalante is the first Cremonese player to be sent off in Serie A by Giovanni Dall’Igna, on May 5, 1996 against Vicenza.
Before taking the field, the 11th owner of Cremonese had 335 appearances in Serie A, just 16 more than just Giacomo Bonaventura.
Cremonese played a Serie A match 26 years and 94 days after the previous one (12 May 1996 v Milan), only between 1930 and 1984 did more days pass between two consecutive matches of the grigiorossi in the competition (54 years and 80 days on that occasion).
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