One day on from the sacking of Ivan Juric at Roma, and not a single Giallorossi player has publicly acknowledged or responded to the tactician’s dismissal, which paints a worrying picture of the relationships in the dressing room prior to the Croatian’s departure. 

Juric was officially given his marching orders on Sunday, almost immediately after his side lost 3-2 at home to Bologna. The team had only won one of their previous six Serie A outings. 

From the beginning of his reign, Juric faced a difficult challenge taking over from De Rossi both on and off the training pitch. Roma started the season underwhelmingly in terms of results, but the players reportedly enjoyed a particularly close relationship with De Rossi. 

When De Rossi was let go, many of the team’s most prominent players publicly wished the Giallorossi legend well. Paulo Dybala added that ‘sometimes football is unfair,’ while Stephan El Shaarawy and Bryan Cristante also expressed their sympathies. 

Less than two months later, however, the same courtesy was not afforded to Juric, as none of the first-team squad have wished him well, or sent any messages at all after his sacking. 

Lates on Roma’s hunt for a new coach

Roma continue their hunt for a new coach. Roberto Mancini and Massimiliano Allegri have been described as the ‘dream’ options, while other candidates including Rudi Garcia, Paulo Sousa and Graham Potter have also been linked. 

Edin Terzic was also mentioned as a possible option for the Giallorossi, but his appointment has been ruled ‘unlikely’ by outlets in Germany, while Frank Lampard also remains a longshot.

Former Borussia Dortmund coach Edin Terzic is already becoming an increasingly less likely option to replace the recently-dismissed Ivan Juric at Roma according to reports in the German press, as the 42-year-old is currently away on business in the UK. 

Roma are on the lookout for a new head coach after the club took the decision to sack Juric after less than two months in charge at the Stadio Olimpico. 

Terzic ruled ‘unlikely’ option for Roma

Terzic was one of the names initially linked to the vacant Giallorossi job, alongside the likes of Roberto Mancini, Massimiliano Allegri, Rudi Garcia, Paulo Sousa, Frank Lampard and Graham Potter. 

However, according to updates from German outlet BILD, Terzic is ‘unlikely’ to become the next Roma coach. In fact, he is currently in Manchester in the UK to prepare for a talk he is supposed to give in a few days’ time. 

Corriere dello Sport meanwhile, suggest that Roma will not rush into a new decision regarding their managerial vacancy, but add that there could be developments within the next 24-48 hours.

Juventus winger Samuel Mbangula has received his first ever call-up to the senior Belgium national team for November’s Nations League fixtures against Italy and Israel. 

Juventus talent Mbangula earns first ever Belgium call-up

The recent Next Gen graduate was called in as a last-minute replacement for Olympique Lyonnais forward Malick Fofana, who misses out through injury. Mbangula had originally been selected to represent Belgium’s U21s later this month. 

Mbangula is the third Serie A player to be called up to Domenico Tedesco’s Belgium squad for the November Nations League fixtures, alongside Romelu Lukaku of Napoli and Atalanta’s Charles De Ketelaere. 

Belgium will host Italy at the King Baudouin Stadium in Brussels on November 14, before travelling to Budapest in Hungary to face Israel ‘away’ three days later. 

Mbangula broke through to the Juventus first-team at the beginning of the 2024-25 season and markes his first start for the senior team with a goal after 23 minutes of the 3-0 victory over Como on the opening weekend. 

He has since provided another two assists from his seven Serie A appearances this term, and also made his first appearance in the Champions League at the end of the recent 1-1 draw with Lille.

Francesco Totti liked the Instagram post sent out by former Giallorossi President Rosella Sensi regarding the sacking of Ivan Juric and the ongoing hunt for a new head coach, which also demanded ‘respect’ for the loyal supporters at the Stadio Olimpico. 

Roma sacked their second coach of the season over the weekend, dismissing Juric, who had only been appointed as a successor to Daniele De Rossi in September. The Gialorossi currently sit in 12th place in Serie A, with 13 points from their opening 12 matches of the 2024-25 season. 

Roma are currently on the hunt for a new coach. Massimiliano Allegri and Roberto Mancini have been described as the ‘dream’ options, a return for Rudi Garcia is reportedly being evaluated, while Frank Lampard and De Rossi (again) seem unlikely at this stage. 

Totti agrees with former Roma President over Juric sacking

Totti has not spoken publicly since the sacking of Juric over the weekend, but he has sent a subtle hint as to his opinion through a like he left on the former Roma President’s Instagram profile. 

Sensi, who held the Roma presidency between 2008 and 2011, wrote: “Seeing my beloved Roma lose again drives me crazy, but makes me thing at the same time. There are many things I don’t understand. 

“I think it’s time for the owners to show us the way they want to go in the future and what awaits us after Juric. Many people have asked me what I’d do right now. It’s not easy, I assure you. We have had difficult times in the past, but we always respected Roma fans, as I’m sure the Friedkin family will. 

“I hope the future will be better, and that from tomorrow, we’ll start on a new journey made up of joy and winning.”

 

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Inter defender Benjamin Pavard has received  a last-minute call-up to Didier Deschamps’s France national team squad to replace the injured Chelsea centre-back Wesley Fofana. 

Inter’s Pavard called up to France squad

Pavard joins several other Serie A representatives in Les Bleues’s latest squad, including Nerazzurri teammate Marcus Thuram and Milan trio Mike Maignan, Theo Hernandez and Youssouf Fofana. Lazio and Roma midfielders Matteo Guendouzi and Manu Kone have also been selected. 

France will play the final two matches of their Nations League group stage fixtures in November. They will host Israel at the Stade de France on November 14, before playing against Italy at San Siro three days later. 

France currently sit in second in Group 2 of the Nations League’s ‘A’ league on nine points from four games. 

Italy remain the only nation to take points off France this season, after the memorable 3-1 victory away in Paris back in September. Goals came from Federico Dimarco, Davide Frattesi and Giacomo Raspadori on that occasion. 

Wesley Fofana, qui ressent une douleur à un genou, ne participera pas au rassemblement avec les Bleus.

Benjamin Pavard est appelé en renfort pic.twitter.com/ud5zV4FeRl

— Equipe de France (@equipedefrance) November 11, 2024

Five Serie A players including Milan star Christian Pulisic and Juventus’s Timothy Weah have been called up as part of Mauricio Pochettino’s latest USMNT squad ahead of the Nations League quarter-final double-header against Jamaica in November. 

Five Serie A players in latest USMNT squad

Pulisic, who has been one of Serie A’s most productive attackers so far this season, has been called up as usual, as has Rossoneri teammate Yunus Musah, who earned rave reviews after his performance in the 3-1 Champions League victory away against Real Madrid last week. 

Weah made it four goals from eight Serie A appearances this term with his opener in Juventus’s 2-0 win over Torino in the Derby della Mole on Saturday evening. He has also been called up alongside Bianconeri teammate Weston McKennie, who has again fought his way back into the Juventus first-team this season. 

Venezia midfielder Gianluca Busio is the fifth USA international based in Serie A to be called up for November’s fixtures. 

The USMNT will play twice against Jamaica, in Kingston initially, before hosting the Reggae Boyz in St. Louis four days later. 

Juventus captain Danilo has been linked with a January move to Manchester United to become one of new coach Ruben Amorim’s first signings at Old Trafford, as the Brazil international’s contract with the Bianconeri approaches its expiry. 

The 33-year-old defender is into the final year of his contract with Juventus, expiring at the end of June, 2025. 

Juventus captain Danilo linked with Manchester United move

According to outlets in Italy, the Bianconeri could sanction his sale in January in order to raise some funds from his departure, which could in turn help the club with some of their own targets during the next window. 

La Gazzetta dello Sport, as well as other outlets in the UK have suggested that Danilo is the sort of experienced defender that Amorim would like among his squad and that a move to Old Trafford in January is one of several options that the Brazilian has on the table.

The fact that he can play in most positions in a back four and back three is seen as a positive, as well as the fact that he already has Premier League experience from his time with Manchester City. 

Though still captain of Juventus, Danilo has only started three times in Serie A from a possible 12 matches so far this term, and has fallen behind Next Gen graduates Andrea Cambiaso and Nicolo Savona in the right-back pecking order under Thiago Motta. 

Sandro Tonali started on the bench, but made a significant impact when he came on as Newcastle rose to a 3-1 victory away against high-flying Nottingham Forest at the weekend. 

Here is how the Italy internationals in the Premier League got on this weekend. 

Tonali impresses in Newcastle victory 

Tonali started on the bench for the second Premier League match in a row, but he emerged as a second-half substitute while Newcastle were level at 1-1 away at Nottingham Forest, and ended his shift on the winning side in an eventual 3-1 result. 

The Italy international was involved in the build-up to Joelinton’s goal to make it 2-1, before registering an assist for Harvey Barnes for Newcastle’s third, carrying the ball through most of the opposition’s half before laying off to his teammate to apply the final touches. 

Though he only came on after 68 minutes, Tonali was given a rating of 8/10 by the local press for his showing at the City Ground. 

Vicario and Udogie on worrying form at Tottenham 

Guglielmo Vicario and Destiny Udogie started as usual in Tottenham’s 2-1 loss at home to Ipswich Town. It was the visitor’s first Premier League win in over 20 years, and Tottenham’s second loss this week after a 3-2 defeat by Galatasaray in the Europa League. 

Vicario couldn’t have done much to prevent Ipswich’s first goal, an improvised bicycle kick into the far corner from Sammie Szmodics, but there were suggestions that he could have done slightly better in preventing the second, when he got a hand to Szmodics’s low cross, but was only able to steer it into the six-yard box. 

Udogie, meanwhile, had a relatively inoffensive game at left-back, but Football London have suggested that he needs to be a bit more decisive and aggressive in tackles, as he does tend to hesitate around some challenges. 

How the other Italy internationals got on

Emerson Palmieri was the only other Italy international involved in Premier League action this weekend, but it wasn’t a blockbuster by any means. West Ham’s 0-0 draw away at home to Everton was dubbed one of the worst games of the season in terms of its quality. 

Caleb Okoli was an unused substitute as Leicester City fell to a 3-0 defeat away against Manchester United at Old Trafford. 

It was also the same case for Jorginho on the Arsenal bench in their 0-0 draw against Chelsea. Cesare Casadei has not made Enzo Maresca’s matchday squad since Chelsea’s 1-0 victory against Bournemouth in mid-September. 

Riccardo Calafiori at Arsenal and Federico Chiesa at Liverpool remain out injured. Neither have been included in Luciano Spalletti’s latest Italy national team squad.

Serie A referee Maurizio Mariani has explained why VAR was right not to intervene after a ‘soft’ penalty was awarded to Inter during their 1-1 draw at home to Napoli, while also explaining why it was correct not to award the Nerazzurri another spot-kick after an apparent Partenopei handball. 

Penalties and the usage of VAR were at the centre of attention after full-time in San Siro on Sunday evening. Simone Inzaghi’s side were awarded a spot-kick for a foul on Denzel Dumfries, much to the anger of Antonio Conte, but Hakan Calhanoglu struck the upright from 12 yards out. 

There were also calls for a second Nerazzurri penalty after an apparent handball by Mathias Olivera in the Partenopei area. Lautaro Martinez challenged the Uruguayan in the middle, before the ball bounced up and hit the Napoli full-back on the hand. 

Mariani explains controversial Inter penalty calls against Napoli 

Mariani explained after full-time that Olivera’s hand was in a natural position, and given the speed of the incident, he felt the defender did not have enough time to move his arm out of the way, and that therefore VAR were right not to intervene or overturn the on-field decision. 

Mariani also explained why it was ‘correct’ for VAR not to intervene after the decision to award a Nerazzurri penalty after the foul on Dumfries, even though many, including Conte, felt that the penalty call was soft. 

“The penalty was awarded after a very light bit of contact between Anguissa and Dumfries. Mariani has a very good view of it, which means that VAR cannot intervene,” he said, reported via inter-news.it. 

“In reality, given how light the contact is, these are not incidents that deserve a penalty. He should not have whistled, Mariani probably viewed the intensity of the situation differently.” 

Roma vice-captain Gianluca Mancini was accused of giving up in the build-up to Bologna’s third goal in an eventual 3-2 victory for the Rossoblu in Ivan Juric’s final game in charge at the Stadio Olimpico. 

Juric was sacked as Roma head coach directly after the loss to Bologna after just two months in charge of the Giallorossi. The Croatian left with the team in 12th place in the Serie A table on 13 points from their opening 12 matches of the 2024-25 season. 

Mancini accused of giving up in Juric’s final Roma game

During the 3-2 loss on Sunday, Mancini, who was wearing the captain’s armband in the absence of Lorenzo Pellegrini, appeared to stand still while Bologna broke through in the build-up to Jesper Karlsson’s goal. 

The Giallorossi centre-back had stepped out of the defensive line, but showed little urgency in getting back into position before Karlsson converted after breaking into the vacant space in the penalty area. 

Though Stephan El Shaarawy went on to claw one back for Roma with an impressive finish off the frame of the goal, Karlsson’s strike proved to be the eventual winner, which resulted in the termination of Juric’s contract after full-time. 

Former Milan and Torino manager Marco Giampaolo has officially been appointed as the new head coach at Lecce following the dismissal of Luca Gotti over the weekend. 

Lecce sacked their former head coach, Gotti, following the 1-1 draw against Empoli in Serie A on Friday. The Salentini currently sit in the relegation zone, in 18th place on nine points from their opening 12 matches of the 2024-25 campaign. 

Gotti had been appointed in March of 2024 as a replacement for Roberto D’Aversa. Despite keeping the team up in 2023-24, the current campaign did not get off to the most encouraging of starts. 

Official: Lecce appoint Giampaolo to replace Gotti

Lecce have confirmed in a statement on Monday morning that Giampaolo has been appointed on a short-term contract until the end of the 2024-25 season. The deal includes an automatic renewal should Lecce retain their Serie A status at the end of the campaign. 

Giampaolo has been out of work since his spell with Sampdoria in 2022, eventually leaving while the Blucerchiati were in 20th place in the table. 

Also on the 57-year-old’s CV are Torino and Milan, as well as Empoli, Cremonese, Brescia and Cagliari. 

Scott McTominay was described as having the Midas Touch after his opener in Napoli’s eventual 1-1 draw away against Inter in a top-of-the-table clash in Serie A on Sunday night, as the former Manchester United midfielder continues to make an impression on the Italian press. 

McTominay was among the standout performers in Napoli’s 1-1 draw away against Inter on Sunday evening. The Scotland international picked up his third goal in 10 matches after 23 minutes in San Siro, a stadium where he has now won twice and drawn once including his trips with Man United. 

Napoli remain atop the Serie A table, albeit by one singular point, as Atalanta, Fiorentina, Inter and Lazio all sit just below them, while Juventus are also within two points of first place. 

McTominay continues to impress after Inter 1-1 Napoli

La Gazzetta dello Sport were among the outlets to praise McTominay after his goalscoring display against Inter. 

The Pink Paper praised his willingness to make sacrifices against the Nerazzurri, his strength both on the ball and winning it back, and his ability to effectively nullify the threat from Italy international Nicolo Barella. 

With his eye for the occasional goal, now up to three goals and one assist from nine league outings and one in the Coppa Italia, McTominay was described as a ‘complete’ midfielder in Monday’s reports.

Inter have picked up eight wins from their last 10 matches across all competitions, and remain unbeaten across that period after the 1-1 draw against Napoli on Sunday night, but the Nerazzurri’s record against ‘top sides’ in Serie A so far this season has led to a warning from the Italian press about their push for the title this season. 

Inter currently sit in fourth place in Serie A, one point off the league-leading Napoli after 11 matches. Simon Inzaghi’s side are one of four teams on 25 points along with Atalanta, Fiorentina and Lazio. 

Inter issued Scudetto warning despite unbeaten record

The Nerazzurri ensured that they went 10 matches unbeaten across all competitions with Sunday’s 1-1 draw against Inter, but La Gazzetta dello Sport have labelled it a ‘wasted opportunity’ to go top of the Serie A table. 

Monday’s report points to the 1-1 draw with Napoli and the 4-4 draw with Juventus, both of which were played at San Siro, suggesting that teams who want to win the league title have to be able to beat their closest rivals, especially at home. 

There is, of course, still more than two thirds of the Serie A season left to play in 2024-25, and Inter will have to play all of the teams around them at least once more before the end of the campaign. 

Serie A is currently as tight as it has ever been at this stage of a campaign, with six teams currently within two points of first place.

Italy striker Moise Kean told his critics: ‘They ain’t think I would do it, but I did it’ in a social media post after netting an impressive hat-trick during Fiorentina’s 3-1 victory over Hellas Verona in Serie A on Sunday afternoon. 

A treble from the former Juventus and PSG centre-forward helped La Viola to their sixth consecutive victory in Serie A. Raffaele Palladino’s side also have seven wins from their last eight matches across all competitions. 

The Italy international pulled off three striker’s finishes within the penalty area to complete his hat-trick against Verona, finishing from close range on his first two attempts, before latching onto a long David De Gea ball over the top for his third in second-half injury time. 

Kean: ‘They ain’t think I would do it, but I did it’

“They ain’t think I would do it, but I did it,” Kean wrote in a celebratory post on Instagram in the aftermath of Fiorentina’s 3-1 win over Verona. 

 

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Fiorentina now sit in third place in the Serie A table, one point off the league leaders, Napoli. The same is also true of Atalanta, Lazio and Inter, who sit in second, fourth and fifth respectively on goal difference.

Alessandro Costacurta labelled Napoli centre-back Alessandro Buongiorno as Italy’s ‘probable successor’ to former Juventus centre-back Giorgio Chiellini after the Partenopei defender’s performance in the 1-1 draw against Inter in Serie A on Sunday. 

Buongiorno was rated as one of the best performing players on the pitch across the Italian press during the top-of-the-table clash between Inter and Napoli in San Siro on Sunday night. He and his teammates remain atop the Serie A table, despite being held by runners-up at the time, Inter. 

Costacurta labels Napoli defender Italy’s ‘successor’ to Chiellini

Costacurta, who was on punditry duty with Sky Sport Italia, was one of many who were impressed by the Italy international’s performance. 

“It’s the third year now that he’s doing very well, he’s grown significantly. Chiellini played a slightly rougher style of football, but in this respect, Buongiorno is the probable successor to Giorgio. 

“He’s alert and physical, he made two interventions against Inter thanks to the defender’s instincts.” 

Buongiorno, 23, has been capped on seven occasions for the Italy national team. 

The Azzurri have plenty of options on the left side of centre-back with Alesssadnro Bastoni and Riccardo Calafiori often the go-to options over the first two international breaks of the season, but with an injury to the Arsenal defender at present, Buongiorno could have see more minutes when the squad play their next two Nations League fixtures in November.

A return to Roma for former coach Rudi Garcia has been described as the ‘easiest’ option for the Giallorossi as they search for an Ivan Juric replacement, while Massimiliano Allegri and Roberto Mancini have been labelled ‘the dream’ options in Monday’s papers. 

Garcia links hot up for Roma

Roma are on the hunt for a new head coach after the dismissal of Juric on Sunday afternoon. The Croatian received his marching orders following the 3-2 loss at home against Bologna in Serie A. 

According to Corriere dello Sport, Garcia is quickly emerging as one of the most serious options for Roma on their hunt for a new head coach. The Frenchman recorded two consecutive second-place finishes during his first spell at the Stadio Olimpico between 2013 and 2016. 

Monday’s report suggests that the 60-year-old has ‘unfinished business’ in the capital, as well as pointing to the fact that Roma’s next game is against Napoli, the team that Garcia left almost exactly a year ago.

Where things stand with Allegri and Mancini

Allegri and Mancini have also been mentioned as possible options, but are described as the ‘dream’ candidates, and according to Corriere dello Sport, neither have been contacted directly by Giallorossi representatives yet.

Allegri raised eyebrows by attending the 1-1 draw between Inter and Napoli at San Siro on Sunday evening, a game involving Roma’s next opponents, Napoli. 

Mancini, meanwhile, reportedly watched the game on television, but like Allegri, he has also not been contacted directly thus far.

La Gazzetta dello Sport 

Scudetto mix

Six teams within two points

Napoli ahead with McTominay, Calhanoglu responds but then misses a penalty. Conte stays in first but contests the usage of VAR. Atalanta, Lazio and Fiorentina (Kean hat-trick!) move within -1. Juve -2. 

Roma, Juric gone

Mancini in pole, Garcia alternative 

Corriere dello Sport

Conte on summit 

Napoli stop Inter and Ancotino attacks VAR

San Siro challenge ends 1-1: Azzurri seal top spot 

McTominay scores, Calhanoglu fights back. Then the Turk misses a penalty: Ball hits the post. Harsh from the coach: ‘A sensational mistake, whoever was in charge of the video should have intervened, this is how ulterior motives cane arise’

End of a Roma

Juric sacked, a new coach coming in, Garcia rising 

Revolution after the 3-2 defeat against Bologna and the protests of the fans at the Olimpico. Ghisolfi: ‘We apoligise, it’s our fault’. Allegri the dream, The fFrenchman advances. Italiano flies with Castro, Orsolini and Karlsson

Lazio and Fiorentina, wonderful thoughts 

Baroni with a routine win in Monza through Zaccagni (0-1): It’s the 10th victory in the last 11. Palladino overwhelms Verona (3-1 thanks to Kean (hat-trick): 6th victory in a row. Gasp doesn’t stop: Atalanta beat Udinese (2-1)

Tuttosport 

Juve and Weah attracting David 

Bianconeri signals from the Lille bomber 

The ‘like’ that was sent to the American from Juve, who celebrates the derby performance, which matches his agent’s words: ‘I knew he’d explode with Motta. And Jonathan? A 20-goal striker’ 

Meanwhile, Kean (hat-trick) boosts La Viola 

Inter penalty infuriates Conte 

McTominay-Calhanoglu: Inter-Napoli 1-1 

The Turk misses from the spot, but Antonio shouts: ‘VAR has to intervene if there’s been a mistake, always though’ 

Scudetto pile-up: Six teams within two points 

A new march for a new Toro 

Procession before the match against Monza

The Granata mobilise again, dreaming of a corporate turnover. Meanwhile: Vanoli’s outbursts in the dressing room. Somnetti, who won two derbies: ‘Toro heartless, I could have smashed up the tv’

Teenage sensation Francesco Camarda is set to become Milan’s youngest ever starter in the Serie A three-point era on Saturday afternoon and will beat Gianluigi Donnarumma’s previous record by one single day. 

Camarda to become Milan’s youngest Serie A starter

Paulo Fonseca confirmed that Camarda will start up front for Milan against Cagliari in Serie A on Saturday, as Alvaro Morata has been ruled out with a head injury, while Tammy Abraham is ‘not fully fit’. 

Camarda already became the youngest player to feature in a Serie A match at the age of 15 years and 260 days just shy of a year ago, and will now set a new record for the youngest ever player to start a Serie A match for Milan in the modern era. 

Camarda will be 16 years and 241 days old when he leads the line for the Rossoneri against Cagliari. 

The teenager has one Serie A appearance to his name in 2024-25, as he came off the bench for the final few minutes of the 2-0 loss to Napoli in October. 

He also made his Champions League bow against Club Brugge, and put the ball in the back of the net against the Belgians, only for his goal to be ruled out for offside. 

Lecce fought back to earn a 1-1 draw at home to Empoli in Serie A on Friday evening, as Santiago Pierotti cancelled out Pietro Pellegri’s first-half opener at the Stadio Va del Mare. 

Lecce came into Friday night’s affair ranked last in the Serie A table after picking up eight points from their opening 11 matches of the season, while Empoli were in 12th with six points more than their hosts. 

Nikola Krstovic was selected to lead the line by Luca Gotti, while Roberto D’Aversa, in his preferred 3-5-2 went with Lorenzo Colombo and Pellegri, who scored his first goal for Empoli against Como last time out. 

Pellegri rewarded his coach’s decision by opening the scoring after 33 minutes with another unstoppable effort , firing into the bottom corner of the net past Wladimiro Falcone from the edge of the area. 

He celebrated his second goal in as many games with Sporting CP striker Viktor Gyokeres’s trademark celebration. 

Krstovic almost got Lecce back into it with a goalbound header from Patrick Dorgu’s enticing cross. 

Libero Cacace then almost double the Empoli lead with a well-hit effort that required a strong hand to tip it onto the post. 

Pierotti started and finished the move that got Lecce back into it. He timed his run into the area to perfection to get onto the end of Antonio Gallo’s cross to head past Denis Vasquez. 

Nicola Sansone also struck the frame of the goal from a decent free-kick from 25 yards out. The woodwork was rattled again shortly afterwards, Krstovic’s header struck the bar from a Lecce corner. 

Friday evening’s result temporarily lifts both teams two places up from their positions at the beginning of the evening. Lecce are still in the relegation zone, albeit in 18th, while Empoli have temporarily crept into the top half of the Serie A table, now in 10th. Both positions are likely to change by the end of the weekend. 

Full-time: Lecce 1-1 Empoli 

Pellegri (E) 33’, Pierotti 77’ (L).

08-11-2024 19:45

MatchDay 12

Stadio Ettore Giardiniero - Via del Mare

Lecce

Empoli

1 - 1

Player statistic

1st half

		33'		Pietro Pellegri (Assist: Liberato Cacace)
		45+1'		Liberato Cacace

2nd half

		52'		Pietro Pellegri
Santiago Pierotti (Assist: Antonino Gallo)		77'
		84'		Liam Henderson

Match statistic

59

Possession %

41

18

Total shots

11

3

Shots on target

6

13

Shots off target

2

2

Blocked shots

3

4

Corners

3

1

Offsides

1

7

Fouls

24

Lecce

Empoli

Starting lineups

30

Wladimiro Falcone

Goalkeeper

25

Antonino Gallo

Defender

6

Federico Baschirotto

Defender

12

Frédéric Guilbert

Defender

78'

4

Kialonda Gaspar

Defender

13

Patrick Dorgu

Defender

8

Hamza Rafia

Midfielder

20

Ylber Ramadani

Midfielder

60'

22

Lameck Banda

Attacker

20'

9

Nikola Krstovic

Attacker

10

Rémi Oudin

Attacker

60'

23

Devis Vásquez

Goalkeeper

34

Ardian Ismajli

Defender

13

Liberato Cacace

Defender

80'

21

Mattia Viti

Defender

2

Saba Goglichidze

Defender

61'

6

Liam Henderson

Midfielder

32

Nicolas Haas

Midfielder

93

Youssef Maleh

Midfielder

80'

11

Emmanuel Gyasi

Attacker

29

Lorenzo Colombo

Attacker

9

Pietro Pellegri

Attacker

68'

Substitutes

98

Alexandru Borbei

Goalkeeper

32

Jasper Samooja

Goalkeeper

1

Christian Früchtl

Goalkeeper

2

Andy Pelmard

Defender

77

Mohamed Kaba

Midfielder

27

Ed McJannet

Midfielder

7

Tete Morente

Attacker

19

Gaby Jean

Defender

50

Santiago Pierotti

Attacker

20'

11

Nicola Sansone

Attacker

60'

29

Lassana Coulibaly

Midfielder

60'

3

Ante Rebic

Attacker

78'

3

Giuseppe Pezzella

Defender

98

Federico Brancolini

Goalkeeper

12

Jacopo Seghetti

Goalkeeper

35

Luca Marianucci

Defender

90

Ismael Konate

Attacker

Mattia De Sciglio

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Ola Solbakken

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Emmanuel Ekong

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Junior Sambia

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Dan and Ryan Friedkin of The Friedkin Group, who own Roma, are due to arrive in the capital this weekend to hold a series of meetings with club staff and directors, which could spell trouble for coach Ivan Juric given the precedents set by the dismissals of Daniele De Rossi and Jose Mourinho over the last year. 

According to reports from Corriere dello Sport, the Friedkins will arrive at Ciampino airport on a private jet on Saturday morning. 

The Giallorossi owners are reportedly coming to town to ‘take control’ of the situation at the Stadio Olimpico, as Roma continue to face difficulties on and off the pitch in 2024-25. 

Why Mourinho and De Rossi precedents trouble Juric

Rumours regarding Juric’s future as head coach have been circulating for some time already. 

Though there is no suggestion that Juric will be dismissed during the Friedkins’ visit this weekend, their presence still puts pressure on the head coach, as both De Rossi and Mourinho were sacked after in-person meetings with the owners in Rome. 

Coincidentally, confirmation of Mourinho and De Rossi’s dismissals both came first thing on a Tuesday morning after Serie A matches the weekend prior. 

As there is no confirmation that Juric will talk to the Friedkins about his future with Roma, other rumours have been circulating as well, such as a possible appointment of a new CEO. That position has been left vacant since the resignation of Lina Souloukou in September.

Chaos at Roma: De Rossi fired, Juric hired, protests and CEO resignation – All you need to know