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21:52 That is all for the Liveblog
Check the main site for more post-match coverage. Lazio play Udinese on Monday.
21:51 Llorente goal
Unbelievable! 🤩
Roma steal a point in the final minute of the game!! 💥
What a finish it was… pic.twitter.com/1wQBVVqzuI
— Football on TNT Sports (@footballontnt) March 10, 2024
21:48 Match report
#Fiorentina 2-2 #ASRoma
Fiorentina saw Cristiano Biraghi’s penalty saved by Mile Svilar and Diego Llorente completed the Roma comeback with the last kick of the game for a dramatic 2-2 draw https://t.co/FLI9thovcp #FiorentinaRoma #SerieA #Calcio #SerieATIM
— Football Italia (@footballitalia) March 10, 2024
21:42 FT: Fiorentina 2-2 Roma
That finale is SO Fiorentina. So very, very Viola.
21:41 Fiorentina 2-2 Roma: Diego Llorente!
Everybody went up for the corner, which was not good, but Zalewski kept it in play, cross floated in, Ndicka nodded it down, Diego Llorente let it bounce and smashed the half-volley into the roof of the net!
21:36 Pellegrini chance
After a long period of possession, Pellegrini shot into the arms of Terracciano. Into 4 minutes of stoppages. Make that 5, as Fiorentina introduce Arthur Melo, Nzola and Barak for Belotti, Maxime Lopez and Mandragora.
21:35 Roma still in this
Series of Roma crosses, Fiorentina pinned back now.
21:31 Mandragora goal
Fiorentina lead Daniele De Rossi's Roma 2-1! 👀
Huge result! 🙌 pic.twitter.com/MT9MmiZDgt
— Football on TNT Sports (@footballontnt) March 10, 2024
21:29 Not just Svilar
Svilar’s good at penalties, but Fiorentina have failed to convert FOUR now in Serie A this season.
21:27 Roma subs
Pellegrini and Spinazzola on, Paredes and Angelino off
21:26 SVILAR SAVES THE BIRAGHI PENALTY
That boy is good at spot-kicks alright! After his heroics against Feyenoord, here is the save on Cristiano Biraghi!
21:24 Penalty for Fiorentina!
That was dumb from Paredes. Belotti turned him and he held on to the shirt. It wasn’t a big foul, but pretty obvious.
21:24 Fiorentina sub
Duncan replaces Sottil
21:23 Mandragora goal
FIORENTINA MEAN BUSINESS TONIGHT 💜 pic.twitter.com/1vmP79hT2I
— CBS Sports Golazo ⚽️ (@CBSSportsGolazo) March 10, 2024
21:22 Baldanzi booked
Shirt tug on Bonaventura was too blatant.
21:20 Kayode intercepts
Baldanzi bursts down the right, pulls back, Kayode intercepts before it can reach his Roma teammate.
21:18 Roma sub
Dybala and El Shaarawy off, Baldanzi and Zalewski on.
21:17 Roma move
Free kick finds Cristante, but the header is easy for Terracciano.
21:15 Fiorentina 2-1 Roma: Rolando Mandragora!
A goal out of pretty much nowhere! Biraghi floats a cross from the left, Belotti nods it down after two Roma defenders collide, then Aouar with a very half-hearted attempt to clear that just ends up setting it perfectly for Mandragora to flick up and score with the outside of the left boot from six yards!
21:14 Ndicka booked
Ndicka is the latest player to get a yellow card for going through Belotti. No need for that tackle at all.
21:11 Milenkovic booked
Late tackle on Aouar.
21:09 Aouar goal
HOUSSEM AOUAR LEVELS IT IN FLORENCE 😤 pic.twitter.com/JNdGHLXKwL
— CBS Sports Golazo ⚽️ (@CBSSportsGolazo) March 10, 2024
21:07 Roma chance!
They almost turn it around! Angelino whips in the cross from the left, Cristante throws himself at it and just fails to connect from six yards!
21:04 Fiorentina 1-1 Roma: Houssem Aouar!
Dybala change of pace to burst forward, spreads it down the left for Angelino, whose cross is deflected off Ranieri, turning into an accidental assist for Aouar’s free header from 12 yards!
21:03 Fiorentina counter
Dybala floats a ball to El Shaarawy, who controls, but that just sparks the counter from Kayode and Ndicka makes an important block. Bonaventura then booked for the foul on Paredes off the ball. He will be suspended.
21:01 Roma improving
The change of system has definitely helped. Free kick put into the box, but Fiorentina clear.
20:56 Save on Cristante
Better, Dybala gets down the left, pulls back for Cristante, who is in acres of space to shoot from 12 yards, Terracciano parries!
20:55 Roma attack
Cristante cross-shot beaten away by Terracciano at the near post.
20:52 Belotti chance
He got his head to the corner, but steered it well wide.
20:51 2nd half kicks off: Fiorentina 1-0 Roma
Ikone replaces Nico Gonzalez. Roma have the same XI, but move to 4-3-3.
20:33 Half-Time: Fiorentina 1-0 Roma
Ranieri header the difference so far. De Rossi had to take Mancini off to avoid him getting a second yellow card.
20:32 Huijsen booked
Sottil remains a pain for Roma, as after getting Mancini booked, Huijsen sees yellow for clipping his heels.
20:31 It’s the usual Fiorentina issue
When they are this dominant, have this many chances, and it’s only 1-0… That’s not secure.
20:26 Bonaventura chance!
Bonaventura is clear on goal, angled drive deflected wide off Ndicka!
20:24 Cleared off the line!
That really was about to be 2-0! Belotti header charged down by El Shaarawy, Il Gallo reacts quickest on the rebound, thumps it on the volley from a tricky angle, beats Svilar, but Paredes is there to clear it off the line!
20:23 Paredes booked
Paredes into the book for both dissent and a big old shove after referee plays the advantage on the Kayode tackle.
20:21 Big Fiorentina chance!
Oh that should be 2-0! Riccardo Sottil with the free header wide! Belotti knocked down the cross from the left for him, that’s such a big chance.
20:20 Aouar chance
Dybala sends Aouar down the left, the right-foot curler is wide of the far post!
20:19 De Rossi presses the panic button
De Rossi knows trouble when he sees it. Mancini replaced by Huijsen. A wise move.
20:17 Ndicka decisive
Biraghi whips a ball across the face of goal from the left, two Fiorentina players ready to tap in, Ndicka has to make the risky interception!
20:15 Ranieri goal
Fiorentina take the early lead over Roma 👀 pic.twitter.com/5Q911P7k3u
— CBS Sports Golazo ⚽️ (@CBSSportsGolazo) March 10, 2024
20:13 Mancini risky
Mancini clips the back of Belotti’s heel. He’s running a fine line here… Fiorentina furious with the referee.
20:10 Save on Belotti!
Cristante error under the high press, Belotti angled drive parried by Svilar’s glove at the near post!
20:09 Fiorentina close!
A good opportunity, Mandragora curls from the edge of the area, but it’s wide of the near top corner.
20:09 Bonaventura sneaky
Lovely bit of skill from Bonaventura to ‘hide’ the ball while turning, brought down by Cristante.
20:06 Roma react
Cross from the right, Mandragora has to nod it out for a corner before Aouar can pounce. The resulting corner is over-hit. Dybala says his shirt was tugged by Biraghi – but he went down long after the jersey was released.
20:05 Fiorentina 1-0 Roma: Luca Ranieri!
And it’s an important corner from Maxime Lopez, flicked on by Nico Gonzalez and Ranieri gets there before Ndicka at the back post to nod in from close range!
20:04 Fiorentina corner
Nico Gonzalez shot deflected for a corner, Svilar can’t keep it in play.
20:03 Dybala wide
Lukaku holds up the ball for Dybala, who scuffs it wide from the edge of the area.
20:03 Mancini moved
De Rossi sensed trouble for Mancini and got him to swap places with Diego Llorente.
20:00 DA 13
At the 13th minute, applause and a banner for Davide Astori.
19:59 Mancini has to be careful
Mancini, already on a card, catches Sottil from behind. It wasn’t anything major, but he has to be wary in this situation.
19:57 Spalletti in the stands
Italy coach Luciano Spalletti is present for Fiorentina-Roma.
19:54 Threatening
Nico Gonzalez cross-shot from the right, Bonaventura just fails to get onto it in the six-yard box.
19:53 Fiorentina free kick
Very strange loop on the deflection after Biraghi free kick, put out for a corner, which is cleared by Cristante.
19:52 Mancini booked
Mancini had to take one for the team there, hacked down Sottil flying down the left ready to put the cross in.
19:51 Save on Lukaku!
Dybala through ball for Lukaku, who pretends to cut inside Ranieri, then doesn’t and his low drive is parried at the base of the near post by Terracciano.
19:47 Roma chance
Well, there was the suggestion Roma might be 3-5-2 and this confirms it, cross-field pass for Angelino, who lets it bounce and blasts over.
19:47 We have kick-off in Fiorentina vs. Roma!
Hosts in traditional Viola, visitors in white.
19:43 De Rossi
Daniele De Rossi shrugged off any potential excuses for Roma ahead of tonight’s clash with Fiorentina just days after Europa League action. ‘We can’t complain.’ https://t.co/bJ4ZIcC0XX #FiorentinaRoma #SerieA #ASRoma #SerieATIM #Calcio #UEL #BHAFC
— Football Italia (@footballitalia) March 10, 2024
19:42 Out come the teams!
Fiorentina: Terracciano; Kayode, Milenkovic, Ranieri, Biraghi; Maxime Lopez, Mandragora; Nico Gonzalez, Bonaventura, Sottil; Belotti
Roma: Svilar; Mancini, Llorente, Ndicka, Angeliño; Cristante, Paredes, Aouar; Dybala, Lukaku, El Shaarawy
19:35 Allegri
Max Allegri insists the 2-2 draw with Atalanta ‘is an important result’ for Juventus and hits out at some fans in the crowd for ‘not helping’ the team with jeers. ‘Remember the objective' https://t.co/aO2I7NpTK0 #Juventus #SerieA #JuveAtalanta #SerieATIM #Calcio
— Football Italia (@footballitalia) March 10, 2024
19:20 Roma warm-up
The countdown to kick-off is 🔛#ASRoma | #FiorentinaRoma pic.twitter.com/wjp83Tig5J
— AS Roma English (@ASRomaEN) March 10, 2024
19:20 Gasperini
Gian Piero Gasperini sees a worrying trend for Atalanta after the 2-2 draw with Juventus and explains how they prepared the free kick routine and ‘evolved’ Teun Koopmeiners https://t.co/lSaRZA862V #Atalanta #Juventus #SerieA #JuveAtalanta #SerieATIM #Calcio
— Football Italia (@footballitalia) March 10, 2024
19:08 POLL
POLL: Who wins #Fiorentina vs. #ASRoma ?
Liveblog https://t.co/AeHrVINHua#FiorentinaRoma #SerieA #Calcio #SerieATIM
— Football Italia (@footballitalia) March 10, 2024
18:59 Serie A standings
Milan 59
Juventus 58
Bologna 51
Roma 47*
Atalanta 47
Napoli 44
Fiorentina 42*
*game in hand
18:57 Team news
#Fiorentina vs. #ASRoma line-ups:
Head-to-head for the opportunity to close on fourth, as Andrea Belotti faces his former club with Nico Gonzalez against Romelu Lukaku and Paulo Dybala https://t.co/uuVcluGqUV #FiorentinaRoma #SerieA #Calcio #SerieATIM
— Football Italia (@footballitalia) March 10, 2024
18:55 Fiorentina vs. Roma line-ups
Fiorentina: Terracciano; Kayode, Milenkovic, Ranieri, Biraghi; Maxime Lopez, Mandragora; Nico Gonzalez, Bonaventura, Sottil; Belotti
Roma: Svilar; Mancini, Llorente, Ndicka, Angeliño; Cristante, Paredes, Aouar; Dybala, Lukaku, El Shaarawy
18:54 Juventus 2-2 Atalanta
Juventus dropped down to third place behind Milan after a Teun Koopmeiners brace gave Atalanta a point, cancelling out the Andrea Cambiaso and Arek Milik comeback https://t.co/NAJygpfbxD #JuveAtalanta #SerieA #Calcio #SerieATIM #ACMilan
— Football Italia (@footballitalia) March 10, 2024
18:50 FT: Juventus 2-2 Atalanta
18:49 Juve chance
Chiesa cross from the right, Gatti and Kean both go for the same header and turn it wide! Weah offside anyway, though.
18:49 Yellow card
Hateboer booked for a shove in midfield.
18:48 It’s wide open
Atalanta counter, not a foul on Nicolussi Caviglia, but Chiesa gets back to rob Lookman.
18:46 Roma XI
🟨📋🟥
Our starting XI against Fiorentina! 🐺#ASRoma | #FiorentinaRoma pic.twitter.com/c8W59KkJmF
— AS Roma English (@ASRomaEN) March 10, 2024
18:45 McKennie magic
2 – Prior to Weston McKennie, the last player to provide two assists in two consecutive #SerieA appearances was Ruslan Malinovskyi in April 2021. Inspired.#JuveAtalanta
— OptaPaolo (@OptaPaolo) March 10, 2024
18:44 Subs
Yildiz replaces McKennie
Miranchuk and Bakker on, De Ketelaere and Ruggeri off
18:43 Lookman danger
Lookman on the counter, but Danilo blocks his path and steals the ball.
18:41 Juve push
Weah wins the corner, but then Chiesa effort charged down.
18:38 Juve subs
Alex Sandro and Weah on, Iling-Junior and Cambiaso off.
Some very loud jeers. Fans not happy with those decisions.
18:37 A fair assessment
This match has ZERO CHILL 😳
Teun Koopmeiners bags his brace ⚽️⚽️ pic.twitter.com/8vbobi8oaS
— CBS Sports Golazo ⚽️ (@CBSSportsGolazo) March 10, 2024
18:33 Turnaround
2 goals in 4 minutes and Juventus turn the game around! 🤩
They come back from 1-0 down to jump ahead of Milan into second place! 💥 pic.twitter.com/LYF9spDetv
— Football on TNT Sports (@footballontnt) March 10, 2024
18:32 Juve subs
Kean and Nicolussi Caviglia on, Milik and Miretti off.
18:31 Juventus 2-2 Atalanta: Teun Koopmeiners!
Intelligent Djimsiti slide-rule pass from the edge of the area, Koopmeiners keeps his cool and places the angled drive past Szczesny! What a game…
18:30 Cambiaso goal
ANDREA CAMBIASO BRINGS JUVENTUS LEVEL 😤
How about that assist from Weston McKennie though 🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/ESyHZwjdVc
— CBS Sports Golazo ⚽️ (@CBSSportsGolazo) March 10, 2024
18:29 Coming up
Checking in at the Franchi! 📌 #ASRoma | #FiorentinaRoma pic.twitter.com/6UbnvWAWn1
— AS Roma English (@ASRomaEN) March 10, 2024
18:28 McKennie looks in pain
McKennie dislocated his shoulder three weeks ago and is now holding his arm rather gingerly. He provided two assists.
18:26 Juventus 2-1 Atalanta: Arkadiusz Milik!
And another McKennie assist! Cross from the left, McKennie cushions it down with his chest, Milik lets it bounce and hits the half-volley that bounces right in front of Carnesecchi from 12 yards!
18:25 Juve again
First they win a corner, then Cambiaso blasts over from that set play.
18:23 Atalanta subs
Hateboer and Toloi replace Scalvini and Zappacosta
18:22 Juventus 1-1 Atalanta: Andrea Cambiaso!
Chiesa started the move winning it back in his own half, combined with McKennie, through ball from the American for Cambiaso, who toe-poked it past Carnesecchi from nine yards!
18:19 Lookman wide
Lookman gathers outside the box, twists and turns, has no interest in the other teammates waiting, and drills wide.
18:16 Bit too slippery
Ederson goes into the sliding tackle, gets the ball and keeps going at a quite alarming speed, lifts his leg and catches Cambiaso. He did not intend to keep that pace.
18:15 Chiesa curler
Trademark Chiesa curler, but well off target.
18:13 Atalanta sub
Lookman replaces Scamacca
18:13 Juve chance!
Juve on the counter, Scamacca of all people gets back for a decisive tackle on Miretti!
18:11 Szczesny save!
That one was going in! Miretti too soft in the challenge, Atalanta go on the counter, Koopmeiners slide-rule pass for Scamacca, whose angled drive from the edge of the area is palmed away by Szczesny!
Szczęsny = Elite.#JuveAtalanta pic.twitter.com/IGBBHUghqe
— Lega Serie A (@SerieA_EN) March 10, 2024
18:10 Scamacca waste
Zappacosta possibly fouled by Iling-Junior, advantage given and Scamacca blasts it well over from the edge of the area. There were so many better options than that.
18:08 Juve pushing
Gatti with a surprising run forward, dribbling between a crowd of opponents, gets the cross for Milik, header easy for Carnesecchi.
18:07 Chiesa miss!
Milik through ball for Chiesa, who pulls the angled drive across the face of goal!
18:06 Double Juve chance!
Ooh! Milik through the centre, was probably offside anyway, blocked off by defenders, then Chiesa low curler and Carnesecchi gets down well to palm it away with one hand! Offside.
18:03 Atalanta threaten
Through ball for Pasalic, Szczesny with help from his defender just about pushes it away.
18:01 2nd half kicks off: Juventus 0-1 Atalanta
17:57 As things stand
Milan 59
Juventus 57
Bologna 51
Atalanta 49
Roma 47*
Napoli 44
Fiorentina 42*
*game in hand
17:54 Coming up
Tonight’s venue. 🏟️ #ASRoma | #FiorentinaRoma pic.twitter.com/KDt2j1jLRd
— AS Roma English (@ASRomaEN) March 10, 2024
17:53 Koopmeiners
7 – Teun Koopmeiners has scored seven of his nine #SerieA goals this season in away matches, only Jude Bellingham has done better among the big-5 European leagues midfielders (nine). Traveller.#JuveAtalanta pic.twitter.com/G0oFE91dEU
— OptaPaolo (@OptaPaolo) March 10, 2024
17:46 Juve were not prepared
♟️
K🚀🚀PMEINERS!#JuveAtalanta pic.twitter.com/38eiK99uuD
— Lega Serie A (@SerieA_EN) March 10, 2024
17:45 Half-Time: Juventus 0-1 Atalanta
Those are some VERY loud jeers at the half-time whistle.
17:44 Corner for Juve
Iling-Junior cross from the left put out for a corner.
17:41 For the Americans
WHAT A SET-PIECE FROM ATALANTA TO TAKE THE LEAD IN TURIN 😱 pic.twitter.com/95V7qNN1SH
— CBS Sports Golazo ⚽️ (@CBSSportsGolazo) March 10, 2024
17:38 Koopmeiners goal
JUVENTUS ARE SHOCKED! 🤯
Against the run of play, Teun Koopmeiners fires Atalanta ahead! pic.twitter.com/4ZJRphjCiW
— Football on TNT Sports (@footballontnt) March 10, 2024
17:36 Juve really caught out there
Free kick from just outside the box, did they not think it a bit weird that Koopmeiners was nowhere near the ball?
17:34 Juventus 0-1 Atalanta: Teun Koopmeiners!
Oh yes, they can do better! By-passing the wall completely with an intelligent free kick routine, Pasalic rolls it across for Koopmeiners to sweep into the near top corner first-time with the left foot just inside the penalty area! No Juve players closing him down at all.
17:33 Scamacca wins a free kick
We’ll see if Atalanta can do better than Juve – or at least get it over the wall.
17:29 Milik off target
Another Scamacca error sparks a counter, Milik can’t keep the shot down either.
17:28 Danilo fires over
Atalanta corner, Cambiaso breaks for the counter-attack, eventually Danilo blasts over from distance.
17:27 Oh Scamacca
Atalanta went on the counter from that free kick, Scamacca took an age to decide what to do, by which point Miretti had stolen back the ball. Audible groans from the crowd.
17:26 Same result
Chiesa into the wall this time.
17:25 Milik fouled
De Ketelaere robbed, McKennie through ball for Milik, who is brought down by Djimsiti. Dangerous spot for a free kick.
17:23 Chiesa strike
Chiesa cuts inside from the left, angled drive straight at Carnesecchi.
17:22 Cambiaso intercepts
Dangerous Atalanta cross to the back post, Cambiaso is ready to clear.
17:20 Atalanta taking the initiative
Quite long periods of possession, while Juve try to defend and counter.
17:17 Atalanta move it well
Very high Juve press, but Atalanta still manage to pass it out from the back.
17:14 Milik free kick
Straight into the wall from 25 metres out.
17:12 Save on Miretti
Chiesa cross from the left after a corner is cleared, Miretti header parried at the near post by Carnesecchi!
17:11 Atalanta threaten
Three crosses from the right in a row, three times the defence – mainly Gatti – have to clear.
17:09 Juve probing
Trying to find a way through, Atalanta defending stoutly. Chiesa pass was probably meant for Miretti, but Milik intercepted it.
17:05 Chiesa blasts over
Miretti wins a free kick from Ederson, but Chiesa blasts over from a frankly improbable position.
17:03 Atalanta corner
Atalanta corner too high for Scamacca, then Juve attempted counter is cut off.
17:02 Milik foul
Milik foul on Hien and then he fires wide anyway.
17:00 People of note who are present
Including Adrien Rabiot’s mother/agent, Juventus patron John Elkann and some Manchester United scouts…
17:00 We have kick-off in Juventus vs. Atalanta!
16:56 Out come the teams
Juventus: Szczesny; Gatti, Bremer, Danilo; Cambiaso, McKennie, Locatelli, Miretti, Iling-Junior; Milik, Chiesa
Atalanta: Carnesecchi; Scalvini, Hien, Djimsiti; Zappacosta, Pasalic, Ederson, Ruggeri; Koopmeiners, De Ketelaere; Scamacca
16:55 Atalanta record
Three of the last four meetings between these clubs have been draws, with La Dea not beating the Bianconeri since November 2021.
16:53 Still time to vote
POLL: Who scores first in #Juventus vs. #Atalanta ?
Liveblog https://t.co/AeHrVINHua#JuveAtalanta #SerieA #JuventusAtalanta #SerieATIM #Calcio
— Football Italia (@footballitalia) March 10, 2024
16:52 Allegri
Max Allegri gives fitness and form updates on Arkadiusz Milik, Federico Chiesa and Weston McKennie ahead of the clash with Atalanta https://t.co/5eniv1Mh7C #Juventus #Atalanta #SerieA #JuveAtalanta #SerieATIM #JuventusAtalanta #Calcio #USMNT
— Football Italia (@footballitalia) March 10, 2024
16:43 Warming up
🌤️🆙#JuveAtalanta pic.twitter.com/ilCsOG0xlb
— JuventusFC (@juventusfc) March 10, 2024
16:40 Gian Piero Gasperini (Atalanta)
“Scamacca did very well in the Europa League, he starts today, but we have various different options in attack.
“Juventus have such resources that even when they get into trouble, they can always react. What they did in the first half of the season was truly extraordinary, they’ve had trouble keeping up with Inter in 2024, but they remain an excellent team.”
16:39 Pioli
Stefano Pioli outlines why Milan have hit form as they push Juventus for second place and comments on his future. ‘It is uncertain for everybody.’ https://t.co/oD2cSazOID #ACMilan #SerieA #MilanEmpoli #SerieATIM #Calcio
— Football Italia (@footballitalia) March 10, 2024
16:20 POLL
POLL: Who wins #Juventus vs. #Atalanta ?
Liveblog https://t.co/AeHrVINHua#JuveAtalanta #SerieA #JuventusAtalanta #SerieATIM #Calcio
— Football Italia (@footballitalia) March 10, 2024
16:19 Pulisic
Christian Pulisic reveals why he is in the form of his life at Milan after scoring the winner against Empoli and gives his side of the Lazio ‘unsporting behaviour’ controversy https://t.co/7jtlCRvDiF #ACMilan #USMNT #MilanEmpoli #LazioMilan #SerieA #Calcio #SerieATIM
— Football Italia (@footballitalia) March 10, 2024
16:15 POLL
POLL: Who scores first in #Juventus vs. #Atalanta ?
Liveblog https://t.co/AeHrVINHua#JuveAtalanta #SerieA #JuventusAtalanta #SerieATIM #Calcio
— Football Italia (@footballitalia) March 10, 2024
16:05 Line-ups
#Juventus vs. #Atalanta line-ups:
Juventus look to Arkadiusz Milik with Federico Chiesa, while Atalanta start Gianluca Scamacca and Teun Koopmeiners in this fascinating European battle https://t.co/sVDWKFDjTS #JuveAtalanta #SerieA #JuventusAtalanta #SerieATIM #Calcio
— Football Italia (@footballitalia) March 10, 2024
16:03 Juventus vs. Atalanta line-ups
Juventus: Szczesny; Gatti, Bremer, Danilo; Cambiaso, McKennie, Locatelli, Miretti, Iling-Junior; Milik, Chiesa
Atalanta: Carnesecchi; Scalvini, Hien, Djimsiti; Zappacosta, Pasalic, Ederson, Ruggeri; Koopmeiners, De Ketelaere; Scamacca
15:59 Pressure on Juventus
Juve need a win now, or Milan will take second place: 57 points to 59.
15:57 Atalanta arrive
Buonasera ragazzi 👋
Evening guys 🫡#JuveAtalanta #SerieA #GoAtalantaGo ⚫️🔵 pic.twitter.com/95KCb2KESq
— Atalanta B.C. (@Atalanta_BC) March 10, 2024
15:55 Match report
Milan again got the victory with a far from convincing performance to squeeze past Empoli with a deflected Christian Pulisic effort https://t.co/VBTynv4bDG #MilanEmpoli #SerieA #Calcio #SerieATIM #USMNT
— Football Italia (@footballitalia) March 10, 2024
15:55 FT: Milan 1-0 Empoli
15:54 Save on Chukwueze
Cuts inside from the right, left-foot strike from the edge of the area, Caprile has to push it round the near post.
15:53 Juventus XI
Your starting XI to take on Atalanta 🙌#JuveAtalanta pic.twitter.com/aSsbMSBYB1
— JuventusFC 🇬🇧🇺🇸 (@juventusfcen) March 10, 2024
15:50 Into stoppages
4 minutes.
15:49 Milan sub
Adli replaces Okafor
15:48 Chukwueze
Chukwueze’s contribution has been not so much negligible since coming on as negative – he has actually made Milan worse.
15:46 Empoli chance!
Empoli corner and Destro is totally and utterly unmarked, free header steered straight at Maignan! What an opportunity!
15:44 Juventus arrive
🎥 🚌 #JuveAtalanta – Cori e applausi per l’arrivo della #Juventus allo Stadium 📲 @calciomercatoit pic.twitter.com/r5zf9uGfKY
— Giorgio Musso (@GiokerMusso) March 10, 2024
15:44 Lecce trouble growing
Lecce released a formal statement ‘condemning’ the behaviour of coach Roberto D’Aversa after he headbutted Verona striker Thomas Henry, amid reports he could be fired https://t.co/UDwce8JVBb #Lecce #HellasVerona #SerieA #LecceVerona #SerieATIM #Calcio
— Football Italia (@footballitalia) March 10, 2024
15:42 Empoli off the woodwork!
Wouldn’t have counted, as Destro was offside, but that was not a bad header!
15:39 Empoli chance!
Thiaw gets into a terrible muddle near the corner flag and is robbed by Bereszynski, roll across intercepted for a corner by Kalulu.
15:38 Musah over
Musah scorcher goes over the bar, he says there was a deflection, not spotted by the officials.
15:37 Milan chance!
Oh dear. Okafor whips a cross to the back post, Calabria cannot keep it down, let alone on target!
15:35 Empoli subs
Cancellieri and Destro on, Zurkowski and Niang off.
15:34 Save on Loftus-Cheek!
Now that’s a proper chance, Loftus-Cheek runs forward and unleashes a strike from outside the box, Caprile palms it round the post.
15:32 Milan sub
Jovic replaced by Giroud
15:31 Chukwueze poor
Milan haven’t actually had a proper scoring opportunity in this half and Chukwueze with another dreadful touch…
15:26 Milan chance
Empoli furious, as Walukiewicz was down after frankly very little from Loftus-Cheek, Milan continued and Chukwueze should score, but finish is deflected for a corner.
15:25 Zurkowski booked
Was trying to swap shirts with Musah early.
15:22 Milan subs
Kalulu, Musah and Chukwueze on, Tomori, Pulisic and Reijnders off
15:21 Dea in red
🔴🍷💋
🔜#JuveAtalanta on @DAZN_IT
🔗 https://t.co/pK8vi0znB4#SerieA #GoAtalantaGo ⚫️🔵 pic.twitter.com/g35uIqKBRf— Atalanta B.C. (@Atalanta_BC) March 10, 2024
15:20 Danger
Thiaw at full stretch flicks on a Cacace cross and that could’ve gone anywhere! Huge risk of an own goal.
15:17 Loftus-Cheek over
Loftus-Cheek blasts over after Reijnders is tackled during a strong run.
15:15 Empoli chance
Excellent Cambiaghi first touch, then his shot is deflected off Calabria and Maignan cannot avoid the corner.
15:14 Empoli subs
Cacace and Kovalenko on, Pezzella and Fazzini off
15:14 Coming up
Casa 🤍🖤🏠#JuveAtalanta 🔜 pic.twitter.com/EpcFUPdiyW
— JuventusFC (@juventusfc) March 10, 2024
15:12 Calabria hurt
Pezzella booked for the late tackle on Calabria, who is clutching his knee.
15:08 Calabria over
Milan work their way down the right flank, pulled back for Calabria to balloon over.
15:04 2nd half kicks off: Milan 1-0 Empoli
No further subs.
15:02 More from Lecce-Verona
Lecce coach Roberto D’Aversa insists his headbutt on Verona striker Thomas Henry ‘was not premeditated’ and blames the striker for ‘continual provocation.’ https://t.co/fz5Oh7JB6y #LecceVerona #SerieA #Calcio #SerieATIM
— Football Italia (@footballitalia) March 10, 2024
15:02 Kalulu
Pierre Kalulu is warming up for Milan.
14:49 Pulisic goal
After a long VAR check…CHRISTIAN PULISIC HAS HIS 10TH GOAL OF THE SEASON FOR MILAN 🦅🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/F3cru8nPmB
— CBS Sports Golazo ⚽️ (@CBSSportsGolazo) March 10, 2024
14:48 Half-Time: Milan 1-0 Empoli
Nothing happens on the corner, so they go into the break with Pulisic’s deflected effort the difference.
14:48 Okafor wins a corner
Okafor gets to the by-line, tries to cut back, Bereszynski manages to make the block.
14:42 Empoli sub
Ismajli off injured, Bereszynski on
14:42 Milan 1-0 Empoli: Christian Pulisic!
Not offside! The goal counts with added deflection off Luperto!
14:40 Milan goal disallowed!
Okafor was judged to be offside when starting the run down the left, pull-back for Pulisic on the edge of the area, whose finish took a deflection to enter the net. VAR check is taking a long time…
14:39 Reijnders run
A strong Reijnders run into the box and cross put in, but his teammates cannot make the most of it.
14:36 Oof
Caprile plucks the ball off the head of Theo Hernandez, they both go down in a heap, but are able to continue.
14:33 Okafor shot
Okafor cuts inside, but scuffs the finish into the arms of Caprile.
14:29 Empoli attempt
Pezzella in a more advanced role manages to put the cross in, but Niang prods it out of play.
14:26 Reijnders booked
Reijnders gets a card too for the shirt tug.
14:24 Empoli attack and counter
Rare Empoli attack down the left after Okafor loses it cheaply, pull-back from the by-line for Niang, Pulisic is there to clean up and then is fouled as he tries to counter, leading to a Fazzini yellow card.
14:23 Empoli changed system
Empoli seem to have a three-man defence today.
14:20 Risk of own goal
Loftus-Cheek dribbles to the by-line, rolls it across the six-yard box, again Ismajli gets there before Okafor and risks an own goal to clear it.
14:17 Milan threaten
Corner flicked on by Tomori, it’s put back into the centre from the right, but Caprile is ready.
14:16 Pulisic again
Another Pulisic cross for Jovic, again Ismajli nods it over for yet another Milan corner.
14:15 It’s all Milan so far
Pulisic cross over-hit for everyone this time. Empoli counter on the Tomori error, but Gyasi header easy for Maignan.
14:13 Another Milan corner
Pulisic cross for Okafor, Ismajli nods it out for another corner.
14:10 Well that explains the red card
More details are emerging around the post-match brawl between Lecce and Verona, which saw coach Roberto D’Aversa attempt to headbutt Thomas Henry https://t.co/nnHPH7fzmZ #LecceVerona #SerieA #Calcio #SerieATIM #Lecce #HellasVerona
— Football Italia (@footballitalia) March 10, 2024
14:06 Okafor tests Caprile
Okafor attempts an acrobatic control of a tricky ball, but can’t beat Caprile from that angle.
14:05 Pulisic chance
Strong Milan start, Pulisic snapshot pushed round the post for another corner.
14:04 Milan chance
Okafor skips past his man down the left and stands up a cross from the by-line, Luperto anticipates Jovic for a corner.
14:01 We have kick-off in Milan vs. Empoli!
13:57 Out come the teams
Milan: Maignan; Calabria, Thiaw, Tomori, Theo Hernandez; Bennacer, Reijnders; Pulisic, Loftus-Cheek, Okafor; Jovic
Empoli: Caprile; Ismajli, Walukiewicz, Luperto, Pezzella; Gyasi, Fazzini, Maleh; Cambiaghi, Zurkowski; Niang
13:51 Scaroni speaks
Milan President Paolo Scaroni reassures coach Stefano Pioli ahead of the match with Empoli and gives an update on whether they and Inter could reconstruct San Siro https://t.co/Cwxsyz7L3s #ACMilan #FCIM #SerieA #MilanEmpoli #SerieATIM #Calcio
— Football Italia (@footballitalia) March 10, 2024
13:41 Milan pair reunited
Tomori and Thiaw had not started together since mid-November.
13:34 Updated Serie A table
Serie A table
Verona 26
Cagliari 26
Lecce 25
Empoli 25*
Udinese 24*
Frosinone 24
Sassuolo 23
Salernitana 14
*game in hand
13:33 It’s been a while
Back in very familiar grounds: M'baye Niang 💥#MilanEmpoli pic.twitter.com/dFSWekDVYX
— Lega Serie A (@SerieA_EN) March 10, 2024
13:32 Mais oui
The French connection 🇫🇷🔗#MilanEmpoli 🔜 pic.twitter.com/JudQIvQxfq
— Lega Serie A (@SerieA_EN) March 10, 2024
13:31 Yunus Musah (Milan)
“Empoli are playing very well lately, we are prepared for this. We must have the maximum concentration and intensity. I feel good, I am training hard so that I can help my teammates when called upon.”
13:30 Milan vs. Empoli line-ups
It is raining HEAVILY.
Milan: Maignan; Calabria, Thiaw, Tomori, Theo Hernandez; Bennacer, Reijnders; Pulisic, Loftus-Cheek, Okafor; Jovic
Empoli: Caprile; Ismajli, Walukiewicz, Luperto, Pezzella; Gyasi, Fazzini, Maleh; Cambiaghi, Zurkowski; Niang
13:28 Match report
#Lecce 0-1 #HellasVerona
A deflected Michael Folorunsho effort proved decisive, allowing Verona to climb out of the bottom three and leapfrog Lecce in the table https://t.co/lR6eEOgmc5 #LecceVerona #SerieA #Calcio #SerieATIM
— Football Italia (@footballitalia) March 10, 2024
13:27 Henry getting dragged away
Basically the entire Verona squad is surrounding Henry and trying to stop him getting into more trouble. It might be too late, he’s shown a red card after the final whistle.
13:26 FT: Lecce 0-1 Verona
Huge win. And Pongracic and Henry are now officially having a fist-fight. Someone stop them!
13:24 Henry is in a foul mood
It’s lucky Henry was only a late substitute, or he might’ve started about 5 fights already. As it goes, just two, now bickering with Blin too.
13:21 Krstovic acrobatic
Krstovic overhead kick in the box, acrobatic, but into a crowd of players. Pongracic and Henry are continuing to argue…
13:20 Double booking
Henry and Pongracic get into a rather ugly row, they go head-to-head, referee books the pair of them.
13:14 Verona sub
Henry on, Suslov off. Folorunsho looks exhausted, but no more subs.
13:13 Baschirotto wide
Lecce free kick into the box, but Baschirotto header is off target.
13:09 Lecce subs
Pierotti and Blin on for Lecce. Time running out.
13:07 Hmm
Sansone definitely fouled just outside the box, free kick not given and then Sansone booked for dissent.
13:04 Verona subs
Mitrovic and Dani Silva on, Serdar and Lazovic off
13:01 Whoops
Lecce’s game in a nutshell: Krstovic shot charged down by teammate Piccoli, who was also offside.
13:00 POLL
POLL: Who wins #ACMilan vs. #Empoli ?
Liveblog https://t.co/AeHrVINHua#MilanEmpoli #SerieA #Calcio #SerieATIM
— Football Italia (@footballitalia) March 10, 2024
13:00 Milan vs. Empoli line-ups
#ACMilan vs. #Empoli line-ups:
Milan are forced to do without Rafael Leao, but Luka Jovic and Fikayo Tomori return as they host M’Baye Niang’s revitalised Empoli https://t.co/TZCTlgusOM #MilanEmpoli #SerieA #Calcio #SerieATIM
— Football Italia (@footballitalia) March 10, 2024
12:59 Lecce subs
Dorgu and Sansone replace Banda and Gallo
12:55 Milan XI
Milan: Maignan; Calabria, Thiaw, Tomori, Theo Hernandez; Bennacer, Reijnders; Pulisic, Loftus-Cheek, Okafor; Jovic
12:52 Verona chance
Free kick floated over the top, nobody is marking Cabal at the back post, but he cannot steer it back into the centre or on target.
12:48 Lecce sub
Piccoli replaces Almqvist.
12:48 ICYMI
STOP THAT LAPADULA 🤤🤤🤤 #CagliariSalernitana pic.twitter.com/CrURlnsdXs
— Lega Serie A (@SerieA_EN) March 10, 2024
12:46 Verona subs
Swiderski and Centonze on, Noslin and Tchatchoua off
12:46 Krstovic chance
Almqvist pull-back from the right, Krstovic tries to dribble through a crowd of defenders, but ends up stumbling.
12:45 Banda cross
Banda cross for the head of Krstovic, Magnani just about gets there first.
12:43 Banda risky
Banda is already on a card, goes into a risky sliding tackle, referee doesn’t even award a free kick.
12:39 All Lecce
Lecce pouring forward, series of corners and free kicks. Verona hanging on well.
12:34 2nd half kicks off: Lecce 0-1 Verona!
12:32 Milan arrive
𝙇'𝘼𝘾𝘾𝙊𝙂𝙇𝙄𝙀𝙉𝙕𝘼 𝙎𝙊𝙏𝙏𝙊 𝙇𝘼 𝙋𝙄𝙊𝙂𝙂𝙄𝘼 🌧️
L'arrivo del pullman del Milan a San Siro per la sfida di questo pomeriggio contro l'Empoli ⚔️ 🔴⚫
📹 @vinci_samuele per https://t.co/jlTDBgF49e#MilanEmpoli #milanpress pic.twitter.com/227kFJ4CUo
— MilanPress.it (@MilanPress_it) March 10, 2024
12:18 Half-Time: Lecce 0-1 Verona
Strong push just before the break from Lecce with a series of corners, but no way through yet. Folorunsho’s deflected strike is the difference so far.
12:17 Penalty appeals
Absolutely not, Cabal literally had his hands clamped behind his back, so the fact it hit his elbow is irrelevant.
12:14 Big save from Montipo’!
Huge opportunity for the Lecce equaliser, cross from the right finds the Krstovic glancing header, what a reaction save from Montipo’!
12:11 Verona push
Folorunsho rolls across from the right, but Noslin did not time the run properly. They get a corner out of it, from which the Duda strike is charged down by Almqivst.
12:09 Folorunsho a threat
3 – Since the beginning of 2024 Michael #Folorunsho is the player who has scored the most goals from outside the box in the Big-5 European Leagues (three). Personality.#LecceVerona
— OptaPaolo (@OptaPaolo) March 10, 2024
12:07 Banda booked
Banda booked for a trip from behind, he will be suspended when Lecce visit Salernitana.
12:04 Banda run
Banda did so well with the first dribble, then the second touch was too heavy and the Verona players caught up with him.
12:03 Not a great idea
Overly-complicated Verona free kick routine results in Suslov prodding wide.
12:01 Lecce hit the crossbar!
Again, the wind is making any curlers very unpredictable, Almqvist tries one from just inside the box and it loops over Montipo’ to thump the woodwork.
11:59 Montipo’ again
Another corner, a deflection and the goalkeeper again has to fingertip it over with difficulty. Series of corners for Lecce now.
11:58 Lecce chance
Not a good corner at all, but the wayward cross with the aid of the wind ends up looping towards the goal and Montipo’ has to fingertip it over the bar!
11:55 Lecce threaten
Gallo floats a ball over the top, Krstovic just fails to connect with it clear on goal.
11:54 NO PENALTY
The right decision.
11:53 VAR!
VAR agrees, there was nothing more Magnani could’ve done to get out the way.
11:52 Penalty for Lecce!
That’s awfully harsh… Lameck Banda runs forward down the left, cuts inside, curler deflected wide off Magnani’s hand. But the arm was very close to the body and he was trying to turn, not sure he could’ve avoided that.
11:51 Folorunsho again
Verona look more wide-awake than Lecce, Gonzalez caught napping and this time Folorunsho drills wide.
11:46 Lecce 0-1 Verona: Michael Folorunsho!
A good passing move, Suslov finds Folorunsho from outside the box, but the snapshot takes a crucial deflection off Baschirotto to squirm past Falcone’s fingertips into the near bottom corner!
11:44 Save on Banda
Very long goal kick bounces awkwardly, Banda reads it better than the Verona defenders, but Montipo’ rushes out and manages to parry.
11:43 Folorunsho over
He should do better from there, it was a free header on the corner, but Folorunsho steered it over the bar.
11:42 Verona attack
Lazovic header straight at Falcone. Verona push again with Lazovic and win a corner.
11:37 Krstovic needs treatment
Ref has been letting a lot of physical clashes go, but Krstovic cannot play when visibly bleeding from the nose…
11:32 Verona again
Noslin shrugs off a defender and the shot is straight at the goalkeeper.
11:31 Verona threaten
Speaking of it being really windy, Verona corner taken short, cross then loops in a very odd fashion to land on the roof of the net.
11:30 We have kick-off in Lecce vs. Verona!
Not unusually, it’s very windy in Lecce.
11:27 Out come the teams
Lecce: Falcone; Gendrey, Pongracic, Baschirotto, Gallo; Gonzalez, Ramadani, Oudin; Almqvist, Krstovic, Banda
Verona: Montipò; Tchatchoua, Coppola, Magnani, Cabal; Serdar, Duda; Folorunsho, Suslov, Lazovic; Noslin
11:21 Lecce have a problem
Lecce have conceded in each of the last 22 Serie A games.
11:19 Relegation battle
Think this is all sorted? Think again…
Serie A table
Cagliari 26
Lecce 25*
Empoli 25*
Udinese 24*
Frosinone 24
Verona 23 *
Sassuolo 23
Salernitana 14
*game in hand
11:00 Team news
Other results this weekend put even more pressure on the two teams in this relegation dogfight.
The hosts have lost Mohamed Kaba for the rest of the season with a torn ACL, while Hellas have Pawel Dawidowicz suspended.
10:28 Lecce vs. Verona line-ups
Lecce: Falcone; Gendrey, Pongracic, Baschirotto, Gallo; Gonzalez, Ramadani, Oudin; Almqvist, Krstovic, Banda
Verona: Montipò; Tchatchoua, Coppola, Magnani, Cabal; Serdar, Duda; Folorunsho, Suslov, Lazovic; Noslin
Join us for all the build-up and action as it happens from today’s four Serie A games, Lecce-Verona, Milan-Empoli, Juventus-Atalanta and Fiorentina-Roma.
We begin at 11.30 GMT with the relegation tussle between Lecce and Verona, as Hellas could break out of the bottom three.
At 14.00 GMT, Milan can consolidate third place and push for second, but Empoli are reborn under Davide Nicola.
Juventus and Atalanta go head-to-head for European ambitions at 17.00 GMT.
Finally, Fiorentina-Roma is a real battle to close on the Champions League spots at 19.45 GMT.