Serie A, 16th matchday: probable lineups, times and where to watch the matches

Milan, 13 December 2024 - With the commitments in the European cups archived, it is time again for Serie A, now in its 16th matchday, which will be inaugurated on Friday by Empoli-Turin. On Saturday the program opens with Cagliari to Atalanta and will then continue with the challenges that await them Napoli e Juventus: the first one has to face it away from home with theUdinese, while the second one faces the home match VeniceThere are two relegation clashes to keep an eye on on Sunday: Lecce-Monza e Parma-Verona. The spotlight is obviously also on the Apennine derby between Bologna e Fiorentina. The Milan hosts the Genoa, While the Roma will be on stage at As anThe key match of this round is set for Monday, when they will face each other Lazio e Inter. 

The competition program and where to see them

Empoli-Turin: Friday 13 December, 20pm; live TV on Dazn, Sky Sport Calcio, Sky Sport 45 and live streaming on Dazn, Sky Go and Now;

Cagliari to Atalanta: Saturday 14 December, 15pm; live TV on Dazn 1 and live streaming on Dazn;

Udinese-Napoli: Saturday 14 December, 18pm; live TV on Dazn 1 and live streaming on Dazn;

Juventus-Venice: Saturday 14 December, 20pm; live TV on Dazn, Sky Sport Calcio, Sky Sport Uno, Sky Sport 45K, Sky Sport 4 and live streaming on Dazn, Sky Go and Now;

Lecce-Monza: Sunday 15 December, 12:30 pm; live TV on Dazn 1 and live streaming on Dazn;

Bologna-Fiorentina: Sunday 15 December, 15pm; live TV on Dazn 1 and live streaming on Dazn;

Parma-Hellas Verona: Sunday 15 December, 15pm; live TV on Dazn 2 and live streaming on Dazn;

Como-Rome: Sunday 15 December, 18pm; live TV on Dazn, Sky Sport Calcio, Sky Sport 4K, Sky Sport 251 and live streaming on Dazn, Sky Go and Now;

Milan-Genoa: Sunday 15 December, 20pm; live TV on Dazn 45 and live streaming on Dazn;

Lazio-Inter: Monday 16 December, 20pm; live TV on Dazn 45 and live streaming on Dazn;

Probable lineups

Empoli-Turin

Empoli (3-4-2-1): Vasquez; Goglichidze, Ismajli, Viti; Gyasi, Anjorin, Maleh, Pezzella; Esposito, Cacace; Colombo. Coach D'Aversa.

Turin (3-5-2): Milinkovic-Savic; Walukiewicz, Coco, Masina; Pedersen, Ricci, Linetty, Gineitis, Vojvoda; Adams, Sanabria. Coach Vanoli.

Cagliari to Atalanta

Cagliari (4-2-3-1): Sherri; Zappa, Mina, Luperto, Obert; Makoumbou, Marin; Zortea, Viola, Augello; Piccoli. Coach Nicola.

Atalanta (3-4-2-1): Carnesecchi; Djimsiti, Hien, Kolasinac; Bellanova, de Roon, Ederson, Ruggeri; De Ketelaere, Lookman; Retegui. Coach Gasperini.

Udinese-Napoli

Udinese (4-3-1-2): Sava; Ehizibue, Bijol, Giannetti, Zemura; Zarraga, Karlstrom, Lovric; Ekkelenkamp; Lucca, Thauvin. All. Runjaic.

Napoli (4-3-3): Meret; Di Lorenzo, Rrahmani, Buongiorno, Olivera; Anguissa, Lobotka, McTominay; Politano, Lukaku, Neres. Coach Conte.

Juventus-Venice

Juventus (4-2-3-1): Di Gregorio; Savona, Gatti, Kalulu, Danilo; Locatelli, Thuram; Conceiçao, Koopmeiners, Yildiz; Vlahovic. All. Motta.

Venice (3-5-2): Stankovic; Idzes, Svoboda, Altare; Oristanio, Pohjanpalo. Coach Di Francesco.

Lecce-Monza

Lecce (4-3-3): Falcone; Guilbert, Pelmard, Baschirotto, Jean; Coulibaly, Ramadani, Rafia; Dorgu, Krstovic, Rebic. Coach Giampaolo.

Monza (3-4-2-1): Turati; Izzo, Mari, Carboni; Pedro, Pereira, Bondo, Bianco, Kyriakopoulos; Mota Carvalho, Maldini; Djuric. Coach Nesta.

Bologna-Fiorentina

Bologna (4-2-3-1): Skorupski; De Silvestri, Beukema, Lucumì, Holm; Pobega, Freuler; Ndoye, Odgaard, Dominguez; Castro. Italian Coach.

Fiorentina (4-2-3-1): De Gea; Dodo, Comuzzo, Ranieri, Gosens; Adli, Cataldi; Colpani, Beltran, Sottil; Kean. Coach Palladino.

Parma-Hellas Verona

Parma (4-2-3-1): Suzuki; Hainaut, Delprato, Leoni, Valeri; Sohm, Keita; Man, Cancellieri, Mihaila; Bonny. Coach Pecchia

Verona (4-2-3-1): Montipò; Tchatchoua, Magnani, Dawidowicz, Bradaric; Belahyane, Dani Silva; Suslov, Livramento, Lazovic; Tengstedt. Coach Zanetti.

Como-Rome

As an (4-2-3-1): Reina; Van Der Brempt, Goldaniga, Kempf, Sala; Mazzitelli, Engelhardt; Strefezza, Nico Paz, Da Cunha; Belotti. Coach Fabregas.

Roma (3-4-2-1): Svilar; Mancini, Hummels, Ndicka; Saelemaekers, Paredes, Koné, Angelino; Dybala, El Shaarawy; Dovbyk. All. Ranieri.

Milan-Genoa

Milan (4-2-3-1): Maignan; Emerson Royal, Thiaw, Gabbia, Hernandez; Fofana, Reijnders; Musah, Chukwueze, Leao; Abraham. All. Fonseca.

Genoa (4-3-3): Leali; Sabelli, Bani, Vasquez, Martin; Thorsby, Badelj, Frendrup; Zanoli, Pinamonti, Miretti. Coach Vieira.

Lazio-Inter

Lazio (4-2-3-1): Provedel; Marusic, Gila, Gigot, Nuno Tavares; Guendouzi, Rovella; Isaksen, Dia, Zaccagni; Noslin. Coach Baroni.

Inter (3-5-2): Summer; Bisseck, de Vrij, Bastoni; Darmian, Barella, Calhanoglu, Mkhitaryan, Dimarco; Thuram, Lautaro. Coach Inzaghi.

Referee appointments

Empoli-Turin: Bonacina of Bergamo (Preti-Ceccon/IV: The Pen; var: Pezzuto, avar: Wonder);

Cagliari to Atalanta: Pairetto of Nichelino (Of the judges-Garzelli/IV: Marinelli; var: Paterna, avar: Abyss);

Udinese-Napoli: Duties of Rome 1 (Lo Cicero-Bercigli/IV: Sacchi; var: Marini, avar: Pezzuto);

Juventus-Venice: Giua of Olbia (Di Iorio-Pagliardini/IV: Prontera; var: Wonder, var: Di Bello);

Lecce-Monza: Mariani of Aprilia (Capaldo-Bahri/IV: Ayroldi; var: Di Paolo, avar: Maggioni);

Bologna-Fiorentina: Blacksmiths of Ravenna (Imperial-Cavallina/IV: Piccinini; var Abisso, avar: Marini);

Parma-Hellas Verona: Seregno's filth (Mondin-Bitonti/IV: Tremolada; var: Gariglio, var: Mazzoleni);

Como-Rome: Rapuano of Rimini (Berti-Bresmes/IV: Perenzoni; var: Serra, avar: Paterna);

Milan-Genoa: Guide to Torre Annunziata (M. Rossi-Moro/IV: Zufferli; var: Di Bello, avar: Camplone);

Lazio-Inter: Chiffi of Padua (Cecconi-Zingarelli/IV: Manganiello, var: Mazzoleni, avar: Serra)

The ranking 

Atalanta 32; Napoli 31; Inter*, Fiorentina*, Lazio 31; Juventus 27; Milan*, Bologna* 22; Udinese 20; Empoli 19; Roma, Torino 16; Parma, Genoa 15; Cagliari 14; Lecce 13; Como, Verona 12; Monza 10; Venezia 9.

*a race to recover

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