One of the most important soccer leagues in the world, the Italian Serie A, has kicked off and, although it is a year-long soccer party, this will be one of the saddest seasons for fans in Italy, since, we shall remember that the Italian national team did not qualify for the World Cup to be held between November and December of this year.
For many, it will be an unusual season, as Calcio will stop, like the other leagues, when the Qatar 2022 World Cup is played, with Italian players watching the matches on TV. What we can be sure of is that it will be a spectacular season, as, for the first time in many years, there is no clear favorite to win the Scudetto.
The big teams started on the right foot for the 2022-23 season. AC Milan, Inter, Napoli, and Juventus all got off to winning starts in the first matchday. The teams that are always a threat and are on the lookout for what could happen, Atalanta, Roma, Lazio, and Fiorentina, also got 3 points at the start of the season.
Milan wants to repeat the feat of the previous season, but, Serie A has dramatically increased its level and, this campaign will be very complicated for each of the teams.
We must also highlight that on the first matchday there was a record, no match ended with a draw on the scoreboard, something that very rarely we can observe in soccer leagues around the world.
Now, next, we will have the best matches that we can enjoy on this second day of the Italian Serie A.
Serie A Matchday 2: Inter vs. Spezia
When: Saturday, August 20 at 12:45 pm ET
Moneyline odds: Inter -490 / Spezia +1075 (Source: MyBookie.ag)
Draw Offs: +590
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One of the best teams in Italian soccer in recent years, Inter, will play their first home game on matchday 2 when they host Spezia at the San Siro Stadium this Saturday, August 20, 2022, at 12:45 pm ET.
It will be a pitched battle all season long, an Inter wants to start it by winning everything to avoid depending on the other teams to be at the top of the overall standings. That is why Internazionale has managed to put together a more compact and competitive team for this new season.
In the first game of the season, they showed that their level of play continues to grow and that their only objective in this campaign is to snatch the championship title from Milan. In this match, il Nerazurri visited Lecce and, thanks to goals from Romelu Lukaku and Denzel Dumfries, they managed to take the victory with a score of 2-1.
On the other hand, Spezia also managed to start this 2022-23 Calcio season in the best possible way. Playing at home, at the Alberto Picco Stadium, they took a very good victory against Empoli with a score of 1-0.
In this game, Spezia did not despair at any time for not being in control of the match and managed to capitalize on a clear scoring chance to take the first win of the season.
Inter vs. Spezia Betting Pick: Inter
Serie A Matchday 2: Napoli vs. Monza
When: Sunday, August 21 at 10:30 am ET
Moneyline odds: Napoli -226 / Monza +540 (Source: MyBookie.ag)
Draw Offs: +380
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A match between two completely different teams, but with the same ambition, to get 3 points this matchday, will be the one we will have between Napoli and Monza this Sunday, August 21, 2022.
Napoli, a team widely known in Italy and Europe, is looking to be that team of some seasons ago where they were fighting for first place in the standings each championship. While Napoli has managed to stay among the top 4 teams in Italy, they know they can give much more and, in this season, they will try to do so.
That said, we can see that Napoli is leading the standings, although they are equal with the other 9 teams that managed to win their first game, their offensive capacity with the 5 goals scored has them in the first place. Napoli comes from crushing Hellas Verona with a 5-2 score.
On the other hand, we have a club that is making history in its 109 years of life, Monza. Now we can say that Monza will not only be known for hosting F1 and being the home of Ferrari, but for the first time in their history, they managed to be promoted to the first division of Italian soccer and, according to their owner, they will fight to win the Scudetto and the Champions League.
However, Monza did not start this season as they had dreamed, as they were defeated in their match against Torino with a score of 1-2.
Napoli vs. Monza Betting Pick: Napoli
Serie A Matchday 2: Atalanta vs. Milan
When: Sunday, August 21 at 12:45 pm ET
Moneyline odds: Milan +150 / Atalanta +179 (Source: MyBookie.ag)
Draw Offs: +232
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On Matchday 2 itself, we will have one of the most anticipated matches for fans in Italy. The reigning Serie A champions, AC Milan will head to the Gewiss Stadium to face Atalanta, this Sunday, August 21, 2022.
With the blood of champions in full swing, AC Milan will play their second match of the season with their sights set on a single goal, to bring the Scudetto back to their trophy room and to fight as hard as possible in the UEFA Champions League this season.
As we mentioned, this tournament is much more complicated than the previous ones. The teams have armored themselves to dethrone Milan, and they know it. That is why we saw how they started with all their available arsenal in their presentation in this season 2022-23, with a magnificent victory against Udinese, with a score of 2-1.
On the other hand, Atalanta also made a very good start to the season, beating Sampdoria away with a score of 2-0. In this match, Atalanta did not have the ball, but the great effectiveness of their strikers helped them to an important victory.
Atalanta knows that they must improve their level of play compared to last season, where they were out of all European international competitions.
Atalanta vs. Milan Betting Pick: Draw
Serie A Matchday 2: Juventus vs. Sampdoria
When: Monday, August 22 at 12:45 pm ET
Moneyline odds: Juventus -142 / Sampdoria +380 (Source: MyBookie.ag)
Draw Offs: +275
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We close the roundup of matchday 2 of the Italian Serie A with the match between Juventus and Sampdoria, which will be played this Monday, August 22, 2022, at the Stadio Luigi Ferraris, home of Sampdoria. This game will be the one to end on the second day of the Calcio.
In completely different situations, both teams arrive at this second matchday of Serie A. Juventus achieved a very good victory in the first match, while Sampdoria could not at home.
Juventus knows what it is to win the Scudetto and, not doing it for two consecutive seasons is a big loss for them. That is why, this season, they have tried to put together a winning team that is equal or superior to that unbeatable team in recent years.
One of those new additions to Juventus is the Argentinean Ángel Di María, who despite being injured at the end of this first game, had a dream debut in which he scored one of his team’s goals and assisted a teammate to score.
Juventus opened this season with a crushing 3-0 win over Sassuolo, thanks to goals from Di Maria and Dusan Vlahovic (x2).
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On the other hand, Sampdoria did not have the expected start in this 2022-23 Serie A season, as, they failed at home against Atalanta and ended up losing with a score of 2-0.
Sampdoria knows that they must improve many aspects of their game that did not work last season, as they were closer to the relegation places than to the first 7 places, which give them a place in international competitions.
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