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August 22, 2021Good first for both Mourinho's Roma and Spalletti's Napoli. The Giallorossi tame Fiorentina 3-1 in a game characterized by an expulsion on each side. Home success also for the Neapolitans who play over an hour outnumbered due to the direct red remedied by Osimhen for a blow to an opponent; despite this and a penalty missed by Insigne, the Azzurri sacked 3 points thanks to a second penalty converted by the striker of the National team and a goal from Elmas. Thus the Sunday matches on the evening of the first day of the championship.

At the Olimpico, Mourinho amazes everyone and lines up the newcomer Abraham in his 4-2-3-1 from 1 ', with Zaniolo, Pellegrini and Mkhitaryan in support of the English striker. Italian responds with a classic 4-3-3 where the attacking trident is made up of Callejon, Vlahović and Gonzalez.

Abraham immediately protagonist: at 17 'launched at the net he is spread out of the area by the purple goalkeeper Drągowski who is expelled by Pairetto (Italian removes Callejon to insert the second goalkeeper Terracciano). Rome is dangerous with Pellegrini in the 24th minute, and then passes in the 26th minute with Mkhitaryan served by a cut by Abraham. At 31 'Zaniolo engages Terracciano. We see Fiorentina with a shot by Bonaventura who calls Rui Patricio to the parade (34 '). Before the break, again the insidious viola with Maleh and Vlahović.

In the second half, Zaniolo collects the second card and Pairetto re-establishes numerical parity (52 '). At 55 'Rui Patricio performs a half miracle on Vlahović. At 60 ', even viola with Milenković who uses a cross from Pulgar. Giallorossi reaction that breaks on the crossbar: Abraham hits the head. The English striker himself packs the assist for the new overtaking of Roma: Pulgar loses the ball, Mkhitaryan serves Abraham who triggers the former viola Veretout for the 2-1. At 79 'the Frenchman even scores his brace using an assist from Shomurodov.

At the 'San Paolo-Maradona', Spalletti's adventure on his new bench got off to a good start. The lagoon team immediately received a defeat, returning to Serie A after nineteen years. Politano, Osimhen and Insigne are the attacking trio that Spalletti chooses for his championship debut on the Neapolitan bench. Zanetti takes sides in the mirror, entrusting him to Johnsen, Forte and Di Mariano forwards.

At 8 'the lagoon goalkeeper Maenpaa almost gets the ball back from Osimhen. The goalkeeper is not surprised by a combination between Insigne and Politano in the 22nd minute. Turn of the scene at 23 ': Osimhen trims an elbow to Heymans and receives the red card from the referee Aureliano: Napoli in ten. Another tile for Spalletti, forced to replace Zielinski due to muscular problems: from 35 'Elmas.

Recovery. At 56 'arm of Caldara in the Veneto area on a cross by Mario Rui, Insigne shoots the penalty high (57'). At 61 'new maximum free-kick in favor of the hosts, this time it is Ceccaroni who touches a cross from Di Lorenzo with his arm, and this time Insigne does not fail the transformation (62'). Venezia reacts and in the 68th minute hits the post with a shot from Forte. At 72 ', however, the doubling of Napoli arrives with Elmas. Closed game.