Shift number 17 from the Serie A 2024-25. The championship opens on Friday with Verona-Milan and closes on Monday with Inter-Como. Treacherous away games for Napoli and Juventus against Genoa and Como, while league leaders Atalanta host Empoli. Lazio in Lecce, Roma host Parma and need the three points.
Follow with us in real time all the updates on lineups, unavailable players, suspended players and news from the 20 Serie A teams.
PROBABLE VENICE-CAGLIARI LINE-UPS
Date and time: Sunday 22 December at 3pm
SVOBODA ALMOST STOP, ROAD OUT
Eusebio Di Francesco does not change. Pohjanpalo in attack, supported in the midfield by Busio and Oristanio. The flanks will be manned by Zampano and Ellertsson. In the middle of the field Andersen and Nicolussi Caviglia. Season over for Svoboda. In Cagliari Piccoli was at the center of the attack with Gaetano behind him. In the median Adopo and Marin.
PROBABLE ATALANTA-EMPOLI LINE-UPS
Date and time: Sunday 22 December at 6pm
PASALIC FROM 1', TRUST IN CACACE
Gasperini has to give up De Roon, out due to suspension. Pasalic and Ederson in the middle, while De Keteleaere and Samardzic compete for a jersey next to Lookman, in the tandem behind Retegui. Ruggeri remains in doubt: if he can't make it, Zappacosta will play on the left. D'Aversa again lines up Cacace next to Esposito in the attacking midfield. Open ballot in the middle of the field with Maleh and Henderson fighting for a place. Anjorin starter.
PROBABLE MONZA-JUVENTUS LINE-UPS
Date and time: Sunday 22 December at 8.45pm
SENSI READY. NICO GONZALEZ ON THE BENCH, DANILO KO
In Monza, Gagliardini, Cragno and captain Pessina were always out, as well as Maldini who was disqualified. Djuric's recovery is difficult: we go towards the Ciurria-Caprari pair behind Mota. In Juventus Conceiçao and Nico Gonzalez are playing for a shirt on the right with the Portuguese favourite. Danilo stops, struggling with a sprained left ankle: McKennie will play in his place.
PROBABLE FIORENTINA-UDINESE LINE-UPS
Date and time: Monday 23 December at 6.30pm
BELTRAN-SOTTIL DUEL, LUCCA WITH THAUVIN
Kean offensive reference in Fiorentina and Gudmundsson from the first minute. Duel instead between Beltran, Sottil and Colpani: two out of three play. Adli and Cataldi are a pair of midfielders. Kayode in place of the suspended Dodò. In Udinese Sanchez continues to work to recover his condition. Lucca-Thauvin pair up front, while Davis will not be there, injured like Okoye, Lovric and Zarraga. Ehizibue and Zemura are the wingers.
PROBABLE INTER-COMO LINE-UPS
Date and time: Monday 23 December at 8.45pm
BARELLA TRIES, CUTRONE UNDERSTANDS BELOTTI
Inzaghi hopes to recover Barella at the last minute, who carried out part of Saturday's training with the group. Correa stops. Fabregas relaunches Sergi Roberto as starter and confirms Barba on the left. Fadera and Strefezza on the outside, Cutrone threatens Belotti.
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