🔥 Atalanta lose, Lazio fight back (backheel), Torino win: friendlies | OneFootball

Friendlies continue for the Serie A teams, who are getting ever closer to the start of the league season. For some, the campaign will begin with the Coppa Italia, so there is less and less time left before their first official matches.

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Even on the first Sunday of August, there were several surprises in the friendlies.  

Union Berlin-Cagliari 2-2

A good test for Pisacane’s Cagliari, who for a few hours put the Esposito case to one side. The Sardinians, led in attack by youngsters Trepy and Mendy, had gone two goals ahead.

The Germans then grew into the game and in the 85th and 91st minutes pulled level, making it 2-2.

Feyenoord-Atalanta 2-1

At De Kuip, Maurizio Sarri’s Atalanta were beaten in a European-flavoured clash that went into extra time. La Dea, who fielded their starting lineup with Samardzic confirmed in midfield and Raspadori out wide in attack, lost 2-1.

Ueda’s opener in the 11th minute was answered by the usual ever-reliable Krstovic, always on hand in front of goal. The winner for 2-1 was scored by Van Persie, the son of a former player. 

Burnley-Torino 0-1

An excellent test for Ignazio Abate’s Torino against Burnley, relegated to the Championship but much further ahead in their physical preparation than the Granata.

The match ended 1-0, with the decisive goal scored by Ali Dembélé, a versatile defender who spent the previous six months on loan at Mantova in Serie B, where he performed well.

Trabzonspor-Udinese 1-0

Runjaic’s Udinese were beaten after trying out a new formation: 4-3-3. Despite the result, there were positive signs for the Friuli side.

Lovric was back in midfield after his loan spell at Verona: the Slovenian started, so keep an eye on the possibility of him staying. 

Parma-Iraklis 1-1

Cuesta’s Parma took on Walter Mazzarri’s Iraklis in a friendly as the Greek side continue their run of matches on Italian soil. For the Gialloblu, it was a test with very few talking points in the first half and plenty in the second thanks to the substitutions and fresher legs.

The scorer for Parma was youngster Mikolajewski. 

Ascoli-Lazio 1-2

Gattuso’s Lazio came from behind to win at a packed Del Duca (11,000 spectators), turning the game around against Mister Tomei’s impressive Ascoli.

After Chakir’s opener, Zaccagni responded with a brilliant backheel goal, and Ratkow struck with a left-footed poacher’s finish in the box. A good test for Lazio from a mental-resilience standpoint as well. 

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