🔥 Roma enjoy Ferguson's magic, Ilić and Leão score stunners 🚀 Today's friendlies ⚔️

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The pre-season heats up with a Saturday full of friendlies. It's hard to keep up with everything, so here's our recap of all the matches played today by Italian teams.
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Kaiserslautern - Roma 0-1
Three out of three for Roma in pre-season, and Evan Ferguson scores again: in the 16th minute of the first half, the Irishman presses the goalkeeper high and scores a poacher's goal, confirming his scoring streak (5 goals in two friendlies).
The new white and green third kit of the Roman club was on full display in front of over 35,000 spectators in Kaiserslautern.
Gasperini's Roma is taking shape, showing aggressive pressing and good chemistry between the lines, even in a context with many rotations and key absences such as Dybala.
Liverpool - Milan 2-4
In what is Massimiliano Allegri's summer debut, Milan conquers Hong Kong by beating English champions Liverpool 4‑2: starring Leão, who opens the scoring with a great solo effort and assists Loftus‑Cheek, and Noah Okafor with a second-half brace.
Milan was solid in defense, showed great pace on the counter, and Pulisic stood out with an assist and excellent stats, while Liverpool struggled especially in transition despite Wirtz's debut. A touching tribute to Diogo Jota took place before the match.
Napoli - Catanzaro 2-1
Napoli bounces back after the defeat to Arezzo, winning thanks to a lightning goal by Raspadori in the 1st minute and a penalty by Lucca in the 7th. Catanzaro pulled one back in the second half with Iemmello, but Contini preserved the lead with some good saves.
Positive signs from Neres and Lang, both very dynamic on the wings; Conte rotated the squad heavily, testing several players after the training camp in Dimaro.
Udinese - Qatar 3-0
Udinese defeated the Qatari national team coached by Lopetegui in their third pre-season test in Mittersill with a convincing 3-0. Goals by Keinan Davis, Iker Bravo, and Jürgen Ekkelenkamp. Excellent signs for Kosta Runjaić, with great intensity in the first 60 minutes of play.
Cremonese - Torino 1-4
Torino, led by Marco Baroni, dominated the summer friendly against newly promoted Cremonese, ending their training camp with a convincing 4‑1 win: spectacular goals from Ilic (left-footed volley from outside the box), Adams doubled the lead before halftime, and in the second half Tameze headed in from a corner and Balcot finished off the Granata's four-goal haul.
Cremonese pulled one back through De Luca in the first half, but never really troubled Paleari in the second half.
Avellino - Lazio 0-1
Lazio struggled in the "Memorial Sandro Criscitiello": little attacking threat despite Sarri's front three of Zaccagni, Pedro, and Castellanos. The match was decided only in the 93rd minute with a penalty won by Noslin and converted by Guendouzi.
Werder Bremen - Parma 0-0
Parma and Werder ended goalless: few attacking sparks, a very tight match, and little sharpness from the Crociati. The real news is the serious injury to Jacob Ondrejka: fracture of the left fibula, season compromised with a probable return only in 2026.
Atalanta - Atalanta u23 1-0
Intra-squad test decided by a late goal from De Ketelaere, who walked the ball into the net on a Pašalić assist to break the deadlock in a match well controlled by the first team. Jurić—on his first test in charge of La Dea—rotated heavily, and the Under 23s held their own until almost the end of the match.
Genoa - Mantova 3-2
The first half ended with Mantova ahead 1-0, but in the second half Genoa shifted gears. In the 53rd minute, Marcandalli equalized with a towering header from a corner, and in the 60th, the Grifone completed the comeback: a dangerous free kick from Stanciu, a short rebound from Festa, and Venturino pounced for the winning tap-in. In the 82nd minute, Galuppini made it 2-2 from the penalty spot after a foul on Mensah, but two minutes later Thorsby sealed the win with a precise header for the final 3-2.
Hannover 96 - Cagliari 2-0
Cagliari lost 2‑0 in a nervous, foul-filled match (seven yellow cards). The German goals came from a penalty in the first half (Tomiak) and a corner in the second half (Neubauer). The Sardinians looked too experimental in the first half and only showed signs of a reaction after the break, but without offensive effectiveness.
Triangular Tournament in Bolzano
Mini-tournament in South Tyrol for Bologna and Sassuolo, hosted at the Druso in Bolzano by Südtirol. Italiano's team drew 0-0 with the hosts, then raised the level in the second match against Sassuolo, winning 2-1 thanks to comeback goals from Orsolini and Cambiaghi (the 1-0 for Sassuolo had been scored by Pinamonti).
1-1 draw between Sassuolo and Südtirol in the final match: both goals came within 5 minutes, with the hosts taking the lead in the 20th minute (Martini) and Sassuolo equalizing through Pierini in the 24th.
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