Broadcast info - Juventus vs. Fiorentina
Who's playing: For calcio fans, this arguably is the biggest game of matchday one. Reigning champions Juventus - who are aiming to make it an unprecedented sixth straight Scudetto - will be taking on Fiorentina to kick start their 2016/2017 Serie A campaign.
What time: Saturday, August 20th at 11:45 PST/14:45 EST/18:45 UTC/19:45 BST/20:45 CET
What stadium: This big opening day match will be played at Turin's Juventus Stadium. Opened in September 2011, it can seat up to 41,475.
Which channel:
- In the USA: beIN SPORTS USA, beIN SPORTS CONNECT U.S.A., fuboTV
- In Italy: Sky Sport 1 HD Italia, SKY Go Italia, Sky Supercalcio HD, Sky Calcio 1
- In the UK: BT Sport 2, BT Sport Live Streaming
- In Canada: beIN Sports Canada, beIN SPORTS CONNECT Canada
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Match facts and other historical stats - Juventus vs. Fiorentina
- La Vecchia Signora's overall head to head record stands as 76 wins, 33 losses, and 55 draws
- The last time the Bianconeri lost to the Viola in league play was on October 20, 2013
- However, their overall last defeat (across all competitions) was during a Coppa Italia tie in Turin on March 5, 2015
- Juventus will be aiming to avoid a second straight home loss on opening day
- Fiorentina have not managed to keep a clean sheet on the road against Juventus since 1981
Team news
Juventus
This summer has seen another period of change for the Turin giants. For starters, Juventus broke two records during the transfer market. The first was the €90 million paid to Napoli for Gonzalo Higuain, which is the highest ever amount paid for a player transferring between two Italian sides. And the second was the €105 million they are set to receive from Manchester United for Paul Pogba's return to Old Trafford. Meanwhile, just like last season, the Bianconeri have been active in bringing in some new faces, including Miralem Pjanic, Dani Alves, and Mehdi Benatia.
In terms of personnel, Allegri will have most of his key players available. Higuain, however, will not likely start given the fact that he is not still in top shape, whilst Claudio Marchisio is still out due to a knee injury.
Fiorentina
Fiorentina, by contrast were a lot quieter in the summer transfer market, with the only notable incoming player being Cristian Tello from Barcelona. The Viola, who finished in fifth last season, will have to make do without key man Borja Valero due to a sprained ankle. Whilst Fiorentina did beat Juventus in Turin less than two years ago in the Coppa Italia, the Tuscan side overall have a long and frustrating record when it comes to facing La Vecchia Signora. However, they will look to Udinese - who beat Juve at Juventus Stadium on matchday one last season - for inspiration as they look to overcome their hoodoo versus the Bianconeri.
Broadcast info - AC Milan vs. Torino
Who's playing: AC Milan will welcome Torino - and former manager Sinisa Mihajlovic - as the Rossoneri look to finally begin the long road towards securing a European football spot at the end of this season.
What time: Sunday, August 21st at 09:00 PST/12:00 EST/16:00 UTC/17:00 BST/18:00 CET
What stadium: Milan will commence their 2016/2017 Serie A campaign at their home ground - the Stadio San Siro. Also known as the Giuseppe Meazza (for Inter supporters), it has a maximum capacity of 80,018.
Which channel:
- In the USA: beIN SPORTS USA, fuboTV, beIN SPORTS CONNECT U.S.A.
- In Italy: Sky Supercalcio HD, Sky Calcio 1, Sky Sport 1 HD Italia, SKY Go Italia
- In the UK: BT Sport Live Streaming, BT Sport 2
- In Canada: beIN Sports Canada, beIN SPORTS CONNECT Canada
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Match facts and other historical stats - AC Milan vs. Torino
- The Diavolo's overall head-to-head record stands as 63 wins, 37 losses, and 53 draws
- Torino haven't beaten Milan since November 4, 2001
- Milan coach Vincenzo Montella has only beaten tactical opponent Sinisa Mihajlovic once in seven meetings (three losses, three draws)
- He's also won one out of seven ties against Torino
- Meanwhile, Mihajlovic has never beaten Milan in seven attempts (three draws, four losses)
- Not only have Montella and Mihajlovic both coached Sampdoria but also they were teammates at the Blucerchiati
Team news
AC Milan
It may have seemed like it took forever, but Milan are finally under new ownership after Silvio Berlusconi opted to sell the Rossoneri to a Chinese consortium. Due to the delays, the club have not been active in acquisitions over the past few months. By contrast, there have been a slew of players to depart, including Jeremy Menez, Stephan El Shaarawy, and Philippe Mexes. However, they again will begin this season with yet another new tactician on the bench. Vincenzo Montella represents the sixth manager to lead the club since Allegri was sacked in 2014, and the club's weary supporters will hope that the former Fiorentina and Sampdoria manager will finally be able to help the team get back on track.
Having finished in seventh last term, Milan will again be missing out on European competition, and naturally, the Diavolo will be hoping to end this long hiatus by finishing higher in the table at the conclusion of this campaign. The hosts may be missing skipper Riccardo Montolivo for this match.
Torino
As for the Granta, Mihajlovic will have his own personal reasons for wanting to leave San Siro with all three points. Despite leading the Rossoneri to their first Coppa Italia final in 13 seasons, the Serbian tactician was nonetheless sacked by Berlusconi and replaced by former youth team manager Cristian Brocchi. Torino have brought in quite a few new players in a bid to break into the top half of the table, and will be coming into this game having strolled to a comfortable 4-1 win in their first Coppa Italia tie.
Serie A - Full Matchday 1 schedule
- 09:00 PST/12:00 EST/18:00 CET - Aug 20: Roma vs Udinese
- 11:45 PST/14:45 EST/20:45 CET - Aug 20: Juventus vs Fiorentina
- 09:00 PST/12:00 EST/18:00 CET - Aug 21: AC Milan vs Torino
- 11:45 PST/14:45 EST/20:45 CET - Aug 21: Atalanta vs Lazio
- 11:45 PST/14:45 EST/20:45 CET - Aug 21: Bologna vs Crotone
- 11:45 PST/14:45 EST/20:45 CET - Aug 21: Chievo vs Internazionale
- 11:45 PST/14:45 EST/20:45 CET - Aug 21: Empoli vs Sampdoria
- 11:45 PST/14:45 EST/20:45 CET - Aug 21: Genoa vs Cagliari
- 11:45 PST/14:45 EST/20:45 CET - Aug 21: Palermo vs Sassuolo
- 11:45 PST/14:45 EST/20:45 CET - Aug 21: Pescara vs Napoli
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The 2016/2017 Serie A table on opening day. How will this look after matchday 1 concludes?
| Pos. | Team | MP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | P | Form | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Internazionale | 33 | 27 | 5 | 1 | 79 | 18 | +61 | 86 | WDWWD | |
| 2 | Milan | 33 | 21 | 6 | 6 | 64 | 39 | +25 | 69 | LDWWW | |
| 3 | Juventus | 33 | 18 | 10 | 5 | 47 | 26 | +21 | 64 | DDWLD | |
| 4 | Bologna | 33 | 17 | 11 | 5 | 48 | 26 | +22 | 62 | WDDWW | |
| 5 | Roma | 33 | 17 | 7 | 9 | 59 | 39 | +20 | 58 | WLWDW | |
| 6 | Atalanta | 32 | 16 | 6 | 10 | 59 | 37 | +22 | 54 | WDLWD | |
| 7 | Lazio | 33 | 16 | 4 | 13 | 42 | 35 | +7 | 52 | WWLWW | |
| 8 | Napoli | 33 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 50 | 41 | +9 | 49 | LDWLD | |
| 9 | Fiorentina | 32 | 13 | 8 | 11 | 45 | 36 | +9 | 47 | WDLLD | |
| 10 | Torino | 33 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 31 | 29 | +2 | 46 | DDLWW | |
| 11 | Monza | 33 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 35 | 43 | -8 | 43 | LDLLW | |
| 12 | Genoa | 33 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 35 | 40 | -5 | 39 | LDWDD | |
| 13 | Lecce | 33 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 30 | 48 | -18 | 35 | WWLDW | |
| 14 | Cagliari | 33 | 7 | 11 | 15 | 36 | 56 | -20 | 32 | DDWDL | |
| 15 | Hellas Verona | 33 | 7 | 10 | 16 | 31 | 44 | -13 | 31 | WDLDL | |
| 16 | Empoli | 33 | 8 | 7 | 18 | 26 | 48 | -22 | 31 | WLWLL | |
| 17 | Udinese | 33 | 4 | 16 | 13 | 31 | 50 | -19 | 28 | LLLDL | |
| 18 | Frosinone | 33 | 6 | 10 | 17 | 40 | 63 | -23 | 28 | DDDDL | |
| 19 | Sassuolo | 33 | 6 | 8 | 19 | 39 | 65 | -26 | 26 | LDDDL | |
| 20 | Salernitana | 33 | 2 | 9 | 22 | 26 | 70 | -44 | 15 | LLDLL |
