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By Ben Gladwell
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Serie A confirm rearranged dates for Sampdoria and Genoa fixtures after bridge collapse

FC's James Horncastle is in Turin to report on the news Cristiano Ronaldo will start in Juventus' opener and Claudio Marchisio has left the club after 25 years.
Cristiano Ronaldo is just days away from his Juventus debut against Chievo Verona. Get hyped.
ESPN FC's Mark Donaldson and Shaka Hislop square off in predicting the most notable matches to kick-start the 2018/19 Serie A campaign.
ESPN's Stewart Robson analyses how Massimiliano Allegri can get the best out of Cristiano Ronaldo at Juventus.
The ESPN FC guys explain what Roma are getting in new signing Steven N'Zonzi, including how his World Cup success will be an asset to the team.

The Lega Serie A has rescheduled the two fixtures it postponed from the opening weekend of the new season.

Sampdoria's clash with Fiorentina and Genoa's trip to AC Milan were both called off in the wake of the tragic bridge collapse in Genoa, with a minute's silence for the victims also set to be held this weekend when the 2018-19 season gets underway in Italy.

The Lega Serie A announced on Friday the dates for the rescheduled fixtures.

Sampdoria will welcome the Viola to the Stadio Luigi Ferraris...

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By James Horncastle
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Juventus still the team to beat in Serie A as Napoli, Inter and Milan look to bridge gap

Juventus are the unanimous pick from the FC crew to win Serie A, but not everyone is convinced Cristiano Ronaldo will be player of the year.
ESPN FC's Mark Donaldson and Shaka Hislop square off in predicting the most notable matches to kick-start the 2018/19 Serie A campaign.
Watch Cristiano Ronaldo and the stars of Serie A all season long, with every match from the Italian top flight available on ESPN and ESPN+.

As the Italian season kicks off this weekend, here's a look at Serie A from top to bottom.

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2017-18 record: W30-D5-L3
2017-18 finish: Champions

Roma's Daniele De Rossi feels Juventus have "killed the league a little" after signing Cristiano Ronaldo. But the same was said two years ago when the Old Lady cannibalised Serie A, mercilessly paying the buy-out clauses of Gonzalo Higuain and Miralem Pjanic to weaken their domestic rivals (Napoli and Roma respectively). Last season, though,...


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By Ben Gladwell
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Milan vs. Genoa, Sampdoria vs. Fiorentina postponed following tragic bridge collapse

ESPN FC's Mark Donaldson and Shaka Hislop square off in predicting the most notable matches to kick-start the 2018/19 Serie A campaign.

Serie A has postponed two of this weekend's opening Serie A fixtures involving Genovese clubs Genoa and Sampdoria following the bridge collapse that killed at least 39 people in the Ligurian city on Tuesday.

The rest of the 2018-19 Serie A opening day remains on schedule -- including Cristiano Ronaldo and Juventus against Chievo on Saturday (11:50 a.m. ET, streaming live on ESPN+) in what will be his competitive debut for his new club since his blockbuster summer move from Real Madrid.

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By Chris Wright, Toe Poke blogger
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Sampdoria announce signing of Ronaldo... Vieira

After seeing Cristiano Ronaldo arrive at Juventus over the summer, Sampdoria have taken inspiration from their Serie A rivals to pull off a marquee signing of their very own.

Pinching the monochrome graphical style used by Juve to unveil the Portuguese superstar, the Blucerchiati wedged their tongues in their cheek as they too used it to announce the signing of Ronaldo -- Ronaldo Vieira from Leeds United.

Very clever, and good for a giggle too. Especially how small that 'Vieira' font is.

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 By Mattias Karen, Arsenal correspondent
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Arsenal complete move for Sampdoria midfielder Lucas Torreira

Former Arsenal midfielder Stewart Robson shares his thoughts on how Sampdoria's Lucas Torreira would fit in at the Emirates.
Raphael Honigstein explains why Borussia Dortmund's Sokratis Papastathopoulos would be an underwhelming addition for Arsenal.

Arsenal have completed the signing of Sampdoria midfielder Lucas Torreira in a deal reported to be worth €30 million.

The deal was finalised after Torreira flew in to London following Uruguay's exit at the World Cup in Russia, having helped his country reach the quarterfinals.

Torreira gives Arsenal a natural ball-winner who can help shield the back four effectively -- a type of player they have missing recently.

"In Lucas Torreira, we have signed a young player who is a very bright talent...

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