League soccer is again this weekend, and never solely in Serie A: Motion within the Premier League is now properly underway as properly and issues could not have gotten off to a greater begin for Italy worldwide Riccardo Calafiori and U21 star Michael Kayode. Here’s a take a look at how the Italy internationals within the Premier League obtained on on Friday and Saturday.
Italy stars Calafiori and Kayode hit the bottom working within the Premier League
The Premier League season started with reigning champions in motion towards newly-promoted Coventry Metropolis on Friday night.
LONDON, ENGLAND – AUGUST 21: Riccardo Calafiori of Arsenal through the Premier League 2026/27 match between Arsenal FC and Coventry Metropolis at Emirates Stadium on August 21, 2026 in London, England. (Photograph by Justin Setterfield/Getty Photos)
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Mikel Arteta’s facet began as they meant to go on, setting the tempo for the remainder of the league with a routine 3-0 victory at residence at The Emirates.
Italy worldwide Calafiori was included within the Arsenal beginning line-up, performed 81 minutes at left-back in a again 4, helped his facet to preserving their first league clear sheet of the season and likewise offered an help for the opening aim of the sport (and the opening aim of the 2026-27 Premier League season).
It was his low cross in from the left flank that landed completely on the ft of Kai Havertz to comb residence within the centre of the penalty space.
LONDON, ENGLAND – AUGUST 21: Kai Havertz of Arsenal celebrates scoring his group’s first aim with teammate Riccardo Calafiori through the Premier League 2026/27 match between Arsenal FC and Coventry Metropolis at Emirates Stadium on August 21, 2026 in London, England. (Photograph by Julian Finney/Getty Photos)
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Along with his aim towards Manchester Metropolis within the Neighborhood Protect final weekend, the Italy worldwide has recorded a aim involvement and a clear sheet in 3-0 wins in each of his first two aggressive appearances of the season.
It was additionally a flying begin for Italy U21 star Kayode, who additionally chipped in with a aim in a 3-0 victory towards Tottenham Hotspur on Saturday afternoon.
The previous Fiorentina right-back was in the precise place on the proper time to stay a leg out and poke the ball into the roof of the online from the second section of a nook as Brentford swept Spurs apart on the Gtech Neighborhood Stadium.
BRENTFORD, ENGLAND – AUGUST 22: Michael Kayode of Brentford celebrates scoring his group’s third aim through the Premier League 2026/27 match between Brentford and Tottenham Hotspur at Gtech Neighborhood Stadium on August 22, 2026 in Brentford, England. (Photograph by Ryan Pierse/Getty Photos)
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A lot had been fabricated from Tottenham and their summer time spending beneath Italian head coach Roberto De Zerbi earlier than the beginning of the Premier League season, however it seems that the North Londoners should be battling the hangover after back-to-back Seventeenth-place finishes in 2024-25 and 2025-26.
It was a very poor afternoon for Italy worldwide Sandro Tonali, who joined Tottenham in a nationwide report €115m switch from Newcastle earlier this summer time.
BRENTFORD, ENGLAND – AUGUST 22: Sandro Tonali of Tottenham Hotspur applauds the followers at full-time following defeat within the Premier League 2026/27 match between Brentford and Tottenham Hotspur at Gtech Neighborhood Stadium on August 22, 2026 in Brentford, England. (Photograph by Alex Pantling/Getty Photos)
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BBC Sport gave the Italy star a score of simply 4/10 for his efficiency on his first Premier League look for Tottenham, labelling it a ‘desperately poor debut’.
There was a brief cameo from one other Italy worldwide in Future Udgoie for the ultimate 5 minutes of the Brentford 3-0 Tottenham recreation, however his outing was too brief to have any actual influence on the sport.
BRENTFORD, ENGLAND – AUGUST 22: Roberto De Zerbi, Supervisor of Tottenham Hotspur reacts through the Premier League 2026/27 match between Brentford and Tottenham Hotspur at Gtech Neighborhood Stadium on August 22, 2026 in Brentford, England. (Photograph by Ryan Pierse/Getty Photos)
Competitors from new signing Andrew Robertson might even see the Italy left-back tougher pressed for minutes within the Premier League this season.
