Calcio e Cappuccino Studio Show to Preview Season on Friday, Aug. 18 on CBS Sports Golazo Network

Every Match to Stream Live on Paramount+

CBS Sports’ multiplatform coverage of Italy’s Serie A returns this week with the kickoff of the 2023-2024 season. Every Serie A match this season will stream live on Paramount+, with select matches simulcasting on CBS Sports Network and CBS Sports Golazo Network, the free 24-hour soccer streaming channel.

Host Poppy Miller, alongside analysts Matteo Bonetti, Marco Messina, Mike Grella and Aaron West will once again lead CBS Sports’ CALCIO E CAPPUCCINO studio show. Christina Unkel will contribute to coverage as CBS Sports’ rules analyst.

The CALCIO E CAPPUCCINO crew will provide an hour-long Serie A season preview show on Friday, August 18 at 6:00 PM, ET, streaming live on CBS Sports Golazo Network and re-airing on the network throughout the morning leading up to Saturday’s first matches. The preview show will also be available to watch on-demand on Paramount+ beginning Friday evening.

Coverage for the opening day of the Serie A season on Saturday, August 19 begins with an hour-long CALCIO E CAPPUCCINO pre-match show beginning at 11:30 AM, ET, across Paramount+ and CBS Sports Network. The first match of the season will then feature Victor Osimhen and defending champions Napoli facing off against newly promoted Serie B champions Frosinone at 12:30 PM, ET, on Paramount+ and CBS Sports Network.

Inter vs. Monza will also simulcast on Saturday across Paramount+ and CBS Sports Network at 2:45 PM, ET. CALCIO E CAPPUCCINO will cap the day’s coverage with a 45-minute post-match show at 4:45 PM, ET, on Paramount+ and CBS Sports Network.

Coverage on Sunday, August 20 will include two matches streaming on both Paramount+ and CBS Sports Golazo Network — Roma vs. Salernitana at 12:30 PM, ET, and Udinese vs. Juventus at 2:45 PM, ET.

CBS Sports’ opening week Serie A coverage concludes on Monday, August 21 when AC Milan, with newly signed American superstar Christian Pulisic, takes on Bologna at 2:45 PM, ET, streaming exclusively on Paramount+.

In addition to coverage across Paramount+ and CBS Sports Network, CBS Sports will provide additional in-depth analysis of the Serie A opening week and season on CBS Sports Golazo Network’s live studio programming, including MORNING FOOTY and BOX 2 BOX; CBSSports.com; the Golazo Starting XI newsletter; and across its @CBSSportsGolazo social accounts.

CBS Sports Golazo Network is available for free on connected TV and mobile devices through the CBS Sports App and Pluto TV, and on CBSSports.com, as well as on Paramount+. The Network is a first-of-its-kind free, 24-hour soccer streaming network in the U.S. offering fans unparalleled coverage of all the top domestic and international soccer competitions.

Below is a schedule of CBS Sports’ Serie A coverage for the opening three weeks of the season.

CBS Sports’ Serie A Coverage (schedule subject to change)

*All times ET

Media Contacts:

Paul-Michael Ochoa   paulmichael.ochoa@paramount.com

Caroline Goldberg      caroline.goldberg@viacomcbs.com