By Anna Italia
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Hello my friends. Here are the 2017-2018 Serie A Week 31 Thirty-first Round on Saturday 7 and Sunday 8 April 2018. It’s the time of redemption for the top teams.
Juventus will battle to win the away game against Benevento. It’s a tough “wake up call” for Juventus losing the Champions League Quarterfinals at the Juventus Stadium against Real Madrid. Now, it’s time to get back to the Serie A and no matter the result, Juventus will keep the first position having 78 points and is now +4 points above Napoli having 74 points in the second position.
Napoli will face Chievo Verona at the San Paolo Stadium. Challenge is on for Napoli to get back to the race for the Scudetto. A defeat will be chaotic in case of Juventus defeating Benevento because, in that case, the gap in favor of Juventus will be +7.
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Results from Serie A Week 30
- Bologna 1 – 1 AS Roma
- Cagliari 0 – 4 Torino
- Atalanta 2 – 0 Udinese
- Genoa 1 – 1 SPAL
- Lazio 6 – 2 Benevento
- Fiorentina 2 – 0 Crotone
- Inter 3 – 0 Hellas Verona
- Chievo Verona 2 – 1 Sampdoria
- Sassuolo 1 – 1 Napoli
- Juventus 3 – 1 AC Milan
The top scorer of the Serie A Up to Week 30: Lazio forward Ciro Immobile with 26 goals followed by Inter forward Mauro Icardi with 24 goals
Photo: twitter.com/OfficialSSLazio
Top Serie A teams standing AFTER Serie A Week 30 game. First 4 qualifying for Champions League, 5 and 6 for Europa League. (as of Sunday 18 March 2018)
– JUVENTUS 1st position with 78 points and a positive goal difference of +54
– NAPOLI 2nd position with 74 points and a positive goal difference of +44
– AS ROMA 3rd positions with 60 points and a positive goal difference of +26
– INTER 4th position with 59 points and a positive goal difference of +29
– LAZIO 5th position with 57 points and a positive goal difference of +34
– AC MILAN 6th position with 51 points and a positive goal difference of +7
Relegation Zone:
– CROTONE, 18th position with 24 points and a negative goal difference of -25
– HELLAS VERONA, 19th position with 22 points and a negative goal difference of -34
– BENEVENTO, 20th position with 10 points and a negative goal difference of -48
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Saturday 7 April 2018
BENEVENTO – JUVENTUS
Stadio Ciro Vigorito
Referee: PASQUA
Assistants: BINDONI – LA ROCCA
Fourth Official: NASCA
VAR: LA PENNA
AVAR: SCHENONE
15:00
Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Juventus, 1st position with 78 points and a positive goal difference of +54
Benevento, 20th position with 13 points and a negative goal difference of -45
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | Goals | DIFF | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Juventus | 30 | 25 | 3 | 2 | 70:16 | 54 | 78 |
| 20 | Benevento | 30 | 4 | 1 | 25 | 24:69 | -45 | 13 |
Juventus are the sole leader of the Serie A with 78 points is facing Benevento who are in the last position with 13 points. Incredible so, the gap between Juventus and Benevento is +65 points in favor of Juventus. Benevento winning only 4 games this season and most likely will be relegated to the Serie B next season as there are only 7 more games after this one.
Juventus need a victory to forget the defeat in Champions League against Real Madrid with the 0-3 which complicate the qualification.
Stats BEFORE the game. Top scorer of BENEVENTO: Massimo Coda, Enrico Brignola and Cheick Diabate with 3 goals each
Top scorer of JUVENTUS: Paulo Dybala with 18 goals
| Benevento | Goals | Goals | Juventus |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coda, Massimo | 3 | 18 | Dybala, Paulo |
| Brignola, Enrico | 3 | 15 | Higuain, Gonzalo |
| Diabate, Cheick | 3 | 7 | Khedira, Sami |
| Guilherme | 2 | 4 | Cuadrado, Juan |
| Ciciretti, Amato | 2 | 4 | Bernardeschi, Federico |
Stats. Here are the last 3 games of BENEVENTO: 1 win, 2 lost
| 04/04/18 | SA | Benevento – Verona | 3:0 | 27 | |||
| 31/03/18 | SA | Lazio – Benevento | 6:2 | 30 | |||
| 18/03/18 | SA | Benevento – Cagliari | 1:2 | 29 |
Stats. Here are the last 3 games of JUVENTUS: 1 win, 1 draw, 1 lost
| 03/04/18 | UCLK | Juventus – Real Madrid | 0:3 | Q | |||
| 31/03/18 | SA | Juventus – Milan | 3:1 | 30 | |||
| 17/03/18 | SA | Spal – Juventus | 0:0 | 29 |
Photo: twitter.com/juventusfcen
AS ROMA – FIORENTINA
Olimpico di Roma Stadium
Referee: FABBRI
Assistants: MONDIN – DI VUOLO
Fourth Official: GIACOMELLI
VAR: GUIDA
AVAR: CARBONE
18:00
Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
AS Roma, 3rd position with 60 points and a positive goal difference of +26
Fiorentina, 9th position with 47 points and a positive goal difference of +9
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | Goals | DIFF | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Roma | 30 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 50:24 | 26 | 60 |
| 9 | Fiorentina | 30 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 42:33 | 9 | 47 |
AS Roma with the pressure to win this home game after the defeat in the Champions League Quarterfinals against Barcelona. Roma with 60 points having +13 points lead above Fiorentina with 47 points
Stats BEFORE the game. Top scorer of AS ROMA: Edin Dzeko with 14 goals
Top scorer of FIORENTINA: Giovanni Simeone with 9 goals
| AS Roma | Goals | Goals | Fiorentina |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dzeko, Edin | 14 | 9 | Simeone, Giovanni |
| El Shaarawy, Stephan | 6 | 6 | Chiesa, Federico |
| Under, Cengiz | 5 | 5 | Veretout, Jordan |
| Perotti, Diego | 5 | 5 | Thereau, Cyril |
| Pellegrini, Lorenzo | 3 | 4 | Babacar, Khouma |
Stats. Here are the last 3 games of AS ROMA: 1 win, 1 draw, 1 lost
| 04/04/18 | UCLK | Barcelona – Roma | 4:1 | Q | |||
| 31/03/18 | SA | Bologna – Roma | 1:1 | 30 | |||
| 18/03/18 | SA | Crotone – Roma | 0:2 | 29 |
Stats. Here are the last 3 games of FIORENTINA: 3 wins
| 03/04/18 | SA | Udinese – Fiorentina | 0:2 | 27 | |||
| 31/03/18 | SA | Fiorentina – Crotone | 2:0 | 30 | |||
| 18/03/18 | SA | FC Torino – Fiorentina | 1:2 | 29 |
Get to know Saturday’s visitors to the Olimpico… ?#ASRoma #RomaFiorentina #SerieA pic.twitter.com/hV00rO56Lw
— AS Roma English (@ASRomaEN) April 6, 2018
SPAL – ATALANTA
Stadio Paolo Mazza
Referee: DAMATO
Assistants: DOBOSZ – VALERIANI
Fourth Official: MINELLI
VAR: DI BELLO
AVAR: MANGANELLI
18:00
Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Atalanta, 8th position with 47 points and a positive goal difference of +13
SPAL, 17th position with 26 points and a negative goal difference of -22
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | Goals | DIFF | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Atalanta | 30 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 46:33 | 13 | 47 |
| 17 | Spal | 30 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 29:51 | -22 | 26 |
Spal fighting for salvation and a victory is a must to avoid falling down in the relegation zone. Spal winning only 5 games compared to Atalanta winning 13 games this season.
Stats BEFORE the game. Top scorer of SPAL: Mirko Antenucci with 8 goals
Top scorer of ATALANTA: Josip Ilicic with 10 goals
| Spal | Goals | Goals | Atalanta |
|---|---|---|---|
| Antenucci, Mirko | 8 | 10 | Ilicic, Josip |
| Paloschi, Alberto | 6 | 8 | Cristante, Bryan |
| Viviani, Federico | 3 | 5 | Gomez, Papu |
| Floccari, Sergio | 3 | 4 | Petagna, Andrea |
| Lazzari, Manuel | 2 | 3 | Cornelius, Andreas |
Stats. Here are the last 3 games of SPAL: 3 draws
| 31/03/18 | SA | Genoa – Spal | 1:1 | 30 | |||
| 17/03/18 | SA | Spal – Juventus | 0:0 | 29 | |||
| 11/03/18 | SA | Sassuolo – Spal | 1:1 | 28 |
Stats. Here are the last 3 games of ATALANTA: 2 wins, 1 lost
| 03/04/18 | SA | Atalanta – Sampdoria | 1:2 | 27 | |||
| 31/03/18 | SA | Atalanta – Udinese | 2:0 | 30 | |||
| 18/03/18 | SA | Verona – Atalanta | 0:5 | 29 |
Photo: twitter.com/spalferrara
SAMPDORIA – GENOA
Luigi Ferraris Stadium
Referee: MASSA
Assistants: DI FIORE – ALASSIO
Fourth Official: BANTI
VAR: ORSATO
AVAR: VIVENZI
20:45
Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Sampdoria, 7th position with 47 points and a positive goal difference of +4
Genoa, 12th position with 34 points and a negative goal difference of -7
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | Goals | DIFF | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Sampdoria | 30 | 14 | 5 | 11 | 50:46 | 4 | 47 |
| 12 | Genoa | 30 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 24:31 | -7 | 34 |
Stats BEFORE the game. Top scorer of SAMPDORIA: Fabio Quagliarella with 18 goals
Top scorer of GENOA: Gianluca Lapadula with 4 goals
| Sampdoria | Goals | Goals | GEnoa |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quagliarella, Fabio | 18 | 4 | Lapadula, Gianluca |
| Zapata, Duvan | 10 | 3 | Galabinov, Andrey |
| Caprari, Gianluca | 5 | 3 | Laxalt, Diego |
| Torreira, Lucas | 4 | 3 | Pandev, Goran |
| Linetty, Karol | 3 | 2 | Rigoni, Luca |
Stats. Here are the last 3 games of SAMPDORIA: 1 win, 2 lost
| 03/04/18 | SA | Atalanta – Sampdoria | 1:2 | 27 | |||
| 31/03/18 | SA | Chievo – Sampdoria | 2:1 | 30 | |||
| 18/03/18 | SA | Sampdoria – Inter | 0:5 | 29 |
Stats. Here are the last 3 games of GENOA: 1 win, 1 draw, 1 lost
| 03/04/18 | SA | Genoa – Cagliari | 2:1 | 27 | |||
| 31/03/18 | SA | Genoa – Spal | 1:1 | 30 | |||
| 23/03/18 | CFG | Monaco – Genoa | 4:1 |
Sunday 8 April 2018
TORINO – INTER
Olimpico di Torino Stadium
Referee: TAGLIAVENTO
Assistants: MELI – VUOTO
Fourth Official: FOURNEAU
VAR: MARESCA
AVAR: POSADO
12:30
CROTONE – BOLOGNA
Stadio Ezio Scida
Referee: CALVARESE
Assistants: PASSERI – TEGONI
Fourth Official: MARIANI
VAR: DOVERI
AVAR: LONGO
15:00
HELLAS VERONA – CAGLIARI
Marc’Antonio Bentegodi Stadium
Referee: VALERI
Assistants: DEL GIOVANE – PRENNA
Fourth Official: ABBATTISTA
VAR: AURELIANO
AVAR: CRISPO
15:00
NAPOLI – CHIEVO VERONA
San Paolo Stadium
Referee: MANGANIELLO
Assistants: TOLFO – DI IORIO
Fourth Official: ROS
VAR: GAVILLUCCI
AVAR: COSTANZO
15:00
Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Napoli, 2nd position with 74 points and a positive goal difference of +44
Chievo Verona, 14th position with 29 points and a negative goal difference of -21
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | Goals | DIFF | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Napoli | 30 | 23 | 5 | 2 | 64:20 | 44 | 74 |
| 14 | Chievo | 30 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 28:49 | -21 | 29 |
Napoli need to win the home game to keep up the race for the Scudetto. Napoli lost the first position and is down to the second position while Juventus became the sole leader.
Stas BEFORE the game. Top scorer of NAPOLI: Dries Mertens with 17 goals
Top scorer of CHIEVO VERONA: Roberto Inglese with 9 goals
| Napoli | Goals | Goals | Chievo Verona |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mertens, Dries | 17 | 9 | Inglese, Roberto |
| Callejon, Jose | 9 | 3 | Castro, Lucas |
| Insigne, Lorenzo | 7 | 3 | Hetemaj, Perparim |
| Hamsik, Marek | 6 | 2 | Giaccherini, Emanuele |
| Allan | 4 | 2 | Pucciarelli, Manuel |
Stats. Here are the last 3 games of NAPOLI: 1 win, 2 draws
| 31/03/18 | SA | Sassuolo – Napoli | 1:1 | 30 |
| 18/03/18 | SA | Napoli – Genoa | 1:0 | 29 |
| 11/03/18 | SA | Inter – Napoli | 0:0 | 28 |
Stats. Here are the last 3 games of CHIEVO VERONA: 1 win, 1 draw, 1 lost
| 04/04/18 | SA | Chievo – Sassuolo | 1:1 | 27 | |||
| 31/03/18 | SA | Chievo – Sampdoria | 2:1 | 30 | |||
| 18/03/18 | SA | Milan – Chievo | 3:2 | 29 |
UDINESE – LAZIO
Friuli Stadium
Referee: ROCCHI
Assistants: DI LIBERATORE – TONOLINI
Fourth Official: PINZANI
VAR: ABISSO
AVAR: LO CICERO
18:00
AC MILAN – SASSUOLO
San Siro Stadium
Referee: PAIRETTO
Assistants: PERETTI – RANGHETTI
Fourth Official: SAIA
VAR: MAZZOLENI
AVAR: TASSO
20:45
Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
AC Milan, 6th position with 51 points and a positive goal difference of +7
Sassuolo, 15th position with 29 points and a negative goal difference of -30
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | Goals | DIFF | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Milan | 30 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 42:35 | 7 | 51 |
| 15 | Sassuolo | 30 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 20:50 | -30 | 29 |
Stats BEFORE the game. Top scorer of AC MILAN: Patrick Cutrone with 7 goals
Top scorer of SASSUOLO: Matteo Politano with 4 goals
| AC Milan | Goals | Goals | Sassuolo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cutrone, Patrick | 7 | 4 | Politano, Matteo |
| Suso | 6 | 3 | Matri, Alessandro |
| Bonaventura, Giacomo | 5 | 2 | Sensi, Stefano |
| Kessie, Franck | 4 | 2 | Falcinelli, Diego |
| Kalinic, Nikola | 4 | 2 | Berardi, Domenico |
Stats. Here are the last 3 games of AC MILAN: 1 win, 1 draw, 1 losst
| 04/04/18 | SA | Milan – Inter | 0:0 | 27 | |||
| 31/03/18 | SA | Juventus – Milan | 3:1 | 30 | |||
| 18/03/18 | SA | Milan – Chievo | 3:2 | 29 |
Stats. Here are the last 3 games of SASSUOLO: 1 win, 2 draws
| 04/04/18 | SA | Chievo – Sassuolo | 1:1 | 27 | |||
| 31/03/18 | SA | Sassuolo – Napoli | 1:1 | 30 | |||
| 17/03/18 | SA | Udinese – Sassuolo | 1:2 | 29 |
Photo: twitter.com/SassuoloUS