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Here is the Serie A Week 10 Preview – Tenth Round on Tuesday 24 and Wednesday 25 October 2017.   The sole leader of the Serie A is Napoli with 25 points followed closely by Inter with 23 points.  We might see a change in the leadership in case of Inter defeating Sampdoria at the Giuseppe Meazza Stadium and if Napoli lose the game against Genoa at the Luigi Ferraris Stadium.

Challenge is for Benevento with new Coach Roberto De Zerbi to start winning.   Benevento is the only team without points “0” losing all 9 games.   A final sprint race to wake up or their future will be going back to Serie  B next season.

Results from Serie A Week 9

The top scorer of the Serie A Up to Week 9: Lazio forward Ciro Immobile with 13 goals.

 

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Top Serie A teams standing AFTER Serie A Week 9 game. First 4 qualifying for Champions League, 5 and 6 for Europa League.

– NAPOLI 1st position with 25 points and a positive goal difference of +21

– INTER 2nd position with 23 points and a positive goal difference of +12

– JUVENTUS 3rd positions with 22points and a positive goal difference of +18

UEFA Europa League– LAZIO 4th position with 22 points and a positive goal difference of +14

– AS ROMA 5th position with 18 points and a positive goal difference of +10

–SAMPDORIA 6th position with 17 points and a positive goal difference of +7

Relegation Zone:

– HELLAS VERONA, 18th position with 6 points and a negative goal difference of -13

– SPAL, 19th position with 5 points and a negative goal difference of -8

– BENEVENTO, 20th position with 0 points and a negative goal difference of -20

 

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Serie A Week 10 / 10a Giornata

Tuesday 24 October 2017

INTER – SAMPDORIA
Giuseppe Meazza Stadium
Referee: GUIDA
Assistants: TASSO – PASSERI
Fourth Official: CALVARESE
VAR: FABBRI
AVAR: NASCA
20:45

Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Inter, 2nd position with 23 points and a positive goal difference of +12
Sampdoria, 6th position with 17 points and a positive goal difference of  +7

Pos Team P W D L Goals DIFF Points
2 Inter 9 7 2 0 17:5 12 23
6 Sampdoria 8 5 2 1 16:9 7 17

 

Inter with a good start this season winning 7 games and  2 draws is in the second position just -2 points below Napoli in the first position with 25 points.  Inter will have the chance to claim the first position if they defeat Sampdoria and Napoli lose their game against Genoa at the Luigi Ferraris Stadium.  Sampdoria looking to win the away game to climb towards the top 5 position of the Serie A.

Stats BEFORE the game.  Top scorer of INTER:   Mauro Icardi with 9 goals

Top scorer of SAMPDORIA:  Fabio Quagliarella with 5 goals

Inter Goals Goals Sampdoria
Icardi, Mauro 9 5 Quagliarella, Fabio
Perisic, Ivan 3 3 Caprari, Gianluca
Brozovic, Marcelo 2 3 Zapata, Duvan
Vecino, Matias 1 2 Linetty, Karol
Skriniar, Milan 1 1 Ferrari, Gianmarco

Stats.  Here are the last 3 games of INTER:  2 wins, 1 draw

21/10/17 SA Napoli – Inter 0:0 9
15/10/17 SA Inter – Milan 3:2 8
01/10/17 SA Benevento – Inter 1:2 7

Stats.  Here are the last 3 games of SAMPDORIA:  2 wins, 1 lost

21/10/17 SA Sampdoria – Crotone 5:0 9
15/10/17 SA Sampdoria – Atalanta 3:1 8
30/09/17 SA Udinese – Sampdoria 4:0 7

 

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Wednesday 25 October 2017

ATALANTA – HELLAS VERONA
Atleti Azzurri D’Italia Stadium
Referee: MARINELLI
Assistants: TONOLINI – DI LIBERATORE
Fourth Official: ROS
VAR: PAIRETTO
AVAR: CRISPO
18:30

Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Atalanta, 12th position with 12 points and a positive goal difference of +1
Hellas Verona, 17th position with 6 points and a negative goal difference of -13

Pos Team P W D L Goals DIFF Points
12 Atalanta 9 3 3 3 14:13 1 12
17 Verona 9 1 3 5 6:19 -13 6

 

It is time for Hellas Verona to react or risk going down to the relegation zone.   Hellas winning 1 game this season while losing 5 games and 3 draws.   Atalanta is in better position winning 3 games, 3 draws, and 3 lost.

  • There are 18 precedents between Atalanta and Hellas Verona in Bergamo.  Stats showing Atalanta with 9 wins, 7 draws, and Hellas Verona with 2 wins.  Atalanta scoring 21 goals and Hellas 20 goals.  If we include the overall games including the games in Verona, we have a total of 36 games.  Stats showing Atalanta with 13 wins, 13 draws, and Hellas with 10 wins.

Stats BEFORE the game.  Top scorer of ATALANTA:   Bryan Cristante and Papu Gomez with 3 goals each

Top scorer of HELLAS VERONA:  Giampaolo Pazzini with 3 goals

Atalanta Goals Goals Hellas Verona
Cristante, Bryan 3 3 Pazzini, Giampaolo
Gomez, Papu 3 1 Romulo
Caldara, Mattia 2 1 Kean, Moise
Petagna, Andrea 2 1 Verde, Daniele
Cornelius, Andreas 2

Stats.  Here are the last 3 games of ATALANTA:   2 wins, 1 lost

22/10/17 SA Atalanta – Bologna 1:0 9
19/10/17 UELG Atalanta – Apollon Lim. 3:1 3
15/10/17 SA Sampdoria – Atalanta 3:1 8

Stats.  Here are the last 3 games of HELLAS VERONA:  1 win, 1 draw, 1 lost

22/10/17 SA Chievo – Verona 3:2 9
16/10/17 SA Verona – Benevento 1:0 8
01/10/17 SA FC Torino – Verona 2:2 7

 


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BOLOGNA – LAZIO
Renato Dall’Ara Stadium
Referee: MASSA
Assistants: LO CICERO – FIORITO
Fourth Official: CHIFFI
VAR: ORSATO
AVAR: PERETTI
20:45

Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Bologna, 8th position with 14 points and a negative goal difference of -1
Lazio, 4th position with 22 points and a positive goal difference of +14

Pos Team P W D L Goals DIFF Points
4 Lazio 9 7 1 1 24:10 14 22
8 Bologna 9 4 2 3 8:9 -1 14

Stats BEFORE the game.  Top scorer of BOLOGNA:  Rodrigo Palacio with 2 goals

Top scorer of LAZIO:  Ciro Immobile with 13 goals

Bologna Goals Goals Lazio
Palacio, Rodrigo 2 13 Immobile, Ciro
Di Francesco, Federico 1 3 Luis Alberto
Donsah, Godfred 1 2 Bastos
Okwonkwo, Orji 1 2 Parolo, Marco
Verdi, Simone 1 2 de Vrij, Stefan

Stats.  Here are the last 3 games of BOLOGNA:  2 wins, 1 lost

22/10/17 SA Atalanta – Bologna 1:0 9
15/10/17 SA Bologna – Spal 2:1 8
30/09/17 SA Genoa – Bologna 0:1 7

Stats.  Here are the last 3 games of LAZIO:  3 wins

22/10/17 SA Lazio – Cagliari 3:0 9
19/10/17 UELG Nice – Lazio 1:3 3
14/10/17 SA Juventus – Lazio 1:2 8

 

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CAGLIARI – BENEVENTO
Sardegna Arena
Referee: IRRATI
Assistants: MARRAZZO – BELLUTTI
Fourth Official: MARINI
VAR: MARESCA
AVAR: GIALLATINI
20:45

Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Benevento, 20th position with 0 points and a negative goal difference of -20
Cagliari, 16th position with 6 points and a negative goal difference of -11

Pos Team P W D L Goals DIFF Points
16 Cagliari 9 2 0 7 6:17 -11 6
20 Benevento 9 0 0 9 2:22 -20 0

Stats BEFORE the game.  Top scorer of CAGLIARI:  Joao Pedro with 3 goals

Top scorer of BENEVENTO:  Ciciretti and D’Alessandro with 1 goal each

CaglIARI Goals Goals Benevento
Pedro, Joao 3 1 Ciciretti, Amato
Pavoletti, Leonardo 1 1 D’Alessandro, Marco
Barella, Nicolo 1
Sau, Marco 1

Stats.  Here are the last 3 games of CAGLIARI:   3 lost

22/10/17 SA Lazio – Cagliari 3:0 9
15/10/17 SA Cagliari – Genoa 2:3 8
01/10/17 SA Napoli – Cagliari 3:0 7

Stats.  Here are the last 3 games of BENEVENTO:  3 lost

22/10/17 SA Benevento – Fiorentina 0:3 9
16/10/17 SA Verona – Benevento 1:0 8
01/10/17 SA Benevento – Inter 1:2 7

 

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CHIEVO VERONA – AC MILAN
Marc’Antonio Bentegodi Stadium
Referee: DI BELLO
Assistants: RANGHETTI – TOLFO
Fourth Official: DI MARTINO
VAR: DAMATO
AVAR: VALERIANI
20:45

Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Chievo Verona, 7th position with 15 points and a positive goal difference of +1
AC Milan, 11th position with 13 points and a negative goal difference of  -1

Pos Team P W D L Goals DIFF Points
7 Chievo 9 4 3 2 12:11 1 15
11 Milan 9 4 1 4 12:13 -1 13

 

AC Milan living a delicate situation.  The objective to win the Scudetto and qualify next season for the Champions League seems like a mirage.  Milan down in the 11th position winning only 4 games, 1 draw, and 4 lost must win this away game to see a  ray  of hope.   Chievo in a better position with 15 points is +2 points above Milan.   The dream for Chievo is to make it to the top 5 positions.

There are 15 precedents between Chievo Verona vs AC Milan at the Bentegodi Stadium.  Stats showing AC Milan with 9 wins, 4 draws, and Chievo with 2 wins.   Milan scoring 18 goals and Chievo 9 goals.  In the overall, the precedents including games in San Siro are 30 with Milan winning 22, 6 draws, and Chievo with 2 wins.  Milan scoring 54 goals and Chievo 18.

Stats BEFORE the game.  Top scorer of CHIEVO VERONA:  Roberto Inglese with 4 goals

Top scorer of AC MILAN:   Suso with 3 goals

Chievo Verona Goals Goals AC MilaN
Inglese, Roberto 4 3 Suso
Castro, Lucas 2 2 Cutrone, Patrick
Hetemaj, Perparim 1 2 Kessie, Franck
Stepinski, Mariusz 1 2 Kalinic, Nikola
Pucciarelli, Manuel 1 1 Montolivo, Riccardo

Stats.  Here are the last 3 games of CHIEVO VERONA:   2 wins, 1 draw

22/10/17 SA Chievo – Verona 3:2 9
15/10/17 SA Sassuolo – Chievo 0:0 8
01/10/17 SA Chievo – Fiorentina 2:1 7

Stats.  Here are the last 3 games of AC MILAN:   2 draws, 1 lost

22/10/17 SA Milan – Genoa 0:0 9
19/10/17 UELG Milan – AEK Athens 0:0 3
15/10/17 SA Inter – Milan 3:2 8

 

FIORENTINA – TORINO
Artemio Franchi Stadium
Referee: MARIANI
Assistants: DI FIORE – LIBERTI
Fourth Official: PEZZUTO
VAR: GIACOMELLI
AVAR: PINZANI
20:45

Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Fiorentina, 9th position with 13 points and a positive goal difference of +4
Torino, 10th position with 13 points and a goal difference of  “0”

Pos Team P W D L Goals DIFF Points
9 Fiorentina 9 4 1 4 15:11 4 13
10 FC Torino 9 3 4 2 14:14 0 13

Stats  BEFORE the game.  Top scorer of FIORENTINA:  Cyril Thereau with 4 goals

Top scorer of TORINO:  Andrea Belotti, Adem Ljajic and Iago Falque with 3 goals each

Fiorentina Goals Goals Torino
Thereau, Cyril 4 3 Belotti, Andrea
Simeone, Giovanni 2 3 Ljajic, Adem
Chiesa, Federico 2 3 Falque, Iago
Pezzella, German 1 1 Baselli, Daniele
Veretout, Jordan 1 1 Niang, Mbaye

Stas.  Here are the last 3 games of FIORENTINA:  2 wins, 1 lost

22/10/17 SA Benevento – Fiorentina 0:3 9
15/10/17 SA Fiorentina – Udinese 2:1 8
01/10/17 SA Chievo – Fiorentina 2:1 7

Stats.  Here are the last 3 games of TORINO:  1 win, 1 draw, 1 lost

22/10/17 SA FC Torino – Roma 0:1 9
15/10/17 SA Crotone – FC Torino 2:2 8
05/10/17 CFG FC Torino – Casale 5:1

 

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GENOA – NAPOLI
Luigi Ferraris Stadium
Referee: MAZZOLENI
Assistants: PRETI – PAGANESSI
Fourth Official: ILLUZZI
VAR: DOVERI
AVAR: ABBATTISTA
20:45

Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Napoli, 1st position with 25 points and a positive goal difference of +21
Genoa, 14th position with 6 points and a negative goal difference of -5

Pos Team P W D L Goals DIFF Points
1 Napoli 9 8 1 0 26:5 21 25
14 Genoa 9 1 3 5 8:13 -5 6

Napoli needs the victory to keep the first position as it is followed by Inter with 23 points.   Pressure is for Genoa winning only 1 game this season while losing 5 games and 3 draws.

There are 56 precedents between Genoa s Napoli in Genoa in all competitions (in 1973/74 the match was played on a neutral ground in Piacenza).  Stats showing Genoa with 23 wins, 20 draws, and Napoli with 13 wins.  Genoa scoring 92 goals and Napoli 69 goals.  The last time Genoa defeated Napoli at the Ferraris was on January 29, 2012 with a Genoa 3 – 2 Napoli.

Stats BEFORE the game.  Top scorer of GENOA:  Pietro Pellegri and Andrey Galabinov with 2 goals each.

Top scorer of NAPOLI:  Dries Mertens with 7 goals

Genoa Goals Goals Napoli
Pellegri, Pietro 2 7 Mertens, Dries
Galabinov, Andrey 2 4 Callejon, Jose
Rigoni, Luca 1 3 Insigne, Lorenzo
Laxalt, Diego 1 2 Zielinski, Piotr
Taarabt, Adel 1 2 Koulibaly, Kalidou

Stats.  Here are the last 3 games of GENOA:   1 win, 1 draw, 1 lost

22/10/17 SA Milan – Genoa 0:0 9
15/10/17 SA Cagliari – Genoa 2:3 8
30/09/17 SA Genoa – Bologna 0:1 7

Stats.  Here are the last 3 games of NAPOLI:  1 win, 1 draw, 1lost

21/10/17 SA Napoli – Inter 0:0 9
17/10/17 UCLG Man City – Napoli 2:1 3
14/10/17 SA Roma – Napoli 0:1 8

 

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JUVENTUS – SPAL
Juventus Stadium
Referee: PASQUA
Assistants: SCHENONE – DEL GIOVANE
Fourth Official: PILLITTERI
VAR: GAVILLUCCI
AVAR: MINELLI
20:45

Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Juventus, 3rd position with 22 points and a positive goal difference of +18
SPAL, 19th position with 5 points and a negative goal difference of  -8

Pos Team P W D L Goals DIFF Points
3 Juventus 9 7 1 1 27:9 18 22
19 Spal 9 1 2 6 7:15 -8 5

Stats BEFORE the game.  Top scorer of JUVENTUS:  Paulo Dybala with 10 goals

Top scorer of SPAL:  Rizzo, Borriello, Viviani, Lazzari, Antenucci with 1 goal each

Juventus Goals Goals SPAL
Dybala, Paulo 10 1 Rizzo, Luca
Higuain, Gonzalo 3 1 Borriello, Marco
Khedira, Sami 3 1 Viviani, Federico
Pjanic, Miralem 2 1 Lazzari, Manuel
Mandzukic, Mario 2 1 Antenucci, Mirko

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22/10/17 SA Udinese – Juventus 2:6 9
18/10/17 UCLG Juventus – Sporting 2:1 3
14/10/17 SA Juventus – Lazio 1:2 8

 

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22/10/17 SA Spal – Sassuolo 2.95 3.30 2.45 0:1 9
15/10/17 SA Bologna – Spal 1.95 3.25 4.40 2:1 8
01/10/17 SA Spal – Crotone 1.90 3.40 4.40 1:1 7

 

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AS ROMA – CROTONE
Olimpico di Roma Stadium
Referee: MANGANIELLO
Assistants: VUOTO – GORI
Fourth Official: SAIA
VAR: ABISSO
AVAR: LONGO
20:45

Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
AS Roma, 5th position with 18 points and a positive goal difference of +10
Crotone, 17th position with 6 points and a negative goal difference of  -13

Pos Team P W D L Goals DIFF Points
5 Roma 8 6 0 2 15:5 10 18
17 Crotone 9 1 3 5 6:19 -13 6

Stats BEFORE the game.  Top scorer of AS ROMA: Edin Dzeko with 7goals

Top scorer of CROTONE:  Marcus Rohden with 2 goals

AS Roma Goals Goals Crotone
Dzeko, Edin 7 2 Rohden, Marcus
Kolarov, Aleksandar 2 1 Simy
El Shaarawy, Stephan 2 1 Martella, Bruno
Florenzi, Alessandro 1 1 Mandragora, Rolando
Nainggolan, Radja 1 1 Tumminello, Marco

Stats.  Here are the last 3 games of AS ROMA:  1 win, 1 draw, 1 lost

22/10/17 SA FC Torino – Roma 0:1 9
18/10/17 UCLG Chelsea – Roma 3:3 3
14/10/17 SA Roma – Napoli 0:1 8

Stats.  Here are the last 3 games of CROTONE:  2 draws, 1 lost

21/10/17 SA Sampdoria – Crotone 5:0 9
15/10/17 SA Crotone – FC Torino 2:2 8
01/10/17 SA Spal – Crotone 1:1 7

 

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SASSUOLO – UDINESE
Mapei Stadium
Referee: TAGLIAVENTO
Assistants: CARBONE – BOTTEGONI
Fourth Official: SERRA
VAR: AURELIANO
AVAR: DOBOSZ

Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Sassuolo, 13th position with 8 points and a negative goal difference of -10
Udinese, 15th position with 6 points and a negative goal difference of  -6

Pos Team P W D L Goals DIFF Points
13 Sassuolo 9 2 2 5 5:15 -10 8
15 Udinese 9 2 0 7 15:21 -6 6

Stats BEFORE the game.  Top scorer of SASSUOLO:  Matteo Politano with 2 goals

Top scorer of UDINESE:  Thereau, Lasagna, Lopez, and De Paul with 2 goals each

Sassuolo Goals Goals Udinese
Politano, Matteo 2 2 Thereau, Cyril
Sensi, Stefano 1 2 Lasagna, Kevin
Berardi, Domenico 1 2 Lopez, Maxi
Matri, Alessandro 1 2 De Paul, Rodrigo
1 Perica, Stipe

Stats.  Here are the last 3 games of SASSUOLO:   1 win, 1 draw, 1lost

22/10/17 SA Spal – Sassuolo 0:1 9
15/10/17 SA Sassuolo – Chievo 0:0 8
01/10/17 SA Lazio – Sassuolo 6:1 7

Stats. Here are the last 3 games of UDINESE:   1 draw, 2 lost

22/10/17 SA Udinese – Juventus 2:6 9
15/10/17 SA Fiorentina – Udinese 2:1 8
07/10/17 CFG Domzale – Udinese 1:1

 

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