By Anna Italia
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Hello my friends, we are starting the New Year 2018. Here is the 2017-2018 Serie A Week 20 PREVIEW for the Twentieth Round on Friday 5 and Saturday 6 January 2018. We will have a winter break and the Serie A Week 21 will resume on Saturday 20 / Sunday 21 January.
This round will be a duel for the leadership. Napoli with 48 points in the first position ending 2017 as “Champions of Winter / Campione d’Inverno.” Juventus with 47points in the second position. Napoli having only -1 point above Juventus.
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Results from Serie A Week 19
- Crotone 0 – 1 Napoli
- Fiorentina 1 – 1 AC Milan
- Inter 0 – 0 Lazio
- Hellas Verona 1 – 3 Juventus
- Atalanta 1 – 2 Cagliari
- Benevento 1 – 0 Chievo Verona
- AS Roma 1 – 1 Sassuolo
- Sampdoria 2 – 0 SPAL
- Torino 0 – 0 Genoa
- Bologna 1 – 2 Udinese
The top scorer of the Serie A Up to Week 19: Inter forward Mauro Icardi with 17 goals
Photo: twitter.com/inter_en
Top Serie A teams standing AFTER Serie A Week 19 game. First 4 qualifying for Champions League, 5 and 6 for Europa League.
– NAPOLI 1st position with 48 points and a positive goal difference of +29
– JUVENTUS 2nd position with 47 points and a positive goal difference of +33
– INTER 3rd positions with 41 points and a positive goal difference of +20
– AS ROMA 4th position with 39 points and a positive goal difference of +17
– LAZIO 5th position with 37 points and a positive goal difference of +21
–SAMPDORIA 6th position with 30 points and a positive goal difference of +8
Relegation Zone:
– CROTONE, 18th position with 15 points and a negative goal difference of -24
– HELLAS VERONA, 19th position with 13 points and a negative goal difference of -21
– BENEVENTO, 20th position with 4 point and a negative goal difference of -31
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Friday 5 January 2018
CHIEVO VERONA – UDINESE
Marc’Antonio Bentegodi Stadium
Referee: CHIFFI
Assistants: CRISPO – MELI
Fourth Official: PICCININI
VAR: MAZZOLENI
AVAR: DI LIBERATORE
18:00
Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Chievo Verona, 13th position with 21 points and a negative goal difference of -12
Udinese, 8th position with 27 points and a positive goal difference of +6
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | Goals | DIFF | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Udinese | 18 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 32:26 | 6 | 27 |
| 13 | Chievo | 19 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 19:31 | -12 | 21 |
Stats BEFORE the game. Top scorer of CHIEVO VERONA: Roberto Inglese with 7 goals
Top scorer of UDINESE: Kevin Lasagna with 7 goals
| Chievo Verona | Goals | Goals | Udinese |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inglese, Roberto | 7 | 7 | Lasagna, Kevin |
| Birsa, Valter | 2 | 6 | Barak, Antonin |
| Cacciatore, Fabrizio | 2 | 4 | De Paul, Rodrigo |
| Hetemaj, Perparim | 2 | 3 | Jankto, Jakub |
| Castro, Lucas | 2 | 2 | Lopez, Maxi |
Stata. Here are the last 3 games of CHIEVO VERONA: 3 lost
| 30/12/17 | SA | Benevento – Chievo | 1:0 | 19 | |||
| 22/12/17 | SA | Chievo – Bologna | 2:3 | 18 | |||
| 17/12/17 | SA | Crotone – Chievo | 1:0 | 17 |
Stats. Here are the last 3 games of UDINESE: 2 wins, 1 lost
| 30/12/17 | SA | Bologna – Udinese | 1:2 | 19 | |||
| 23/12/17 | SA | Udinese – Verona | 4:0 | 18 | |||
| 19/12/17 | CI | Napoli – Udinese | 1:0 | 1/8 |
Photo: facebook.com/UdineseCalcio1896
FIORENTINA – INTER
Arteio Franchi Stadium
Referee: VALERI
Assistants: GIALLATINI – DOBOSZ
Fourth Official: PASQUA
VAR: FABBRI
AVAR: LA PENNA
20:45
Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Fiorentina, 7th position with 27 points and a positive goal difference of +8
Inter, 3rd position with 41 points and a positive goal difference of +20
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | Goals | DIFF | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Inter | 19 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 34:14 | 20 | 41 |
| 7 | Fiorentina | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 28:20 | 8 | 27 |
Inter with their fast pace to get back to the first position. Inter with 41 points is -7 points below Napoli having 48 points.
Stats BEFORE the game. Top scorer of FIORENTINA: Giovanni Simeone with 6 goals
Top scorer of INTER: Mauro Icardi with 17 goals
| Fiorentina | Goals | Goals | Inter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Simeone, Giovanni | 6 | 17 | Icardi, Mauro |
| Chiesa, Federico | 4 | 7 | Perisic, Ivan |
| Babacar, Khouma | 4 | 3 | Skriniar, Milan |
| Thereau, Cyril | 4 | 3 | Brozovic, Marcelo |
| Benassi, Marco | 3 | 1 | Vecino, Matias |
Stats. Here are the last 3 games of FIORENTINA: 1 win, 1 draw, 1 lost
| 30/12/17 | SA | Fiorentina – Milan | 1:1 | 19 | |||
| 26/12/17 | CI | Lazio – Fiorentina | 1:0 | Q | |||
| 22/12/17 | SA | Cagliari – Fiorentina | 0:1 | 18 |
Stats. Here are the last 3 games of INTER: 1 draw, 2 los
| 30/12/17 | SA | Inter – Lazio | 0:0 | 19 | |||
| 27/12/17 | CI | Milan – Inter | 1:0 (OT) | Q | |||
| 23/12/17 | SA | Sassuolo – Inter | 1:0 | 18 |
Photo: twitter.com/inter_en
Saturday 6 January 2018
TORINO – BOLOGNA
Olimpico di Torino Stadium
Referee: DAMATO
Assistants: PRENNA – ROSSI C.
Fourth Official: GHERSINI
VAR: DI BELLO
AVAR: FIORITO
12:30
BENEVENTO – SAMPDORIA
Stadio Ciro Vigorito
Referee: MANGANIELLO
Assistants: MONDIN – PERETTI
Fourth Official: MARTINELLI
VAR: GAVILLUCCI
AVAR: DI PAOLO
15:00
GENOA – SASSUOLO
Luigi Ferraris Stadium
Referee: GIACOMELLI
Assistaants: COSTANZO – BINDONI
Fourth Official: SERRA
VAR: ORSATO
AVAR: MARINELLI
15:00
AC MILAN – CROTONE
San Siro Stadium
Referee: MARESCA
Assistants: VALERIANI – DEL GIOVANE
Fourth Official: SACCHI
VAR: MASSA
AVAR: RAPUANO
15:00
NAPOLI – HELLAS VERONA
San Paolo Stadium
Referee: ABISSO
Assistants: VUOTO – SANTORO
Fourth Official: ABBATTISTA
VAR: MARIANI
AVAR: PASSERI
15:00
SPAL – LAZIO
Stadio Paolo Mazza
Referee:TAGLIAVENTO
Assistants: CARBONE – BOTTEGONI
Fourth Official: PINZANI
VAR: IRRATI
AVAR: AURELIANO
15:00
AS ROMA – ATALANTA
Olimpico di Roma Stadium
Referee: GUIDA
Assistants: LA ROCCA – LIBERTI
Fourth Official: PAIRETTO
VAR: ROCCHI
AVAR: POSADO
18:00
CAGLIARI – JUVENTUS
Sardegna Arena
Referee: CALVARESE
Assistants: PAGANESSI – TOLFO
Fourth Official: GIUA
VAR: BANTI
AVAR: MARRAZZO
20:45
Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Cagliari, 15th position with 20 points and a negative goal difference of -12
Juventus, 2nd position with 47 points and a positive goal difference of +33
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | Goals | DIFF | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Juventus | 19 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 48:15 | 33 | 47 |
| 15 | Cagliari | 19 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 18:30 | -12 | 20 |
Juventus rushing to get to the first position challenging Napoli in a neck to neck race. Juventus with 47 points is only -1 point below Napoli with 48 points. Juventus will look to defeat Cagliari at the Sardegna Stadium.
Stats BEFORE the game. Top scorer of CAGLIARI: Joao Pedro and Leonardo Pavoletti with 5 goals each.
Top scorer of JUVENTUS: Paulo Dybala with 14 goals
| Cagliari | Goals | Goals | Juventus |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedro, Joao | 5 | 14 | Dybala, Paulo |
| Pavoletti, Leonardo | 5 | 9 | Higuain, Gonzalo |
| Barella, Nicolo | 2 | 4 | Mandzukic, Mario |
| Farago, Paolo | 2 | 3 | Cuadrado, Juan |
| Ceppitelli, Luca | 1 | 3 | Khedira, Sami |
Stats. Here are the last 3 games of CAGLIARI: 1 win, 2 lost
| 30/12/17 | SA | Atalanta – Cagliari | 1:2 | 19 | |||
| 22/12/17 | SA | Cagliari – Fiorentina | 0:1 | 18 | |||
| 16/12/17 | SA | Roma – Cagliari | 1:0 | 17 |
Stats. Here are the last 3 games of JUVENTUS: 3 wins
| 03/01/18 | CI | Juventus – FC Torino | 2:0 | Q | |||
| 30/12/17 | SA | Verona – Juventus | 1:3 | 19 | |||
| 23/12/17 | SA | Juventus – Roma | 1:0 | 18 |
Photo: facebook.com/Juventus/