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Hello my friends! Here is the Serie A Week 8 Preview for the games on Saturday 14, Sunday 15, and Monday 16 October 2017. It will be a super interesting round because we are resuming the Serie A after the International break for the World Cup qualifiers.
Here is the situation. Up to Week 7, Napoli is the sole leader of the Serie A with 21 points winning all their 7 games having a positive goal difference of +20. Napoli can keep the first position if they defeat AS Roma at the Olimpico di Roma Stadium. Surely, Napoli highly motivated with their superb performance in Serie A. Napoli will look to win the game to be ready for the Champions League match against Manchester City on Tuesday 17 October at the Manchester Stadium. Roma looking to win the home game and be ready for the Champions League game on Wednesday 18 October at Stamford Bridge against Chelsea.
The challenge will be for Juventus to get back to the winning path after losing their perfect score last week when ended with a 2-2 draw with Atalanta. Juventus went down to the second position with 19 points while Inter also with 19 points remain in the 3rd position. Challenge for Juventus will be to defeat Lazio at the Allianz Stadium to keep up the race for the Scudetto. A defeat will be a disaster for Juventus who are also preparing for the Champions League Group Stage next week against Sporting on Wednesday 18 October.
It won’t be easy for Juventus because Lazio is highly motivated after their astonishing victory demolishing last week Sassuolo at the Olimpico di Roma Stadium. Lazio 6 – 1 Sassuolo.
The awaited game could be the Milan Derby – Derby della Madonnina between Inter vs AC Milan at the Giuseppe Meazza Stadium. Inter having a wide advantage over Milan. Inter having 19 points in the second position while Milan down to the 7th position with 12 points.
Another Derby is between Bologna vs SPAL at the Renato Dall’Ara Stadium.
Results from Serie A Week 7
- Udinese 4 – 0 Sampdoria
- Genoa 0 – 1 Bologna
- Napoli 3 – 0 Cagliari
- Benevento 1 – 2 Inter
- Lazio 6 – 1 Sassuolo
- AC Milan 0 – 2 AS Roma
- Torino 2 – 2 Hellas Verona
- Spal 1 – 1 Crotone
- Chievo Verona 2 – 1 Fiorentina
- Atalanta 2 – 2 Juventus
The top scorer of the Serie A Up to Week 7: Juventus forward Paulo Dybala with 10 goals.
Top Serie A teams standing AFTER Serie A Week 7 game. First 4 qualifying for Champions League, 5 and 6 for Europa League.
– NAPOLI 1st position with 21 points and a positive goal difference of +20
– JUVENTUS 2nd position with 19 points and a positive goal difference of +15
– INTER 3rd positions with 19 points and a positive goal difference of +11
– LAZIO 4th position with 16 points and a positive goal difference of +10
– AS ROMA 5th position with 15 points and a positive goal difference of +10
–TORINO 6th position with 12 points and a positive goal difference of +1
Relegation Zone:
– HELLAS VERONA, 18th position with 3 points and a negative goal difference of -13
– GENOA, 19th position with 2 points and a negative goal difference of -6
– BENEVENTO, 20th position with 0 points and a negative goal difference of -16
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Serie A Week 8 / 8a Giornata
Saturday 14 October 2017
JUVENTUS – LAZIO
Juventus Stadium
Referee: MAZZOLENI
Assistants: MANGANELLI – PRETI
Fourth Official: GIACOMELLI
VAR: FABBRI
AVAR: AURELIANO
18:00
Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Juventus, 2nd position with 19 points and a positive goal difference of +15
Lazio, 4th position with 16 points and a positive goal difference of +10
Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | Goals | DIFF | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2 | Juventus | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 20:5 | 15 | 19 |
4 | Lazio | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 19:9 | 10 | 16 |
Juventus with the obligation to win this home game to keep up the race for the Scudetto after the draw with Atalanta in Bergamo. Lazio highly motivated after defeating last week Sassuolo with an astonishing 6-1 at the Olimpico di Roma Stadium.
There are 148 precedents between Juventus and Lazio in Serie A. 74 games in Turin stats showing Juventus with 47wins, 18 draws, and Lazio with 9 wins. Juventusscoring 162goals and Lazio 73 goals.
Stats BEFORE the game. Top scorer of JUVENTUS: Paulo Dybala with 10 goals
Top scorer of LAZIO: Ciro Immobile with 9 goals
Juventus | Goals | Goals | Lazio |
---|---|---|---|
Dybala, Paulo | 10 | 9 | Immobile, Ciro |
Higuain, Gonzalo | 3 | 3 | Luis Alberto |
Mandzukic, Mario | 2 | 2 | Parolo, Marco |
Bernardeschi, Federico | 1 | 2 | de Vrij, Stefan |
Cuadrado, Juan | 1 | 1 | Marusic, Adam |
Stats. Here are the last 3 games of JUVENTUS: 2 wins, 1 draw
01/10/17 | SA | Atalanta – Juventus | 2:2 | 7 | |||
27/09/17 | UCLG | Juventus – Olympiacos | 2:0 | 2 | |||
23/09/17 | SA | Juventus – FC Torino | 4:0 | 6 |
Stats. Here are the last 3 games of LAZIO: 3 wins
01/10/17 | SA | Lazio – Sassuolo | 6:1 | 7 | |||
28/09/17 | UELG | Lazio – Zulte | 2:0 | 2 | |||
24/09/17 | SA | Verona – Lazio | 0:3 | 6 |
AS ROMA – NAPOLI
Olimpico di Roma Stadium
Referee: ROCCHI
Assistants: TONOLINI – DI LIBERATORE
Fourth Official: DAMATO
VAR: BANTI
AVAR: GHERSINI
20:45
Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
AS Roma, 5th position with 21 points and a positive goal difference of +20
Napoli, 1s position with 15 points and a positive goal difference of +10
Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | Goals | DIFF | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Napoli | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 25:5 | 20 | 21 |
5 | Roma | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 14:4 | 10 | 15 |
A duel among the top teams. Napoli with the challenge, pressure to win this away game at the Olimpico di Roma Stadium to keep the sole leadership. Up to AS Roma to take advantage of playing at home. Napoli is the only team winning all 7 games.
- There are 70 precedents between AS Roma and Napoli at the Olimpico di Roma Stadium. Stats showing AS Roma with 32 wins, 28 draws, and Napoli with 10 wins. Roma scoring 113 gaols and Napoli 62 goals. The overall stats including games in Naples are 170 games with stats showing Napoli with 51 wis, 49 draws and AS Roma with 41 wins. Napoli scoring 181 goals and Roma 155 goals.
Stats BEFORE the game. Top scorer of AS ROMA: Edin Dzeko with 7 goals
Top scorer of NAPOLI: Dries Mertens with 7 goals
AS Roma | Goals | Goals | Napoli |
---|---|---|---|
Dzeko, Edin | 7 | 7 | Mertens, Dries |
El Shaarawy, Stephan | 2 | 4 | Callejon, Jose |
Florenzi, Alessandro | 1 | 2 | Ghoulam, Faouzi |
Nainggolan, Radja | 1 | 2 | Zielinski, Piotr |
Kolarov, Aleksandar | 1 | 2 | Koulibaly, Kalidou |
Stats. Here are the last 3 games of AS ROMA: 3 wins
01/10/17 | SA | Milan – Roma | 0:2 | 7 | |||
27/09/17 | UCLG | Qarabag – Roma | 1:2 | 2 | |||
23/09/17 | SA | Roma – Udinese | 3:1 | 6 |
Stats. Here are the last 3 games of NAPOLI: 3 wins
01/10/17 | SA | Napoli – Cagliari | 3:0 | 7 | |||
26/09/17 | UCLG | Napoli – Feyenoord | 3:1 | 2 | |||
23/09/17 | SA | Spal – Napoli | 2:3 | 6 |
Photo: facebook.com/SSCNapoli
Sunday 15 October 2017
FIORENTINA – UDINESE
Artemio Franchi Stadium
Referee: IRRATI
Assistants: DOBOSZ – GIALLATINI
Fourth Official: SACCHI
VAR: GAVILLUCCI
AVAR: CRISPO
12:30
Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Fiorentina, 12th position with 7 points and a goal difference of “0”
Udinese, 13th position with 6 points and a negative goal difference of -1
Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | Goals | DIFF | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
12 | Fiorentina | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 10:10 | 0 | 7 |
13 | Udinese | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 12:13 | -1 | 6 |
Stats BEFORE the game. Top scorer of FIORENTINA: Simeone and Chiese with 2 goals each
Top scorer of UDINESE: De Paul, Lasagna, and Maxi Lopez with 2 goals each
Fiorentina | Goals | Goals | Udinese |
---|---|---|---|
Simeone, Giovanni | 2 | 2 | De Paul, Rodrigo |
Chiesa, Federico | 2 | 2 | Lasagna, Kevin |
Badelj, Milan | 1 | 2 | Lopez, Maxi |
Veretout, Jordan | 1 | 1 | Fofana, Seko |
Astori, Davide | 1 | 1 | Jankto, Jakub |
Stats. Here are the last 3 games of FIORENTINA: 1 draw, 2 lost
01/10/17 | SA | Chievo – Fiorentina | 2:1 | 7 | |||
24/09/17 | SA | Fiorentina – Atalanta | 1:1 | 6 | |||
20/09/17 | SA | Juventus – Fiorentina | 1:0 | 5 |
Stats. Here are the last 3 games of UDINESE: 1 win, 1 draw, 1 lost
07/10/17 | CFG | Domzale – Udinese | 1:1 | ||||
30/09/17 | SA | Udinese – Sampdoria | 4:0 | 7 | |||
23/09/17 | SA | Roma – Udinese | 3:1 | 6 |
Photo: facebook.com/UdineseCalcio1896
BOLOGNA – SPAL
Renato Dall’Ara Stadium
Referee: GUIDA
Asistants: PAGANESSI – TOLFO
Fourth Official: NASCA
VAR: CALVARESE
AVAR: TEGONI
15:00
Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Bologna, 10th position with 10 points and a negative goal difference of -1
SPAL, 15th position with 5 points and a negative goal difference of -6
Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | Goals | DIFF | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
10 | Bologna | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6:7 | -1 | 11 |
15 | Spal | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6:12 | -6 | 5 |
Stats BEFORE the game. Top scorer of BOLOGNA: Rodrigo Palacio with 2 goals
Top scorer of SPAL: Lazzarri, Rizzo, Viviani, with 1 goal each
Bologna | Goals | Goals | Spal |
---|---|---|---|
Palacio, Rodrigo | 2 | 1 | Lazzari, Manuel |
Di Francesco, Federico | 1 | 1 | Rizzo, Luca |
Donsah, Godfred | 1 | 1 | Viviani, Federico |
Okwonkwo, Orji | 1 | 1 | Schiattarella, Pasquale |
Verdi, Simone | 1 | 1 | Paloschi, Alberto |
Stats. Here are the last 3 games of BOLOGNA: 2 wins, 1 draw
30/09/17 | SA | Genoa – Bologna | 0:1 | 7 | |||
24/09/17 | SA | Sassuolo – Bologna | 0:1 | 6 | |||
19/09/17 | SA | Bologna – Inter | 1:1 | 5 |
Stats. Here are the last 3 games of SPAL: 1 draw, 2 lost
01/10/17 | SA | Spal – Crotone | 1:1 | 7 | |||
23/09/17 | SA | Spal – Napoli | 2:3 | 6 | |||
20/09/17 | SA | Milan – Spal | 2:0 | 5 |
Photo: facebook.com/bfc1909official
CAGLIARI – GENOA
Sardegna Arena
Referee: MASSA
Assistants: RANGHETTI – BRESMES
Fourth Official: SERRA
VAR: PAIRETTO
AVAR: PILLITTERI
15:00
Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Cagliari, 14th position with 6 points and a negative goal difference of -7
Genoa, 19th position with 2 points and a negative goal difference of -6
Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | Goals | DIFF | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
14 | Cagliari | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4:11 | -7 | 6 |
19 | Genoa | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5:11 | -6 | 2 |
Stats BEFORE the game. Top scorer of CAGLIARI: Joao Pedro with 2 goals
Top scorer of GENOA: Pietro Pellegri with 2 goals
Cagliari | Goals | Goals | Genoa |
---|---|---|---|
Pedro, Joao | 2 | 2 | Pellegri, Pietro |
Sau, Marco | 1 | 1 | Galabinov, Andrey |
Barella, Nicolo | 1 | 1 | Laxalt, Diego |
Stats. Here are the last 3 games of CAGLIARI: 3 lost
01/10/17 | SA | Napoli – Cagliari | 3:0 | 7 | |||
24/09/17 | SA | Cagliari – Chievo | 0:2 | 6 | |||
20/09/17 | SA | Cagliari – Sassuolo | 0:1 | 5 |
Stats. Here are the last 3 games of GENOA: 1 draw, 2 lost
30/09/17 | SA | Genoa – Bologna | 0:1 | 7 | |||
24/09/17 | SA | Inter – Genoa | 1:0 | 6 | |||
20/09/17 | SA | Genoa – Chievo | 1:1 | 5 |
Photo: facebook.com/cagliaricalcio
CROTONE – TORINO
Stadio Ezio Scida
Referee: VALERI
Assistants: LO CICERO – TASSO
Fourth Official: MARINELLI
VAR: ABISSO
AVAR: MARINI
15:00
Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Crotone, 16th position with 5 points and a negative goal difference of -8
Torino, 6th position with 12 points and a positive goal difference of +1
Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | Goals | DIFF | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
6 | FC Torino | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 12:11 | 1 | 12 |
16 | Crotone | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4:12 | -8 | 5 |
Wake up call for Crotone winning only 1 game this season. It’s a must win situation for Crotone to avoid falling down in the relegation zone. Torino looking to cause an upset to keep up the race towards a spot in the top 5 positions.
The last time Torino played in Crotone was on November 20, 2016 ending in favor of Crotone with a 0-2 thanks to the two goals by forward Andrea Belotti.
- There are only 2 precedents in Serie A between Crotone and Torino with Stats showing Torino with 1 win and 1 draw.
Stats BEFORE the game. Top scorer of CROTONE: Simy, Tumminello, Mandragora, and Rohden with 1 goal each
Top scorer of TORINO: Belotti and Ljajic with 3 goals each
Crotone | Goals | Goals | Torino |
---|---|---|---|
Simy | 1 | 3 | Belotti, Andrea |
Tumminello, Marco | 1 | 3 | Ljajic, Adem |
Mandragora, Rolando | 1 | 2 | Falque, Iago |
Rohden, Marcus | 1 | 1 | Niang, Mbaye |
1 | Baselli, Daniele |
Stats. Here are the last 3 games of CROTONE: 1 draw, 2 lost
01/10/17 | SA | Spal – Crotone | 1:1 | 7 | |||
24/09/17 | SA | Crotone – Benevento | 2:0 | 6 | |||
20/09/17 | SA | Atalanta – Crotone | 5:1 | 5 |
Stats. Here are the last 3 games of TORINO: 1 win, 1 draw, 1 lost
05/10/17 | CFG | FC Torino – Casale | 5:1 | ||||
01/10/17 | SA | FC Torino – Verona | 2:2 | 7 | |||
23/09/17 | SA | Juventus – FC Torino | 4:0 | 6 |
Photo: facebook.com/F.C.Crotone/
SAMPDORIA – ATALANTA
Luigi Ferraris Stadium
Referee: MARIANI
Assistants: CARBONE – FIORITO
Fourth Official: ABBATTISTA
VAR: MARESCA
AVAR: PEZZUTO
15:00
Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Sampdoria, 9th position with 11 points and a goal difference of “0”
Atalanta, 11th position with 9 points and a positive goal difference of +2
Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | Goals | DIFF | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
9 | Sampdoria | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8:8 | 0 | 11 |
11 | Atalanta | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 12:10 | 2 | 9 |
Stats BEFORE the game. Top scorer of SAMPDORIA: Quagliarella with 4 goals
Top scorer of ATALANTA: Alejandro Gomez with 3 goals
Sampdoria | Goals | Goals | Atalanta |
---|---|---|---|
Quagliarella, Fabio | 4 | 3 | Gomez, Alejandro |
Zapata, Duvan | 2 | 2 | Cristante, Bryan |
Caprari, Gianluca | 1 | 2 | Petagna, Andrea |
Alvarez, Ricardo | 1 | 2 | Caldara, Mattia |
1 | Cornelius, Andreas |
Stats. Here are the last 3 games of SAMPDORIA: 1 win, 1 draw, 1 lost
30/09/17 | SA | Udinese – Sampdoria | 4:0 | 7 | |||
24/09/17 | SA | Sampdoria – Milan | 2:0 | 6 | |||
20/09/17 | SA | Verona – Sampdoria | 0:0 | 5 |
Stats. Here are the last 3 games of ATALANTA: 3 draws
01/10/17 | SA | Atalanta – Juventus | 2:2 | 7 | |||
28/09/17 | UELG | Ol. Lyon – Atalanta | 1:1 | 2 | |||
24/09/17 | SA | Fiorentina – Atalanta | 1:1 | 6 |
Photo: facebook.com/sampdoria
SASSUOLO – CHIEVO VERONA
Mapei Stadium
Referee: MANGANIELLO
Assistants: LIBERTI – GORI
Fourth Official: DI MARTINO
VAR: PASQUA
AVAR: BALICE
15:00
Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Sassuolo, 17th position with 4 points and a negative goal difference of -11
Chievo Verona, 8th position with 11 points and a goal difference of “0”
Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | Goals | DIFF | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
8 | Chievo | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9:9 | 0 | 11 |
17 | Sassuolo | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4:15 | -11 | 4 |
Stats BEFORE the game. Top scorer of SASSUOLO: Politano, Berardi, Matri, and Sensi with 1 goal each
Top scorer of CHIEVO VERONA: Castro and Inglese with 2 goals each
Sassuolo | Goals | Goals | Chievo Verona |
---|---|---|---|
Politano, Matteo | 1 | 2 | Castro, Lucas |
Berardi, Domenico | 1 | 2 | Inglese, Roberto |
Matri, Alessandro | 1 | 1 | Pucciarelli, Manuel |
Sensi, Stefano | 1 | 1 | Stepinski, Mariusz |
1 | Hetemaj, Perparim |
Stats. Here are the last 3 games of SASSUOLO: 1 win, 2 lost
01/10/17 | SA | Lazio – Sassuolo | 6:1 | 7 | |||
24/09/17 | SA | Sassuolo – Bologna | 0:1 | 6 | |||
20/09/17 | SA | Cagliari – Sassuolo | 0:1 | 5 |
Stats. Here are the last 3 games of CHIEVO VERONA: 2 wins, 1 draw
01/10/17 | SA | Chievo – Fiorentina | 2:1 | 7 | |||
24/09/17 | SA | Cagliari – Chievo | 0:2 | 6 | |||
20/09/17 | SA | Genoa – Chievo | 1:1 | 5 |
Photo: facebook.com/officialsassuolocalcio
INTER – AC MILAN
Giuseppe Meazza Stadium
Referee: TAGLIAVENTO
Assistants: DI FIORE – VUOTO
Fourth Official: DOVERI
VAR: ORSATO
AVAR: CHIFFI
20:45
Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | Goals | DIFF | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3 | Inter | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 14:3 | 11 | 19 |
7 | Milan | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 10:10 | 0 | 12 |
Stats BEFORE the game. Top scorer of INTER: Mauro Icardi with 6 goals
Top scorer of AC MILAN: Cutrone, Kessie, Kalinic, and Suso with 2 goals each
Inter | Goals | Goals | AC Milan |
---|---|---|---|
Icardi, Mauro | 6 | 2 | Cutrone, Patrick |
Perisic, Ivan | 3 | 2 | Kessie, Franck |
Brozovic, Marcelo | 2 | 2 | Kalinic, Nikola |
Skriniar, Milan | 1 | 2 | Suso |
Vecino, Matias | 1 | 1 | Montolivo, Riccardo |
Stats. Here are the last 3 games of INTER: 2 wins, 1 draw
01/10/17 | SA | Benevento – Inter | 1:2 | 7 | |||
24/09/17 | SA | Inter – Genoa | 1:0 | 6 | |||
19/09/17 | SA | Bologna – Inter | 1:1 | 5 |
Stats. Here are the last 3 games of AC MILAN: 1 win, 2 los
01/10/17 | SA | Milan – Roma | 0:2 | 7 | |||
28/09/17 | UELG | Milan – Rijeka | 3:2 | 2 | |||
24/09/17 | SA | Sampdoria – Milan | 2:0 | 6 |
Photo: facebook.com/Inter
Monday 16 October 2017
HELLAS VERONA – BENEVENTO
Marc’Antonio Bentegodi Stadium
Referee: DI BELLO
Assistants: PASSERI – BOTTEGONI
Fourth Official: SAIA
VAR: GIACOMELLI
AVAR: ILLUZZI
20:45
Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Hellas Verona, 19th position with 3points and a negative goal difference of -18
Benevento, 20th position with 0 points and a negative goal difference of -16
Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | Goals | DIFF | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
19 | Verona | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 3:16 | -13 | 3 |
20 | Benevento | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2:18 | -16 | 0 |
It’s a game for survival. Hellas Verona and Benevento still unable to win a game in the Serie A. Hellas having 3 points after 3 draws and losing 4 games. Chaos is more for Benevento losing all 7 games and not having a single point but a negative goal difference of -16.
Stats BEFORE the game. Top scorer of HELLAS VERONA: Giampazolo Pazzini with 2 goals
Top scorer of BENEVENTO: Ciciretti and D’Alessandro with 1 goal each
HellAs Verona | Goals | Goals | BeneVento |
---|---|---|---|
Pazzini, Giampaolo | 2 | 1 | Ciciretti, Amato |
Kean, Moise | 1 | 1 | D’Alessandro, Marco |
Stats. Here re the last 3 games of HELLAS VERONA: 2 draws, 1 lost
01/10/17 | SA | FC Torino – Verona | 2:2 | 7 | |||
24/09/17 | SA | Verona – Lazio | 0:3 | 6 | |||
20/09/17 | SA | Verona – Sampdoria | 0:0 | 5 |
Stats. Here are the last 3 games of BENEVENTO: 3 lost
01/10/17 | SA | Benevento – Inter | 1:2 | 7 | |||
24/09/17 | SA | Crotone – Benevento | 2:0 | 6 | |||
20/09/17 | SA | Benevento – Roma | 0:4 | 5 |
Photo: facebook.com/hellasveronafc1903/