By Anna Italia
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Hello my friends and Happy New Year 2014!  Here is the Serie A PREVIEW for
the
Serie A Week 18, 2013 – 2014 Season on Sunday 5 and Monday 6 January 2014, matchday 18.  

It’s the first preview of 2014 and you bet all Serie A teams are ready to start with a positive result.  However, it is Juventus the only team starting with 2014 with a big smile as sole leaders of the Serie A after 9th consecutive wins. 

Surely, Inter also with a smile as they ended 2013 as winner of the MILAN DERBY by defeating AC Milan at the Giuseppe Meazza Stadium / San Siro.   It was the first derby della Madonnina for president Eric Thohir who had asked coach Walter Mazzarri to win it, and he did it thanks to the goal by forward Rodrigo Palacio. in the 86th minute.
 
What to expect in this Round?  Well, let me tell you that status quo in the first position will remain the same whether Juventus win, draw, or lose.  The gap with AS Roma holding the second position is of 5 points.  Juventus 46 points, Roma 41 points…. It seems the Scudetto race is a two-way because the third position is 10 points behind Juventus!  Yep, Napoli in the 3rd position with 36 points.

The big question in this round is to see whether Catania will start the year with a victory.  It’s just U N B E L I E V A B L E as Catania have won only 2 games this season!  Mamma mia!
 

As for the DERBY… hello, hello, hello.  This round we have the TUSCAN DERBY!!!  Fiorentina vs Livorno at the Artemio Franchi Stadium.  Fans waiting to see Fiorentina forward Giuseppe Rossi scoring.  Rossi is currently top scorer of the Serie A with 14 goals.

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Here is the situation. Juventus in the 1st position with 46 points and a
positive goal difference of +28.  AS Roma in the 2nd position with 41
points and a positive goal differene of +28. Napoli in the 3rd position
with 36 points and a positive goal difference of +16.
The Europa League zone. Fiorentina
in the 4th position with 33 points and  a positive goal difference of
+13.  Inter in the 5th position with 31 points and a positive goal
difference of +16.

Relegation Zone:   Sassuolo in the 18th position with
14 points and a negative goal difference of -19.  Livorno in the 19th
position with 13 points and a negative goal difference of -13. Catania
in the 20th position with 10 points and a negative goal difference of
-22.
 

Up to Round 17, Week 17  most  scored goals in favor: Juventus scoring 39 goals

Up to Round 17, Week 17 most scored against: Sassuolo conceding 36 goals
Top scorer  up to Round 17: Fiorentina forward Giuseppe Rossi with 14 goals

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Sunday 5 January 2014

CHIEVO – CAGLIARI 
Referee: BERGONZI
Assistants: CRISPO – DI LIBERATORE
Fourth Official: IORI
ADD1: MASSA
ADD2: CANDUSSIO
15:00

Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Chievo Verona, 16th position with 15 points and a negative goal difference of -10
Cagliari, 11th position with 20 points and a negative goal difference of -6

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	Goals	Diff.	Points
11	Cagliari	17	4	8	5	18:24	-6	20
16	Chievo	17	4	3	10	13:23	-10	15

Stats BEFORE the game.  Top scorer CHIEVO VERONA: Forward Cyril Thereau with 4 goals
Top scorer CAGLIARI: Forward Marco Sau and Daniele Conti with 4 goals each
 

Chievo Verona	Goals	Goals	Cagliari
Thereau, Cyril	4	4	Conti, Daniele
Paloschi, Alberto	3	4	Sau, Marco
Rigoni, Luca	2	2	Pinilla, Mauricio
Bentivoglio, Simone	1	2	Nainggolan, Radja
Pellissier, Sergio	1	2	Nene

Stats.  Here are the 3 last games of CHIEVO VERONA:  1 win, 2 lost

22/12/13	SA	Turin – Chievo	4:1	Round 17
15/12/13	SA	Chievo – Sampdoria	0:1	Round 16
08/12/13	SA	Sassuolo – Chievo	0:1	Round 15

Here are the last 3 games of CAGLIARI:  1 win, 2 draws

21/12/13	SA	Cagliari – Napoli	1:1	Round 17
15/12/13	SA	Parma – Cagliari	0:0	Round 16
08/12/13	SA	Cagliari – Genoa	2:1	Round 15

Disciplinary Situation: No suspended players CHIEVO VERONA
1 suspended players CAGLIARI: 18 Nenè (1)

Here is the probable formation for CHIEVO VERONA 4-3-3
1 PUGGIONI,
21 FREY,
3 DAINELLI,
12 CESAR,
93 DRAMÉ,
8 RADOVANOVIC,
27 L.RIGONI,
56 HETEMAJ,
20 ESTIGARRIBIA,
77 THEREAU,
43 PALOSCHI

Here is the probable formation of CAGLIARI 4-3-1-2
25 AVRAMOV
14 PISANO
15 ROSSETTINI
13 ASTORI
8 AVELAR
21 DESSENA
5 CONTI
4 NAINGGOLAN
7 COSSU
51 PINILLA
9 SAU

FIORENTINA – LIVORNO
Referee: TAGLIAVENTO
Assistants: IANNELLO – MARZALONI
Fourth Official: GIACHERO
ADD1: GUIDA
ADD2: DI BELLO
18:00

Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Fiorentina, 4th position with 33 points and a positive goal difference of +13
Livorno, 19th position with 13 points and a negative goal difference of -13

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	Goals	Diff.	Points
4	Fiorentina	17	10	3	4	33:20	13	33
19	Livorno	17	3	4	10	16:29	-13	13

Disciplinary Situation: No suspended players for FIORENTINA
2 suspended players LIVORNO: 23 Emerson, De Lucia (until 18 January)

Stats BEFORE the game.  Top scorer FIORENTINA: Forward Giuseppe Rossi with 14 goals
Top scorer LIVORNO: Paulinho with 6 goals

Fiorentina	Goals	Goals	Livorno
Rossi, Giuseppe	14	6	Paulinho
Valero, Borja	5	3	Siligardi, Luca
Vargas, Juan Manuel	4	2	Greco, Leandro
Gomez, Mario	2	1	Emeghara, Innocent
Cuadrado, Juan	2	1	Emerson

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

22/12/13	SA	Sassuolo – Fiorentina	0:1	Round 17
15/12/13	SA	Fiorentina – Bologna	3:0	Round 16
12/12/13	UELG	Fiorentina – Dnipropetrovsk	2:1	Round 6

Here are the last 3 games of LIVORNO: 1 draw, 2 lost

21/12/13	SA	Livorno – Udinese	1:2	Round 17
15/12/13	SA	Lazio – Livorno	2:0	Round 16
07/12/13	SA	Livorno – Milan	2:2	Round 15

Here is the probable formation of FIORENTINA 4-3-3:
1 NETO,
40 TOMOVIC,
2 GO. RODRIGUEZ,
15 SAVIC,
23 PASQUAL,
10 AQUILANI,
21 AMBROSINI,
20 BORJA VALERO,
11 CUADRADO,
49 ROSSI,
66 VARGAS

Here is the probable formation of LIVORNO 3-5-2:
1BARDI,
85CODA,
77RINAUDO,
17CECCHERINI,
28SCHIATTARELLA,
10LUCI,
27BIAGIANTI,
19GRECO,
11LAMBRUGHI,
26SILIGARDI,
9PAULINHO

JUVENTUS – AS ROMA
Referee: RIZZOLI
Assistants: STEFANI – FAVERANI
Fourth Official: MANGANELLI
ADD1: MAZZOLENI
ADD2: DE MARCO
20:45

Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Juventus, 1st position with 46 points and a positive goal difference of +28
AS Roma, 2nd position with 41 points and a positive goal difference of +28

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	Goals	Diff.	Points
1	Juventus	17	15	1	1	39:11	28	46
2	Roma	17	12	5	0	35:7	28	41

An uphill battle for the Roman gladiators going to the Juventus stadium to challenge Juve.  There is a 5 point gap between them and Juventus not willing to lose points.  The obligation is for Roma to  win and claim back the first position.  However, despite the result, Juventus will remain sole leader this week. 

Disciplinary Situation: No suspended players

Stats BEFORE the game.  Top scorer JUVENTUS: Forward Carlos Tevez with 11 goals
Top scorer AS ROMA:  Strootman, Florenzi, Gervinho, and Benatia with 4 goals each.

Juventus	Goals	Goals	AS Roma
Tevez, Carlos	11	4	Strootman, Kevin
Vidal, Arturo	7	4	Florenzi, Alessandro
Pogba, Paul	5	4	Gervinho
Llorente, Fernando	5	4	Benatia, Medhi
Pirlo, Andrea	3	3	Ljajic, Adem

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

22/12/13	SA	Atalanta – Juventus	1:4	Round 17
18/12/13	CI	Juventus – Avellino	3:0	Round 1/8
15/12/13	SA	Juventus – Sassuolo	4:0	Round 16

Here are the last 3 games of AS ROMA: 2 wins, 1 draw

22/12/13	SA	Roma – Catania	4:0	Round 17
16/12/13	SA	Milan – Roma	2:2	Round 16
08/12/13	SA	Roma – Fiorentina	2:1	Round 15

Here is the probable formation of JUVENTUS 3-5-2:
1BUFFON,
15BARZAGLI,
19BONUCCI,
3CHIELLINI,
26LICHTSTEINER,
23VIDAL,
21PIRLO,
6POGBA,
22ASAMOAH,
10TEVEZ,
14LLORENTE

Here is the probable formation of AS ROMA 4-3-3: DE SANCTIS, 
13 MAICON, 17 BENATIA,  5 CASTAN, 
3 DODÒ, 
15 PJANIC, 
16 DE ROSSI, 
6 STROOTMAN, 
27 GERVINHO, 
10 TOTTI, 
22 DESTRO

 Will Juventus claim another victory and “secure” the Scudetto?

 Monday 6 January 2014

CATANIA – BOLOGNA
Referee: ORSATO
Assistants: GIALLATINI – DOBOSZ
Fourth Official: LONGO
ADD1: IRRATI
ADD2: BORRIELLO
15:00

Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Catania, 20th position with 10 points and a negative point difference of -22
Bologna, 17th position with 15 points and a negative goal difference of -14

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	Goals	Diff.	Points
17	Bologna	17	3	6	8	17:31	-14	15
20	Catania	17	2	4	11	10:32	-22	10

A match battling in the relegation zone.   Catania winning only 2 games this season and in the rock bottom position.  A victory might help them to lift their morale while a victory for Bologna will help them to keep away the relegation zone.

Disciplinary Situation: No suspended players CATANIA
2 suspended players BOLOGNA: Garics (1), Diamanti (1)

Stats BEFORE the game.  Top scorer CATANIA: Pablo Barrientos and Lucas Castro with 3 goals each.
Top scorer BOLOGNA:  Alessandro Diamanti and Panagiotis Kone with 4 goals each

Catania	Goals	Goals	Bologna
Castro, Lucas	3	4	Kone, Panagiotis
Barrientos, Pablo Cezar	3	4	Diamanti, Alessandro
Bergessio, Gonzalo	1	2	Laxalt, Diego
Leto, Sebastian	1	1	Cristaldo, Jonathan
Lopez, Maxi	1	1	Moscardelli, Davide

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

22/12/13	SA	Roma – Catania	4:0	Round 17
14/12/13	SA	Catania – Verona	0:0	Round 16
08/12/13	SA	Sampdoria – Catania	2:0	Round 15

Here are the last 3 games of BOLOGNA: 1 win, 2 lost

22/12/13	SA	Bologna – Genoa	1:0	Round 17
15/12/13	SA	Fiorentina – Bologna	3:0	Round 16
06/12/13	SA	Bologna – Juventus	0:2	Round 15

Here is the probable formation of CATANIA 4-3-3:
1 FRISON,
2 PERUZZI,
5 ROLIN,
3 SPOLLI,
34 BIRAGHI,
13 IZCO,
10 LODI,
8 PLASIL,
19 CASTRO,
9 BERGESSIO,
28 BARRIENTOS

Here is the probable formation of BOLOGNA 3-4-1-2:
1 CURCI,
5 ANTONSSON,
14 NATALI,
22 MANTOVANI,
75 CRESPO,
15 PEREZ,
4 KHRIN,
3 MORLEO,
33 KONE,
10 MOSCARDELLI,
99 CRISTALDO

Photo calciocatania.it

GENOA – SASSUOLO
Referee: ROCCHI
Assistants: GALLONI – PRETI
Fourth Official: PAGANESSI
ADD1: DOVERI
ADD2: MERCHIORI
15:00

Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Genoa, 10th position with 20 points and a negative goal difference of -3
Sassuolo, 18th position with 14 points and a negative goal difference of -19

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	Goals	Diff.	Points
10	Genoa	17	5	5	7	17:20	-3	20
18	Sassuolo	17	3	5	9	17:36	-19	14

Disciplinary Situation: No suspended players GENOA
1 suspended player for SASSUOLO: 15 Acerbi (suspended for doping)

Stats BEFORE the game. Top scorer GENOA: Forward Alberto Gilardino with 7 goals
Top scorer SASSUOLO: Domenico Berardi with 7 goals

Genoa	Goals	Goals	Sassuolo
Gilardino, Alberto	7	7	Berardi, Domenico
Kucka, Juraj	2	5	Zaza, Simone
Lodi, Francesco	2	3	Floro Flores, Antonio
Bertolacci, Andrea	1	1	Schelotto, Ezequiel Matias
Antonini, Luca	1	1	Marzoratti, Lino

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

22/12/13	SA	Bologna – Genoa	1:0	Round 17
15/12/13	SA	Genoa – Atalanta	1:1	Round 16
08/12/13	SA	Cagliari – Genoa	2:1	Round 15

Here are the last 3 games of SASSUOLO: 3 lost

22/12/13	SA	Sassuolo – Fiorentina	0:1	Round 17
15/12/13	SA	Juventus – Sassuolo	4:0	Round 16
08/12/13	SA	Sassuolo – Chievo	0:1	Round 15

Here is the probable formation of GENOA 3-4-3:
1 PERIN,
3 ANTONINI,
21 MANFREDINI,
15 MARCHESE,
20 VRSALJKO,
8 BIONDINI,
27 MATUZALEM,
13 ANTONELLI,
18 FETFATZIDIS,
11 GILARDINO,
77 KONATÉ

Here is the probable formation of SASSUOLO 3-4-3:
79 PEGOLO,
5 ANTEI,
20 BIANCO,
24 MARZORATI,
23 GAZZOLA,
4 MAGNANELLI,
8 MARRONE,
3 LONGHI,
25 BERARDI,
10 ZAZA,
83 FLORO FLORES

LAZIO – INTER 
Referee: DAMATO
Assistants: COSTANZO – VUOTO
Fourth Official: MUSOLINO
ADD1: CELI
ADD2: GERVASONI
18:30

Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Lazio, 9th position with 20 points and a negative goal difference of -4
Inter, 5th position with 31 points and a positive goal difference of +16

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	Goals	Diff.	Points
5	Inter	17	8	7	2	37:21	16	31
9	Lazio	17	5	5	7	22:26	-4	20

Disciplinary Situation: 1 suspended player LAZIO: 6 Mauri (until 2 May 2014)
1 suspended player INTER: Campagnaro

Stats BEFORE the game.  Top scorer LAZIO: Forward Miroslav Klose and Antonio Candreva with 4 goals each
Top scorer INTER: Forward Rodrigo Palacio with 10 goals

Lazio	Goals	Goals	Inter
Candreva, Antonio	4	10	Palacio, Rodrigo Sebastian
Klose, Miroslav	4	4	Alvarez, Ricardo
Keita, Diao	2	4	Nagatomo, Yuto
Hernanes	2	4	Cambiasso, Esteban
Lulic, Senad	2	3	Guarin, Fredy

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

22/12/13	SA	Verona – Lazio	4:1	Round 17
15/12/13	SA	Lazio – Livorno	2:0	Round 16
12/12/13	UELG	Lazio – Trabzonspor	0:0	Round 6

Here are the last 3 games of INTER: 1 win, 1 draw, 1 lost

22/12/13	SA	Inter – Milan	1:0	Round 17
15/12/13	SA	Napoli – Inter	4:2	Round 16
08/12/13	SA	Inter – Parma	3:3	Round 15

Here is the probable formation of LAZIO 4-2-3-1:
22 MARCHETTI,
29 KONKO,
20 BIAVA,
3 DIAS,
17 PEREIRINHA,
23 ONAZI,
24 LEDESMA,
87 CANDREVA,
8 HERNANES,
19 LULIC,
11 KLOSE

Here is the probable formation of INTER 3-5-1-1:
1 HANDANOVIC,
35 ROLANDO,
23 RANOCCHIA,
5 JUAN JESUS,
2 JONATHAN,
4 ZANETTI,
19 CAMBIASSO,
11 ALVAREZ,
55 NAGATOMO,
13 GUARIN,
8 PALACIO

AC MILAN – ATALANTA
Referee: PERUZZO
Assistants: DE LUCA – PASSERI
Fourth Official: STALLONE
ADD1: VALERI
ADD2: DI PAOLO
15:00

Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
AC Milan, 13th position with 19 points and a negative goal difference of -1
Atalanta, 15th position with 18 points and a negative goal difference of  -7

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	Goals	Diff.	Points
13	Milan	17	4	7	6	25:26	-1	19
15	Atalanta	17	5	3	9	18:25	-7	18

Disciplinary Situation: 1 suspended player AC MILAN: Sulley Muntari (3 games)
No suspended player for ATALANTA

Stats BEFORE the game. Top scorer of AC MILAN: Forward Mario Balotelli with 6 goals
Top scorer of ATALANTA:  Forward German Denis with 6 goals

AC Milan	Goals	Goals	Atalanta
Balotelli, Mario	6	6	Denis
Muntari, Sulley	4	2	Brivio, Davide
Kaka	3	2	Moralez, Maxi
Robinho	2	2	Livaja, Marko
Birsa, Valter	2	2	Stendardo, Guglielmo

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

22/12/13	SA	Inter – Milan	1:0	Round 17
16/12/13	SA	Milan – Roma	2:2	Round 16
11/12/13	UCLG	Milan – Ajax	0:0	Round 6

Here are the last 3 games of ATALANTA:  1 draw, 2 lost

22/12/13	SA	Atalanta – Juventus	1:4	Round 17
15/12/13	SA	Genoa – Atalanta	1:1	Round 16
08/12/13	SA	Verona – Atalanta	2:1	Round 15

Here is the probable formation of AC MILAN 4-3-1-2
32 ABBIATI,
2 DE SCIGLIO,
25 BONERA,
17 ZAPATA,
28 EMANUELSON,
18 MONTOLIVO,
34 DE JONG,
16 POLI,
8 SAPONARA,
22 KAKÀ,
45 BALOTELLI

Here is the probable formation of ATALANTA 4-4-1-1:
47 CONSIGLI,
77 RAIMONDI,
8 MIGLIACCIO,
2 STENDARDO,
27 DEL GROSSO,
10 BONAVENTURA,
17 CARMONA,
21 CIGARINI,
28 BRIVIO,
11 MORALEZ,
19 DENIS

 

NAPOLI – SAMPDORIA 
Referee: BANTI
Assistants: NICOLETTI – GRILLI
Fourth Official: DE PINTO
ADD1: CALVARESE
ADD2: PINZANI
12:30

Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Napoli, 3rd position with 36 points and a positive goal difference of +16
Sampdoria, 14th position with 18 points and a negative goal difference of -6

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	Goals	Diff.	Points
3	Napoli	17	11	3	3	36:20	16	36
14	Sampdoria	17	4	6	7	19:25	-6	18

Disciplinary Situation: No suspended players

Stats BEFORE the game. Top scorer NAPOLI: Forward Gonzalo Higuain with
Top scorer SAMPDORIA: Forward Eder with 7 goals

Napoli	Goals	Goals	Sampdoria
Higuain, Gonzalo	9	7	Eder
Callejon	8	4	Gabbiadini, Manolo
Hamsik, Marek	6	2	Pozzi, Nicola
Pandev, Goran	6	2	De Silvestri, Lorenzo
Dzemaili, Blerim	3	1	Renan

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

21/12/13	SA	Cagliari – Napoli	1:1	Round 17
15/12/13	SA	Napoli – Inter	4:2	Round 16
11/12/13	UCLG	Napoli – Arsenal	2:0	Round 6

Here are the last 3 games of  SAMPDORIA: 2 wins, 1 draw

22/12/13	SA	Sampdoria – Parma	1:1	Round 17
15/12/13	SA	Chievo – Sampdoria	0:1	Round 16
08/12/13	SA	Sampdoria – Catania	2:0	Round 15

Here is the probable formation of NAPOLI 4-2-3-1:
1 RAFAEL,
11 MAGGIO,
21 FERNANDEZ,
33 ALBIOL,
2 REVEILLERE,
88 INLER,
20 DZEMAILI,
7 CALLEJON,
19 PANDEV,
14 MERTENS,
9 HIGUAIN

Here is the probable formation of SAMPDORIA 4-2-3-1:
1 DA COSTA,
29 DE SILVESTRI,
8 MUSTAFI,
28 GASTALDELLO,
3 COSTA,
5 RENAN,
17 PALOMBO,
11 GABBIADINI,
10 KRSTICIC,
23 EDER,
9 POZZI

Photo sscnapoli.it

PARMA – TORINO
Referee: RUSSO
Assistants: GAVA – CARIOLATO
Fourth Official: SCHENONE
ADD1: BARACANI
ADD2: AURELIANO

Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Parma, 12th position with 20 points and a negative goal difference of -2
Torino, 7th position with 25 points and a positive goal difference of +5

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	Goals	Diff.	Points
7	Turin	17	6	7	4	30:24	6	25
12	Parma	17	4	8	5	23:25	-2	20

Disciplinary Situation: 1 suspended player PARMA: Gobbi
1 suspended player TORINO: Gillet (until 1/2/2017)

Stats BEFORE the game.  Top scorer PARMA: Forward Antonio Cassano and Marco Parolo with 6 goals each
Top scorer TORINO:  Forward Alessio Cerci with 9 goals

Parma	Goals	Goals	Torino
Parolo, Marco	6	9	Cerci, Alessio
Cassano, Antonio	6	8	Immobile, Ciro
Lucarelli, Alessandro	2	3	Farnerud, Alexander
Rosi, Aleandro	2	2	El Kaddouri, Omar
Sansone, Nicola	2	2	D’Ambrosio, Danilo

Stats. Here are the last 3 games of PARMA: 3 draws

22/12/13	SA	Sampdoria – Parma	1:1	Round 17
15/12/13	SA	Parma – Cagliari	0:0	Round 16
08/12/13	SA	Inter – Parma	3:3	Round 15

Here are the last 3 games of TORINO: 3 wins

22/12/13	SA	Turin – Chievo	4:1	Round 17
15/12/13	SA	Udinese – Turin	0:2	Round 16
08/12/13	SA	Turin – Lazio	1:0	Round 15

Here is the probable formation of PARMA
4-3-3:
83 MIRANTE,
2 CASSANI,
19 FELIPE,
6 LUCARELLI,
3 MESBAH,
30 ACQUAH,
32 MARCHIONNI,
16 PAROLO,
7 BIABIANY,
99 CASSANO,
21 N. SANSONE

Here is the probable formation of TORINO 3-5-2
30PADELLI
19MAKSIMOVIC
25GLIK
24MORETTI
36DARMIAN
33BRIGHI
20VIVES
8FARNERUD
26PASQUALE
11CERCI
9IMMOBILE

UDINESE – HELLAS VERONA
Referee: CERVELLERA
Assistants: MELI – TASSO
Fourth Official: PADOVAN
ADD1: TOMMASI
ADD2: CIAMPI

15:00

Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Udinese, 8th position with 20 points and a negative goal difference of -5
Hellas Verona, 6th position with 29 points and a positive goal difference of +5

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	Goals	Diff.	Points
6	Verona	17	9	2	6	31:26	5	29
8	Udinese	17	6	2	9	17:22	-5	20

Disciplinary Situation: No suspended players

Stats BEFORE the game.  Top scorer UDINESE: Forward Antonio Di Natale, Luis Muriel, Thomas Hertaux with 3 goals each
Top scorer HELLAS VERONA: Forward Luca Toni and Jorginho with 7 goals each

Udinese	Goals	Goals	Hellas Verona
Muriel, Luis	3	7	Toni, Luca
Di Natale, Antonio	3	7	Jorginho, Frelio Filho
Heurtaux, Thomas	3	4	Iturbe, Juan Manuel
Badu, Emmanuel	1	4	Romulo
Maicosuel	1	3	Cacciatore, Fabrizio

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

21/12/13	SA	Livorno – Udinese	1:2	Round 17
15/12/13	SA	Udinese – Turin	0:2	Round 16
07/12/13	SA	Napoli – Udinese	3:3	Round 15

Here are the last 3 games of HELLAS VERONA:  2 wins, 1 draw

22/12/13	SA	Verona – Lazio	4:1	Round 17
14/12/13	SA	Catania – Verona	0:0	Round 16
08/12/13	SA	Verona – Atalanta	2:1	Round 15

Here is the probable formation of UDINESE 3-4-2-1:
1 BRKIC,
75 HEURTAUX,
5 DANILO,
11 DOMIZZI,
8 BASTA,
3 ALLAN,
21 LAZZARI,
34 GABRIEL SILVA,
37 PEREYRA,
17 NICO LOPEZ,
10 DI NATALE

Here is the probable formation of HELLAS VERONA 4-3-3:
1 RAFAEL,
22 CACCIATORE,
18 MORAS,
22 MAIETTA,
33 AGOSTINI,
2 ROMULO,
19 JORGINHO,
10 HALLFREDSSON,
15 ITURBE,
9 TONI,
21 GOMEZ

Your Predictions??? Make your calculations and  changes… get your dancing pencil..     Chievo Verona – Cagliari Fiorentina – Livorno Juventus – AS Roma Napoli – Sampdoria Catania – Bologna Udinese – Hellas Verona Parma – Torino AC Milan – Atalanta Genoa – Sassuolo Lazio – Inter  NOTE:  Copy and paste  in the comment box  the predictions adding your own choices.

Anna Italia Predictions. Chievo Verona – Cagliari = CHIEVO Fiorentina – Livorno = FIORENTINA Juventus – AS Roma = DRAW Napoli – Sampdoria = NAPOLI Catania – Bologna = BOLOGNA Udinese – Hellas Verona = UDINESE Parma – Torino = PARMA AC Milan – Atalanta = ATALANTA Genoa – Sassuolo = GENOA Lazio – Inter    = LAZIO   Buy Italian Serie A teams Gear: Serie A teams Football Shirts, Football Kit and Football Strip – UKSoccershop.com – Official Soccer Merchandise, AC Milan Products, US CItta di Palermo Gear, Inter Milan Gear, Juventus Products Online, AS Roma Jerseys, Lazio Shirts, Napoli Soccer Gear and more.

 

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