MILAN – Adriano Galliani was at the sala Buzzanti to celebrate Dan Peterson’s 80th birthday. He spoke to the press about the basketball legend. He said: “In the spring of 1987 Olimpia won the European Cup, Scudetto and Italian Cup with Peterson on the bench. Silvio Berlusconi serious spoke to me about giving the bench to Dan Peteson because the coach has to be a motivator of men. He was perfect, and he is the ultimate coach. We seriously offered him the job at Milan but he turned it down as he didn’t feel it was right. Pity. I am sure he could have been the first coach to win both in basketball and in football.”
“Arrigo Sacchi is very similar to Dan Peterson. It is a regret of ours that he never became Milan coach. On the Monday morning he sent us some notes on technique and tactics and psychology that are absolutely brilliant. He did it as a friend and they are fantastic. In many ways he is very similar to Sacchi. After every game or event he always sends me analysis and I absorb his wisdom. He says we should stick with Mihajlovic.”
Hello my friends. Here are the results of the Serie A Week 19 – Nineteenth Round on Saturday 9 and Sunday 10 January 2016.
What a roller coaster round! We have a change in the leadership! Yep, incredible so, Inter losing the home game at the Giuseppe Meazza Stadium in the agonizing minute and going down from the 1st position to the 3rd position! Sassuolo seeing a miracle dream come true winning their first game at the Meazza after forward Domenico Berardi converted the winner penalty to claim the victory. Inter go down to the second position and Napoli is the new sole leader with 41 points after defeating Frosinone with a mega goleada 1 – 5.
Juventus climbing from the 4th position to the 2nd position after defeting Sampdoria at the Luigi Ferraris Stadium.
A highlight in this round is seeing 5 teams losing their home games! Starting with Inter falling at the Meazza defeated by Sassuolo, Atalanta losing 0 – 2 against Genoa at the Atleti Azzurri d’Italia Stadium, Bologna losing at the Renato Dall’Ara Stadium against Chievo Verona with a 0-1, Frosinone losing at the Matusa Stadium with a mega goleada defeated by Napoli with a 1 -5, Hellas Verona losing at the Marc’Antonio Bentegodi Stadium defeated by Palermo with a 0 – 1, and Torino losing at the Olimpico Stadium defeated by Empoli with a 0 – 1.
Carpi 2 -1 Udinese. The dream for salvation gaining momentum for Carpi after defeating Udinese at the Alberto Braglia Stadium. Carpi won their 3rd game this season and still remain in the 19th position.
Lazio causing an upset at the Artermio Franchi Stadium after opening the score in the 45th minute. Tough defeat because Fiorentina wasted the chance to keep up the race towards the first position being before the match at just -1 point below Inter. Fiorentina losing the 5th home game!
The awaited match Roma – Milan ending with a disappointing 1 – 1 draw. Roma fans were looking for a victory and at the end of the game just whistling and booing the squad. It’s a critical situation also for AC Milan coach Sinisa Mihajlovic unable to show a consistent performance and risking to be sacked.
The top scorer up to Round 19: Napoli forward Gonzalo Higuain with 18 goals
Top Serie A teams standing AFTER Serie A Week 19 games. First 3 qualifying for Champions League, 4 and 5 for Europa League.
–NAPOLI, 1st position with 41 points and a positive goal difference of +23
– JUVENTUS 2nd position with 39 points and a positive goal difference of +18
–INTER, 3rd positions with 39 points points and a positive goal difference of +12
– FIORENTINA, 4th position with 38 points and a positive goal difference of +18
– AS ROMA, 5th position with 34 points and a positive goal difference of +14
–SASSUOLO, 6th position with 31 points and a positive goal difference of +6
Relegation Zone: FROSINONE, 18th position with 15 points and a negative goal difference of -21
– CARPI, 19th position with 14 points and a negative goal difference of -17
– HELLAS VERONA, 20th position with 8 points and a negative goal difference of -19
44% Ball Possession AS ROMA and 56% Ball Possession AC MILAN AS Roma 1 – 1 AC Milan
4′ Antonio Rüdiger 50′ Juraj Kucka
Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
AS ROMA, 5th position with 33 points and positive goal difference of +14
AC Milan, 6th position with 28 points and a positive goal difference of +2
Pos
Team
P
W
D
L
Goals
DIFF
Points
5
Roma
18
9
6
3
35:21
14
33
6
Milan
18
8
4
6
24:22
2
28
A game full of tension seeing the Roman gladiators and AC Milan failing to win this game. Roma are 6 points below Inter holding the first position with 39 points. Chaos continue for AC Milan who are facing the protests of the fans because the team cannot show a consistent performance. Roma fans totally disappointed and at the end of the game loud whistles and boos against the team.
Roma opening the score in the 4th minute! It is defender Antonio Rüdiger scoring his first goal as a Roma player and precisely against Milan. Rüdiger defeating Milan goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma with a left footed shot in the bottom left corner. The assist is by midfielder Miralem Pjanic.
Photo asroma.it
Bad news for Roma. AC Milan returning to equalize the score in the second half. In the 50th minute it is midfielder Juraj Kucka to shorten the distance defeating Roma goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny with a headed shot in the top right corner. The assist is by forward Keisuke Honda.
There are 80 precedents between AS Roma vs AC Milan at the Olimpico Stadium. Stats showing Roma with 24 wins, 29 draws, and AC Milan with 27 wins. Out of the 177 goals, Roma scoring 89 goals and Milan scoring 88 goals.
Here is AS ROMA official starting lineup by coach Rudi Garcia:
AS ROMA (4-3-3): Szczęsny; Florenzi, Manolas, Rüdiger, Digne; Pjanić, De Rossi, Nainggolan; Gervinho, Sadiq, Falque.
Here is AC MILAN official starting lineup by coach Sinisa Mihajlovic:
AC MILAN (4-4-2): Donnarumma; Abate, Zapata, Romagnoli, De Sciglio; Honda, Kucka, Bertolacci, Bonaventura; L. Adriano, Bacca.
AS Roma 1 – 1 AC Milan 
