By Anna Italia
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Hello my friends. Here is the Serie A PREVIEW for Week 33 on Tuesday 28, Wednesday 29, and Thursday 30  April 2015 .  It’s  a special midweek round because we might see Juventus crowning themselves as winner of the 2014-2015 Scudetto if they defeat Fiorentina at the Juventus Stadium and the combination of Lazio losing to Parma at the Olimpico di Roma Stadium.

Here is the situation.  Juventus having 73 points while Lazio in the second position having 59 points.  The gap is 14 points and we have only 5 more games after this one having a total of 15 available points . If Juventus win they will reach 76 points.

The battle in this Round 33 will be mostly on who will get the 2nd position.   Lazio will battle with their teeth to keep it away from their city rival AS ROMA who are down to the 3rd position with 58 points.  Surely, just 1 point difference, but the pride of Lazio to see Roma struggling now is an added motivation.

The other battle will be for the Europa League zone…  Realistically, Napoli (56), Sampdoria (50) and Fiorentina (49) are with the real chances to make it next season.  Nevertheless, mathematically speaking, Genoa (47),  Torino (47), and Inter (45) can still dream with the Europa League…not easy….  As for AC Milan (43), they must be asking for forgiveness as their chances to make it is more an impossible dream….

 

The top scorer up to Round 32: Juventus forward Carlos Tevez with 18 goals.

 

 

Top Serie A teams standing AFTER Serie A Week 32 games. First 3 qualifying for Champions League, 4 and 5 for Europa League.

–Juventus, 73 position with points and a positive goal difference of +43

–Lazio, 2nd position with 59 points and a positive goal difference of +28

–AS Roma, 3rd positions with 58 points points and a positive goal difference of +18

– Napoli, 4th position with 56 points and a positive goal difference of +18

– Sampdoria, 5th position with 50 points and a positive goal difference of 5

Relegation Zone: Cagliari, 18th position with 24 points and a negative goal difference of -24
– Cesena, 19th position with 23 points and a negative goal difference of -27

Parma, 20th position with16 points and a negative goal difference of -31

 

 

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Tuesday 28 April 2015

• Serie A Week 33 / 33ª Giornata / 14esima del girone di ritorno
  

 

UDINESE – INTER
Friuli Stadium
Referee: ROCCHI
Assistants: PADOVAN – BARBIRATI
Fourth Official: MARZALONI
ADD1: PERUZZO
ADD2: PEZZUTO
20:45

Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Inter, 9th position with 45 points and a positive goal difference of +10
Udinese, 13th position with 38 points and a negative goal difference of -7

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	Goals	DIFF	Points
9	Inter	32	11	12	9	48:38	10	45
13	Udinese	32	9	11	12	36:43	-7	38

 

An emotional game for the ex Inter coach Andrea Stramaccioni now coaching Udinese.  Pressure is more for Inter who are looking to cause an upset and defeat Udinese.  Inter are still dreaming with the chance to make it to the Europa League next season.  A defeat for Inter might be the “Good Bye for Europa.”  A victory for Udinese will be the added tranquility to remain in Serie A next season.

Precedents at the Friuli Stadium include 41 games.  Stats showing Udinese with 11 wins, Inter with 16 wins, and 14 draws.

 

Stats BEFORE the game. Top scorer for UDINESE:  Forward Antonio Di Natale with 11 goals

Top scorer for INTER: Forward Mauro Icardi with 17 goals

Udinese	Goals	Goals	Inter
Di Natale, Antonio	11	17	Icardi, Mauro
Thereau, Cyril	9	6	Guarin, Fredy
Danilo	2	6	Palacio, Rodrigo Sebastian
Widmer, Silvan	2	5	Kovacic, Mateo
Wague, Molla	2	5	Osvaldo, Pablo Daniel

 

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

25/04/15	SA	Udinese – Milan				2:1	Round 32
19/04/15	SA	Chievo – Udinese				1:1	Round 31
12/04/15	SA	Udinese – Palermo				1:3	Round 30

 

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

25/04/15	SA	Inter – Roma				2:1	Round 32
19/04/15	SA	Inter – Milan				0:0	Round 31
11/04/15	SA	Verona – Inter				0:3	Round 30

 

Disciplinary Situation BEFORE the game.  No suspended players for UDINESE.

2 suspended players for INTER: Ranocchia (1), Juan Jesus (1)

Here is the probable formation for Udinese (4-3-1-2): Karnezis; Widmer, Danilo, Domizzi, Piris; Allan, Pinzi, Badu; Guilherme; Di Natale, Thereau

Unavailable: Heurtaux, Evangelista, Wague

Here is the probable formation for Inter (4-3-1-2): Handanovic; Santon, Felipe, Vidic, D’Ambrosio;Guarin, Medel, Brozovic; Hernanes; Icardi, Palacio
 
Unavailable: Jonathan, Dodò, Campagnaro, Andreolli

Photo:   .facebook.com/UdineseCalcio1896

 

 

Wednesday 29 April 2015

 

CESENA – ATALANTA
Dino Manuzzi Stadium
Referee: RIZZOLI
Assistants: DE LUCA – VUOTO
Fourth Official: DI LIBERATORE
ADD1: GUIDA
ADD2: MARIANI
20:45

Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Cesena, 19th position with 23 points and a negative goal difference of -27
Atalanta, 17th position with 31 points and a negative goal difference of -15

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	Goals	DIFF	Points
17	Atalanta	32	6	13	13	29:44	-15	31
19	Cesena	32	4	11	17	29:56	-27	23

 

 

It’s a must win for Cesena looking for a ray hope to remain in Serie A next season.   Atalanta also risking relegation.   Cesena under pressure to win the home game.   Bad news is for Atalanta who will be without their main forward German Denis after being banned for 5 games!    Denis punching in the face Empoli defender Lorenzo Tonelli will return to play until Wee 38.

Stats BEFORE the game. Top scorer for CESENA:  Forward Gregoire Defrel and Franco Brienza with 6 goals each

Top scorer for ATALANTA:  Forward German Denis with 8 goals

Cesena	Goals	Goals	Atalanta
Defrel, Gregoire	6	8	Denis
Brienza, Franco	6	5	Moralez, Maxi
Rodriguez, Alejandro	4	3	Pinilla, Mauricio
Duric, Milan	2	3	Boakye, Richmond
Succi, Davide	2	3	Zappacosta, Davide

 

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

26/04/15	SA	Genoa – Cesena				3:1	Round 32
18/04/15	SA	Sampdoria – Cesena				0:0	Round 31
12/04/15	SA	Cesena – Chievo				0:1	Round 30

 

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

26/04/15	SA	Atalanta – Empoli				2:2	Round 32
19/04/15	SA	Roma – Atalanta				1:1	Round 31
12/04/15	SA	Atalanta – Sassuolo				2:1	Round 30

 

Disciplinary Situation BEFORE the game.  1 suspended player for CESENA: Zé Eduardo (1)

1 suspended player for ATALANTA:   German Denis (5)

Here is the probable formation for Cesena (4-3-1-2): Agliardi; Volta, Capelli, Krajnc, Renzetti; Cascione, Mudingayi, Giorgi;  Brienza;  Rodriguez, Defrel

Unavailable : Marilungo, Yabré, Valzania, Magnusson, Pulzetti,

Here is the probable formation for  Atalanta (4-4-1-1): Sportiello; Benalouane, Biava, Stendardo, Dramé; Estigarribia, Cigarini, Carmona, A. Gomez; Moralez; Pinilla
 
Unavailable: Raimondi, Cherubin

 

 

CHIEVO VERONA – CAGLIARI
Marc’Antonio Bentegodi Stadium
Referee: DI BELLO
Assistants: TASSO – GAVA
Fourth Official: DE PINTO
ADD1: PASQUA
ADD2: ABISSO
20:45

 

Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Chievo Verona, 14th position with 37 points and a negative goal difference of -9
Cagliari, 18th position with 24 points and a negative goal difference of -24

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	Goals	DIFF	Points
14	Chievo	32	9	10	13	24:33	-9	37
18	Cagliari	32	5	9	18	38:62	-24	24

 

Stats BEFORE the game.  Top scorer of CHIEVO VERONA:  Forward Alberto Paloschi with 8 goals

Top scorer of CAGLIARI:  Forward Marco Sau and Diego Farias with 5 goals each

Chievo Verona	Goals	Goals	Cagliari
Paloschi, Alberto	8	5	Farias, Diego
Pellissier, Sergio	5	5	Sau, Marco
Meggiorini, Riccardo	3	4	Avelar, Danilo
Izco, Mariano Julio	2	4	Joao Pedro Galvao
Zukanovic, Ervin	2	4	Ekdal, Albin

 

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

26/04/15	SA	Lazio – Chievo				1:1	Round 32
19/04/15	SA	Chievo – Udinese				1:1	Round 31
12/04/15	SA	Cesena – Chievo				0:1	Round 30

 

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

26/04/15	SA	Fiorentina – Cagliari				1:3	Round 32
19/04/15	SA	Cagliari – Napoli				0:3	Round 31
11/04/15	SA	Genoa – Cagliari				2:0	Round 30

 

Disciplinary Situation BEFORE the game.  No suspended players for CHIEVO VERONA.

1 suspended player for CAGLIARI: Avelar (1)

Here is the probable formation for Chievo Verona (4-4-2): Bizzarri; Frey, Dainelli, Cesar, Zukanovic; Schelotto, Izco, Radovanovic, Birsa; Paloschi, Pellissier

Unavailable: Mattiello

Here is the probable formation for Cagliari (4-3-1-2): Brkic; Balzano, Diakité, Rossettini, Murru; Donsah, Crisetig, Ekdal; Farias; Mpoku, Cop
 
Unavailable: Husbauer

Photo:  chievoverona.it

 

 

JUVENTUS – FIORENTINA
Juventus Stadium
Referee: BANTI
Assistants: GIALLATINI – PASSERI
Fourth Official: MARRAZZO
ADD1: ORSATO
ADD2: DOVERI
20:45

 

Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Juventus, 1st position with 73 points and a positive goal difference of +43
Fiorentina, 6th position with 49 points and a positive goal difference of +6

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	Goals	DIFF	Points
1	Juventus	32	22	7	3	60:17	43	73
6	Fiorentina	32	13	10	9	44:38	6	49

 

 

Juventus are ready to collect their 4th consecutive Scudetto.   It’s just a matter of hours, minutes, seconds.   Juventus can win the Scudetto with 5 games in advanced if they defeat Fiorentina and Lazio lose to Parma.   The gap between Juventus and Lazio are only 14 points.   We have 5 more games after this round with a total of 15 available points.      Juventus lost the Derby della Mole last week against Torino, but, you bet the objective now is to keep winning and lift the trophy.

Stats BEFORE the game. Top scorer of JUVENTUS: Forward Carlos Tevez with 18 goals

Top scorer of FIORENTINA: Forward Khouma Babacar with 7 goals

Juventus	Goals	Goals	Fiorentina
Tevez, Carlos	18	7	Babacar, Khouma
Pogba, Paul	7	5	Rodriguez, Gonzalo
Morata, Alvaro	7	4	Salah, Mohamed
Vidal, Arturo	6	4	Cuadrado, Juan
Llorente, Fernando	5	4	Gomez, Mario

 

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

26/04/15	SA	Turin – Juventus				2:1	Round 32
22/04/15	UCLK	Monaco – Juventus				0:0	Quarterfinal
18/04/15	SA	Juventus – Lazio				2:0	Round 31

 

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

26/04/15	SA	Fiorentina – Cagliari				1:3	Round 32
23/04/15	UELK	Fiorentina – Dynamo Kiev				2:0	Quarterfinal
20/04/15	SA	Fiorentina – Verona				0:1	Round 31

 

Disciplinary Situation BEFORE the game. 1 suspended player for JUVENTUS: Bonucci (1)

No suspended players for FIORENTINA.

Here is the probable formation for Juventus (3-5-2): Buffon; Barzagli, Ogbonna, Chiellini; Lichtsteiner, Vidal, Pirlo, Pereyra, Marchisio ; Tevez, Morata

Unavailable: Asamoah, Romulo, Caceres, Pogba, Evra

Here is the probable formation for Fiorentina (4-3-3): Neto; Richards, G. Rodriguez, Basanta, Pasqual; Aquilani, Badelj, Borja Valero; Salah, M. Gomez, Diamanti.
 
Unavailable: Babacar, Rossi, Lezzerini

Photo: juventus.com

 

LAZIO – PARMA
Olimpico di Roma Stadium
Referee: CALVARESE
Assistants: SCHENONE – BIANCHI
Fourth Official: LONGO
ADD1: CERVELLERA
ADD2: SAIA
20:45

Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Lazio, 2nd position with 59 points and a positive goal difference of +28
Parma, 20th position with 16 points and a negative goal difference of -31

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	Goals	DIFF	Points
2	Lazio	32	18	5	9	59:31	28	59
20	Parma	32	6	5	21	27:58	-31	16

 

Stats BEFORE the game.  Top scorer of LAZIO:  Forward Miroslav Klose with 11 goals

Top scorer of PARMA:  Forward Antonio Cassano with 5 goals

Lazio	Goals	Goals	Parma
Klose, Miroslav	11	5	Cassano, Antonio
Felipe Anderson	10	3	De Ceglie, Paolo
Mauri, Stefano	9	2	Lila, Andi
Parolo, Marco	7	2	Coda, Massimo
Djordjevic, Filip	7	2	Lodi, Francesco

 

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

26/04/15	SA	Lazio – Chievo				1:1	Round 32
18/04/15	SA	Juventus – Lazio				2:0	Round 31
12/04/15	SA	Lazio – Empoli				4:0	Round 30

 

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

26/04/15	SA	Parma – Palermo				1:0	Round 32
19/04/15	SA	Empoli – Parma				2:2	Round 31
15/04/15	SA	Genoa – Parma				2:0	Round 25

 

Disciplinary Situation BEFORE the game.  1 suspended player for LAZIO: Onazi (1)

2 suspended players for PARMA: Costa (1), Feddal (1)

Here is the probable formation for Lazio (4-3-3): Marchetti; Basta, Novaretti, Mauricio, Radu; Cataldi, Ledesma, Lulic; Candreva, Keita, F. Anderson

Unavailable: Konko, De Vrij, Parolo, Biglia

Here is the probable formation for Parma (3-5-2): Mirante; Mendes, Lucarelli, Cassani; Varela, Lila, Mauri, Nocerino, Gobbi; Belfodil, Coda

Unavailable: Galloppa, Prestia

 

AC MILAN – GENOA
San Siro Stadium
Referee: GIACOMELLI
Assistants: PETRELLA – FIORITO
Fourth Official: PEGORIN
ADD1: TAGLIAVENTO
ADD2: BARACANI
20:45

 

Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
AC Milan, 10th position with 43 points and a positive goal difference of +6
Genoa, 8th position with 47 points and a positive goal difference of+9

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	Goals	DIFF	Points
8	Genoa	32	12	11	9	46:37	9	47
10	Milan	32	10	13	9	45:39	6	43

 

Stats BEFORE the game.  Top scorer of AC MILAN: Forward Jeremy Menez with 16 goals

Top scorer of GENOA:  Forward Iago Falque with 9 goals

AC Milan	Goals	Goals	Genoa
Menez, Jeremy	16	9	Falque, Iago
Honda, Keisuke	6	7	Matri, Alessandro
Bonaventura, Giacomo	4	4	Bertolacci, Andrea
de Jong, Nigel	3	4	Perotti, Diego
Muntari, Sulley	2	4	Niang, Mbaye

 

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

25/04/15	SA	Udinese – Milan				2:1	Round 32
19/04/15	SA	Inter – Milan				0:0	Round 31
12/04/15	SA	Milan – Sampdoria				1:1	Round 30

 

Here are the last 3 games of GENOA:  2 wins, 1 lost

26/04/15	SA	Genoa – Cesena				3:1	Round 32
19/04/15	SA	Palermo – Genoa				2:1	Round 31
15/04/15	SA	Genoa – Parma				2:0	Round 25

 

Disciplinary Situation BEFORE the game.  No suspended players

Here is the probable formation for AC  Milan (4-3-3): D. Lopez; De Sciglio, Mexes, Rami, Antonelli;van Ginkel, Poli, Bonaventura; Cerci, Pazzini, Menez
 
Unavailable: Agazzi, Montolivo, Essien, Alex, Paletta

Here is the probable formation for Genoa (3-4-3): Perin; Roncaglia, Burdisso, De Maio; Edenilson, Rincon, Bertolacci, Marchese; Iago, Pavoletti, Niang
 
Unavailable: Ariaudo, T. Costa, Borriello, Perotti

Photo acmilan.com

 

PALERMO – TORINO
Renzo Barbera Stadium
Referee: GERVASONI
Assistants: IORI – MELI
Fourth Official: PRETI
ADD1: GHERSINI
ADD2: MINELLI
20:45

 

Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Palermo, 11th position with 41 points and a negative goal difference of -2
Torino, 7th position with 47 points and a positive goal difference of+4

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	Goals	DIFF	Points
7	Turin	32	12	11	9	38:34	4	47
11	Palermo	32	10	11	11	44:46	-2	41

 

Stats BEFORE the game. Top scorer of PALERMO:  Forward Paulo Dybala with 13 goals

Top scorer of TORINO:  Forward Fabio Quagliarella with 13 goals

Palermo	Goals	Goals	Torino
Dybala, Paulo Bruno	13	13	Quagliarella, Fabio
Vazquez, Franco	7	7	Glik, Kamil
Rigoni, Luca	6	3	Lopez, Maxi
Belotti, Andrea	5	2	Darmian, Matteo
Chochev, Ivaylo	3	2	Peres, Bruno

 

Here are the last 3 games of PALERMO:  2 wins, 1 lost

26/04/15	SA	Parma – Palermo				1:0	Round 32
19/04/15	SA	Palermo – Genoa				2:1	Round 31
12/04/15	SA	Udinese – Palermo				1:3	Round 30

 

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

26/04/15	SA	Turin – Juventus				2:1	Round 32
19/04/15	SA	Sassuolo – Turin				1:1	Round 31
12/04/15	SA	Turin – Roma				1:1	Round 30

 

Disciplinary Situation BEFORE the game.  No suspended players for PALERMO

2 suspended players for TORINO: Moretti and  Gazzi (1)

Here is the probable formation for Palermo (3-5-2): Sorrentino; Vitiello, Gonzalez, Andelkovic; Rispoli, Bolzoni, Maresca, Chochev, Lazaar; Vazquez, Dybala

Unavailable: Morganella, Barreto, Emerson

Here is the probable formation for Torino (3-5-2): Padelli; Maksimovic, Glik, Bovo; B. Peres, Benassi, Basha, El Kaddouri, Darmian; Quagliarella, Martinez
 
Unavailable: Jansson

 

SAMPDORIA – HELLAS VERONA
Luigi Ferraris Stadium
Referee: IRRATI
Assistants: FAVERANI – RANGHETTI
Fourth Official: TONOLINI
ADD1: DAMATO
ADD2: ABBATTISTA
20:45

Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Sampdoria, 5th position with 50 points and a positive goal difference of +5
Hellas Verona, 12th position with 39 points and a negative goal difference of-16

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	Goals	DIFF	Points
5	Sampdoria	32	12	14	6	40:35	5	50
12	Verona	32	10	9	13	40:56	-16	39

 

Stats BEFORE the match.  Top scorer of SAMPDORIA:  Forward Citadin Eder with 9 goals

Top scorer of HELLAS VERONA:  Forward Luca Toni with 17 goals

Sampdoria	Goals	Goals	Hellas Verona
Eder	9	17	Toni, Luca
Gabbiadini, Manolo	7	5	Lopez, Nicolas
Muriel, Luis	4	4	Gomez, Juan
Okaka, Stefano	4	3	Tachtsidis, Panagiotis
Obiang, Pedro	3	2	Ionita, Artur

 

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

26/04/15	SA	Napoli – Sampdoria				4:2	Round 32
18/04/15	SA	Sampdoria – Cesena				0:0	Round 31
12/04/15	SA	Milan – Sampdoria				1:1	Round 30

 

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

26/04/15	SA	Verona – Sassuolo				3:2	Round 32
20/04/15	SA	Fiorentina – Verona				0:1	Round 31
11/04/15	SA	Verona – Inter				0:3	Round 30

 

Disciplinary Situation BEFORE the game.  No suspended players for SAMPDORIA.

3 suspended players for HELLAS VERONA: Rafael (1), Moras (1), Obbadi (1)

Here is the probable formation for Sampdoria (4-2-3-1): Viviano; De Silvestri, Silvestre, Romagnoli, Mesbah; Palombo, Obiang; Soriano, Muriel, Eto’o; Okaka

Unavailable: De Vitis, Eder

Here is the probable formation for Hellas Verona (4-3-3): Benussi; Pisano, Marquez, Gu. Rodriguez, Agostini; Sala, Tachtsidis, Greco; J. Gomez, Toni, Christodoulopoulos

Unavailable: Ionita, Hallfredsson, Jankovic

 

SASSUOLO – AS ROMA
Mapei Stadium
Referee: MAZZOLENI
Assistants: POSADO – PAGANESSI
Fourth Official: STALLONE
ADD1: TOMMASI
ADD2: CANDUSSIO
20:45

 

Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Sassuolo, 15th position with 36 points and a negative goal difference of -10
AS Roma, 3rd position with 58 points and a positive goal difference of +18

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	Goals	DIFF	Points
3	Roma	32	15	13	4	43:25	18	58
15	Sassuolo	32	8	12	12	39:49	-10	36

 

Stats BEFORE the game.  Top scorer of SASSUOLO:  Forward Domenico Berardi with 11 goals

Top scorer of AS ROMA: Forward Adem Ljajic with 8 goals

Sassuolo	Goals	Goals	AS Roma
Berardi, Domenico	11	8	Ljajic, Adem
Zaza, Simone	8	6	Totti, Francesco
Sansone, Nicola	5	5	Destro, Mattia
Acerbi, Francesco	3	4	Pjanic, Miralem
Missiroli, Simone	3	4	Nainggolan, Radja

 

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

26/04/15	SA	Verona – Sassuolo				3:2	Round 32
19/04/15	SA	Sassuolo – Turin				1:1	Round 31
12/04/15	SA	Atalanta – Sassuolo				2:1	Round 30

 

Here are the last 3 games of AS ROMA:  2 draws, 1 lost

25/04/15	SA	Inter – Roma				2:1	Round 32
19/04/15	SA	Roma – Atalanta				1:1	Round 31
12/04/15	SA	Turin – Roma				1:1	Round 30

 

Disciplinary Situation BEFORE the game. 1 suspended player for SASSUOLO: Berardi

No suspended player for AS ROMA

Here is the probable formation for Sassuolo (3-4-3): Consigli; Acerbi, Cannavaro, Peluso; Lazarevic, Taider, Missiroli, Longhi; Floro Flores, Zaza, Sansone

Unavailable: Magnanelli, Donis, Vrsaljko, Polito, Terranova, Antei, Gazzola, Natali

Here is the probable formation for AS Roma (4-3-3): De Sanctis; Florenzi, Manolas, Yanga Mbiwa, Holebas; Nainggolan, De Rossi, Pjanic; Ljajic, Totti, Gervinho

Unavailable: Strootman, Castan, Maicon

 

 

Thursday 30 April 2015

 

EMPOLI – NAPOLI
Carlo Castellani Stadium
Referee: MASSA
Assistants: COSTANZO – DI FIORE
Fourth Official: MANGANELLI
ADD1: VALERI
ADD2: GAVILLUCCI
20:45

 

Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Empoli, 16th position with 35 points and a negative goal difference of -6
Napoli, 4th position with 56 points and a positive goal difference of +18

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	Goals	DIFF	Points
4	Napoli	32	16	8	8	57:39	18	56
16	Empoli	32	6	17	9	34:40	-6	35

 

Stats BEFORE the game.  Top scorer of EMPOLI:  Forward Massimo Maccarone with 9 goals

Top scorer of NAPOLI:  Forward Gonzalo Higuain with 15 goals

Empoli	Goals	Goals	Napoli
Maccarone, Massimo	9	15	Higuain, Gonzalo
Tonelli, Lorenzo	5	11	Callejon
Saponara, Riccardo	4	6	Hamsik, Marek
Rugani, Daniele	3	6	Zapata, Duvan
Pucciarelli, Manuel	3	5	Gabbiadini, Manolo

 

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

26/04/15	SA	Atalanta – Empoli				2:2	Round 32
19/04/15	SA	Empoli – Parma				2:2	Round 31
12/04/15	SA	Lazio – Empoli				4:0	Round 30

 

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

26/04/15	SA	Napoli – Sampdoria				4:2	Round 32
23/04/15	UELK	Napoli – Wolfsburg				2:2	Quarterfinal
19/04/15	SA	Cagliari – Napoli				0:3	Round 31

 

Disciplinary Situation BEFORE the game.  1 suspended player for EMPOLI: Tonelli (1)

No suspended players for NAPOLI.

Here is the probable formation for Empoli (4-3-1-2): Sepe; Laurini, Rugani, Barba, Hysaj; Vecino, Valdifiori, Croce; Saponara; Maccarone, Pucciarelli
 
Unavailable: Guarente, Verdi

Here is the probable formation for Napoli (4-2-3-1): Andujar; Maggio, Albiol, Koulibaly, Strinic; Inler, Gargano; Callejon, Hamsik, Mertens; Higuain
 
Unavailable: Michu, Zuniga, De Guzman