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Serie A Week 27 matches on Sunday 4 March 2018 postponed following Davide Astori’s death

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The Special Commissioner of the Lega Serie A Giovanni Malagò, given the tragedy that hit the football world with the sudden death of Fiorentina Captain Davide Astori, has decided to postpone the matches scheduled for Sunday 4 March 2018 valid for the 27th Serie A TIM.   The new dates will be announced later.

Serie A: Fiorentina Captain Davide Astori died of heart attack on Sunday 4 March 2018

 

Serie A: Fiorentina Captain Davide Astori died of heart attack on Sunday 4 March 2018

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It is a sad day for Italian football.  Fiorentina Captain Davide Astori, 31 years old, has died on Sunday 4 March 2018 at the La di Moret Hotel in Udine, Italy.  Italian Soccer Serie A Blog sends the condolences to his family. “Only God knows what the family is feeling in their heart, and only God can restore their spirit.  My prayers for his family to find comfort after Astori’s sudden death.”

As reported, Astori died in his hotel room just hours before their league clash with Udinese valid for the Serie A Week 27 scheduled at 15:00. The Lega Serie A has postponed all the games on Sunday in respect of Astori’s memory. Astori leaves a wife and his two-year-old daughter.

  • Astori was born on January 7, 1987 in San Giovanni Bianco, Italy.  Professionally, Astori came through the youth system at AC Milan before joining Cagliari in 2008. Astori joined Fiorentina from Cagliari in August 2015 and became Fiorentina Captain for the 2017-2018 Serie A Season. Astori made 25 appearances this season and a total of 58 appearances, the last one was in the Serie A Week 26, Fiorentina 1 – 0 Chievo Verona at the Artemio Franchi Stadium. Astori, capped 14 times by Italy National Team. Astori played on loan at AS Roma and on a permanent basis after six years as a Cagliari player.

Fiorentina Club made the announcement through their official website and social networks.

Davide Astori, 1987-2018 (Fiorentina website)

04/03/2018 12:57

Fiorentina are heartbroken to announce that club captain Davide Astori has passed away suddenly.

Out of respect for Astori’s family, we ask for privacy at this tragic time.

Fiorentina, in memory of Captain Davide Astori

The last video showing Captain Davide Astori on their way to Udine on Saturday March 3, 2018

Video when Fiorentina Coach Stefano Pioli presented Davide Astori as Fiorentina Captain

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Italy and Juventus Goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon

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Forward Mattia Destro

Ex-teammate Andrea Lazzari

Ex-teammate Riccardo Montolivo (AC Milan – Italy)

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Matías Vecino

Ex-teammate Manuel Pasqual

Lazio forward Ciro Immobile -Italy National teammate

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Ex-teammate Andrea Poli

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AC Milan vs Inter: Official called up players, Sunday 4 March 2018, Serie A Week 27

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Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Inter, 4th position with 51 points and a positive goal difference of +21
AC Milan, 7th position with 44 points and a positive goal difference of +7

Pos Team P W D L Goals DIFF Points
4 Inter 26 14 9 3 42:21 21 51
7 Milan 26 13 5 8 37:30 7 44

 

Here are AC MILAN 22 official called up players by Coach Gennaro Gattuso for the Serie A Week 27 game on Sunday 4 March 2018 at the San Siro Stadium in Milan, Italy at 20:45. 

Goalkeepers: A. Donnarumma, G. Donnarumma, Storari

Defenders: Bonucci, Calabria, Gomez, Musacchio, Rodriguez, Romagnoli, Zapata

Midfielders: Biglia, Bonaventura, Calhanoglu, Locatelli, Kessie, Mauri, Montolivo

Forwards: Borini, Cutrone, Kalinic, André Silva, Suso

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Here are INTER official called up players by Coach Luciano Spalletti for the game against AC Milan:

Goalkeepers: Handanovic, Padelli, Pissardo

Defenders: Lisandro Lopez, Joao Cancelo, Ranocchia, Santon, Miranda, Dalbert, D’Ambrosio, Skriniar

Midfielders: Gagliardini, Rafinha, Borja Valero, Vecino, Emmers, Brozovic

Forwards: Icardi, Karamoh, Eder, Perisic, Candreva

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AC Milan – Inter
Sunday 4 March 2018
San Siro Stadium
Milan, Italy

20:45

Referee: DI BELLO
Assistants: GIALLATINI – DOBOSZ
Fourth Official: DOVERI
VAR: ORSATO
AVAR: SCHENONE

2017-2018 Serie A Week 27 PREVIEW for the Twenty seventh Round on Saturday 3 and Sunday 4 March 2018

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Hello my friends. Here is the 2017-2018 Serie A Week 27 PREVIEW for the Twenty seventh Round on Saturday 3 and Sunday 4 March 2018.

The duel for the Scudetto is a two-way between Napoli and Juventus.  Napoli in the first position after defeating Cagliari at the Sardegna Arena reaching 69 points.  Juventus having 65 points with a pending match against Atalanta after it was postponed last week for the bad weather.

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Results from Serie A Week 26

 

The top scorer of the Serie A Up to Week 26: Lazio forward Ciro Immobile with 23 goals

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Top Serie A teams standing AFTER Serie A Week 26 game. First 4 qualifying for Champions League, 5 and 6 for Europa League.

– NAPOLI 1st position with 69 points and a positive goal difference of +45

– JUVENTUS 2nd position with 65 points and a positive goal difference of +47

– LAZIO 3rd positions with 52 points and a positive goal difference of +31

UEFA Europa League– INTER 4th position with 51 points and a positive goal difference of +21

– AS ROMA 5th position with 50 points and a positive goal difference of +19

–SAMPDORIA 6th position with 44 points and a positive goal difference of +12

Relegation Zone:

– SPAL, 18th position with 20 points and a negative goal difference of -23

– HELLAS VERONA, 19th position with 19 points and a negative goal difference of -27

– BENEVENTO, 20th position with 10 points and a negative goal difference of -42

 

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Saturday 3 March 2018

SPAL – BOLOGNA
Stadio Paolo Mazza
Referee: ROCCHI
Assistants: DI LIBERATORE – TONOLINI
Fourth Official: ABISSO
VAR: GIACOMELLI
AVAR: PASSERI
15:00

Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Bologna, 12th position with 33 points and a negative goal difference of -5
SPAL, 18th position with 20 points and a negative goal difference of -23

Pos Team P W D L Goals DIFF Points
12 Bologna 26 10 3 13 33:38 -5 33
18 Spal 26 4 8 14 26:49 -23 20

 

Stats BEFORE the game.  Top scorer of SPAL:   Mirko Antenucci with 7goals

Top scorer of BOLOGNA:  Mattia Destro and Simone Verdi with 6 goals each

Spal Goals Goals Bologna
Antenucci, Mirko 7 6 Destro, Mattia
Paloschi, Alberto 6 6 Verdi, Simone
Viviani, Federico 3 4 Palacio, Rodrigo
Floccari, Sergio 3 3 Okwonkwo, Orji
Rizzo, Luca 2 2 Poli, Andrea

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

25/02/18 SA Crotone – Spal 2:3 26
18/02/18 SA Napoli – Spal 1:0 25
10/02/18 SA Spal – Milan 0:4 24

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

24/02/18 SA Bologna – Genoa 2:0 26
18/02/18 SA Bologna – Sassuolo 2:1 25
11/02/18 SA Inter – Bologna 2:1 24

 

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LAZIO – JUVENTUS
Olimpico di Roma Stadium
Referee: BANTI
Assistants: COSTANZO – VUOTO
Fourth Official: DAMATO
VAR: IRRATI
AVAR: PERETTI
18:00

Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Juventus, 2nd position with 65 points and a positive goal difference of +47
Lazio, 3rd position with 52 points and a positive goal difference of +31

Pos Team P W D L Goals DIFF Points
2 Juventus 25 21 2 2 62:15 47 65
3 Lazio 26 16 4 6 64:33 31 52

A real challenge for Juventus to keep up with the race for the Scudetto.  Pressure also for Lazio to win the home game to keep climbing the Serie A Standing.   Juventus with a pending game against Atalanta after it was postponed last week for the bad weather condition (Week 26).  Juventus having +13 points above Lazio with 52 points.

Stats BEFORE the game.  Top scorer of LAZIO:  Ciro Immobile with 23 goals

Top scorer of JUVENTUS: Gonzalo Higuain and Paulo Dybala with 14 goals each

Lazio Goals Goals Juventus
Immobile, Ciro 23 14 Higuain, Gonzalo
Milinkovic-Savic, Sergej 9 14 Dybala, Paulo
Luis Alberto 7 6 Khedira, Sami
Bastos 4 4 Bernardeschi, Federico
Parolo, Marco 4 4 Mandzukic, Mario

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

28/02/18 CI Lazio – Milan 4:5 (AP) S
25/02/18 SA Sassuolo – Lazio 0:3 26
22/02/18 UELK Lazio – FCSB 5:1 1

Stats.  Here are the last 3 games of JUVENTUS:  2 wins, 1 draw

28/02/18 CI Juventus – Atalanta 1:0 S
18/02/18 SA FC Torino – Juventus 0:1 25
13/02/18 UCLK Juventus – Tottenham 2:2 1/8

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NAPOLI – AS ROMA
San Paolo Stadium
Referee: MASSA
Assistants: MELI – TEGONI
Fourth Official: PAIRETTO
VAR: FABBRI
AVAR: RANGHETTI
20:45

Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Napoli, 1st position with 69 points and a positive goal difference of +45
AS Roma, 5th position with 50 points and a positive goal difference of +19

Pos Team P W D L Goals DIFF Points
1 Napoli 26 22 3 1 60:15 45 69
5 Roma 26 15 5 6 40:21 19 50

Napoli is the sole leader of the Serie A with 69 points.   The race is a neck to neck with Juventus.  For Napoli, the victory is a must to keep the gap ahead of Juventus.  For Roma, is also a sprint race to climb the Serie A Standing.

Stats BEFORE the game.  Top scorer of NAPOLI:  Dries Mertens with 16 goals

Top scorer of AS ROMA:  Edin Dzeko with 11 goals

Napoli Goals Goals AS Roma
Mertens, Dries 16 11 Dzeko, Edin
Callejon, Jose 8 5 El Shaarawy, Stephan
Insigne, Lorenzo 6 4 Under, Cengiz
Hamsik, Marek 6 4 Perotti, Diego
Allan 4 2 Nainggolan, Radja

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

26/02/18 SA Cagliari – Napoli 0:5 26
22/02/18 UELK Leipzig – Napoli 0:2 1
18/02/18 SA Napoli – Spal 1:0 25

Stats.   Here are the last 3 games of AS ROMA:   1 win, 2 lost

25/02/18 SA Roma – Milan 0:2 26
21/02/18 UCLK Shakhtar – Roma 2:1 1/8
17/02/18 SA Udinese – Roma 0:2 25

 

Sunday 4 March 2018

GENOA – CAGLIARI
Luigi Ferraris
Referee: PASQUA
Assistants: PRENNA – ZAPPATORE
Fourth Official: MANGANIELLO
VAR: MARESCA
AVAR: SERRA
12:30

ATALANTA – SAMPDORIA
Atleti Azzurri D’Italia Stadium
Referee: TAGLIAVENTO
Assistants: DI IORIO – TOLFO
Fourth Official: DI PAOLO
VAR: CHIFFI
AVAR: PICCININI
15:00

BENEVENTO – HELLAS VERONA
Stadio Ciro Vigorito
Referee: VALERI
Assistants: DI FIORE – MONDIN
Fourth Official: MARTINELLI
VAR: MARIANI
AVAR: POSADO
15:00

CHIEVO VERONA – SASSUOLO
Marc’Antonio Bentegodi Stadium
Referee: GUIDA
Assistants: CARBONE – DI VUOLO
Fourth Official: ILLUZZI
VAR: PINZANI
AVAR: MANGANELLI
15:00

TORINO – CROTONE
Olimpico di Torino Stadium
Referee: GAVILLUCCI
Assistants: DE MEO – FIORITO
Fourth Official: SACCHI
VAR: MAZZOLENI
AVAR: CRISPO
15:00

UDINESE – FIORENTINA
Friuli Stadium
Referee: LA PENNA
Assistants: MARRAZZO – LA ROCCA
Fourth Official: ROS
VAR: CALVARESE
AVAR: AURELIANO
15:00

AC MILAN – INTER
San Siro Stadium
Referee: DI BELLO
Assistants: GIALLATINI – DOBOSZ
Fourth Official: DOVERI
VAR: ORSATO
AVAR: SCHENONE
20:45

Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Inter, 4th position with 51 points and a positive goal difference of +21
AC Milan, 7th position with 44 points and a positive goal difference of +7

Pos Team P W D L Goals DIFF Points
4 Inter 26 14 9 3 42:21 21 51
7 Milan 26 13 5 8 37:30 7 44

 

The Milan Derby ….. a thriller to claim the bragging rights to rule the City of Milan.    It’s a special derby for Coach Gennaro Gattuso leading Milan now as a coach.  Milan highly motivated after qualifying for the Coppa Italia Final.

AC Milan Goals Goals Inter
Cutrone, Patrick 6 18 Icardi, Mauro
Suso 6 7 Perisic, Ivan
Bonaventura, Giacomo 5 4 Skriniar, Milan
Kalinic, Nikola 4 3 Eder
Kessie, Franck 4 3 Brozovic, Marcelo

Stats.  Here are the last 3 games of AC MILAN:  3 wins

28/02/18 CI Lazio – Milan 4:5 (AP) S
25/02/18 SA Roma – Milan 0:2 26
22/02/18 UELK Milan – Ludogorets 1:0 1

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

24/02/18 SA Inter – Benevento 2:0 26
17/02/18 SA Genoa – Inter 2:0 25
11/02/18 SA Inter – Bologna 2:1 24

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Week 20 Italy Serie A Results 2017-2018 / Roundup / Twentieth Round on Friday 5 and Saturday 6 January 2018

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Hello my friends, we are starting the New Year 2018 and I surely wish you the best with your favorite teams!!!   Here are the 2017-2018 Serie A Week 20 Results for the Twentieth Round on Friday 5 and Saturday 6 January 2018.

Napoli securing the first position after defeating Hellas Verona at the San Paolo Stadium with a 2-0. Napoli reaching 51 points.    The race for the Scudetto continues to be a two-race. Juventus defeating Cagliari at the Sardega Arena reaching 50 points.  Napoli having only -1 point above Juventus. 

A big flop.   AS Roma with a major step back seeing their chances to climb to the top 2 positions disappearing.   Roma losing the home game at the Olimpico Stadium against Atalanta with a 1-2 remaining with 39 points.      Roma going down from the 4th to the 5th position.

Inter failing to win the match against Chievo Verona at the Marc’Antonio Bentegodi Stadium ending with another draw 1-1. Last week, Inter also with a draw 0-0 against Lazio at the Giuseppe Meazza Stadium.  You bet it is a step back for Inter because with 42 points they are now -9 points below Napoli.     Making matters worst, Inter might lose the third position next round in case of losing the match against AS Roma at the Giuseppe Meazza Stadium because Roma have a better goal difference and the victory will put Roma with 42 points.

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Good news for Lazio!   Lazio defeating SPAL and jumped from the 5th to the 4th position because Roma lost the match against Atalanta.  Lazio reaching 40 points.

AC Milan defeating Crotone with a 2-0.   A ray of hope gaining these 3 points reaching 28 points while for Crotone is a cold shower because the defeat keeps them in the relegation zone.   Milan in the 11th position is under pressure to save this season as they are in the other side of the Table.

The sad news is for the three teams remaining in the relegation zone: Crotone, Hellas Verona, and Benevento.  It is already a wake up call for all three to react as we are starting the second part of the season and their chances to remain in Serie A are in jeopardy.   Benevento gaining momentum after winning their second game this season reaching now 7 points.   Benevento defeated Sampdoria with a 3-2 at the Stadio Ciro Vigorito delighting their fans.  Yet, despite Benevento’s victory, they are still in the last position.  Hey, but this victory is an added boost to believe in salvation.

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The top scorer of the Serie A Up to Week 20: Lazio forward Ciro Immobile with 20 goals

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Top Serie A teams standing AFTER Serie A Week 20 game. First 4 qualifying for Champions League, 5 and 6 for Europa League.

– NAPOLI 1st position with 51 points and a positive goal difference of +31

– JUVENTUS 2nd position with 50 points and a positive goal difference of +34

– INTER 3rd positions with 42 points and a positive goal difference of +20

UEFA Europa League– LAZIO 4th position with 40 points and a positive goal difference of +24

– AS ROMA 5th position with 39 points and a positive goal difference of +16

–SAMPDORIA 6th position with 30 points and a positive goal difference of +7

Relegation Zone:

– CROTONE, 18th position with 15 points and a negative goal difference of -25

– HELLAS VERONA, 19th position with 13 points and a negative goal difference of -23

– BENEVENTO, 20th position with 7 points and a negative goal difference of -30

 

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