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Here is the Preview for the Serie A Week 9 / Ninth Round on Saturday 21 and Sunday 22 October 2017.

 

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Serie A Week 9 / 9a Giornata

Saturday 21 October 2017

SAMPDORIA – CROTONE
Luigi Ferraris Stadium
Referee: CALVARESE
Assistants: BINDONI – PRENNA
Fourth Official: FOURNEAU
VAR: MANGANIELLO
AVAR: BARONI
18:00

Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Sampdoria, 6th position with 14 points and a positive goal difference of +2
Crotone, 14th position with 6 points and a negative goal difference of -8

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	Goals	DIFF	Points
6	Sampdoria	7	4	2	1	11:9	2	14
14	Crotone	8	1	3	4	6:14	-8	6

 

Sampdoria with 14 points having a +8 points advantage over Crotone with 6 points.  Sampdoria winning 4 games this season while Crotone winning only 1.  It’s a wake up call for Crotone to start winning to avoid falling down in the relegation zone.   Sampdoria will look to win the home game to climb towards the top 5 positions of the Serie A.

Stats BEFORE the game.  Top scorer of SAMPDORIA: Fabio Quagliarella with 4 goals

Top scorer of CROTONE:  Marcus Rohden with 2 goals

Sampdoria	Goals	Goals	Crotone
Quagliarella, Fabio	4	2	Rohden, Marcus
Zapata, Duvan	3	1	Martella, Bruno
Caprari, Gianluca	2	1	Simy
Linetty, Karol	1	1	Mandragora, Rolando
Alvarez, Ricardo	1	1	Tumminello, Marco

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

15/10/17	SA	Sampdoria – Atalanta				3:1	8
30/09/17	SA	Udinese – Sampdoria				4:0	7
24/09/17	SA	Sampdoria – Milan				2:0	6

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

15/10/17	SA	Crotone – FC Torino				2:2	8
01/10/17	SA	Spal – Crotone				1:1	7
24/09/17	SA	Crotone – Benevento				2:0	6

 

Photo:   facebook.com/sampdoria

 

NAPOLI – INTER
San Paolo Stadium
Referee: BANTI
Assistants: MELI – MANGANELLI
Fourth Official: IRRATI
VAR: ROCCHI
AVAR: PINZANI
20:45

Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Napoli, 1st position with 24 points and a positive goal difference of +21
Inter, 2nd position with 22 points and a positive goal difference of +12

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	Goals	DIFF	Points
1	Napoli	8	8	0	0	26:5	21	24
2	Inter	8	7	1	0	17:5	12	22

A direct duel for the leadership in the Serie A.   Napoli being the sole leader of the Serie A winning all their 8 games for a total score of 24 points while Inter winning 7 games and 1 draw reaching 22 points.  The gap is only +2 points in favor of Napoli and the victory will be enough to secure the first position.

Stats BEFORE the game.  Top scorer for NAPOLI: Dries Mertens with 7 goals

Top scorer of INTER:   Mauro Icardi with 9 goals

NAPOLI	Goals	Goals	INTER
Mertens, Dries	7	9	Icardi, Mauro
Callejon, Jose	4	3	Perisic, Ivan
Insigne, Lorenzo	3	2	Brozovic, Marcelo
Ghoulam, Faouzi	2	1	Vecino, Matias
Zielinski, Piotr	2	1	D’Ambrosio, Danilo

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

17/10/17	UCLG	Man City – Napoli				2:1	3
14/10/17	SA	Roma – Napoli				0:1	8
01/10/17	SA	Napoli – Cagliari				3:0	7

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

15/10/17	SA	Inter – Milan				3:2	8
01/10/17	SA	Benevento – Inter				1:2	7
24/09/17	SA	Inter – Genoa				1:0	6

 

Photo:  facebook.com/Inter

 

Sunday 22 October 2017

CHIEVO VERONA – HELLAS VERONA
Marc’Antonio Bentegodi Stadium
Referee: ABISSO
Assistants: LONGO – VIVENZI
Fourth Official: ROS
VAR: ORSATO
AVAR: PAGANESSI
12:30

Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Chievo Verona, 9th position with 12 points and a goal difference of +0
Hellas Verona, 16th position with 6 points and a negative goal difference of -12

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	Goals	DIFF	Points
9	Chievo	8	3	3	2	9:9	0	12
16	Verona	8	1	3	4	4:16	-12	6

 

Chievo Verona having a +8 points advantage over Hellas Verona with 6 points.  Chievo winning 4 games this season while Hellas winning only 1.  It’s a wake up call for Hellas Verona to start winning to avoid falling down in the relegation zone.   Chievo will look to win the home game to climb towards the top 5 positions of the Serie A.

• A thriller for the Verona Derby.  It will be the 17 Derby between Chievo Verona and Hellas Verona.  Stats showing Chievo with 6 wins, 4 draws, and Hellas Verona with 6 wins.   Chievo scoring 19 goals and Hellas 20 goals. 
  

Stats BEFORE the game.  Top scorer of CHIEVO VERONA:  Roberto Inglese and Lucas Castro with 2 goals each

Top scorer of HELLAS VERONA:  Giampaolo Pazzini with 2 goals

Sampdoria	Goals	Goals	Crotone
Inglese, Roberto	2	2	Pazzini, Giampaolo
Castro, Lucas	2	1	Romulo
Pucciarelli, Manuel	1	1	Kean, Moise
Stepinski, Mariusz	1
Bastien, Samuel	1

Stats.  Here are the last 3 games of

15/10/17	SA	Sassuolo – Chievo				0:0	8
01/10/17	SA	Chievo – Fiorentina				2:1	7
24/09/17	SA	Cagliari – Chievo				0:2	6

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16/10/17	SA	Verona – Benevento	1.90	3.60	4.10	1:0	8
01/10/17	SA	FC Torino – Verona	1.30	5.50	10.50	2:2	7
24/09/17	SA	Verona – Lazio				0:3	6

 

Photo:  twitter.com/HellasVeronaFC

 

Photo: facebook.com/hellasveronafc1903/

 

ATALANTA – BOLOGNA
Atleti Azzurri D’Italia Stadium
Referee: MARESCA
Assistants: SCHENONE – GALETTO
Fourth Official: MARINELLI
VAR: DI BELLO
AVAR: PRETI
15:00

Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Atalanta, 12th position with 9 points and a goal difference of “0”
Bologna,7th position with 14 points and a goal difference of “0”

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	Goals	DIFF	Points
7	Bologna	8	4	2	2	8:8	0	14
12	Atalanta	8	2	3	3	13:13	0	9

Stats BEFORE the game.  Top scorer of ATALANTA: Alejandro Gomez and Bryan Cristante with 3 goals each

Top scorer of BOLOGNA:   Rodrigo Palacio with 2 goals

Atalanta	Goals	Goals	Bologna
Gomez, Alejandro	3	2	Palacio, Rodrigo
Cristante, Bryan	3	1	Poli, Andrea
Caldara, Mattia	2	1	Verdi, Simone
Petagna, Andrea	2	1	Okwonkwo, Orji
Freuler, Remo	1	1	Donsah, Godfred

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

19/10/17	UELG	Atalanta – Apollon Lim.				3:1	3
15/10/17	SA	Sampdoria – Atalanta				3:1	8
01/10/17	SA	Atalanta – Juventus				2:2	7

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

15/10/17	SA	Bologna – Spal				2:1	8
30/09/17	SA	Genoa – Bologna				0:1	7
24/09/17	SA	Sassuolo – Bologna				0:1	6

 

Photo:  facebook.com/bolognafc

BENEVENTO – FIORENTINA
Stadio Ciro Vigorito
Referee: GAVILLUCCI
Assistants: ALASSIO – ZAPPATORE
Fourth Official: DI PAOLO
VAR: MARIANI
AVAR: CARBONE
15:00

Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Benevento, 20th position with 0 points and a negative goal difference of -17
Fiorentina, 11th position with 10 points and a positive goal difference of +1

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	Goals	DIFF	Points
11	Fiorentina	8	3	1	4	12:11	1	10
20	Benevento	8	0	0	8	2:19	-17	0

Stats BEFORE the game.   Top scorer of BENEVENTO: Ciciretti and D’Alessandro with 1 oal each

Top scorer of FIORENTINA: Cyril Thereau with 3 goals

Benevento	Goals	Goals	Fiorentina
Ciciretti, Amato	1	3	Thereau, Cyril
D’Alessandro, Marco	1	2	Simeone, Giovanni
		2	Chiesa, Federico
		1	Pezzella, German
		1	Veretout, Jordan

Stats.  Here are the last 3 games of BENEVENTO:  3 lost

16/10/17	SA	Verona – Benevento				1:0	8
01/10/17	SA	Benevento – Inter				1:2	7
24/09/17	SA	Crotone – Benevento				2:0	6

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

15/10/17	SA	Fiorentina – Udinese				2:1	8
01/10/17	SA	Chievo – Fiorentina				2:1	7
24/09/17	SA	Fiorentina – Atalanta				1:1	6

 

Photo: facebook.com/BeneventoCalcioOfficial

 

AC MILAN – GENOA
San Siro Stadium
Referee: GIACOMELLI
Assistants: POSADO – DI VUOLO
Fourth Official: LA PENNA
VAR: MAZZOLENI
AVAR: DOBOSZ
15:00

Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
AC Milan, 10th position with 12 points and a negative goal difference of -12
Genoa, 17th position with 5 points and a negative goal difference of -5

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	Goals	DIFF	Points
10	Milan	8	4	0	4	12:13	-1	12
17	Genoa	8	1	2	5	8:13	-5	5

Stats BEFORE the game.  Top scorer of AC MILAN: Suso with 3 goals

Top scorer of GENOA:  Pietro Pellegri and Andrey Galabinov with 2 goals each

AC Milan	Goals	Goals	Genoa
Suso	3	2	Pellegri, Pietro
Kessie, Franck	2	2	Galabinov, Andrey
Cutrone, Patrick	2	1	Taarabt, Adel
Kalinic, Nikola	2	1	Rigoni, Luca
Montolivo, Riccardo	1	1	Laxalt, Diego

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

19/10/17	UELG	Milan – AEK Athens				0:0	3
15/10/17	SA	Inter – Milan				3:2	8
01/10/17	SA	Milan – Roma				0:2	7

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

15/10/17	SA	Cagliari – Genoa				2:3	8
30/09/17	SA	Genoa – Bologna				0:1	7
24/09/17	SA	Inter – Genoa				1:0	6

Photo: facebook.com/ACMilan/

 

SPAL – SASSUOLO
Stadio Paolo Mazza
Referee: FABBRI
Assistants: CRISPO – DI IORIO
Fourth Official: PICCININI
VAR: VALERI
AVAR: MINELLI
15:00

Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Spal, 18th position with 5 points and a negative goal difference of -7
Sassuolo, 19th position with 5 points and a negative goal difference of -11

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	Goals	DIFF	Points
18	Spal	8	1	2	5	7:14	-7	5
19	Sassuolo	8	1	2	5	4:15	-11	5

Stats BEFORE the game.  Top scorer of SPAL:  Rizzo, Viviani, Lazzri with 1 goal each

Top scorer of SASSUOLO:  Berardi, Politano, Sensi, and Matri with 1 goal each

Spal	Goals	Goals	Sassuolo
Rizzo, Luca	1	1	Berardi, Domenico
Viviani, Federico	1	1	Politano, Matteo
Lazzari, Manuel	1	1	Sensi, Stefano
Antenucci, Mirko	1	1	Matri, Alessandro
Paloschi, Alberto	1

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

15/10/17	SA	Bologna – Spal				2:1	8
01/10/17	SA	Spal – Crotone				1:1	7
23/09/17	SA	Spal – Napoli				2:3	6

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

15/10/17	SA	Sassuolo – Chievo				0:0	8
01/10/17	SA	Lazio – Sassuolo				6:1	7
24/09/17	SA	Sassuolo – Bologna				0:1	6

 

Photo: facebook.com/officialsassuolocalcio

TORINO – AS ROMA
Olimpico di Torino Stadium
Referee: DAMATO
Assistants: TEGONI – VALERIANI
Fourth Official: GHERSINI
VAR: GUIDA
AVAR: RAPUANO
15:00

Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Torino, 8th position with 13 points and a positive goal difference of +1
AS Roma, 6th position with 15 points and a positive goal difference of +9

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	Goals	DIFF	Points
6	Roma	7	5	0	2	14:5	9	15
8	FC Torino	8	3	4	1	14:13	1	13

Stats BEFORE the game.  Top scorer of TORINO: Belotti, Falque, and Ljajic with 3 goals each

Top scorer of AS ROMA: Edin Dzeko with 7 goals each

Torino	Goals	Goals	AS Roma
Belotti, Andrea	3	7	Dzeko, Edin
Falque, Iago	3	2	El Shaarawy, Stephan
Ljajic, Adem	3	1	Florenzi, Alessandro
Baselli, Daniele	1	1	Kolarov, Aleksandar
De Silvestri, Lorenzo	1	1	Nainggolan, Radja

Stats.  Here arethe last 3 games of TORINO:  1 win, 2 draws

15/10/17	SA	Crotone – FC Torino				2:2	8
05/10/17	CFG	FC Torino – Casale				5:1
01/10/17	SA	FC Torino – Verona				2:2	7

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

18/10/17	UCLG	Chelsea – Roma				3:3	3
14/10/17	SA	Roma – Napoli				0:1	8
01/10/17	SA	Milan – Roma				0:2	7

 

Photo:  facebook.com/TorinoFootballClub/

 

UDINESE – JUVENTUS
Friuli Stadium
Referee: DOVERI
Assistants: COSTANZO – PERETTI
Fourth Official: MARTINELLI
VAR: MASSA
AVAR: SACCHI
18:00

Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Juventus, 3rd position with 19 points and a positive goal difference of +14
Udinese, 13th position with 6 points and a negative goal difference of -2

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	Goals	DIFF	Points
3	Juventus	8	6	1	1	21:7	14	19
13	Udinese	8	2	0	6	13:15	-2	6

 

Stats BEFORE the game.   Top scorer of UDINESE:  De Paul, Lasagna, Lopez, and Thereau with 2 goals each

Top scorer of JUVENTUS: Paulo Dybala with 10 goals

Udinese	Goals	Goals	Juventus
De Paul, Rodrigo	2	10	Dybala, Paulo
Lasagna, Kevin	2	3	Higuain, Gonzalo
Lopez, Maxi	2	2	Mandzukic, Mario
Thereau, Cyril	2	1	Pjanic, Miralem
Larsen, Jens	1	1	Cuadrado, Juan

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

15/10/17	SA	Fiorentina – Udinese				2:1	8
07/10/17	CFG	Domzale – Udinese				1:1
30/09/17	SA	Udinese – Sampdoria				4:0	7

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

18/10/17	UCLG	Juventus – Sporting				2:1	3
14/10/17	SA	Juventus – Lazio				1:2	8
01/10/17	SA	Atalanta – Juventus				2:2	7

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Photo: facebook.com/UdineseCalcio1896/

 

LAZIO – CAGLIARI
Olimpico di Roma Stadium
Referee: PAIRETTO
Assistants: MONDIN – DE MEO
Fourth Official: GIUA
VAR: PASQUA
AVAR: BALICE
20:45

Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Lazio, 4th position with 19 points and a positive goal difference of +11
Cagliari, 14th position with 6 points and a negative goal difference of -8

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	Goals	DIFF	Points
4	Lazio	8	6	1	1	21:10	11	19
14	Cagliari	8	2	0	6	6:14	-8	6

Stats BEFORE the game.  Top scorer of LAZIO:  Ciro Immobile with 11 goals

Top scorer of CAGLIARI: Joao Peddro with 3 goals

Lazio	Goals	Goals	Cagliari
Immobile, Ciro	11	3	Pedro, Joao
Luis Alberto	3	1	Pavoletti, Leonardo
Parolo, Marco	2	1	Barella, Nicolo
de Vrij, Stefan	2	1	Sau, Marco
Bastos	1

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

19/10/17	UELG	Nice – Lazio				1:3	3
14/10/17	SA	Juventus – Lazio				1:2	8
01/10/17	SA	Lazio – Sassuolo				6:1	7

Stats.  Here are the last 3 games of CAGLIARI:  3 lost

15/10/17	SA	Cagliari – Genoa				2:3	8
01/10/17	SA	Napoli – Cagliari				3:0	7
24/09/17	SA	Cagliari – Chievo				0:2	6

 

 

Photo: facebook.com/SSLazioOfficialPage