Italian Soccer Serie A blog by Anna Italia congratulates Sassuolo forward Alessandro Matri and Federica Nargi for the birth of their first child daughter Sofia Matri on Monday 26 September 2016 in Milan, Italy. Surely, your little princess Sofia is here to add glitter and so much joy and love to your life! All the best and blessings.
The announcement was made by Federica’s father Claudio Nargi on Facebook: «Il vostro amore mi ha dato il regalo più bello: Sofia, grazie ragazzi»” (Your love has given me the most beautiful gift: Sofia, thanks guys”)
Here is the list of suspensions by the Sporting Judge Gerardo Mastrandrea, assisted by Stefania Ginesio and the A.I.A Representative Eugenio Tenneriello on Tuesday 27 September after the Serie A Round 6 completed on Monday 26 September 2016.
Two Match Suspension for player:
PANDEV Goran (Genoa)
One Match Suspension for player:
ANDRADE DOS SANTOS Edenilson (Genoa)
KESSIE Franck Yannick (Atalanta)
Clubs decisions…
Cagliari – Fine of € 15,000.00 with warning. Supporters throw in the 12th minute of the second half a fumogeno (smoke bomb) in the direction of the opposite team goalkeeper forcing to a brief match suspension. Additionally, supporters repetitively throwing coins in the direction to an Assistant (match officials) from the 41st to the 44th minute of the second half struck him in the back without cause him harm.
Genoa – Fine of € 5,000.00 for damaging statements made by the presidentDr.EnricoPreziosi.
Torino – Fineof € 5,000.00 because the ball boy (raccattapalle) systematically slowed down since the end of the first half until the endof the match, the regular shooting of the game despite multiple appeals of the Match director.
Napoli – Fine of € 2.000,00 because their supporters in the 32nd and 34th minute of the second half directing insulting chants to one of the Additional Referees.
Hello my friends. Here are the Serie A Week 6 Results – Roundup, Sixth Round on Saturday 24, Sunday 25, and Monday 26 September September 2016.
Juventus continuing as the sole leader of the Serie A after defeating Palermo at the Renzo Barbera Stadium thanks o the own goal by …. Juventus reaching 15 points with positive goal difference of +8. However, the race is still open and for the moment it seems a two-way race. Napoli following in the second position with 14 points and a positive goal difference of + 9. Chance for next round to overturn the leadership is high.
There are 5 teams ending with 10 points in this round: AS Roma, Lazio, AC Milan,Chievo Verona, and Bologna.
Highlight in the 6th round includes AS Roma forward Francesco Totti scoring his 250th goal in Serie A after converting a penalty against Torino. Yet, the penalty was not enough as Torino defeated Roma with a 3-1.
Tough situation is for Crotone remaining the only team still without a victory this season and staying in the bottom 20th position.
The top scorer of the Serie A: Inter forward Mauro Icardi with 6 goals
Top Serie A teams standing AFTER Serie A Week 6 games. First 3 qualifying for Champions League, 4 and 5 for Europa League.
–JUVENTUS 1st position with 15 points and a positive goal difference of +8
– NAPOLI 2nd position with 14 points and a positive goal difference of +9
– INTER 3rd positions with 12 points points and a positive goal difference of +2
– AS ROMA 4th position with 10 points and a positive goal difference of +6
– LAZIO 5th position with 10 points and a positive goal difference of +3
–AC MILAN, 6th position with 10 points and a negative goal difference of +1
Relegation Zone:
– PALERMO, 18th position with 5 points and a negative goal difference of -4
– EMPOLI 19th position with 4 points and a negative goal difference of -6
– CROTONE, 20th position with 1 point and a negative goal difference of -10
62% Ball Possession FIORENTINA and 38% Ball Posession AC MILAN Fiorentina 0 – 0 AC Milan
Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Fiorentina, 10th position with 7 points and a positive goal difference of +1
AC Milan, 6th position with 9 points and a positive goal difference of +1
Pos
Team
P
W
D
L
Goals
DIFF
Points
6
Milan
5
3
0
2
8:7
1
9
10
Fiorentina
4
2
1
1
5:4
1
7
Fiorentina failing to win the home game to climb towards the top 5 positions while AC Milan also failed to grab the away victory. It’s an emotional game for AC Milan coach Vincenzo Montella who coached Fiorentina from June 11, 2012 until June 8, 2015. Mexican defender Carlos Salcedo making his debut in Serie A with Fiorentina.
AC Milan forward Colombian forward Carlos Bacca not finding the goal in this game. Bacca replaed in the 88th minute by Brazilian forward Luiz Adriano. Nothing to do for Nikola Kalinic who made his debut in Serie A last season precisely in a Fiorentiana-Milan game. Kalinic still unable to score against AC Milan.
There are 152 precedents between Fiorentina and AC Milan. Stats showing Fiorentina with 42 wins (31 at Florence), 41 draws, and AC Milan with 69 wins. Fiorentina scoring 179 goals and AC Milan 237 goals. AC Milan defeated the last time they played at the Artemio Franchi on August 23, 2015.
Here is FIORENTINA official starting lineup by coach Paulo Sousa:
Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Fiorentina, 10th position with 7 points and a positive goal difference of +1
AC Milan, 6th position with 9 points and a positive goal difference of +1
Pos
Team
P
W
D
L
Goals
DIFF
Points
6
Milan
5
3
0
2
8:7
1
9
10
Fiorentina
4
2
1
1
5:4
1
7
Here are FIORENTINA vs AC MILAN official starting lineups – formations for the Serie A Week 6 game on Sunday 25 September 2016 at the Artemio Franchi Stadium in Florence, Italy at 20:45.
By Anna Italia
Fiorentina 0 – 0 AC Milan 
