Hello my friends. What a happy day! I just feel like singing Oh Happy Day…. The Europa League Group Stage Matchday 2 completed on Thursday 2 October 2014 and all our 4 Serie A teams winning their games. Please join me to give a round applause to Inter, Fiorentina, Napoli, and Torino. Love it!! A great day for Italian football.
Here are the match officials and fixture for the 2014-2015 Italian Serie A Week 6 – Sixth Round on Saturday 4 and Sunday 5 October 2014 as designated by the Italian Referee Association (AIA).
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Referee Gianluca Rocchi will direct the Serie A Week 6 game, Juventus vs AS Roma on Sunday 5 October 2014 at the Juventus Stadium in Turin, Italy. Referee will be assisted by Faverani and Stefani while fourth official is Bianchi.
AC MILAN – CHIEVO VERONA
San Siro Stadium
Referee: MAZZOLENI
Assistants: MANGANELLI – IORI
Fourth Official: DI FIORE
ADD1: DI BELLO
ADD2: BARACANI
20:45
Sunday 5 October 2014
EMPOLI – PALERMO
Carlo Castellani Stadium
Referee: RIZZOLI
Assistants: VUOTO – PERETTI
Fourth Official: TONOLINI
ADD1: DI PAOLO
ADD2: ABBATTISTA
12:30
JUVENTUS – AS ROMA h. 18.00
Juventus Stadium
Referee: ROCCHI
Assistants: FAVERANI – STEFANI
Fourth Official: BIANCHI
ADD1: DAMATO
ADD2: BANTI
18:00
LAZIO – SASSUOLO
Olimpico di Roma Stadium
Referee: TOMMASI
Assistants: CRISPO – GALLONI
Fourth Official: LONGO
ADD1: GUIDA
ADD2: AURELIANO
15:00
30% Ball Possession DINAMO MINKS and 70% Ball Possession FIORENTINA Dinamo Minsk 0 – 3 Fiorentina
33′ Alberto Aquilani
61′ Josip Ilicic
67′ Federico Bernardeschi
Mission accomplished! Fiorentina coach Vincenzo Montella achieving an important away victory defeating Dinamo Minsk in Belarus. Fiorentina are in the first position of Group K with 6 points.
UEFA Europa League – Group K
Group Stage Standing after Matchday
P
W
D
L
F
A
+/-
Pts
ACF Fiorentina
2
2
0
0
6
0
6
6
EA Guingamp
2
1
0
1
2
3
-1
3
PAOK FC
2
1
0
1
6
3
3
3
FC Dinamo Minsk
2
0
0
2
1
9
-8
0
Fiorentina opening the score in the 33rd minute with midfielder Alberto Aquilani defeating Dinamo Minsk goalkeeper Sergei Ignatovich with a right footed shot in the top right corner.
Problems for Fiorentina with a forced substitution in the 41st minute. Defender Micah Richards is injured and replaced by defender Marcos Alonso.
Dinamo closer to equalize just before ending the first half. Good job by Fiorentina goalkeeper Ciprian Tatarusanu saving Igor Voronkov’s right footed shot in the top left corner to keep the lead.
Second half starting with coach Vincenzo Montella replacing midfielder Alberto Aquilani in the 45th minute to bring midfielder David Pizarro.
Fiorentina making a substitution in the 60th minute replacing forward Borja Valero with midfielder Andrea Lazzari.
Fiorentina increasing the score in the 61st minute with midfielder Josip Ilicic defeating Dinamo Minsk goalkeeper Ignatovich with a right footed shot in the bottom right corner. The assist is by midfielder Andrea Lazzari, way to go for Lazzari just one minute in the pitch and already proving a key player.
Dinamo Minsk looking to shorten the distance adding fresh energy. In the 62nd minute, midfielder Franck Djadjede substituting midfielder Hernan Figueredo.
Show time!!!! Fiorentina silencing again the Dinamo Stadium with a third goal in the 67th minute! It is forward Federico Bernardeschi to defeat Dinamo goalkeeper Ignatovich with a left footed shot in teh bottom right corner. The assist is by midfielder Josip Ilicic, surely, Ilicic rocking with goal and assist!
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Here is DINAMO MINSK official starting lineup by coach Zhuravel:
Here are FIORENTINA 20 official called up players by coach Vincenzo Montella for the Europa League Group Stage Matchday 2 game Dinamo Minks vs Fiorentina on Thursday 2 October at the Dinamo Stadium in Minsk, Belarus at 19:00. Referee Pawel Gil from Poland will direct the game. Montella could not recover Gonzalo Rodriguez, Savic, and Juan Cuadrado.
Goalkeepers: Neto, Luca Lezzerini, Tatarusanu
Defenders: Marcos Alonso, Manuel Pasqual, Nenad Tomovic, Basanta, Richards
Midfielders: Juan Vargas, Alberto Aquilani, Badelj, Bangu, Borja Valero, Josip Ilicic, Jasmin Kurtic, Andrea Lazzari, David Pizarro,
Forwards: Khouma El Hadji
Babacar, Federico Bernardeschi, Mancini
Fiorentina having 3 points in the first position.
Fiorentina are in Group K along PAOK FC, Guingamp, and Dinamo Minsk.
Result Matchday 1: Fiorentina 3 – 0 Guingamp
Stadio Artemio Franchi, Florence – 18 September 2014 – 21:05 CET (21:05 local time)
Group stage (Group K)
UEFA Europa League – Group K
Group Stage Standing after Matchday 1
By Anna Italia
