Italy Head Coach Gian Piero Ventura has called up 22 players from the Serie A and Serie B for the first of three training camps aiming to evaluate the most interesting youth prospects in the Italy set-up., as reported by the Italian Football Federation (FIGC).
Torino defender Antonio Barreca has been forced to withdraw due to flu, whilst Ventura has called up Pescara’s Cristiano Biraghi to take his place.
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Italy Squad list
Goalkeepers: Alessio Cragno (Benevento), Marco Sportiello (Atalanta);
Defenders: Cristiano Biraghi (Pescara), Federico Barba (Empoli), Mattia Caldara (Atalanta), Andrea Conti (Atalanta), Federico Dimarco (Empoli), Armando Izzo (Genoa), Lorenzo Tonelli (Napoli), Francesco Zampano (Pescara);
Midfielders: Danilo Cataldi (Lazio), Roberto Gagliardini (Atalanta), Alberto Grassi (Atalanta), Manuel Locatelli (Milan), Amato Ciciretti (Benevento), Marco D’Alessandro (Atalanta), Luca Garritano (Cesena), Vittorio Parigini (Chievo Verona);
Forwards: Gianluca Caprari (Pescara), Roberto Inglese (Chievo Verona), Gianluca Lapadula (Milan), Andrea Petagna (Atalanta).
Schedule
Monday 21st November
20:00: The players will arrive at Coverciano
Tuesday 22nd November
10:00: Training (First 20 minutes open to the press)
14.30: Training (closed)
Wednesday 23rd November
10:00: Training (closed)
14.30: Training (First 20 minutes open to the press)
The players will then meet the press and there will be a press conference with the Head Coach
Italy Head Coach Gian Piero Ventura has called up 22 players from the Serie A and Serie B for the first of three training camps dedicated to observing the most interesting youth prospects in the Italy set-up, as reported by the Italian Football Federation (FIGC). There is an exception with teams involved in the Champions League and the Europa League (Juventus, Napoli, Fiorentina, Inter, Roma and Sassuolo) retaining their players. Thanks to the agreement reached with Napoli, defender Lorenzo Tonelli will take part in the camp.
The 22 selected players will meet up at the Technical Center of Coverciano on Monday 21 November 2016. Ventura scheduled a double training sessions on Tuesday 22nd and Wednesday 23rd. The coach and players will meet the press at the end of the camp. Italy is preparing for the 2018 FIFA World Cup Qualification. The next WC game for Italy is on Friday 24 March 2017 against Albania in Italy.
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Italy 22-man Squad list
Goalkeepers: Alessio Cragno (Benevento), Marco Sportiello (Atalanta);
Defenders: Antonio Barreca (Torino), Federico Barba (Empoli), Mattia Caldara (Atalanta), Andrea Conti (Atalanta), Federico Dimarco (Empoli), Armando Izzo (Genoa), Lorenzo Tonelli (Napoli), Francesco Zampano (Pescara);
Midfielders: Danilo Cataldi (Lazio), Roberto Gagliardini (Atalanta), Alberto Grassi (Atalanta), Manuel Locatelli (Milan), Amato Ciciretti (Benevento), Marco D’Alessandro (Atalanta), Luca Garritano (Cesena), Vittorio Parigini (Chievo Verona);
Forwards: Gianluca Caprari (Pescara), Roberto Inglese (Chievo Verona), Gianluca Lapadula (Milan), Andrea Petagna (Atalanta).
Monday 21st November
20:00: The players will arrive at Coverciano
Tuesday 22nd November
10:00: Training (First 20 minutes open to the press)
14.30: Training (closed)
Wednesday 23rd November
10:00: Training (closed)
14.30: Training (First 20 minutes open to the press)
The players will then meet the press and there will be a press conference with the Head Coach
Hello, my friends. Here are the Serie A Week 13 Results – Roundup, Thirteenth Round on Saturday 19 and Sunday 20 November 2016.
Juventus reaffirming their absolute dominion in the Serie A by keeping the sole leadership for another week. Juventus defeated Pescara at the Juventus Stadium with a 3-0. Pescara living a nightmare as this defeat keeps them in the relegation zone winning only 1 game this season. Juventus now highly motivated to concentrate for their Champions League match facing Sevilla on Tuesday 22 November at the Estadio Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan in Spain.
Famous Derby della Madonnina – Milan Derby ending with a thriller 2-2 draw. AC Milan seeing their dream to conquer the bragging rights to rule the City of Milan crashed after leading 2-1 and Inter equalizing for the 2-2 in the 93rd minute. We might consider it is a good debut for the new Inter coach Stefano Pio who replaced Frank De Boer. A special moment was dedicated to the iconic AC Milan president and former Italy Primer Minister Silvio Berlusconi. The Curva Sud made a special choreography displaying a giant banner thanking Berlusconi for the 8 Serie A Scudettos and 5 European Cups under his administration.
An upset is that of AS Roma losing the match against Atalanta at the Atleti Azzurri D’Italia Stadium. Roma is now -7 points below Juventus and sharing the same 26 points as AC Milan. The advantage is that Roma has a better goal difference of +16 compared to Milan with +4.
Fiorentina gaining momentum after crashing Empoli at the Carlo Castellani Stadium with an astonishing 0-4!!!!
This round showing the great performance and good moment of Torino forward Andrea Belotti. Torino crushed Crotone at the Adriatico Stadium with the two goals by Belotti for Torino’s second consecutive victory. Belotti scoring now 10 goals this season joining Roma forward Edin Dzeko and Inter forward Mauro Icardi as the top scorers of the Serie A.
Another important victory was for Napoli defeating Udinese at the Friuli Stadium. Napoli gaining momentum to keep up the race for the Scudetto. Napoli will face Dynamo Kiev for the Champions League on Wed, 23 November at the San Paolo Stadium.
A good round is for Bologna defeating Palermo at the Renato Dall’Ara Stadium. Palermo in desperate need to find their way to the victory because they remained in the relegation zone down in the 19th position with only 1 win this season. Final result is Bologna 3 -1.
The top scorer of the Serie A: Torino forward Andrea Belotti, AS Roma forward Edin Dzeko and Inter forward Mauro Icardi with 10 goals each
Top Serie A teams standing AFTER Serie A Week 13 games. First 3 qualifying for Champions League, 4 and 5 for Europa League.
–JUVENTUS 1st position with 33 points and a positive goal difference of +19
– AS ROMA 2nd position with 26 points and a positive goal difference of +16
– AC MILAN 3rd positions with 26 points and a positive goal difference of +4
– LAZIO 4th position with 25 points and a positive goal difference of +12
– ATALANTA5th position with 25 points and a positive goal difference of +7
–NAPOLI, 6th position with 24 points and a positive goal difference of +9
Relegation Zone:
– PESCARA, 18th position with 7 points and a negative goal difference of -14
– PALERMO, 19th position with 6 points and a negative goal difference of -16
– CROTONE, 20th position with 5 points and a negative goal difference of -16
48% Ball Possession ATALANTA and 52% Ball Possession AS ROMA Atalanta 2 – 1 AS Roma
62′ Mattia Caldara 40′ Diego Perotti (pen)
90′ Franck Kessié (pen)
Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
AS Roma, 2nd position with 26 points and a positive goal difference of +17
Atalanta, 6th position with 22 points and a positive goal difference of +6
Pos
Team
P
W
D
L
Goals
DIFF
Points
2
Roma
12
8
2
2
29:12
17
26
6
Atalanta
12
7
1
4
19:13
6
22
Atalanta going against all odds claiming an important victory. AS Roma failing to win the away game slowing down the race for the Scudetto. It’s a major step back because AS Roma is now – 7 points below Juventus holding the first position with 33 points. Atalanta going from the 6th to the 5th position reaching 25 points. Atalanta grabbing the full victory thanks to Franck Kessié converting a late penalty in the 90th minute to secure the victory.
Atalanta can dream with the adventure to be in European competition next season if remaining among the top 5 positions. Surely, the ideal for Atalanta will be to make it for the Champions League, though, the season still long. AS Roma will have to archive this defeat and prepare for the Europa League next Thursday 24 November against Viktoria Plzen at the Olimpico di Roma Stadium.
It is AS Roma to open the score in the 40th minute. Referee Rocchi giving a penalty to Roma conceded by Atalanta defender Rafael Toloi following a handball inside the penalty area and getting a yellow card. It is forward Diego Perotti to convert the penalty defeating Atalanta goalkeeper Berisha with a right footed shot in the bottom left corner.
Atalanta equalizing for the 1-1 in the 62nd minute. It is defender Mattia Caldara to defeat AS Roma goalkeeper Sczesny with a headed shot in the bottom left corner.
The final crash and headache for Roma arriving in the agonizing minutes of the match. Referee Rocchi giving a penalty to Atalanta conceded by Leandro Paredes after a foul on Atalanta midfielder Alejandro Gómez. Immediately, in the 90th minute, Atalanta fans believing in a miracle to grab this victory and there you go. Franck Kessié converting the penalty with a right footed shot delighting the fans knowing they stopped AS Roma.
Here is ATALANTA official starting lineup by coach Gian Piero Gasperini:
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Click the video to watch Atalanta 2 – 1 AS Roma highlights including all goal 62′ Mattia Caldara (A), 40′ Diego Perotti (R)(pen),
90′ Franck Kessié (A)(pen)
Stats BEFORE the game. Top scorer of ATALANTA: Franck Kessie with 4 goals
Top scorer of AS ROMA: Edin Dzeko with 10 goals
ATALANTA
GOALS
GOALS
AS ROMA
Kessie, Franck
4
10
Dzeko, Edin
Kurtic, Jasmin
3
8
Salah, Mohamed
Petagna, Andrea
3
3
Perotti, Diego
Gomez, Alejandro
3
2
El Shaarawy, Stephan
Caldara, Mattia
2
2
Totti, Francesco
Stats. Here are the last 3 games of ATALANTA: 3 wins
06/11/16
SA
Sassuolo –Atalanta
0:3
12
30/10/16
SA
Atalanta –Genoa
3:0
11
26/10/16
SA
Pescara –Atalanta
0:1
10
Stats. Here are the last 3 games of AS ROMA: 2 wins, 1 draw
06/11/16
SA
Roma –Bologna
3:0
12
03/11/16
UELG
FK Austria –Roma
2:4
4
30/10/16
SA
Empoli –Roma
0:0
11
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2016 – 2017 Italian Serie A Week 13
Atalanta 2 – 1 AS Roma
Sunday 20 November 2016
Atleti Azzurri D’ItaliaStadium
Bergamo, Italy
Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
AS Roma, 2nd position with 26 points and a positive goal difference of +17
Atalanta, 6th position with 22 points and a positive goal difference of +6
POS
TEAM
P
W
D
L
GOALS
DIFF
POINTS
2
Roma
12
8
2
2
29:12
17
26
6
Atalanta
12
7
1
4
19:13
6
22
Here are ATALANTA vs AS ROMA official starting lineups – formations for the Serie A Week 13 game on Sunday 20 November 2016 at the Atleti Azurri D’Italia Stadium in Bergamo, Italy at 15:00.
By Anna Italia
Atalanta 2 – 1 AS Roma 
