By Anna Italia
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Hello my friends. Here is the Serie A PREVIEW Week 3 on Saturday 12 and Sunday 13 September 2015.   We are returning from the International Break and it’s a serious situation for Italy defending Champions Juventus who have lost their first 2 games of the season.

Highlight in this round is the Milan Derby seeing Inter vs AC Milan dueling for the bragging rights the City of Milan.  The face to face between Sinisa Mihahlovic, formerly Inter assistant coach under Roberto Mancini.  Mihahlovic now facing Inter as new Milan Coach.

Challenge also for AS Roma to continue with a victory and guarantee their leadership ahead of Juventus.    Napoli also under pressure having only 1 point this seaosn and still not winning a match.

 

The top scorer up to Round 2: Sampdoria forward Citadin Ederr with 4 goals.

 

 

Top Serie A teams standing AFTER Serie A Week 2 games. First 3 qualifying for Champions League, 4 and 5 for Europa League.

– CHIEVO VERONA , 1st position with 6 points and a positive goal difference of +6

– TORINO , 2nd position with 6 points and a positive goal difference of +3

– INTER , 3rd positions with 6 points points and a positive goal difference of +2

– SASSUOLO, 4th position with 6 points and a positive goal difference of +2

– PALERMO, 5th position with 6 points and a positive goal difference of +2

– SAMPDORIA , 6th position with 4 points and a positive goal difference of +3

Relegation Zone: EMPOLI, 18th position with 0 points and a negative goal difference of -3

– FROSINONE, 19th position with 0 points and a negative goal difference of -3

– CARPI, 20th position with 0 points and a negative goal difference of -4

 

 

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Saturday 12 September 2015

• Serie A Week 3 / 3ª Giornata

 

FIORENTINA – GENOA
Artemio Franchi Stadium
Referee: DOVERI
Assistants: TEGONI – DOBOSZ
Fourth Official: DI LIBERATORE
ADD1: RIZZOLI
ADD2: CHIFFI
18:00

 

Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Fiorentina, 10th position with 3 points and a  goal difference of “0”
Genoa, 8th position with 3 points and a positive goal difference of +1

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	Goals	DIFF	Points
8	Genoa	2	1	0	1	2:1	1	3
10	Fiorentina	2	1	0	1	3:3	0	3

 

Fiorentina and Genoa both with 3 points winning only 1 game so far and losing one.  Fiorentina with the challenge to win the home game against Genoa.  It’s a win win situation for any.  Fiorentina started the season well after defeating AC Milan and later losing against Torino.  Genoa defeated in Palermo, but gaining momentum after defeating Hellas Verona.

Precedents between Fiorentina vs Genoa  are 44 game with stats showing Fiorentina with 29 wins, 12 draws while Genoa winning only 3.  Fiorentina scoring 92 goals and Genoa 38 goals.   Definitely,  a tough mission for Genoa because they have not won at the Artemio Franchi Stadium since 39 years!!!!!

 

Stats BEFORE the game.  Top scorer for FIORENTINA: Marcos Alonso with 2 goals

Top scorer for GENOA:  Leonardo Pavoletti and Serge Gakpe with 1 goal each

Fiorentina	Goals	Goals	Genoa
Marcos Alonso	2	1	Leonardo Pavoletti
Josip Ilicic	1	1	Serge Gakpe

 

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

30/08/15	SA	Turin – Fiorentina	3:1	Round 2
23/08/15	SA	Fiorentina – Milan	2:0	Round 1
15/08/15	CFG	Fiorentina – Iraklis 1908	2:1

 

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

30/08/15	SA	Genoa – Verona	2:0	Round 2
23/08/15	SA	Palermo – Genoa	1:0	Round 1
14/08/15	CFG	Celta Vigo – Genoa	4:0

 

Disciplinary Situation: No suspended players

Here is the probable formation for Fiorentina (4-2-3-1): Tatarusanu; Tomovic, Rodriguez, Astori, Marcos Alonso; Borja Valero, Mario Suarez; Gilberto, Ilicic, Bernardeschi; Kalinic.

Unavailable: Bakic

Here is the probable formation for Genoa (3-4-1-2): Lamanna; De Maio, Burdisso, Izzo; Cissokho, T. Costa, Rincon, Laxalt; Ntcham; Pandev, Gakpé
 
Unavailable: Perin, Munoz, Pavoletti, Ansaldi

Photo: violachannel.tv

 

FROSINONE – AS ROMA
Matusa Stadium
Referee: GERVASONI
Assistants: PAGANESSI – DE LUCA
Fourth Official: PRETI
ADD1: TAGLIAVENTO
ADD2: BARACANI
18:00

Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Frosinone, 19th position with 0 points and a  negative goal difference of -3
AS Roma, 7th position with 4 points and a positive goal difference of +1

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	Goals	DIFF	Points
7	Roma	2	1	1	0	3:2	1	4
19	Frosinone	2	0	0	2	1:4	-3	0

 

 

It’s a big challenge for Frosinone to start climbing the Serie A after losing the first two games of the season. For Roma,  the objective is to win the away game to keep their lead ahead of Italy’s champions Juventus!  There are no precedents between the two teams as Frosinone just promoted to Serie A.

Frosinone having a -3 negative goal difference and surely will look to score in this game.  Ideally, Frosinone look to win this home game to delight their fans.

 

Stats BEFORE the game.  Top scorer for FROSINONE: Danilo Soddimo with 1 goal

Top scorer for AS ROMA: Miralem Pjanic, Edin Dzeko, and Alessandro Florenzi with 1 goal each.

Frosinone	Goals	Goals	AS Roma
Soddimo, Danilo	1	1	Miralem Pjanic
		1	Edin Dzeko
		1	Alessandro Florenzi

 

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

30/08/15	SA	Atalanta – Frosinone	2:0	2
23/08/15	SA	Frosinone – Turin	1:2	1
15/08/15	CI	Frosinone – Spezia	5:6 (AP)	R3

 

Here are the last 3 games of AS ROMA: 2 wins, 1 draw

30/08/15	SA	Roma – Juventus	2:1	2
22/08/15	SA	Verona – Roma	1:1	1
14/08/15	CFG	Roma – FC Sevilla	6:4

 

Disciplinary Situation:  No suspended players

Here is the probable formation for Frosinone (4-4-2): Leali; Rosi, Diakité, Blanchard, Crivello; Paganini, Gori, Gucher, Soddimo; Longo, Dionisi

Unavailable: Castillo

Here is the probable formation for AS Roma (4-3-1-2): Szczesny;Florenzi, Manolas, Castan, Digne; De Rossi, Keita, Nainggolan; Totti; Salah, Dzeko.
 
Unavailable: Strootman, Capradossi, Pjanic, Rüdiger

Photo: facebook.com/frosinonecalciooffical

 

Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Juventus, 16th position with 0 points and a negative goal difference of -2
Chievo Verona, 1st position with 6 points and a positive goal difference of +6

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	Goals	DIFF	Points
1	Chievo	2	2	0	0	7:1	6	6
16	Juventus	2	0	0	2	1:3	-2	0

 

Incredible so, Juventus with “0” points with the pressure to win the first game this season in Serie A.  Chievo Verona in the first position with full 6 points winning their 2 games.  It’s an urgent call for Juventus, defending Italy’s Champions, to start winning.   A victory for Juventus will boost the morale of the team ahead of next week Champions League game against Manchester City on 15 September at the Etihad Stadium Stadium Manchester in England.

Juventus will see the debut of new signing midfielder Hernanes.   Point is that this “New Juventus” lacking consistency after the departure of the 3 key players Carlos Tevez, Andrea Pirlo, and Arturo Vidal.

There are 12 precedents between Juventus vs Chievo Verona.  Stats showing Juventus with 9 wins and 3 draws.  Chievo never defeating Juventus and would be a super surprise in case of a victory!   Pressure is for Juventus to win the home game.

Stats BEFORE the game.  Top scorer for JUVENTUS:  Paulo Dybala with 1 goal

Top scorer for CHIEVO VERONA:  Alberto Paloschi with 3 goals

Juventus	Goals	Goals	Chievo Verona
Paulo Dybala	1	3	Alberto Paloschi
		2	Riccardo Meggiorini
		2	Valter Birsa

 

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

30/08/15	SA	Roma – Juventus	2:1	Round 2
23/08/15	SA	Juventus – Udinese	0:1	Round 1
08/08/15	SC	Juventus – Lazio	2:0	F

 

Here are the last 3 games of CHIEVO VERONA:   2 wins, 1 lost

30/08/15	SA	Chievo – Lazio	4:0	Round 2
23/08/15	SA	Empoli – Chievo	1:3	Round 1
17/08/15	CI	Chievo – Salernitana	0:1 (OT)	R3

 

Disciplinary Situation:  2 suspended players for JUVENTUS: Rubinho (2), Evra (1)

No suspended players for CHIEVO VERONA

Here is the probable formation for Juventus (4-3-1-2): Buffon; Lichtsteiner, Bonucci, Chiellini, Alex Sandro; Sturaro, Marchisio, Pogba; Hernanes; Morata, Dybala.

Unavailable: Asamoah, Khedira

Here is the probable formation for Chievo Verona (4-4-2): Bizzarri; Frey,Dainelli, Cesar, Gobbi; Birsa, Rigoni, Hetemaj, Castro; Paloschi, Meggiorini.
 
Unavailable: Radovanovic

Photo:  juventus.com

 

 

Sunday 13 September 2015

 

HELLAS VERONA – TORINO
Marc’Antonio Bentegodi Stadium
Referee: IRRATI
Assistants: VUOTO – DI VUOLO
Fourth Official: TONOLINI
ADD1: FABBRI
ADD2: SACCHI
12:30

Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Hellas Verona, 16th position with 1 point and a  negative goal difference of -2
Torino, 3rd position with 6 points and a positive goal difference of +3

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	Goals	DIFF	Points
3	Turin	2	2	0	0	5:2	3	6
16	Verona	2	0	1	1	1:3	-2	1

 

Torino with two wins and among the leaders of the Serie A with 6 points.  Hellas Verona having only 1 point and the obligation is to win the home game.

There are 23 precedents for Hellas Verona – Torino with stats showing Torino with 10 wins, 7 draws, and Hellas Verona with only 6 wins.  Torino have won the last 5 direct games against Verona.

Stats BEFORE the game.  Top scorer for HELLAS VERONA: Bosko Jankovic with 1 goal

Top scorer for TORINO: Fabio Quagliarella with 2 goals

Hellas Verona	Goals	Goals	Torino
Bosko Jankovic	1	2	Fabio Quagliarella
		2	Daniele Baselli
		1	Emiliano Moretti

 

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

30/08/15	SA	Genoa – Verona	2:0	Round 2
22/08/15	SA	Verona – Roma	1:1	Round 1
15/08/15	CI	Verona – Foggia	3:1	R3

 

Here are the last 3 games of TORINO:  3 wins

30/08/15	SA	Turin – Fiorentina	3:1	Round 2
23/08/15	SA	Frosinone – Turin	1:2	Round 1
16/08/15	CI	Turin – Pescara	4:1	R3

 

Disciplinary Situation.  No suspended players

Here is the probable formation for Hellas Verona (4-3-3): Rafael; Pisano, Marquez, Moras, Souprayen; Sala, Viviani, Greco; Jankovic, Toni, Gomez.
 
Unavailable: Fares, Hallfredsson

Here is the probable formation for Torino (3-5-2): Padelli; Bovo, Glik, Jansson; Bruno Peres, Acquah, Vives, Baselli, Avelar; Quagliarella, Belotti.

Unavailable: Farnerud, Maksimovic, Gazzi, Moretti

Photo:  facebook.com/hellasveronafc1903

 

EMPOLI – NAPOLI
Carlo Castellani Stadium
Referee: BANTI
Assistants: STALLONE – POSADO
Fourth Official: LONGO
ADD1: CELI
ADD2: LA PENNA
15:00

Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Empoli, 18th position with 0 points and a negative goal difference of -3
Napoli, 8th position with 3 points and a positive goal difference of +1

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	Goals	DIFF	Points
14	Napoli	2	0	1	1	3:4	-1	1
18	Empoli	2	0	0	2	2:5	-3	0

 

It’s a bad situation for both teams.  Pressure is for Napoli usually among the top 5 teams and now with only 1 point.   Napoli have not won a match, yet.   Empoli  are in deep trouble too losing all previous 2 games and without points.  Pressure for Empoli is to defeat Napoli at the Carlo Castellani Stadium.   It’s an emotional match for current Napoli coach Maurizio Sarri who was the ex coach for Empoli leading them to salvation.

There are 5 precedents at the Castellani Stadium for Empoli vs Napoli.   Stats showing Empoli with 2 wins and 3 draws.  Napoli have not won a match at the Castellani.   Will this be the first one?

Stats BEFORE the game.  Top scorer for EMPOLI:  Riccardo Saponara with 2 goals

Top scorer for NAPOLI:  Gonzalo Higuain with 2 goals

Empoli	Goals	Goals	Napoli
Saponara, Riccardo	2	2	Gonzalo Higuain
		1	Marek Hamsik

 

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

29/08/15	SA	Milan – Empoli	2:1	Round 2
23/08/15	SA	Empoli – Chievo	1:3	Round 1
15/08/15	CI	Empoli – Vicenza	0:1	R3

 

Here are the last 3 games of NAPOLI:  1 win, 1 draw, 1 lost

30/08/15	SA	Napoli – Sampdoria	2:2	Round 2
23/08/15	SA	Sassuolo – Napoli	2:1	Round 1
14/08/15	CFG	Latina – Napoli	0:5

 

Disciplinary Situation.  No suspended players.

Here is the probable formation for Empoli (4-3-1-2): Skorupski; Laurini, Tonelli, Barba, Mario Rui; Zielinski, Diousse, Croce; Saponara; Pucciarelli; Maccarone.

Unavailable: Mchedlidze

Here is the probable formation for Napoli (4-3-1-2): Reina; Maggio, Albiol, Chiriches, Ghoulam; Allan, Valdifiori, Hamsik; Insigne;Higuain, Gabbiadini.

 

 

 

PALERMO – CARPI
Renzo Barbera Stadium
Referee: GAVILLUCCI
Assistants: COSTANZO – DE TROIA
Fourth Official: MARRAZZO
ADD1: RUSSO
ADD2: RIPA
15:00

Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Palermo, 6th position with 6 points and a positive  goal difference of +2
Carpi, 19th position with 0 points and a negative goal difference of -4

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	Goals	DIFF	Points
6	Palermo	2	2	0	0	2:0	2	6
19	Carpi	2	0	0	2	3:7	-4	0

 

Palermo starting the seaon with the right foot… yep.  Palermo winning their 2 games having 6 points while Carpi promoted from Serie B have not won a game, yet.   For Carpi, it is an uphill battle to attempt to defeat Palermo at the Renzo Barbera Stadium.  There are no precedents between Palermo – Carpi in Serie A.

Stats BEFORE the game.  Top scorer for PALERMO:  El Kaoutari and Luca Rigoni with 1 goal each

Top scorer for CARPI:  Andrea Lazzari, Ryder, and Di Gaudio with 1 goal each

Palermo	Goals	Goals	Carpi
Abdelhamid El Kaoutari	1	1	Lazzari, Andrea
Luca Rigoni	1	1	Ryder
		1	Di Gaudio, Antonio

 

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

30/08/15	SA	Udinese – Palermo	0:1	Round 2
23/08/15	SA	Palermo – Genoa	1:0	Round 1
15/08/15	CI	Palermo – Avellino	2:1	R3

 

Here are the last 3 games of CARPI:  1 win, 2 lost

30/08/15	SA	Carpi – Inter	1:2	2
23/08/15	SA	Sampdoria – Carpi	5:2	1
16/08/15	CI	Carpi – Livorno	2:0 (OT)	R3

 

Disciplinary Situation.  1 suspended player for PALERMO: Struna (1)

No suspended players for CARPI.

Here is the probable formation for Palermo (3-5-2): Sorrentino; Vitiello, Gonzalez, El Kaoutari; Rispoli, Hiljemark, Jajalo, Chochev, Lazaar; Vazquez, Gilardino.

Unavailable: Bolzoni, Morganella, Rigoni

Here is the probable formation for  Carpi (3-5-2): Brkic; Zaccardo, Bubnjic, Gagliolo; Letizia, Lollo, Bianco, Fedele, Gabriel Silva; Matos, Lasagna.

 

Photo: facebook.com/palermocalcioit

 

SAMPDORIA – BOLOGNA
Luigi Ferraris Stadium
Referee: CERVELLERA
Assistants: PASSERI – LO CICERO
Fourth Official: GALLONI
ADD1: MASSA
ADD2: SAIA
15:00

Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Sampdoria, 8th position with 4 points and a  positive goal difference of +3
Bologna, 17th position with 0 points and a negative goal difference of -2

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	Goals	DIFF	Points
8	Sampdoria	2	1	1	0	7:4	3	4
17	Bologna	2	0	0	2	1:3	-2	0

 

Bologna struggling after being promoted from Serie B and already with 2 defeats.   There are 43 precedents at the Luigi Ferraris Stadium between Sampdoria vs Bologna.  Stats showing Sampdoria with 20 wins, 12 draws, and Bologna with 11 wins.   A total of 110 goals with Sampdoria scoring 65 goals while Bologna scoring 45 goals.  Their last game at the Ferraris was in the 2013-14 season ending with a 1-1 draw.

Stats BEFORE the game.  Top scorer for SAMPDORIA:  Citadin Eder with 4 goals

Top scorer for BOLOGNA:  Matteo Mancosu with 1 goal

Sampdoria	Goals	Goals	Bologna
Eder	4	1	Mancosu, Matteo
Luis Muriel	2
Fernando	1

 

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

30/08/15	SA	Napoli – Sampdoria	2:2	Round 2
23/08/15	SA	Sampdoria – Carpi	5:2	Round 1
12/08/15	CFG	Entella – Sampdoria	0:2

 

Here are the last 3 games of BOLOGNA:  3 lost

29/08/15	SA	Bologna – Sassuolo	0:1	Round 2
22/08/15	SA	Lazio – Bologna	2:1	Round 1
14/08/15	CI	Bologna – Pavia	0:1	R3

 

Disciplinary Situation.  No suspended players

Here is the probable formation for Sampdoria (4-3-1-2): Viviano, Cassani, Moisander, Silvestre, Regini; Barreto, Soriano, Fernando; Correa; Muriel, Eder.

Unavailable: Coda, De Silvestri, Krsticic, Cassano, Zukanovic

Here is the probable formation for Bologna (4-2-3-1): Mirante; Ferrari, Rossettini, Maietta, Masina; Taider, Donsah; Mounier, Brienza, Giaccherini; Destro.

Unavailable: Zuculini, Krafth, Oikonomou, Brighi

Photo:  sampdoria.it

 

SASSUOLO – ATALANTA
Mapei Stadium
Referee: MARIANI
Assistants: BARBIRATI – PERETTI
Fourth Official: CARIOLATO
ADD1: DI BELLO
ADD2: MARESCA
15:00

Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Sassuolo, 4th position with 6 points and a positive goal difference of +2
Atalanta, 9th position with 3 points and a positive goal difference of +1

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	Goals	DIFF	Points
4	Sassuolo	2	2	0	0	3:1	2	6
9	Atalanta	2	1	0	1	2:1	1	3

 

Sassuolo currently among the leaders of the Serie A winning their two games while Atalanta winning just 1 game.   On paper, Sassuolo are favorites to win the  home game and remain as leaders.    Last season the match Sassuolo vs Atalanta ended with a draw.

There are 8 precedents for Sassuolo – Atalanta including 4 in Serie A games.  Stats showing Sassuolo with 1 win, 1 draw .

Stats BEFORE the game.  Top scorer for SASSUOLO:  Antonio Floro Flores with 2 goals

Top scorer for ATALANTA:  Alejandro Gomez and Guglielmo Stendardo with 1 goal each.

Sassuolo	Goals	Goals	Atalanta
Antonio Floro Flores	2	1	Alejandro Gomez
Nicola Sansone	1	1	Guglielmo Stendardo

 

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

29/08/15	SA	Bologna – Sassuolo	0:1	Round 2
23/08/15	SA	Sassuolo – Napoli	2:1	Round 1
15/08/15	CI	Sassuolo – Modena	2:0	R3

 

Here are the last 3 games of ATALANTA:  2 wins, 1 lost

30/08/15	SA	Atalanta – Frosinone	2:0	Round 2
23/08/15	SA	Inter – Atalanta	1:0	Round 1
15/08/15	CI	Atalanta – Cittadella	3:0	R3

 

Photo:   facebook.com/atalantabc

 

LAZIO – UDINESE
Olimpico di Roma Stadium
Referee: CALVARESE
Assistants: FIORITO – LA ROCCA
Fourth Official: CARBONE
ADD1: GIACOMELLI
ADD2: PEZZUTO
18:00

Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Lazio, 13th position with 3 points and a  negative goal difference of -3
Udinese,  11th position with 3 points and a  goal difference of “0”

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	Goals	DIFF	Points
11	Udinese	2	1	0	1	1:1	0	3
13	Lazio	2	1	0	1	2:5	-3	3

 

Lazio and Udinese winning only 1 game both having 3 points each.  There are 36 precedents for Lazio vs Udinese with stats showing Lazio with 17 wins, 8 draws while Udinese with only 11 wins.  Challenge is for Lazio defense to wake up after conceding 5 goals while scoring only 2 goals.  Udinese scoring 1 goal and conceding 1.

Stats BEFORE the game.  Top scorer for LAZIO:  Lucas Biglia and Ricardo Kishna with 1 goal each

Top scorer for UDINESE:  Cyril Thereau with 1 goal

Lazio	Goals	Goals	Udinese
Lucas Biglia	1	1	Cyril Thereau
Ricardo Kishna	1

 

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

30/08/15	SA	Chievo – Lazio	4:0	Round 2
26/08/15	UCLQ	Leverkusen – Lazio	3:0	QR4
22/08/15	SA	Lazio – Bologna	2:1	Round 1

 

Here are the last 3 games of UDINESE:  2 wins, 1 lost

30/08/15	SA	Udinese – Palermo	0:1	Round 2
23/08/15	SA	Juventus – Udinese	0:1	Round 1
16/08/15	CI	Udinese – Novara	3:1	R3

 

Disciplinary Situation.  No suspended players

Here is the probable formation for Lazio (4-2-3-1): ; Marchetti, Basta, Mauricio, Hoedt, Radu; Parolo, Cataldi; Candreva, Mauri, Lulic; Matri.

Unavailable: Djordjevic, Klose, Biglia, De Vrij

Here is the probable formation for Udinese (3-5-2): Karnezis; Wague, Danilo, Piris; Edenilson, Kone, Iturra, Fernandes, Adnan; Di Natale, Zapata

Unavailable: Guilherme, Widmer, Theareau

 

Photo:   facebook.com/SSLazioOfficialPage

 

INTER – AC MILAN
Giuseppe Meazza Stadium
Referee: ROCCHI
Assistants: GIALLATINI – PADOVAN
Fourth Official: DI FIORE
ADD1: ORSATO
ADD2: VALERI
20:45

Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Inter, 4th position with 6 points and a  positive goal difference of +2
AC Milan, 12th position with 3 points and a negative goal difference of -1

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	Goals	DIFF	Points
4	Inter	2	2	0	0	3:1	2	6
12	Milan	2	1	0	1	2:3	-1	3

 

It’s the Milan Derby, the match to claim the bragging rights to rule the City of Milan.   Inter  winning the first 2 games of the season and a victory will give them full points and possible first position…   For AC Milan, they need a victory to reach 6 points.  A defeat for AC Milan means not only losing the right to rule Milan, but also falling behind Inter with -6 points!!!

Surely, an emotional match also for both coaches.  AC Milan coach Sinisa Mihahlovic former Inter vice coach under current coach Roberto Mancini.

There are 81 precedents between Inter vs AC Milan at the Giuseppe Meazza Stadium.  Stats showing Inter with 29 wins and AC Milan with 24 wins.  A total of 223 goals, Inter scoring 116 goals while AC Milan scoring 107 goals.

This Milan Derby will be the fifth one played in the month of September including in  Serie A and Coppa Italia.    Will it be Inter or AC Milan to win?
Stats BEFORE the game.  Top scorer for INTER:  Stevan Jovetic with 3 goals

Top scorer for AC MILAN:  Luiz Adriano and Carlos Bacca with 1 goal each

Inter	Goals	Goals	AC Milan
Stevan Jovetic	3	1	Luiz Adriano
		1	Carlos Bacca

 

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

30/08/15	SA	Carpi – Inter	1:2	Round 2
23/08/15	SA	Inter – Atalanta	1:0	Round 1
16/08/15	CFG	Inter – AEK Athens	0:0

 

Here are the last 3 games of AC MILAN:  2 wins, 1 lost

03/09/15	CFG	Mantova – Milan	2:3	Friendly
29/08/15	SA	Milan – Empoli	2:1	Round 2
23/08/15	SA	Fiorentina – Milan	2:0	Round 1

 

Disciplinary Situation.  No suspended players

Here is the probable formation for Inter (4-3-3): Handanovic; Santon, Ranocchia, Murillo, Juan Jesus; Guarin, Felipe Melo, Kondogbia; Perisic, Icardi, Jovetic.

Unavailable: Dodò, Miranda

Here is the probable formation for AC Milan (4-3-1-2): Diego Lopez; Abate, Zapata, Romagnoli, De Sciglio; Poli, De Jong, Kucka; Bonaventura; Luiz Adriano, Bacca.
 
Unavailable: Menez, Niang, Antonelli, Bertolacci

 

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