Hello my friends. Here is the Serie A ROUNDUP for
the
Serie A Week 23, 2013 – 2014 Season on Saturday 8 and Sunday 9 February
2014, matchday 23.
Napoli keeping up the race for the third position. Surprisingly, AC Milan opening the score at the San Paolo Stadium with the new Milan player Adel Taarabt. Yet, Napoli not giving up and they won the game thanks to the equalizer goal by Gokhan Inler and the two goals by forward Gonzalo Higuain. A blow for AC Milan still not finding consistency. Napoli 3 – 1 AC Milan
Another great result is for Udinese! Yep, Udinese highly motivated after defeating Fiorentina in the Coppa Italia Semifinal and today defeating Chievo Verona in Serie A. A majestic Captain Antonio “Toto” Di Natale pushing the bandwagon and scoring to the delay of the fans. It’s a victory keeping Udinese away of the relegation zone. Chievo will have to reinvent themselves or risk falling in relegation. Udinese 3 – 0 Chievo Verona
Juventus keeping the sole leadership in the Serie A. Juventus have a +9 gap ahead of Roma holding the second position (with one pending game.) Surprisingly, Hellas Verona – Juventus ended with a 2-2 draw. Juventus keep same gap with Roma because the Derby della Capitale also ended with a draw Lazio 0- 0 Roma. Highlight of the game seeing the return of Lazio Captain Stefano Mauri after 8 months!
Inter – Hellas Verona. It is the first victory of Inter in 2014! A goal by defender Walter Samuel in the 48th minute giving the victory to Inter. Sassuolo battled, but could not reach the draw remaining in the relegation zone. Inter jumping from the 6th to the 5th position.
Here is the situation. Juventus in the 1st position 60 points and a positive goal difference of +38. AS Roma in the 2nd position with 51 points and a positive goal difference of +34. Napoli in the 3rd
position with 47 points and a positive goal difference of +120 The Europa League zone. Fiorentina
in the 4th position with 44 points and a positive goal difference of
+18. _____________________________________.
Relegation Zone: Livorno in the 19th position with 17 points and a negative goal difference of -19. Catania in the 20th position with 16 points and a negative goal difference of -24.
Up to Round 23, Week 23 most scored goals in favor: Juventuns scoring 56 goals
Up to Round 23, Week 23 most scored against: ______________________________ Top scorer up to Round 23: Fiorentina forward Giuseppe Rossi with 14 goals
Referee: PERUZZO
Assistants: LIBERTI – PAGANESSI
Fourth Official: SCHENONE
ADD1: DE MARCO
ADD2: CERVELLERA
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Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Torino, 7th position with 33 points and a positive goal difference of +7
Bologna, 17th position with 18 points and a negative goal difference of -18
Here are TORINO official called up players by coach Giampiero Ventura for the game, Torino vs Bologna on Sunday 9 February 2014 at the Olimpico di Torino Stadium in Turin, Italy for the Serie A Week 23:
Hello my friends. Here is the Serie A PREVIEW for
the
Serie A Week 23, 2013 – 2014 Season on Saturday 8 and Sunday 9 February
2014, matchday 23. It’s an exciting round as we expect to see a great Derby della Capitale, Lazio vs AS Roma! More than winning the bragging rights to rule the City of Rome, the Roman gladiators look to win this game to keep alive the race for the Scudetto with Juventus.
Juventus
have a 9-point gap ahead of AS Roma considering that Roma have a pending game after the match with Parma was postponed for heavy rain last week. Fact is that the leadership this week will not change. Juventus are inspired after crushing Inter and winning the Derby d’Italia.
Another exciting match this week is Napoli vs AC Milan. Napoli are in desperate need to start winning or risk losing the third position. Yet, AC Milan also in desperate need to win to climb the table. A defeat for Milan will be a blow, but also a major blow for Napoli in case of losing at the San Paolo Stadium. The third position battle this week is between Napoli and Fiorentina. Napoli might keep the third place in case of defeating Milan or getting a draw.
One thing that “might change” this week is the last position of the Serie A Table. Catania still in the rocking bottom. Catania having 15 points and even if it is going against all odds at the Ennio Tardini Stadium, Catania might grab a victory.
Here is the situation. Juventus in the 1st position with 59 points and a
positive goal difference of +38. AS Roma in the 2nd position with 50
points and a positive goal difference of +34. Napoli in the 3rd
position with 44 points and a positive goal difference of +18 The Europa League zone. Fiorentina
in the 4th position with 41 points and a positive goal difference of
+16. Hellas Verona in the 5th position with 35 points and a positive
goal difference of +2
Relegation Zone: Livorno in the 18th position with 17
points and a negative goal difference of -18. Sassuolo in the 19th
position with 17 points and a negative goal difference of -25. Catania
in the 20th position with 15 points and a negative goal difference of
-24.
Up to Round 22, Week 22 most scored goals in favor: Juventus with 54 goals
Up to Round 22, Week 22 most scored against: Sassuolo conceding 48 goals Top scorer up to Round 22: Fiorentina forward Giuseppe Rossi with 14 goals
Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Fiorentina, 4th position with 41 points and a positive goal difference of +16
Atalanta, 12th position with 27 points and a negative goal
Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Udinese, 15th position with 23 points and a negative goal difference of -10
Chievo Verona, 16th position with 18 points and a negative goal difference of -13
Disciplinary Situation: 2 suspended players for UDINESE: Pinzi (1) , Allan (1)
2 suspended players for CHIEVO VERONA: Frey (1), Radovanovic (1)
Stats BEFORE the game. Top scorer for UDINESE: Forward Antonio Di Natale with 5 goals
Top scorer for CHIEVO VERONA: Forward Alberto Paloschi with 5 goals
Here is the probable formation for UDINESE 3-5-1-1: SCUFFET 22,
HEURTAUX 75,
DANILO 5,
DOMIZZI 11,
BASTA 8,
PEREYRA 37,
BADU 7,
LAZZARI 21,
GABRIEL SILVA 34,
MAICOSUEL 70,
DI NATALE
Here is the probable formation for CHIEVO VERONA 3-5-2: PUGGIONI 1.
CANINI 5.
DAINELLI 3,
CESAR 12,
SARDO 17,
BENTIVOGLIO 9,
L. RIGONI 27,
HETEMAJ 56,
DRAMÉ 93,
PALOSCHI 43,
THEREAU
NAPOLI – AC MILAN
Referee: MASSA
Assistants: MELI – MANGANELLI
Fourth Official: VUOTO
ADD1: DAMATO
ADD2: CELI
20:45
Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Napoli, 3rd position with 44 points and a positive goal difference of +18
AC Milan, 10th position with 29 points and a positive goal difference of +3
Disciplinary Situation: No suspended player for NAPOLI
1 suspended player for AC MILAN: Daniele Bonera
Stats are even for Napoli and AC Milan for games in Naples (three neutral places) with a total of 75 games:
27 wins Napoli
21 draws
27 wins AC Milan
84 goals Napoli
90 goals AC Milan
Last victory of Napoli at the San Paolo against Milan on 18 September 2011 with a 3-1.
The last draw on November 7, 2012 ending with a 2-2.
Last time AC Milan defeated Napoli at the San Paolo was on October 25, 2010 with a 1-2 result.
Stats BEFORE the game. Top scorer for NAPOLI: Forward Gonzalo Higuain with 10 goals
Top scorer for AC MILAN: Forward Mario Balotelli with 9 goals
Here is the probable formation for NAPOLI 4-2-3-1: REINA 25,
MAGGIO 11,
FERNANDEZ 21,
ALBIOL 33,
GHOULAM 31,
INLER 88,
JORGINHO 8,
CALLEJON 7,
HAMSIK 17,
MERTENS 14,
HIGUAIN 9
Here is the probable formation for AC MILAN 4-2-3-1: Abbiati 32,
DE SCIGLIO 2,
RAMI 13,
MEXES 5,
EMANUELSON 28,
MONTOLIVO 18,
DE JONG 34,
HONDA 10,
ROBINHO 7,
TAARABT 23,
BALOTELLI 45
Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Torino, 7th position with 33 points and a positive goal difference of +7
Bologna, 17th position with 18 points and a negative goal difference of -18
Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Hellas Verona, 5th position with 35 points and a positive goal difference of +2
Juventus, 1st position with 59 points and a positive goal difference of +38
On Week 4 game ending: Juventus 2 – 1 Hellas Verona
Disciplinary Situation: No suspended players
Stats BEFORE the game. Top scorer for HELLAS VERONA: Forward Luca Toni with 10 goals
Top scorer for JUVENTUS: Forward Carlos Tevez and midfielder Arturo Vidal with 11 goals each
Here is the probable formation for HELLAS VERONA 4-3-3: RAFAEL 1,
CACCIATORE 29,
MORAS 18,
MARQUES 25,
AGOSTINI 33,
ROMULO 2,
CIRIGLIANO 14,
HALLFREDSSON 10,
ITURBE 15,
TONI 9,
GOMEZ 21
Here is the probable formation for JUVENTUS 3-5-2: Buffon,
CACERES 4,
BONUCCI 19,
CHIELLINI 3
LICHTSTEINER 26,
VIDAL 23,
PIRLO 21,
POGBA 6,
ASAMOAH 22,
TEVEZ 10,
LLORENTE 14
Hellas Verona coach Andrea Mandorlini looking to cause an upset at the Marc’Antonio Bentegodi Stadium to stop “giant” Juventus…..
LAZIO – AS ROMA
Referee: ORSATO
Assistants: DI LIBERATORE – CARIOLATO
Fourth Official: STEFANI
ADD1: ROCCHI
ADD2: MAZZOLENI
15:00
Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Lazio, 9th position with 31 points and a “0” goal difference
AS Roma, 2nd position with 50 points and a positive goal difference of +34
Disciplinary Situation: 1 suspended player for LAZIO: Biglia
No suspended players for AS ROMA
Stats BEFORE the game. Top scorer for Antonio Candreva with 7 goals
Top scorer for Alessandro Florenzi, Kevin Strootman, Gervinho, Ljajic, and Medhi Benatia with 5 goals each
Here is the probable formation for LAZIO 3-4-3: MARCHETTI 22,
BIAVA 20,
DIAS 3,
RADU 26,
CAVANDA 39,
LEDESMA 24,
ONAZI 23,
LULIC 19,
CANDREVA 87,
KLOSE 11,
KEITA 14
Here is the probable formation for AS ROMA 4-3-3: De Sanctis 26,
MAICON 13,
BENATIA 17,
CASTAN 5,
TOROSIDIS 35,
PJANIC 15,
DE ROSSI 16,
STROOTMAN 6,
FLORENZI 24,
TOTTI 10,
GERVINHO 27
Photo asroma.it
LIVORNO – GENOA
Referee: GERVASONI
Assistants: LONGO – BARBIRATI
Fourth Official: PASSERI
ADD1: DI BELLO
ADD2: MARESCA
15:00
Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Livorno, 18th position with 17 points and a negative goal difference of -18
Genoa, 11th position with 27 points and a negative goal difference of -5
Here is the probable formation for LIVORNO 3-5-2: BARDI 1,
CECCHERINI 17,
EMERSON 23,
CODA 85,
PICCINI 2,
BENASSI 24,
LUCI 10,
GRECO 19,
MESBAH 11,
PAULINHO 9,
BELFODIL 21
Here is the probable formation for GENOA 3-4-3: PERIN 1,
BURDISSO 8,
PORTANOVA 90,
MARCHESE 15,
ANTONINI 3,
MATUZALEM 27,
BERTOLACCI 91,
DE CEGLIE 29,
KONATÈ 77,
GILARDINO 11,
ANTONELLI
Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Parma, 8th position with 32 points and a positive goal difference of +5
Catania, 20th position with 15 points and a negative goal difference of -24
Here is the probable formation for PARMA 4-3-3: MIRANTE 83,
CASSANI 2,
PALETTA 29,
LUCARELLI 6,
GOBBI 18,
GARGANO 5,
MARCHIONNI 32,
PAROLO 16,
BIABIANY 7,
AMAURI 11,
CASSANO 99
Here is the probable formation for CATANIA 4-3-3: ANDUJAR 21,
PERUZZI 2,
BELLUSCI 14,
SPOLLI 3,
BIRAGHI 34,
IZCO 13,
LODI 10,
RINAUDO 15,
CASTRO 19,
BERGESSIO 9,
BARRIENTOS
Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Sampdoria, 13th position with 25 points and a negative goal difference of -6
Cagliari, 14th position with 24 points and a negative goal difference of -10
Here is the probable formation for SAMPDORIA 4-2-3-1: DA COSTA 1,
DE SILVESTRI 29,
GASTALDELLO 28,
COSTA 3,
REGINI 19,
PALOMBO 17,
OBIANG 14,
GABBIADINI 11,
KRSTICIC 10,
SORIANO 21,
EDER 23
Here is the probable formation for CAGLIARI 4-3-1-2: AVRAMOV 25,
PERICO 24,
ROSSETTINI 15,
ASTORI 13,
MURRU 29,
EKDAL 20,
CONTI 5,
ERIKSSON 16,
COSSU 7,
SAU 9,
PINILLA
Photo sampdoria.it
INTER – SASSUOLO
Referee: PERUZZO
Assistants: LIBERTI – PAGANESSI
Fourth Official: SCHENONE
ADD1: DE MARCO
ADD2: CERVELLERA
20:45
Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Inter, 6th position with 33 points and a positive goal difference of +12
Sassuolo, 19th position with 17 points and a negative goal difference of -25
Here is the probable formation for INTER 3-5-1-1: HANDANOVIC 1,
CAMPAGNARO 14,
ROLANDO 35,
JUAN JESUS 5,
D’AMBROSIO 33,
TAIDER 21,
HERNANES 88,
GUARIN 13,
NAGATOMO 55,
KOVACIC 10,
PALACIO 8
Here is the probable formation for SASSUOLO 3-5-2: PEGOLO 79,
CANNAVARO 29,
MANFREDINI 21,
ARIAUDO 6,
ROSI 87,
BRIGHI 22,
MARRONE 8,
BIONDINI 16,
LONGHI 3,
BERARDI 25
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Fiorentina – Atalanta
Udinese – Chievo Verona
Napoli – AC Milan
Torino – Bologna
Sampdoria – Cagliari
Parma – Catania
Livorno – Genoa
Hellas Verona – Juventus
Lazio – AS Roma
Inter – Sassuolo
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Anna Italia Predictions.
Fiorentina – Atalanta = FIORENTINA
Udinese – Chievo Verona = UDINESE
Napoli – AC Milan = DRAW
Torino – Bologna = TORINO
Sampdoria – Cagliari = SAMPDORIA
Parma – Catania = PARMA
Livorno – Genoa = GENOA
Hellas Verona – Juventus = DRAW
Lazio – AS Roma = AS ROMA
Inter – Sassuolo = INTER
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are the complete match officials and fixture for the Italian Serie A
Week 23 – Twenty-Third Round on Saturday 8 and Sunday 9 February 2014 as designated
by the Italian Referee Association
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Referee Daniele Orsato will direct the
Derby della Capitale in the Serie A Week 22 game, Lazio vs AS Roma and will be assisted by Di Liberatore and Cariolato while
fourth
official is Stefani. The game on Sunday 9 February 2014 at the Olimpico di Roma Stadium in Rome, Italy at 15:00
Hello my friends. Here is the Serie A ROUNDUP for
the
Serie A Week 22, 2013 – 2014 Season on Saturday 1, Sunday 2 and Monday 3 February
2014, matchday 22. Highlights in this round are the 2 derbies! The
Derby d’Italia Juventus vs Inter on Sunday 2 February and the Derby
della Lanterna Genoa vs Sampdoria moved to Monday 3 February.
Here is the thing. No matter the result in the Derby d’Italia, Juventus will remain the sole leader of the Serie A. Juventus
have a 6-point gap ahead of AS Roma. It’s just too bad the game Roma – Parma had to be postponed for the heavy rain making it impossible to continue playing at the Olimpico. Juventus crushing Inter, a total humiliation, total dominion by Juventus. Definitely, Juventus demonstrating why they are the sole leaders in Serie A and why they are pursuing their 3rd consecutive Scudetto…. strong candidate while Inter had to surrender and bow down…… Inter went down from the 5th to the 6th position.
Great victory for Udinese winning the away game at the Renato Dall’Ara Stadium defeating Bologna. The morale for Udinese continuing high as they also are in the Coppa Italia Semifinal.
Bologna risking to fall in the relegation zone….. Bologna 0 – 2 Udinese. The goals by Udinese Captain Antonio Di Natale converting a penalty in the 15th minute and the goal by Nico Lopez in the 92nd minute.
A disappointment is for AC Milan unable to win the third consecutive win with coach Clarence Seedorf. Milan failing big time in San Siro going down by a goal to make a comeback in the second half. It’s a 1 point with a sound of defeat for the Rossoneri, but for Torino it comes with a sound of victory. The situation for Milan is getting complicated being also eliminated of the Coppa Italia, now risking to be out of European competition next season.
Another blow is for Fiorentina! Yep, Fiorentina losing 3 precious points on their quest to arrive to the third position. It is party time for Cagliari defeating Fiorentina at the Sant’Elia Stadium with the penalty converted by forward Mauricio Pinilla in the 39th minute. Cagliari 1 – 0 Fiorentina
Surprise, surprise. Napoli are falling, Napoli losing points game after game. A devastated defeat with a firm Atalanta. Napoli with risk of losing the third position after the humiliation at the Atleti Azzurri d’Italia Stadium. Atalanta 3 – 0 Napoli Two goals by the ex Napoli player forward German Denis! If Napoli lose next week, Fiorentina might take over the third position if they win against Atalanta!!!
The 76th Derby della Lanterna seeing Sampdoria winning the Derby in the 24th minute with forward Maxi Lopez scoring the only goal of the match.
As for news this week is the debut of Sassuolo coach Alberto Malesani
who replaced coach Eusebio Di Francesco. Let’s see how he does……
Here is the situation. Juventus in the 1st position with 59 points and a positive goal difference of +38. AS Roma in the 2nd position with 50 points and a positive goal difference of +34. Napoli in the 3rd position with 44 points and a positive goal difference of +18 The Europa League zone. Fiorentina in the 4th position with 41 points and a positive goal difference of +16. Hellas Verona in the 5th position with 35 points and a positive goal difference of +2
Relegation Zone: Livorno in the 18th position with 17 points and a negative goal difference of -18. Sassuolo in the 19th position with 17 points and a negative goal difference of -25. Catania in the 20th position with 15 points and a negative goal difference of -24.
Up to Round 22, Week 22 most scored goals in favor: _______________________
Up to Round 22, Week 22 most scored against: Sassuolo conceding 48 goals Top scorer up to Round 22: Fiorentina forward Giuseppe Rossi with 14 goals
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The Europa League zone. Fiorentina
Top scorer up to Round 23: Fiorentina forward Giuseppe Rossi with 14 goals
Napoli 3 – 1 AC Milan 
Udinese 3 – 0 Chievo Verona
Lazio 0 – 0 AS Roma
Torino 1 – 2 Bologna 
Livorno 0 – 1 Genoa 
Sampdoria 1 – 0 Cagliari 
Parma 0 – 0 Catania 
Fiorentina 2 – 0 Atalanta
Hellas Verona 2 – 2 Juventus 
Inter 1 – 0 Sassuolo 
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