Here is the list of suspensions by the Sporting Judge Gianpaolo Tosel assisted by Stefania Ginesio and the A.I.A Representative Eugenio Tenneriello on Tuesday 10 March after the Serie A Round 26 completed on Monday 9 March 2015.
Cagliari making the official announcement sacking coach Gianfranco Zola and his staff on Monday 9 March 2015. It was a tough decision but considering the results the sacking was obvious. Zola will be replaced by coach Zdenek Zeman returning again….
Here is the situation. Cagliari current standing: 18th position with 20 points, 4 wins, 8 draws, and 14 lost, 32 goals scored, 49 goals conceded and a negative goal difference of -17. Challenge for Zeman is to save Cagliari to remain in Serie A next season.
Bottom line, Zola was sacked after losing the Serie A Week 26 game, Sampdoria 2 – 0 Cagliari, Goals: 33′ Lorenzo De Silvestri (S), 72′ Samuel Eto’o (S) on Saturday 7 March 2015 at the Luigi Ferraris Stadium in Genoa, Italy.
Hello my friends. Here are the Serie A RESULTS for Week 26 on Saturday 7, Sunday 8, and Monday 9 March 2015. We have 2 upset this week. First one is AS Roma failing to defeat Chievo Verona at the Marc’Antonio Bentegodi Stadium ending with a 0-0 draw. Why is this an upset? Well, it is an upset because Roma were supposed to win to keep up the race for the Scudetto alive with Juventus. Roma having 50 points and Juventus reaching 61 points after defeating Sassuolo thanks to the goal by midfielder Paul Pogba for the 1-0. Come on guys, by now,,, it seems the Scudetto belongs to Juventus unless a total miracle happen….
Three games on Sunday ended with a 0-0 result: Cesena 0 – 0 Palermo, Parma 0 – 0 Atalanta, and Chievo Verona 0 – 0 AS Roma.
The other upset is the hilarious draw in San Siro. Yep, AC Milan 2 – 2 Hellas Verona. Milan were winning 2-1 up to the 94th minute when BAM, voila’ … Verona equalizing to grab a point and shattering Milan’s dream to reach towards the European Zone. A total disappointment with this poor Milan clearly forgot how to win games consistently.
A highlight this week is the first goal of forward Samuel Eto’o as a Sampdoria player in the 72nd minute. Game ending Sampdorida 2 – 0 Cagliari.
Parma 0 – 0 Atalanta. Finally, Parma playing a game after 2 postponed games. Sadly, the match for Parma ended with a goalless draw and still remain in the 20th position.
Big clash Napoli vs Inter ending with a clamorous 2-2. An electrifying game seeing the “Argentinians from both teams” battling until the end. However, it is Inter to have the better performance seeing both Argentinian forwards Rodrigo Palacio and Mauro Icardi scoring to equalize the score. For Napoli, it is Argentinian forward to score for the 2nd goal …. not enough…
Big upset! Napoli losing the 3rd position because Lazio defeated Fiorentina with a 4-0. Lazio now reaching 46 points just like Napoli, but for goal difference Lazio having +20 and Napoli +13, then, it is Lazio to grab the 3rd position .
The top scorer up to Round 25: Juventus forward Carlos Tevez and Inter forward Mauro Icardi with 15 goals each.
Top Serie A teams standing AFTER Serie A Week 26 games. First 3 qualifying for Champions League, 4 and 5 for Europa League.
–Juventus, 61 position with points and a positive goal difference of +39
–AS Roma, 2nd position with 50 points and a positive goal difference of +19
–Lazio, 3rd positions with 46 points points and a positive goal difference of +20
– Napoli, 4th position with 46 points and a positive goal difference of +13
–Fiorentina, 5th position with 42 points and a positive goal difference of +9
Relegation Zone: Cagliari, 18th position with 20 points and a negative goal difference of -17 – Cesena, 19th position with 20 points and a negative goal difference of -23
Parma, 20th position with 11 points and a negative goal difference of -27
Hello my friends. It’s Monday morning and chaos continue for AC Milan. Here are the front pages from Italy main Sports newspapers La Gazzetta dello Sport, Corriere dello Sport, and Tutto Sport from Monday 9 March 2015. Grab your cup of coffee or tea and let’s talk about it.
Headlines indicating there is still hope for Milan Coach Filippo Inzaghi. For the moment, Milan President Silvio Berlusconi is giving Inzaghi another chance before making the final decision to sack him. Oh well, your take? Should Inzaghi be sacked now and who can replace him? Should Inzaghi stay?
I like the headline on Napoli – Inter.. it really was total madness. I must say, it was a tough lesson to Napoli. Inter managed to survive and not gave up until ruining Napoli’s party. Imagine, Inter equalized in the 87th minute with forward Mauro Icardi converting a penalty.
I agree with the headline about Roma coach Rudi Garcia upset with the team. Hello, come on, hello, Roma had the time to win the game against Chievo but played bad and Juventus could be +11 points ahead if they defeat today Sassuolo. Simply put, Roma had wasted many chances to shorten the gap.
La Gazzetta dello Sport
Front Page, Prima Pagina
Monday 9 March 2015
Corriere dello Sport
Front Page, Prima Pagina
Monday 9 March 2015
Tutto Sport
Front Page, Prima Pagina Monday 9 March 2015
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53% Ball Possession SAMPDORIA and 47% Ball Possession CAGLIARI Sampdoria 2 – 0 Cagliari
33′ Lorenzo De Silvestri
72′ Samuel Eto’o
Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Sampdoria, 6th position with 39 points and a positive goal difference of +4
Cagliari, 18th position with 20 points and a negative goal difference of -15
Pos
Team
P
W
D
L
Goals
DIFF
Points
6
Sampdoria
25
9
12
4
32:28
4
39
18
Cagliari
25
4
8
13
32:47
-15
20
Sampdoria mission accomplished! It’s a delicate situation for Cagliari still unable to defeat Sampdoria at the Luigi Ferraris Stadium. Cagliari are in the relegation zone while Sampdoria look keep climbing the Serie A Table to be in the European Zone. It’s the second consecutive victory for Sampdoria.
A joy for Sampdoria fans as defender Lorenzo De Silvestri opens the score in the 33rd minute. The goal arriving following a corner conceded by Cagliari midfielder Andrea Cossu. It is forward Luis Muriel to provide the assist to De Silvestri from the center for the headed shot defeating Cagliari goalkeeper in the top right corner.
Party time for Sampdoria! Forward Samuel Eto’o scoring his first goal as a “Sampdoria player” in the 72nd minute. It is defender Matias Silvestre to provide the assist to Eto’o. Great move when Eto’o accommodates for the final right footed shot defeating Cagliari goalkeeper in the top right corner. Eto’o running to celebrate and grab a camera from a reporter while his teammates congratulate him.
Watch video Forward Samuel Eto’o scoring his first goal as a Sampdoria player.
Cagliari remaining with 10 players as Referee Tommasi gives a red card to defender Danilo Avelar. This was the second yellow card to Avelar as he commits a foul on Sampdoria forward Citadin Eder.
There are 29 precedents for Sampdoria vs Cagliari. Stats showing 6 wins for Sampdoria, 6 wins for Cagliari, and 17 draws. Cagliari have not won at the Ferraris since the 2012 – 2013 season.
Here is SAMPDORIA official starting lineup by coach Sinisa Mihajlovic:
SAMPDORIA (4-3-3): Viviano; De Silvestri, Silvestre, Romagnoli, Regini; Acquah, Palombo, Obiang; Muriel, Eto’o, Eder.
Here is CAGLIARI official starting lineup by coach Gianfranco Zola:
By Anna Italia
