By Anna Italia
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Hello my friends and Happy New Year 2014!  Here is the Serie A ROUNDUP for
the
Serie A Week 18, 2013 – 2014 Season on Sunday 5 and Monday 6 January 2014, matchday 18.    The first Roundup of 2014.
  

One thing is certain.  The first position remains the same this week.  Juventus have an 8- point advantage over AS Roma holding the second position with 41 poins.    The duel among two Italian icons: Andrea Pirlo vs Francesco Totti…… and goalkeeper Gigi Buffon is won by Juventus, period.  Juventus taking the lead over Roma in the 17th minute with the goal by midfielder Arturo Vidal.  Juventus giving another gift to the fans in the 48th minute with the goal by Leonardo Bonucci. Roma remaining with 9 players after Referee Rizzoli gives RED CARD to midfielder Daniele De Rossi in the 75th minute and to defender Leandro Castan in the 76th minute.  Juventus crushed Roma to show their dominion in the 77th minute when forward Mirko Vucinic converts a penalty with a right footed shot in the bottom left corner.
  
Chievo Verona – Cagliari ending with a goalless draw.  Not a good result and Chievo fans whistle the team after the game.  Cagliari had the chance to win the match in the 66th minute, but forward Mauricio Pinilla fails to convert the penalty conceded by Chievo defender Bostjan Cesar. Pinilla sends his right footed shot way too high!  Tough situation for Chievo previously losing 2 consecutive games and seeing their ranking in danger to fall in the relegation zone.

The Tuscan Derby a constant battle with the final smile “viola, purple.”  Yep, to the delight of Fiorentina president Andrea Della Valle and strong fan Conti watching the game from the tribune. Fiorentina open the score in the 66th minute with defender Gonzalo Rodriguez defeating Livorno goalkeper with a headed shot in the top left corner following a corner conceded by defender Ibrahima Mbaye.

AC Milan – Atalanta, the highlight of the game is seeing “KAKA” scoring his 100th goal with AC Milan.  Kaka leading Milan to defeat Atalanta in San Siro by scoring 2 goals for a final result of 3-0 in San Siro.

Surprise of the round was the return of Inter forward Diego Milito after 3-month injury.  Milito playing the last 15 minutes of the game.  Lazio with a great satisfaction start the 2014 with a victory seeing their star forward Miroslav Klose scoring the only goal of the game.  Great debut of Lazio coach Edy Reja on his second term with Lazio after replacing coach Vladimir Petkovic.

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Here is the situation. Juventus in the 1st position with 49 points and a positive goal difference of +31.  AS Roma in the 2nd position with 41 points and a positive goal difference of +25. Napoli in the 3rd position with 39 points and a positive goal difference of +18.
The Europa League zone. Fiorentina  4th position with 36 points and a positive goal difference of +14.   Hellas Verona in the 5th position with 32 points and a positive goal difference of +7

Relegation Zone:  Sassuolo in the 18th position with 14 points and a negative goal difference of -21.  Livorno in the 19th position with 13 points and a negative goal difference of -14.  Catania in the 20th position with 13 points and a negative goal difference of -20.

Up to Round 18, Week 18  most  scored goals in favor: Juventus scoring 42 goals

Up to Round 18, Week 18 most scored against: Sassuolo conceding 38 goals
Top scorer  up to Round 18: Fiorentina forward Giuseppe Rossi with 14 goals.

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Italy Serie A  Week 18  Sunday 5 and Monday 6 January 2014   Sunday 5 January 2014 Chievo Verona 0 – 0 Cagliari Fiorentina 1 – 0 Livorno Juventus 3 – 0 AS Roma Monday 6 January 2014 Napoli 2 – 0 Sampdoria Catania 2 – 0 Bologna Udinese 1 – 3 Hellas Verona Parma 3 – 1 Torino AC Milan 3 – 0 Atalanta Genoa 2 – 0 Sassuolo Lazio 1 – 0 Inter   Click here to   Buy your  UEFA Champions League tickets, Champions League Football tickets

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Sunday 5 January 2014

Chievo Verona 0 – 0 Cagliari

45% Ball Possession CHIEVO VERONA and 55% Ball Possession CAGLIARI

Fiorentina 1 – 0 Livorno

67% Ball Possession FIORENTINA and 33% Ball Possession LIVORNO

Juventus 2 – 0 AS Roma

41% Ball Possession JUVENTUS and 59% Ball Possession AS ROMA 

Monday 6 January 2014

Napoli 2 – 0 Sampdoria

50% Ball Possession NAPOLI and 50% Ball Possession SAMPDORIA

Catania 2 – 0 Bologna

54% Ball Possession CATANIA and 46% Ball Possession BOLOGNA

Udinese 1 – 3 Hellas Verona

60% Ball Possession UDINESE and 40% Ball Possession HELLAS VERONA

Parma 3 – 1 Torino

54% Ball Possession PARMA and 46% Ball Possession TORINO

AC Milan 3 – 0 Atalanta

56% Ball Possession AC MILAN and 44% Ball Possession ATALANTA

Genoa 2 – 0 Sassuolo

44% Ball Possession GENOA and 56% Ball Possession SASSUOLO

Lazio 1 – 0 Inter

44% Ball Possession LAZIO and 56% Ball Possession INTER
 

Chievo Verona 0 – 0 Cagliari                                 Marc’Antonio Bentegodi Stadium   Referee: BERGONZI Assistants: CRISPO – DI LIBERATORE Fourth Official: IORI ADD1: MASSA ADD2: CANDUSSIO

Udinese 1 – 3 Hellas Verona   43′ Roberto Pereyra       8′ Luca Toni                                        39′ Luca Toni                                        70′ Juan Iturbe   Friuli Stadium Referee: CERVELLERA Assistants: MELI – TASSO Fourth Official: PADOVAN ADD1: TOMMASI ADD2: CIAMPI

Lazio 1 – 0 Inter   81′ Miroslav Klose     Olimpico di Roma Stadium    Referee: DAMATO Assistants: COSTANZO – VUOTO Fourth Official: MUSOLINO ADD1: CELI ADD2: GERVASONI

Napoli 2 – 0 Sampdoria   53′ Dries Mertens   62′ Dries Mertens     San Paolo Stadium Referee: BANTI Assistants: NICOLETTI – GRILLI Fourth Official: DE PINTO ADD1: CALVARESE ADD2: PINZANI

Fiorentina 1 – 0 Livorno    66′ Gonzalo Rodriguez   Artemio Franchi Stadium    Referee: TAGLIAVENTO Assistants: IANNELLO – MARZALONI Fourth Official: GIACHERO ADD1: GUIDA ADD2: DI BELLO

AC Milan 3 – 0 Atalanta    35′ Kaka   65′ Kaka    67′ Bryan Cristante San Siro Stadium Referee: PERUZZO Assistants: DE LUCA – PASSERI Fourth Official: STALLONE ADD1: VALERI ADD2: DI PAOLO

Catania 2 – 0 Bologna   23′ Gonzalo Bergessio   66′ Francesco Lodi (pen)   Angelo Massimino Stadium   Referee: ORSATO Assistants: GIALLATINI – DOBOSZ Fourth Official: LONGO ADD1: IRRATI ADD2: BORRIELLO

Parma 3 – 1 Torino    34′ Marco Marcchioni     21′ Ciro Immobile   44′ Alessandro Lucarelli   70′ Amauri   Ennio Tardini Stadium Referee: RUSSO Assistants: GAVA – CARIOLATO Fourth Official: SCHENONE ADD1: BARACANI ADD2: AURELIANO

Juventus 3 – 0 AS Roma   17′ Arturo Vidal   48′ Leonardo Bonucci   77′ Mirko Vucinic (pen)                                        Juventus Stadium   Referee: RIZZOLI Assistants: STEFANI – FAVERANI Fourth Official: MANGANELLI ADD1: MAZZOLENI ADD2: DE MARCO

Genoa 2 – 0 Sassuolo      28′ Alberto Gilardino (pen)      45′ Andrea Bertolacci   Luigi Ferraris Stadium Referee: ROCCHI Assistants: GALLONI – PRETI Fourth Official: PAGANESSI ADD1: DOVERI ADD2: MERCHIORI

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