MILAN – FC Internazionale president Erick Thohir arrived in Milan yesterday and will stay in the city long enough to watch his side play two games at the Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, against Atalanta and Cagliari. In the run-up to today’s match, Thohir found time to speak to various broadcasters, including Inter Channel.
Asked about sporting director Piero Ausilio’s new contract, Thohir said: “We’ve shown that we believe in the project we started last year. We’ve had to face up to many challenges, such as building a team at the same time as creating more revenue and adhering to Financial Fair Play. Ausilio has proven that he can build a good team and we are starting to see the results of his fine work.”
Thohir also gave his view on tonight’s match: “We expect three points every time we play at home. We now have a run of three consecutive home matches, but they certainly won’t be easy. Just look at Atalanta, for example – we’ve not beaten them here at the Meazza since 2010.
It’s been very important to get points on the board in our first three games, despite the fact that all of them have been tough in their own way. The Palermo match was tricky because we had played in Kiev and the heat was a factor, too. We also had to accept refereeing decisions that didn’t go our way in Sicily,” he continued.
The Inter president was in positive mood when asked about his team’s start to the season: “Obviously, we can play better than we have done in the first three games, but one win and two draws is not a bad start. We are convinced that we can compete, although there are no easy games in Serie A.
Tonight’s match is important because Palacio is returning and he gives us an extra option in attack – he was one of the best forwards in the league last season. If he carries that form into this term, I think that together with Icardi and Osvaldo we have the necessary firepower to challenge near the top of the table,” he concluded.
MILAN – Here are the teams picked by Walter Mazzarri and Stefano Colantuono for Inter’s Serie A Week 4 clash with Atalanta at the Stadio Giuseppe Meazza this evening. Kick-off is at 20:45.
MILAN – Why not take a photo of yourself in the stands or outside of the Stadio Giuseppe Meazza and share it with Inter and other Nerazzurri fans on social networks and the Internet?
Post your snaps on Twitter and Instagram with the hashtag #InteristiASanSiro! All of the photos will be brought together in a Facebook album, an Instagram collage and a gallery right here at inter.it.
So don’t forget to keep sharing your photos, especially today in the run-up to Inter v Atalanta! Forza Inter!
Since the end of last season, Inter haven’t conceded a single goal at home in 268 minutes of play. The two home matches so far this season – the 6-0 win against Stjarnan in the Europa League and the 7-0 thrashing of Sassuolo in Serie A – and the final 88 minutes of Inter’s 4-1 win over Lazio make up the impressive statistic. The last goal scored against Inter at the Stadio Giuseppe Meazza was Biava’s 2nd-minute strike in that match on 10 May.
100 Serie A appearances for Andreolli
Marco Andreolli will reach the milestone of 100 Serie A appearances if he makes it onto the pitch tonight. After making his debut for Inter on 29 May 2005 in a 0-0 draw at home to Reggina, Andreolli went on to make Serie A appearances for Roma and Chievo Verona before returning to Inter in 2013.
Only one clean sheet in eight for Atalanta away
In their last eight away matches, taking into account both last season and the present campaign, Atalanta have only managed to keep a clean sheet once: a 0-1 win over Juventus on 5 May 2014. The Bergamo outfit have conceded ten goals in the other seven encounters.
200th match in Italy for Avramov
If selected, Vlada Avramov will celebrate his 200th appearance in Italian football tonight. The Serbian has manned the posts for Vicenza, Pescara, Treviso, Fiorentina, Cagliari, Torino and now Atalanta, amassing 36 appearances in Serie A, 150 in Serie B, 12 in the Coppa Italia and one in European competition.
Hello my friends. Here i s Italy Serie A PREVIEW Week 4 on Tuesday 23, Wednesday 24, and Thursday 25 September 2014. There are only 2 teams winning all 3 games and ending with full 9 points: Juventus and AS Roma. The top 3 scorers up to Round 3 are Parma forward Antonio Cassano, AC Milan forward Jeremy Menez, and Inter forward Mauro Icardi all with 3 goals each this season.
In this round, we will see the race for the Scudetto for the moment is a two-way road drive with Juventus and Roma.
Torino is the only team not scoring a goal yet. Will they score? It’s time for Torino forwards to wake up and start scoring. Don’t you think so? I do.
Top Serie A teams standing AFTER Serie A Week 3 games. First 3 qualifying for Champions League, 4 and 5 for Europa League.
– Juventus, 1st position with 9 points and a positive goal difference of +4
–AS Roma, 2nd position with 9 points and a positive goal difference of +4
– Hellas Verona, 3rd position with 7 points and a positive goal difference of +2
–AC MILAN, 4th position with 6 points and a positive goal difference of +2
–Udinese, 5th positions with 6 points and a positive goal difference of +1
Relegation Zone: Cagliari, 18th position with 1 point and a negative goal difference of -3 . Empoli, 19th position with 1 point and a negative goal difference of -3. Torino. 20th position with 1 point and a negative goal difference of -3 .
Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Cagliari, 19th position with 1 point and a negative goal difference of -3
Torino, 20th position with 1 point a negative goal difference of -3
Pos
Team
P
W
D
L
Goals
Diff.
Points
19
Cagliari
3
0
1
2
2:5
-3
1
20
Turin
3
0
1
2
0:3
-3
1
Disciplinary situation BEFORE the game. No suspended players
Before the game, top scorer for CAGLIARI: Marco Sau and Andrea Cossu with 1 goal each.
Top scorer for TORINO: No goals yet
Cagliari
Goals
Goals
Torino
Sau, Marco
1
Cossu, Andrea
1
Here is the probable formation for CAGLIARI (4-3-3): CRAGNO 27, BALZANO 21, CEPPITELLI 32, ROSSETTINI 15, AVELAR 8, CRISETIG 4, CONTI 5, EKDAL 20, IBARBO 23, SAU 25, COSSU 7
Here is the probable formation for TORINO (3-5-2): PADELLI3 0, BOVO 5, GLIK 25, MORETTI 24, MAKSIMOVIC 19, SANCHEZ MINO 28, GAZZI 14, EL KADDOURI 7, DARMIAN 36, LARRONDO 9, QUAGLIARELLA 7
Here are the last 3 games of CAGLIARI: 1 draw and 2 lost
21/09/14
SA
Roma – Cagliari
2:0
Round 3
14/09/14
SA
Cagliari – Atalanta
1:2
Round 2
31/08/14
SA
Sassuolo – Cagliari
1:1
Round 1
Here are the last 3 games of TORINO: 1 draw and 2 lost
Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Fiorentina, 8th position with 4 points and a negative goal difference of -1
Sassuolo,18th position with 2 point a negative goal difference of -7
Pos
Team
P
W
D
L
Goals
Diff.
Points
8
Fiorentina
3
1
1
1
1:2
-1
4
18
Sassuolo
3
0
2
1
1:8
-7
2
Disciplinary situation BEFORE the game. No suspended players for FIORENTINA.
1 suspended player for SASSUOLO: Forward Domenico Berardi
Before the game, top scorer for FIORENTINA: Jasmin Kurtic with 1 goal
Top scorer for SASSUOLO: Simone Zaza with 1 goal
layer
Goals
Goals
Player
Kurtic, Jasmin
1
1
Zaza, Simone
Here is the probable formation for FIORENTINA (4-3-3): NETO 1, RICHARDS 4, RODRIGUEZ 2, SAVIC 15, ALONSO 28, BORJA VALERO 20, PIZARRO 7, KURTIC 16, CUADRADO 11, BABACAR 30, BERNARDESCHI 29
Here is the probable formation for SASSUOLO (4-3-3): CONSIGLI 47, VRSALJKO 11, ANTEI 5, CANNAVARO 28, PELUSO 31, BIONDINI 8, MAGNANELLI 4, TAIDER 19, FLORO FLORES83, ZAZA 10, SANSONE 17
Here are the last 3 games of FIORENTINA: 2 wins, 1 draw
21/09/14
SA
Atalanta – Fiorentina
0:1
Round 3
18/09/14
UELG
Fiorentina – Guingamp
3:0
Round 1
14/09/14
SA
Fiorentina – Genoa
0:0
Round 2
Here are the last 3 games of SASSUOLO: 2 draws, 1 lost
21/09/14
SA
Sassuolo – Sampdoria
0:0
Round 3
14/09/14
SA
Inter – Sassuolo
7:0
Round 2
31/08/14
SA
Sassuolo – Cagliari
1:1
Round 1
HELLAS VERONA – GENOA
Referee: TOMMASI
Assistants: STEFANI – LO CICERO
Fourth Official: PADOVAN
ADD1: DI BELLO
ADD2: ROS
20:45
Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Hellas Verona, 4th position with 7 point and a positive goal difference of +2
Genoa, 9th position with 4 points a neutral goal difference of “0”
Pos
Team
P
W
D
L
Goals
Diff.
Points
4
Verona
3
2
1
0
3:1
2
7
9
Genoa
3
1
1
1
2:2
0
4
Disciplinary situation BEFORE the game. No suspended players
Before the game, top scorer for HELLAS VERONA: Forward Luca Toni and Artur Ionita with 1 goal each
Top scorer for GENOA: Forward Mauricio Pinilla with 2 goals
Player
Goals
Goals
Player
Toni, Luca
1
2
Pinilla, Mauricio
Ionita, Artur
1
Here is the probable formation for HELLAS VERONA (4-3-3): RAFAEL 1, MARTIC 71, MARQUEZ 4, MORAS 18, BRIVIO 28, OBBADI 8, TACHTSIDIS 77, IONITA 23, J. GOMEZ 21, TONI 9, CHRISTODOULOPOULOS 20
Here is the probable formation for GENOA (4-3-3): PERIN 1, RONCAGLIA 14, IZZO 5, DE MAIO 4, MARCHESE 15, MUSSIS 92, GRECO 19, BERTOLACCI 91, LESTIENNE 16, MATRI 32, IAGO 24
Here are the last 3 games of HELLAS VERONA: 2 wins, 1 draw
21/09/14
SA
Turin – Verona
0:1
Round 3
15/09/14
SA
Verona – Palermo
2:1
Round 2
31/08/14
SA
Atalanta – Verona
0:0
Round 1
Here are the last 3 games of GENOA: 1 win, 1 draw, 1 lost
Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Inter, 6th position with 5 points and a positive goal difference of +7
Atalanta, 11th position with 4 points a neutral goal difference of “0”
Pos
Team
P
W
D
L
Goals
Diff.
Points
6
Inter
3
1
2
0
8:1
7
5
11
Atalanta
3
1
1
1
2:2
0
4
Disciplinary situation BEFORE the game. No suspended players
Before the game, top scorer for INTER: Forward Mauro Icardi with 3 goals
Top scorer for ATALANTA: Boakye, Estigarribia and Giacomo Bonaventura with 1 goal each.
Player
Goals
Goals
Player
Icardi, Mauro
3
1
Boakye, Richmond
Kovacic, Mateo
2
1
Estigarribia, Marcelo
Osvaldo, Pablo Daniel
2
Bonaventura, Giacomo
Guarin, Fredy
1
Here is the probable formation for INTER (3-5-2): HANDANOVIC 1, RANOCCHIA 23, VIDIC 15, JUAN JESUS 5, JONATHAN 2, KOVACIC 10, MEDEL 18, HERNANES 88, DODÒ 22, ICARDI 9, PALACIO 8
Here is the probable formation for ATALANTA (4-4-1-1): SPORTIELLO 57, ZAPPACOSTA 22, BENALOUANE 29, CHERUBIN 33, DRAME’93, D’ALESSANDRO 7, CARMONA 17, BASELLI 16, ESTIGARRIBIA 18, MORALEZ 11, BIANCHI 9
Here are the last 3 games of INTER: 2 wins, 1 draw
21/09/14
SA
Palermo – Inter
1:1
Round 3
18/09/14
UELG
Dnipropetrovsk – Inter
0:1
Round 1
14/09/14
SA
Inter – Sassuolo
7:0
Round 2
Here are the last 3 games of ATALANTA: 1 win, 2 draws
Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Juventus, 2nd position with 9 points and a positive goal difference of +4
Cesena, 10th position with 4 points a negative goal difference of -2
Pos
Team
P
W
D
L
Goals
Diff.
Points
2
Juventus
3
3
0
0
4:0
4
9
10
Cesena
3
1
1
1
3:5
-2
4
Disciplinary situation BEFORE the game. No suspended players
Before the game, top scorer for JUVENTUS: Forward Carlos Tevez with 2 goals
Top scorer for CESENA: Defrel, Marilungo, and Rodriguez with 1 goal each.
Player
Goals
Goals
Player
Tevez, Carlos
2
1
Defrel, Gregoire
Marchisio, Claudio
1
1
Marilungo, Guido
Caceres, Martin
1
1
Rodriguez, Alejandro
Here is the probable formation for JUVENTUS (3-5-2): BUFFON 1, OGBONNA 5, BONUCCI 19, CHIELLINI 3, ROMULO 2, VIDAL 23, MARCHISIO 8, POGBA 6, EVRA 33, LLORENTE 14, TEVEZ 10
Here is the probable formation for CESENA (3-5-1-1): LEALI 1, CAPELLI 25, VOLTA 14, LUCCHINI 6, PERICO 24, GIORGI 5, CASCIONE 34, COPPOLA 10, MAZZOTTA 3, BRIENZA 11, MARILUNGO 89
Here are the last 3 games of JUVENTUS: 3 wins
20/09/14
SA
Milan – Juventus
0:1
Round 3
16/09/14
UCLG
Juventus – Malmo
2:0
Round 1
13/09/14
SA
Juventus – Udinese
2:0
Round 2
Here are the last 3 games of CESENA: 1 win, 1 draw, 1 lost
20/09/14
SA
Cesena – Empoli
2:2
Round 3
14/09/14
SA
Lazio – Cesena
3:0
Round 2
31/08/14
SA
Cesena – Parma
1:0
Round 1
NAPOLI – PALERMO
Referee: DOVERI
Assistants: DE PINTO – MUSOLINO
Fourth Official: MARRAZZO
ADD1: PERUZZO
ADD2: NASCA
20:45
Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Napoli, 15th position with 3 points and a negative goal difference of -1
Palermo, 16th position with 2 points a negative goal difference of -1
Pos
Team
P
W
D
L
Goals
Diff.
Points
15
Napoli
3
1
0
2
2:3
-1
3
16
Palermo
3
0
2
1
3:4
-1
2
Disciplinary situation BEFORE the game. No suspended players
Before the game, top scorer for NAPOLI: Callejon and De Guzman with 1 goal each
Top scorer for PALERMO: Franco Vazquez with 2 goals
Napoli
Goals
Goals
Palermo
de Guzman, Jonathan
1
2
Vazquez, Franco
Callejon
1
1
Dybala, Paulo Bruno
Here is the probable formation for NAPOLI (4-2-3-1): RAFAEL 1, MAGGIO 11, ALBIOL 33, KOULIBALY 26, ZUNIGA 18, INLER 88, GARGANO 77, CALLEJON 7, HAMSIK 17, MERTENS 14, HIGUAIN 9
Here is the probable formation for PALERMO (3-5-2): SORRENTINO 70, ANDELKOVIC 4, TERZI 19, FEDDAL 23, MORGANELLA 89, BOLZONI 15, RIGONI 27, BARRETO 8, DAPRELÀ 33, VAZQUEZ 20, DYBALA 9
Here are the last 3 games of NAPOLI: 1 win, 2 lost
21/09/14
SA
Udinese – Napoli
1:0
Round 3
18/09/14
UELG
Napoli – Sparta Prague
3:1
Round 1
14/09/14
SA
Napoli – Chievo
0:1
Round 2
Here are the last 3 games of PALERMO: 2 draws, 1 lost
21/09/14
SA
Palermo – Inter
1:1
Round 3
15/09/14
SA
Verona – Palermo
2:1
Round 2
31/08/14
SA
Palermo – Sampdoria
1:1
Round 1
PARMA – AS ROMA
Referee: MAZZOLENI
MANGANELLI – TASSO
Fourth Official: SCHENONE
ADD1: GUIDA
ADD2: DI PAOLO
20:45
Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Parma, 12th position with 3 points and a negative goal difference of -1
AS Roma, 1st position with 9 points and a positive goal difference of +5
Pos
Team
P
W
D
L
Goals
Diff.
Points
1
Roma
3
3
0
0
5:0
5
9
12
Parma
3
1
0
2
7:8
-1
3
Disciplinary situation BEFORE the game. No suspended players
Before the game, top scorer for PARMA: Forward Antonio Cassano with 3 goals
Top scorer for AS ROMA: Gervinho, Destro, Nainggolan, and Florenzi with 1 goal each
Parma
Goals
Goals
AS Roma
Cassano, Antonio
3
1
Gervinho
Felipe
1
1
Destro, Mattia
Lucarelli, Alessandro
1
1
Nainggolan, Radja
Coda, Massimo
1
1
Florenzi, Alessandro
Here is the probable formation for PARMA (4-3-3): MIRANTE 83, MENDES 4, FELIPE 19, LUCARELLI 6, DE CEGLIE 11, MAURI 8, LODI 21, ACQUAH 30, PALLADINO 17, CASSANO 99, BELFODIL 10
Here is the probable formation for AS ROMA (4-3-3): DE SANCTIS 26, TOROSIDIS 35, MANOLAS 44, YANGA-MBIWA 2, COLE 3, PJANIC 15, NAINGGOLAN 4, KEITA 20, GERVINHO 27, TOTTI 10, FLORENZI 24
Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Sampdoria, 7th position with 5 points and a positive goal difference of +2
Chievo Verona, 13th position with 3 points and a negative goal difference of -1
Pos
Team
P
W
D
L
Goals
Diff.
Points
7
Sampdoria
3
1
2
0
3:1
2
5
13
Chievo
3
1
0
2
3:4
-1
3
Disciplinary situation BEFORE the game. No suspended players
Before the game, top scorer for SAMPDORIA: Okaka, Gastaldello and Gabbiadini with 1 goal each.
Top scorer for CHIEVO VERONA: Izco, Alberto Paloschi, and Maxi Lopez with 1 goal each
Sampdoria
Goals
Goals
Chievo Verona
Okaka, Stefano
1
1
Izco, Mariano Julio
Gastaldello, Daniele
1
1
Paloschi, Alberto
Gabbiadini, Manolo
1
1
Lopez, Maxi
Here is the probable formation for SAMPDORIA (4-3-3): VIVIANO 2, CACCIATORE 86, ROMAGNOLI 5, SILVESTRE 26, MESBAH 3, KRSTICIC 10, MARCHIONNI 32, RIZZO 22, FEDATO 7, BERGESSIO 18, SANSONE 12
Here is the probable formation for CHIEVO VERONA (4-3-1-2): BARDI 25, FREY 21, DAINELLI 3, CESAR 12, BIRAGHI 34, RADOVANOVIC 8, COFIE 14, HETEMAJ 56, BIRSA 23, MAXI LOPEZ 10, PALOSCHI 43
Here are the last 3 games of SAMPDORIA: 1 win, 2 draws
21/09/14
SA
Sassuolo – Sampdoria
0:0
Round 3
14/09/14
SA
Sampdoria – Turin
2:0
Round 2
31/08/14
SA
Palermo – Sampdoria
1:1
Round 1
Here are the last 3 games of CHIEVO VERONA: 1 win, 2 lost
Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Lazio, 14th position with 3 points and a neutral goal difference of “0”
Udinese, 5th position with 6 points and a positive goal difference of +1
Pos
Team
P
W
D
L
Goals
Diff.
Points
5
Udinese
3
2
0
1
3:2
1
6
14
Lazio
3
1
0
2
4:4
0
3
Disciplinary situation BEFORE the game. 1 suspended player for LAZIO: De Vrij. No suspended players for UDINESE.
Before the game, top scorer for LAZIO: Antonio Candreva, Mauri, and Parolo with 1 goal each.
Top scorer for UDINESE: Forward Antonio Di Natale with 2 goals.
Lazio
Goals
Goals
Udinese
Candreva, Antonio
1
2
Di Natale, Antonio
Mauri, Stefano
1
1
Danilo
Parolo, Marco
1
Here is the probable formation for LAZIO (4-3-3): BERISHA 1 BASTA 8, NOVARETTI 85, CANA 27, BRAAFHEID 5, PAROLO 16, LEDESMA 24, LULIC 19, CANDREVA 87, KLOSE 11, KEITA 14
Here is the probable formation for UDINESE (4-3-2-1): KARNEZIS 31, WIDMER 27, HEURTAUX 75, DANILO 5, PASQUALE 26, BADU 7, GUILHERME 19, ALLAN 6, KONE 33, THEREAU 77, MURIEL 24
Here are the last 3 games of LAZIO: 1 win, 2 lost
21/09/14
SA
Genoa – Lazio
1:0
Round 3
14/09/14
SA
Lazio – Cesena
3:0
Round 2
31/08/14
SA
Milan – Lazio
3:1
Round 1
Here are the last 3 games of UDINESE: 2 wins, 1 lost
21/09/14
SA
Udinese – Napoli
1:0
Round 3
13/09/14
SA
Juventus – Udinese
2:0
Round 2
31/08/14
SA
Udinese – Empoli
2:0
Round 1
Let’s get the ball rolling and talk about the games, grab your snacks…
Your Predictions??? Make your calculations and
changes… get your dancing pencil.. Empoli – AC Milan
Hellas Verona – Genoa
Fiorentina – Sassuolo
Parma – AS Roma
Sampdoria – Chievo Verona
Inter – Atalanta
Juventus – Cesena
Napoli – Palermo
Cagliari – Torino
Lazio UdineseNOTE: Copy and paste in the comment box the predictions adding your own choices.
Anna Italia Predictions.Empoli – AC Milan = AC MILAN
Hellas Verona – Genoa = VERONA
Fiorentina – Sassuolo = FIORENTINA
Parma – AS Roma = AS ROMA
Sampdoria – Chievo Verona= SAMPDORIA
Inter – Atalanta = INTER
Juventus – Cesena = JUVENTUS
Napoli – Palermo = NAPOLI
Cagliari – Torino = CAGLIARI
Lazio – Udinese = LAZIO
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