VERONA – Hugo Campagnaro was interviewed by Sky Sport Italia in the build-up to tonight’s match between Hellas Verona and Inter.
The defender spoke about the ups and downs of the Nerazzurri’s league campaign: "We did really well at the start of the year then results started to drop off. We picked ourselves up again after the game against Juventus and we’re in decent form now. I think overall we’re having a good season. Mazzarri has changed lots of things. We went through a rough patch and we had a few injury problems that made things hard for us.
"Do we have to qualify for the Europa League? We’re fighting for everything. We always give our all. There’s quality throughout this squad."
VERONA – "To win a game like this you need a solid defence. It makes the task a whole lot easier if you can keep a clean sheet, especially with such great players up front," smiled Rolando as he spoke to reporters following tonight’s match at the Stadio Bentegodi.
He added: "I understand that some people might not have had a lot of confidence in me when I joined because I didn’t feature much at Napoli. Besides anything else, I wasn’t properly fit after those months. But then, with the help of the coach and everyone else at the club, everything started going well for me here."
VERONA – Here are the teams named by Andrea Mandorlini and Walter Mazzarri for this evening’s 2013/14 Serie A Week 28 meeting between Hellas Verona and Inter at the Stadio Bentegodi (kick-off 20:45).
VERONA – Andrea Ranocchia was the first player to appear in front of the Inter Channel cameras after the Nerazzurri beat Verona this evening.
Complimented on his own performance, he said: "Thanks. It was important for us to get the win today and that’s what we did. I said the other day that we’d have a battle on our hands – the fact Juventus drew here tells you that – and indeed it was tough but it turned out all right for us.
"The ref got it right when Luca Toni wanted a penalty in the first half? Luca throws his weight around a lot, he was a handful to mark tonight. But the referee had an excellent game and got all the calls spot on. He deserves credit.
"I had an excellent game? It’s not easy coming back in when you haven’t been playing I kept plugging away in training, even when we had free days with Pondrelli, waiting for my chance to come. I knew that when it did I’d have to be ready physically. I’m glad I’m back in the team, now I want to give the coach a selection problem by producing 155% right up to the very end.
"What’s it like seeing Inter in fourth, even if we have played a game more than Fiorentina? It’s great and the good thing is we kept a clean sheet today. We’re on the up and playing really well. We’re in great shape again fitness-wise, we’re all running our socks off from the first minute till the last. We need to keep hammering away because we still have lots of games to play and we can’t rest on our laurels."
Hello my friends. Here is the Serie A PREVIEW for
the
Serie A Week 28, 2013 – 2014 Season on Saturday 15, Sunday 16, and Monday 17 March
2014, matchday 28.
I hope you are all doing fine. So many expectations in this round especially from AC Milan to see their reaction after their elimination of the UEFA Champions League. Milan were the only Serie A team in Champions League and now are out defeated by Spain La Liga team Atletico de Madrid.
One thing not changing is the Serie A leadership. Juventus are the absolute leaders, practically without rival. The Scudetto almost a done deal for Juventus. As for the Europa League, a little suprise for Juventus because they got a 1-1 draw with Fiorentina. Only one of them will qualify to the Quarterfinals and will be decided on March 20. Not a good news for Napoli losing at the Dragao Stadium against FC Porto. Juventus will play the away game against Genoa at the Ferraris Stadium.
Another expectation in this round is to see how AS Roma will react after losing last week against Napoli. The gap with Juventus now are of 14 points!! Roma will have to fight hard to keep the second position because Napoli are desperately following them. Roma with 58 points and Napoli with 55 points… just 3 points difference. It was the second lost for Roma, and now, no margin of error… Roma have the advantage of playing the home game against Udinese at the Olimpico Stadium.
We can expect a tough battle in the European zone in this round. Not much difference between the 3 candidates. Fiorentina with 45 points holding the 4th position and they might lose it in case of losing to Chievo Verona at the Artemio Franchi. Inter have 3 choices. Inter either keep the 5th position by defeating Hellas Verona or risk going down to the 6th position in case of Parma defeating AC Milan at San Siro. The third option for Inter is hope for Fiorentina to lose and jump to the 4th position! Here is where most of the action will be happening the battle of Fiorentina, Inter, and Parma. Now, here is the thing. Parma might jump to the 4th position in case of Fiorentina and Inter losing their respective games!
Critical situation is in the relegation zone. Sassuolo practically saluting Serie A being in the 20th position with only 18 points! Sassuolo are the team conceding most goals in this season.
Here is the situation. Juventus 1st position with 72 points and a
positive goal difference of +44. AS Roma, 2nd position with 58 points
and a positive goal difference of +37. Napoli, 3rd position with 55
points and a positive goal difference of +23 The Europa League zone. Fiorentina,
4th position with 45 points and a positive goal difference of +15.
Inter in the 5th position with 44 points and a positive goal difference
of +15
Relegation Zone: Livorno in the 18th position with 21
points and a negative goal difference of -21. Catania in the 19th
position with 20 points and a negative goal difference of -26. Sassuolo
in the 20th position with 18 points and a negative goal difference of
-30.
Up to Round 27, Week 27 most scored goals in favor: Juventus scoring 63 goals
Up to Round 27, Week 27 most scored against: Sassuolo conceding 55 goals
Up to Round 27, Week 27 best defense: AS Roma conceding only 12 goals.
Top scorer up to Round 27: Juventus forward Carlos Tevez with 15 goals
Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Hellas Verona, 7th position with 40 points and a negative goal difference of -1
Inter, 5th position with 44 points and a positive goal difference of +15
Here is the probable formation for HELLAS VERONA 4-3-3: RAFAEL 1,
CACCIATORE 29,
MAIETTA 22,
MORAS 18,
ALBERTAZZI 3,
ROMULO 2,
CIRIGLIANO 14,
HALLFREDSSON 10,
ITURBE 15,
TONI 9,
MARQUINHO
Here is the probable formation for INTER 3-5-2: HANDANOVIC 1,
ROLANDO 35,
SAMUEL 25,
CAMPAGNARO 14,
JONATHAN 2,
GUARIN 13,
CAMBIASSO 19,
HERNANES 88,
NAGATOMO 55,
PALACIO 8,
ICARDI 9
Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Atalanta, 13th position with 34 points with a negative goal difference of -10
Sampdoria, 12th position with 34 points and a negative goal difference of -6
Here is the probable formation for ATALANTA 4-4-1-1: CONSIGLI 47,
BENALOUANE 29,
STENDARDO 2,
YEPES 33,
BRIVIO 28,
RAIMONDI 77,
CIGARINI 21,
CARMONA 17,
BONAVENTURA 10,
MORALEZ 11,
DENIS 19
Here is the probable formation for SAMPDORIA 4-2-3-1: DA COSTA 1,
DE SILVESTRI 29,
MUSTAFI 8,
GASTALDELLO 28,
REGINI 19,
PALOMBO 17,
KRSTICIC 10,
GABBIADINI 11,
EDER 23,
SORIANO 21,
OKAKA 9
Photo atalanta.it
CAGLIARI – LAZIO
Referee: IRRATI
Assistants: IANNELLO – LA ROCCA
Fourth Official: VIVENZI
ADD1: DI BELLO
ADD2: GHERSINI
15:00
Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Cagliari, 15th position with 29 points and a negative goal difference of -9
Lazio, 8th position with 38 points and a negative goal difference of -1
Stats BEFORE the game. Top scorer for LAZIO: Forward Mauricio Pinilla and Marco Sau with 5 goals each
Top scorer for CAGLIARI: Forward Antonio Candreva with 7 goals
Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Livorno, 18th position with 21 points and a negative goal difference of -21
Bologna, 17th position with 23 points and a negative goal difference of -19
Here is the probable formation for LIVORNO 3-5-2: BARDI 1,
CECCHERINI 17,
EMERSON 23,
CODA 85,
MBAYE 15,
BENASSI 24,
BIAGIANTI 27,
GRECO 19,
MESBAH 11,
BELFODIL 21,
PAULINHO 9
Here is the probable formation for BOLOGNA 3-5-1-1: CURCI 1,
ANTONSSON 5,
NATALI 14,
MANTOVANI 22,
GARICS 8,
KHRIN 4,
PEREZ 15,
CHRISTODOULOPOULOS 19,
MORLEO 3,
KONE 33,
ACQUAFRESCA 12
Photo livornocalcio.it
AC MILAN – PARMA
Referee: CELI
Assistants: CRISPO – SCHENONE
Fourth Official: POSADO
ADD1: PERUZZO
ADD2: PAIRETTO
15:00
Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
AC Milan, 10th position with 35 points and a positive goal difference of +1
Parma, 6th position with 43 points and a positive goal difference of +12
Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Sassuolo, 20th position with 18 points and a negative goal difference of -30
Catania, 19th position with 20 points and a negative goal difference of -26
Stats BEFORE the game. Top scorer for SASSUOLO: Forward Domenico Berardi with 12 goals
Top scorer for CATANIA: Forward Pablo Barrientos and Gonzalo Bergessio with 4 goals each
Here is the probable formation for SASSUOLO 4-3-3: PEGOLO 79,
MENDES 33,
CANNAVARO 28,
ARIAUDO 6,
LONGHI 3,
CHIBSAH 45,
MAGNANELLI 4,
MISSIROLI 7,
SANSONE 17,
FLOCCARI 9,
FLORO FLORES 83
Here is the probable formation for CATANIA 4-3-3: ANDUJAR 21,
PERUZZI 2,
ROLIN 5,
SPOLLI 3,
ALVAREZ 22,
IZCO 13,
LODI 10,
RINAUDO 15,
KEKO 16,
BERGESSIO 9,
BARRIENTOS 28
Photo ilcalciocatania.it
FIORENTINA – CHIEVO VERONA
Referee: MASSA
Assistants: MARRAZZO – IORI
Fourth Official: BIANCHI
ADD1: RIZZOLI
ADD2: DI PAOLO
20:45
Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Fiorentina, 4th position with 45 points and a positive goal difference of +15
Chievo Verona, 16th position with 24 points and a negative goal difference of -16
Disciplinary Situation: 1 suspended player for FIORENTINA: Borja Valero (1)
1 suspended player for CHIEVO VERONA: Canini (1)
Stats BEFORE the game. Top scorer for FIORENTINA: Forward Giuseppe Rossi with 14 goals
Top scorer for CHIEVO VERONA: Forward Alberto Paloschi with 7 goals
Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Genoa, 11th position with 35 points and a negative goal difference of -3
Juventus, 1st position with 72 points and a positive goal difference of +44
Here is the probable formation for GENOA 3-4-3: PERIN 1,
DE MAIO 4,
BURDISSO 8,
MARCHESE 15,
MOTTA 21,
MATUZALEM 27,
BERTOLACCI 91,
ANTONELLI 13,
KONATÈ 77,
GILARDINO 11,
SCULLI 10
Here is the probable formation for JUVENTUS 3-5-2: BUFFON 1,
BARZAGLI 15,
BONUCCI 19,
CHIELLINI 3,
LICHTSTEINER 26,
VIDAL 23,
PIRLO 21,
MARCHISIO 8,
ASAMOAH 22,
LLORENTE 14,
TEVEZ 10
Photo juventus.com
Monday 17 March 2014
TORINO – NAPOLI
Referee: DOVERI
Assistants: VUOTO – PETRELLA
Fourth Official: LIBERTI
ADD1: DE MARCO
ADD2: PINZANI
19:00
Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Torino, 9th position with 36 points and a positive goal difference of +4
Napoli, 3rd position with 55 points and a positive goal difference of +23
Here is the probable formation for TORINO 3-5-2: PADELLI 30,
MAKSIMOVIC 19,
GLIK 25,
BOVO 5,
DARMIAN 36,
KURTIC 27,
TACHTSIDIS 77,
EL KADDOURI 7,
VESOVIC 29,
CERCI 11,
IMMOBILE 9
Here is the probable formation for NAPOLI 4-2-3-1: REINA 25,
REVEILLERE 2,
FERNANDEZ 21,
ALBIOL 33,
GHOULAM 31,
INLER 8,
JORGINHO 8,
CALLEJON 7,
HAMSIK 17,
MERTENS 14,
HIGUAIN 9
Photo torinofc.it
AS ROMA – UDINESE
Referee: TAGLIAVENTO
Assistants: PADOVAN – PASSERI
Fourth Official: DE PINTO
ADD1: CALVARESE
ADD2: TOMMASI
21:00
Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
AS Roma, 2nd position with 58 points and a positive goal difference of +37
Udinese, 14th position with 31 points and a negative goal difference of -9
Here is the probable formation for AS ROMA 4-3-3: DE SANCTIS 26,
TOROSIDIS 35,
BENATIA 17,
CASTAN 5,
ROMAGNOLI 46,
TADDEI 11,
NAINGGOLAN 44,
PJANIC 15,
GERVINHO 27,
TOTTI 10,
FLORENZI 24
Here is the probable formation for UDINESE 3-5-2: SCUFFET 22,
HEURTAUX 75,
DANILO 5,
DOMIZZI 11,
BASTA 8,
BADU 7,
PINZI 66,
ALLAN 3,
GABRIEL SILVA 34,
PEREYRA 37,
DI NATALE 10
Photo asroma.it
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Your Predictions??? Make your calculations and
changes… get your dancing pencil..
Hellas Verona – Inter
Atalanta – Sampdoria
Livorno – Bologna
Sassuolo – Catania
AC Milan – Parma
Cagliari – Lazio
Fiorentina – Chievo Verona
Genoa – Juventus
Torino – Napoli
AS Roma – Udinese
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Anna Italia Predictions.
Hellas Verona – Inter = HELLAS VERONA
Atalanta – Sampdoria – ATALANTA
Livorno – Bologna = DRAW
Sassuolo – Catania = SASSUOLO
AC Milan – Parma = AC MILAN
Cagliari – Lazio = CAGLIARI
Fiorentina – Chievo Verona = FIORENTINA
Genoa – Juventus = DRAW
Torino – Napoli = TORINO
AS Roma – Udinese = AS ROMA
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