Serie A Standing AFTER the game:
AS Roma, 2nd position with 58 points and a positive goal difference of +38
Inter, 5th position with 41 points and a positive goal difference of +14
AS Roma failing the mission to win this home game while Inter with the pressure also unable to score. Game ending with a goalless draw at the Olimpico Stadium. The gap between Roma and Inter is of 17 points! It’s a blow for Roma because they needed the victory to keep up the race for the
scudetto along Juventus. Here is the situation. If Juventus defeat tomorrow AC Milan, the gap with Roma will be of +11. Sure, Roma still have a pending game against Parma. Inter needed to win to keep the 5th position now
risk going down to the 6th position depending if Hellas Verona defeat Bologna. Verona having 39 points while Inter reach 41 points.
First half not that exciting apart of the ruled out goal. Referee Bergonzi rules out the goal by Roma forward Mattia Destro for being offside after getting the assist by midfielder Radja Nainggolan.
First half ending 47% ball possession AS Roma and 53% ball possession Inter.
Roma making the first substitution in the 55th minute with midfielder Miralem Pjanic replacing forward Adem Ljajic.
First yellow card of the match in the 48th minute for Inter defender Walter Samuel for a foul on Roma midfielder Kevin Strootman.
Inter with a substitution in the 64th minute with midfielder Hernanes replacing midfielder Ricardo Alvarez. Roma fans giving a tough welcome to the ex Lazio player with a loud noise.. whistles for Hernanes at the Olimpico.
Here is AS ROMA official starting lineup by coach Rudi Garcia:
AS Roma (4-3-3): De Sanctis; Torosidis, Benatia, Castán, Romagnoli; Nainggolan, De Rossi, Strootman; Ljajić, Destro, Gervinho.
Here is INTER official starting lineup by coach Walter Mazzarri:
Inter (3-5-2): Handanović; Rolando, Samuel, Juan Jesus; Jonathan, Guarín, Cambiasso, Álvarez, Nagatomo; Palacio, Icardi.
Stats BEFORE the game. Top scorer for AS ROMA: Forward Mattia Destro with 6 goals
Top scorer for INTER: Forward Rodrigo Palacio with 11 goals
Click the video to watch the highlights of the game AS ROMA vs INTER on Saturday 1 March 2014 at the Olimpico di Roma Stadium in Rome, Italy for the Serie A Week 26
Click the video to watch the commentaries from DIRETTA STADIO by Filippo Tramontana on Roma – Inter
Photos AS Roma – Inter courtesy of asroma.it
Italian Serie A Week 26
AS Roma 0 – 0 Inter
Saturday 1 March 2014
Olimpico di Roma Stadium
Rome, Italy
20:45
Referee: BERGONZI
Assistants: GHIANDAI – MANGANELLI
Fourth Official: : MUSOLINO
ADD1: DE MARCO
ADD2: PINZANI
Attendance:
Goals: No goals
Official formations – lineups:
AS Roma (4-3-3): De Sanctis; Torosidis, Benatia, Castán, Romagnoli; Nainggolan, De Rossi, Strootman; Ljajić, Destro, Gervinho.
Hello my friends. Here is the Serie A PREVIEW for
the
Serie A Week 26, 2013 – 2014 Season on Saturday 1 and Sunday 2 March
2014, matchday 26.
It’s an interesting round. First of all, 3 of the Serie A teams participating in Europa League qualified to the Round of 16. Juventus, Napoli, and Fiorentina are the happy ones, the sad news is for Lazio not making it.
It’s a fact that Juventus are rocking big time not only in the Serie A as absolute sole leaders, but also in Europa League. Juventus with 66 points having a +9 points advantage over AS Roma with 57 points. Yet, Roma not giving up and still have a pending game to recover with Parma. Juventus highly motivated also after winning the Derby della Mole defeating city rivals Torino last week. Challenge this week for Juventus will be to defeat AC Milan at the San Siro Stadium or even claiming a draw. The obligation is for AC Milan to win this home game and start building up a revival towards the top position.
Surely, another awaited game is AS ROMA vs INTER! Roma will look to defeat Inter at the Olimpico di Roma stadium to keep up the race for the Scudetto. Inter will need to create an upset if wanting to keep the 5th position. Inter not able to defeat Cagliari last week at the Giuseppe Meazza ending with a draw.
Good news in this round is for Catania finally leaving the last position of the Table. Catania are in the 19th position and their challenge is to defeat Genoa at the Luigi Ferraris Stadium.
Here is the situation. Juventus in the 1st position with 66 points and a
positive goal difference of +41. AS Roma in the 2nd position with 57
points and a positive goal difference of +38…
Napoli in the 3rd position with 50 points and a positive goal difference
of +20.
The Europa League zone. Fiorentina
in the 4th position with 45 points and a positive goal difference of
+17. Inter in the 5th position with 40 points and a positive goal
difference of +40.
Relegation Zone: Livorno in the 18th position with 20
points and a negative goal difference of -19. Catania in the 19th
position with 19 points and a negative goal difference of -24. Sassuolo
in the 20th position with 17 points and a negative goal difference of
-29.
Up to Round 25, Week 25 most scored goals in favor: Juventus scoring 60 goals
Up to Round 25, Week 25 most scored against: Sassuolo conceding 54 goals Top scorer up to Round 25: Fiorentina forward Giuseppe Rossi and Juventus forward Carlos Tevez with 14 goals each
AS ROMA – INTER
Referee: BERGONZI
Assistants: GHIANDAI – MANGANELLI
Fourth Official: : MUSOLINO
ADD1: DE MARCO
ADD2: PINZANI
20:45
Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
AS Roma, 2nd position with 57 points and a positive goal difference of +38
Inter, 5th position with 40 points and a positive goal difference of +14
Here is the probable formation for AS ROMA 4-3-3: DE SANCTIS 26,
TOROSIDIS 35,
BENATIA 17,
CASTAN 5,
ROMAGNOLI 46,
PJANIC 15,
DE ROSSI 16,
STROOTMAN 6,
GERVINHO 27,
DESTRO 22,
LJAJIC 8
Here is the probable formation for INTER 3-5-2:
HANDANOVIC 1,
ROLANDO 35,
SAMUEL 25,
JUAN JESUS 5,
JONATHAN 2,
GUARIN 13,
KUZMANOVIC 17,
HERNANES 88,
NAGATOMO 55,
PALACIO 8,
MILITO 22
Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Cagliari, 15th position with 25 points and a negative goal difference of -12
Udinese, 14th position with 28 points and a negative goal difference of -7
Stats BEFORE the game. Top scorer for CAGLIARI: Forward Mauricio Pinilla and Marco Sau with 5 goals each
Top scorer for UDINESE: Forward Antonio Di Natale with 7 goals
Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Atalanta, 13th position with 28 points and a negative goal difference of -12
Chievo Verona, 16th position with 21 points and a negative goal difference of -16
Stats BEFORE the game. Top scorer for ATALANTA: Forward German Denis with 9 goals
Top scorer for CHIEVO VERONA: Forward Alberto Paloschi and Cyril Thereau with 5 goals each
Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Genoa, 11th position with 32 points and a negative goal difference of -4
Catania, 19th position with 19 points and a negative goal difference of -24
Here is the probable formation for GENOA 3-4-3: PERIN 1,
ANTONINI 3,
DE MAIO 4,
BURDISSO 8,
MOTTA 21,
COFIE 14,
BERTOLACCI 91,
ANTONELLI 13,
KONATÈ 77,
GILARDINO 11,
SCULLI 10
Here is the probable formation for CATANIA 3-5-2:
ANDUJAR 21,
SPOLLI 3,
BELLUSCI 14,
ROLIN 5,
PERUZZI 2,
IZCO 13,
LODI 10,
RINAUDO 15,
ALVAREZ 22,
KEKO 16,
LETO 11
Disciplinary Situation: 1 suspended player for GENOA: Matuzalem (1)
1 suspended player for CATANIA: Bergessio (1)
Photo ilcalciocatania.it
HELLAS VERONA – BOLOGNA
Referee: TOMMASI
Assistants: LA ROCCA – PETRELLA
Fourth Official: : MARRAZZO
ADD1: ORSATO
ADD2: DI PAOLO
15:00
Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Hellas Verona, 6th position with 39 points and a positive goal difference of +1
Bologna, 17th position with 21 points and a negative goal difference of -19
Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Sassuolo, 20th position with 17 points and a negative goal difference of -29
Parma, 7th position with 37 points and a positive goal differene of +9
Here is the probable formation for SASSUOLO 3-5-2: PEGOLO 79,
MENDES 33
CANNAVARO 28
ARIAUDO 6
ROSI 87
BIONDINI 16
MAGNANELLI 4
BRIGHI 22
LONGHI 3
BERARDI 25
FLOCCARI 9
Here is the probable formation for PARMA 3-5-2:
MIRANTE 83,
CASSANI 2,
PALETTA 29,
LUCARELLI 6,
BIABIANY 7,
GARGANO 5,
MARCHIONNI 32,
PAROLO 16,
MOLINARO 3,
AMAURI 11,
CASSANO 99
Disciplinary Situation: No suspended players for SASSUOLO
1 suspended player for PARMA: Munari
Photo sassuolocalcio.it / Foto Vignoli
TORINO – SAMPDORIA
Referee: DAMATO
Assistants: COSTANZO – PASSERI
Fourth Official: : LONGO
ADD1: PERUZZO
ADD2: PASQUA
15:00
Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Torino, 8th position with 36 points and a positive goal difference of +7
Sampdoria, 12th position with 28 points and a negative goal difference of -10
Here is the probable formation for TORINO 3-5-2: PADELLI 30,
MAKSIMOVIC 19,
GLIK 25,
BOVO 5,
DARMIAN 36,
KURTIC 27,
VIVES 20,
FARNERUD 8,
PASQUALE 26,
CERCI 11,
IMMOBILE 9
Here is the probable formation for SAMPDORIA 4-2-3-1:
DA COSTA 1,
DE SILVESTRI 29,
GASTALDELLO 28,
MUSTAFI 8,
REGINI 19,
OBIANG 14,
RENAN 5,
GABBIADINI 11,
KRSTICIC 10,
SORIANO 21,
EDER 23
Disciplinary Situation: 2 suspended players for TORINO: Gillet (until 16/8/2014), El Kaddouri (1)
3 suspended players for SAMPDORIA: Costa (1), Palombo (1), Maxi Lopez (1)
Photo torinofc.it
LIVORNO – NAPOLI
Referee: MAZZOLENI
Assistants: DI FIORE – DOBOSZ
Fourth Official: : TONOLINI
ADD1: DOVERI
ADD2: DI BELLO
18:30
Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Livorno, 18th position with 20 points and a negative goal difference of -19
Napoli, 3rd position with 51 points and a positive goal difference of +22
Here is the probable formation for LIVORNO 3-5-2: BARDI 1,
CODA 85,
EMERSON 23,
CECCHERINI 17,
MBAYE 15,
BENASSI 24,
GRECO 19,
DUNCAN 41,
MESBAH 11,
BELFODIL 21,
PAULINHO 9
Here is the probable formation for NAPOLI 4-2-3-1:
REINA 25,
MAGGIO 11,
FERNANDEZ 21,
HENRIQUE 4,
GHOULAM 31,
INLER 8,
JORGINHO 88,
CALLEJON 7,
HAMSIK 17,
MERTENS 14,
PANDEV 19
Disciplinary Situation: No suspended players for LIVORNO
2 suspended players for NAPOLI: Albiol, Higuain
Photo livornocalcio.it
AC MILAN – JUVENTUS
Referee: GUIDA
Assistants: DI LIBERATORE – CARIOLATO
Fourth Official: : MARZALONI
ADD1: GERVASONI
ADD2: RUSSO
20:45
Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
AC Milan, 9th position with 35 points and a positive goal difference of +4
Juventus, 1st position with 66 points and a positive goal difference of +41
Here is the probable formation for AC MILAN 4-2-3-1: AMELIA 1,
DE SCIGLIO 2,
BONERA 25,
RAMI 13,
EMANUELSON 28,
MONTOLIVO 18,
ESSIEN 15,
HONDA 10,
KAKÀ 22,
TAARABT 23,
PAZZINI 11
Here is the probable formation for JUVENTUS 3-5-2:
BUFFON 1,
BARZAGLI 15,
BONUCCI 19,
CACERES 4,
LICHTSTEINER 26,
MARCHISIO 8,
PIRLO 21,
POGBA 6,
ASAMOAH 22,
LLORENTE 14,
TEVEZ 10
Disciplinary Situation: 1 suspended player for AC MILAN: Sulley Muntari
1 suspended player for JUVENTUS: Arturo Vidal
Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Fiorentina, 4th position with 45 points and a positive goal difference of +17
Lazio, 10th position with 35 points and a negative goal difference of -1
Here is the probable formation for FIORENTINA 4-3-3: NETO 1,
TOMOVIC 40,
RODRIGUEZ 2,
SAVIC 15,
PASQUAL 23,
AQUILANI 10,
AMBROSINI 21,
MATI FERNANDEZ 14,
CUADRADO 11,
MATRI 32,
ILICIC 72
Here is the probable formation for LAZIO 4-3-3:
BERISHA 1,
KONKO 29,
BIAVA 20,
CIANI 2,
RADU 26,
GONZALEZ 15,
LEDESMA 24,
MAURI 6,
CANDREVA 87,
KLOSE 11,
LULIC
What are your predictions? Take a guess and POST THEM NOW…
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..
AS Roma – Inter
Cagliari – Udinese
Genoa – Catania
Torino – Sampdoria
Sassuolo – Parma
Hellas Verona – Bologna
Atalanta – Chievo Verona
Livorno – Napoli
AC Milan – Juventus
Fiorentina – Lazio
NOTE: Copy and paste in the comment box the predictions adding your own choices.
Anna Italia Predictions.
AS Roma – Inter = AS ROMA
Cagliari – Udinese = CAGLIARI
Genoa – Catania = GENOA
Torino – Sampdoria = TORINO
Sassuolo – Parma = PARMA
Hellas Verona – Bologna = HELLAS VERONA
Atalanta – Chievo Verona = ATALANTA
Livorno – Napoli = NAPOLI
AC Milan – Juventus = AC MILAN
Fiorentina – Lazio = FIORENTINA
ABSENTEES
“Torosidis and Pjanic are doing well, Florenzi’s in the squad: we’ll
see where they are tomorrow. Gervinho’s fit too. Dodô, Maicon,
Balzaretti and Totti are all out. Everyone else is fine. The Inter game
will be a tricky like every other match, as Napoli will be and Bologna
were before that. The Nerazzurri are a good team but we’ll do everything
we can to win it.”
CLOSED CURVAS
“As I’ve said, I don’t think it’s an issue to have empty seats in the
short term: we need to adopt the same approach we showed against
Sampdoria, we need to think about our play and try to win for our fans
who won’t be at the stadium. It could become a problem over the long
term though. The supporters need to adapt to the rules. The fact is
these laws are too open to interpretation. So you risk punishing some
and not others.”
FUTURE
“It’s good news for us that Sabatini has signed a new deal: he’s a
consummate professional, he’s done a great job and I’m happy he’ll be
with us for a long time. The stadium? The Americans immediately realized
that it’s not possible to share a ground with another team. Although
the Olimpico is a great stadium, it’s not football-specific and hosts
lots of other events.”
REFEREES
“I read and heard a lot of different things about officials over the
week. I don’t there’s anything left to add: people have talked about
Curvas and referees, but I hope that in future we can talk a lot more
about football, tactics and formations. I expect great Italian football
and for people to talk more about what’s happening on the field. I want
to focus on tomorrow’s match and how we’re going to set up. My players
are experienced and know that the priority is to give everything on the
field.”
SOLUTIONS
“All we can do is play our best to win tomorrow. The broadest question
is something which is closely related to the club, Lega and federation. A
foreigner like me can’t change things in Italy. I expect there to be an
improvement, but that’s not my problem. The only thing is that we’re
playing in a half-empty Olimpico tomorrow and I don’t like that. If the
law remains the same between now and the end of the season, the fans
will need to adapt.”
OPPONENTS
“We don’t play during the week, while our rivals at the top have done.
Fiorentina and Juventus will meet in the Europa League and we’ll see
what happens. We’re thinking about our schedule. First and foremost we
need to beat a top side like Inter: they’ve got good players and a good
coach. We need to overcome all these difficulties and win the match.
Mazzarri has always got results and his teams play effective football.
But the most important thing is how Roma play. We need to counter attack
well and be solid at the back. We need eleven players giving it their
all when it comes to defending. We need to do everything we can and
that’s how we can take home the three points.”
DEFENSE
“Inter defend with five at the back, even though their wing-backs get
forward a lot: you often see them getting crosses in. It’s hard to find
teams that play three at the back: you barely ever see a third center
back who moves out wide to defend on the flank. There are pros and cons
to it like every formation. We need to exploit their weak points and
hope that their strengths don’t cause us too much damage.”
TECHNOLOGY
“I’m in favour of technology. Those watching on TV have a dozen
replays, while the referees don’t get any. It would be nice to help them
with technology to know whether or not the ball crossed the line, or
whether a foul took place inside or outside the area. That’s how we can
help them, at least to start with. FIFA are currently running tests on
this. From a financial perspective it’s very important to support teams:
a goal for or against can change your league position, a match or
whether or not you achieve a target at the end of the season.”
CONDITIONS
“After the Coppa Italia we noticed a lack of efficiency both
offensively and defensively. We’ve shown over the course of the season
that we’re good at both phases. The players are strong psychologically
and they know what they need to give on the field. I think it’s easier
to win games if you play good football. Sometimes you can still come
away with the points despite suffering and playing a less flamboyant
style.”
PJANIC
“When a player has a recurring injury and is close to full fitness he’s
alright to play. But obviously, I prefer not to take risks where
possible. It would be nice for him to come through this as De Rossi did,
who is now back to 100%. We hope to see the same Miralem that played
against Sampdoria.”
TOTTI
“Francesco is better: his problem is gradually starting to subside.
He’s not yet ready to play and help the team tomorrow but we hope
there’ll be nothing stopping him from playing against Napoli in eight
days’ time.”
TOLOI
“When he first joined we played five games in fifteen days and he had
the flu. He’s now 100%, has had a good week in training and I’m sure
he’ll be ready when we call on him.”
ABSENTEES
“Torosidis and Pjanic are doing well, Florenzi’s in the squad: we’ll
see where they are tomorrow. Gervinho’s fit too. Dodô, Maicon,
Balzaretti and Totti are all out. Everyone else is fine. The Inter game
will be a tricky like every other match, as Napoli will be and Bologna
were before that. The Nerazzurri are a good team but we’ll do everything
we can to win it.”
CLOSED CURVAS
“As I’ve said, I don’t think it’s an issue to have empty seats in the
short term: we need to adopt the same approach we showed against
Sampdoria, we need to think about our play and try to win for our fans
who won’t be at the stadium. It could become a problem over the long
term though. The supporters need to adapt to the rules. The fact is
these laws are too open to interpretation. So you risk punishing some
and not others.”
FUTURE
“It’s good news for us that Sabatini has signed a new deal: he’s a
consummate professional, he’s done a great job and I’m happy he’ll be
with us for a long time. The stadium? The Americans immediately realized
that it’s not possible to share a ground with another team. Although
the Olimpico is a great stadium, it’s not football-specific and hosts
lots of other events.”
REFEREES
“I read and heard a lot of different things about officials over the
week. I don’t there’s anything left to add: people have talked about
Curvas and referees, but I hope that in future we can talk a lot more
about football, tactics and formations. I expect great Italian football
and for people to talk more about what’s happening on the field. I want
to focus on tomorrow’s match and how we’re going to set up. My players
are experienced and know that the priority is to give everything on the
field.”
SOLUTIONS
“All we can do is play our best to win tomorrow. The broadest question
is something which is closely related to the club, Lega and federation. A
foreigner like me can’t change things in Italy. I expect there to be an
improvement, but that’s not my problem. The only thing is that we’re
playing in a half-empty Olimpico tomorrow and I don’t like that. If the
law remains the same between now and the end of the season, the fans
will need to adapt.”
OPPONENTS
“We don’t play during the week, while our rivals at the top have done.
Fiorentina and Juventus will meet in the Europa League and we’ll see
what happens. We’re thinking about our schedule. First and foremost we
need to beat a top side like Inter: they’ve got good players and a good
coach. We need to overcome all these difficulties and win the match.
Mazzarri has always got results and his teams play effective football.
But the most important thing is how Roma play. We need to counter attack
well and be solid at the back. We need eleven players giving it their
all when it comes to defending. We need to do everything we can and
that’s how we can take home the three points.”
DEFENSE
“Inter defend with five at the back, even though their wing-backs get
forward a lot: you often see them getting crosses in. It’s hard to find
teams that play three at the back: you barely ever see a third center
back who moves out wide to defend on the flank. There are pros and cons
to it like every formation. We need to exploit their weak points and
hope that their strengths don’t cause us too much damage.”
TECHNOLOGY
“I’m in favour of technology. Those watching on TV have a dozen
replays, while the referees don’t get any. It would be nice to help them
with technology to know whether or not the ball crossed the line, or
whether a foul took place inside or outside the area. That’s how we can
help them, at least to start with. FIFA are currently running tests on
this. From a financial perspective it’s very important to support teams:
a goal for or against can change your league position, a match or
whether or not you achieve a target at the end of the season.”
CONDITIONS
“After the Coppa Italia we noticed a lack of efficiency both
offensively and defensively. We’ve shown over the course of the season
that we’re good at both phases. The players are strong psychologically
and they know what they need to give on the field. I think it’s easier
to win games if you play good football. Sometimes you can still come
away with the points despite suffering and playing a less flamboyant
style.”
PJANIC
“When a player has a recurring injury and is close to full fitness he’s
alright to play. But obviously, I prefer not to take risks where
possible. It would be nice for him to come through this as De Rossi did,
who is now back to 100%. We hope to see the same Miralem that played
against Sampdoria.”
TOTTI
“Francesco is better: his problem is gradually starting to subside.
He’s not yet ready to play and help the team tomorrow but we hope
there’ll be nothing stopping him from playing against Napoli in eight
days’ time.”
TOLOI
“When he first joined we played five games in fifteen days and he had
the flu. He’s now 100%, has had a good week in training and I’m sure
he’ll be ready when we call on him.”
Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
AS Roma, 2nd position with 57 points and a positive goal difference of +38
Inter, 5th position with 40 points and a positive goal difference of +14
The scenario is set….. The Roman gladiators ready to welcome Inter at the Olimpico di Roma Stadium for the Serie A Week 26 on Saturday 1 March 2014 at the Olimpico. The gap is of 17 points! For Roma, the moral obligation is to win this home game to keep up the race for the scudetto along Juventus. Inter need to win to keep the 5th position or risk going down to the 6th position…….
Stats BEFORE the game. Top scorer for AS ROMA: Forward Mattia Destro with 6 goals
Top scorer for INTER: Forward Rodrigo Palacio with 11 goals
Here is the probable formation for AS ROMA 4-3-3: DE SANCTIS 26,
TOROSIDIS 35,
BENATIA 17,
CASTAN 5,
ROMAGNOLI 46,
PJANIC 15,
DE ROSSI 16,
STROOTMAN 6,
GERVINHO 27,
DESTRO 22,
LJAJIC 8
Here is the probable formation for INTER 3-5-2:
HANDANOVIC 1,
ROLANDO 35,
SAMUEL 25,
JUAN JESUS 5,
JONATHAN 2,
GUARIN 13,
KUZMANOVIC 17,
HERNANES 88,
NAGATOMO 55,
PALACIO 8,
MILITO 22
Disciplinary Situation: No suspended players
Italian Serie A Week 26
AS Roma – Inter
Saturday 1 March 2014
Olimpico di Roma Stadium
Rome, Italy
20:45
Referee: BERGONZI
Assistants: GHIANDAI – MANGANELLI
Fourth Official: : MUSOLINO
ADD1: DE MARCO
ADD2: PINZANI
By Anna Italia
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The Europa League zone. Fiorentina
Top scorer up to Round 25: Fiorentina forward Giuseppe Rossi and Juventus forward Carlos Tevez with 14 goals each
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