Hello my friends. Here is the Serie A PREVIEW for
the
Serie A Week 23, 2013 – 2014 Season on Saturday 8 and Sunday 9 February
2014, matchday 23. It’s an exciting round as we expect to see a great Derby della Capitale, Lazio vs AS Roma! More than winning the bragging rights to rule the City of Rome, the Roman gladiators look to win this game to keep alive the race for the Scudetto with Juventus.
Juventus
have a 9-point gap ahead of AS Roma considering that Roma have a pending game after the match with Parma was postponed for heavy rain last week. Fact is that the leadership this week will not change. Juventus are inspired after crushing Inter and winning the Derby d’Italia.
Another exciting match this week is Napoli vs AC Milan. Napoli are in desperate need to start winning or risk losing the third position. Yet, AC Milan also in desperate need to win to climb the table. A defeat for Milan will be a blow, but also a major blow for Napoli in case of losing at the San Paolo Stadium. The third position battle this week is between Napoli and Fiorentina. Napoli might keep the third place in case of defeating Milan or getting a draw.
One thing that “might change” this week is the last position of the Serie A Table. Catania still in the rocking bottom. Catania having 15 points and even if it is going against all odds at the Ennio Tardini Stadium, Catania might grab a victory.
Here is the situation. Juventus in the 1st position with 59 points and a
positive goal difference of +38. AS Roma in the 2nd position with 50
points and a positive goal difference of +34. Napoli in the 3rd
position with 44 points and a positive goal difference of +18 The Europa League zone. Fiorentina
in the 4th position with 41 points and a positive goal difference of
+16. Hellas Verona in the 5th position with 35 points and a positive
goal difference of +2
Relegation Zone: Livorno in the 18th position with 17
points and a negative goal difference of -18. Sassuolo in the 19th
position with 17 points and a negative goal difference of -25. Catania
in the 20th position with 15 points and a negative goal difference of
-24.
Up to Round 22, Week 22 most scored goals in favor: Juventus with 54 goals
Up to Round 22, Week 22 most scored against: Sassuolo conceding 48 goals Top scorer up to Round 22: Fiorentina forward Giuseppe Rossi with 14 goals
Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Fiorentina, 4th position with 41 points and a positive goal difference of +16
Atalanta, 12th position with 27 points and a negative goal
Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Udinese, 15th position with 23 points and a negative goal difference of -10
Chievo Verona, 16th position with 18 points and a negative goal difference of -13
Disciplinary Situation: 2 suspended players for UDINESE: Pinzi (1) , Allan (1)
2 suspended players for CHIEVO VERONA: Frey (1), Radovanovic (1)
Stats BEFORE the game. Top scorer for UDINESE: Forward Antonio Di Natale with 5 goals
Top scorer for CHIEVO VERONA: Forward Alberto Paloschi with 5 goals
Here is the probable formation for UDINESE 3-5-1-1: SCUFFET 22,
HEURTAUX 75,
DANILO 5,
DOMIZZI 11,
BASTA 8,
PEREYRA 37,
BADU 7,
LAZZARI 21,
GABRIEL SILVA 34,
MAICOSUEL 70,
DI NATALE
Here is the probable formation for CHIEVO VERONA 3-5-2: PUGGIONI 1.
CANINI 5.
DAINELLI 3,
CESAR 12,
SARDO 17,
BENTIVOGLIO 9,
L. RIGONI 27,
HETEMAJ 56,
DRAMÉ 93,
PALOSCHI 43,
THEREAU
NAPOLI – AC MILAN
Referee: MASSA
Assistants: MELI – MANGANELLI
Fourth Official: VUOTO
ADD1: DAMATO
ADD2: CELI
20:45
Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Napoli, 3rd position with 44 points and a positive goal difference of +18
AC Milan, 10th position with 29 points and a positive goal difference of +3
Disciplinary Situation: No suspended player for NAPOLI
1 suspended player for AC MILAN: Daniele Bonera
Stats are even for Napoli and AC Milan for games in Naples (three neutral places) with a total of 75 games:
27 wins Napoli
21 draws
27 wins AC Milan
84 goals Napoli
90 goals AC Milan
Last victory of Napoli at the San Paolo against Milan on 18 September 2011 with a 3-1.
The last draw on November 7, 2012 ending with a 2-2.
Last time AC Milan defeated Napoli at the San Paolo was on October 25, 2010 with a 1-2 result.
Stats BEFORE the game. Top scorer for NAPOLI: Forward Gonzalo Higuain with 10 goals
Top scorer for AC MILAN: Forward Mario Balotelli with 9 goals
Here is the probable formation for NAPOLI 4-2-3-1: REINA 25,
MAGGIO 11,
FERNANDEZ 21,
ALBIOL 33,
GHOULAM 31,
INLER 88,
JORGINHO 8,
CALLEJON 7,
HAMSIK 17,
MERTENS 14,
HIGUAIN 9
Here is the probable formation for AC MILAN 4-2-3-1: Abbiati 32,
DE SCIGLIO 2,
RAMI 13,
MEXES 5,
EMANUELSON 28,
MONTOLIVO 18,
DE JONG 34,
HONDA 10,
ROBINHO 7,
TAARABT 23,
BALOTELLI 45
Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Torino, 7th position with 33 points and a positive goal difference of +7
Bologna, 17th position with 18 points and a negative goal difference of -18
Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Hellas Verona, 5th position with 35 points and a positive goal difference of +2
Juventus, 1st position with 59 points and a positive goal difference of +38
On Week 4 game ending: Juventus 2 – 1 Hellas Verona
Disciplinary Situation: No suspended players
Stats BEFORE the game. Top scorer for HELLAS VERONA: Forward Luca Toni with 10 goals
Top scorer for JUVENTUS: Forward Carlos Tevez and midfielder Arturo Vidal with 11 goals each
Here is the probable formation for HELLAS VERONA 4-3-3: RAFAEL 1,
CACCIATORE 29,
MORAS 18,
MARQUES 25,
AGOSTINI 33,
ROMULO 2,
CIRIGLIANO 14,
HALLFREDSSON 10,
ITURBE 15,
TONI 9,
GOMEZ 21
Here is the probable formation for JUVENTUS 3-5-2: Buffon,
CACERES 4,
BONUCCI 19,
CHIELLINI 3
LICHTSTEINER 26,
VIDAL 23,
PIRLO 21,
POGBA 6,
ASAMOAH 22,
TEVEZ 10,
LLORENTE 14
Hellas Verona coach Andrea Mandorlini looking to cause an upset at the Marc’Antonio Bentegodi Stadium to stop “giant” Juventus…..
LAZIO – AS ROMA
Referee: ORSATO
Assistants: DI LIBERATORE – CARIOLATO
Fourth Official: STEFANI
ADD1: ROCCHI
ADD2: MAZZOLENI
15:00
Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Lazio, 9th position with 31 points and a “0” goal difference
AS Roma, 2nd position with 50 points and a positive goal difference of +34
Disciplinary Situation: 1 suspended player for LAZIO: Biglia
No suspended players for AS ROMA
Stats BEFORE the game. Top scorer for Antonio Candreva with 7 goals
Top scorer for Alessandro Florenzi, Kevin Strootman, Gervinho, Ljajic, and Medhi Benatia with 5 goals each
Here is the probable formation for LAZIO 3-4-3: MARCHETTI 22,
BIAVA 20,
DIAS 3,
RADU 26,
CAVANDA 39,
LEDESMA 24,
ONAZI 23,
LULIC 19,
CANDREVA 87,
KLOSE 11,
KEITA 14
Here is the probable formation for AS ROMA 4-3-3: De Sanctis 26,
MAICON 13,
BENATIA 17,
CASTAN 5,
TOROSIDIS 35,
PJANIC 15,
DE ROSSI 16,
STROOTMAN 6,
FLORENZI 24,
TOTTI 10,
GERVINHO 27
Photo asroma.it
LIVORNO – GENOA
Referee: GERVASONI
Assistants: LONGO – BARBIRATI
Fourth Official: PASSERI
ADD1: DI BELLO
ADD2: MARESCA
15:00
Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Livorno, 18th position with 17 points and a negative goal difference of -18
Genoa, 11th position with 27 points and a negative goal difference of -5
Here is the probable formation for LIVORNO 3-5-2: BARDI 1,
CECCHERINI 17,
EMERSON 23,
CODA 85,
PICCINI 2,
BENASSI 24,
LUCI 10,
GRECO 19,
MESBAH 11,
PAULINHO 9,
BELFODIL 21
Here is the probable formation for GENOA 3-4-3: PERIN 1,
BURDISSO 8,
PORTANOVA 90,
MARCHESE 15,
ANTONINI 3,
MATUZALEM 27,
BERTOLACCI 91,
DE CEGLIE 29,
KONATÈ 77,
GILARDINO 11,
ANTONELLI
Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Parma, 8th position with 32 points and a positive goal difference of +5
Catania, 20th position with 15 points and a negative goal difference of -24
Here is the probable formation for PARMA 4-3-3: MIRANTE 83,
CASSANI 2,
PALETTA 29,
LUCARELLI 6,
GOBBI 18,
GARGANO 5,
MARCHIONNI 32,
PAROLO 16,
BIABIANY 7,
AMAURI 11,
CASSANO 99
Here is the probable formation for CATANIA 4-3-3: ANDUJAR 21,
PERUZZI 2,
BELLUSCI 14,
SPOLLI 3,
BIRAGHI 34,
IZCO 13,
LODI 10,
RINAUDO 15,
CASTRO 19,
BERGESSIO 9,
BARRIENTOS
Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Sampdoria, 13th position with 25 points and a negative goal difference of -6
Cagliari, 14th position with 24 points and a negative goal difference of -10
Here is the probable formation for SAMPDORIA 4-2-3-1: DA COSTA 1,
DE SILVESTRI 29,
GASTALDELLO 28,
COSTA 3,
REGINI 19,
PALOMBO 17,
OBIANG 14,
GABBIADINI 11,
KRSTICIC 10,
SORIANO 21,
EDER 23
Here is the probable formation for CAGLIARI 4-3-1-2: AVRAMOV 25,
PERICO 24,
ROSSETTINI 15,
ASTORI 13,
MURRU 29,
EKDAL 20,
CONTI 5,
ERIKSSON 16,
COSSU 7,
SAU 9,
PINILLA
Photo sampdoria.it
INTER – SASSUOLO
Referee: PERUZZO
Assistants: LIBERTI – PAGANESSI
Fourth Official: SCHENONE
ADD1: DE MARCO
ADD2: CERVELLERA
20:45
Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Inter, 6th position with 33 points and a positive goal difference of +12
Sassuolo, 19th position with 17 points and a negative goal difference of -25
Here is the probable formation for INTER 3-5-1-1: HANDANOVIC 1,
CAMPAGNARO 14,
ROLANDO 35,
JUAN JESUS 5,
D’AMBROSIO 33,
TAIDER 21,
HERNANES 88,
GUARIN 13,
NAGATOMO 55,
KOVACIC 10,
PALACIO 8
Here is the probable formation for SASSUOLO 3-5-2: PEGOLO 79,
CANNAVARO 29,
MANFREDINI 21,
ARIAUDO 6,
ROSI 87,
BRIGHI 22,
MARRONE 8,
BIONDINI 16,
LONGHI 3,
BERARDI 25
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..
Fiorentina – Atalanta
Udinese – Chievo Verona
Napoli – AC Milan
Torino – Bologna
Sampdoria – Cagliari
Parma – Catania
Livorno – Genoa
Hellas Verona – Juventus
Lazio – AS Roma
Inter – Sassuolo
NOTE: Copy and paste in the comment box the predictions adding your own choices.
Anna Italia Predictions.
Fiorentina – Atalanta = FIORENTINA
Udinese – Chievo Verona = UDINESE
Napoli – AC Milan = DRAW
Torino – Bologna = TORINO
Sampdoria – Cagliari = SAMPDORIA
Parma – Catania = PARMA
Livorno – Genoa = GENOA
Hellas Verona – Juventus = DRAW
Lazio – AS Roma = AS ROMA
Inter – Sassuolo = INTER
Saturday 8 FebruaryGIOVANISSIMI NAZIONALI: Milan-Insubria, Centro Sportivo Vismara-via dei Missaglia 117, campo F, at 17.00, fiendly.GIOVANISSIMI REGIONALI A: Milan-Feralpi Salò, Centro Sportivo Vismara-via dei Missaglia 117, at 15.30, 3a.ESORDIENTI A 2002: Milan-Rozzano, Centro Sportivo Vismara-via dei Missaglia 117, campo E, at 15.30, ESORDIENTI B 2003: Milan-Enotria, Centro Sportivo Vismara-via dei Missaglia 117, campo F, at 15.30PULCINI A 2004: Milan-Aldini, Centro Sportivo Vismara-via dei Missaglia 117, campo B, at 15.30, TRAINING: Vismara for Pulcini B 2005, at 15.00.Sunday 9 FebruaryALLIEVI NAZIONALI: Cittadella-Milan, Tombolato Stadium, viale dello Sport 7, Cittadella (PD), at 15.00, ALLIEVI I-II DIVISIONE: Milan-Cremonese, Vismara sports centre, via dei Missaglia 117, campo D, at 15.00, GIOVANISSIMI REGIONALI B: Milan-Mantova, Vismara sports centre, via dei Missaglia 117, campo D, at 11.00 ESORDIENTI B 2003: Milan-Fanfulla, Centro Sportivo Vismara-via dei Missaglia 117, at 15.30, friendlyPULCINI A 2004: Pro Patria-Milan, Via Eugenio Montale, Magnago, ore 10.00, friendlyPULCINI B 2005: Milan-Seregno, Centro Sportivo Vismara-via dei Missaglia 117, ore 15.00, friendly PULCINI B 2005: Milan-Cimiano, Centro Sportivo Vismara-via dei Missaglia 117, ore 16.00, friendly
MILAN – The Nerazzurri’s
managing director Marco Fassone spoke to Inter Channel after the presentation press
conference for Hernanes, held at the Pirelli
Flagship store at 1 Corso Venezia, Milan.
"Could Hernanes be the
key to turning things around? Yes, for me it’s an important signal. It’s a deal
that brings a significant addition to the team, and one which perhaps shouldn’t
have been made when looking at things simply from an economic standpoint. But
adding such an important element shows great ambition, and even in such a
complicated season like this one the acquisition of Hernanes represents a
significant improvement for the team.
"Is everyone at the club
on board with choices like these made by Erick Thohir? In Italy many people in
football claim to make important decisions on their own. But he makes them by
listening to everyone in the club, and the Hernanes deal as well was done
considering all of the coaching staff and directors.
"What would I like to say to the fans? Patience is necessary, even
taking into consideration that we’re Inter. Transition periods can happen; we
saw it at both Roma and Juventus. We’re in a full transition year, but
Hernanes’ arrival and the desire to make Inter competitive as soon as possible
are important signs that changes are underway. Hernanes is now here, and it’s a
positive signal for the club from a sporting standpoint."