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Note: Serie A will resume on Saturday 5 and Sunday 6 January 2014 with Week 18.
By Anna Italia
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Hello my friends. Here is the Serie A ROUNDUP for
the
Serie A Week 17, 2013 – 2014 Season on Saturday 21 and Sunday 22 December 2013, matchday 17. Serie A will resume on Sunday 5 – Monday 6 January 2014 with Round 18.
It’s the last Serie A round of 2013 and Juventus remaining as sole top leader followed by AS Roma. Four games this round with 4 goals result! Juventus defeating Atalanta with a 4-1 crowning themselves as number one. Roma also with a 4 – 0 defeating Catania and keeping up the race along Juventus for the Scudetto. Juventus winning their 9th consecutive win.
The Milan Derby and President Thohir will get his wish granted. Thohir asked Inter coach Walter Mazzarri to win the Milan Derby as a gift for him. Inter opening the score in the 86th minute with forward Rodrigo Palacio.
Napoli remaining in third position after the draw against Cagliari at the Sant’Elia Stadium. It’s the first away draw for Napoli and every time losing more points and overtaking Juventus becoming difficult.
Sad news for Livorno losing at the Armando Picchi Stadium against Udinese. Livorno not seeing the light at the end of the tunnel. Livorno ending 2013 in the relegation zone. Good news is for Bologna managing to leave the relegation zone after defeating Genoa and now in the 17th position. Still in relegation zone is Catania winning only 2 games this season.
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Here is the situation. Juventus in the 1st position with 46 points and a positive goal difference of +28. AS Roma in the 2nd position with 41 points and a positive goal differene of +28. Napoli in the 3rd position with 36 points and a positive goal difference of +16.
The Europa League zone. Fiorentina in the 4th position with 33 points and a positive goal difference of +13. Inter in the 5th position with 31 points and a positive goal difference of +16.
Relegation Zone: Sassuolo in the 18th position with 14 points and a negative goal difference of -19. Livorno in the 19th position with 13 points and a negative goal difference of -13. Catania in the 20th position with 10 points and a negative goal difference of -22.
Up to Round 17, Week 17 most scored goals in favor: Juventus scoring 39 goals
Up to Round 17, Week 17 most scored against: Sassuolo conceding 36 goals
Top scorer up to Round 17: Fiorentina forward Giuseppe Rossi with 14 goals
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Third position is where a team qualifies for the Champions League. Fourth and fifth position, this is the area for the UEFA Europa League Qualification Eighteenth, Nineteenth, and Twentieth are the RELEGATION area where team go down to the Italian Serie B |
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| Italy Serie A Week 17 Saturday 21 and Sunday 22 December 2013 Saturday 21 December 2013 Cagliari 1 – 1 Napoli Livorno 1 – 2 Udinese Sunday 22 December 2013 Bologna 1 – 0 Genoa Torino 4 – 1 Chievo Verona Sassuolo 0 – 1 Fiorentina Sampdoria 1 – 1 Parma Hellas Verona 4 – 1 Lazio Click here to Buy your UEFA Champions League tickets, Champions League Football tickets
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Saturday 21 December 2013
Cagliari 1 – 1 Napoli
45% Ball Possession CAGLIARI and 55% Ball Possession NAPOLI
49% Ball Possession LIVORNO and 51% Ball Possession UDINESE
Sunday 22 December 2013
Bologna 1 – 0 Genoa
51% Ball Possession BOLOGNA and 49% Ball Possession GENOA
47% Ball Possession ATALANTA and 53% Ball Possession JUVENTUS
Torino 4 – 1 Chievo Verona
54% Ball Possession TORINO and 46% Ball Possession CHIEVO VERONA
Sassuolo 0 – 1 Fiorentina
35% Ball Possession SASSUOLO and 65% Ball Possession FIORENTINA
Sampdoria 1 – 1 Parma
41% Ball Possession SAMPDORIA and 59% Ball Possession PARMA
68% Ball Possession AS ROMA and 32% Ball Possession CATANIA
Hellas Verona 4 – 1 Lazio
45% Ball Possession HELLAS VERONA and 55% Ball Possession LAZIO
Inter – AC Milan
47% Ball Possession INTER and 53% Ball Possession AC MILAN
 Inter 1 – 0 AC Milan 86′ Rodrigo Palacio
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 Livorno 1 – 2 Udinese 32′ Luca Siligardi 11′ Nicolas Lopez 65′ Thomas Hertaux Armando Picchi Stadium Referee: DOVERI Assistants: SCHENONE – TONOLINI Fourth Official: GALLONI ADD1: RIZZOLI ADD2: OSTINELLI |
 Sassuolo 0 – 1 Fiorentina  82′ Giuseppe Rossi Mapei Stadium Referee: GUIDA Assistants: LIBERTI – MANGANELLI Fourth Official: DE LUCA ADD1: TAGLIAVENTO ADD2: AURELIANO |
 Hellas Verona 4 – 1 Lazio 5′ Luca Toni 27′ Lucas Bigilia 44′ Juan Iturbe 63′ Romulo 78′ Luca Toni
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 AS Roma 4 – 0 Catania 18′ Mehdi Benatia 55′ Mattia Destro 59′ Mehdi Benatia 80′ Gervinho Olimpico di Roma Stadium Referee: GERVASONI |
 Sampdoria 1 – 1 Parma 44′ Citadin Eder 64′ Alessandro Lucarelli Luigi Ferraris Stadium
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 Torino 4 – 1 Chievo Verona 45′ Ciro Immobile 9′ Cyril Thereau 65′ Ciro Immobile 80′ Giuseppe Vives 93′ Alessio Cerci Olimpico di Torino Stadium Referee: DE MARCO Assistants: LONGO – PADOVAN Fourth Official: CRISPO ADD1: CERVELLERA ADD2: PASQUA |
 Bologna 1 – 0 Genoa  57′ Alessandro Diamanti
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 Cagliari 1 – 1 Napoli  9′ Nene 19′ Gonzalo Higuain (pen) Sant’Elia Stadium Referee: VALERI Assistants: POSADO – MARRAZZO Fourth Official: GIALLATINI ADD1: ROCCHI ADD2: GAVILLUCCI |
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By Anna Italia
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Here are the declarations of AC Milan midfielder Christian Abbiati after losing the Derby della Madonnina on
Sunday 22 December 2013 at the Giuseppe Meazza Stadium in Milan, Italy
for the Serie A Week 17 Inter 1 – 0 AC Milan,
AC MILAN MIDFIELDER RICCARDO SAPONARA
“It’s a bitter derby as we showed on the
field that we deserved better than this. In the first half we created a
few chances and on the second we dropped a bit and they got the goal
late on. We’ll analyze the match with lucidity and we can start off
again from the many positives in the first half and the second as well.
That’s where we’ll start off for a better 2014. Conceding late on it
hard to take. I was emotional to start the match but once I was on the
pitch, I tried to put that behind me to help the team. Somethings went
well, others less so. I’m playing in a position where I have to be fast
and maybe in a couple of instances I could have held onto the ball more.
I want to help in the middle of the field all the time and I won a
couple of ball back trying to help the team. I think I gave my all as
this year I’ve had a few injuries and I’m not as fit I can be but I
think I gave some good signs to the coach. I believe we’ll do well in
2014.”
Italian Serie A Week 17
Inter 1 – 0 AC Milan
Sunday 22 December 2013
Giuseppe Meazza Stadium
Milan, Italy
20:45
Referee: MAZZOLENI
Assistants: DI FIORE – BIANCHI
Fourth Official: NICOLETTI
ADD1: BANTI
ADD2: DAMATO
By Anna Italia
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Here are the declarations of AC Milan goalkeeper Christian Abbiati after losing the Derby della Madonnina on
Sunday 22 December 2013 at the Giuseppe Meazza Stadium in Milan, Italy
for the Serie A Week 17 Inter 1 – 0 AC Milan,
AC MILAN GOALKEEPER CHRISTIAN ABBIATI
“We were under the cosh for the first few
minutes then we came out it well with a lot of possession. We created a
few chances and they didn’t then in the second half we dropped a bit
and they came forward. There’s a lot of bitterness. I’ve been here a
long time and when we lose a derby, I suffer a lot. We played a very
good game against a great team and we created chances as well but in the
end, it’s the result that counts. I’m Milanese and I’ve been at the
club for a long time. Losing the derby hurts.”
Serie A Standing AFTER the game:
Inter, 5th position with 31 points and a positive goal difference of +16
AC Milan, 13th position with 19 points and a negative goal difference of -1
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | Goals | Diff. | Points |
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| 5 | Inter | 17 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 37:21 | 16 | 31 |
| 13 | AC Milan | 17 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 25:26 | -1 | 19 |
AC Milan goalkeeper Christian Abbiati at the end of the game still thanking the fans for their support despite the defeat against Inter.
Italian Serie A Week 17
Inter 1 – 0 AC Milan
Sunday 22 December 2013
Giuseppe Meazza Stadium
Milan, Italy
20:45
Referee: MAZZOLENI
Assistants: DI FIORE – BIANCHI
Fourth Official: NICOLETTI
ADD1: BANTI
ADD2: DAMATO
By Anna Italia
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Here are the declarations of AC Milan coach Massimiliano Allegri after losing the Derby della Madonnina on
Sunday 22 December 2013 at the Giuseppe Meazza Stadium in Milan, Italy
for the Serie A Week 17 Inter 1 – 0 AC Milan,
Allegri saying, “We dropped a bit for the last 20 minutes and we could have done
better in the final 20 meters but I believe I the players and I have
nothing to complain about. They did better than us in the last 20
minutes and they managed to surprise us late on. We have to improve in
the league but we’re the only Italian side in the last 16 of the
Champions League. We also have the Italian cup. I saw a good game.
Unfortunately we’re behind in the league and we have to start winning.”
Sour faces……… losing the Milan Derby…… doing poorly in the league….. only hope is in Champions League now.
Italian Serie A Week 17
Inter 1 – 0 AC Milan
Sunday 22 December 2013
Giuseppe Meazza Stadium
Milan, Italy
20:45
Referee: MAZZOLENI
Assistants: DI FIORE – BIANCHI
Fourth Official: NICOLETTI
ADD1: BANTI
ADD2: DAMATO
