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Hello my friends. Here is  the Preview for the Serie A Week 26 – Twenty-sixth Round on  Friday 19, Saturday 20, Sunday 21, and Monday 22 February 2016

The duel for the Scudetto continue this week with the two main contenders Juventus and Napoli.   Juventus need only a victory to keep the first position.   Challenge is now for Juventus to defeat Bologna at the Renato Dall’Ara Stadium. Juventus having 57 points lead the Serie A for the first time this season.   Napoli lost the leadership last week in the direct match with Juventus at the Juventus Stadium falling down to the 2nd position.    For Napoli, the victory is a must at the San Paolo Stadium against AC Milan to keep up the race for the Scudetto alive.

 

The top scorer up to Round 25: Napoli forward Gonzalo Higuain with 24 goals

 

 

Top Serie A teams standing AFTER Serie A Week 25 games. First 3 qualifying for Champions League, 4 and 5 for Europa League.

–JUVENTUS, 1st position with 57 points and a positive goal difference of +31

– NAPOLI 2nd position with 56 points and a positive goal difference of +33

– FIORENTINA, 3rd positions with 49 points points and a positive goal difference of +20

–AS ROMA , 4th position with 47 points and a positive goal difference of +20

– INTER, 5th position with 45 points and a positive goal difference of +9

– AC MILAN, 6th position with 43 points and a positive goal difference of +10

Relegation Zone:

– FROSINONE, 18th position with 22 points and a negative goal difference of -25

– CARPI, 19th position with 19 points and a negative goal difference of -20

– HELLAS VERONA, 20th position with 15 points and a negative goal difference of -21

 

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Friday 19 February 2016

• Serie A Week 26 / 26ª Giornata /
  

BOLOGNA – JUVENTUS
Renato Dall’Ara Stadium
Referee: IRRATI
Assistants: DE LUCA – MARRAZZO
Fourth Official: CARIOLATO
ADD1: TAGLIAVENTO
ADD2: DI BELLO
20:45

Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Juventus, 1th position with 57 points and a positive goal difference of +31
Bologna, 10th position with 33 points and a negative goal difference of -2

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	Goals	DIFF	Points
1	Juventus	25	18	3	4	46:15	31	57
10	Bologna	25	10	3	12	29:31	-2	33

Stats BEFORE the game.  Top scorer of BOLOGNA:  Mattia Destro with 8 goals

Top scorer of JUVENTUS:  Paulo Dybala with 13 goals

BOLOGNA	Goals	Goals	JUVENTUS
Destro, Mattia	8	13	Dybala, Paulo
Giaccherini, Emanuele	6	6	Mandzukic, Mario
Mounier, Anthony	4	5	Pogba, Paul
Rossettini, Luca	2	4	Zaza, Simone
Brienza, Franco	2	3	Khedira, Sami

Stats.  Here are the last 3 games of BOLOGNA:  1 win, 1 draw, 1 lost

14/02/16	SA	Udinese – Bologna				0:1	Round 25
06/02/16	SA	Bologna – Fiorentina				1:1	Round 24
03/02/16	SA	Frosinone – Bologna				1:0	Round 23

Stats.  Here are the last 3 games of JUVENTUS:  3 wins

13/02/16	SA	Juventus – Napoli				1:0	Round 25
07/02/16	SA	Frosinone – Juventus				0:2	Round 24
03/02/16	SA	Juventus – Genoa				1:0	Round 23

 

Photo: facebook.com/bfc1909official

 

 

 

Saturday 20 February 2016

HELLAS VERONA – CHIEVO VERONA
Marc’Antonio Bentegodi Stadium
Referee: GUIDA
Assistants: MANGANELLI – GAVA
Fourth Official: RANGHETTI
ADD1: DAMATO
ADD2: DI PAOLO
18:00

Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Hellas Verona, 20th position with 15 points and a negative goal difference of -21
Chievo Verona, 11th position with 31 points and a negative goal difference of -3

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	Goals	DIFF	Points
11	Chievo	25	8	7	10	30:33	-3	31
20	Verona	25	1	12	12	21:42	-21	15

 

It’s the Verona Derby and a desperate wake up call for Hellas who are in the last position of the Serie A winning only 1 game this season.   On Week 7, the match ended with a 1-1 draw with the goals by Pisano and Castro.  The victory is not only to claim the bragging rights to rule in Verona, but also a motive for salvation for Hellas Verona.

 

Stats BEFORE the game.   Top scorer of HELLAS VERONA:  Luca Toni and Giampaolo Pazzini with 4 goals each

Top scorer of CHIEVO VERONA:  Alberto Paloschi with 8 goals

HELLAS VERONA	Goals	Goals	CHIEVO VERONA
Toni, Luca	4	8	Paloschi, Alberto
Pazzini, Giampaolo	4	5	Birsa, Valter
Pisano, Eros	3	4	Meggiorini, Riccardo
Ionita, Artur	2	3	Inglese, Roberto
Helander, Filip	2	3	Pepe, Simone

Stats here are the last 3 games of HELLAS VERONA:  1 win, 1 draw, 1 lost

11/02/16	SA	Lazio – Verona	5:2	Round 25
07/02/16	SA	Verona – Inter	3:3	Round 24
03/02/16	SA	Verona – Atalanta	2:1	Round 23

Stats.  Here are the last 3 games of CHIEVO VERONA:  1 win, 1 draw, 1 lost

13/02/16	SA	Chievo – Sassuolo				1:1	Round 25
07/02/16	SA	Turin – Chievo				1:2	Round 24
03/02/16	SA	Inter – Chievo				1:0	Round 23

 

Photo:  facebook.com/hellasveronafc1903

 

INTER – SAMPDORIA
Giuseppe Meazza Stadium
Referee: MASSA
Assistants: MARZALONI – DE PINTO
Fourth Official: BARBIRATI
ADD1: ORSATO
ADD2: PINZANI
20:45

Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Inter, 5th position with 45 points and a positive goal difference of +9
Sampdoria, 16th position with 25  points and a negative goal difference of -7

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	Goals	DIFF	Points
5	Inter	25	13	6	6	31:22	9	45
16	Sampdoria	25	6	7	12	36:43	-7	25

 

Inter having the pressure to win this home game.   Inter now struggling to reach at least the 3rd position.  There are 58 precedents between Inter vs Sampdoria at the Giuseppe Meazza Stadium.   Stats showing Inter with 35 wins, 16 draws, and Sampdoria with only 7 wins.

Stats BEFORE the game.  Top scorer of INTER:  Mauro Icardi with 10 goals

Top scorer of SAMPDORIA:  Citadin Eder with 12 goals

INTER	Goals	Goals	SAMPDORIA
Icardi, Mauro	10	12	Eder
Jovetic, Stevan	4	7	Soriano, Roberto
Brozovic, Marcelo	3	6	Muriel, Luis
Perisic, Ivan	3	3	Correa, Joaquin
Ljajic, Adem	2	3	Zukanovic, Ervin

 

Stats.  Here are the last 3 games of INTER:  1 win, 1 draw, 1 lost

14/02/16	SA	Fiorentina – Inter				2:1	Round 25
07/02/16	SA	Verona – Inter				3:3	Round 24
03/02/16	SA	Inter – Chievo				1:0	Round 23

 

Here are the last 3 games of SAMPDORIA:  2 draws, 1 lost

14/02/16	SA	Sampdoria – Atalanta				0:0	Round 25
07/02/16	SA	Roma – Sampdoria				2:1	Round 24
03/02/16	SA	Sampdoria – Turin				2:2	Round  23

Photo: inter.it

 

 

Sunday 21 February 2016

ATALANTA – FIORENTINA
Atleti Azzurri D’Italia Stadium
Referee: CELI
Assistants: FIORITO – CRISPO
Fourth Official: MELI
ADD1: DOVERI
ADD2: NASCA
15:00

Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Atalanta, 13th position with 29 points and a negative goal difference of -4
Fiorentina, 3rd position with 49 points and a positive goal difference of +20

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	Goals	DIFF	Points
3	Fiorentina	25	15	4	6	44:24	20	49
13	Atalanta	25	7	8	10	23:27	-4	29

 

Fiorentina are just -9 points behind Juventus holding the first position with 58 points.    Fiorentina need a victory to keep the third position as they are only +1 point  ahead of Inter with 48 points and +2 points ahead of Roma with 47 points.  There are 52 precedents between Genoa vs Fiorentina at the Atleti Azzurri D’Italia Stadium.   Stats showing Atalanta with 19 wins, 20 draws, and Fiorentina with 13 wins.  Atalanta scoring 58 goals and Fiorentina scoring 55 goals.

Stats BEFORE the game.  Top scorer of ATALANTA:   Alejandro Gomez with 5 goals

Top scorer of FIORENTINA:   Josip Ilicic with 10 goals

ATALANTA	Goals	Goals	FIORENTINA
Gomez, Alejandro	5	10	Ilicic, Josip
Denis, German	4	10	Kalinic, Nikola
Pinilla, Mauricio	3	5	Babacar, Khouma
Conti, Andrea	1	4	Valero, Borja
Moralez, Maxi	1	3	Rodriguez, Gonzalo

Stats.  Here are the last 3 games of ATALANTA: 2 draws, 1 lost

14/02/16	SA	Sampdoria – Atalanta				0:0	Round 25
07/02/16	SA	Atalanta – Empoli				0:0	Round 24
03/02/16	SA	Verona – Atalanta				2:1	Round 23

Here are the last 3 games of FIORENTINA:   1 win, 2 draws

18/02/16	UELK	Fiorentina – Tottenham				1:1	Round of 32
14/02/16	SA	Fiorentina – Inter				2:1	Round 25
06/02/16	SA	Bologna – Fiorentina				1:1	Round 24

Photo: facebook.com/atalantabc

 

GENOA – UDINESE
Luigi Ferraris Stadium
Referee: GERVASONI
Assistants: PRETI – CARBONE
Fourth Official: GALLONI
ADD1: CERVELLERA
ADD2: MANGANIELLO
15:00

Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Genoa, 17th position with 25 points and a negative goal difference of -5
Udinese, 14th position with 27 points and a negative goal difference of -17

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	Goals	DIFF	Points
14	Udinese	25	7	6	12	21:38	-17	27
17	Genoa	25	6	7	12	25:30	-5	25

 

Genoa need a victory to avoid falling down in the relegation zone.   Just 2 points difference.  There are 21 precedents between Genoa s Udinese at the Luigi Ferraris Stadium.   Stats showing Genoa with 11 wins,  7 draws, and Udinese with 3 wins.  Udinese and Genoa have lost 12  games this season.

Stats BEFORE the game.  Top scorer of GENOA:  Leonardo Pavoletti with 10 goals

Top scorer of UDINESE:  Cyril Thereau with 7 goals

GENOA	Goals	Goals	UDINESE
Pavoletti, Leonardo	10	7	Thereau, Cyril
Gakpe, Serg	3	5	Zapata, Duvan
Dzemaili, Blerim	2	3	Badu, Emmanuel
Laxalt, Diego	2	2	Perica, Stipe
Rincon, Tomas	2	1	Lodi, Francesco

 

Stats.  Here are the last 3 games of GENOA: 1 draw, 2 lost

14/02/16	SA	Milan – Genoa				2:1	Round 25
06/02/16	SA	Genoa – Lazio				0:0	Round 24
03/02/16	SA	Juventus – Genoa				1:0	Round 23

 

Here are the lst 3 games of UDINESE:  2 draws, 1 lost

14/02/16	SA	Udinese – Bologna				0:1	Round 25
07/02/16	SA	Milan – Udinese				1:1	Round 24
03/02/16	SA	Empoli – Udinese				1:1	Round 23

 

Photo:  facebook.com/UdineseCalcio1896

 

SASSUOLO – EMPOLI
Mapei Stadium
Referee: VALERI
Assistants: PADOVAN – VIVENZI
Fourth Official: TONOLINI
ADD1: CANDUSSIO
ADD2 SACCHI
15:00

Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Sassuolo, 8th position with 35 points and a  goal difference of + “0”
Empoli, 9th position with 34 points and a negative goal difference of -4

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	Goals	DIFF	Points
8	Sassuolo	25	8	11	6	29:29	0	35
9	Empoli	25	9	7	9	30:34	-4	34

 

It’s a direct match with just 1 point difference.   There is only 1 precedent between Sassuolo vs Empoli at the Mapei Stadium.   Stats showing Sassuolo with the victory with a 3-1.

Stats BEFORE the game.  Top scorer of SASSUOLO:  Sansone, Berardi, and Floccari with 4 goals each

Top scorer of EMPOLI: Massimo Macccarone with 10 goals

Sassuolo	Goals	Goals	Empoli
Sansone, Nicola	4	10	Maccarone, Massimo
Berardi, Domenico	4	5	Saponara, Riccardo
Floccari, Sergio	4	4	Pucciarelli, Manuel
Acerbi, Francesco	3	2	Tonelli, Lorenzo
Defrel, Gregoire	3	2	Zielinski, Piotr

 

Stats.  Here are the last 3 games of SASSUOLO:   2 draws, 1 lost

13/02/16	SA	Chievo – Sassuolo	1:1	Round 25
07/02/16	SA	Sassuolo – Palermo	2:2	Round 24
02/02/16	SA	Sassuolo – Roma	0:2	Round 23

Stats.  Here are the last 3 games of EMPOLI: 2 draws, 1 lost

13/02/16	SA	Empoli – Frosinone	1:2	Round 25
07/02/16	SA	Atalanta – Empoli	0:0	Round 24
03/02/16	SA	Empoli – Udinese	1:1	Round 23

 

 

Photo: facebook.com/empolifcofficialpage

 

TORINO – CARPI
Olimpico di Torino Stadium
Referee: GAVILLUCCI
Assistants: LONGO – LO CICERO
Fourth Official: PERETTI
ADD1: FABBRI
ADD2: LA PENNA
15:00

Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Torino, 12th position with 31 points and a goal difference of “0”
Carpi, 19th position with 19 points and a negative goal difference of  “-20

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	Goals	DIFF	Points
12	Turin	25	8	7	10	33:33	0	31
19	Carpi	25	4	7	14	23:43	-20	19

 

Wake up call for Carpi to win this away game to dream with salvation.   Carpi have won only 4 games this season compared to Torino winning 8 games.   There are no precedents i Serie A between Torino vs Carpi at the Olimpico di Torino Stadium.   On Week 7, the game at the Alberto Braglia stadium ended with a 2-1 result.    Carpi with 3 consecutive defeats.   Chances for Torino to win the home game are high.

Stats BEFORE the game.   Top scorer of TORINO:  Andrea Belotti with 6 goals

Top scorer of CARPI:  Marco Borriello with 4 goal

TORINO	Goals	Goals	CARPI
Belotti, Andrea	6	4	Borriello, Marco
Quagliarella, Fabio	5	3	Lasagna, Kevin
Baselli, Daniele	4	2	Lollo, Lorenzo
Benassi, Marco	3	2	Matos, Ryder
Immobile, Ciro	3	1	Pasciuti, Lorenzo

Stats.  Here are the last 3 games of TORINO:  1 win, 1 draw, 1 lost

14/02/16	SA	Palermo – Turin				1:3	Round 25
07/02/16	SA	Turin – Chievo				1:2	Round 24
03/02/16	SA	Sampdoria – Turin				2:2	Round 23

Here are the last 3 games of CARPI: 3 lost

12/02/16	SA	Carpi – Roma	1:3	Round 25
07/02/16	SA	Napoli – Carpi	1:0	Round 24
03/02/16	SA	Fiorentina – Carpi	2:1	Round 23

 

Photo: facebook.com/TorinoFootballClub

 

FROSINONE – LAZIO
Matusa Stadium
Referee: RUSSO
Assistants: VUOTO – VALERIANI
Fourth Official: LA ROCCA
ADD1: MAZZOLENI
ADD2: BARACANI
18:00

Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Frosinone, 18th position with 22 points and a negative goal difference of -25
Lazio, 7th position with 36 points and a goal difference of  “0”

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	Goals	DIFF	Points
7	Lazio	25	10	6	9	34:34	0	36
18	Frosinone	25	6	4	15	26:51	-25	22

 

Lazio are -13 points below  Fiorentina in the 3rd position with 49 points.   For Lazio, it’s a challenge to win this away game to continue dreaming at teast with the 3rd position this season. Something still possible.   For Frosinone, the challenge is to win the home game to keep a hope for salvation.  There are no precedents between Frosinone vs Lazio at the Matusa Stadium.   On Week 7, the game at the Olimpico ended with Lazio defeating Frosinone with a 2-0.

Stats BEFORE the game.  Top scorer of FROSINONE:  Dionisi and Ciofani with 7 goals each

Top scorer of LAZIO:  Antonio Candreva with 7 goals

FROSINONE	Goals	Goals	LAZIO
Ciofani, Daniel	7	7	Candreva, Antonio
Dionisi, Federico	7	6	Felipe Anderson
Sammarco, Paolo	4	4	Keita, Diao
Blanchard, Leonardo	2	4	Matri, Alessandro
Ajeti, Arlind	1	3	Biglia, Lucas

Stats.   Here are the last 3 games of FROSINONE:  2 wins, 1 lost

13/02/16	SA	Empoli – Frosinone	1:2	Round 25
07/02/16	SA	Frosinone – Juventus	0:2	Round 24
03/02/16	SA	Frosinone – Bologna	1:0	Round 23

 

Here are the last 3 games of LAZIO:  1 win, 2 draws

18/02/16	UELK	Galatasaray – Lazio				1:1	Round of 32
11/02/16	SA	Lazio – Verona				5:2	Round 25
06/02/16	SA	Genoa – Lazio				0:0	Round 24

 

Photo: frosinonecalcio.com

 

AS ROMA – PALERMO
Olimpico di Roma Stadium
Referee: GIACOMELLI
Assistants: TEGONI – PAGANESSI
Fourth Official: MUSOLINO
ADD1: CALVARESE
ADD2: CHIFFI
20:45

Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
AS Roma, 5th position with 47 points and a positive goal difference of +20
Palermo, 15th position with 26 points and a negative goal difference of +-15

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	Goals	DIFF	Points
5	Roma	25	13	8	4	47:27	20	47
15	Palermo	25	7	5	13	27:42	-15	26

 

Challenge for AS Roma to archive the defeat in Champions League against Real Madrid and return to win at the Olimpico.   There are 26 precedents between AS Roma vs Palermo at the Olimpico di Roma Stadium.  Stats showing AS Roma with 17 wins, 4 draws, and Palermo with only 5 wins.  Out of the 80 goals, Roma scoring 54 goals and Palermo scoring 26 goals.

Stats BEFORE the game.  Top scorer of AS ROMA:  Miralem Pjanic with 8 goals

Top scorer of PALERMO:  Alberto Gilardino with 7 goals

AS ROMA	Goals	Goals	PALERMO
Pjanic, Miralem	8	7	Gilardino, Alberto
Salah, Mohamed	7	4	Hiljemark, Oscar
Gervinho	6	4	Vazquez, Franco
Florenzi, Alessandro	5	2	Goldaniga, Edoardo
Dzeko, Edin	4	2	Djurdjevic, Uros

Stats.  Here are the last 3 games of AS ROMA:  2 wins, 1 lost

17/02/16	UCLK	Roma – Real Madrid				0:2	Round of 16
12/02/16	SA	Carpi – Roma				1:3	Round 25
07/02/16	SA	Roma – Sampdoria				2:1	Round 24

 

Here are the last 3 games of PALERMO:  1 draw, 2 lost

14/02/16	SA	Palermo – Turin				1:3	Round 25
07/02/16	SA	Sassuolo – Palermo				2:2	Round 24
03/02/16	SA	Palermo – Milan				0:2	Round 23

 

Photo: facebook.com/officialasroma

 

 

Monday 22 February 2016

NAPOLI – AC MILAN
San Paolo Stadium
Referee: BANTI
Assistants: GIALLATINI – PASSERI
Fourth Officia: DOBOSZ
ADD1: ROCCHI
ADD2: MARIANI
21:00

Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Napoli, 2nd position with 56 points and a positive goal difference of +33
AC Milan, 6th position with 43 points and a positive goal difference of +10

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	Goals	DIFF	Points
2	Napoli	25	17	5	3	53:20	33	56
6	Milan	25	12	7	6	37:27	10	43

 

It’s the big challenge for Napoli to take over the first position.   Napoli need to defeat AC Milan to claim back the leadership .  For AC Milan, the victory is also a must  to pursue their dream to conquer at least the 3rd position this season.   There are 67 precedents between Napoli vs AC Milan at the San Paolo Stadium.   Stats showing Napoli with 25 wins, 20 draws, and AC Milan with 22 wins.    Napoli scoring 81 goals and AC Milan scoring 76 goals.

Stats BEFORE the game.  Top scorer of NAPOLI:  Gonzalo Higuain with 24 goals

Top scorer of AC MILAN:  Carlos Bacca with 13 goals

NAPOLI	Goals	Goals	AC MILAN
Higuain, Gonzalo	24	13	Bacca, Carlos
Insigne, Lorenzo	10	5	Niang, Mbaye
Hamsik, Marek	5	5	Bonaventura, Giacomo
Callejon	4	3	Adriano, Luiz
Allan	3	2	Alex

Stats.  Here are the last 3 games of NAPOLI:  1 win, 2 lost

18/02/16	UELK	Villarreal 1 – 0 Napoli				1:0	Round of 32
13/02/16	SA	Juventus – Napoli				1:0	Round 25
07/02/16	SA	Napoli – Carpi				1:0	Round 24

Stats.  Here are the last 3 games of AC MILAN:  2 wins, 1 draw

14/02/16	SA	Milan – Genoa				2:1	Round 25
07/02/16	SA	Milan – Udinese				1:1	Round 24
03/02/16	SA	Palermo – Milan				0:2	Round 23

Photo: sscnapoli.it/