Here are the match officials and fixture for the 2016-2017 Italian Serie A Week 17 – Seventeenth Round on Saturday 17 and Sunday 18 December 2016 as designated by the Italian Referee Association (AIA) .
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The Italian Referee Association (AIA) has designated Referee Daniele Orsato from the section of Schio to direct the Serie A Week 17 game Juventus vs AS Roma on Saturday 17 December 2016 at the Juventus Stadium in Turin, Italy at 20:45. Orsato will be assisted by Elenito Giovanni Di Liberatore from the section of Teramo and Mauro Tonolini from the section of Milano. The fourth official will be Andrea Crispo from the section of Genova. The additional referees are Paolo Tagliavento and Marco Guida.
UEFA Champions League Round of 16 Draw held on Monday 12 December 2016 at Uefa headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland at 12:00 CET. There are 2 Italian Serie A teams competing in the Round of 16: SSC Napoli and Juventus.
Here is the complete UEFA Champions League Round of 16 Draw
Manchester City v AS Monaco
Real Madrid v Napoli
Benfica v Dortmund
Bayern Munich v Arsenal
Porto v Juventus
Bayer Leverkusen v Atleti
PSG v Barça
Leicester City v Sevilla
It’s a real challenge for SSC Napoli facing Real Madrid in the Round of 16. Precedents:
Real Madrid beat Napoli in the 1987/88 European Champion Clubs’ Cup first round, winning 2-0 at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium before a 1-1 draw at the San Paolo Stadium in Italy.
Juventus having better options to defeat Porto. Precedents:
Juventus beat Porto 2-1 in the 1984 European Cup Winners’ Cup final in Basel, and recorded a win (3-1) and a draw (0-0) when the teams met in the 2001/02 UEFA Champions League first group stage.
52% Ball Possession TORINO and 48 % Ball Possession JUVENTUS Torino 1 – 3 Juventus
16′ Andrea Belotti 28′ Gonzalo Higuaín
. 82′ Gonzalo Higuaín
. 92′ Miralem Pjanic
Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Juventus, 1st position with 36 points and a positive goal difference of +19
Torino, 7th position with 25 points and a positive goal difference of +12
Pos
Team
P
W
D
L
Goals
DIFF
Points
1
Juventus
15
12
0
3
32:13
19
36
7
Turin
15
7
4
4
31:19
12
25
It’s the big day for the Derby della Mole and Juventus claim the full bragging rights to rule the City of Torino. A turnover as Torino opened the score and then Juventus changed the whole apple pie to win the match! A great moment for Juventus highly motivated after the qualifications to the Champions League Round of 16 and now defeating Torino to affirm their dominion in Serie A as sole leaders reaching 39 points.
There are 71 precedents between Torino – Juventus in at the Olimpico. Stats showing Torino with 19 wins, 23 draws, and Juventus with 29 wins.
It’s Torino to open the score in the 16th minute. Forward Andrea Belotti defeating Juventus goalkeeper Gigi Buffon with a headed shot while defender Stephan Lichtsteiner attempted to block the action, yet, Belotti delighting Torino fans with this goal. It’sthe 11th goal of the season by Belotti.
Juventus equalizing the score in the 28th minute. There it is Argentinian forward Gonzalo Higuaín defeating Torino goalkeeper Joe Hart with a right footed shot in the bottom left corner. The assist is by forward Mario Mandzukic. It’s the 8th goal of the season by “El Pipita” Higuaín.
Hello, hello, a turnover! Juventus taking the lead in the 82nd minute to upset Torino fans after the goal by Gonzalo Higuaíndefeating goalkeeper Hart with a right footed shot in the bottom left corner. The assist is by defender Giorgio Chiellini. It’s the 9th goal by Higuaín. Surely, an important goal.
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Torino falling and now to archive this defeat. In the 92nd minute, the final dagger is by midfielder Miralem Pjanic defeating goalkeeper Hart with a right footed shot in the bottom right corner. Hart previously saved , but the ball still in the area and Pjanic did not waste the opportunity to score.
Photo: facebook.com/Juventus
Here is TORINO official starting lineup by coach Sinisa Mihajlovic:
Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Juventus, 1st position with 36 points and a positive goal difference of +19
Torino, 7th position with 25 points and a positive goal difference of +12
Pos
Team
P
W
D
L
Goals
DIFF
Points
1
Juventus
15
12
0
3
32:13
19
36
7
Turin
15
7
4
4
31:19
12
25
Here are TORINO vs JUVENTUS official starting lineups – formations on Sunday 11 December 2016 for the Serie A Week 16 at the Olimpico di Torino Stadium in Turin, Italy at 15:00.
Here are the match officials and fixture for the 2016-2017 Italian Serie A Week 16 – Sixteenth Round on Saturday 10 Sunday 11, and Monday 12 December 2016 as designated by the Italian Referee Association (AIA) .
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The Italian Referee Association (AIA) has designated Referee Gianluca Rocchi from the section of Florence to direct the Serie A Week 16 game Torino vs Juventus on Sunday 11 December 2016 at the Olimpico di Torino Stadium in Turin, Italy at 15:00. Rocchi will be assisted by Alessio Costanzo from the section of Orvieto and Matteo Passeri from the section of Gubbio. The fourth official will be Manganelli. The additional referees are Luca Banti and Irrati.
By Anna Italia
