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Hello my friends.  Here is the  Serie A 2014 – 2015  Preview for  Week 3  for games on Saturday 20 and Sunday 21 September 2014.
We have three teams ending with full 6 points: AC Milan, Juventus, and AS Roma.   A direct match point will be AC Milan vs Juventus to see will take the leadership.  An intriguing game because there is the return to San Siro from the ex Milan coach Massimiliano Allegri now coaching Juventus.    Motivation high for Juventus after winning the Champions League group stage match against FC Malmo with goals by forward Carlos Tevez.  Milan president Silvio Berlusconi encouraging the squad to defeat Juventus… Will they do it?  Will Juventus silence the fans in San Siro?

Three teams with 4 points: Inter, Sampdoria, and Atalanta.   Here we have a thriller game at the Renzo Barbera Stadium with Palermo vs Inter.  Inter having a great moment after winning the Europa League game against FC Dnipro.   Palermo having only 1 point and in desperate need to to win this home game.

Roma will face Cagliari looking to claim the home victory after the crushing victory in Champions League against CSKA Moscow with a 5-1!!!

Sassuolo will look to redeem themselves at the Mapei stadium after being demolished last week at the Giuseppe Meazza with Inter scoring 7 goals!!!  Sassuolo

 

 

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

– _AC Milan,  1st position  with 6 points and a positive goal difference of +3.

–Juventus, 2nd position with 6 points and a positive goal difference of +3.

– AS Roma, 3rd position with 6 points and a positive goal difference of +3.

– Inter, 4th position with 4  points and a positive goal difference of + 7.

– Sampdoria, 5th positions with 4 points and a positive goal difference of +2.

Relegation Zone: Sassuolo, 18th position with 1 point and a negative goal difference of -7.  Parma, 19th position with 0 points and a negative goal difference of -2. Empoli, 20th position with 0 points and a negative goal difference of -3.

 

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Saturday 20 September 2014

• Serie A Week 3 / 3ª Giornata Andata

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CESENA – EMPOLI
Referee: ​GAVILLUCCI
Assistants: ​DI LIBERATORE – FIORITO
Fourth Official: COSTANZO
ADD1: TOMMASI
ADD2: PEZZUTO
18:00

Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Cesena,  12th position with 3  points and a negative goal difference of -2
Empoli, 20th position with 0 points and a negative goal difference of -3

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	Goals	Diff.	Points
12	Cesena	2	1	0	1	1:3	-2	3
20	Empoli	2	0	0	2	0:3	-3	0

 

Disciplinary Situation before the game: No suspended players

Before the game. Top scorer for CESENA: Alejandro Rodriguez with 1 goal.
Top scorer for EMPOLI: No scorer yet.

Player	Goals	Goals	Player
Rodriguez, Alejandro	1

 

Here are CESENA last 3 games: 2 wins, 1 lost

14/09/14	SA	Lazio – Cesena				3:0	Round 2
31/08/14	SA	Cesena – Parma				1:0	Round 1
24/08/14	CI	Cesena – Casertana 1908				1:0	Round 3

 

Here are EMPOLI last 3 games: 1 win, 2 lost

13/09/14	SA	Empoli – Roma				0:1	Round 2
31/08/14	SA	Udinese – Empoli				2:0	Round 1
24/08/14	CI	Empoli – Aquila				3:0	Round 3

 

Here is the probable formation for CESENA (4-3-3): LEALI 1, CAPELLI 25, VOLTA 14, LUCCHINI 6, RENZETTI 33, GIORGI 5, CASCIONE 34, COPPOLA 10, BRIENZA 11, GARRITANO 61, MARILUNGO 89

Here is the probable formation for EMPOLI (4-3-1-2): SEPE 33, HYSAJ 23, TONELLI 26, RUGANI 24, MARIO RUI 21, VECINO 88, VALDIFIORI 6, CROCE 11, VERDI 18, TAVANO 10, PUCCIARELLI 20

Photo cesena.it
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AC MILAN – JUVENTUS
Referee: RIZZOLI
Assistants: ​​​​PADOVAN – DOBOSZ
Fourth Official: VUOTO
​​​​​​​ADD1: ROCCHI
​​​​​​​ADD2: GERVASONI
​​​​​​​20:45

 

Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
AC Milan,  1st position with 6  points and a positive goal difference of +3
Juventus, 2nd position with 6 points and a positive goal difference of +3

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	Goals	Diff.	Points
1	Milan	2	2	0	0	8:5	3	6
2	Juventus	2	2	0	0	3:0	3	6

 

Disciplinary Situation before the game. 1 suspended player for AC MILAN: Daniele Bonera

No suspended players for JUVENTUS.

Before the game. Top scorer for AC MILAN: Forward Jeremy Menez with 3 goals
Top scorer for JUVENTUS: Claudio Marchisio, Carlos Tevez, and Martin Caceres with 1 goal each.

AC Milan	Goals	Goals	Juventus
Menez, Jeremy	3	1	Marchisio, Claudio
Honda, Keisuke	2	1	Tevez, Carlos
de Jong, Nigel	1	1	Caceres, Martin
Bonaventura, Giacomo	1
Muntari, Sulley	1

 

Here are AC MILAN last 3 games:  2 wins, 1 lost

14/09/14	SA	Parma – Milan				4:5	Round 2
31/08/14	SA	Milan – Lazio				3:1	Round 1
17/08/14	CFG	Valencia – Milan				2:1

 

Here are JUVENTUS last 3 games: 3 wins

16/09/14	UCLG	Juventus – Malmo				2:0	Round 1
13/09/14	SA	Juventus – Udinese				2:0	Round 2
30/08/14	SA	Chievo – Juventus				0:1	Round 1

 

Here is the probable formation for AC MILAN (4-3-3): ABBIATI 32, ABATE 20, RAMI 13, ZAPATA 17, DE SCIGLIO 2, POLI1 6, DE JONG 34, MUNTARI 4, HONDA 10, MENEZ 7, EL SHAARAWY 92

Here is the probable formation for JUVENTUS (3-5-2): BUFFON 1, CACERES 4, BONUCCI 19, CHIELLINI 3, LICHTSTEINER 26, VIDAL 23, MARCHISIO 8, POGBA 6, ASAMOAH 22, LLORENTE 14, TEVEZ 10

 

Photo acmilan.com

 

Sunday 21 September 2014

 

CHIEVO VERONA – PARMA
Referee: DAMATO
​​​​​Assistants: GIALLATINI – DE MEO
Fourth Official: PEGORIN
​​​​​​​ADD1: MARIANI
​​​​​​​ADD2: ABISSO
12:30

 

Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Chievo Verona,  9th position with 3 points and a neutral goal difference of “0”
Parma, 19th position with 0 points and a negative goal difference of -2

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	Goals	Diff.	Points
9	Chievo	2	1	0	1	1:1	0	3
19	Parma	2	0	0	2	4:6	-2	0

 

Disciplinary Situation before the game. No suspended player for CHIEVO VERONA.

1 suspended player for PARMA: Felipe

Before the game. Top scorer for CHIEVO VERONA:   Forward Maxi Lopez with 1 goal
Top scorer for PARMA:  Antonio Cassano, Lucarelli, and Felipe with 1 goal each

Chievo Verona	Goals	Goals	Parma
Lopez, Maxi	1	1	Cassano, Antonio
		1	Lucarelli, Alessandro
		1	Felipe

 

Here are CHIEVO VERONA last 3 games:  1 win, 2 lost

14/09/14	SA	Napoli – Chievo				0:1	Round 2
30/08/14	SA	Chievo – Juventus				0:1	Round 1
22/08/14	CI	Pescara – Chievo				1:0	Round 3

 

Here are PARMA last 3 games:  1 win, 2 lost

14/09/14	SA	Parma – Milan				4:5	Round 2
31/08/14	SA	Cesena – Parma				1:0	Round 1
14/08/14	CFG	Varese – Parma				2:5

 

Here is the probable formation for CHIEVO VERONA (4-3-1-2): BARDI 25, FREY 21, DAINELLI 3, CESAR 12, BIRAGHI 34, IZCO 13, RADOVANOVIC 8, HETEMAJ 56, BIRSA 23, PALOSCHI 43, MAXI LOPEZ 10

Here is the probable formation for  PARMA (4-3-3): MIRANTE 83, RISTOVSKI 13, MENDES 4, LUCARELLI 6, GOBBI 18, JORQUERA 80, LODI 21, ACQUAH 30, PALLADINO 17, CASSANO 99, BELFODIL 10

ATALANTA – FIORENTINA ​
Referee: RUSSO
Assistants: LA ROCCA – DE LUCA
Fourth Official: DI FIORE
ADD1: CALVARESE
ADD2: PASQUA
18:00

 

Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Atalanta,  4th position with 4 points and a positive  goal difference of  +1
Fiorentina, 16th position with 1  point  and a negative goal difference of -2

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	Goals	Diff.	Points
4	Atalanta	2	1	1	0	2:1	1	4
16	Fiorentina	2	0	1	1	0:2	-2	1

 

Disciplinary Situation before the game. No suspended players

Before the game. Top scorer for ATALANTA:  Boakye, Estigarribia, and Bonaventura with 1 goal each.
Top scorer for FIORENTINA: No scorer yet

Player	Goals	Goals	Player
Boakye, Richmond	1
Estigarribia, Marcelo	1
Bonaventura, Giacomo

 

Here are  ATALANTA  last 3 games:  2 win, 1 draw

14/09/14	SA	Cagliari – Atalanta				1:2	Round 2
31/08/14	SA	Atalanta – Verona				0:0	Round 1
23/08/14	CI	Atalanta – Pisa				2:0	Round3

 

Here are FIORENTINA last 3 games: 1 win, 1 draw, 1 lost

18/09/14	UELG	Fiorentina – Guingamp				3:0	Round 1
14/09/14	SA	Fiorentina – Genoa				0:0	Round 2
05/09/14	CFG	Lugano – Fiorentina				2:1

 

Here is the probable formation for ATALANTA (4-4-1-1): SPORTIELLO 57, ZAPPACOSTA 22, BENALOUANE 29, BIAVA 20, DRAME’ 93, ESTIGARRIBIA 18, CARMONA 17, CIGARINI 21, D?ALESSANDRO 7, MORALEZ 11, DENIS 19

Here is the probable formation for FIORENTINA (4-3-2-1): NETO 1, TOMOVIC 40, RODRIGUEZ 2, SAVIC 15, ALONSO 28, AQUILANI 10, PIZARRO 7, BORJA VALERO 20, CUADRADO 11, BABACAR 30, GOMEZ 33
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​GENOA – LAZIO
Referee: ​GUIDA
Assistants: MELI – PAGANESSI
Fourth Official: IORI
ADD1: GIACOMELLI
ADD2: MANGANIELLO
15:00

 

Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Genoa,  15th position with 1 point  and a negative  goal difference of  -1
Lazio, 8th position with 3   points  and a positive goal difference of +1

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	Goals	Diff.	Points
8	Lazio	2	1	0	1	4:3	1	3
15	Genoa	2	0	1	1	1:2	-1	1

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Disciplinary Situation before the game. 1 suspended player for GENOA: Roncaglia (1). No suspended players for LAZIO.

Before the game. Top scorer for GENOA:  Mauricio Pinilla with 1 goal
Top scorer for LAZIO: Stefano Mauri, Candreva, and Parolo with 1 goal each.

Genoa	Goals	Goals	Lazio
Pinilla, Mauricio	1	1	Mauri, Stefano
		1	Candreva, Antonio
		1	Parolo, Marco

 

Here are GENOA last 3 games:  1 win, 1 draw, 1 lost

14/09/14	SA	Fiorentina – Genoa				0:0	Round 2
31/08/14	SA	Genoa – Napoli				1:2	Round 1
24/08/14	CI	Lanciano – Genoa				0:1	Round 3

 

Here are LAZIO last 3 games: 2 win, 1 lost

14/09/14	SA	Lazio – Cesena				3:0	Round 2
31/08/14	SA	Milan – Lazio				3:1	Round 1
24/08/14	CI	Lazio – Bassano				7:0	Round 3

 

Here is the probable formation for GENOA (4-3-3): PERIN 1, DE MAIO 4, BURDISSO 8, MARCHESE 15, ANTONELLI 13, EDENILSON 21, RINCON 88, STURARO 69, PEROTTI 10, PINILLA 9, KUCKA 33 4

Here is the probable formation for  LAZIO (4-3-3): BERISHA 1, BASTA 8, DE VRIJ 3, GENTILETTI 18, BRAAFHEID 5, PAROLO 16, BIGLIA 20, LULIC 19, CANDREVA 87, DJORDJEVIC 9, KEITA 14

Photo genoacfc.it

 

AS ROMA – CAGLIARI
​Referee: PERUZZO
​​​​​​​Assistants: BIANCHI – LONGO
Fourth Official: DE PINTO
ADD1: ORSATO
ADD2: CANDUSSIO
15:00

 

Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
AS Roma,  2nd position with 6 points  and a positive  goal difference of  +3
Cagliari, 13th position with 1  point  and a negative goal difference of -1

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	Goals	Diff.	Points
2	Roma	2	2	0	0	3:0	3	6
13	Cagliari	2	0	1	1	2:3	-1	1

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Disciplinary Situation before the game. No suspended players

Before the game. Top scorer for AS ROMA:  Gervinho and Nainggolan with 1 goal each
Top scorer for CAGLIARI: Cossu and Marco Sau with 1 goal each

Player	Goals	Goals	Player
Gervinho	1	1	Sau, Marco
Nainggolan, Radja	1	1	Cossu, Andrea

 

Here are AS ROMA last 3 games:  3 wins

17/09/14	UCLG	Roma – CSKA Moscow				5:1	Round 1
13/09/14	SA	Empoli – Roma				0:1	Round 2
30/08/14	SA	Roma – Fiorentina				2:0	Round 1

 

Here are CAGLIARI last 3 games: 1 win, 1 draw, 1 lost

14/09/14	SA	Cagliari – Atalanta				1:2	Round 2
31/08/14	SA	Sassuolo – Cagliari				1:1	Round 1
23/08/14	CI	Cagliari – Catania				2:0	Round 3

 

Here is the probable formation for AS ROMA (4-3-3): DE SANCTIS 26, MAICON 13, MANOLAS 44, YANGA-MBIWA 2, COLE 3, PJANIC 15, DE ROSSI 16, NAINGGOLAN 4, FLORENZI 24, TOTTI 10, GERVINHO 27

Here is the probable formation for CAGLIARI (4-3-3): COLOMBI 1, PISANO1 4, CEPPITELLI 32, ROSSETTINI 15, AVELAR 8, CRISETIG 4, CONTI 5, EKDAL 20, FARIAS 17, SAU 25, COSSU 7

 

 

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Photo asroma.it

 

SASSUOLO – SAMPDORIA ​
Referee: DI BELLO
Assistants: ​CARIOLATO – TEGONI
Fourth Official: MUSOLINO
ADD1: IRRATI
ADD2: MARESCA
15:00

 

Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Sassuolo,  14th position with 1 point  and a negative  goal difference of  -7
Sampdoria, 7th position with 4   points  and a positive goal difference of +2

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	Goals	Diff.	Points
7	Sampdoria	2	1	1	0	3:1	2	4
14	Sassuolo	2	0	1	1	1:8	-7	1

 

Disciplinary Situation before the game.

Before the game. Top scorer for SASSUOLO: Simone Zaza with 1 goal
Top scorer for SAMPDORIA: Okaka, Gastaldello and Gabbiadini with 1 goal each

Player	Goals	Goals	Player
Zaza, Simone	1	1	Okaka, Stefano
		1	Gastaldello, Daniele
		1	Gabbiadini, Manolo

 

Here are SASSUOLO last 3 games: 1 win, 1 draw, 1 lost

14/09/14	SA	Inter – Sassuolo				7:0	Round 2
31/08/14	SA	Sassuolo – Cagliari				1:1	Round 1
21/08/14	CI	Sassuolo – Cittadella				4:1	R3

 

Here are SAMPDORIA  last 3 games: 2 win, 1 draw

14/09/14	SA	Sampdoria – Turin				2:0	Round 2
31/08/14	SA	Palermo – Sampdoria				1:1	Round 1
24/08/14	CI	Sampdoria – Como				4:1	R3

 

Here is the probable formation for SASSUOLO (4-3-3): CONSIGLI 47, VRSALJKO 11, ANTEI 5, ARIAUDO 13, PELUSO 31, BIONDINI 8, MAGNANELLI 4, TAIDER 19, FLORO FLORES 83, ZAZA 10, SANSONE 17

Here is the probable formation for SAMPDORIA (4-3-3): VIVIANO 2, DE SILVESTRI 29, GASTALDELLO 28, SILVESTRE 26, REGINI 19, SORIANO 21, PALOMBO 17, OBIANG1 4, GABBIADINI 11, OKAKA 9, EDER 23

Photo sampdoria.it

 

 

UDINESE – NAPOLI 
​Referee: TAGLIAVENTO
Assistants: NICOLETTI – SCHENONE
Fourth Official: RANGHETTI
ADD1: DOVERI
ADD2: PAIRETTO
18:00

Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Udinese,  10th position with 3 points  and a neutral  goal difference of  +”0″
Napoli, 11th position with 3  points  and a a neutral  goal difference of  +”0″

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	Goals	Diff.	Points
10	Udinese	2	1	0	1	2:2	0	3
11	Napoli	2	1	0	1	2:2	0	3

 

Disciplinary Situation before the game. No suspended players

Before the game. Top scorer for UDINESE:  Forward Antonio Di Natale with 2 goals
Top scorer for NAPOLI: Jonathan and Callejon with 1 goal each

Player	Goals	Goals	Player
Di Natale, Antonio	2	1	de Guzman, Jonathan
		1	Callejon

 

Here are  UDINESE last 3 games:  2 win, 1 lost

13/09/14	SA	Juventus – Udinese				2:0	2
31/08/14	SA	Udinese – Empoli				2:0	1
24/08/14	CI	Udinese – Ternana				5:1	R3

 

Here are NAPOLI last 3 games: 2 wins, 1 lost

18/09/14	UELG	Napoli – Sparta Prague				3:1	1
14/09/14	SA	Napoli – Chievo				0:1	2
31/08/14	SA	Genoa – Napoli				1:2	1

 

Here is the probable formation for UDINESE (4-3-2-1): KARNEZIS 31, WIDMER 27, HEURTAUX 75, DANILO 5, PIRIS 89, BADU 7, GUILHERME 19, ALLAN 6, KONE 33, FERNANDES 8, DI NATALE 10

Here is the probable formation for NAPOLI (4-2-3-1): RAFAEL 1, MAGGIO 11, ALBIOL 33, KOULIBALY 26, ZUNIGA 18, INLER 88, GARGANO 77, CALLEJON 7, HAMSIK 17, MERTENS 14, HIGUAIN 9
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Photo  sscnapoli.it
TORINO – HELLAS VERONA ​​
Referee: BANTI
Assistants: TONOLINI – GAVA
Fourth Official: MANGANELLI
ADD1: PINZANI
ADD2: MERCHIORI
20:45
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Disciplinary Situation before the game. No suspended players

Before the game. Top scorer for TORINO:
Top scorer for HELLAS VERONA:

Here are TORINO  last 3 games:

Here are HELLAS VERONA  last 3 games:

Here is the probable formation for TORINO (3-5-2): PADELLI 30, BOVO 5, GLIK 25, MORETTI 24, DARMIAN 36, NOCERINO 23, VIVES 20, EL KADDOURI 7, MOLINARO 3, LARRONDO 9, QUAGLIARELLA 7

Here is the probable formation for HELLAS VERONA (4-3-3): RAFAEL 1, MARTIC 71, MARQUEZ 4, MORAS 18, AGOSTINI 33, OBBADI 8, TACHTSIDIS 77, HALLFREDSSON 10, JANKOVIC 11, TONI 9, J. GOMEZ 21

Photo torinofc.it

 

PALERMO – INTER 
Referee: ​VALERI
Assistants: POSADO – MARRAZZO
Fourth Official: PASSERI
​​​​​​ADD1: MAZZOLENI
​​​​​​ADD2: CERVELLERA
20:45

Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Palermo,  17th position with 1 point  and a negative  goal difference of  -1
Inter, 6th position with 4 points  and a positive  goal difference of  +7

 

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	Goals	Diff.	Points
6	Inter	2	1	1	0	7:0	7	4
17	Palermo	2	0	1	1	2:3	-1	1

 

Disciplinary Situation before the game. No suspended players

Before the game. Top scorer for PALERMO: Vazquez and Dybala with 1 goal each
Top scorer for INTER: Forward Mauro Icardi with 3 goals

Vazquez, Franco	1	3	Icardi, Mauro
Dybala, Paulo Bruno	1	2	Osvaldo, Pablo Daniel
		1	Guarin, Fredy
		1	Kovacic, Mateo

 

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

15/09/14	SA	Verona – Palermo				2:1	2
31/08/14	SA	Palermo – Sampdoria				1:1	1
23/08/14	CI	Palermo – Modena				0:3	R3

 

Here are INTER last 3 games: 2 wins, 1 draw

18/09/14	UELG	Dnipropetrovsk – Inter				0:1	1
14/09/14	SA	Inter – Sassuolo				7:0	2
31/08/14	SA	Turin – Inter				0:0	1

 

Here is the probable formation for PALERMO (3-5-2): SORRENTINO 70, ANDELKOVIC 4, TERZI 19, BAMBA 22, PISANO 3, BOLZONI 15, RIGONI 27, BARRETO 8, LAZAAR 7, VAZQUEZ 20, DYBALA 9

Here is the probable formation for INTER (3-5-1-1): HANDANOVIC 1, VIDIC 15, RANOCCHIA 23, JUAN JESUS 5, JONATHAN 2, HERNANES 88, MEDEL 18, KOVACIC 10, DODÒ 22, OSVALDO 7, ICARDI 9

 

Photo palermocalcio.it

 

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..   Cesena – Empoli AC Milan – Juventus Chievo Verona – Parma Genoa – Lazio Sassuolo – Sampdoria AS Roma – Cagliar Atalanta – Fiorentina Udinese – Napoli Palermo – Inter Torino – Hellas VeronaNOTE:  Copy and paste  in the comment box  the predictions adding your own choices.

Anna Italia Predictions.Cesena – Empoli = CESENA AC Milan – Juventus = AC MILAN Chievo Verona – Parma = CHIEVO Genoa – Lazio = GENOA Sassuolo – Sampdoria = DRAW AS Roma – Cagliari = AS ROMA Atalanta – Fiorentina = FIORENTINA Udinese – Napoli = UDINESE Palermo – Inter = PALERMO Torino – Hellas Verona = TORINOBuy Italian Serie A teams Gear: Serie A teams Football Shirts, Football Kit and Football Strip – UKSoccershop.com – Official Soccer Merchandise, AC Milan Products, US CItta di Palermo Gear, Inter Milan Gear, Juventus Products Online, AS Roma Jerseys, Lazio Shirts, Napoli Soccer Gear and more.