By Anna Italia
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Hello my friends. Here is the Preview of the Serie A Week 21 – Twenty-first Round on Saturday 23 and Sunday 24 January 2016.

This is an exciting round with chances for redemption.   For example, Napoli who are the leaders of the Serie A were eliminated in the Coppa Italia by Inter, the former leader.   It’s time for Napoli to redeem themselves and keep the leadership by defeating Sampdoria in the away game at the Luigi Ferraris Stadium.

Juventus might become the sole leader of the Serie A in case of Napoli losing the match with Sampdoria and Juventus defeating AS Roma.   It will be a total roller coaster !!

A wake up this week is for Hellas Verona who are the only team not winning a single game this season.   Hellas are in the rock bottom position.  Hellas having only 9 points will face Genoa who are in the 16th position with 22 points.

Inter vs Carpi, a special match for coach Roberto Mancini marking his 200th game in Serie A as Inter coach.

 

The top scorer up to Round 20: Napoli forward Gonzalo Higuain with 20 goals

 

 

Top Serie A teams standing AFTER Serie A Week 20 games. First 3 qualifying for Champions League, 4 and 5 for Europa League.

–NAPOLI, 1st position with 44 points and a positive goal difference of +25

– JUVENTUS 2nd position with 42 points and a positive goal difference of +22

–INTER, 3rd positions with 40 points points and a positive goal difference of +12

– FIORENTINA , 4th position with 38 points and a positive goal difference of +16

– AS ROMA, 5th position with 35 points and a positive goal difference of +14

– AC MILAN, 6th position with 32 points and a positive goal difference of +4

Relegation Zone: CARPI, 18th position with 17 points and a negative goal difference of -16

– FROSINONE, 19th position with 15 points and a negative goal difference of -23

– HELLAS VERONA, 20th position with 9 points and a negative goal difference of -19

 

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Saturday 23 January 2016

• Serie A Week 21 / 21ª Giornata /
  

FROSINONE – ATALANTA
Alberto Braglia Stadium
Referee: VALERI
Assistants: PRETI – MUSOLINO
Fourth Official: MARRAZZO
ADD1: DI BELLO
ADD2: DI PAOLO
18:00

Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Atalanta, 12th position with 25 points and a negative goal difference of -3
Frosinone, 19th position with 15 points and a negative goal difference of -23

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	Goals	DIFF	Points
12	Atalanta	20	7	4	9	21:24	-3	25
19	Frosinone	20	4	3	13	22:45	-23	15

 

Wake up call for Frosinone to win this home game if any hope for salvation.  Frosinone are in the 19th position winning only 4 games this season.  There are no precedents between Frosinone vs  Atalanta at the Matusa Stadium.   On Week 2, Atalanta defeated Frosinone with a 2-0 at the Atleti Azzurri d’Italia Stadium.

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

Top scorer of FROSINONE:  Federico Dionisi with 6 goals

Frosinone	Goals	Goals	Atalanta
Dionisi, Federico	6	5	Gomez, Alejandro
Ciofani, Daniel	4	3	Pinilla, Mauricio
Sammarco, Paolo	4	3	Denis, German
Blanchard, Leonardo	2	1	D’Alessandro, Marco
Paganini, Luca	1	1	Toloi, Rafael

 

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

16/01/16	SA	Atalanta – Inter				1:1	Round 20
10/01/16	SA	Atalanta – Genoa				0:2	Round 19
06/01/16	SA	Udinese – Atalanta				2:1	Round 18

 

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

16/01/16	SA	Turin – Frosinone				4:2	Round 20
10/01/16	SA	Frosinone – Napoli				1:5	Round 19
06/01/16	SA	Sassuolo – Frosinone				2:2	Round 18

 

Disciplinary Situation BEFORE the game.   No suspended players for FROSINONE

1 suspended player for ATALANTA: Cigarini (1)

Here is the probable formation for Frosinone (4-4-2): Leali; Rosi, Blanchard, Ajeti, Pavlovic; Paganini, Sammarco, Gucher, Kragl; Dionisi, D.Ciofani.
 
Unavailable: Carlini, Diakité, Tonev

Here is the probable formation for Atalanta (3-5-1-1): Sportiello; Masiello, Toloi, Cherubin;Conti,Kurtic, De Roon, Freuler, Dramé; Gomez; Monachello.

Unavailable: Carmona, Paletta, Pinilla

EMPOLI – AC MILAN
Carlo Castellani Stadium
Referee: RUSSO
Assistants: DE PINTO – PAGANESSI
Fourth Official: POSADO
ADD1: MASSA
ADD2: CANDUSSIO
20:45

Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Empoli, 8th position with 31 points and a positive goal difference of +1
AC Milan, 6th position with 32 points and a positive goal difference of +4

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	Goals	DIFF	Points
6	Milan	20	9	5	6	27:23	4	32
8	Empoli	20	9	4	7	25:24	1	31

 

There is only 1 point difference between Milan and Empoli.    Pressure is more for AC Milan, on paper favorite,  to win this away game.   Empoli and Milan have won 9 games each this season.    The Rossoneri looking to climb the Serie A table towards the top 3  position.

On Week 2, AC Milan defeated Empoli at the San Siro Stadium with a 2-1.   There are 10 precedents between Empoli vs AC Milan at the Carlo Castellani Stadium.  Stats showing Empoli without a victory, 5 draws and AC Milan with 5 win.

Stats BEFORE the game.  Top scorer of EMPOLI:  Massimo Maccarone with 8 goals

Top scorer of AC MILAN: Carlos Bacca with 9 goals

Empoli	Goals	Goals	AC Milan
Maccarone, Massimo	8	9	Bacca, Carlos
Saponara, Riccardo	5	4	Bonaventura, Giacomo
Pucciarelli, Manuel	3	3	Adriano, Luiz
Tonelli, Lorenzo	2	2	Niang, Mbaye
Buchel, Marcel	2	1	Bertolacci, Andrea

 

Stats.  Here are the last 3 games of EMPOLI:

17/01/16	SA	Chievo – Empoli				1:1	Round 20
10/01/16	SA	Turin – Empoli				0:1	Round 19
06/01/16	SA	Empoli – Inter				0:1	Round 18

 

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

17/01/16	SA	Milan – Fiorentina				2:0	Round 20
13/01/16	CI	Milan – Carpi				2:1	Quarterfinal
09/01/16	SA	Roma – Milan				1:1	Round 19

 

Disciplinary Situation BEFORE the game.  1 suspended player for EMPOLI: Paredes (1)

No suspended players for AC MILAN

Here is the probable formation for Empoli (4-3-1-2): Skorupski; Laurini, Tonelli, Barba, Mario Rui; Zielinski, Dioussè, Buchel; Saponara; Pucciarelli, Maccarone.

Unavailable: Mchedlidze, Costa, Livaja

Here is the probable formation for AC Milan (4-4-2): Donnarumma; Abate, Alex, Romagnoli, Antonelli; Honda, Bertolacci, Montolivo, Bonaventura; Bacca, Niang.
 
Unavailable: Menez, Diego Lopez, Rodrigo Ely

 

Photo: facebook.com/empolifcofficialpage

 

Sunday 24 January 2016

FIORENTINA – TORINO
Artemio Franchi Stadium
Referee: MAZZOLENI
Assistants: STALLONE – GAVA
Fourth Official: FIORITO
ADD1: GUIDA
ADD2: MARESCA
12:30

Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Fiorentina, 4th position with 38 points and a positive goal difference of +16
Torino, 11th position with 26 points and a positive goal difference of +1

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	Goals	DIFF	Points
4	Fiorentina	20	12	2	6	37:21	16	38
11	Turin	20	7	5	8	27:26	1	26

 

Fiorentina under pressure after two consecutive defeats.    Fiorentina are -6 points below Napoli holding the first position with 44 points.   Fiorentina having a lead of +13 over Torino.

Torino will try to cause an upset to grab the away victory.

There are 66 precedents  On Week 2, Torino won the game at the Olimpico with a 3-1.  There are 66 precedents between Fiorentina vs Torino at the Artemio Franchi Stadium in Florence, Italy.  Stats showing Fiorentina with 30 wins, 27 draws, and Torino with 9 wins.   Fiorentina scoring 97 goals and Torino scoring 58 goals.

Stats BEFORE the game.  Top scorer of FIORENTINA:  Nikola Kalinic with 10 goals

Top scorer of TORINO: Fabio Quagliarella with 5 goals

Fiorentina	Goals	Goals	Torino
Kalinic, Nikola	10	5	Quagliarella, Fabio
Ilicic, Josip	9	4	Belotti, Andrea
Babacar, Khouma	4	4	Baselli, Daniele
Rodriguez, Gonzalo	2	3	Lopez, Maxi
Blaszczykowski, Jakub	2	2	Bovo, Cesare

 

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

17/01/16	SA	Milan – Fiorentina				2:0	Round 20
09/01/16	SA	Fiorentina – Lazio				1:3	Round 19
06/01/16	SA	Palermo – Fiorentina				1:3	Round 18

 

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

20/01/16	SA	Sassuolo – Turin				1:1	Round 16
16/01/16	SA	Turin – Frosinone				4:2	Round 20
10/01/16	SA	Turin – Empoli				0:1	Round 19

 

Disciplinary Situation BEFORE the game.  1 suspended player for FIORENTINA: Vecino (1)

No suspended players for TORINO

Here is the probable formation for Fiorentina (3-4-2-1): Tatarusanu; Roncaglia, G. Rodriguez, Astori; Blaszczykowski, Borja Valero, Suarez, Pasqual; Ilicic, Bernardeschi; Kalinic.
 
Unavailable: Badelj, Tino Costa, M. Alonso

Here is the probable formation for Torino (3-5-2): Ichazo; Maksimovic, Glik, Moretti; Zappacosta, Acquah, Vives, Baselli, Molinaro; Belotti, Immobile.

Unavailable: Pryima, Bruno Peres.

Photo:  facebook.com/ACFFiorentina

 

HELLAS VERONA – GENOA
Marc’Antonio Bentegodi Stadium
Referee: ROCCHI
Assistants: DI FIORE – DI VUOLO
Fourth Official: VIVENZI
ADD1: GAVILLUCCI
ADD2: SERRA
15:00

Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Hellas Verona, 20th position with 9 points and a negative goal difference of -3
Genoa, 16th position with 22 points and a negative goal difference of -3

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	Goals	DIFF	Points
16	Genoa	20	6	4	10	23:26	-3	22
20	Verona	20	0	9	11	13:32	-19	9

 

Chaos for Hellas Verona and the cry for help is clear and loud.    Verona have not won a single game this season.   Hope for salvation seem almost non-existent. Simply put, Verona must start winning games to dream with salvation and remain in Serie A next season.

There are 10 precedents between Hellas Verona vs Genoa at the Marc’Antonio Bentegodi Stadium.  Stats showing  Hellas Verona with 5 wins, 4 draws, and Genoa with 1 win.

Stats BEFORE the game.  Top scorer of HELLAS VERONA: Luca Toni with 3 goals

Top scorer of GENOA: Leonardo Pavoletti with 10 goals

Hellas Verona	Goals	Goals	Genoa
Toni, Luca	3	10	Pavoletti, Leonardo
Pazzini, Giampaolo	2	3	Gakpe, Serge
Pisano, Eros	2	2	Dzemaili, Blerim
Helander, Filip	1	2	Rincon, Tomas
Gomez, Juanito	1	2	Laxalt, Diego

 

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

17/01/16	SA	Roma – Verona				1:1	Round 20
10/01/16	SA	Verona – Palermo				0:1	Round 19
06/01/16	SA	Juventus – Verona				3:0	Round 18

 

Here are the last 3 games of GENOA: 2 wins, 1 lost

17/01/16	SA	Genoa – Palermo				4:0	Round 20
10/01/16	SA	Atalanta – Genoa				0:2	Round 19
05/01/16	SA	Genoa – Sampdoria				2:3	Round 18

 

Disciplinary Situation BEFORE the game.  No suspended players for HELLAS VERONA

1 suspended player for GENOA: Burdisso (1)

Here is the probable formation for Hellas Verona (4-2-3-1): Gollini; Sala, Moras, Helander, Emanuelson; Hallfredsson, Greco; Wszolek, Ionita, Rebic; Pazzini.
 
Unavailable: Romulo, Albertazzi, Pisano, Siligardi, Toni, Souprayen, Viviani

Here is the probable formation for Genoa (3-4-3): Perin; Munoz, De Maio, Izzo; Ansaldi, Rincon, Rigoni, Laxalt; Suso, Pavoletti, Perotti.
 
Unavailable: També, Cissokho, Figueiras.

 

INTER – CARPI
Giuseppe Meazza Stadium
Referee: GERVASONI
Assistants: DE LUCA – TASSO
Fourth Official: RANGHETTI
ADD1: GIACOMELLI
ADD2: ABISSO
15:00

Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Inter, 3rd position with 40 points and a positive goal difference of +12
Carpi, 18th position with 17 points and a negative goal difference of -16

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	Goals	DIFF	Points
3	Inter	20	12	4	4	25:13	12	40
18	Carpi	20	4	5	11	19:35	-16	17

 

Inter looking for a victory to get keep the race for the Scudetto alive after losing the leadership going down to the 3rd position.  Carpi expecting a miracle to win the away game at the Meazza to leave the relegation zone.

There are no precedents between Inter vs Carpi at the Giuseppe Meazza Stadium.  Inter won the Serie A Week 2 at the Alberto Braglia Stadium with a 2-1.

Stats BEFORE the game.  Top scorer of INTER:   Mauro Icardi with 8 goals

Top scorer of CARPI: Marco Borriello with 4 goals

Inter	Goals	Goals	Carpi
Icardi, Mauro	8	4	Borriello, Marco
Jovetic, Stevan	4	2	Matos, Ryder
Perisic, Ivan	2	2	Lollo, Lorenzo
Ljajic, Adem	2	1	Marrone, Luca
Brozovic, Marcelo	2	1	Di Gaudio, Antonio

 

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

19/01/16	CI	Napoli – Inter				0:2	Quarterfinal
16/01/16	SA	Atalanta – Inter				1:1	Round 20
10/01/16	SA	Inter – Sassuolo				0:1	Round 19

 

Here are the last 3 games of CARPI: 2 wins, 1 lost

17/01/16	SA	Carpi – Sampdoria				2:1	Round 20
13/01/16	CI	Milan – Carpi				2:1	Quarterfinal
09/01/16	SA	Carpi – Udinese				2:1	Round 19

 

Disciplinary Situation BEFORE the game.  No suspended players for INTER

2 suspended players for CARPI: Cofie (1); Gagliolo (1)

Here is the probable formation for Inter (4-2-3-1): Handanovic; D’Ambrosio, Miranda, Murillo, Telles; Medel, Brozovic; Biabiany, Ljajic, Perisic; Icardi.

Here is the probable formation for  Carpi (3-5-2): Belec; Zaccardo, Romagnoli, Suagher; Pasciuti, Crimi, Bianco, Lollo, Letizia; Di Gaudio, Mbakogu.
 
Unavailable: Fedele, Bubnjic

Photo: facebook.com/Inter

 

LAZIO – CHIEVO VERONA
Olimpico di Roma Stadium
Referee: CALVARESE
Assistants: PASSERI – ALASSIO
Fourth Official: LONGO
ADD1: CELI
ADD2: MANGANIELLO
15:00

Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Lazio, 9th position with 28 points and a negative goal difference of -4
Chievo Verona, 10th position with 27 points and a positive goal difference of +4

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	Goals	DIFF	Points
9	Lazio	20	8	4	8	25:29	-4	28
10	Chievo	20	7	6	7	26:22	4	27

 

Lazio eliminated in Coppa Italia by Juventus and now ready for the Serie A.    There are 13 precedents between Lazio vs Chievo Verona at the Olimpico di Roma Stadium..  Stats showing Lazio with 2 wins, 7 draws, and Chievo Verona with 4 wins.  Lazio scoring 12 goals and Chievo Verona scoring 14 goals.  Will Chievo defeat Lazio?  Will Lazio regroup and claim the victory?

Stats BEFORE the game.  Top scorer of LAZIO: Felipe Anderson with 5 goals

Top scorer of CHIEVO VERONA: Alberto Paloschi with 8 goals

Lazio	Goals	Goals	Chievo Verona
Felipe Anderson	5	8	Paloschi, Alberto
Candreva, Antonio	4	4	Meggiorini, Riccardo
Matri, Alessandro	3	3	Inglese, Roberto
Biglia, Lucas	3	3	Pepe, Simone
Kishna, Ricardo	2	3	Birsa, Valter

 

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

20/01/16	CI	Lazio – Juventus				0:1	Quarterfinal
17/01/16	SA	Bologna – Lazio				2:2	Round 20
09/01/16	SA	Fiorentina – Lazio				1:3	Round 19

 

Stats.  Here are the last 3 games of CHIEVO VERONA: 1 win, 2 draws

17/01/16	SA	Chievo – Empoli				1:1	Round 20
10/01/16	SA	Bologna – Chievo				0:1	Round 19
06/01/16	SA	Chievo – Roma				3:3	Round 18

 

Disciplinary Situation BEFORE the game.  No suspended players

Here is the probable formation for Lazio (4-1-4-1): Berisha; Konko, Hoedt, Bisevac, Radu; Onazi; Candreva, Parolo, Milinkovic-Savic, Keita; Djordjevic.
 
Unavailable: De Vrij, Kishna, Marchetti, Gentiletti, Biglia, Morrison, Mauricio.

Here is the probable formation for Chievo Verona (4-4-2): Bizzarri; Cacciatore, Dainelli, Cesar, Gobbi; Castro, Radovanovic, Rigoni, Birsa; Inglese, Paloschi.
 
Unavailable: Izco, Gamberini, Meggiorini, Hetemaj, Mattiello

PALERMO – UDINESE
Renzo Barbera Stadium
Referee: TAGLIAVENTO
Assistants: SCHENONE – PERETTI
Fourth Official: DOBOSZ
ADD1: MARIANI
ADD2: NASCA
15:00

Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Palermo, 17th position with 21 points and a negative goal difference of -14
Udinese, 13th position with 24 points and a negative goal difference of -13

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	Goals	DIFF	Points
13	Udinese	20	7	3	10	18:31	-13	24
17	Palermo	20	6	3	11	19:33	-14	21

 

There are 17 precedents between Palermo vs Udinese at the Renzo Barbera Stadium.  Stats showing Palermo with 8 wins, 4 draws and Udinese with 5 wins.

Stats BEFORE the game.  Top scorer of  PALERMO: Albero Gilardino with 5 goals

Top scorer of UDINESE: Cyril Thereau with 6 goals

Palermo	Goals	Goals	Udinese
Gilardino, Alberto	5	6	Thereau, Cyril
Hiljemark, Oscar	3	4	Zapata, Duvan
Vazquez, Franco	3	3	Badu, Emmanuel
Goldaniga, Edoardo	2	2	Perica, Stipe
Gonzalez, Giancarlo	2	1	Lodi, Francesco

 

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

17/01/16	SA	Genoa – Palermo				4:0	Round 20
10/01/16	SA	Verona – Palermo				0:1	Round 19
06/01/16	SA	Palermo – Fiorentina				1:3	Round 18

 

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

17/01/16	SA	Udinese – Juventus				0:4	Round 20
09/01/16	SA	Carpi – Udinese				2:1	Round 19
06/01/16	SA	Udinese – Atalanta				2:1	Round 18

 

Disciplinary Situation BEFORE the game. 1 suspended player for PALERMO: Andelkovic (1)

1 suspended player for UDINESE: Danilo (1)

Here is the probable formation for Palermo (4-3-3): Sorrentino; Vitiello, Gonzalez, Goldaniga, Lazaar; Hiljemark, Cristante, Jajalo; Quaison, Vazquez, Gilardino
 
Unavailable: Bolzoni

Udinese (3-5-2): Karnezis; Wague, Felipe, Piris; Widmer, Badu, Lodi, Bruno Fernandes, Edenilson; Perica, Thereau.
 
Unavailable: Merkel, Pasquale, Domizzi, Marquinho, Di Natale

Photo:  facebook.com/palermocalcioit

 

SAMPDORIA – NAPOLI
Luigi Ferraris Stadium
Referee: ORSATO
Assistants: BARBIRATI – MARZALONI
Fourth Official: MANGANELLI
ADD1: DAMATO
ADD2 DOVERI
15:00

Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Sampdoria, 14th position with 23 points and a negative goal difference of -3
Napoli, 1st position with 44 points and a positive goal difference of +25

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	Goals	DIFF	Points
1	Napoli	20	13	5	2	41:16	25	44
14	Sampdoria	20	6	5	9	29:32	-3	23

 

Napoli determined to keep the sole leadership of the Serie A will battle against Sampdoria.  It’s a go get it for Napoli to redeem themselves after their elimination in Coppa Italia by Inter.   Napoli need a victory to keep the leadership.

There are 48 precedents between Sampdoria vs Napoli at the Luigi Ferraris Stadium.  Stats showing Sampdoria with 20 wins, 17 draws,, and Napoli with 11 wins.  Out of the 117 goals Sampdoria scoring 71 goals and Napoli scoring 46 goals.

Stats BEFORE the game.  Top scorer of SAMPDORIA: Citadin Eder with 11 goals

Top scorer of NAPOLI: Gonzalo Higuain with 20 goals

Sampdoria	Goals	Goals	Napoli
Eder	11	20	Higuain, Gonzalo
Soriano, Roberto	6	8	Insigne, Lorenzo
Muriel, Luis	4	4	Hamsik, Marek
Zukanovic, Ervin	3	3	Allan
Correa, Joaquin	1	2	Gabbiadini, Manolo

 

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

17/01/16	SA	Carpi – Sampdoria				2:1	Round 20
10/01/16	SA	Sampdoria – Juventus				1:2	Round 19
05/01/16	SA	Genoa – Sampdoria				2:3	Round 18

 

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

19/01/16	CI	Napoli – Inter				0:2	Quarterfinal
16/01/16	SA	Napoli – Sassuolo				3:1	Round 20
10/01/16	SA	Frosinone – Napoli				1:5	ound 19

 

Disciplinary Situation BEFORE the game.  1 suspended player for SAMPDORIA: Soriano (1)

Here is the probable formation for Sampdoria (4-3-3): Viviano; Cassani, Silvestre, Zukanovic, Regini; Barreto, Fernando, Carbonero; Correa, Cassano, Eder.

Unavailable: Mesbah, De Silvestri

Here is the probable formation for Napoli (4-3-3): Reina; Hysaj, Albiol, Koulibaly, Ghoulam; Allan, Jorginho, Hamsik; Callejon, Higuain, Insigne.

Photo: facebook.com/sampdoria

 

SASSUOLO – BOLOGNA
Mapei Stadium
Referee: CERVELLERA
Assistants: TONOLINI – DEL GIOVANE
Fourth Official: GIALLATINI
ADD1: FABBRI
ADD2: MARINI
15:00

Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Sassuolo, 8th position with 32 points and a positive goal difference of +4
Bologna, 15th position with 23 points and a negative goal difference of -5

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	Goals	DIFF	Points
8	Sassuolo	20	8	8	4	25:21	4	32
15	Bologna	20	7	2	11	22:27	-5	23

 

There is only 1 precedent in Serie A between Sassuolo vs Bologna at the Mapei Stadium.  Stats showing Sassuolo with 1 win.

Stats BEFORE the game.  Top scorer of SASSUOLO:  Sergio Floccari with 4 goals

Top scorer of BOLOGNA:  Mattia Destro with 6 goals

Sassuolo	Goals	Goals	Bologna
Floccari, Sergio	4	6	Destro, Mattia
Sansone, Nicola	3	4	Giaccherini, Emanuele
Berardi, Domenico	3	3	Mounier, Anthony
Floro Flores, Antonio	3	2	Brienza, Franco
Acerbi, Francesco	3	2	Rossettini, Luca

 

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

20/01/16	SA	Sassuolo – Turin				1:1	Round 16
16/01/16	SA	Napoli – Sassuolo				3:1	Round 20
10/01/16	SA	Inter – Sassuolo				0:1	Round 19

 

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

20/01/16	CFG	Bologna – Chiasso				0:0
17/01/16	SA	Bologna – Lazio				2:2	Round 20
10/01/16	SA	Bologna – Chievo				0:1	Round 19

 

Disciplinary Situation BEFORE the game.  2 suspended players for SASSUOLO: Magnanelli (1), Vrsaljko (1)

1 suspended player for BOLOGNA: Masina (1)

Here is the probable formation for Sassuolo (4-3-3): Consigli; Gazzola, Cannavaro, Acerbi, Peluso; Pellegrini, Biondini, Duncan; Berardi, Falcinelli, Sansone.
 
Unavailable: Terranova, Missiroli

Here is the probable formation for Bologna (4-3-3): Mirante; Rossettini, Oikonomou, Gastaldello, Zuniga; Taider, Diawara, Brighi; Mounier, Destro, Giaccherini.
 
Unavailable: Rizzo, Brienza, Maietta, Morleo

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JUVENTUS – AS ROMA
Juventus Stadium
Referee: BANTI
Assistants: COSTANZO – PADOVAN
Fourth Official: MELI
ADD1: RIZZOLI
ADD2: IRRATI
20:45

Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Juventus, 2nd position with 42 points and a positive goal difference of +22
AS Roma, 5th position with 35 points and a positive goal difference of +14

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	Goals	DIFF	Points
2	Juventus	20	13	3	4	37:15	22	42
5	Roma	20	9	8	3	37:23	14	35

 

What a clash!  Juventus more than motivated after defeating Lazio in the Coppa Italia Quarterfinal to qualify for the Semifinal.    Juventus are -2 points below Napoli holding the first position with 44 points.   Here is the thing.  Juventus can become the leader of the Serie A if they defeat Roma and Napoli lose against Sampdoria.  Chances for Juventus to win are high.  Juventus winning 11 consecutive games.

There are 83 precedents between Juventus vs AS Roma.  Stats showing Juventus with 54 wins, 21 draws, and AS Roma with 8 wins.

Stats BEFORE the game.  Top scorer of JUVENTUS: Paulo Dybala with 11 goals

Top scorer of AS ROMA: Miralem Pjanic with 7 goals

Juventus	Goals	Goals	AS Roma
Dybala, Paulo	11	7	Pjanic, Miralem
Mandzukic, Mario	6	6	Gervinho
Pogba, Paul	4	5	Salah, Mohamed
Zaza, Simone	3	4	Florenzi, Alessandro
Khedira, Sami	3	3	Dzeko, Edin

 

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

20/01/16	CI	Lazio – Juventus				0:1	Quarterfinal
17/01/16	SA	Udinese – Juventus				0:4	Round 20
10/01/16	SA	Sampdoria – Juventus				1:2	Round 19

 

Stats.  Here are the last 3 games of AS ROMA:  3 draws

17/01/16	SA	Roma – Verona				1:1	Round 20
09/01/16	SA	Roma – Milan				1:1	Round 19
06/01/16	SA	Chievo – Roma				3:3	Round 18

 

Disciplinary Situation BEFORE the game.  No suspended players

Here is the probable formation for Juventus (3-5-2): Buffon; Barzagli, Bonucci, Chiellini; Lichtsteiner, Khedira, Marchisio, Pogba, Evra; Mandzukic, Dybala.
 
Unavailable: Pereyra, Lemina, Rubinho

Here is the probable formation for AS Roma (4-2-3-1): Szczesny; Manolas, De Rossi, Rüdiger, Digne; Pjanic, Vainqueur; Florenzi, Nainggolan, Salah; Dzeko.
 
Unavailable: Strootman, Ucan, Ponce, Maicon, Gervinho