Here are the declarations of Juventus coach Antonio Conte after the Serie A Week 20 game on Saturday 18 January 2014 at the Juventus Stadium: Juventus 4 – 2 Sampdoria
Antonio Conte says thorough preparation was the key aspect to this
evening’s 4-2 win over an in-form Sampdoria side who gave as good as
they got during an entertaining 90 minutes for the neutral in Turin.
Conte did concede that his men will have to improve when
defending set pieces after witnessing them ship their third goal in two
games from dead ball situations.
Speaking to the media after the final whistle in Turin, Conte
began: “We did well to prepare in the correct manner, otherwise it would
have been tough to beat a Sampdoria side in excellent form. Their most
dangerous moments came from corner kicks and we need to work on this
aspect.
“It’s the third goal we’ve conceded in the last two games from such
a situation and we can’t allow ourselves to compromise games we’re
dominating. Hats off to them though, they gave us great difficulty from
set pieces.”
Praise did come in the form of the team’s concentration levels,
which remained high throughout and enabled the reigning champions to
ride out a turbulent few minutes after Sampdoria had struck their
second.
“Games are never over and today’s a testament to that. You need to
always be fully focused. This has been the difference between us and the
others over the past two-and-a-half years.”
Also on the receiving end of credit from Conte was opposite number
Sinisa Mihajlovic, whose side travelled to Turin with the intention of
playing the Bianconeri at their own game.
He concluded: “They tried to hurt us when they had the ball and I’m
happier when we’re up against teams who come here and have a go, rather
than those who sit back and put men behind the ball. I think the crowd
enjoyed themselves today, watching two teams who like to get the ball
down and play.”
Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Juventus, 1st position with 52 points and a positive goal difference of +34
Sampdoria, 13th position with 21 points and a negative goal difference of -5
Juventus opening the score in the 18th minute following a fast break. There is the right footed shot assist by midfielder Paul Pogba towards the center finding midfielder Arturo Vidal for the final right footed shot defeating Sampdoria goalkeeper Junior Costa in the bottom right corner. It’s the 9th goal for Vidal.
In the 24th minute a corner conceded by Sampdoria midfielder Pedro Obiang. The assist by forward Carlos Tevez towards the center seeing forward Fernando Llorente jumping higher for the headed shot defeating Sampdoria goalkeeper Costa in the top right corner. It’s the 8th goal this season for Llorente.
Adding a sour note it is the own goal by Juventus defender Andrea Barzagli in the 38th minute. In this way, Sampdoria shortening the distance.
It’s Vidal’s time! Yep, Vidal rocking big time and scoring in the 41st minute! Vidal converts the penalty with a right footed shot defeating Sampdoria goakeeper Costa in the top left corner. The penalty conceded by defender Vasco Regini for a foul on Vidal.
First half ends 52% ball possession Juventus and 48% ball possession Sampdoria.
Sampdoria start the second half with a substitution in the 45th minute. Midfielder Renan replacing midfielder Birkir Bjarnason.
Here is JUVENTUS official starting lineup by coach Antonio Conte:
Hello my friends. Here is the Serie A PREVIEW for
the
Serie A Week 20, 2013 – 2014 Season on Saturday 18 and Sunday 19 January 2014, matchday 20. Coppa Italia Round of 16 was completed on 15 January and motivation for the qualifying team in the Quarterfinal is high: AS Roma, Juventus, AC Milan, Udinese, Fiorentina, AC Siena, Napoli, and Lazio.
So, in the Serie A, we expect an exciting round. The only team not worrying is JUVENTUS. Yep. Juventus are the sole leaders with 52 points and having an advantage of 8 points ahead of AS Roma holding the second position with 44 points.
It’s also an interesting round. It’s the debut of AC Milan coach Clarence Seedorf after the sacking of coach Massimiliano Allegri. Milan are struggling to make it in the top 5 teams seeing their chances for European competition. Catania also sacking coach Luigi De Canio and rehiring coach Rolando Maran. Catania in total chaos having their worst moment being in relegation zone.
Fiorentina will see the debut of their new forward Alessandro Matri who transferred from AC Milan.
Here is the situation. Juventus in the 1st position with 52 points and a
positive goal difference of +34. AS Roma in the 2nd position with 44
points and a positive goal difference of +29. Napoli in the 3rd
position with 42 points and a positive goal difference of +21.
The Europa League zone. Fiorentina
in the 4th position with 37 points and a positive goal difference of
+14. Hellas Verona in the 5th position with 32 points and a positive
goal difference of +4.
Relegation Zone: Bologna in the 18th position with 16
points and a negative goal difference of -16. Livorno in the 19th
position with 13 points and a negative goal difference of -17. Catania
in the 20th position with a negative goal difference of -21.
Up to Round 19, Week 19 most scored goals in favor: Juventus scoring 46 goals
Up to Round 19, Week 19 most scored against: Sassuolo conceding 41 goals Top scorer up to Round 19: Fiorentina forward Giuseppe Rossi with 14 goals
AS Roma – Livorno
Referee: Russo di Nola
Assistants: Tasso-Meli
Fourth Official: Tonolini
Add1: Peruzzo
Add2: Nasca
18:00
Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
AS Roma, 2nd position with 44 points and a positive goal difference of +29
Livorno, 19th position with 13 points and a negative goal difference of -17
Here is the probable formation for AS ROMA 4-3-3:
26 DE SANCTIS,
35 TOROSIDIS,
17 BENATIA,
5 CASTAN,
3 DODÒ,
44 NAINGGOLAN,
16 DE ROSSI,
6 STROOTMAN,
27 GERVINHO,
22 DESTRO,
8 LJAJIC
Here is the probable formation for LIVORNO 5-4-1:
1 BARDI,
2 PICCINI,
85 CODA,
23 EMERSON,
17 CECCHERINI,
15 MBAYE,
24 BENASSI,
10 LUCI,
41 DUNCAN,
19 GRECO,
9 PAULINHO
Photo asroma.it
Juventus – Sampdoria
Referee: Gervasoni di Mantova
Assistants: De Luca-Petrella
Fourth Official: Posado
Add1: Tommasi
Add2: Irrati
20:45
Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Juventus, 1st position with 52 points and a positive goal difference of +34
Sampdoria, 13th position with 21 points and a negative goal difference of -5
Here is the probable formation for JUVENTUS 3-5-2:
1 BUFFON,
15 BARZAGLI,
19 BONUCCI,
3 CHIELLINI,
26 LICHTSTEINER,
23 VIDAL,
21 PIRLO,
6 POGBA,
22 ASAMOAH,
10 TEVEZ,
14 LLORENTE
Here is the probable formation for SAMPDORIA 4-2-3-1:
1 DA COSTA,
29 DE SILVESTRI,
8 MUSTAFI,
28 GASTALDELLO,
3 COSTA,
17 PALOMBO,
14 OBIANG,
11 GABBIADINI,
22 BJARNASON,
15 WSZOLEK,
23 EDER
Sunday 19 January 2014
Udinese – Lazio
Referee: Rocchi di Firenze
Assistants: Nicoletti-Grilli
Fourth Official: Bianchi
Add1: Massa,
Add2: Merchiori
12:30
Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Udinese, 15th position with 20 points and a negative goal difference of -10
Lazio, 9th position with 24 points and a negative goal difference of -3
Disciplinary Situation: 2 suspended players for UDINESE: 3 Allan (1), 34 Gabriel Silva (1)
2 suspended player for LAZIO: 24 Ledesma, 6 Mauri (until 2 February 2014)
Stats BEFORE the game. Top scorer for UDINESE: Forward Antonio Di Natale, Luis Muriel, and Thomas Heurtaux with 3 goals each
Top scorer for LAZIO: Forward Miroslav Klose with 5 goals
Here is the probable formation for UDINESE 3-4-2-1:
1 BRKIC,
75 HEURTAUX,
5 DANILO,
11 DOMIZZI,
8 BASTA,
66 PINZI,
21 LAZZARI,
19 DOUGLAS,
37 PEREYRA,
17 NICO LOPEZ,
10 DI NATALE
Here is the probable formation for LAZIO 4-5-1:
22 MARCHETTI,
29 KONKO,
20 BIAVA,
3 DIAS,
39 CAVANDA,
87 CANDREVA,
23 ONAZI,
5 BIGLIA,
8 HERNANES,
19 LULIC,
11 KLOSE
Atalanta – Cagliari
Referee:MARIANI
Assistants: GALLONI – VUOTO
Fourth Official: MUSOLINO
ADD1: TAGLIAVENTO
ADD2: GHERSINI
15:00
Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Atalanta, 14th position with 21 points and a negative goal difference of -9
Cagliari, 12th position with 21 points and a negative goal difference of -9
Disciplinary Situation: 1 suspended player for ATALANTA: Benalouane (1)
1 suspended player for CAGLIARI: Mauricio Pinilla for 2 games
Stats BEFORE the game. Top scorer for ATALANTA: Forward German Denis with 7 goals
Top scorer for CAGLIARI: Marco Sau and Daniele Conti with 4 goals each
Here is the probable formation for ATALANTA 4-4-1-1:
37 SPORTIELLO,
77 RAIMONDI,
2 STENDARDO,
3 LUCCHINI,
28 BRIVIO,
23 BRIENZA,
21 CIGARINI,
17 CARMONA,
10 BONAVENTURA,
11 MORALEZ,
19 DENIS
Here is the probable formation for CAGLIARI 4-3-1-2:
26 ADÀN,
14 PISANO,
15 ROSSETTINI,
13 ASTORI,
29 MURRU,
21 DESSENA,
5 CONTI,
20 EKDAL,
7 COSSU,
9 SAU,
23 IBARBO
Photo cagliaricalcio.net
Catania – Fiorentina
Referee: Banti di Livorno
Assistants: Costanzo-Passeri
Fourth Official: Marrazzo
Add1: Mazzoleni;
Add2: Celi
15:00
Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Catania, 20th position with 13 points and a negative goal difference of -21
Fiorentina, 4th position with 37 points and a positive goal difference of +14
Disciplinary Situation: 2 suspended players for CATANIA: Lodi (1), Peruzzi (1)
No suspended player FIORENTINA
Stats BEFORE the game. Top scorer CATANIA: Forward Pablo Barrientos and Lucas Castro with 3 goals each
Top scorer FIORENTINA: Forward Giuseppe Rossi with 14 goals
Here is the probable formation for CATANIA 4-3-3
1FRISON
5ROLIN
6LEGROTTAGLIE
3SPOLLI
34BIRAGHI
13IZCO
15RINAUDO
8PLASIL
16KEKO
9BERGESSIO
28BARRIENTOS
Here is the probable formation for FIORENTINA 4-3-2-1:
1NETO
40TOMOVIC
2GO. RODRIGUEZ
15SAVIC
23PASQUAL
10AQUILANI
7PIZARRO
20BORJA VALERO
17JOAQUIN
11CUADRADO
32MATRI
Photo ilcalciocatania.it
Catania coach Rolando Mara will attempt to defeat Fiorentina. Maran making his re-debut with Catania replacing coach Luigi De Canio
Genoa – Inter
Referee: Rizzoli di Bologna
Assistants: Di Liberatore-Cariolato
Fourth Official: Manganelli;
Add1: Valeri,
Add2: Pinzani
15:00
Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Genoa, 10th position with 23 points and a negative goal difference of -5
Inter, 5th position with 32 points and a positive goal difference of +15
Here is the probable formation for GENOA 3-4-3:
53 BIZZARRI,
3 ANTONINI,
4 DE MAIO,
15 MARCHESE,
20 VRSALJKO,
8 BIONDINI,
7 CABRAL,
13 ANTONELLI,
77 KONATE,
11 GILARDINO,
91 BERTOLACCI
Here is the probable formation for INTER 3-5-1-1:
1 HANDANOVIC,
14 CAMPAGNARO,
35 ROLANDO,
5 JUAN JESUS,
2 JONATHAN,
21 TAIDER,
19 CAMBIASSO,
13 GUARIN,
55 NAGATOMO,
11 ALVAREZ,
8 PALACIO
Bologna – Napoli
Referee: DAMATO
Assistants: CRISPO – PRETI
Fourth Official: GHIANDAI
ADD1: DOVERI
ADD2: CIAMPI
Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Bologna, 18th position with 16 points and a negative goal difference of -16
Napoli, 3rd position with 42 points and a positive goal difference of +21
Stats BEFORE the game. Top scorer BOLOGNA: Forward Alessandro Diamanti and Panagiotis Kone with 4 goals each
Top scorer NAPOLI: Forward Gonzalo Higuain with 9 goals
Here is the probable formation for BOLOGNA 3-5-1-1:
1 CURCI,
6 SORENSEN,
14 NATALI,
21 CHERUBIN,
8 GARICS,
33 KONE,
15 PEREZ,
24 PAZIENZA,
3 MORLEO,
23 DIAMANTI,
9 BIANCHI
Here is the probable formation for NAPOLI 4-2-3-1:
1 RAFAEL,
11 MAGGIO,
21 FERNANDEZ,
33 ALBIOL,
27 ARMERO,
88 INLER,
20 DZEMAILI,
7 CALLEJON,
19 PANDEV,
14 MERTENS,
9 HIGUAIN
Photo sscnapoli.it
Chievo Verona – Parma
Referee: Orsato di Schio
Assistants: Avellano-Iannello
Fourth Official: La Rocca
Add1: Di Bello,
Add2: Borriello
15:00
Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Chievo Verona, 16th position with 17 points and a negative goal difference of -10
Parma, 7th position with 26 points and a positive goal difference of +3
Stats BEFORE the game. Top scorer CHIEVO VERONA: Forward Alberto Paloschi and Cyril Thereau with 4 goals each
Top scorer PARMA: Forward Antonio Cassano and Marco Parolo with 6 goals each
Here is the probable formation for CHIEVO VERONA 3-5-2:
1 PUGGIONI,
21 FREY,
3 DAINELLI,
12 CESAR,
17 SARDO,
9 BENTIVOGLIO,
27 L. RIGONI,
56 HETEMAJ,
93 DRAMÉ,
43 PALOSCHI,
77 THEREAU
Here is the probable formation for PARMA 4-3-3:
83 MIRANTE,
2 CASSANI,
29 PALETTA,
6 LUCARELLI,
18 GOBBI,
30 ACQUAH,
32 MARCHIONNI,
16 PAROLO,
7 BIABIANY,
11 AMAURI,
99 CASSANO
Photo parmafc.com
Sassuolo – Torino
Referee: Giacomelli di Trieste
Assistants: Stefani-Faverani
Fourth Official: Di Fiore
Add1: Guida,
Add2: Chiffi
15:00
Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Sassuolo, 17th position with 17 points and a negative goal difference of -20
Torino, 8th position with 26 points and a positive goal difference of +4
15:00
Stats BEFORE the game. Top scorer SASSUOLO: Forward Domenico Berardi with 11 goals
Top scorer TORINO: Forwards Ciro Immobile and Alessio Cerci with 9 goals each
Here is the probable formation for SASSUOLO 3-4-3:
79 PEGOLO,
5 ANTEI,
6 ARIAUDO,
35 ROSSINI,
37 SCHELOTTO,
4 MAGNANELLI,
8 MARRONE,
3 LONGHI,
25 BERARDI,
83 FLORO FLORES,
86 ZIEGLER
Here is the probable formation for TORINO 3-4-1-2:
30 PADELLI,
19 MAKSIMOVIC,
25 GLIK,
24 MORETTI,
36 DARMIAN,
20 VIVES,
33 BRIGHI,
8 FARNERUD,
7 EL KADDOURI,
11 CERCI,
9 IMMOBILE
Photo sassuolocalcio.it
The player of the moment…. Domenico Berardi the player who scored 4 goals against AC Milan being the “cherry” on top of the ice cream resulting in the sacking of Milan coach Massimiliano Allegri.
AC Milan – Hellas Verona
Referee: Bergonzi di Genova
Assistants: Giallatini-Dobosz
Fourth Official: Paganessi
Add1: De Marco
Add2: Candussio
20:45
Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
AC Milan, 6th position with 32 points and a positive goal difference of +4
Hellas Verona, 11th position with 22 points and a positive goal difference of +1
Here is the probable formation for AC MILAN 4-3-2-1:
32 ABBIATI,
2 DE SCIGLIO,
25 BONERA,
17 ZAPATA,
28 EMANUELSON,
24 CRISTANTE,
34 DE JONG,
16 POLI,
22 KAKÀ,
7 ROBINHO,
45 BALOTELLI
Here is the probable formation for HELLAS VERONA 4-3-3:
1 RAFAEL,
22 CACCIATORE,
18 MORAS,
22 MAIETTA,
33 AGOSTINI,
2 ROMULO,
14 CIRIGLIANO,
10 HALLFREDSSON,
15 ITURBE,
9 TONI,
21 GOMEZ
New AC Milan coach Clarence Seedorf next to Mauro Tassotti. It will be the debut of Seedorf !
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AS Roma – Livorno
Juventus – Sampdoria
Udinese – Lazio
Atalanta – Cagliari
Catania – Fiorentina
Genoa – Inter
Bologna – Napoli
Chievo Verona – Parma
Sassuolo – Torino
AC Milan – Hellas Verona
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Anna Italia Predictions.
AS Roma – Livorno = AS ROMA
Juventus – Sampdoria = JUVENTUS
Udinese – Lazio = UDINESE
Atalanta – Cagliari = ATALANTA
Catania – Fiorentina = FIORENTINA
Genoa – Inter = GENOA
Bologna – Napoli = NAPOLI
Chievo Verona – Parma = CHIEVO VERONA
Sassuolo – Torino = SASSUOLO
AC Milan – Hellas Verona = AC MILAN
Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Juventus, 1st position with 52 points and a positive goal difference of +34
Sampdoria, 13th position with 21 points and a negative goal difference of -5
Here are JUVENTUS official called up players by coach Antonio Conte for the game, Juventus vs Sampdoria for the Serie A Week 20. The game to be played on Saturday 18 January 2014 at the Juventus Stadium in Turin, Italy
Here
are the complete match officials and fixture for the Italian Serie A
Week 20 – Twentieth Round on Saturday 18 and Sunday 19 January 2014 as designated
by the Italian Referee Association
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Match Officials designation Serie A TIM Twentieth Round
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Photo: fcparma.com
Referee Orsato from the Schio section will direct the
Serie A Week 20 game, CHIEVO VERONA vs PARMA and will be assisted by Avellano and Iannello while
fourth
official is La Rocca. The game on Sunday 19 January 2014 at the Marc’Antonio Bentegodi Stadium in Verona, Italy at 15:00
Saturday 18 January 2014
AS ROMA – LIVORNO Referee: Russo di Nola
Assistants: Tasso-Meli
Fourth Official: Tonolini
Add1: Peruzzo
Add2: Nasca
18:00
JUVENTUS – SAMPDORIA 20:45
Referee: Gervasoni di Mantova
Assistants: De Luca-Petrella
Fourth Official: Posado
Add1: Tommasi
Add2: Irrati
15:00
Sunday 19 January 2014
UDINESE – LAZIO Referee: Rocchi di Firenze
Assistants: Nicoletti-Grilli
Fourth Official: Bianchi
Add1: Massa,
Add2: Merchiori
12:30
CATANIA – FIORENTINA
Referee: Banti di Livorno
Assistants: Costanzo-Passeri
Fourth Official: Marrazzo
Add1: Mazzoleni;
Add2: Celi
15:00
CHIEVO VERONA – PARMA Referee: Orsato di Schio
Assistants: Avellano-Iannello
Fourth Official: La Rocca
Add1: Di Bello,
Add2: Borriello
15:00
GENOA – INTER
Referee: Rizzoli di Bologna
Assistants: Di Liberatore-Cariolato
Fourth Official: Manganelli;
Add1: Valeri,
Add2: Pinzani
15:00
SASSUOLO – TORINO Referee: Giacomelli di Trieste
Assistants: Stefani-Faverani
Fourth Official: Di Fiore
Add1: Guida,
Add2: Chiffi
15:00
AC MILAN – HELLAS VERONA Referee: Bergonzi di Genova
Assistants: Giallatini-Dobosz
Fourth Official: Paganessi
Add1: De Marco
Add2: Candussio
20:45
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What do you think of the result? Agree? Disagree? Best and worst player?
The Europa League zone. Fiorentina
Top scorer up to Round 19: Fiorentina forward Giuseppe Rossi with 14 goals
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