Hello, my friends. Here are the Serie A Week 14 Results – Roundup, Fourteenth Round on Saturday 26, Sunday 27, and Monday 28 November 2016.
Surprise, surprise, surprise…… Let me tell you, my friends. What an interesting round!!! Imagine, most people thought Juventus were going to defeat Genoa at the Luigi Ferraris Stadium and BIM BAM BOOM… Genoa changing the script and defeated Juventus. A total roller coaster with an inspired young forward Giovanni Simeone scoring 2 goals and an own goal by Juventus defender Alex Sandro!!! The match ending with Genoa 3 – 1 Juventus. Midfielder Miralem Pjanic scored the honor goal for Juventus.
Here is the situation now. Juventus losing their 3rd game this season, but still remain in the first position with 33 points and a positive goal difference of +17. Juventus is only +4 points above AS Roma holding the second position with 29 points and a positive goal difference of +17 and AC Milan in the third position with 29 points and a positive goal difference of +7.
The battle for the Scudetto is definitely open. It sees a three-way race among Juventus, AS Roma, and AC Milan. It seems Milan coach Vincenzo Montella is making a difference rebuilding the team back to their glorious years. Milan defeated Empoli at the Carlo Castellani Stadium with a 1-4 results and good performance by young Gianluca Lapadula scoring 2 goals.
Highlight in this round seeing midfielder Daniele De Rossi playing his 400 game in Serie A with AS Roma. Good game for Roma defeating Pescara with a 3-2 at the Olimpico di Roma Stadium.
As far as gaining a spot in the Europa League next season, we have Lazio and Atalanta with 28 points each followed closely by Torino with 25 points and Napoli with 24 points.
We do have a change in the relegation zone. Crotone are no longer in the 20th position moving upward to the 19th position following a 1 – 1 draw with Sampdoria. News is that Palermo went down now to the 20th position after losing the game against Lazio. Palermo losing 7 consecutive games and something must be done to rescue Palermo.
Napoli with a step back on their quest to get back to the race for the Scudetto. Napoli ending the match with a 1-1 draw against Sassuolo.
Inter gaining momentum at the Giuseppe Meazza Stadium crushing Fiorentina with a 4-2. Fiorentina ending the game with 10 players since the 45th minute after Referee Damato gave a red card to defender Gonzalo Rodríguez for a foul on Mauro Icardi.
The top scorer of the Serie A: AS Roma forward Edin Dzeko and Inter forward Mauro Icardi with 12 goals each
Top Serie A teams standing AFTER Serie A Week 14 games. First 3 qualifying for Champions League, 4 and 5 for Europa League.
–JUVENTUS 1st position with 33 points and a positive goal difference of +17
– AS ROMA 2nd position with 29 points and a positive goal difference of +17
– AC MILAN 3rd positions with 29 points and a positive goal difference of +7
– LAZIO 4th position with 28 points and a positive goal difference of +13
– ATALANTA5th position with 28 points and a positive goal difference of +9
–TORINO 6th position with 25 points and a positive goal difference of +14
Relegation Zone:
– PESCARA, 18th position with 7 points and a negative goal difference of -15
– CROTONE, 19th position with 6 points and a negative goal difference of -16
– PALERMO, 20th position with 6 points and a negative goal difference of -17
Here are the match officials and fixture for the 2016-2017 Coppa Italia TIM Cup Fourth Round on Tuesday 29, Wednesday 30 November, and Thursday 1 December 2016 as designated by the Italian Referee Association (AIA) .
71% Ball Possession NAPOLI and 29% Ball Possession SASSUOLO Napoli 1 – 1 Sassuolo
43′ Lorenzo Insigne 82′ Gregoire Defrel
Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Napoli, 7th position with 24 points and a positive goal difference of +9
Sassuolo, 16th position with 13 points and a negative goal difference of -9
Pos
Team
P
W
D
L
Goals
DIFF
Points
7
Napoli
13
7
3
3
23:14
9
24
16
Sassuolo
13
4
1
8
16:25
-9
13
Napoli failing to win the home game to get back to the race for the Scudetto. Sassuolo battling to avoid falling down in the relegation zone grabbed a 1 point at the San Paolo Stadium.
Napoli opening the score in the 42nd minute. It is forward Lorenzo Insigne to defeat Sassuolo goalkeeper Andrea Consigli with a right footed shot in the top right corner. The assist is by midfielder Marek Hamsik.
Sassuolo freezing the San Paolo Stadium in the 82nd minute. It is forward Gregoire Defrel to level the situation. Defrel defeating Napoli goalkeeper Pepe Reina with a left footed shot in the top left corner. The assist is by Marcello Gazzola with a cross.
Here is NAPOLI official starting lineup by coach Maurizio Sarri:
Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Napoli, 7th position with 24 points and a positive goal difference of +9
Sassuolo, 16th position with 13 points and a negative goal difference of -9
POS
TEAM
P
W
D
L
GOALS
DIFF
POINTS
7
Napoli
13
7
3
3
23:14
9
24
16
Sassuolo
13
4
1
8
16:25
-9
13
Here are NAPOLI official called up players by coach Maurizio Sarri for the Serie A Week 14 game Napoli vs Sassuolo on Monday 28 November 2016 at the San Paolo Stadium in Naples, Italy at 19:00.