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Hello my friends. Here is the Serie A Week 32 Preview – Thirty-second Round on Saturday 15 April 2017.

A historical round because we have the first Milan Derby under the new management. It’s the new Era after the passing of the old management from Berlusconi to the Chinese.
The Serie A leaders will remain the same. Juventus the absolute leader of the Serie A. We will have a thriller round as far as the relegation zone fighting to remain in the Serie A next season.

The top scorers of the Serie A up to Week 31 : Torino forward Andrea Belotti and AS Roma forward Edin Dzeko with 23 goals each

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Saturday 15 April 2017

INTER – AC MILAN
Giuseppe Meazza Stadium
Referee: ORSATO
Assistants: DI FIORE – MANGANELLI
Fourth Official: MELI
ADD1: DAMATO
ADD2: RUSSO
12:30

Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
AC Milan, 6th position with 57 points and a positive goal difference of +14
Inter, 7th position with 55 points and a positive goal difference of +22

Pos Team P W D L Goals DIFF Points
6 Milan 31 17 6 8 47:33 14 57
7 Inter 31 17 4 10 57:35 22 55

 

The Milan Derby !  It’s the awaited Derby della Madonnina to claim the bragging rights to rule the City of Milan.  A clash not to miss because Inter and Milan are fighting for a spot in the Europa League next season.   Currently, AC Milan in the 6th position with 57 points and Inter in the 7th position with 55 points.

Here is the situation.  Inter can overtake the 6th position if they defeat AC Milan.  A draw will not be enough and the status quo will remain the same.

  • There are a total of 165 precedents between Inter and AC Milan.   Stats showing Inter with 61 wins, 53 draws, and AC Milan with 51 wins.   Out of the 440 goals, Inter scoring 227 goals and AC Milan 213 goals. For games played at the Giuseppe Meazza, we see 86 games, Inter with 31 wins, 29 draws, and 26 wins Milan.

The last time Inter defeated AC Milan in Serie A was on September 13, 2015 with Inter 1 – 0 Milan.  The last match ended AC Milan 2 – 2 Inter.

Stats BEFORE the game.  Top scorer of INTER:  Mauro Icardi with 20 goals

Top scorer of AC MILAN:  Carlos Bacca with 13 goals

Inter Goals Goals AC Milan
Icardi, Mauro 20 13 Bacca, Carlos
Perisic, Ivan 9 7 Suso
Banega, Ever 6 5 Lapadula, Gianluca
Candreva, Antonio 5 4 Pasalic, Mario
Eder 4 3 Niang, Mbaye

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

09/04/17 SA Crotone – Inter 2:1 31
03/04/17 SA Inter – Sampdoria 1:2 30
18/03/17 SA Turin – Inter 2:2 29

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

09/04/17 SA Milan – Palermo 4:0 31
02/04/17 SA Pescara – Milan 1:1 30
18/03/17 SA Milan – Genoa 1:0 29

 

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CAGLIARI – CHIEVO VERONA
Sant’Elia Stadium
Referee: MANGANIELLO
Assistants: COSTANZO – BINDONI
Fourth Official: DEL GIOVANE
ADD1: VALERI
ADD2: ILLUZZI
15:00

Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Chievo Verona, 12th position with 38 points and a negative goal difference of -10
Cagliari, 13th position with 35 points and a negative goal difference of -21

Pos Team P W D L Goals DIFF Points
12 Chievo 31 11 5 15 35:45 -10 38
13 Cagliari 31 10 5 16 41:62 -21 35

 

It’s a pressure for Cagliari to win the home game to claim all 3 points.    There are 10 precedents in Serie A between Cagliari vs Chievo Verona at the Sant’Elia Stadium.  Stats showing Cagliari with 3 wins, 2 draws, and Chievo with 5 wins.   Cagliari scoring 14 goals and Chievo 13 goals.

Stats BEFORE the game.  Top scorer of CAGLIARI:  Marco Borriello with 14 goals

Top scorer of CHIEVO VERONA:  Roberto Inglese and Sergio Pellissier with 7 goals each

Cagliari Goals Goals Chievo Verona
Borriello, Marco 14 7 Inglese, Roberto
Sau, Marco 4 7 Pellissier, Sergio
Farias, Diego 4 6 Birsa, Valter
Pedro, Joao 3 4 Castro, Lucas
Melchiorri, Federico 3 3 Meggiorini, Riccardo

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

09/04/17 SA Cagliari – Turin 2:3 31
02/04/17 SA Palermo – Cagliari 1:3 30
19/03/17 SA Cagliari – Lazio 0:0 29

Stats.  Here are the last 3 games of CHIEVO VERONA:   3 lost

08/04/17 SA Juventus – Chievo 2:0 31
02/04/17 SA Chievo – Crotone 1:2 30
19/03/17 SA Bologna – Chievo 4:1 29

 

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FIORENTINA – EMPOLI
Artemio Franchi Stadium
Referee: MAZZOLENI
Assistants: DI VUOLO – SCHENONE
Fourth Official: TOLFO
ADD1: CALVARESE
ADD2: LA PENNA
15:00

Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Fiorentina, 8th position with 52points and a positive goal difference of +10
Empoli, 17th position with 23 points and a negative goal difference of -31

Pos Team P W D L Goals DIFF Points
8 Fiorentina 31 14 10 7 49:39 10 52
17 Empoli 31 5 8 18 18:49 -31 23

 

The derby!  Empoli with the pressure to win the away game to avoid falling down in the relegation zone while Fiorentina with the dream to pursue a spot in the Europa League next season.   Empoli winning only 5 games compared to Fiorentina winning 14 games.

There are 9 precedents in Serie A between Fiorentina and Empoli at the Artemio Franchi Stadium.  Stats showing Fiorentina with 4 wins, 3 draws, and Empoli with 1 win.

Stats BEFORE the game.   Top scorer of FIORENTINA:  Nikola Kalinic with 14 goals

Top scorer of EMPOLI: Levan Mchedlidze with 5 goals

Fiorentina Goals Goals Empoli
Kalinic, Nikola 14 5 Mchedlidze, Levan
Bernardeschi, Federico 10 4 Maccarone, Massimo
Babacar, Khouma 7 2 El Kaddouri, Omar
Ilicic, Josip 4 2 Pucciarelli, Manuel
Tello, Cristian 3 1 Krunic, Rade

Stats.  Here are the last 3 games of FIORENTINA:  2 wins, 1 draw

09/04/17 SA Sampdoria – Fiorentina 2:2 31
02/04/17 SA Fiorentina – Bologna 1:0 30
19/03/17 SA Crotone – Fiorentina 0:1 29

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

08/04/17 SA Empoli – Pescara 1:1 31
01/04/17 SA Roma – Empoli 2:0 30
19/03/17 SA Empoli – Napoli 2:3 29

 

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GENOA – LAZIO
Luigi Ferraris Stadium
Referee: MARESCA
Assistants: CARBONE – LONGO
Fourth Official: ALASSIO
ADD1: CELI
ADD2: MINELLI
15:000

Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Lazio, 4th position with 60 points and a positive goal difference of +18
Genoa, 16th position with 29 points and a negative goal difference of -21

Pos Team P W D L Goals DIFF Points
4 Lazio 31 18 6 7 52:34 18 60
16 Genoa 31 7 8 16 30:51 -21 29

Stats BEFORE the game.  Top scorer of GENOA:   Giovanni Simeone with 10 goals

Top scorer of LAZIO:  Ciro Immobile with 18 goals

Genoa Goals Goals Lazio
Simeone, Giovanni 10 18 Immobile, Ciro
Pavoletti, Leonardo 3 8 Keita, Balde
Ntcham, Olivier 3 5 Parolo, Marco
Ocampos, Lucas 3 4 Milinkovic-Savic, Sergej
Ninkovic, Nikola 2 3 Felipe Anderson

Stats.  Here are the last 3 games of GENOA: 3 lost

09/04/17 SA Udinese – Genoa 3:0 31
02/04/17 SA Genoa – Atalanta 0:5 30
18/03/17 SA Milan – Genoa 1:0 29

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

09/04/17 SA Lazio – Napoli 0:3 31
04/04/17 CI Roma – Lazio 3:2 S
01/04/17 SA Sassuolo – Lazio 1:2 30

 

PALERMO – BOLOGNA
Renzo Barbera Stadium
Referee: BANTI
Assistants: LIBERTI – GIALLATINI
Fourth Official: MARRAZZO
ADD1: MARIANI
ADD2: DI MARTINO
15:00

Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Bologna, 14th position with 34 points and a negative goal difference of -17
Palermo, 19th position with 15 points and a negative goal difference of -42

Pos Team P W D L Goals DIFF Points
14 Bologna 31 9 7 15 29:46 -17 34
19 Palermo 31 3 6 22 25:67 -42 15

 

Stats BEFORE the  game.   Top scorer of PALERMO:   Ilija Nestorovski with 10 goals

Top scorer of BOLOGNA:  Blerim Dzemaili with 8 goals

Palermo Goals Goals Bologna
Nestorovski, Ilija 10 8 Dzemaili, Blerim
Quaison, Robin 4 6 Destro, Mattia
Rispoli, Andrea 3 5 Verdi, Simone
Chochev, Ivaylo 3 2 Viviani, Federico
Sallai, Roland 1 2 Di Francesco, Federico

Stats.   Here are the last 3 games of PALERMO:    3 lost

09/04/17 SA Milan – Palermo 4:0 31
02/04/17 SA Palermo – Cagliari 1:3 30
19/03/17 SA Udinese – Palermo 4:1 29

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

09/04/17 SA Bologna – Roma 0:3 31
02/04/17 SA Fiorentina – Bologna 1:0 30
19/03/17 SA Bologna – Chievo 4:1 29

 

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PESCARA – JUVENTUS
Adriatico Stadium
Referee: DI BELLO
Assistants: PRETI – PAGANESSI
Fourth Official: FIORITO
ADD1: IRRATI
ADD2: PASQUA
15:00

Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Juventus, 1st position with 77 points and a positive goal difference of +42
Pescara, 20th position with 14 points and a negative goal difference of -37

Pos Team P W D L Goals DIFF Points
1 Juventus 31 25 2 4 62:20 42 77
20 Pescara 31 2 8 21 31:68 -37 14

Stats BEFORE the game.   Top scorer of PESCARA:  Gianluca Caprari with 8 goals

Top scorer of JUVENTUS:   Gonzalo Higuain with 21 goals

Pescara Goals Goals Juventus
Caprari, Gianluca 8 21 Higuain, Gonzalo
Benali, Ahmad 5 8 Dybala, Paulo
Bahebeck, Jean Christophe 2 5 Mandzukic, Mario
Cerri, Alberto 2 5 Pjanic, Miralem
Campagnaro, Hugo 2 5 Khedira, Sami

Stats.  Here are the last 3 games of PESCARA:  2 draws, 1 lost

08/04/17 SA Empoli – Pescara 1:1 31
02/04/17 SA Pescara – Milan 1:1 30
19/03/17 SA Atalanta – Pescara 3:0 29

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

11/04/17 UCLK Juventus – Barcelona 3:0 Q
08/04/17 SA Juventus – Chievo 2:0 31
05/04/17 CI Napoli – Juventus 3:2 S

 

AS ROMA – ATALANTA
Olimpico di Roma Stadium
Referee: GIACOMELLI
Assistants: VALERIANI – PERETTI
Fourth Official: BARBIRATI
ADD1: ROCCHI
ADD2: CHIFFI
15:00

Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
AS Roma, 2nd position with 71 points and a positive goal difference of +43
Atalanta, 5th position with 59 points and a positive goal difference of +18

Pos Team P W D L Goals DIFF Points
2 Roma 31 23 2 6 69:26 43 71
5 Atalanta 31 18 5 8 52:34 18 59

 

Stats BEFORE the game.  Top scorer of AS ROMA:  Edin Dzeko with 24 goals

Top scorer of ATALANTA:   Alejandro Gomez with 14 goals

AS Roma Goals Goals Atalanta
Dzeko, Edin 24 14 Gomez, Alejandro
Salah, Mohamed 11 6 Caldara, Mattia
Nainggolan, Radja 9 6 Kessie, Franck
Perotti, Diego 7 5 Conti, Andrea
El Shaarawy, Stephan 4 5 Petagna, Andrea

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

09/04/17 SA Bologna – Roma 0:3 31
04/04/17 CI Roma – Lazio 3:2 S
01/04/17 SA Roma – Empoli 2:0 30

Stats.  Here are the lst 3 games of ATALANTA:  2 wins, 1 draw

08/04/17 SA Atalanta – Sassuolo 1:1 31
02/04/17 SA Genoa – Atalanta 0:5 30
19/03/17 SA Atalanta – Pescara 3:0 29

 

TORINO – CROTONE
Olimpico di Torino Stadium
Referee: DOVERI
Assistants: PASSERI – LA ROCCA
Fourth Official: TASSO
ADD1: TAGLIAVENTO
ADD2: MARINELLI
15:00

Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Torino, 10th position with 44 points and a positive goal difference of +7
Crotone, 18th position with 20 points and a negative goal difference of -26

Pos Team P W D L Goals DIFF Points
10 Turin 31 11 11 9 59:52 7 44
18 Crotone 31 5 5 21 25:51 -26 20

 

Stats BEFORE the game.  Top scorer of  TORINO:   Andrea Belotti with 24 goals

Top scorer of CROTONE:   Diego Falcinelli with 11 goals

Torino Goals Goals Crotone
Belotti, Andrea 24 11 Falcinelli, Diego
Falque, Iago 10 3 Stoian, Adrian
Ljajic, Adem 7 3 Ferrari, Gianmarco
Baselli, Daniele 5 2 Trotta, Marcello
Benassi, Marco 5 2 Palladino, Raffaele

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

09/04/17 SA   Cagliari -Turin 2:3 31
02/04/17 SA Turin – Udinese 2:2 30
18/03/17 SA Turin – Inter 2:2 29

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

09/04/17 SA Crotone – Inter 2:1 31
02/04/17 SA Chievo – Crotone 1:2 30
19/03/17 SA Crotone – Fiorentina 0:1 29

 

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SASSUOLO – SAMPDORIA
Mapei Stadium
Referee: PAIRETTO
Assistants:MONDIN – DI IORIO
Fourth Official: DE MEO
ADD1: FABBRI
ADD2: BARONI
18:00

Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Sampdoria, 9th position with 45 points and a positive goal difference of +2
Sassuolo, 15th position with 32 points and a negative goal difference of -11

Pos Team P W D L Goals DIFF Points
9 Sampdoria 31 12 9 10 39:37 2 45
15 Sassuolo 31 9 5 17 38:49 -11 32

Stats BEFORE the game.   Top scorer of SASSUOLO:   Gregoire Defrel with 9 goals

Top scorer of SAMPDORIA:   Luis Muriel  with 10 goals

Sassuolo Goals Goals Sampdoria
Defrel, Gregoire 9 10 Muriel, Luis
Matri, Alessandro 6 8 Quagliarella, Fabio
Pellegrini, Lorenzo 6 8 Schick, Patrik
Acerbi, Francesco 3 5 Fernandes, Bruno
Berardi, Domenico 3 2 Barreto, Edgar

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

08/04/17 SA  Atalanta – Sassuolo 1:1 31
01/04/17 SA Sassuolo – Lazio 1:2 30
19/03/17 SA Roma – Sassuolo 3:1 29

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

09/04/17 SA  Sampdoria – Fiorentina 2:2 31
03/04/17 SA Inter – Sampdoria 1:2 30
19/03/17 SA Sampdoria – Juventus 0:1 29

 

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NAPOLI – UDINESE
San Paolo Stadium
Referee: MASSA
Assistants: TONOLINI – VUOTO
Fourth Official: POSADO
ADD1: RIZZOLI
ADD2: SERRA
20:45

Pos Team P W D L Goals DIFF Points
3 Napoli 31 20 7 4 72:33 39 67
11 Udinese 31 11 7 13 41:40 1 40

There are 19 precedents between Napoli and Udinese in Naples including in Serie A , Serie B, and Copa Italia.   Stats showing: Napoli with 22 wins, 12 draws, and Udinese with 5 wins.  Napoli scoring 65 goals and Udinese 43 goals.

Stats BEFORE the game.   Top scorer of NAPOLI:  Dries Mertens with 20 goals

Top scorer of UDINESE:  Cyril Thereau with 1 1 goals

Napoli Goals Goals Udinese
Mertens, Dries 20 11 Thereau, Cyril
Insigne, Lorenzo 14 9 Zapata, Duvan
Hamsik, Marek 11 5 Jankto, Jakub
Callejon, Jose 9 5 Fofana, Seko
Milik, Arek 4 4 Perica, Stipe

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

09/04/17 SA Lazio – Napoli 0:3 31
05/04/17 CI Napoli – Juventus 3:2 S
02/04/17 SA Napoli – Juventus 1:1 30

Stats.  Here are the last 3 games of UDINESE:  2 wins, 1 draw

09/04/17 SA Udinese – Genoa 3:0 31
02/04/17 SA Turin – Udinese 2:2 30
19/03/17 SA Udinese – Palermo 4:1 29

 

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Preview Inter vs AC Milan, Saturday 15 April 2017, Serie A Week 32

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Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
AC Milan, 6th position with 57 points and a positive goal difference of +14
Inter, 7th position with 55 points and a positive goal difference of +22

Pos Team P W D L Goals DIFF Points
6 Milan 31 17 6 8 47:33 14 57
7 Inter 31 17 4 10 57:35 22 55

 

The Milan Derby !  It’s the awaited Derby della Madonnina to claim the bragging rights to rule the City of Milan.  A clash not to miss because Inter and Milan are fighting for a spot in the Europa League next season.   Currently, AC Milan in the 6th position with 57 points and Inter in the 7th position with 55 points.

Here is the situation.  Inter can overtake the 6th position if they defeat AC Milan.  A draw will not be enough and the status quo will remain the same.

  • There are a total of 165 precedents between Inter and AC Milan.   Stats showing Inter with 61 wins, 53 draws, and AC Milan with 51 wins.   Out of the 440 goals, Inter scoring 227 goals and AC Milan 213 goals. For games played at the Giuseppe Meazza, we see 86 games, Inter with 31 wins, 29 draws, and 26 wins Milan.

The last time Inter defeated AC Milan in Serie A was on September 13, 2015 with Inter 1 – 0 Milan.  The last match ended AC Milan 2 – 2 Inter.

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Stats BEFORE the game.  Top scorer of INTER:  Mauro Icardi with 20 goals

Top scorer of AC MILAN:  Carlos Bacca with 13 goals

Inter Goals Goals AC Milan
Icardi, Mauro 20 13 Bacca, Carlos
Perisic, Ivan 9 7 Suso
Banega, Ever 6 5 Lapadula, Gianluca
Candreva, Antonio 5 4 Pasalic, Mario
Eder 4 3 Niang, Mbaye

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

09/04/17 SA Crotone – Inter 2:1 31
03/04/17 SA Inter – Sampdoria 1:2 30
18/03/17 SA Turin – Inter 2:2 29

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

09/04/17 SA Milan – Palermo 4:0 31
02/04/17 SA Pescara – Milan 1:1 30
18/03/17 SA Milan – Genoa 1:0 29

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Inter vs AC Milan Called Up Players

Here are INTER 24 official called up players by coach Stefano Pioli for the Serie A Week 32 game Milan Derby Inter vs AC Milan on Saturday 15 April 2017 at the Giuseppe Meazza Stadium in Milan, Italy at 12:30.

Goalkeepers: Handanovic, Carrizo, Berni

Defenders: Andreolli, Ansaldi, Medel, Sainsbury, Santon, Murillo, Miranda, D’Ambrosio, Nagatomo

Midfielders: Gagliardini, Joao Mario, Kondogbia, Banega, Brozovic

Forwards: Palacio, Icardi, Biabiany, Eder, Perisic, Candreva, Gabigol

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Here are AC MILAN 22 official called up players by coach Vincenzo Montella for the game against Inter:

Goalkeepers: Donnarumma, Plizzari, Storari

Defenders: Antonelli, Calabria, De Sciglio, Gomez, Paletta, Romagnoli, Vangioni, Zapata

Midfielders: Fernandez, Honda, Kucka, Locatelli, Poli, Sosa

Forwards: Bacca, Deulofeu, Lapadula, Ocampos, Suso

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Inter – AC Milan
Saturday 15 April 2017
Giuseppe Meazza Stadium
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Assistants: DI FIORE – MANGANELLI
Fourth Official: MELI
ADD1: DAMATO
ADD2: RUSSO

 

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Juventus dueling with AC Milan is probable the most awaited clash.  Yet, Juventus will remain the sole leader despite the result.   Challenge is for AC Milan to look for a victory to dream with that spot in the Europa League next season.

The awaited Derby della Lanterna is surely a match not to miss. It will the 114th Derby to claim the bragging rights to rule in Genoa.

Problem is for the 3 teams battling for salvation to avoid relegation to the Serie B next season, as we are running out of time:

18 Palermo Palermo 15 27 3 6 18 23 53 -30
19 Crotone Crotone 14 27 3 5 19 21 45 -24
20 Pescara Pescara 12 27 2 6 19 28 60 -32

The top scorer of the Serie A: Torino forward Andrea Belotti with 22 goals

 

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Serie A Week 28 / 28a Giornata /

Friday 10 March 2017

 

JUVENTUS – AC MILAN
Juventus Stadium
Referee: MASSA
Assistants: MELI – CRISPO
Fourth Official: GIALLATIN
ADD1: BANTI
ADD2: DOVERI
20:45

Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Juventus, 1st position with 67 points and a positive goal difference of +38
AC Milan, 7th position with 50 points and a positive goal difference of 10

Pos Team P W D L Goals DIFF Points
1 Juventus 27 22 1 4 56:18 38 67
7 Milan 27 15 5 7 40:30 10 50

Juventus is the sole leader of the Serie A and despite the results it will remain in the first position.  Juventus having 67 points is followed by AS Roma in the second position with 59 points.   AC Milan desperately looking to win the game to climb towards the top 5 positions of the Serie A to be among the Europa League zone for next season.

Stats BEFORE the game.  Top scorer of JUVENTUS:   Gonzalo Higuain with 19 goals

Top scorer of AC MILAN:  Carlos Bacca with 11 goals

Juventus Goals Goals AC Milan
Higuain, Gonzalo 19 11 Bacca, Carlos
Dybala, Paulo 7 6 Suso
Mandzukic, Mario 5 5 Lapadula, Gianluca
Pjanic, Miralem 5 3 Niang, Mbaye
Khedira, Sami 4 3 Bonaventura, Giacomo

Stats.  Here are the last 3 games of JUVENTUS:  2 wins, 1 draw

05/03/17 SA Udinese – Juventus 1:1 27
28/02/17 CI Juventus – Napoli 3:1 S
25/02/17 SA Juventus – Empoli 2:0 26

Stats.  Here are the last 3 games of AC MILAN:  3 wins

04/03/17 SA Milan – Chievo 3:1 27
26/02/17 SA Sassuolo – Milan 0:1 26
19/02/17 SA Milan – Fiorentina 2:1 25

 

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Saturday 11 March 2017

GENOA – SAMPDORIA
Luigi Ferraris Stadium
Referee: ORSATO
Assistants: CARIOLATO – MARZALONI
Fourth Official: TONOLINI
ADD1: GUIDA
ADD2: PINZANI
20:45

It’s the Derby della Lanterna to claim the bragging rights to rule the City of Genoa. Genoa being the oldest football club in Italy founded on 7 September 1893 (124 years ago). Sampdoria founded on 12 August 1946 (70 years ago).

  • There are 67 precedents in Serie A between Genoa and Sampdoria.  Stats showing  Sampdoria with 25 wins, 25 draws, and Genoa with 17 wins.  Sampdoria scoring 84 goals and Genoa 71 goals.
  • The first Serie A Derby  della Lanterna was played on  March 3, 1947 ending Genoa 2–3 Sampdoria.
  • The last Serie A, Derby della Lanterna was played on October 22, 2016 ending  Sampdoria 2–1 Genoa.
  •  The largest victory was Sampdoria 5 – 1 Genoa in Serie A on October 17, 1948.

Stats BEFORE the game.  Top scorer of GENOA:  Giovanni Simeone with 10 goals

Top scorer of SAMPDORIA:  Luis Muriel with 9 goals

Genoa Goals Goals Sampdoria
Simeone, Giovanni 10 9 Muriel, Luis
Pavoletti, Leonardo 3 7 Schick, Patrik
Ntcham, Olivier 3 7 Quagliarella, Fabio
Ocampos, Lucas 3 4 Fernandes, Bruno
Ninkovic, Nikola 2 2 Barreto, Edgar

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

05/03/17 SA Empoli – Genoa 0:2 27
26/02/17 SA Genoa – Bologna 1:1 26
19/02/17 SA Pescara – Genoa 5:0 25

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

04/03/17 SA Sampdoria – Pescara 3:1 27
26/02/17 SA Palermo – Sampdoria 1:1 26
19/02/17 SA Sampdoria – Cagliari 1:1 25

 

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Sunday 12 March 2017

SASSUOLO – BOLOGNA
Mapei Stadium
Referee: VALERI
Assistants: SCHENONE – DI VUOLO
Fourth Official: LIBERTI
ADD1: TAGLIAVENTO
ADD2: MINELLI
12:30

Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Sassuolo, 12th position with 31 points and a negative goal difference of -7
Bologna, 16th position with 28 points and a negative goal difference of -17

Pos Team P W D L Goals DIFF Points
12 Sassuolo 27 9 4 14 35:42 -7 31
16 Bologna 27 7 7 13 24:41 -17 28

Sassuolo  with 31 points having a +3 points over Bologna with 28 points.  Sassuolo winning 9 games and Bologna 7 games.   Sassuolo losing 14 games this season while Bologna losing 13.   As for the defense,  Sassuolo conceding 42 goals and Bologna 41 goals.

Challenge is for Bologna to cause an upset at the Mapei Stadium to avoid getting closer to the relegation zone.    Sassuolo will look to win the home game.

There are 2 precedents in Serie A between Sassuolo vs Bologna at the Mapei Stadium.  Stats showing Sassuolo with 1 win and Bologna with 1 win.

Stats BEFORE the game.   Top scorer of SASSUOLO:  Gregoire Defrel with 8 goals

Top scorer of BOLOGNA:  Blerim Dzemaili with 6 goals

Sassuolo Goals Goals Bologna
Defrel, Gregoire 8 6 Dzemaili, Blerim
Matri, Alessandro 6 5 Destro, Mattia
Pellegrini, Lorenzo 5 4 Verdi, Simone
Ragusa, Antonino 3 2 Viviani, Federico
Acerbi, Francesco 3 1 Taider, Saphir

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

05/03/17 SA Crotone – Sassuolo 0:0 27
26/02/17 SA Sassuolo – Milan 0:1 26
19/02/17 SA Udinese – Sassuolo 1:2 25

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

05/03/17 SA Bologna – Lazio 0:2 27
26/02/17 SA Genoa – Bologna 1:1 26
19/02/17 SA Bologna – Inter 0:1 25

 

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CHIEVO VERONA – EMPOLI
Marc’Antonio Bentegodi Stadium
Referee: GIACOMELLI
Assistants: LA ROCCA – POSADO
Fourth Official: GAVA
ADD1: FABBRI
ADD2: DI MARTINO
15:00

Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Chievo Verona, 11th position with 35 points and a negative goal difference of -8
Empoli, 17th position with 22 points and a negative goal difference of –24

Pos Team P W D L Goals DIFF Points
11 Chievo 27 10 5 12 29:37 -8 35
17 Empoli 27 5 7 15 15:39 -24 22

Stats BEFORE the game.  Top scorer of CHIEVO VERONA:  Roberto Inglese with 6 goals

Top scorer of Empoli:  Levan Mchedlidze with 5 goals

Chievo Verona Goals Goals Empoli
Inglese, Roberto 6 5 Mchedlidze, Levan
Birsa, Valter 5 3 Maccarone, Massimo
Pellissier, Sergio 5 2 Pucciarelli, Manuel
Castro, Lucas 3 2 Saponara, Riccardo
Meggiorini, Riccardo 3 1 Krunic, Rade

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

04/03/17 SA Milan – Chievo 3:1 27
26/02/17 SA Chievo – Pescara 2:0 26
19/02/17 SA Chievo – Napoli 1:3 25

Stats.  Here are the last 3 games of EMPOLI:  3 lost

05/03/17 SA Empoli – Genoa 0:2 27
25/02/17 SA Juventus – Empoli 2:0 26
18/02/17 SA Empoli – Lazio 1:2 25

 

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FIORENTINA – CAGLIARI
Artemio Franchi Stadium
Referee: GAVILLUCCI
Assistants: DI IORIO – ALASSIO
Fourth Official: MONDIN
ADD1: RIZZOLI
ADD2: ROS
15:00

Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Fiorentina, 8th position with 42 points and a positive goal difference of +7
Cagliari, 13th position with 31 points and a negative goal difference of -21

Pos Team P W D L Goals DIFF Points
8 Fiorentina 27 11 9 7 44:37 7 42
13 Cagliari 27 9 4 14 36:57 -21 31

Stats BEFORE the game.  Top scorer of FIORENTINA:  Nikola Kalinic with 12 goals

Top scorer of CAGLIARI:  Marco Borriello with 12 goals

Fiorentina Goals Goals Cagliari
Kalinic, Nikola 12 12 Borriello, Marco
Bernardeschi, Federico 10 4 Farias, Diego
Tello 6 4 Sau, Marco
Babacar, Khouma 5 3 Pedro, Joao
Ilicic, Josip 4 3 Melchiorri, Federico

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

05/03/17 SA Atalanta – Fiorentina 0:0 27
27/02/17 SA Fiorentina – Turin 2:2 26
23/02/17 UELK Fiorentina – M’gladbach 2:4 1

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

05/03/17 SA Cagliari – Inter 1:5 27
26/02/17 SA Crotone – Cagliari 1:2 26
19/02/17 SA Sampdoria – Cagliari 1:1 25

 

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INTER – ATALANTA
Giuseppe Meazza Stadium
Referee: IRRATI
Assistants: DI LIBERATORE – CARBONE
Fourth Official: RANGHETTI
ADD1: RUSSO
ADD2: AURELIANO
15:00

Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Inter, 6th position with 51 points and a positive goal difference of +18
Atalanta, 6th position with 52 points and a positive goal difference of 16

Pos Team P W D L Goals DIFF Points
5 Atalanta 27 16 4 7 42:26 16 52
6 Inter 27 16 3 8 46:28 18 51

A direct match between Inter and Atalanta having only 1 point difference.  Pressure is for Inter to win the home game to keep up the race towards a spot in the Europa League next zone.

  • There are 56 precedents for Inter – Atalanta at the Giuseppe Meazza Stadium.   Stats showing Inter with 39 wins, 8 draws, and Atalanta with 9 wins.  Inter scoring 106 goals and Atalanta 44 goals.

Stats BEFORE the game. Top scorer of INTER:  Mauro Icardi with 17 goals

Top scorer of ATALANTA:  Alejandro Gomez with 9 goals

Inter Goals Goals Atalanta
Icardi, Mauro 17 9 Gomez, Alejandro
Perisic, Ivan 9 6 Kessie, Franck
Eder 4 5 Petagna, Andrea
Candreva, Antonio 4 5 Caldara, Mattia
Brozovic, Marcelo 3 5 Kurtic, Jasmin

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

05/03/17 SA Cagliari – Inter 1:5 27
26/02/17 SA Inter – Roma 1:3 26
19/02/17 SA Bologna – Inter 0:1 25

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

05/03/17 SA Atalanta – Fiorentina 0:0 27
25/02/17 SA Napoli – Atalanta 0:2 26
18/02/17 SA Atalanta – Crotone 1:0 25

 

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NAPOLI – CROTONE
San Paolo Stadium
Referee: MARIANI
Assistants: TASSO – DE PINTO
Fourth Official: DOBOSZ
ADD1: PAIRETTO
ADD2: CHIFFI
15:00

Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Napoli, 3rd position with 57 points and a positive goal difference of +32
Crotone, 19th position with 14 points and a negative goal difference of -24

Pos Team P W D L Goals DIFF Points
3 Napoli 27 17 6 4 62:30 32 57
19 Crotone 27 3 5 19 21:45 -24 14

Napoli keeping up the race towards the second position to secure a spot in the Champions League next season.  Crotone suffering unable to find the light at the end of the tunnel for salvation and risking to be relegated next season.    Crotone winning only 3 games this season compared to Napoli winning 17 games.

Stats BEFORE the game.  Top scorer of NAPOLI:  Dries Mertens with 18 goals

Top scorer of CROTONE:   Diego Falcinelli with 8 goals

Napoli Goals Goals Crotone
Mertens, Dries 18 8 Falcinelli, Diego
Hamsik, Marek 10 3 Stoian, Adrian
Insigne, Lorenzo 8 2 Ferrari, Gianmarco
Callejon, Jose 8 2 Trotta, Marcello
Milik, Arek 4 2 Palladino, Raffaele

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

07/03/17 UCLK Napoli – Real Madrid 1:3 1/8
04/03/17 SA Roma – Napoli 1:2 27
28/02/17 CI Juventus – Napoli 3:1 S

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

05/03/17 SA Crotone – Sassuolo 0:0 27
26/02/17 SA Crotone – Cagliari 1:2 26
18/02/17 SA Atalanta – Crotone 1:0 25

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PESCARA – UDINESE
Adriatico Stadium
Referee: CELI
Assistants: DE MEO – SANTORO
Fourth Official: DEL GIOVANE
ADD1: MARESCA
ADD2: ILLUZZI
15:00

Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Pescara, 20th position with 12 points and a negative goal difference of -32
Udinese, 14th position with 30 points and a negative goal difference of -7

Pos Team P W D L Goals DIFF Points
14 Udinese 27 8 6 13 29:36 -7 30
20 Pescara 27 2 6 19 28:60 -32 12

 

We might say this is the final wake up call for Pescara for salvation.   Pescara in the last position of the Serie A  with only 12 points and most likely relegation to the Serie B next season is almost a reality.   Pescara winning only 2 games this season and the nightmare is just overwhelming.  Udinese winning 8 games and salvation is almost a done deal.

Stats BEFORE the game.  Top scorer of PESCARA:   Gianluca Caprari with 7 goals

Top scorer of UDINESE:   Cyril Thereau with 9 goals

Pescara Goals Goals Udinese
Caprari, Gianluca 7 9 Thereau, Cyril
Benali, Ahmad 5 6 Zapata, Duvan
Bahebeck, Jean Christophe 2 5 Fofana, Seko
Campagnaro, Hugo 2 3 Perica, Stipe
Manaj, Rey 2 2 Danilo

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

04/03/17 SA Sampdoria – Pescara 3:1 27
26/02/17 SA Chievo – Pescara 2:0 26
19/02/17 SA Pescara – Genoa 5:0 25

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

05/03/17 SA Udinese – Juventus 1:1 27
26/02/17 SA Lazio – Udinese 1:0 26
19/02/17 SA Udinese – Sassuolo 1:2 25

 

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PALERMO – AS ROMA
Renzo Barbera Stadium
Referee: ROCCHI
Assistants: PRETI – LONGO
Fourth Official: TEGONI
ADD1: DAMATO
ADD2: MANGANIELLO
20:45

Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
AS Roma, 2nd position with 59 points and a positive goal difference of +33
Palermo, 18th position with 15 points and a negative goal difference of -30

Pos Team P W D L Goals DIFF Points
2 Roma 27 19 2 6 58:25 33 59
18 Palermo 27 3 6 18 23:53 -30 15

Stats BEFORE the game.   Top scorer of PALERMO:  Ilija Nestorovski with 10 goals

Top scorer of AS ROMA:   Edin Dzeko with 19 goals

Palermo Goals Goals AS Roma
Nestorovski, Ilija 10 19 Dzeko, Edin
Quaison, Robin 4 9 Salah, Mohamed
Chochev, Ivaylo 3 9 Nainggolan, Radja
Rispoli, Andrea 3 7 Perotti, Diego
Goldaniga, Edoardo 1 3 Strootman, Kevin

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

05/03/17 SA Turin – Palermo 3:1 27
26/02/17 SA Palermo – Sampdoria 1:1 26
17/02/17 SA Juventus – Palermo 4:1 25

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

09/03/17 UELK Ol. Lyon – Roma 4:2 1/8
04/03/17 SA Roma – Napoli 1:2 27
01/03/17 CI Lazio – Roma 2:0 S

 

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Monday 13 March 2017

LAZIO – TORINO
Olimpico di Roma Stadium
Referee: MAZZOLENI
Assistants: PAGANESSI – VUOTO
Fourth Official: BARBIRATI
ADD1: DI BELLO
ADD2: BARONI
20:45

Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Lazio, 4th position with 53 points and a positive goal difference of +18
Torino, 10th position with 39 points and a positive goal difference of +8

Pos Team P W D L Goals DIFF Points
4 Lazio 27 16 5 6 47:29 18 53
10 Turin 27 10 9 8 51:43 8 39

Stats BEFORE the game.  Top scorer of LAZIO:   Ciro Immobile with 16 goals

Top scorer of TORINO:  Andrea Belotti with 22 goals

Lazio Goals Goals Torino
Immobile, Ciro 16 22 Belotti, Andrea
Keita, Balde 7 10 Falque, Iago
Parolo, Marco 5 6 Ljajic, Adem
Milinkovic-Savic, Sergej 4 5 Benassi, Marco
Biglia, Lucas 3 4 Baselli, Daniele

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

05/03/17 SA Bologna – Lazio 0:2 27
01/03/17 CI Lazio – Roma 2:0 S
26/02/17 SA Lazio – Udinese 1:0 26

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

05/03/17 SA Turin – Palermo 3:1 27
27/02/17 SA Fiorentina – Turin 2:2 26
19/02/17 SA Roma – Turin 4:1 25

 

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Preview: Sassuolo vs Bologna, Sunday 12 March 2017, Serie A Week 28

Bologna, Sassuolo, Serie A Preview

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Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Sassuolo, 12th position with 31 points and a negative goal difference of -7
Bologna, 16th position with 28 points and a negative goal difference of -17

Pos Team P W D L Goals DIFF Points
12 Sassuolo 27 9 4 14 35:42 -7 31
16 Bologna 27 7 7 13 24:41 -17 28

 

Sassuolo  with 31 points having a +3 points over Bologna with 28 points.  Sassuolo winning 9 games and Bologna 7 games.   Sassuolo losing 14 games this season while Bologna losing 13.   As for the defense,  Sassuolo conceding 42 goals and Bologna 41 goals.

Challenge is for Bologna to cause an upset at the Mapei Stadium to avoid getting closer to the relegation zone.    Sassuolo will look to win the home game.

There are 2 precedents in Serie A between Sassuolo vs Bologna at the Mapei Stadium.

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Serie A Week 28:  Sassuolo vs Bologna official called up players

  • Here are SASSUOLO 22 official called up players by coach Eusebio Di Francesco for the Serie A Week 28  game SASSUOLO vs BOLOGNA on Sunday 12 March 2017 at the Mapei Stadium in Sassuolo, Italy at 12:30.

Goalkeepers: Consigli, Pegolo, Pomini

Defenders: Peluso, Acerbi, Lirola, Gazzola, Cannavaro, Dell’Orco, Letscher, Adjapong

Midfielders: Pellegrini, Missiroli, Mazzitelli, Duncan, Aquilani

Forwards: Iemmello, Matri, Politano, Ricci, Ragusa, Berardi

  • Here are BOLOGNA official called up players by coach Roberto Donadoni for the game against Sassuolo.

Goalkeepers: Da Costa, Mirante, Sarr

Defenders: Helander, Gastaldello, Krafth, Maietta, Masina, Oikonomou, Torosidis

Midfielders: Donsah, Dzemaili, Nagy, Pulgar, Taider, Viviani

Forwards: Destro, Di Francesco, Krejci, Petkovic, Sadiq, Verdi

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Stats showing Sassuolo with 1 win and Bologna with 1 win.

Stats BEFORE the game.   Top scorer of SASSUOLO:  Gregoire Defrel with 8 goals

Top scorer of BOLOGNA:  Blerim Dzemaili with 6 goals

Sassuolo Goals Goals Bologna
Defrel, Gregoire 8 6 Dzemaili, Blerim
Matri, Alessandro 6 5 Destro, Mattia
Pellegrini, Lorenzo 5 4 Verdi, Simone
Ragusa, Antonino 3 2 Viviani, Federico
Acerbi, Francesco 3 1 Taider, Saphir

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

05/03/17 SA Crotone – Sassuolo 0:0 27
26/02/17 SA Sassuolo – Milan 0:1 26
19/02/17 SA Udinese – Sassuolo 1:2 25

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

05/03/17 SA Bologna – Lazio 0:2 27
26/02/17 SA Genoa – Bologna 1:1 26
19/02/17 SA Bologna – Inter 0:1 25

 

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Sassuolo – Bologna
Sunday 12 March 2017
Mapei Stadium
Sassuolo, Italy

12:30

Referee: VALERI
Assistants: SCHENONE – DI VUOLO
Fourth Official: LIBERTI
ADD1: TAGLIAVENTO
ADD2: MINELLI

 

PREVIEW GENOA – SAMPDORIA, Saturday 11 March 2017, Serie A Week 28

Genoa, Sampdoria, Serie A Preview

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Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Sampdoria, 10th position with 38 points and a positive goal difference of +1
Genoa, 15th position with 29 points and a negative goal difference of -11

Pos Team P W D L Goals DIFF Points
10 Sampdoria 27 10 8 9 34:33 1 38
15 Genoa 27 7 8 12 30:41 -11 29

 

It’s the Derby della Lanterna to claim the bragging rights to rule the City of Genoa.  Genoa being the oldest football club in Italy.  Genoa founded on 7 September 1893 (124 years ago).  Sampdoria founded on 12 August 1946 (70 years ago).

  • There are 67 precedents in Serie A between Genoa and Sampdoria.  Stats showing  Sampdoria with 25 wins, 25 draws, and Genoa with 17 wins.  Sampdoria scoring 84 goals and Genoa 71 goals.
  • The first Serie A Derby  della Lanterna was played on  March 3, 1947 ending Genoa 2–3 Sampdoria.
  • The last Serie A, Derby della Lanterna was played on October 22, 2016 ending  Sampdoria 2–1 Genoa.
  •  The largest victory was Sampdoria 5 – 1 Genoa in Serie A on October 17, 1948

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Stats BEFORE the game.  Top scorer of GENOA:  Giovanni Simeone with 10 goals

Top scorer of SAMPDORIA:  Luis Muriel with 9 goals

Genoa Goals Goals Sampdoria
Simeone, Giovanni 10 9 Muriel, Luis
Pavoletti, Leonardo 3 7 Schick, Patrik
Ntcham, Olivier 3 7 Quagliarella, Fabio
Ocampos, Lucas 3 4 Fernandes, Bruno
Ninkovic, Nikola 2 2 Barreto, Edgar

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

05/03/17 SA Empoli – Genoa 0:2 27
26/02/17 SA Genoa – Bologna 1:1 26
19/02/17 SA Pescara – Genoa 5:0 25

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

04/03/17 SA Sampdoria – Pescara 3:1 27
26/02/17 SA Palermo – Sampdoria 1:1 26
19/02/17 SA Sampdoria – Cagliari 1:1 25

 

Serie A Week 28: Genoa vs Sampdoria Called up players

Here are GENOA official called up players by coach Andrea Mandorlini for the Serie A Week 28 game, Genoa vs Sampdoria on Saturday 11 March 2017 at the Luigi Ferraris Stadium at 20:45 for the famous “Derby della Lanterna.”

Goalkeepers: Lamanna, Rubinho, Zima

Defenders: Edenilson, Gentiletti, Izzo, Burdisso, Munoz, Brivio, Biraschi

Midfielders: Ntcham, Hiljemark, Beghetto, Taarabt, Lazovic, Rigoni, Morosini, Cataldi, Cofie

Forwards: Simeone, Pinilla, Pandev, Palladino

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Here are SAMPDORIA official called up players by coach Marco Giampaolo for the game against Genoa:

Goalkeepers: Falcone, Puggioni, Viviano

Defenders: Bereszynski, Dodô, Pavlovic, Regini, Sala, Silvestre, Simic, Skriniar

Midfielders: Alvarez, Barreto, Cigarini, Djuricic, Fernandes, Linetty, Palombo, Praet, Torreira

Forwards: Budimir, Muriel, Quagliarella, Schick

 

Serie A Week 28: Genoa vs Sampdoria Match Officials

The Italian Referee Association (AIA) has designated Referee Daniele Orsato from the section of Schio to direct the Serie A Week 28 game GENOA vs SAMPDORIA.  on Saturday 11 March 2017 at the Luigi Ferraris Stadium in Genoa, Italy at 20:45.

Orsato will be assisted by  Gianluca Cariolato from the section of Legnago and Andrea Marzaloni from the section of Rimini.  The fourth official will be Mauro Tonolini from the section of Milano.  The additional assistant referees will be Marco Guida from the section of Torre Annunziata and Riccardo Pinzani from the section of Empoli.

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Serie A tickets2016 – 2017 Italian Serie A Week 28

Genoa – Sampdoria
Saturday 11 March 2017
Luigi Ferraris Stadium
Genoa, Italy

20:45

Referee: ORSATO
Assistants: CARIOLATO – MARZALONI
Fourth Official: TONOLINI
ADD1: GUIDA
ADD2: PINZANI