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

Photo: facebook.com/officialsassuolocalcio

 

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

 

 

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Hello my friends. Here is the Preview of the Serie A Week 19 – Nineteenth Round on Saturday 9 and Sunday 10 January 2016.

It’s an exciting round!   We might see a change in the leadership.   For the moment, Inter is the sole leader with 39 points.  There is only point advantage over  Fiorentina and Napoli having both 38 points.   Inter can keep the leadership if they defeat Sassuolo at the Giuseppe Meazza Stadium.

Here is the situation.  In case of Inter losing, chances are for Fiorentina and Napoli to take over the leadership.   Fiorentina is playing the home game against Lazio while Napoli playing the away game against Frosinone.

Another interesting match is AS Roma vs AC Milan.  Tough situation for both teams.  Reportedly, Roma and Milan coaches might face sacking in case of a defeat.

Something unthinkable, though, not impossible, it might be that all 3 main contenders Inter, Fiorentina and Napoli losing their respective games.  There is one more team gaining momentum and ready for a sprint race towards the Scudetto.  Yep. that’s Juventus having 36 points only -3 points below Inter.    Juventus is playing the away game against Sampdoria at the Luigi Ferraris Stadium.

 

The top scorer up to Round 18: Napoli forward Gonzalo Higuain with 16 goals

 

 

Top Serie A teams standing AFTER Serie A Week 18 games. First 3 qualifying for Champions League, 4 and 5 for Europa League.

–INTER, 1st position with 39 points and a positive goal difference of +13

– FIORENTINA, 2nd position with 38 points and a positive goal difference of +20

– NAPOLI, 3rd positions with 38 points points and a positive goal difference of +19

– JUVENTUS , 4th position with 36 points and a positive goal difference of +17

– AS ROMA, 5th position with 33 points and a positive goal difference of +14

– SASSUOLO, 6th position with 27 points and a positive goal difference of +5

Relegation Zone: FROSINONE, 18th position with 15 points and a negative goal difference of -17

– CARPI, 19th position with 11 points and a negative goal difference of -18

– HELLAS VERONA, 20th position with 8 points and a negative goal difference of -18

 

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Saturday 9 January 2016

• Serie A Week 19 / 19ª Giornata /
  

CARPI – UDINESE
Alberto Braglia Stadium
Referee: FABBRI
Assistants: TONOLINI – MONDIN
Fourth Official: FIORITO
ADD1: DAMATO
ADD2: MINELLI
15:00

Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Udinese, 11th position with 24 points and a negative goal difference of -8
Carpi, 19th position with 11 points and a negative goal difference of -18

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	Goals	DIFF	Points
11	Udinese	18	7	3	8	17:25	-8	24
19	Carpi	18	2	5	11	15:33	-18	11

 

Tough situation for Carpi in desperate need to win this home game to dream for salvation.  A defeat will be just chaotic.  Carpi have won only 2 games this season while Udinese have won 7 games.   There are no precedents between Carpi vs Udinese.   Challenge is for Udinese to cause an upset to collect all 3 points.

Stats BEFORE the game.   Top scorer for CARPI: Marco Borriello with 4 goals

Top scorer for UDINESE: Cyril Therea with 6 goals

Carpi	Goals	Goals	Udinese
Borriello, Marco	4	6	Thereau, Cyril
Matos, Ryder	2	3	Badu, Emmanuel
Di Gaudio, Antonio	1	3	Zapata, Duvan
Marrone, Luca	1	2	Perica, Stipe
Letizia, Gaetano	1	1	Di Natale, Antonio

 

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

06/01/16	SA	Lazio – Carpi				0:0	Round 18
20/12/15	SA	Carpi – Juventus				2:3	Round 17
16/12/15	CI	Fiorentina – Carpi				0:1	1/8

 

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

06/01/16	SA	Udinese – Atalanta				2:1	Round 18
20/12/15	SA	Turin – Udinese				0:1	Round 17
17/12/15	CI	Lazio – Udinese				2:1	1/8

 

Disciplinary Situation BEFORE the game.   No suspended players

Here is the probable formation for Carpi (3-5-2): Belec; Zaccardo, Romagnoli, Gagliolo; Letizia; Cofie, Martinho, Lollo,Pasciuti;Mbakogu, Lasagna.

Unavailable: Fedele, Bubnjic, Wallace, Spolli, Borriello

Here is the probable formation for Udinese (3-5-2): Karnezis; Wague, Danilo, Felipe; Widmer, Badu, Lodi, Bruno Fernandes, Edenilson; Thereau, Perica.

Unavailable: Merkel, Pasquale, Domizzi

Photo: facebook.com/UdineseCalcio1896

 

FIORENTINA – LAZIO
Artemio Franchi Stadium
Referee: RIZZOLI
Assistants: DI FIORE – VUOTO
Fourth Official: DI LIBERATORE
ADD1: CALVARESE
ADD2: NASCA
18:00

Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Fiorentina, 3rd position with 38 points and a positive goal difference of +20
Lazio, 9th position with 24 points and a negative goal difference of -6

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	Goals	DIFF	Points
3	Fiorentina	18	12	2	4	36:16	20	38
9	Lazio	18	7	3	8	20:26	-6	24

 

Fiorentina need a victory to keep the race for the Scudetto alive.   There is only 1 point difference between Inter  with 39 points holding the 1st position.   Fiorentina can reach the first position only by defeating Lazio and hoping for Inter to lose the match against Sassuolo at the Giuseppe Meazza Stadium.

There are 66 precedents between Fiorentina vs Lazio at the Artemio Franchi.  Stats showing Fiorentina with 31 wins, 19 draws, and Lazio with 16 wins.   Fiorentina scoring 105 goals and Lazio scoring 62 goals.

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

Top scorer for LAZIO:  Felipe Anderson with 4 goals

Fiorentina	Goals	Goals	Lazio
Kalinic, Nikola	10	4	Felipe Anderson
Ilicic, Josip	9	3	Candreva, Antonio
Babacar, Khouma	4	3	Matri, Alessandro
Valero, Borja	2	3	Biglia, Lucas
Blaszczykowski, Jakub	2	2	Kishna, Ricardo

 

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

6/01/16	SA	Palermo – Fiorentina				1:3	Round 18
20/12/15	SA	Fiorentina – Chievo				2:0	Round 17
16/12/15	CI	Fiorentina – Carpi				0:1	1/8

 

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

06/01/16	SA	Lazio – Carpi				0:0	Round 18
20/12/15	SA	Inter – Lazio				1:2	Round 17
17/12/15	CI	Lazio – Udinese				2:1	1/8

 

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

No suspended players for LAZIO

Here is the probable formation for Fiorentina (3-4-2-1): Tatarusanu; Roncaglia, Rodriguez, Astori; Blaszczykowski, Vecino, Badelj, M. Alonso; B. Valero, Ilicic; Kalinic.

Here is the probable formation for Lazio (4-3-3): Berisha; Konko, Bisevac, Hoedt, Radu; Parolo, Biglia, Milinkovic-Savic; Candreva, Matri, Keita.

Unavailable: De Vrij, Lulic, Kishna, Marchetti, Gentiletti, Basta

Photo:  facebook.com/ACFFiorentina

 

AS ROMA – AC MILAN
Olimpico di Roma Stadium
Referee: ORSATO
Assistants: MANGANELLI – MELI
Fourth Official: LA ROCCA
ADD1: RUSSO
ADD2: DI BELLO
20:45

Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
AS ROMA, 5th position with 33 points and positive goal difference of +14
AC Milan, 6th position with 28 points and a positive goal difference of +2

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	Goals	DIFF	Points
5	Roma	18	9	6	3	35:21	14	33
6	Milan	18	8	4	6	24:22	2	28

 

A game full of tension seeing the Roman gladiators and AC Milan committed to win this game.   Roma are 6 points below Inter holding the first position with 39 points.  Chaos is for AC Milan who are facing the protests of the fans because the team cannot show a consistent performance.   Milan having -5 points below Roma.   On paper, Roma are favorites to win this game.

There are 80 precedents between AS Roma vs AC Milan at the Olimpico Stadium.  Stats showing Roma with 24 wins, 29 draws, and AC Milan with 27 wins.  Out of the 177 goals, Roma scoring 89 goals and Milan scoring 88 goals.

 

Stats BEFORE the game.  Top scorer for AS ROMA: Miralem Pjanic with 7 goals

Top scorer for AC MILAN: Carlos Bacca with 8 goals

AS Roma	Goals	Goals	AC Milan
Pjanic, Miralem	7	8	Bacca, Carlos
Gervinho	6	4	Bonaventura, Giacomo
Salah, Mohamed	5	3	Adriano, Luiz
Florenzi, Alessandro	4	2	Niang, Mbaye
Dzeko, Edin	3	1	Mexes, Philippe

 

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

06/01/16	SA	Chievo – Roma				3:3	Round 18
20/12/15	SA	Roma – Genoa				2:0	Round 17
16/12/15	CI	Roma – Spezia				2:4 (AP)	1/8

 

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

06/01/16	SA	Milan – Bologna				0:1	Round 18
20/12/15	SA	Frosinone – Milan				2:4	Round 17
17/12/15	CI	Sampdoria – Milan				0:2	1/8

 

Photo acmilan.com

 

Sunday 10 January 2016

   

INTER – SASSUOLO
Giuseppe Meazza Stadium
Referee: DOVERI
Assistants: BARBIRATI – MARZALONI
Fourth Official: LO CICERO
ADD1: MASSA
ADD2: CANDUSSIO
12:30

Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Inter, 1st position with 39 points and a positive goal difference of +13
Sassuolo, 7th position with 28 points and a positive goal difference of +5

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	Goals	DIFF	Points
1	Inter	18	12	3	3	24:11	13	39
7	Sassuolo	17	7	7	3	22:17	5	28

 

Inter can keep the first position if winning the game despite the results of the other games.  Inter with 39 points having an advantage of +1 point ahead of Fiorentina and Napoli with 38 points each.  Sassuolo looking to stop Inter’s train and claim the victory.

There are 2 precedents between Inter vs Sassuolo at the Giuseppe Meazza Stadium.  Stats showing Inter with 2 wins wihle Sassuolo still dreaming with a victory or even a draw.

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

Top scorer for SASSUOLO:  Sergio Floccari with 4 goals

Inter	Goals	Goals	Sassuolo
Icardi, Mauro	8	4	Floccari, Sergio
Jovetic, Stevan	4	3	Sansone, Nicola
Perisic, Ivan	2	3	Floro Flores, Antonio
Ljajic, Adem	2	2	Acerbi, Francesco
Brozovic, Marcelo	2	2	Defrel, Gregoire

 

Sats.  Here are the last 3 games of INTER:  1 win, 2 lost

06/01/16	SA	Empoli – Inter				0:1	Round 18
30/12/15	CFG	Inter – Paris St.-Germa…				0:1
20/12/15	SA	Inter – Lazio				1:2	Roud 17

 

Here are the last 3 games of SASSUOLO:  1 win, 2 draws

06/01/16	SA	Sassuolo – Frosinone				2:2	Round 18
20/12/15	SA	Verona – Sassuolo				1:1	Round 17
06/12/15	SA	Sampdoria – Sassuolo				1:3	Round 15

 

Disciplinary Situation BEFORE the game.  1 suspended player for INTER: Felipe Melo (2)

1 suspended player for SASSUOLO: Pellegrini (1)

Here is the probable formation for Inter (4-4-2): Handanovic; D’Ambrosio, Miranda, Murillo, Telles; Biabiany, Medel, Guarin, Perisic; Icardi, Ljajic.
 
Here is the probable formation for Sassuolo (4-3-3): Consigli; Vrsaljko, Cannavaro, Acerbi, Peluso; Missiroli, Magnanelli, Duncan; Berardi, Falcinelli, Sansone.

Unavailable: Terranova

Photo: sassuolocalcio.it

 

ATALANTA – GENOA
Atleti Azzurri D’Italia Stadium
Referee: GUIDA
Assistants: TASSO – STALLONE
Fourth Official: PEGORIN
ADD1: IRRATI
ADD2: BARACANI
15:00

Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Genoa, 17th position with 16 points and a negative goal difference of -9
Atalanta, 11th position with 24 points and a negative goal difference of -1

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	Goals	DIFF	Points
11	Atalanta	18	7	3	8	20:21	-1	24
17	Genoa	18	4	4	10	17:26	-9	16

 

There are 31 precedents between Atalanta vs Genoa at the Aleti Azzurri D’Italia Stadium.  Stats showing Atalanta with 12 wins, 10 draws while Genoa with 9 wins.  Atalanta scoring 36 goals while Genoa scoring 33 goals.

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

Top scorer for GENOA:  Leonardo Pavoletti with 7 goals

Atalanta	Goals	Goals	Genoa
Gomez, Alejandro	5	7	Pavoletti, Leonardo
Denis, German	3	3	Gakpe, Serge
Pinilla, Mauricio	3	2	Laxalt, Diego
Toloi, Rafael	1	1	Diogo Figueras
D’Alessandro, Marco	1	1	Rincon, Tomas

 

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

06/01/16	SA	Udinese – Atalanta				2:1	Round 18
20/12/15	SA	Atalanta – Napoli				1:3	Round 17
13/12/15	SA	Chievo – Atalanta				1:0	Round 16

 

Here are the last 3 games of GENOA:  3 lost

05/01/16	SA	Genoa – Sampdoria				2:3	Round 18
20/12/15	SA	Roma – Genoa				2:0	Round 17
15/12/15	CI	Genoa – Alessandria				1:2 (OT)	1/8

 

Disciplinary Situation BEFORE the game.  1 suspended player for ATALANTA: De Roon (1)

1 suspended player for GENOA: Perotti (1)

Here is the probable formation for Atalanta (4-3-3): Sportiello; Toloi, Stendardo, Paletta, Brivio; Kurtic, Cigarini, Grassi; D’Alessandro, Denis, Gomez.

Unavailable: Raimondi, Carmona, Pinilla

Here is the probable formation for Genoa (4-3-3): Perin; Izzo, Burdisso, De Maio, Ansaldi; Rincon, Rigoni, Laxalt; Suso, Pavoletti, Gakpé.
 
Unavailable: També, Tino Costa

Photo:  atalanta.it

 

BOLOGNA – CHIEVO VERONA
Renato Dall’Ara Stadium
Referee: GAVILLUCCI
Assistants: GAVA – PAGANESSI
Fourth Official: CARBONE
ADD1: VALERI
ADD2: SAIA
15:00

Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Chievo Verona, 12th position with 23 points and a positive goal difference of +3
Bologna, 15th position with 22 points and a negative goal difference of -4

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	Goals	DIFF	Points
12	Chievo	18	6	5	7	24:21	3	23
15	Bologna	18	7	1	10	20:24	-4	22

 

There are 10 precedents between Bologna vs Chievo Verona at the Renato Dall’Ara Stadium.  Stats showing Bologna with 5 wins, 4 draws while Chievo winning only 1.  Out of the 29 goals, Bologna scoring 19 goals and Chievo scoring 10 goals.

Stats BEFORE the game.  Top scorer for BOLOGNA:  Mattia Destro with 5 goals

Top scorer for CHIEVO VERONA:  Alberto Paloschi with 8 goals

Bologna	Goals	Goals	Chievo Verona
Destro, Mattia	5	8	Paloschi, Alberto
Giaccherini, Emanuele	3	4	Meggiorini, Riccardo
Mounier, Anthony	3	3	Inglese, Roberto
Masina, Adam	2	3	Birsa, Valter
Rossettini, Luca	2	2	Castro, Lucas

 

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

06/01/16	SA	Milan – Bologna				0:1	Round 18
19/12/15	SA	Bologna – Empoli				2:3	Round 17
12/12/15	SA	Genoa – Bologna				0:1	Round 16

 

Here are the last 3 games of CHIEVO VERONA:

06/01/16	SA	Chievo – Roma				3:3	Round 18
20/12/15	SA	Fiorentina – Chievo				2:0	Round 17
13/12/15	SA	Chievo – Atalanta				1:0	Round 16

 

Disciplinary Situation BEFORE the game. 2 suspended players for BOLOGNA: Diawara (1), Mounier (1)

1 suspended player for CHIEVO VERONA:  Castro (1)

Here is the probable formation for Bologna (4-3-3): Mirante; Rossettini, Oikonomou, Gastaldello, Masina; Donsah, Taider, Brighi; Falco, Destro, Giaccherini.

Unavailable: Rizzo, Crisetig, Brienza, Morleo, Maietta

Here is the probable formation for Chievo Verona (4-3-1-2): Bizzarri; Cacciatore, Dainelli, Cesar, Gobbi;Pinzi, Radovanovic, Hetemaj; Birsa, Inglese, Paloschi.
 
Unavailable: Izco, Gamberini, Meggiorini

Photo: facebook.com/bfc1909official

 

FROSINONE – NAPOLI
Matusa Stadium
Referee: TAGLIAVENTO
Assistants: DE LUCA – RANGHETTI
Fourth Official: GIALLATINI
ADD1: CELI
ADD2: CHIFFI
15:00

Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Napoli, 2nd position with 38 points and a positive goal difference of +19
Frosinone, 18th position with 15 points and a negative goal difference of -17

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	Goals	DIFF	Points
2	Napoli	18	11	5	2	33:14	19	38
18	Frosinone	18	4	3	11	19:36	-17	15

 

An amazing chance for Napoli to grab the first position in case of Inter losing or getting a draw against Sassuolo.  There is only 1 point difference between Inter having 39 points and Napoli with 38 points.  Frosinone need a victory to move away from the relegation zone.

Stats BEFORE the game.  Top scorer for FROSINONE: Federico Dionisi with 6 goals

Top scorer for NAPOLI: Gonzalo Higuain with 16 goals

Frosinone	Goals	Goals	Napoli
Dionisi, Federico	6	16	Higuain, Gonzalo
Ciofani, Daniel	4	8	Insigne, Lorenzo
Blanchard, Leonardo	2	3	Allan
Sammarco, Paolo	2	3	Hamsik, Marek
Ajeti, Arlind	1	1	Gabbiadini, Manolo

 

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

06/01/16	SA	Sassuolo – Frosinone				2:2	Round 18
20/12/15	SA	Frosinone – Milan				2:4	Round 17
12/12/15	SA	Palermo – Frosinone				4:1	Round 16

 

Here are the last 3 games of NAPOLI: 3 wins

06/01/16	SA	Napoli – Turin				2:1	Round 18
20/12/15	SA	Atalanta – Napoli				1:3	Round 17
16/12/15	CI	Napoli – Verona				3:0	1/8

 

Disciplinary Situation BEFORE the game.  1 suspended player for FROSINONE: Pavlovic (1)

Here is the probable formation for Frosinone (4-4-2): Leali;M. Ciofani, Diakité, Ajeti, Crivello; Sammarco, Chibsah, Paganini, Soddimo; D. Ciofani, Dionisi.

Unavailable: Rosi, Carlini

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

Photo:  facebook.com/SSCNapoli

 

HELLAS VERONA – PALERMO
Marc’Antonio Bentegodi Stadium
Referee: BANTI
Assistants: PRETI – ALASSIO
Fourth Official: PADOVAN
ADD1: GIACOMELLI
ADD2: MANGANIELLO
15:00

Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Palermo, 16th position with 18 points and a negative goal difference of -11
Hellas Verona, 20 th position with 8 points and a negative goal difference of -18

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	Goals	DIFF	Points
16	Palermo	18	5	3	10	18:29	-11	18
20	Verona	18	0	8	10	12:30	-18	8

 

It’s a must win for Hellas Verona to start gaining points towards salvation as another defeat will be just chaos.  Hellas have not won a single game this season and are last of the Serie A Table.   Palermo also in need to win this away game to avoid falling into the relegation zone.

There are 4 precedents between Hellas Verona vs Palermo at the Marc’Antonio Bentegodi Stadium.  Stats showing Verona with 3 wins and 1 draw. Palermo never winning at the Bentegodi.  Will this be the time?    Out of the 9 goals scored, Verona scoring 7 goals while Palermo scoring 2 goals.   Surely, an emotional match for the ex Luca Toni facing Palermo.

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

Top scorer for PALERMO: Alberto Gilardino with 5 goals

Hellas Verona	Goals	Goals	Palermo
Toni, Luca	3	5	Gilardino, Alberto
Pisano, Eros	2	3	Hiljemark, Oscar
Ionita, Artur	1	2	Vazquez, Franco
Helander, Filip	1	2	Goldaniga, Edoardo
Jankovic, Bosko	1	2	Gonzalez, Giancarlo

 

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

06/01/16	SA	Juventus – Verona				3:0	Round 18
20/12/15	SA	Verona – Sassuolo				1:1	Round 17
16/12/15	CI	Napoli – Verona				3:0	1/8

 

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

06/01/16	SA	Palermo – Fiorentina				1:3	Round 18
20/12/15	SA	Sampdoria – Palermo				2:0	Round 17
12/12/15	SA	Palermo – Frosinone				4:1	Round 16

 

Disciplinary Situation BEFORE the game.  1 suspended player for HELLAS VERONA: Greco (1)

Here is the probable formation for Hellas Verona (4-4-2): Gollini; Sala, Moras, Helander, Souprayen; Hallfredsson, Viviani; Wszolek,Ionita; Siligardi; Pazzini.

Unavailable: Romulo, Albertazzi, Pisano

Here is the probable formation for Palermo (4-3-1-2): Sorrentino; Struna, Gonzalez, Goldaniga, Lazaar; Hiljemark, Jajalo, Chochev; Vazquez; Trajkovski, Gilardino.

Unavailable: Vitiello

Photo:  facebook.com/hellasveronafc1903

 

TORINO – EMPOLI
Olimpico di Torino Stadium
Referee: GERVASONI
Assistants: SCHENONE – PERETTI
Fourth Official: CRISPO
ADD1: MARIANI
ADD2: PEZZUTO
15:00

Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Empoli, 8th position with 27 points and a  goal difference of  “0”
Torino, 14th position with 22 points and a  goal difference of  “0”

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	Goals	DIFF	Points
8	Empoli	18	8	3	7	23:23	0	27
14	Turin	17	6	4	7	22:22	0	22

 

There are 6 precedents between Torino vs Empoli at the Olimpico di Torino Stadium.  Stats showing Torino with 3 wins, 1 draw, and Empoli with 2 wins.  Out of the 7 goals, Torino scoring 3 goals and Empoli scoring 4 goals.   This is also the first time that both coaches will challenge each other, Ventura vs Giampaolo.

Stats BEFORE the game.  Top scorer for TORINO: Fabio Quagliarella with 5 goals

Top scorer for EMPOLI:  Massimo Maccarone with 7 goals

Torino	Goals	Goals	Empoli
Quagliarella, Fabio	5	7	Maccarone, Massimo
Baselli, Daniele	4	5	Saponara, Riccardo
Lopez, Maxi	3	3	Pucciarelli, Manuel
Bovo, Cesare	2	2	Buchel, Marcel
Benassi, Marco	1	1	Paredes, Leandro

 

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

06/01/16	SA	Napoli – Turin				2:1	Round 18
20/12/15	SA	Turin – Udinese				0:1	Round 17
16/12/15	CI	Juventus – Turin				4:0	1/8

 

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

06/01/16	SA	Empoli – Inter				0:1	Round 18
19/12/15	SA	Bologna – Empoli				2:3	Round 17
13/12/15	SA	Empoli – Carpi				3:0	Round 16

 

Disciplinary Situation BEFORE the game.  1 suspended player for TORINO: Acquah (1)

No suspended players for EMPOLI

Here is the probable formation for Torino (3-5-2): Padelli; Bovo, Glik, Moretti; Peres, Benassi, Vives, Baselli, Molinaro; Quagliarella, Maxi Lopez.
 
Unavailable: Obi, Avelar

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

Unavailable: Mchedlidze, Tonelli

Photo:  facebook.com/empolifcofficialpage

 

SAMPDORIA – JUVENTUS
Luigi Ferraris Stadium
Referee: MAZZOLENI
Assistants: MARRAZZO – TEGONI
Fourth Official: GALLONI
ADD1: ROCCHI
ADD2 CERVELLERA
20:45

Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Juventus, 4th position with 36 points and a positive goal difference of +17
Sampdoria, 13th position with 23 points and a negative goal difference of -1

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	Goals	DIFF	Points
4	Juventus	18	11	3	4	31:14	17	36
13	Sampdoria	18	6	5	7	27:28	-1	23

 

Juventus looking for an away victory to keep up the race towards the Scudetto.  Juventus are only -3 points below Inter with 39 points holding the first position.   There are 57 precedents between Sampdoria vs Juventus at the Ferraris Stadium.  Stats showing Sampdoria with 19 wins, 18 draws, and Juventus with 20 wins

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

Top scorer for JUVENTUS:  Paulo Dybala with 9 goals

Sampdoria	Goals	Goals	Juventus
Eder	11	9	Dybala, Paulo
Soriano, Roberto	6	6	Mandzukic, Mario
Muriel, Luis	4	3	Pogba, Paul
Zukanovic, Ervin	3	3	Zaza, Simone
Ivan, David	1	2	Cuadrado, Juan

 

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

05/01/16	SA	Genoa – Sampdoria				2:3	Round 18
20/12/15	SA	Sampdoria – Palermo				2:0	Round 17
17/12/15	CI	Sampdoria – Milan				0:2	1/8

 

Here are the last 3 games of JUVENTUS: 3 wins

06/01/16	SA	Juventus – Verona				3:0	Round 18
20/12/15	SA	Carpi – Juventus				2:3	Round 17
16/12/15	CI	Juventus – Turin				4:0	1/8

 

Disciplinary Situation BEFORE the game.  No suspended player for SAMPDORIA

1 suspended player for JUVENTUS: Marchisio (1)

Here is the probable formation for Sampdoria (4-3-2-1): Viviano; Cassani, Moisander, Regini, Zukanovic; Barreto, Fernando, Soriano; Carbonero, Cassano, Eder.
 
Unavailable: De Silvestri

Here is the probable formation for Juventus (3-5-2): Buffon; Caceres, Bonucci, Chiellini;Lichtsteiner, Sturaro, Khedira, Pogba, Alex Sandro; Morata, Dybala.

Unavailable: Pereyra, Lemina, Barzagli

 

 

By Anna Italia
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Hello my friends. Here is  the PREVIEW for the Serie A Week 14 – Fourteenth Round on Saturday 28, Sunday 29, and Monday 30  November 2015.

We might have a new leader of the Serie A this week.   It’s up to Inter to keep the  sole leadership if they defeat Napoli at the San Paolo Stadium.     Napoli motivated after defeating Club Brugge in the Europa League.  Mathematically speaking, there are 4 teams with chances to be in the 1st position:  Inter, Napoli, Fiorentina, and AS Roma.

The awaited game is AC Milan vs Sampdoria!   We have the ex Sampdoria coach Sinisa Mihajlovic challenging his ex team.   Pressure is for Milan to win the home game to be among the top 5 position to be inside the European zone.

Palermo vs Juventus is another great game to watch!  yep.  Juventus highly motivated after defeating AC Milan last week.  Moreover, Juventus qualifying to the Champions League Knockout Stage after defeating Manchester City.

An expected battle for survival is among Frosinone, Hellas Verona, and Carpi.

The top scorer up to Round 13: Napoli forward Gonzalo Higuain with 10 goals

 

 

Top Serie A teams standing AFTER Serie A Week 13 games. First 3 qualifying for Champions League, 4 and 5 for Europa League.

– INTER, 1st position with 30 points and a positive goal difference of +9

– NAPOLI, 2nd position with 28 points and a positive goal difference of +16

– FIORENTINA, 3rd positions with 28 points points and a positive goal difference of +15

– AS ROMA , 4th position with 27 points and a positive goal difference of +14

– SASSUOLO, 5th position with 22 points and a positive goal difference of +3

– JUVENTUS, 6th position with 21 points and a positive goal difference of +6

Relegation Zone: FROSINONE, 18th position with 11 points and a negative goal difference of -11

– HELLAS VERONA, 19th position with 6 points and a negative goal difference of -13

– CARPI, 20th position with 6 points and a negative goal difference of -15

 

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Saturday 28 November 2015

• Serie A Week 14 / 14ª Giornata /
  

TORINO – BOLOGNA
Olimpico di Torino Stadium
Referee: GHERSINI
Assistants: CARIOLATO – VALERIANI
Fourth Officials: SCHENONE
ADD1: BANTI
ADD2: ABBATTISTA
18:00

Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Torino, 9th position with 18 points and a goal difference of “0”
Bologna, 17th position with 13 points and a negative goal difference of -4

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	Goals	DIFF	Points
9	Torino	13	5	3	5	18:18	0	18
17	Bologna	13	4	1	8	13:17	-4	13

 

What a challenge for Torino!   It’s a match to win for Torino returning to victory after 6 games.    Challenge is also for Bologna struggling to survive in Serie A under the “New Donadoni Era.”    Bologna ending last week with a 2-2 draw against Roma at the Olimpico di Roma Stadium.

There are 57 precedents between Torino vs Bologna in Serie A.  Stats showing Torino with 28 wins, 20 draws, and Bologna with 9 wins.   Out of the 130 goals, Torino scoring 89 goals and Bologna 50 goals.

Stats BEFORE the game.  Top scorer for TORINO:  Daniele Baselli and Fabio Quagliarella with 4 goals each

Top scorer for BOLOGNA:  Anthony Mounier with 3 goals

Torino	Goals	Goals	Bologna
Baselli, Daniele	4	3	Mounier, Anthony
Quagliarella, Fabio	4	2	Destro, Mattia
Lopez, Maxi	2	2	Masina, Adam
Bovo, Cesare	2	2	Giaccherini, Emanuele
Afriyie, Acquah	1	1	Mancosu, Matteo

 

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

22/11/15	SA	Atalanta – Torino				0:1	Round 13
08/11/15	SA	Torino – Inter				0:1	Round 12
31/10/15	SA	Juventus – Torino				2:1	Round 11

 

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

21/11/15	SA	Bologna – Roma				2:2	Round 13
07/11/15	SA	Verona – Bologna				0:2	Round 12
01/11/15	SA	Bologna – Atalanta				3:0	Round 11

 

Disciplinary Situation BEFORE the game.  No suspended players for TORINO.

1 suspended player for BOLOGNA: Mattia Destro

Here is the probable formation for Torino (3-5-2): Padelli; Bovo, Glik, Moretti; Bruno Peres, Acquah, Vives, Baselli, Molinaro; Quagliarella, Belotti.
 
Unavailable: Obi, Avelar, Farnerud, Maksimovic, Benassi, Silva

Here is the probable formation for Bologna (4-3-3): Mirante; Rossettini, Oikonomou, Gastaldello, Masina; Donsah, Diawara, Brighi; Giaccherini, Mancosu, Rizzo.

Unavailable: Krafth

Photo: bolognafc.it

 

AC MILAN – SAMPDORIA
San Siro Stadium
Referee: DOVERI
Assistants: DE LUCA – MUSOLINO
Fourth Official: PERETTI
ADD1: TAGLIAVENTO
ADD2: MARIANI
20:45

Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
AC Milan, 7th position with 20 points and a negative goal difference of -2
Sampdoria, 12th position with 16  points and a positive goal difference of +1

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	Goals	DIFF	Points
7	Milan	13	6	2	5	15:17	-2	20
12	Sampdoria	13	4	4	5	19:18	1	16

 

Pressure is for AC Milan to win this home game in San Siro after losing last week the game against Juventus.   Milan are in need of points to keep climbing the Serie A table towards the top 5 positions.  Sampdoria also with the pressure to win as last week they lost the first game under the “New Montella Era” against Udinese.   Milan coach Sinisa Mihajlovic facing his ex team Sampdoria.

There are 57 precedents between AC Milan vs Sampdoria.  Stats showing AC Milan with 37 wins, 10 draws, and Sampdoria with 10 wins.  Milan scoring 104 goals while Sampdoria scoring 42 goals.

Stats BEFORE the game.  Top scorer for AC MILAN:  Carlos Bacca with 6 goals

Top scorer for SAMPDORIA:  Citadin Eder with 9 goals

AC Milan	Goals	Goals	Sampdoria
Bacca, Carlos	6	9	Eder
Bonaventura, Giacomo	2	4	Muriel, Luis
Adriano, Luiz	2	3	Soriano, Roberto
Bertolacci, Andrea	1	1	Zukanovic, Ervin
Zapata, Cristian	1	1	Fernando

 

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

21/11/15	SA	Juventus – Milan				1:0	Round 13
07/11/15	SA	Milan – Atalanta				0:0	Round 12
01/11/15	SA	Lazio – Milan				1:3	Round 11

 

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

22/11/15	SA	Udinese – Sampdoria				1:0	Round 13
08/11/15	SA	Sampdoria – Fiorentina				0:2	Round 12
02/11/15	SA	Chievo – Sampdoria				1:1	Round 11

 

Disciplinary Situation BEFORE the game.  No suspended players for AC MILAN

1 suspended player for SAMPDORIA: Zukanovic

Here is the probable formation for AC Milan (4-4-2): Donnarumma; Abate, Alex, Romagnoli, Antonelli; Cerci, Kucka, Montolivo, Bonaventura; Bacca, Niang.

Unavailable: Menez, Balotelli, Diego Lopez, De Jong, Bertolacci

Here is the probable formation for Sampdoria (4-3-1-2): Viviano; De Silvestri, Silvestre, Regini, Mesbah; Ivan, Fernando, Barreto; Soriano; Eder, Muriel.
 
Unavailable: Coda, Correa, Moisander.

Photo acmilan.com

 

Sunday 29 November 2015

CHIEVO VERONA – UDINESE
Marc’Antonio Bentegodi Stadium
Referee: GERVASONI
Assistants: GAVA – CARBONE
Fourth Official: PADOVAN
ADD1: CERVELLERA
ADD2: ILLUZZI
15:00

Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Chievo Verona, 11th position with 16 points and a positive goal difference of +3
Udinese, 16th position with 15  points and a negative goal difference of -4

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	Goals	DIFF	Points
11	Chievo	13	4	4	5	16:13	3	16
16	Udinese	13	4	3	6	11:15	-4	15

 

Stats BEFORE the game.  Top scorer for CHIEVO VERONA: Alberto Paloschi with 5 goals

Top scorer for UDINESE:  Zapata, Badu, and Thereau with 3 goals each

Chievo Verona	Goals	Goals	Udinese
Paloschi, Alberto	5	3	Zapata, Duvan
Meggiorini, Riccardo	3	3	Badu, Emmanuel
Inglese, Roberto	2	3	Thereau, Cyril
Birsa, Valter	2	1	Lodi, Francesco
Castro, Lucas	2	1	Di Natale, Antonio

 

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

22/11/15	SA	Carpi – Chievo				1:2	Round 13
08/11/15	SA	Palermo – Chievo				1:0	Round 12
02/11/15	SA	Chievo – Sampdoria				1:1	Round 11

 

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

22/11/15	SA	Udinese – Sampdoria				1:0	Round 13
13/11/15	CFG	Olimp. Ljubljana – Udinese				3:3
08/11/15	SA	Napoli – Udinese				1:0	Round 12

 

Disciplinary Situation BEFORE the game.  No suspended players

Here is the probable formation for Chievo Verona (4-3-1-2): Bizzarri; Frey, Gamberini, Cesar, Gobbi; Castro, Rigoni, Hetemaj; Birsa; Meggiorini, Paloschi.
 
Unavailable: Izco, Mattiello

Here is the probable formation for Udinese (3-5-2): Karnezis; Piris, Danilo, Felipe: Widmer, Badu, Lodi, Iturra, Edenilson; Aguirre, Thereau.

Unavailable: Heurtaux, Kone, Merkel, Guillherme, Zapata

FROSINONE – HELLAS VERONA
Matusa Stadium
Referee: RIZZOLI
Assistants: PASSERI – COLELLA
Fourth Official: DOBOSZ
ADD1: IRRATI
ADD2: PAIRETTO
15:00

Disciplinary Situation BEFORE the game.  No suspended players

Here is the probable formation for Frosinone (4-4-2): Leali; Rosi, Diakité, Blanchard, Crivello; Paganini, Gucher, Chibsah, Soddimo; D. Ciofani, Dionisi.

Unavailable: Russo, Pavlovic

Here is the probable formation for Hellas Verona (4-3-3): Rafael; Pisano, Moras, Helander, Souprayen; Cecchin, Greco, Hallfredsson; Jankovic, Pazzini, Juanito Gomez.

Unavailable: Fares, Romulo, Marquez, Sala, Matuzalem, Albertazzi

GENOA – CARPI
Luigi Ferraris Stadium
Referee: GAVILLUCCI
Assistants: DI VUOLO – TONOLINI
Fourth Official: TASSO
ADD1: DAMATO
ADD2: RAPUANO
15:00

Disciplinary Situation BEFORE the game.  1 suspended player for GENOA: Perotti

No suspended players for CARPI

Here is the probable formation for Genoa (4-3-3): Perin; Cissokho, Burdisso, De Maio, Ansaldi; Rincon, Tino Costa, Laxalt; Lazovic, Pavoletti, Pandev.

Unavailable: Munoz, Marchese

Here is the probable formation for Carpi (4-4-1-1): Belec; Zaccardo, Romagnoli, Gagliolo, Gabriel Silva; Letizia, Marrone, Lollo, Pasciuti; Matos; Mbakogu.
 
Unavailable: Fedele, Spolli, Bubnjic

AS ROMA – ATALANTA
Olimpico di Roma Stadium
Referee: CALVARESE
Assistants: DE PINTO – STALLONE
Fourth Offical: MARZALONI
ADD1: GUIDA
ADD2: NASCA
15:00

Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
AS Roma, 4th position with 27 points and a positive goal difference of +14
Atalanta, 10th position with 18  points and a negative goal difference of -2

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	Goals	DIFF	Points
4	Roma	13	8	3	2	29:15	14	27
10	Atalanta	13	5	3	5	13:15	-2	18

 

Stats BEFORE the game.  Top scorer for AS ROMA:  Miralem Pjanic and Gervinho with 6 goals each

Top scorer for ATALANTA:  Alejandro Gomez and Mauricio Pinilla with 3 goals each

AS Roma	Goals	Goals	Atalana
Pjanic, Miralem	6	3	Gomez, Alejandro
Gervinho	6	3	Pinilla, Mauricio
Salah, Mohamed	5	1	Denis, German
Dzeko, Edin	3	1	Moralez, Maxi
Florenzi, Alessandro	2	1	Stendardo, Guglielmo

 

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

24/11/15	UCLG	Barcelona – Roma				6:1	Matchday 5
21/11/15	SA	Bologna – Roma				2:2	Round 13
08/11/15	SA	Roma – Lazio				2:0	Round 12

 

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

22/11/15	SA	Atalanta – Turin				0:1	Round 13
07/11/15	SA	Milan – Atalanta				0:0	Round 12
01/11/15	SA	Bologna – Atalanta				3:0	Round 11

 

Disciplinary Situation BEFORE the game.  No suspended players

Here is the probable formation for AS Roma (4-3-3): Szczesny; Florenzi, Manolas, Castan, Digne; Pjanic, De Rossi, Nanggolan; Iago Falque, Dzeko, Iturbe.
 
Unavailable: Totti, Strootman, Salah, Gervinho

Here is the probable formation for Atalanta (4-3-3): Sportiello; Masiello, Stendardo, Paletta, Brivio; Grassi, De Roon, Kurtic; Moralez, Pinilla, Gomez.
 
Unavailable: Dramé, Suagher, Bellini

Photo atalanta.it

 

EMPOLI – LAZIO
Carlo Castellani Stadium
Referee: FABBRI
Assistants: RANGHETTI – VIVENZI
Fourth Official: VUOTO
ADD1: RUSSO
ADD2: MARESCA
18:00

Disciplinary Situation BEFORE the game.   No suspended players for EMPOLI

1 suspended player for LAZIO: Gentiletti

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

Unavailable: Cosic, Croce, Mchedlidze

Here is the probable formation for Lazio (4-3-3): Marchetti; Basta, Mauricio, Hoedt, Lulic; Milinkovic, Biglia, Parolo; Candreva, Djordjevic, Felipe Anderson.
 
Unavailable: De Vrij, Mauri, Onazi

PALERMO – JUVENTUS
Renzo Barbera Stadium
Referee: VALERI
Assistants: POSADO – LA ROCCA
Fourth Official: MARRAZZO
ADD1: ROCCHI
ADD2: DI BELLO
20:45

Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Palermo 15th position with 15 points and a negative goal difference of -4
Juventus, 6th position with 21 points and a positive goal difference of +6

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	Goals	DIFF	Points
6	Juventus	13	6	3	4	17:11	6	21
15	Palermo	13	4	3	6	13:17	-4	15

 

Challenge for Juventus to win this away game at the Renzo Barbera Stadium and keep up the race towards the top 5 positions.   Palermo looking to win the home game to avoid falling in the relegation zone.

There are 26 precedents between Palermo vs Juventus at the Barbera.  Stats showing  Juventus with 12 wins, 8 draws while Palermo with only 6 wins.

Stats BEFORE the game.  Top scorer for PALERMO:  Oscar Hiljemark and Alberto Gilardino with 3 goals each

Top scorer for JUVENTUS:  Paulo Dybala with 6 goals

Palermo	Goals	Goals	Juventus
Hiljemark, Oscar	3	6	Dybala, Paulo
Gilardino, Alberto	3	2	Pogba, Paul
Gonzalez, Giancarlo	2	2	Mandzukic, Mario
El Kaoutari, Abdelhamid	1	1	Morata, Alvaro
Vazquez, Franco	1	1	Cuadrado, Juan

 

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

22/11/15	SA	Lazio – Palermo				1:1	Round 13
08/11/15	SA	Palermo – Chievo				1:0	Round 12
02/11/15	SA	Palermo – Empoli				0:1	Round 11

 

Here are the last 3 games of JUVENTUS:  3 wins

25/11/15	UCLG	Juventus – Man City				1:0	Matchday 5
21/11/15	SA	Juventus – Milan				1:0	Round 13
08/11/15	SA	Empoli – Juventus				1:3	Round 12

 

Disciplinary Situation BEFORE the game.  No suspended players

Here is the probable formation for Palermo (4-3-2-1): Sorrentino; Struna, Gonzalez, Goldaniga, Lazaar; Hiljemark, Jajalo, Rigoni; Brugman, Vazquez; Gilardino.
 
Unavailable: Djurdjevic, Vitiello

Here is the probable formation for Juventus (3-5-2):Buffon; Barzagli, Bonucci, Chiellini; Cuadrado, Marchisio, Lemina, Pogba, Evra; Morata, Dybala.

Unavailable: Pereyra, Padoin, Asamoah, Hernanes

 

Monday 30 November 2015

SASSUOLO – FIORENTINA
Mapei Stadium
Referee: MASSA
Assistants: PEGORIN – FIORITO
Fourth Official: GALLONI
ADD1: GIACOMELLI
ADD2 CHIFFI
19:00

Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Sassuolo, 7th position with 22 points and a positive goal difference of +3
Fiorentina, 3rd position with 28 points and a positive goal difference of +15

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	Goals	DIFF	Points
3	Fiorentina	13	9	1	3	26:11	15	28
7	Sassuolo	13	6	4	3	15:12	3	22

 

 

Stats BEFORE the game.  Top scorer for SASSUOLO: Nicola Sansone and Antonio Floro Flores with 3 goals each

Top scorer for FIORENTINA: Nikola Kalinic with 9 goals

Sassuolo	Goals	Goals	Fiorentina
Sansone, Nicola	3	9	Kalinic, Nikola
Floro Flores, Antonio	3	4	Babacar, Khouma
Defrel, Gregoire	2	4	Ilicic, Josip
Berardi, Domenico	2	2	Alonso, Marcos
Acerbi, Francesco	1	1	Rodriguez, Gonzalo

 

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

22/11/15	SA	Genoa – Sassuolo	2:1	Round 13
08/11/15	SA	Sassuolo – Carpi	1:0	Round 12
01/11/15	SA	Udinese – Sassuolo	0:0	Round 11

 

Here are the last 3 games of FIORENTINA:  1 win, 2 draws

26/11/15	UELG	FC Basel – Fiorentina				2:2	Matchday 5
22/11/15	SA	Fiorentina – Empoli				2:2	Round 13
08/11/15	SA	Sampdoria – Fiorentina				0:2	Round 12

 

Disciplinary Situation BEFORE the game.  1 suspended player for SASSUOLO: Berardi (3)

No suspended players for FIORENTINA

Here is the probable formation for Sassuolo (4-3-3): Consigli; Vrsaljko, Cannavaro, Acerbi, Peluso; Missiroli, Magnanelli, Duncan; Politano, Floro Flores, Defrel.
 
Unavailable: Terranova, Antei

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

Photo:  facebook.com/officialsassuolocalcio

 

NAPOLI – INTER
San Paolo Stadium
Referee: ORSATO
Assistants: MANGANELLI – MELI
Fourth Official: DI LIBERATORE
ADD1: MAZZOLENI
ADD2: CELI
21:00

Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Napoli, 2nd position with 28 points and a positive goal difference of +9
Inter, 1st position with 30  points and a positive goal difference of +16

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	Goals	DIFF	Points
1	Inter	13	9	3	1	16:7	9	30
2	Napoli	13	8	4	1	24:8	16	28

 

This is it!   This is the due for the leadership!     Pressure is for both teams to win this game for the leadership of the Serie A.   Napoli need a victory to overturn the leadership while Inter can keep the sole leadership if they defeat Napoli.  It’s the battle for the Scudetto.

There are 78 precedents between Napoli vs Inter including in Serie A and Coppa Italia.  Stats showing Napoli with 37 wins, 22 draws, and Inter with 19 wins.   Napoli scoring 93 goals and Inter scoring 74 goals.

Chances for Inter to defeat Napoli at the San Paolo are low considering their last victory was bck in October 18, 1977 with a result of Napoli 0 – 2 Inter.   Last draw as on February 4, 2015 with a 2-2.  The last time Napoli defeated Inter was on February 4, 2015 in Coppa Italia with a 1-0 result.

Stats BEFORE the game.  Top scorer for NAPOLI:  Gonzalo Higuain with 10 goals

Top scorer for INTER:  Mauro Icardi with 4 goals

Napoli	Goals	Goals	Inter
Higuain, Gonzalo	10	4	Icardi, Mauro
Insigne, Lorenzo	7	3	Jovetic, Stevan
Allan	3	2	Perisic, Ivan
Mertens, Dries	1	1	Brozovic, Marcelo
Gabbiadini, Manolo	1	1	Kondogbia, Geoffrey

 

Stats.  Here are the last 3 games of NAPOLI:

26/11/15	UELG	Club Brugge – Napoli				0:1	Matchday 5
22/11/15	SA	Verona – Napoli				0:2	13
08/11/15	SA	Napoli – Udinese				1:0	12

 

Here are the last 3 games of INTER: 3 wins

22/11/15	SA	Inter – Frosinone				4:0	Round 13
08/11/15	SA	Turin – Inter				0:1	Round 12
31/10/15	SA	Inter – Roma				1:0	Round 11

 

Disciplinary Situation BEFORE the game.  No suspended players

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

Unavailable: Gabbiadini

Here is the probable formation for Inter (4-3-3): Handanovic; Nagatomo, Miranda, Murillo, Telles; Guarin, Felipe Melo, Medel; Icardi, Jovetic, Perisic.
 
Unavailable: Vidic, Santon, Kondogbia

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