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Hello my friends. Here is  the Serie A PREVIEW Week 37 on Saturday 23, Sunday 24, and Monday 25 May 2015.  There is only 1 more game after this round to end the 2014 – 2015 Serie A season.

Few things still to be defined in these 2 remaining games.  Let’s recap.  The clear fact is that Juventus already won the Scudetto with 4 games to spare and this week won also the Coppa Italia.

 

 

The second position is still to be defined.  This is why the Derby della Capitale  Lazio vs AS Roma on Monday 25 May is crucial.  There is only 1 point difference between the two   Roma having 67 points and Lazio 66 points.  Why is so relevant to get the 2nd position?  Well, it is important because it guarantees direct qualification to the Champions League next season.   In this category, mathematically speaking, Napoli with 63 points can still make it to the 2nd position.

Situation is tough because Napoli will go to the Juventus stadium to face Juventus “the Champions of Italy.”  Surely, coach Massimiliano Allegri won’t tolerate to lose his home game.  Most likely Allegri will use a similar lineup with so-called reserve players as he did with the Coppa Italia final against Lazio.   Up to Napoli to battle and cause the upset.

Another tough battle will be for a spot in Europa League next season.  Here is the situation.  In case of Napoli not making it to the 3rd position, then, mathematically speaking, Fiorentina, Genoa, Sampdoria, and Inter will have to win their respective games to keep the dream alive.  There are only 6 more available points including this week.    Problem will be for Genoa vs Innter as they are playing today in this direct match…..  A defeat for Inter means goodbye Europa.

4		Napoli	63	36	18	9	9	67	47	20
5		Fiorentina	58	36	16	10	10	55	44	11
6		Genoa	56	36	15	11	10	58	42	16
7		Sampdoria	54	36	13	15	8	45	39	6
8		Inter Milan	52	36	13	13	10	53	42	11

 

The sentence is already written for the 3 teams to be relegated next season: Cagliari, Cesena, and Parma.

 

The top scorer up to Round 36: Juventus forward Carlos Tevez with 20 goals

 

 

Top Serie A teams standing AFTER Serie A Week 36 games. First 3 qualifying for Champions League, 4 and 5 for Europa League.

–Juventus, 83 position with points and a positive goal difference of +46

–AS Roma, 2nd position with 67 points and a positive goal difference of +23

–Lazio 3rd positions with 66 points points and a positive goal difference of +32

– Napoli, 4th position with 63 points and a positive goal difference of +20

– Fiorentina 5th position with 58 points and a positive goal difference of +11

– Genoa 6th position with 56 points and a positive goal difference of +16

Relegation Zone: Cagliari, 18th position with 28 points and a negative goal difference of -22
– Cesena, 19th position with 24 points and a negative goal difference of -30

Parma, 20th position with 17 points and a negative goal difference of -39

 

 

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Saturday 23 May 2015

• Serie A Week 37 / 37ª Giornata / 18esima del girone di ritorno
  

 

JUVENTUS – NAPOLI
Juventus Stadium
Referee: BANTI
Assistants: MELI – VUOTO
Fourth Official: STEFANI
ADD1: GERVASONI
ADD2: DI BELLO
18:00

Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Juventus, 1st position with 83 points and a positive goal difference of +46
Napoli, 4th position with 63 points and a positive goal difference of +20

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	Goals	DIFF	Points
1	Juventus	36	25	8	3	67:21	46	83
4	Napoli	36	18	9	9	67:47	20	63

 

It’s a special day for Juvenus playing their last home game this season at the Juventus Stadium.   Juventus will be crowned as Champions of Italy as they already won the Scudetto with 4 games to spare and winning also the Coppa Italia.

The challenge is for Napoli to cause an upset.  Here is the thing.  The result won’t affect Juventus whether they win, draw, or lose.  It is Napoli to be under pressure for the victory to claim the full 3 points.  Napoli are looking to climb to the 3rd position or even the 2nd position to be among the Champions League group next year.

There are 68 precedents in Serie A in Turin between Juventus vs Napoli.   Stats in favor of Juventus with 41 wins, 20 draws, and Napoli with 7 wins.   Coach Massimiliano Allegri stats against Napoli include 11 games with 4 wins, 5 draws, and 2 lost.

Stats BEFORE the game.  Top scorer for JUVENTUS:  Forward Carlos Tevez with 20 goals

Top scorer for NAPOLI: Forward Gonzalo Higuain with 16 goals

Juventus	Goals	Goals	Napoli
Tevez, Carlos	20	16	Higuain, Gonzalo
Morata, Alvaro	8	11	Callejon
Pogba, Paul	8	8	Hamsik, Marek
Vidal, Arturo	7	8	Gabbiadini, Manolo
Llorente, Fernando	6	6	Mertens, Dries

 

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

20/05/15	CI	Juventus – Lazio				2:1	Final
16/05/15	SA	Inter – Juventus				1:2	Round 36
13/05/15	UCLK	Real Madrid – Juventus				1:1	Semifinal

 

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

18/05/15	SA	Napoli – Cesena				3:2	Round 36
14/05/15	UELK	Dnipro – Napoli				1:0	Semifinal
10/05/15	SA	Parma – Napoli				2:2	Round 35

 

Disciplinary Situation BEFORE the game.  1 suspended player for JUVENTUS: Lichtsteiner (1)

1 suspended player for NAPOLI: Koulibaly (1)

Here is the probable formation for Juventus (4-3-1-2): Storari; Padoin, Barzagli, Ogbonna, De Ceglie; Pogba, Marchisio, Sturaro; Pereyra; Morata, Matri
 
Unavailable: Caceres, Romulo

Here is the probable formation for Napoli (4-2-3-1): Andujar; Maggio, Albiol, Britos, Ghoulam; David Lopez, Inler; Callejon, Hamsik, Mertens; Higuain

Unavailable: Michu, Zuniga, De Guzman

Photo juventus.com

 

 

GENOA – INTER
Luigi Ferraris Stadium
Referee: TAGLIAVENTO
Assistants: DOBOSZ – MARRAZZO
Fourth Official: VIVENZI
ADD1: PERUZZO
ADD2: TOMMASI
20:45

Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Inter, 8th position with 52 points and a positive goal difference of +11
Genoa, 6th position with 56 points and a positive goal difference of +16

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	Goals	DIFF	Points
6	Genoa	36	15	11	10	58:42	16	56
8	Inter	36	13	13	10	53:42	11	52

 

It’s a face to face match for the dream to be in the Europa League next season.   Genoa having advantage with 4 points and a victory will get them closer to the objective.  A defeat for Inter will be a goodbye Europa.

There are 47 precedents in Genoa with stats showing Genoa with 14 wins, Inter 14 wins, and 19 draws.  A total of 124 goals with Genoa scoring 63 and Inter scoring 61.

Stats BEFORE the game.  Top scorer for GENOA:  Iago Falque with 13 goal

Top scorer for INTER:  Forward Mauro Icardi with 19 goals

Genoa	Goals	Goals	Inter
Falque, Iago	13	19	Icardi, Mauro
Bertolacci, Andrea	7	6	Guarin, Fredy
Matri, Alessandro	7	6	Palacio, Rodrigo Sebastian
Niang, Mbaye	5	5	Kovacic, Mateo
Perotti, Diego	4	5	Osvaldo, Pablo Daniel

 

Stats. Here are the last 3 games of GENOA:

17/05/15	SA	Atalanta – Genoa	2.7	3.0	2.7	1:4	36
11/05/15	SA	Genoa – Turin				5:1	35
03/05/15	SA	Roma – Genoa				2:0	34

 

Here are the last 3 games of INTER:

16/05/15	SA	Inter – Juventus	2.0	3.5	3.9	1:2	36
10/05/15	SA	Lazio – Inter				1:2	35
03/05/15	SA	Inter – Chievo				0:0	34

 

Disciplinary Situation BEFORE the game.   No suspended players.

Here is the probable formation for Genoa (3-4-3): Perin; Roncaglia, Burdisso, De Maio; Edenilson, Rincon, Bertolacci, Kucka; Iago, Pavoletti, Lestienne
 
Unavailable: Ariaudo, Perotti, Marchese, Niang, Borriello

Here is the probable formation for Inter (4-3-1-2): Handanovic; D’Ambrosio, Ranocchia, Vidic, Juan Jesus; Brozovic, Medel, Kovacic; Hernanes; Icardi, Palacio
 
Unavailable: Jonathan, Dodò, Campagnaro, Guarin

 

 

 

Sunday 24 May 2015

 

EMPOLI – SAMPDORIA
Carlo Castellani Stadium
Referee: CALVARESE
Assistants: DE LUCA – RANGHETTI
Fourth Official: LA ROCCA
ADD1: CERVELLERA
ADD2: CANDUSSIO
12:30

Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Empoli, 16th position with 41 points and a negative goal difference of -5
Sampdoria, 7th position with 54 points and a positive goal difference of +6

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	Goals	DIFF	Points
7	Sampdoria	36	13	15	8	45:39	6	54
16	Empoli	36	8	17	11	42:47	-5	41

 

There are only 8 precedent games showing Empoli with 3 wins, 3 draws, and Sampdoria with 2 wins.

Stats BEFORE the game.   Top scorer of EMPOLI:  Forward Massimo Maccarone with 10 goals

Top scorer of SAMPDORIA:  Forward Citadin Eder with 9 goals

Empoli	Goals	Goals	Sampdoria
Maccarone, Massimo	10	9	Eder
Saponara, Riccardo	7	7	Gabbiadini, Manolo
Tonelli, Lorenzo	5	4	Soriano, Roberto
Rugani, Daniele	3	4	Muriel, Luis
Pucciarelli, Manuel	3	4	Okaka, Stefano

 

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

17/05/15	SA	Verona – Empoli				2:1	Round 36
10/05/15	SA	Empoli – Fiorentina				2:3	Round 35
06/05/15	SA	Turin – Empoli				0:1	Round 34

 

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

16/05/15	SA	Sampdoria – Lazio				0:1	Round 36
10/05/15	SA	Udinese – Sampdoria				1:4	Round 35
02/05/15	SA	Sampdoria – Juventus				0:1	Round 34

 

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

No suspended players for SAMPDORIA.

Here is the probable formation for Empoli (4-3-1-2): Bassi; Laurini, Rugani, Barba, Hysaj; Vecino, Valdifiori, Zielinski; Saponara; Maccarone, Pucciarelli
 
Unavailable: Guarente

Here is the probable formation for Sampdoria (4-3-1-2) : Viviano; De Silvestri, Silvestre, Romagnoli, Regini; Acquah, Palombo, Obiang; Soriano; Muriel, Eto’o.
 
Unavailable: Eder, Mesbah

Photo:   facebook.com/empolifcofficialpage

 

 

CESENA – CAGLIARI
Dino Manuzzi Stadium
Referee: ABBATTISTA
Assistants: DI SALVO – D’APICE
Fourth Official: DE PINTO
ADD1: GUIDA
ADD2: RIPA
15:00

Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Cesena, 19th position with 24 points and a negative goal difference of -31
Cagliari, 18th position with 28 points and a negative goal difference of -22

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	Goals	DIFF	Points
18	Cagliari	36	6	10	20	43:65	-22	28
19	Cesena	36	4	12	20	36:67	-31	24

 

 

A game for the honor to salute the Serie A.  Cesena and Cagliari are already relegated to Serie B next season.  Surely, Cesena will look to end the season with a home game.   Incredible so, Cesena only won 4 games while Cagliari winning only 6.  It’s a total failure for both teams.

There are 8 precedent games in Serie A.  Stats showing Cesena with 4 wins and 4 draws.  Cagliari has never won in Cesena.

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

Top scorer of CAGLIARI:   Forward Diego Farias with 6 goals

Cesena	Goals	Goals	Cagliari
Defrel, Gregoire	9	6	Farias, Diego
Brienza, Franco	8	5	Sau, Marco
Rodriguez, Alejandro	5	5	Ekdal, Albin
Carbonero, Carlos	3	4	Avelar, Danilo
Succi, Davide	2	4	Cop, Duje

 

 

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

18/05/15	SA	Napoli – Cesena				3:2	Round 36
10/05/15	SA	Cesena – Sassuolo				2:3	Round 35
03/05/15	SA	Fiorentina – Cesena				3:1	Round 34

 

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

17/05/15	SA	Cagliari – Palermo				0:1	Round 36
09/05/15	SA	Juventus – Cagliari				1:1	Round 35
04/05/15	SA	Cagliari – Parma				4:0	Round 34

 

Disciplinary Situation BEFORE the game.  No suspended players

Here is the probable formation for Cesena (4-3-1-2): Agliardi; Perico, Capelli, Krajnc, Renzetti; Carbonero, Cascione, Mudingayi; Brienza, Defrel, Djuric

Unavailable: Marilungo, Magnusson, Pulzetti, Giorgi

Here is the probable formation for Cagliari (4-3-1-2): Brkic; Balzano, Diakitè, Rossettini, Avelar; Donsah, Crisetig, Ekdal; Mpoku; Farias, Cop.
 
Unavailable: Ceppitelli

 

CHIEVO VERONA – ATALANTA
Marc’Antonio Bentegodi Stadium
Referee: SACCHI
Assistants: TEGONI – DI FRANCESCO
Fourth Official: PASSERI
ADD1: ROCCHI
ADD2: PEZZUTO
15:00

Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Chievo Verona, 14th position with 42 points and a negative goal difference of -10
Atalanta, 17th position with 36 points and a negative goal difference of -17

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	Goals	DIFF	Points
14	Chievo	36	10	12	14	27:37	-10	42
17	Atalanta	36	7	15	14	36:53	-17	36

 

Stats BEFORE the game.  Top scorer of CHIEVO VERONA:  Forward Alberto Paloschi with 9 goals

Top scorer of ATALANTA:  Forward German Denis with 8 goals

Chievo Verona	Goals	Goals	Atalanta
Paloschi, Alberto	9	8	Denis
Pellissier, Sergio	6	6	Pinilla, Mauricio
Meggiorini, Riccardo	4	5	Moralez, Maxi
Zukanovic, Ervin	2	3	Zappacosta, Davide
Izco, Mariano Julio	2	3	Boakye, Richmond

 

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

17/05/15	SA	Turin – Chievo				2:0	Round 36
10/05/15	SA	Chievo – Verona				2:2	Round 35
03/05/15	SA	Inter – Chievo				0:0	Round 34

 

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

17/05/15	SA	Atalanta – Genoa				1:4	Round36
10/05/15	SA	Palermo – Atalanta				2:3	Round 35
03/05/15	SA	Atalanta – Lazio				1:1	Round 34

 

 

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

4 suspended players for ATALANTA: Denis (1), Carmona (1), Migliaccio (1), Pinilla (1)

Here is the probable formation for  Chievo Verona (4-4-2): Bardi; Frey, Dainelli, Cesar, Biraghi; Schelotto, Radovanovic, Izco, Birsa; Paloschi, Meggiorini
 
Unavailable: Mattiello, Hetemaj

Here is the probable formation for Atalanta (4-3-3): Sportiello; Bellini, Biava, Stendardo, Dramé; Baselli, Cigarini, Emanuelson; D’Alessandro, Bianchi, Gomez.
 
Unavailable: Raimondi, Estigarribia, Masiello

Photo:   facebook.com/ACChievoVerona1929

 

PALERMO – FIORENTINA
Renzo Barbera Stadium
Referee: GIACOMELLI
Assistants: GAVA – TASSO
Fourth Official: IORI
ADD1: MASSA
ADD2: PAIRETTO
15:00

Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Palermo, 10th position with 46 points and a negative goal difference of -2
Fiorentina, 5th position with 58 points and a positive goal difference of +11

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	Goals	DIFF	Points
5	Fiorentina	36	16	10	10	55:44	11	58
10	Palermo	36	11	13	12	49:51	-2	46

 

Stats BEFORE the game.  Top scorer of PALERMO:  Forward Paulo Dybala with 13 goals

Top scorer of FIORENTINA:  Khouma Babacar and Gonzalo Rodriguez with 7 goals each

Palermo	Goals	Goals	Fiorentina
Dybala, Paulo Bruno	13	7	Babacar, Khouma
Vazquez, Franco	9	7	Rodriguez, Gonzalo
Rigoni, Luca	8	6	Salah, Mohamed
Belotti, Andrea	5	6	Ilicic, Josip
Chochev, Ivaylo	3	4	Cuadrado, Juan

 

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

17/05/15	SA	Cagliari – Palermo				0:1	Round 36
10/05/15	SA	Palermo – Atalanta				2:3	Round 35
02/05/15	SA	Sassuolo – Palermo				0:0	Round 34

 

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

18/05/15	SA	Fiorentina – Parma				3:0	Round 36
14/05/15	UELK	Fiorentina – FC Sevilla				0:2	Semifinal
10/05/15	SA	Empoli – Fiorentina				2:3	Round 35

 

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

1 suspended player for FIORENTINA: Diamanti (1)

Here is the probable formation for Palermo (3-5-1-1): Sorrentino; Vitiello, G. Gonzalez, Andelkovic; Rispoli, Rigoni, Jajalo, Quaison, Daprelà; Vazquez; Belotti.
 
Unavailable: Morganella, E., Emerson, Makienok, Bolzoni

Here is the probable formation for Fiorentina (4-3-3): Neto; Tomovic, Savic, Rodriguez, Pasqual; Mati Fernandez, Pizarro, Borja Valero; Ilicic, Gomez, Salah.
 
Unavailable: Babacar, Rossi, Vargas, Richards, Bernardeschi

 

PARMA – HELLAS VERONA
Ennio Tardini Stadium
Referee: MINELLI
Assistants: BINDONI – VILLA
Fourth Official: SCHENONE
ADD1: DAMATO
ADD2: AURELIANO
15:00

Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Parma, 20th position with 17 points and a negative goal difference of -42
Hellas Verona, 12th position with 44 points and a negative goal difference of -16

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	Goals	DIFF	Points
12	Verona	36	11	11	14	45:61	-16	44
20	Parma	36	6	6	24	29:71	-42	17

 

Stats BEFORE the game.  Top scorer of PARMA:  Forward Antonio Cassano with 5 goals

Top scorer of HELLAS VERONA:  Forward Luca Toni with 19 goals

Parma	Goals	Goals	Hellas Verona
Cassano, Antonio	5	19	Toni, Luca
De Ceglie, Paolo	3	5	Gomez, Juan
Palladino, Raffaele	3	5	Lopez, Nicolas
Lodi, Francesco	2	3	Tachtsidis, Panagiotis
Coda, Massimo	2	2	Ionita, Artur

 

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

18/05/15	SA	Fiorentina – Parma				3:0	Round 36
10/05/15	SA	Parma – Napoli				2:2	Round 35
04/05/15	SA	Cagliari – Parma				4:0	Round 34

 

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

17/05/15	SA	Verona – Empoli				2:1	Round 36
10/05/15	SA	Chievo – Verona				2:2	Round 35
03/05/15	SA	Verona – Udinese				0:1	Round 34

 

Disciplinary Situation BEFORE the game.  No suspended players.

Here is the probable formation for Parma (4-5-1): Mirante; Mendes, Feddal, Lucarelli, Gobbi; Varela, Mauri, Jorquera, Nocerino, Ghezzal; Palladino.
 
Unavailable: Costa, Santacroce

Here is the probable formation for Hellas Verona (4-3-3): Rafael; Pisano, Marquez, Moras, Agostini; Obbadi, Tachtsidis, Hallfredsson; Jankovic, Toni, Lopez

Unavailable: Ionita

 

UDINESE – SASSUOLO
Friuli Stadium
Referee: ABISSO
Assistants: BOTTEGONI – BELLUTTI
Fourth Official: PRETI
ADD1: GAVILLUCCI
ADD2: SAIA
15:00

Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Udinese, 15th position with 41 points and a negative goal difference of -11
Sassuolo, 13th position with 43 points and a negative goal difference of -11

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	Goals	DIFF	Points
13	Sassuolo	36	10	13	13	45:56	-11	43
15	Udinese	36	10	11	15	40:51	-11	41

 

Stats BEFORE the game.  Top scorer of UDINESE:  Forward Antonio Di Natale with 14 goals

Top scorer of SASSUOLO:  Forward Domenico Berardi with 14 goals

Udinese	Goals	Goals	Sassuolo
Di Natale, Antonio	14	14	Berardi, Domenico
Thereau, Cyril	9	9	Zaza, Simone
Danilo	2	5	Sansone, Nicola
Wague, Molla	2	4	Missiroli, Simone
Fernandes, Bruno	2	3	Taider, Saphir

 

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

17/05/15	SA	Roma – Udinese				2:1	Round 36
10/05/15	SA	Udinese – Sampdoria				1:4	Round 35
03/05/15	SA	Verona – Udinese				0:1	Round 34

 

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

17/05/15	SA	Sassuolo – Milan				3:2	Round 36
10/05/15	SA	Cesena – Sassuolo				2:3	Round 35
02/05/15	SA	Sassuolo – Palermo				0:0	Round 34

 

Disciplinary Situation BEFORE the game.   1 suspended player for UDINESE: Heurtaux (1)

1 suspended player for SASSUOLO: Missiroli (1)

Here is the probable formation fro Udinese (4-3-1-2): Karnezis; Widmer, Danilo, Domizzi, Piris; Allan, Pinzi, Badu; Guilherme; Thereau, Perica

Unavailable: Evangelista, Hallberg, Wague, Di Natale

Here is the probable formation for Sassuolo (4-3-3):  Consigli; Fontanesi, Acerbi, Cannavaro, Peluso; Biondini, Magnanelli, Taider; Berardi, Zaza, Sansone
 
Unavailable: Donis, Polito, Terranova, Antei, Gazzola, Vrsaljko, Pegolo

 

AC MILAN – TORINO
San Siro Stadium
Referee: VALERI
Assistants: STALLONE – LONGO
Fourth Official: BIANCHI
ADD1: DOVERI
ADD2: MARIANI
20:45

Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
AC Milan, 11th position with 46 points and positive goal difference of +1
Torino, 9th position with 51 points and a positive goal difference of +1

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	Goals	DIFF	Points
9	Turin	36	13	12	11	43:42	1	51
11	Milan	36	11	13	12	50:49	1	46

 

 

A somber season for AC Milan who will be out European competition next season.  Milan down to the 11th position and amid all rumors of the sacking of coach Filippo Inzaghi will try to win the last home game in San Siro.  Latest rumors is the possible signing of the ex Milan Coach Carlo Ancelotti who is having a tough moment with Real Madrid.

Torino wanting to end the season with high votes and a victory in San Siro will be a prestigious way to return happily singing to Turin.

There are 68 precedents between AC Milan vs Torino in San Siro.  Stats showing AC Milan with 39 wins, Genoa with 11 wins, and 18 draws.  Out of the 170 goals, Milan scoring 121 goals while Torino scoring only 49 goals.

Challenge is for Inzaghi to win.  Torino coach Giampiero Ventura challenging Milan 11 times with stats showing 2 wins, 4 draws, and 5 lost.

Stats BEFORE the game.  Top scorer of AC MILAN:  Forward Jeremy Menez with 16 goals

Top scorer of TORINO: Forward Fabio Quagliarella with 13 goals

AC Milan	Goals	Goals	Torino
Menez, Jeremy	16	13	Quagliarella, Fabio
Honda, Keisuke	6	7	Glik, Kamil
Bonaventura, Giacomo	5	6	Lopez, Maxi
Destro, Mattia	3	3	El Kaddouri, Omar
de Jong, Nigel	3	3	Peres, Bruno

 

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

17/05/15	SA	Sassuolo – Milan				3:2	Round 36
09/05/15	SA	Milan – Roma				2:1	Round 35
03/05/15	SA	Napoli – Milan				3:0	Round 34

 

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

17/05/15	SA	Turin – Chievo				2:0	Round 36
11/05/15	SA	Genoa – Turin				5:1	Round 35
06/05/15	SA	Turin – Empoli				0:1	Round 34

 

Disciplinary Situation BEFORE the game.  3 suspended players for AC MILAN: Menez (1), Bonaventura (1), Suso (1)

1 suspended player for TORINO: Maksimovic (1)

Here is the probable formation for AC Milan (4-3-3): D. Lopez; Abate, Alex, Paletta, Bonera; Poli, De Jong, Van Ginkel; Honda, Destro, El Shaarawy
 
Unavailable: Agazzi, Montolivo, Essien, De Sciglio, Antonelli

Here is the probable formation for Torino (3-5-2): Padelli; Glik, Jansson, Moretti; Bruno Peres, Gazzi, Benassi, El Kaddouri, Darmian; Martinez, Maxi Lopez

Unavailable: Bovo, Quagliarella, Farnerud

Photo acmilan.com

 

 

Monday 25 May 2015

 

LAZIO – AS ROMA
Olimpico di Roma Stadium
Referee: RIZZOLI
Assistants: DI LIBERATORE – NICOLETTI
Fourth Official: FAVERANI
ADD1: MAZZOLENI
ADD2: IRRATI

Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Lazio, 3rd position with 66 points and a positive goal difference of +32
Roma, 2nd position with 67 points and a positive goal difference of +23

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	Goals	DIFF	Points
2	Roma	36	18	13	5	51:28	23	67
3	Lazio	36	20	6	10	66:34	32	66

 

Famous Derby della Capitale is more decisive today.  Yep.  There is only 1 point difference and the victory is not only for the bragging rights to rule Rome, but also to get a direct pass to the Champions League next season.  First and second position qualify.

There are 70 precedent games at the Olimpico di Roma Stadium between Lazio and AS Roma.  Stats showing Lazio with 23 wins, AS Roma with 22 wins, and 25 draws.   The last precedent back in Week 23 of the 2013-14 season ending with a 0-0.

Stats BEFORE the game. Top scorer of LAZIO:  Forward Miroslav Klose with 12 goals

Top scorer of AS ROMA:  Forward Adem Ljajic with 8 goals

Lazio	Goals	Goals	AS Roma
Klose, Miroslav	12	8	Ljajic, Adem
Felipe Anderson	10	7	Totti, Francesco
Candreva, Antonio	9	5	Florenzi, Alessandro
Parolo, Marco	9	5	Nainggolan, Radja
Mauri, Stefano	9	5	Destro, Mattia

 

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

20/05/15	CI	Juventus – Lazio				2:1 (OT)	Final
16/05/15	SA	Sampdoria – Lazio				0:1	Round 36
10/05/15	SA	Lazio – Inter				1:2	Round 35

 

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

17/05/15	SA	Roma – Udinese				2:1	Round 36
09/05/15	SA	Milan – Roma				2:1	Round 35
03/05/15	SA	Roma – Genoa				2:0	Round 34

 

Disciplinary Situation BEFORE the game.  No suspended players

Here is the probable formation for Lazio (4-2-3-1): Marchetti; Basta, de Vrij, Gentiletti, Braafheid; Parolo, Ledesma, Lulic; Candreva, Klose, Felipe Anderson.
 
Unavailable: Cana, Ederson, Biglia, Radu

Here is the probable formation for AS Roma (4-3-3): De Sanctis; Florenzi, Manolas, Astori, Torosidis; Pjanic, De Rossi, Nainggolan; Ljajic, Totti, Ibarbo
 
Unavailable: Strootman, Maicon, Castan, Gervinho

Photo asroma.it

 

 

 

 

By Anna Italia
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Hello my friends. Here is the Serie A PREVIEW for Week 34 on Saturday 2, Sunday 3, Monday 4, and Wednesday 6  May 2015 .

It’s a special round, red carpet…..   Yep.   Juventus might win their 4th consecutive Scudetto this Saturday  if they get a draw or victory against Sampdoria  at the Luigi Ferraris Stadium.    Juventus need only 1 point to win despite the results of Lazio who are in the second position with  62 points.  The gap for the moment is for only 14 points.  There are only 4 more games after this round with a total of 12 available points.   Big challenge because Juventus is playing the away game against Sampdoria at the Luigi Ferraris Stadium and surely won’t be a passive spectator.

The Scudetto is already a Juventus done deal.  We are looking to see final sprint race towards the 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 5th position.   Lazio with 62 points are ahead  for 1 point of AS Roma  who are following in the 3rd position with 61 points.

This round will be crucial for the Europa League as the race is still open:  Sampdoria will just need to defeat Juventus to remain in the 5th position which is the last spot to be in Europa League zone.   However, mathematically speaking, the other 4 teams with chances to make it in Europa in case of Juventus defeating Sampdoria or even with a draw are Genoa (50), Fiorentina (49), Torino (48), and Inter (48)

One thing is certain.  The only official team already relegated to Serie B is Parma.    Cagliari and Cesena both with 24 points are closer to relegation too.   Atalanta still  not saved and will look to defeat Lazio at the Atleti Azzurri D’Italia Stadium… won’t be easy because they are without leading forward German Denis who is suspended for 5 games.

Pressure in this round is for AC Milan coach Filippo Inzaghi.    Milan lost badly against Genoa in San Siro and when almost everybody thought Inzaghi was about to get sacked… the Club deciding to keep him.  Will Inzaghi remain if they lose against Napoli at the San Paolo Stadium or that will be the last chance….

 

The top scorer up to Round 33: Juventus forward Carlos Tevez with 20 goals

 

 

Top Serie A teams standing AFTER Serie A Week 33 games. First 3 qualifying for Champions League, 4 and 5 for Europa League.

–Juventus, 76 position with points and a positive goal difference of +44

–Lazio, 2nd position with 62 points and a positive goal difference of +32

–AS Roma, 3rd positions with 61 points points and a positive goal difference of +21

– Napoli, 4th position with 56 points and a positive goal difference of +16

– Sampdoria, 5th position with 51 points and a positive goal difference of 5

Relegation Zone: Cagliari, 18th position with 24 points and a negative goal difference of -25
– Cesena, 19th position with 24 points and a negative goal difference of -27

Parma, 20th position with 16 points and a negative goal difference of -35

 

 

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Saturday 2 May 2015

 

 

SAMPDORIA – JUVENTUS
Luigi Ferraris Stadium
Referee: VALERI
Assistants: NICOLETTI – LA ROCCA
Fourth Official: DI FIORE
ADD1: GIACOMELLI
ADD2: FABBRI
18:00

Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Juventus, 1st position with 76 points and a positive goal difference of +44
Sampdoria, 5th position with 51 points and a positive goal difference of +5

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	Goals	DIFF	Points
1	Juventus	33	23	7	3	63:19	44	76
5	Sampdoria	33	12	15	6	41:36	5	51

 

It’s a game to win for Juventus or draw to officially win the 2014 – 2015 Scudetto.  Mathematically speaking, Juventus need only 1 point to win the Scudetto and celebrate.   Pressure is for Juventus who are also preparing to meet Real Madrid next week in the Champions League Semifinal.   Sampdoria will look to win the home game to keep a spot in the Europa League next season.

There are 56 precedents at the Luigi Ferraris Stadium.  Stats showing Sampdoria with 19 wins, Juventus 19 wins, and 18 draws.

Stats BEFORE the game.  Top scorer of SAMPDORIA:  Forward Citadin Eder with 9 goals

Top scorer of JUVENTUS:  Forward Carlos Tevez with 20 goals

Sampdoria	Goals	Goals	Juventus
Eder	9	20	Tevez, Carlos
Gabbiadini, Manolo	7	7	Morata, Alvaro
Muriel, Luis	4	7	Pogba, Paul
Okaka, Stefano	4	6	Llorente, Fernando
De Silvestri, Lorenzo	3	6	Vidal, Arturo

 

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

29/04/15	SA	Sampdoria – Verona				1:1	Round 33
26/04/15	SA	Napoli – Sampdoria				4:2	Round 32
18/04/15	SA	Sampdoria – Cesena				0:0	Round 31

 

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

29/04/15	SA	Juventus – Fiorentina				3:2	Round 33
26/04/15	SA	Turin – Juventus				2:1	Round 32
22/04/15	UCLK	Monaco – Juventus				0:0	Quarterfinal

 

 

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

1 suspended player for JUVENTUS:  Evra (1)

Here is the probable formation for Sampdoria (4-3-3): Viviano; De Silvestri, Silvestre, Romagnoli, Mesbah; Obiang, Palombo, Soriano; Muriel, Bergessio, Eto’o
 
Unavailable: Eder

Here is the probable formation for Juventus (4-3-1-2): Buffon; Lichtsteiner, Chiellini, Bonucci, Padoin; Vidal, Marchisio, Sturaro; Pereyra; Matri, Morata
 
Unavailable: Asamoah, Caceres, Pogba

 

Photo:   facebook.com/Juventus

 

SASSUOLO – PALERMO
Mapei Stadium
Referee: PEZZUTO
Assistants: STEFANI – SANTORO
Fourth: FIORITO
ADD1: RIZZOLI
ADD2: ROS
20:45

Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Sassuolo, 16th position with 36 points and a negative goal difference of -13
Palermo, 11th position with 42 points and a negative goal difference of-2

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	Goals	DIFF	Points
11	Palermo	33	10	12	11	46:48	-2	42
16	Sassuolo	33	8	12	13	39:52	-13	36

 

Mathematically speaking, Palermo are already saved to remain in Serie A next season.  Challenge is for Sassuolo to secure permanence in Serie A.   Bottom line, Sassuolo having 36 points are only +12 from the relegation zone.   A victory for Sassuolo will give them almost reassurance to remain in Serie A.

There are no precedents at the Mapei Stadium between Sassuolo – Palermo. In the last 5 home games Sassuolo having 2 wins, 2 lost, and 1 draw.  Pressure is for Sassuolo to defeat Palermo.

 

Stats BEFORE the game.  Top scorer of SASSUOLO:  Forward Domenico Berardi with 11 goals

Top scorer of PALERMO:  Forward Paulo Dybala with 13 goals

Sassuolo	Goals	Goals	Palermo
Berardi, Domenico	11	13	Dybala, Paulo Bruno
Zaza, Simone	8	7	Vazquez, Franco
Sansone, Nicola	5	7	Rigoni, Luca
Acerbi, Francesco	3	5	Belotti, Andrea
Missiroli, Simone	3	3	Chochev, Ivaylo

 

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

29/04/15	SA	Sassuolo – Roma				0:3	Round 33
26/04/15	SA	Verona – Sassuolo				3:2	Round 32
19/04/15	SA	Sassuolo – Turin				1:1	Round 31

 

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

29/04/15	SA	Palermo – Turin				2:2	Round 33
26/04/15	SA	Parma – Palermo				1:0	Round 32
19/04/15	SA	Palermo – Genoa				2:1	Round 31

 

 

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

No suspended players for PALERMO

Here is the probable formation for Sassuolo (4-3-3): Consigli; Biondini, Acerbi, Peluso, Longhi; Taider, Brighi, Missiroli; Berardi, Zaza, Sansone
 
Unavailable: Magnanelli, Donis, Vrsaljko, Polito, Terranova, Antei, Gazzola

Here is the probable formation for Palermo (3-5-2): Sorrentino; Vitiello, Gonzalez, Andelkovic; Rispoli, Rigoni, Jajalo, Chochev, Lazaar; Vazquez, Dybala
 
Unavailable: Morganella, Barreto, Emerson

 

Photo:  facebook.com/officialsassuolocalcio

 

 

Sunday 3 May 2015

 

AS ROMA – GENOA
Olimpico di Roma Stadium
Referee: DAMATO
Assistants: FAVERANI – MARZALONI
Fourth Official: COSTANZO
ADD1: DI BELLO
ADD2: PAIRETTO
12:30

Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
AS Roma, 3rd position with 61 points and a positive goal difference of +21
Genoa, 6th position with 50 points and a positive goal difference of+11

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	Goals	DIFF	Points
3	Roma	33	16	13	4	46:25	21	61
6	Genoa	33	13	11	9	49:38	11	50

 

Stats BEFORE the game.  Top scorer of AS ROMA:  Forward Adem Ljajic with 8 goals

Top scorer of GENOA:  Forward Iago Falque with 10 goals

AS Roma	Goals	Goals	Genoa
Ljajic, Adem	8	10	Falque, Iago
Totti, Francesco	6	7	Matri, Alessandro
Pjanic, Miralem	5	5	Niang, Mbaye
Destro, Mattia	5	5	Bertolacci, Andrea
Florenzi, Alessandro	4	4	Perotti, Diego

 

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

29/04/15	SA	Sassuolo – Roma				0:3	Round 33
25/04/15	SA	Inter – Roma				2:1	Round 32
19/04/15	SA	Roma – Atalanta				1:1	Round 31

 

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

29/04/15	SA	Milan – Genoa				1:3	Round 33
26/04/15	SA	Genoa – Cesena				3:1	Round 32
19/04/15	SA	Palermo – Genoa				2:1	Round 31

 

Disciplinary Situation BEFORE the game.  No suspended players for AS ROMA.

1 suspended players for GENOA: Burdisso (1)

Here is the probable formation for AS Roma (4-3-3): De Sanctis; Florenzi, Manolas, Astori, Torosidis; Nainggolan, De Rossi, Pjanic; Ibarbo, Totti,Gervinho
 
Unavailable: Strootman, Castan, Maicon, Holebas, Keita

Here is the probable formation for Genoa (3-4-3): Perin; Roncaglia, De Maio, Izzo; Edenilson, Rincon, Bertolacci, Bergdich; Iago, Niang, Pavoletti
 
Unavailable: Ariaudo, Perotti

 

Photo:  asroma.it

 

 

HELLAS VERONA – UDINESE
Marc’Antonio Bentegodi Stadium
Referee: CERVELLERA
Assistants: STALLONE – GORI
Fourth Official: GAVA
ADD1: TAGLIAVENTO
ADD2: MANGANIELLO
15:00

Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Hellas Verona, 13th position with 40 points and a negative goal difference of -16
Udinese, 14th position with 38 points and a negative goal difference of-8

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	Goals	DIFF	Points
13	Verona	33	10	10	13	41:57	-16	40
14	Udinese	33	9	11	13	37:45	-8	38

 

Stats BEFORE the game. Top scorer of HELLAS VERONA:  Forward Luca Toni with 18 goals

Top scorer of UDINESE:  Forward Antonio Di Natale with 12 goals

Hellas Verona	Goals	Goals	Udinese
Toni, Luca	18	12	Di Natale, Antonio
Lopez, Nicolas	5	9	Thereau, Cyril
Gomez, Juan	4	2	Wague, Molla
Tachtsidis, Panagiotis	3	2	Danilo
Ionita, Artur	2	2	Widmer, Silvan

 

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

29/04/15	SA	Sampdoria – Verona				1:1	Round 33
26/04/15	SA	Verona – Sassuolo				3:2	Round 32
20/04/15	SA	Fiorentina – Verona				0:1	Round 31

 

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

28/04/15	SA	Udinese – Inter				1:2	Round 33
25/04/15	SA	Udinese – Milan				2:1	Round 32
19/04/15	SA	Chievo – Udinese				1:1	Round 31

 

Disciplinary Situation BEFORE the game.  2 suspended players for HELLAS VERONA: G. Rodriguez (1), Valoti (1)

2 suspended players for UDINESE: Domizzi (1), Badu (2)

Here is the probable formation for Hellas Verona (3-5-2): Benussi; Marques, Marquez, Moras; Sala, Obbadi, Tachtsidis, Greco, Pisano; N.Lopez, Toni
 
Unavailable: Gollini, Ionita, Hallfredsson, Rafael, Jankovic, Gomez

Here is the probable formation for Udinese (4-3-1-2): Karnezis; Widmer, Danilo, Bubnjic, Piris; Allan, Pinzi, Guilherme; Kone; Di Natale, Thereau
 
Unavailable: Heurtaux, Evangelista, Wague

 

Photo:   facebook.com/hellasveronafc1903

 

 

ATALANTA – LAZIO
Atleti Azzurri D’Italia Stadium
Referee: ORSATO
Assistants: CRISPO – TONOLINI
Fourth Official: PADOVAN
ADD1: ROCCHI
ADD2: GHERSINI
15:00

Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Atalanta, 17th position with 32 points and a negative goal difference of -15
Lazio, 2nd position with 62 points and a positive goal difference of +32

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	Goals	DIFF	Points
2	Lazio	33	19	5	9	63:31	32	62
17	Atalanta	33	6	14	13	31:46	-15	32

 

Stats BEFORE the game.  Top scorer of ATALANTA: Forward German Denis with 8 goals

Top scorer of LAZIO: Forward Miroslav Klose with 12 goals

Atalanta	Goals	Goals	Lazio
Denis	8	12	Klose, Miroslav
Pinilla, Mauricio	5	10	Felipe Anderson
Moralez, Maxi	5	9	Mauri, Stefano
Zappacosta, Davide	3	8	Parolo, Marco
Boakye, Richmond	3	8	Candreva, Antonio

 

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

29/04/15	SA	Cesena – Atalanta				2:2	Round 33
26/04/15	SA	Atalanta – Empoli				2:2	Round 32
19/04/15	SA	Roma – Atalanta				1:1	Round 31

 

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

29/04/15	SA	Lazio – Parma				4:0	Round 33
26/04/15	SA	Lazio – Chievo				1:1	Round 32
18/04/15	SA	Juventus – Lazio				2:0	Round 31

 

Disciplinary Situation BEFORE the game.  2 suspended players for ATALANTA: Denis (4), Benalouane (1)

1 suspended player for LAZIO: Klose (1)

Here is the probable formation for Atalanta (4-2-3-1): Sportiello; Bellini, Stendardo, Biava, Dramé; Cigarini, Carmona; Zappacosta, A. Gomez, Moralez; Pinilla
 
Unavailable: Raimondi, Estigarribia

Here is the probable formation for Lazio (4-3-3): Marchetti; Basta, Ciani, Mauricio, Radu; Cataldi, Parolo, Lulic; Candreva, Mauri, F. Anderson
 
Unavailable: De Vrij, Biglia, Cana, Pereirinha

Photo:   facebook.com/atalantabc

 

 

FIORENTINA – CESENA
Artemio Franchi Stadium
Referee: DOVERI
Assistants: GALLONI – CARIOLATO
Fourth Official: TASSO
ADD1: GERVASONI
ADD2: MARESCA
15:00

Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Fiorentina, 7th position with 49 points and a positive goal difference of +5
Cesena, 19th position with 24 points and a negative goal difference of-27

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	Goals	DIFF	Points
7	Fiorentina	33	13	10	10	46:41	5	49
19	Cesena	33	4	12	17	31:58	-27	24

 

Stats BEFORE the game.   Top scorer of FIORENTINA:  Khouma Babacar with 7 goals

Top scorer of CESENA:  Franco Brienza with 7 goals

Fiorentina	Goals	Goals	Cesena
Babacar, Khouma	7	7	Brienza, Franco
Rodriguez, Gonzalo	6	6	Defrel, Gregoire
Cuadrado, Juan	4	4	Rodriguez, Alejandro
Gomez, Mario	4	3	Carbonero, Carlos
Salah, Mohamed	4	2	Succi, Davide

 

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

29/04/15	SA	Juventus – Fiorentina				3:2	Round 33
26/04/15	SA	Fiorentina – Cagliari				1:3	Round 32
23/04/15	UELK	Fiorentina – Dynamo Kiev				2:0	Quarterfinal

 

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

29/04/15	SA	Cesena – Atalanta				2:2	Round 33
26/04/15	SA	Genoa – Cesena				3:1	Round 32
18/04/15	SA	Sampdoria – Cesena				0:0	Round 31

 

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

No suspended players for CESENA.

Here is the probable formation for Fiorentina (4-3-3): Neto; Tomovic, Savic, Basanta, Pasqual; Badelj, Pizarro, Borja Valero; Ilicic, Gilardino, Diamanti
 
Unavailable: Babacar, Rossi, Lezzerini

Here is the probable formation for Cesena (4-3-1-2): Agliardi; Perico, Capelli, Krajnc, Renzetti; Cascione, Carbonero, Giorgi; Brienza; Succi, Defrel
 
Unavailable: Marilungo, Yabré, Valzania, Magnusson, Pulzetti, Lucchini

 

Photo:  facebook.com/ACFFiorentina

 

 

CAGLIARI – PARMA
Sant’Elia Stadium
Referee: IRRATI
Assistants: VIVENZI – MARRAZZO
Fourth Official: GIALLATINI
ADD1: MASSA
ADD2: SACCHI
20:45

Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Cagliari, 18th position with 24 points and a negative goal difference of -25
Parma, 20th position with 16 points and a negative goal difference of-35

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	Goals	DIFF	Points
18	Cagliari	33	5	9	19	38:63	-25	24
20	Parma	33	6	5	22	27:62	-35	16

Stats BEFORE the game.  Top scorer of CAGLIARI:  Diego Farias and Marco Sau with 5 goals each

Top scorer of PARMA: Forward Antonio Cassano with 5 goals

Cagliari	Goals	Goals	Parma
Farias, Diego	5	5	Cassano, Antonio
Sau, Marco	5	3	De Ceglie, Paolo
Joao Pedro Galvao	4	2	Palladino, Raffaele
Avelar, Danilo	4	2	Lila, Andi
Ekdal, Albin	4	2	Coda, Massimo

 

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

29/04/15	SA	Chievo – Cagliari				1:0	Round 33
26/04/15	SA	Fiorentina – Cagliari				1:3	Round 32
19/04/15	SA	Cagliari – Napoli				0:3	Round 31

 

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

29/04/15	SA	Lazio – Parma				4:0	Round 33
26/04/15	SA	Parma – Palermo				1:0	Round 32
19/04/15	SA	Empoli – Parma				2:2	Round 31

 

Disciplinary Situation BEFORE the game. 2 suspended players for CAGLIARI: Murru (1), Cossu (1)

2 suspended players for PARMA: Mirante (1), Belfodil (1)

Here is the probable formation for Cagliari (4-3-1-2): Brkic; Pisano, Diakité, Ceppitelli, Avelar; Dessena, Ekdal, Joao Pedro; Mpoku; Farias, Cop
 
Unavailable: nessuno

Here is the probable formation for Parma (3-5-2): Iacobucci; Mendes, Costa, Feddal; Varela, Lila, Mauri, Nocerino, Gobbi; Coda, Ghezzal
 
Unavailable: Galloppa, Prestia

 

Photo: facebook.com/CAGLIARICALCIOOFFICIALPAGE

 

 

INTER – CHIEVO VERONA
Giuseppe Meazza Stadium
Referee: GUIDA
Assistants: DE PINTO – DI LIBERATORE
Fourth Official: MELI
ADD1: CALVARESE
ADD2: LA PENNA
15:00

Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Inter, 9th position with 48 points and a positive goal difference of +11
Chievo Verona, 12th position with 40 points and a negative goal difference of-8

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	Goals	DIFF	Points
9	Inter	33	12	12	9	50:39	11	48
12	Chievo	33	10	10	13	25:33	-8	40

 

Stats BEFORE the game.  Top scorer of INTER: Forward Mauro Icardi with 18 goals

Top scorer of CHIEVO VERONA: Forward Alberto Paloschi with 8 goals

Inter	Goals	Goals	Chievo Verona
Icardi, Mauro	18	8	Paloschi, Alberto
Guarin, Fredy	6	5	Pellissier, Sergio
Palacio, Rodrigo Sebastian	6	4	Meggiorini, Riccardo
Kovacic, Mateo	5	2	Zukanovic, Ervin
Osvaldo, Pablo Daniel	5	2	Izco, Mariano Julio

 

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

28/04/15	SA	Udinese – Inter				1:2	Round 33
25/04/15	SA	Inter – Roma				2:1	Round 32
19/04/15	SA	Inter – Milan				0:0	Round 31

 

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

29/04/15	SA	Chievo – Cagliari				1:0	Round 33
26/04/15	SA	Lazio – Chievo				1:1	Round 32
19/04/15	SA	Chievo – Udinese				1:1	Round 31

 

Disciplinary Situation BEFORE the game.  No suspended players

Here is the probable formation for Inter (4-3-1-2): Handanovic; Santon, Ranocchia, Vidic, Juan Jesus; Guarin, Medel, Kovacic; Hernanes; Icardi, Palacio
 
Unavailable: Jonathan, Dodò, Campagnaro, Andreolli

Here is the probable formation for Chievo Verona (4-4-2): Bizzarri; Schelotto, Dainelli, Cesar, Frey; Birsa, Izco, Radovanovic, Hetemaj; Paloschi, Meggiorini
 
Unavailable: Mattiello, Zukanovic

 

Photo:  facebook.com/Inter

 

NAPOLI – AC MILAN
San Paolo Stadium
Referee: MAZZOLENII
Assistants: MANGANELLI – PRETI
Fourth Offical: POSADO
ADD1: BANTI
ADD2: CANDUSSIO
20:45

Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Napoli, 4th position with 56 points and a positive goal difference of +16
AC Milan, 10th position with 43 points and a positive goal difference of +4

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	Goals	DIFF	Points
4	Napoli	33	16	8	9	59:43	16	56
10	Milan	33	10	13	10	46:42	4	43

 

 

High tension in this game.   Napoli with the pressure to win the home game to keep the dream for a spot in Champions League next season or in Europa League.    For AC Milan, Europa is a gone dream…   Pressure also for Milan coach Filippo Inzaghi to win the game at the San Paolo Stadium or risking to be sacked.

There are 66 precedents in Naples between Napoli vs AC Milan.  Stats in favor of Napoli with 24 wins, AC Milan with 22 wins, and 10 draws.   A total of 152 goals with  Napoli scoring 78 and Milan scoring 74 goals.  We expect a fierce battle….

Stats BEFORE the game.  Top scorer of NAPOLI:  Forward Gonzalo Higuain with 15 goals

Top scorer of AC MILAN:  Forward Jeremy Menez with 16 goals

Napoli	Goals	Goals	AC Milan
Higuain, Gonzalo	15	16	Menez, Jeremy
Callejon	11	6	Honda, Keisuke
Hamsik, Marek	7	4	Bonaventura, Giacomo
Zapata, Duvan	6	3	de Jong, Nigel
Gabbiadini, Manolo	5	2	Pazzini, Giampaolo

 

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

30/04/15	SA	Empoli – Napoli				4:2	Round 33
26/04/15	SA	Napoli – Sampdoria				4:2	Round 32
23/04/15	UELK	Napoli – Wolfsburg				2:2	Quarterfinal

 

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

29/04/15	SA	Milan – Genoa				1:3	Round 33
25/04/15	SA	Udinese – Milan				2:1	Round 32
19/04/15	SA	Inter – Milan				0:0	Round 31

 

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

3 suspended players for AC MILAN: Menez (4), Abate (1), Mexes (1)

Here is the  probable formation for Napoli (4-2-3-1): Andujar; Maggio, Albiol, Britos, Ghoulam; Inler, Gargano; Gabbiadini, Hamsik, Insigne; Higuain.
Unavailable: Michu, Zuniga, De Guzman, Strinic

Here is the probable formation for AC Milan (4-3-3): D. Lopez; Bonera, Rami, Bocchetti, De Sciglio; Poli, De Jong, van Ginkel; Honda, Destro, Bonaventura
 
Unavailable : Agazzi, Montolivo, Essien, Alex, Paletta, El Shaarawy

Photo:  acmilan.com

 

 

TORINO – EMPOLI
Olimpico di Torino Stadium
Referee: TOMMASI
Assistants: PEGORIN – MUSOLINO
Fourth Official: PAGANESSI
ADD1: PERUZZO
ADD2: CHIFFI
15:00

Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Torino, 8th position with 48  points and positive goal difference of +4
Empoli, 15th position with 38 points and a negative goal difference of-4

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	Goals	DIFF	Points
8	Turin	33	12	12	9	40:36	4	48
15	Empoli	33	7	17	9	38:42	-4	38

 

Stats BEFORE the game.  Top scorer of TORINO: Forward Fabio Quagliarella with 13 goals

Top scorer of EMPOLI:  Forward Massimo Maccarone with 10 goals

Torino	Goals	Goals	Empoli
Quagliarella, Fabio	13	10	Maccarone, Massimo
Glik, Kamil	7	5	Saponara, Riccardo
Lopez, Maxi	4	5	Tonelli, Lorenzo
Peres, Bruno	3	3	Pucciarelli, Manuel
Darmian, Matteo	2	3	Rugani, Daniele

 

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

29/04/15	SA	Palermo – Turin				2:2	Round 33
26/04/15	SA	Turin – Juventus				2:1	Round 32
19/04/15	SA	Sassuolo – Turin				1:1	Round 31

 

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

30/04/15	SA	Empoli – Napoli				4:2	Round 33
26/04/15	SA	Atalanta – Empoli				2:2	Round 32
19/04/15	SA	Empoli – Parma				2:2	Round 31

 

 

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

1 suspended player for EMPOLI: Tonelli (1)

Here is the probable formation for Torino (3-5-2): Padelli; Maksimovic, Glik, Moretti; B. Peres, Benassi, Gazzi, El Kaddouri, Darmian; Quagliarella, Maxi Lopez
 
Unavailable: Barreto

Here is the probable formation for Empoli (4-3-1-2): Sepe; Laurini, Rugani, Barba, Hysaj; Vecino, Valdifiori, Croce; Saponara; Maccarone, Pucciarelli
 
Unavailable: Guarente, Pugliesi

 

Photo:   facebook.com/TorinoFootballClub