By Anna Italia
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Hello my friends. Here is the Serie A PREVIEW for Week 29  on Saturday 4 April 2015. How are you?   I am so happy returning to the Serie A games after the international break is over.  Wow, guys, we are set for a super mega day!   All 10 Serie A games will be played on Saturday because Sunday is “Easter.”   It’s a marathon starting at 12:30 with the big  match AS ROMA – NAPOLI at the Olimpico di Roma Stadium.

The first position will not change and by now, guys, hello.. I think Juventus already won the Scudetto having only 9 more games to go… Juventus with 67 points leading with +14 points over Roma with 53 points.

Wow, wow, wow…. what a tense match, pressure for both… However, Roma are the ones with the obligation to win the game, period.  Here is the situation.  Roma might risk losing the 2nd position if they lose against Napoli.   Roma having 53 points and followed by Lazio in the 3rd position with 52 points!   Really?  Yep!   On paper, Roma are favorites to win at the Olimpico while Lazio have to play the away game against Cagliari at the Sant’Elia Stadium.

The challenge in this round will be to see who can really make it to the “Europa League zone” and who have chances for “salvation.”     The only team with the suitcase almost ready for relegation is Parma being in the 20th position with just 9 points!!!!!

The top scorer up to Round 28: Juventus forward Carlos Tevez with 16 goals.

 

 

Top Serie A teams standing AFTER Serie A Week 28 games. First 3 qualifying for Champions League, 4 and 5 for Europa League.

–Juventus, 67 position with points and a positive goal difference of +41

–AS Roma, 2nd position with 53 points and a positive goal difference of +18

–Lazio, 3rd positions with 52 points points and a positive goal difference of +24

– Sampdoria, 4th position with 48 points and a positive goal difference of +9

–Napoli, 5th position with 47 points and a positive goal difference of +11

Relegation Zone: Cagliari, 18th position with 21 points and a negative goal difference of -19
– Cesena, 19th position with 21 points and a negative goal difference of -24

Parma, 20th position with 9 points and a negative goal difference of -32

 

 

 

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Saturday 4 April 2015

• Serie A Week 29 / 29ª Giornata Andata​​
  

AS ROMA – NAPOLI
Olimpico di Roma Stadium
Referee: RIZZOLI
Assistants: NICOLETTI – PADOVAN
Fourth Official: DE LUCA
ADD1: IRRATI
ADD2: GERVASONI
12:30

 

Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
AS Roma 2nd position with 53 points and a positive goal difference of +18
Napoli, 5th position with 47 points and a positive goal difference of +11

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	Goals	DIFF	Points
2	Roma	28	14	11	3	39:21	18	53
5	Napoli	28	13	8	7	47:36	11	47

 

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

Top scorer for NAPOLI: Forward Gonzalo Higuain with 13 goals

AS Roma	Goals	Goals	Napoli
Ljajic, Adem	8	13	Higuain, Gonzalo
Totti, Francesco	5	9	Callejon
Destro, Mattia	5	6	Zapata, Duvan
Nainggolan, Radja	3	5	Hamsik, Marek
Pjanic, Miralem	3	3	Gabbiadini, Manolo

 

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

22/03/15	SA	Cesena – Roma	0:1	Round 28
19/03/15	UELK	Roma – Fiorentina	0:3	Round 1/8
16/03/15	SA	Roma – Sampdoria	0:2	Round 27

 

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

22/03/15	SA	Napoli – Atalanta	1:1	Round 28
19/03/15	UELK	Dinamo Moscow – Napoli	0:0	Round 1/8
15/03/15	SA	Verona – Napoli	2:0	Round 27

 

Stats in favor of Roma.  There are 159 precedents with Roma having 61 wins, 52 draws and Napoli 46 wins.

Disciplinary situation BEFORE the game:  No suspended players for AS ROMA.

1 suspended player for NAPOLI:  Gokhan Inler (1)

Here is the probable formation for Roma (4-3-3): De Sanctis; Torosidis, Manolas, Astori, Holebas; Pjanic, De Rossi, Nainggolan; Ljajic, Iturbe, Florenzi

Here is the probable formation for Napoli (4-2-3-1): Andujar; Maggio, Albiol, Koulibaly, Ghoulam; D. Lopez, Gargano; Callejon, Hamsik, Mertens; Higuain

Unavailable: Michu

 

Photo:  facebook.com/officialasroma

 

ATALANTA – TORINO
Atleti Azzurri D’Italia Stadium
Referee: GUIDA
Assistants: CARIOLATO – SCHENONE
Fourth Official: LONGO
ADD1: CERVELLERA
ADD2: MARESCA
15:00

 

Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Atalanta, 17th position with 26 points and a negative goal difference of -15
Torino, 7th position with 39 points and a positive goal difference of +2

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	Goals	DIFF	Points
7	Turin	28	10	9	9	32:30	2	39
17	Atalanta	28	5	11	12	23:38	-15	26

 

Stats BEFORE the game.  Top scorer of ATALANTA:  Forward Maxi Moralez with 5 goals

Top scorer of TORINO: Forward Fabio Quagliarella with 10 goals

Atalanta	Goals	Goals	Torino
Moralez, Maxi	5	10	Quagliarella, Fabio
Denis	4	6	Glik, Kamil
Boakye, Richmond	3	2	Benassi, Marco
Zappacosta, Davide	3	2	Peres, Bruno
Stendardo, Guglielmo	2	2	Martinez, Josef

 

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

22/03/15	SA	Napoli – Atalanta	1:1	Round 28
15/03/15	SA	Atalanta – Udinese	0:0	Round 27
08/03/15	SA	Parma – Atalanta	0:0	Round 26

 

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

22/03/15	SA	Parma – Turin	0:2	Round 28
19/03/15	UELK	Turin – Zenit	1:0	Round 1/8
16/03/15	SA	Turin – Lazio	0:2	Round 27

 

Disciplinary situation BEFORE the game.  2 suspended players for ATALANTA: Gomez (1), Denis (1)

1 suspended player for TORINO: Benassi (1)

Here is the probable formation for Atalanta (3-4-1-2): Sportiello; Biava, Stendardo, Benalouane; Zappacosta, Migliaccio, Cigarini, Del Grosso; Moralez; Bianchi, Pinilla
 
Unavailable: Estigarribia, Raimondi, Cherubin

Here is the probable formation for Torino (3-5-2): Padelli; Bovo, Glik, Moretti; B. Peres, Vives, Gazzi, El Kaddouri, Molinaro; Quagliarella, Martinez

Unavailable: Farnerud

 

CAGLIARI – LAZIO
Sant’Elia Stadium
Referee: ROCCHI
Assistants: VUOTO – MUSOLINO
Fourth Official: IORI
ADD1: DI BELLO
ADD2: FABBRI
15:00

Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Cagliari, 18th position with 21 points and a negative goal difference of -19
Lazio, 3rd position with 52 points and a positive goal difference of +24

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	Goals	DIFF	Points
3	Lazio	28	16	4	8	51:27	24	52
18	Cagliari	28	4	9	15	34:53	-19	21

 

Stats BEFORE the game.  Top scorer of CAGLIARI: Galvao, Avelar, Farias, Sau, and Ekdal with 4 goals each

Top scorer of LAZIO:  Forward Felipe Anderson with 9 goals

Cagliari	Goals	Goals	Lazio
Joao Pedro Galvao	4	9	Felipe Anderson
Avelar, Danilo	4	8	Klose, Miroslav
Farias, Diego	4	8	Mauri, Stefano
Sau, Marco	4	7	Djordjevic, Filip
Ekdal, Albin	4	6	Candreva, Antonio

 

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

21/03/15	SA	Milan – Cagliari	3:1	Round 28
14/03/15	SA	Cagliari – Empoli	1:1	Round 27
07/03/15	SA	Sampdoria – Cagliari	2:0	Round 26

 

Here are the last 3 games of LAZIO: 3 wins

22/03/15	SA	Lazio – Verona	2:0	Round 28
16/03/15	SA	Turin – Lazio	0:2	Round 27
09/03/15	SA	Lazio – Fiorentina	4:0	Round 26

 

Disciplinary situation BEFORE the game.  1 suspended player for CAGLIARI: Ceppitelli (1)

No suspended players for LAZIO.

Here is the probable formation for Cagliari (4-3-3): Brkic; Balzano, Rossettini, Diakité, Avelar; Ekdal, Crisetig, Joao Pedro; Farias, Sau, Mpoku

Unavailable: Donsah

Here is the probable formation for Lazio  (4-3-3): Marchetti; Basta, De Vrij, Mauricio, Cavanda; Parolo, Biglia, Lulic; B. Keita, Klose, F. Anderson

Unavailable: Pereirinha, Gentiletti, Djordjevic, Tounkara, Konko, Radu

Photo:  cagliaricalcio.net

 

GENOA – UDINESE
Luigi Ferraris Stadium
Referee: MAZZOLENI
Assistants: PASSERI – RAPARELLI
Fourth Official: RANGHETTI
ADD1: MASSA
ADD2: DI PAOLO
15:00

Disciplinary situation BEFORE the game. 1 suspeded player for GENOA: Bertolacci (1)

1 suspended player for UDINESE: Danilo (1)

Here is the probable formation for Genoa (3-4-3): Lamanna; Roncaglia, Burdisso, De Maio; Edenilson, Rincon, Kucka, Bergdich; Iago, Niang, Perotti

Unavailable: Bertolacci, Ariaudo, Perin, Marchese

Here is the probable formation for Udinese (3-5-2): Karnezis; Heurtaux, Wague, Piris; Widmer, Allan, Pinzi, Guilherme, Pasquale; Kone, Di Natale

Unavailable: Domizzi

HELLAS VERONA – CESENA
Marc’Antonio Bentegodi Stadium
Referee: ORSATO
Assistants: PRETI – LA ROCCA
Fourth Official: VIVENZI
ADD1: BARACANI
ADD2: GHERSINI
15:00

Disciplinary situation BEFORE the game.  No suspended players

Here is the probable formation for Hellas Verona (4-3-3): Benussi; Sala, Moras, Marquez, Pisano; Christodolopoulos, Tachtsidis, Hallfredsson; Jankovic, Toni, J. Gomez

Unavailable: Obbadi, Ionita, Campanharo

Here is the probable formation for Cesena (4-3-1-2): Leali; Perico, Capelli, Lucchini, Krajnc; Giorgi, Mudingayi, Pulzetti; Brienza; Defrel, Djuric

Unavailable: Marilungo, Tabanelli, Ze Eduardo, Yabré, Valzania, Renzetti, Magnusson

INTER – PARMA
Giuseppe Meazza Stadium
Referee: PERUZZO
Assistants: FIORITO – TASSO
Fourth Official: BARBIRATI
ADD1: TOMMASI
ADD2: PINZANI
15:00

 

Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Inter, 9th position with 37  points and a positive goal difference of +6
Parma, 20th position with 9 points and a negative goal difference of -32

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	Goals	DIFF	Points
9	Inter	28	9	10	9	42:36	6	37
20	Parma	26	3	3	20	21:53	-32	9

 

Stats BEFORE the game.  Top scorer of INTER:   Forward Mauro Icardi with 15 goals

Top scorer of PARMA:  Forward Antonio Cassano with 5 goals

Inter	Goals	Goals	Parma
Icardi, Mauro	15	5	Cassano, Antonio
Osvaldo, Pablo Daniel	5	3	De Ceglie, Paolo
Kovacic, Mateo	5	2	Palladino, Raffaele
Guarin, Fredy	5	2	Coda, Massimo
Palacio, Rodrigo Sebastian	5	1	Costa, Andrea

 

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

22/03/15	SA	Sampdoria – Inter	1:0	Round 28
19/03/15	UELK	Inter – Wolfsburg	1:2	Round 1/8
15/03/15	SA	Inter – Cesena	1:1	Round 27

 

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

22/03/15	SA	Parma – Turin	0:2	Round 28
15/03/15	SA	Sassuolo – Parma	4:1	Round 27
08/03/15	SA	Parma – Atalanta	0:0	Round 26

 

Disciplinary situation BEFORE the game.  2 suspended players for INTER: Vidic (1), Icardi (1)

1 suspended player for PARMA: Lucarelli (3)

Here is the probable formation for Inter (4-3-1-2): Handanovic; Santon, Ranocchia, Juan Jesus, D’Ambrosio; Guarin, Medel, Brozovic; Shaqiri; Palacio, Podolski

Unavailable: Nagatomo, Jonathan, Dodò

Here is the probable formation for Parma (4-3-3): Mirante; Cassani, Mendes, Costa, Gobbi; Lila, J. Mauri, Nocerino; Varela, Coda, Belfodil

Unavailable: Biabiany, Haraslin, Galloppa, Iacobucci, Mariga

Photo: facebook.com/Inter

PALERMO – AC MILAN
Renzo Barbera Stadium
Referee: DOVERI
Assistants: MANGANELLI – GAVA
Fourth Official: MARRAZZO
ADD1: DAMATO
ADD2: NASCA
15:00

Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
AC Milan, 8th position with 38 points and a positive goal difference of +6
Palermo, 11th position with 35 points and a negative goal difference of –3

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	Goals	DIFF	Points
8	Milan	28	9	11	8	41:35	6	38
11	Palermo	28	8	11	9	38:41	-3	35

 

Stats BEFORE the game.   Top scorer of PALERMO:  Forward Paulo Dybala with 12 goals

Top scorer of AC MILAN:  Forward Jeremy Menez with 15 goals

Palermo	Goals	Goals	AC Milan
Dybala, Paulo Bruno	12	15	Menez, Jeremy
Vazquez, Franco	7	6	Honda, Keisuke
Rigoni, Luca	5	4	Bonaventura, Giacomo
Belotti, Andrea	5	2	Muntari, Sulley
Quaison, Robin	2	2	de Jong, Nigel

 

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

21/03/15	SA	Chievo – Palermo	1:0	Round 28
14/03/15	SA	Palermo – Juventus	0:1	Round 27
08/03/15	SA	Cesena – Palermo	0:0	Round 26

 

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

25/03/15	CFG	Reggiana – Milan	0:3	Friendly
21/03/15	SA	Milan – Cagliari	3:1	Round 28
16/03/15	SA	Fiorentina – Milan	2:1	Round 27

 

Disciplinary situation BEFORE the game:  1 suspended player for PALERMO: Andelkovic (1)

No suspended players for AC MILAN.

Here is the probable formation for Palermo (4-3-1-2): Sorrentino; Vitiello, Terzi, Gonzalez, Daprelà; Rigoni, Maresca, Barreto; Vazquez; Dybala, Belotti.

Unavailable: Morganella

Here is the probable formation for AC Milan (4-3-3): D. Lopez; Abate, Paletta, Mexes, Antonelli; Van Ginkel, De Jong, Bonaventura; Cerci, Destro, Menez

Unavailable: El Shaarawy, Agazzi, Armero, Mastour, Zaccardo, Montolivo, Bonaventura

Photo: facebook.com/palermocalcioit

 

 

SASSUOLO – CHIEVO VERONA
Mapei Stadium
Referee: PAIRETTO
Assistants: GALLONI – CRISPO
Fourth Official: MARZALONI
ADD1: CALVARESE
ADD2: GAVILLUCCI
15:00

Disciplinary situation BEFORE the game.  No suspended players

Here is the probable formation for Sassuolo (4-3-3): Consigli; Vrsaljko, Cannavaro, Acerbi, Peluso; Taider, Brighi, Missiroli; Berardi, Zaza, Sansone

Unavailable: Pegolo, Terranova, Antei, Cannavaro

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

Unavailable: Mattiello, Botta, Hetemaj

FIORENTINA – SAMPDORIA
Artemio Franchi Stadium
Referee: BANTI
Assistants: DOBOSZ – PETRELLA
Fourth Official: BIANCHI
ADD1: TAGLIAVENTO
ADD2: CANDUSSIO
18:30

Disciplinary situation BEFORE the game.  1 suspended player for FIORENTINA: Ilicic (1)

Here is the probable formation for Fiorentina (3-5-2): Neto; Tomovic, G. Rodriguez, Basanta; Joaquin, Aquilani, Badelj, B. Valero, Alonso; Salah, Gomez

Unavailable: Tatarusanu, Rossi, Bernardeschi, Pizarro, Savic, Pasqual

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

Unavailable: De Vitis, Cacciatore, Mesbah

 

JUVENTUS – EMPOLI
Juventus Stadium
Referee: GIACOMELLI
Assistants: PAGANESSI – STALLONE
Fourth Official: STEFANI
ADD1: VALERI
ADD2: MERCHIORI
21:00

Disciplinary situation BEFORE the game:  No suspended players

Here is the probable formation for Juventus (3-5-2): Buffon; Barzagli, Bonucci, Chiellini; Lichtsteiner, Vidal, Sturaro, Pereyra, Evra; Llorente, Morata

Unavailable: Asamoah, Romulo, Caceres, Pogba, Marchisio, Pirlo

Here is the probable formation for Empoli (4-3-1-2): Sepe; Hysaj, Rugani, Tonelli, Mario Rui; Vecino, Valdifiori, Croce; Saponara; Maccarone, Pucciarelli

Unavailable: Guarente

 

By Anna Italia
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Hello my friends. Here is  the Serie A PREVIEW for Week 21 on Saturday 31 January and Sunday 1 February, 2015.  Juventus leading as the absolute leader with 49 points followed closely by AS Roma in the second position with 42 points. The gap now are Juventus +7 points ahead of Roma.  Simply put, the race for the Scudetto seems a two way race.

It will be interesting to see all new signings in this round.  Merry go round with players moving from one club to another.  However, a big loss for Fiorentina is the transfer market of Colombian midfielder Juan Guillermo Cuadrado to Chelsea.  Fiorentina might have “won millions,” but in reality losing technical quality without Cuadrado.   It’s a crucial round for AC Milan after their elimination in Coppa Italia and shaking performance in Serie A.  Milan’s objective to reach to the 3rd position seems now an impossible mission.  Hope is set with new signing forward Mattia Destro to boost the morale of the team.

Parma now without forward Antonio Cassano and risking relegation being in the last 20th position.   Milan vs Parma is a game for desperate points, a victory is a must for both.

Big expectation to see the ex Inter player Samuel Eto’o making his debut with new Club Sampdoria!   The return to Fiorentina for the second term of forward Alberto Gilardino… it’s an all test to check players after the transfer market…

 

The top scorer up to Round 20: Juventus forward Carlos Tevez with 13 goals

 

Top Serie A teams standing AFTER Serie A Week 20 games. First 3 qualifying for Champions League, 4 and 5 for Europa League.

–Juventus, 49 position with points and a positive goal difference of +35

–AS Roma, 2nd position with 42 points and a positive goal difference of +18

–Napoli, 3rd positions with 36 points points and a positive goal difference of +11

– Lazio, 4th position with 34 points and a positive goal difference of +13

–Sampdoria, 5th position with 34 points and a positive goal difference of +8

Relegation Zone: Chievo Verona, 18th position with 18 points and a negative goal difference of -10
– Cesena, 19th position with 12 points and a negative goal difference of -21

Parma, 20th position with 9 points and a negative goal difference of -24

 

 

 

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Saturday 31 January 2015

• Serie A Week 21 / 21ª Giornata Andata​​
  

GENOA – FIORENTINA
Luigi Ferraris Stadium
Referee: RIZZOLI
Assistants: CARIOLATO – DOBOSZ
Fourth Official: TASSO
ADD1: DI BELLO
ADD2: DI PAOLO
18:00

Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Genoa, 7th position with 28 points and a positive goal difference of +3
Fiorentina, 6th position with 31 points and a positive goal difference of +9

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	Goals	DIFF	Points
6	Fiorentina	20	8	7	5	28:19	9	31
7	Genoa	20	7	7	6	28:25	3	28

 

An exciting game with the return of forward Alberto Gilardino to Fiorentina.  Gilardino played for Fiorentina previously from 2008 to 2012 making 118 appearances and scoring 48 goals.

There are 43 precedents at the Luigi Ferraris Stadium between Genoa – Fiorentina.  Stats seeing Genoa winning 13, Fiorentina winning 13 and 17 draws.    126 goals with Genoa scoring 66 goals and Fiorentina 60.

Stats BEFORE the game. Top scorer for GENOA:  Forward Alessandro Matri with 7 goals

Top scorer for FIORENTINA:  Khouma Babacar with 5 goals

Genoa	Goals	Goals	Fiorentina
Matri, Alessandro	7	5	Babacar, Khouma
Falque, Iago	5	4	Cuadrado, Juan
Pinilla, Mauricio	3	3	Rodriguez, Gonzalo
Fetfatzidis, Giannis	2	2	Savic, Stefan
Bertolacci, Andrea	2	2	Gomez, Mario

 

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

26/01/15	SA	Napoli – Genoa				2:1	Round 20
18/01/15	SA	Genoa – Sassuolo				3:3	Round 19
11/01/15	SA	Inter – Genoa				3:1	Round 18

 

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

25/01/15	SA	Fiorentina – Roma				1:1	Round 20
21/01/15	CI	Fiorentina – Atalanta				3:1	Round 1/8
18/01/15	SA	Chievo – Fiorentina				1:2	Round 19

 

Disciplinary situation BEFORE the game.  2 suspended players for GENOA: Antonelli (1), Bertolacci (1)

2 suspended players for FIORENTINA: Savic (1), Pizarro (1)

Here is the probable formation for Genoa (3-4-3): Perin; Roncaglia, Burdisso, De Maio; Edenilson, Sturaro, Rincon, Kucka; Iago, Perotti, Fetfatsidis
 
Unavailable: Marchese, Matri, Tino Costa

Here is the probable formation for Fiorentina (3-5-1-1): Tatarusanu; Tomovic, G. Rodriguez, Basanta; Joaquin, M. Fernandez, Kurtic, B. Valero, Pasqual; Diamanti; M. Gomez

Unavailable: Rossi, Bernardeschi, Lupatelli, Aquilani, Lazzari, Neto, Badelj

Photo facebook.com/genoaCFCofficial

 

AS ROMA – EMPOLI
Olimpico di Roma Stadium
Referee: RUSSO
Assistants: PRETI – PAGANESSI
Fourth Official: LONGO
ADD1: TAGLIAVENTO
ADD2: MERCHIORI
20:45

Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
AS Roma, 2nd position with 42 points and a positive goal difference of +18
Empoli, 17th position with 19 points and a negative goal difference of -7

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	Goals	DIFF	Points
2	Roma	20	12	6	2	33:15	18	42
17	Empoli	20	3	10	7	18:25	-7	19

 

A time for revenge.  AS Roma eliminated Empoli in Coppa Italia and now facing again.  There are 9 precedents at the Olimpico between AS Roma vs Empoli with stats seeing AS Roma winning 8  and 1 draw.   25 goals with 18 by the Roman gladiators and 7 by Empoli.   The last victory for Roma against Empoli was during the 2007 – 2008 on Week 30 with the goals by Tonetto and Panucci.  A major challenge for Empoli to defeat Roma or grab a draw.  Empoli need a victory to avoid falling in the relegation zone while Roma need the victory to keep up the race for the Scudetto.  For the moment, there are 7 points difference with Juventus leading with 49 points.

On paper, AS Roma are favorites to win.

Stats BEFORE the game. Top scorer for AS ROMA:  Forward Adem Ljajic with 7 goals

Top scorer for EMPOLI:  Lorenzo Tonelli with 4 goals

AS Roma	Goals	Goals	Empoli
Ljajic, Adem	7	4	Tonelli, Lorenzo
Destro, Mattia	5	3	Pucciarelli, Manuel
Totti, Francesco	4	2	Maccarone, Massimo
Pjanic, Miralem	3	2	Rugani, Daniele
Nainggolan, Radja	3	2	Tavano, Francesco

 

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

25/01/15	SA	Fiorentina – Roma				1:1	Round 20
20/01/15	CI	Roma – Empoli				2:1 (OT)	Round 1/8
17/01/15	SA	Palermo – Roma				1:1	Round 19

 

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

26/01/15	SA	Empoli – Udinese				1:2	Round 20
20/01/15	CI	Roma – Empoli				2:1 (OT)	Round 1/8
17/01/15	SA	Empoli – Inter				0:0	Round 19

 

Disciplinary situation BEFORE the game. No suspended players

Here is the probable formation for Roma (4-3-3): De Sanctis; Florenzi, Yanga Mbiwa, Manolas, Holebas; Pjanic, Paredes, Nainggolan; Iturbe, Totti, Ljajic
 
Unavailable: Gervinho, Balzaretti, Castan, Sanabria, De Rossi, Strootman

Here is the probable formation for Empoli (4-3-1-2): Sepe; Hysaj, Rugani, Tonelli, Mario Rui; Croce, Valdifiori, Vecino; Verdi; Pucciarelli, Mchedlidze
 
Unavailable: Guarente

Photo  facebook.com/empolifcofficialpage
Sunday 1 February 2015

 

SASSUOLO – INTER
Mapei Stadium
Referee: VALERI
Assistants: COSTANZO – SCHENONE
Fourth Official: PASSERI
ADD1: CERVELLERA
ADD2: LA PENNA
12:30

 

Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Sassuolo, 12th position with 25 points and a negative goal difference of -4
Inter, 10th position with 26 points and a positive goal difference of +3

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	Goals	DIFF	Points
10	Inter	20	6	8	6	29:26	3	26
12	Sassuolo	20	5	10	5	24:28	-4	25

 

Stats BEFORE the game. Top scorer for SASSUOLO:  Forward Simone Zaza with 7 goals

Top scorer for INTER:  Forward Mauro Icardi with 10 goals

Sassuolo	Goals	Goals	Inter
Zaza, Simone	7	10	Icardi, Mauro
Berardi, Domenico	5	5	Osvaldo, Pablo Daniel
Taider, Saphir	2	4	Kovacic, Mateo
Sansone, Nicola	2	2	Ranocchia, Andrea
Missiroli, Simone	2	2	Palacio, Rodrigo Sebastian

 

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

24/01/15	SA	Cagliari – Sassuolo				2:1	Round 20
18/01/15	SA	Genoa – Sassuolo				3:3	Round 19
13/01/15	CI	Milan – Sassuolo				2:1	Round 1/8

 

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

25/01/15	SA	Inter – Turin				0:1	Round 20
21/01/15	CI	Inter – Sampdoria				2:0	Round 1/8
17/01/15	SA	Empoli – Inter				0:0	Round 19

 

Disciplinary situation BEFORE the game.  2 suspended players for SASSUOLO: Acerbi (1), Floro Flores (1)

2 suspended players for INTER: Juan Jesus (1), D’Ambrosio (1)

Here is the probable formation for Sassuolo (4-3-3): Consigli; Gazzola, Cannavaro, Terranova, Vrsaljko; Brighi, Magnanelli, Missiroli; Berardi, Zaza, Sansone
 
Indisponibili: Pegolo, Taider, Peluso, Ariaudo

Here is the probable formation for Inter (4-2-3-1): Handanovic; Campagnaro, Ranocchia, Vidic, Dodò; Guarin, Medel; Shaqiri, Kovacic, Podolski; Icardi
 
Unavailable: Nagatomo, Jonathan, D’Ambrosio, Osvaldo

Photo sassuolocalcio.it

 

 

ATALANTA – CAGLIARI
Atleti Azzurri D’Italia Stadium
Referee: ORSATO
Assistants: MARRAZZO – DE PINTO
Fourth Official: GAVA
ADD1: DAMATO
ADD2: MANGANIELLO
15:00

Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Atalanta, 15th position with 20 points and a negative goal difference of -10
Cagliari, 16th position with 19 points and a negative goal difference of -11

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	Goals	DIFF	Points
15	Atalanta	20	4	8	8	15:25	-10	20
16	Cagliari	20	4	7	9	27:38	-11	19

 

There are 21 precedents  between Atalanta vs Cagliari.  Stats showing Atalanta with 13 wins, 5 draws, and Cagliari with 3 wins.   Cagliari  have not defeated Atalanta at the Atleti Azzurri D’Italia Stadium since the 1991-92 season.

Stats BEFORE the game. Top scorer for ATALANTA:  Forward German Denis and Maxim Moralez with 4 goals each

Top scorer for CAGLIARI: Marco Sau, Danilo Avelar, and Albin Ekdal with 4 goals each

Atalanta	Goals	Goals	Cagliari
Moralez, Maxi	4	4	Sau, Marco
Denis	4	4	Avelar, Danilo
Boakye, Richmond	2	4	Ekdal, Albin
Zappacosta, Davide	2	3	Farias, Diego
Estigarribia, Marcelo	1	3	Joao Pedro Galvao

 

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

25/01/15	SA	Verona – Atalanta				1:0	Round 20
21/01/15	CI	Fiorentina – Atalanta				3:1	Round 1/8
18/01/15	SA	Milan – Atalanta				0:1	ROund 19

 

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

24/01/15	SA	Cagliari – Sassuolo				2:1	Round 20
18/01/15	SA	Udinese – Cagliari				2:2	Round 19
14/01/15	CI	Parma – Cagliari				2:1	Round 1/8

 

Disciplinary situation BEFORE the game.  1 suspended player for ATALANTA: Baselli (1)

2 suspended players for CAGLIARI: Ekdal (1), Rossettini (1)

Here is the probable formation for Atalanta (4-4-2): Sportiello; Benalouane, Stendardo, Biava, Del Grosso; Zappacosta, Cigarini, Carmona, Moralez; Pinilla, Denis
 
Unavailable: Cherubin, Estigarribia, Raimondi, Dramè

Here is the probable formation for Cagliari (4-3-2-1): Brkic; Pisano, Gonzalez, Capuano, Avelar; Deseena, Crisetig, Donsah; Joao Pedro; Cop, Sau.
 
Unavailable: Cossu, Ibarbo, Balzano

Photo atalanta.it

 

CESENA – LAZIO
Dino Manuzzi Stadium
Referee: PERUZZO
Assistants: CRISPO – NICOLETTI
Fourth Official: DI LIBERATORE
ADD1: MASSA
ADD2: PAIRETTO
15:00

Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Cesena, 19th  position with 12 points and a negative goal difference of -21
Lazio, 4th position with 34 points and a positive goal difference of +13

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	Goals	DIFF	Points
4	Lazio	20	10	4	6	36:23	13	34
19	Cesena	20	2	6	12	19:40	-21	12

 

Stats BEFORE the game. Top scorer for CESENA:  Gregoire Defrel and Franco Brienza with 4 goals each

Top scorer for LAZIO:  Forward Filip Djordjevic and Stefano Mauri with 7 goals each

Cesena	Goals	Goals	Lazio
Defrel, Gregoire	4	7	Mauri, Stefano
Brienza, Franco	4	7	Djordjevic, Filip
Rodriguez, Alejandro	3	5	Felipe Anderson
Succi, Davide	1	5	Parolo, Marco
Marilungo, Guido	1	4	Klose, Miroslav

 

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

25/01/15	SA	Parma – Cesena				1:2	Round 20
18/01/15	SA	Cesena – Turin				2:3	Round 19
11/01/15	SA	Cagliari – Cesena				2:1	Round 18

 

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

27/01/15	CI	Milan – Lazio				0:1	Quarterfinal
24/01/15	SA	Lazio – Milan				3:1	Round 20
18/01/15	SA	Lazio – Napoli				0:1	Round 19

 

Disciplinary situation BEFORE the game.  No suspended players for CESENA.

2 suspended players for LAZIO: Radu (1), Biglia (1)

Here is the probable formation for Cesena (4-3-1-2): Leali; Perico, Volta, Capelli, Renzetti; Pulzetti, Cascione, De Feudis; Brienza; Rodriguez, Djuric.
 
Unavailable: Marilungo, Defrel, Tabanelli, Valzania, Succi

Here is the probable formation for Lazio (4-3-3): Marchetti; Basta, Cana, De Vrij, Cavanda; Cataldi, Ledesma, Parolo; Candreva, Klose, Mauri.

Unavailable: Gentiletti, Ciani, Braafheid, Lulic, Felipe Anderson, Djordjevic

Photo: facebook.com/cesenacalcio

 

 

CHIEVO VERONA – NAPOLI
Marc’Antonio Bentegodi Stadium
Referee: BANTI
Assistants: MELI – VIVENZI
Fourth Official: STALLONE
ADD1: IRRATI
ADD2: FABBRI
15:00

Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Chievo Verona, 18th position with 18 points and a negative goal difference of -10
Napoli , 3rd position with 36 points and a positive goal difference of +11

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	Goals	DIFF	Points
3	Napoli	20	10	6	4	36:25	11	36
18	Chievo	20	4	6	10	14:24	-10	18

 

Napoli need a victory to keep the 3rd position while Chievo Verona need a victory to see the light at the end of the tunnel for salvation.  There are 8 precedents between Chievo Verona vs Napoli in Verona including 6 in Serie A and 2 in Serie B.

4 wins Chievo Verona

4 wins Napoli

11 goals by Chievo Verona and 11 goals by Napoli

Last time Chievo defeated Napoli was on March 10, 2013 witha 2-0 goals by  Dramè and Thereau.

Last time Napoli defeated Chievo was on August 31, 2013 with a 2-4.

Stats BEFORE the game. Top scorer for CHIEVO VERONA:  Forward Alberto Paloschi with 4 goals

Top scorer for NAPOLI:  Forward Gonzalo Higuain with 12 goals

Chievo Verona	Goals	Goals	Napoli
Paloschi, Alberto	4	12	Higuain, Gonzalo
Pellissier, Sergio	3	9	Callejon
Meggiorini, Riccardo	2	4	Zapata, Duvan
Lazarevic, Dejan	1	3	Hamsik, Marek
Zukanovic, Ervin	1	3	de Guzman, Jonathan

 

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

25/01/15	SA	Juventus – Chievo				2:0	Round 20
18/01/15	SA	Chievo – Fiorentina				1:2	Round 19
11/01/15	SA	Atalanta – Chievo				1:1	Round 18

 

Here are the last 3 games of NAPOLI:  3 wins

26/01/15	SA	Napoli – Genoa				2:1	Round 20
22/01/15	CI	Napoli – Udinese				7:6 (AP)	Round 1/8
18/01/15	SA	Lazio – Napoli				0:1	Round 19

 

Disciplinary situation BEFORE the game.  1 suspended player for CHIEVO VERONA: Dainelli (1)

1 suspended player for NAPOLI: Koulibaly (1)

Here is the probable formation for Chievo Verona (3-5-2): Bizzarri; Cesar, Gamberini, Zukanovic; Biraghi, Birsa, Izco, Schelotto, Hetemaj; Paloschi, Meggiorini

 
Unavailable: Ghoulam, Michu, Insigne, Zuniga

Photo: facebook.com/ACChievoVerona1929

 

PALERMO – HELLAS VERONA
Renzo Barbera Stadium
Referee: TOMMASI
Assistants: LA ROCCA – TEGONI
Fourth Official: PETRELLA
ADD1: CALVARESE
ADD2: MARIANI
15:00

Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Palermo, 8th position with 27 points and a balanced goal difference of 0
Hellas Verona, 14th position with 24 points and a negative goal difference of -10

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	Goals	DIFF	Points
8	Palermo	20	6	9	5	32:32	0	27
14	Verona	20	6	6	8	22:32	-10	24

 

There are 7 precedents between Palermo vs Hellas Verona in serie A seeing Palermo winning 1 , Hellas Verona winning 3, and 3 draws.

Stats BEFORE the game. Top scorer for PALERMO:  Forward Paulo Dybala with 10 goals

Top scorer for HELLAS VERONA:  Forward Luca Toni with 6 goals

Palermo	Goals	Goals	Hellas Verona
Dybala, Paulo Bruno	10	6	Toni, Luca
Vazquez, Franco	6	4	Lopez, Nicolas
Rigoni, Luca	4	2	Ionita, Artur
Belotti, Andrea	4	2	Tachtsidis, Panagiotis
Quaison, Robin	2	1	Sala, Jacopo

 

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

25/01/15	SA	Sampdoria – Palermo				1:1	Round 20
17/01/15	SA	Palermo – Roma				1:1	Round 19
11/01/15	SA	Fiorentina – Palermo				4:3	Round 18

 

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

25/01/15	SA	Verona – Atalanta				1:0	Round 20
18/01/15	SA	Juventus – Verona				4:0	Round 19
15/01/15	CI	Juventus – Verona				6:1	Round 1/8

 

Disciplinary situation BEFORE the game.  No suspended players

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

Unavailable: Maresca

Here is the probable formation for Hellas Verona (4-3-2-1): Benussi; Martic, Marquez, Moras, Marques, Brivio; Sala, Tachtsidis, Hallfredsson; Christodoulopoulos, Toni
 
Unavailable: Obbadi, Jankovic

Photos: .facebook.com/palermocalcioit

 

TORINO – SAMPDORIA
Olimpico di Torino Stadium
Referee: GIACOMELLI
Assistants: MARZALONI – FIORITO
Fourth Official: RANGHETTI
ADD1: ROCCHI
ADD2: ABISSO
15:00

Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Torino, 13th position with 25 points and a negative goal difference of -4
Sampdoria, 5th position with  34 points and a positive goal difference of +8

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	Goals	DIFF	Points
5	Sampdoria	20	8	10	2	26:18	8	34
13	Turin	20	6	7	7	17:21	-4	25

 

There are 47 precedents in Turin between Torino vs Sampdoria.  Stats seeing Torino winning 26, Sampdoria winning 8, and 13 draws.   Out of the 119 goals, Torino scoring 76 goals and Sampdoria scoring 43 goals.

Stats BEFORE the game. Top scorer for TORINO:  Forward Fabio Quagliarella and Kamil Glik with 5 goals each

Top scorer for SAMPDORIA:  Forward Manolo Gabbiadini with 7 goals

Torino	Goals	Goals	Sampdoria
Quagliarella, Fabio	5	7	Gabbiadini, Manolo
Glik, Kamil	5	6	Eder
Benassi, Marco	1	3	Okaka, Stefano
Peres, Bruno	1	2	Obiang, Pedro
Martinez, Josef	1	2	Gastaldello, Daniele

 

Stats.  Here are the last 3 games of TORINO:

25/01/15	SA	Inter – Turin				0:1	Round 20
18/01/15	SA	Cesena – Turin				2:3	Round 19
14/01/15	CI	Turin – Lazio				1:3	Round 1/8

 

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

25/01/15	SA	Sampdoria – Palermo				1:1	Round 20
21/01/15	CI	Inter – Sampdoria				2:0	Round 1/8
18/01/15	SA	Parma – Sampdoria				0:2	Round 19

 

Disciplinary situation BEFORE the game.  No suspended players

Here is the probable formation for Torino (3-5-2): Padelli; Bovo, Glik, Moretti; Bruno Peres, Vives, Gazzi, Farnerud, Darmian; Quagliarella, Maxi Lopez
 
Unavailable: Maksimovic

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

Unavailable: Mesbah, Muriel, Cacciatore

Photo:  .facebook.com/TorinoFootballClub

 

UDINESE – JUVENTUS
Friuli Stadium
Referee: GERVASONI
Assistants: STEFANI – BARBIRATI
Fourth Official: TONOLINI
ADD1: MAZZOLENI
ADD2: GAVILLUCCI
15:00

Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Udinese, 9th position with 27 points and a negative goal difference of -2
Juventus, 1st position with 49 points and a positive goal difference of +35

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	Goals	DIFF	Points
1	Juventus	20	15	4	1	44:9	35	49
9	Udinese	20	7	6	7	25:27	-2	27

 

Juventus are the absolute sole leaders in Serie A.   Out of the 41 precedents between Udinese vs Juventus  there are 24 wins for Juventus , 5 wins for Udinese, and 12 draws.    The last time Udinese defeated Juventus was during the 2009 – 2010 season with a 3-0.  Last game at the Friuli stadium was won by Juventus  with a 0 -2 with the goals by Sebastian Giovinco and Fernando Llorente.

Stats BEFORE the game.  Top scorer for UDINESE: Forward Antonio Di Natale with 9 goals

Top scorer for JUVENTUS: Forward Carlos Tevez with 13 goals

Udinese	Goals	Goals	Juventus
Di Natale, Antonio	9	13	Tevez, Carlos
Thereau, Cyril	7	6	Pogba, Paul
Fernandes, Bruno	2	6	Vidal, Arturo
Danilo	2	4	Morata, Alvaro
Widmer, Silvan	2	4	Llorente, Fernando

 

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

26/01/15	SA	Empoli – Udinese				1:2	Round 20
22/01/15	CI	Napoli – Udinese				7:6 (AP)	Round 1/8
18/01/15	SA	Udinese – Cagliari				2:2	Round 19

 

Here are the last 3 games of JUVENTUS:  3 wins

28/01/15	CI	Parma – Juventus				0:1	Quarterfinal
25/01/15	SA	Juventus – Chievo				2:0	Round 20
18/01/15	SA	Juventus – Verona				4:0	Round 19

 

Disciplinary situation BEFORE the game.  1 suspended player for UDINESE: Kone (3)

1 suspended player for JUVENTUS: Marchisio (1)

Here is the probable formation for Udinese (3-5-1-1): Karnezis; Danilo, Heurtaux, Piris; Widmer, Allan, Fernandes, Guilherme, G. Silva; Thereau; Di Natale
 
Unavailable: Pinzi, Geijo, Badu, Evangelista, Wague, Zapata, Domizzi

Here is the probable formation for Juventus (4-3-1-2): Buffon; Lichtsteiner, Bonucci, Chiellini, Ogbonna; Padoin, Pirlo, Pogba; Pereyra; Tevez, Morata

Unavailable: Barzagli, Asamoah, Marrone, Romulo, Evra

Photo:  facebook.com/UdineseCalcio1896

 

 

AC MILAN – PARMA
San Siro Stadium
Referee: DOVERI
Assistants: VUOTO – MUSOLINO
Fourth Official: DI FIORE
ADD1: GUIDA
ADD2: MARESCA
20:45

Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
AC Milan, 11th position with 26 points and a positive goal difference of +3
Parma, 20th position with 9  points and a negative goal difference of -24

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	Goals	DIFF	Points
11	Milan	20	6	8	6	28:25	3	26
20	Parma	20	3	1	16	19:43	-24	9

 

This is a wake up match not only for Parma to start collecting points for salvation, but also for an agonizing AC Milan falling below the 10th position very far from the coveted “3rd position.”

Stats at the San Siro are in favor of AC Milan.  There are 31 precedents with Milan winning 16, Parma winning 7 and 8 draws.  Milan scoring 54 goals while Parma scoring 32 goals.

The expected debut of new forward Mattia Destro with Milan…..  It’s also an emotional game for Parma coach Roberto Donadoni an ex AC Milan player.

Stats BEFORE the game. Top scorer for AC MILAN: Forward Jeremy Menez with 10 goals

Top scorer for PARMA: Forward Antonio Cassano with 5 goals

AC Milan	Goals	Goals	Parma
Menez, Jeremy	10	5	Cassano, Antonio
Honda, Keisuke	6	3	De Ceglie, Paolo
Bonaventura, Giacomo	3	2	Palladino, Raffaele
de Jong, Nigel	2	2	Coda, Massimo
Muntari, Sulley	2	1	Mauri, Jose

 

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

27/01/15	CI	Milan – Lazio				0:1	Quarterfinal
24/01/15	SA	Lazio – Milan				3:1	Round 20
18/01/15	SA	Milan – Atalanta				0:1	Round 19

 

Here are the last 3 games of PARMA:  3 lost

28/01/15	CI	Parma – Juventus				0:1	Quarterfinal
25/01/15	SA	Parma – Cesena				1:2	Round 20
18/01/15	SA	Parma – Sampdoria				0:2	Round 19

 

Disciplinary situation BEFORE the game.  1 suspended player for AC MILAN: Mexes (4)

No suspended players for PARMA

Here is the probable formation for AC Milan (4-4-2): D. Lopez; Abate, Alex, Rami, Armero; Honda, Montolivo, De Jong, Cerci; Menez, Pazzini.

Unavailable: Zapata, De Sciglio, De Jong, Bonera, Bonaventura, El Shaarawy

Here is the probable formation for Parma (4-3-3): Mirante; Cassani, Paletta, Lucarelli, Cassani; J. Mauri, Lodi, Nocerino; Varela, Palladino, Rodriguez
 
Unavailable: Biabiany, Coda, Ghezzal, Jorquera, Acquah, Belfodil, Lila

Photo:  facebook.com/ACMilan

 

Let’s get the ball rolling and talk about the games, grab your  snacks…

 

Your Predictions??? Make your calculations and changes… get your dancing pencil.. Genoa – Fiorentina AS Roma – Empoli Chievo Verona – Napoli Sassuolo – Inter Torino – Sampdoria Palermo – Hellas Verona Cesena – Lazio Atalanta – Cagliari Udinese – Juventus AC Milan – ParmaNOTE:  Copy and paste  in the comment boxthe predictions adding your own choices.

Anna Italia Predictions.Genoa – Fiorentina = GENOA AS Roma – Empoli = AS ROMA Chievo Verona – Napoli = CHIEVO Sassuolo – Inter = SASSUOLO Torino – Sampdoria = TORINO Palermo – Hellas Verona  = PALERMO Cesena – Lazio = CESENA Atalanta – Cagliari = ATALANTA Udinese – Juventus = DRAW AC Milan – Parma = AC MILAN