By Anna Italia
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Hello my friends. Here is the Serie A PREVIEW for Week 12 on Saturday 22, Sunday 23, and Monday 24 November 2014.   We are returning from an international break for the UEFA Euro 2016 qualification.  Serie A games are now ready and we have the two way race for the Scudetto.  Juventus leading, but followed closely by AS Roma just 3 points behind.

However, the most interesting game for many is the Milan Derby.  Famous Derby della Madonnina AC Milan vs Inter to be played on Sunday 23 November.  It’s the first Milan derby for Milan coach Filippo Inzaghi after playing for many years the derby as a footballer.  It’s also the debut of new Inter coach Roberto Mancini who is replacing coach Walter Mazzarri.

The top scorer up to Round 11: Napoli forward Jose Maria Callejon and Juventus forward Carlos Tevez with 8 goals each

Top Serie A teams standing AFTER Serie A Week 11 games. First 3 qualifying for Champions League, 4 and 5 for Europa League.

–Juventus, 1st position with 28 points and a positive goal difference of +21

–AS Roma, 2nd position with 25 points and a positive goal difference of +13

–Napoli, 3rd positions with 21 points and a positive goal difference of +8

– Sampdorida, 4th position with 20 points and a positive goal difference of +6

– Lazio, 5th position with 19 points and a positive goal difference of +8

Relegation Zone: Cesena, 18th position with 8 points and a negative goal difference of -8 .
Cesena, 19th position with 7 points and a negative goal difference of -10.
Parma,. 20th position with 6 points and a negative goal difference of -14.

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Saturday 22 November 2014

• Serie A Week 12 / 12ª Giornata Andata​​

ATALANTA – AS ROMA
Atleti Azzurri D’Italia Stadium
Referee: MASSA
Assistants: DI FIORE – LA ROCCA
Fourth Official: CARIOLATO
ADD1: RUSSO
ADD2: CANDUSSIO
18:00

Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
AS Roma, 2nd position with 25 points and a positive goal difference of +13
Atalanta, 17th position with 10 points and a negative goal difference of -7

Stats before the game. Top scorer for ATALANTA:  Richmond Boakye with 2 goals

Top scorer for AS ROMA:  Forward Mattia Destro with 4 goals

Here are the last 3 games of ATALANTA:  3 draws

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

Disciplinary Situation before the game.  1 suspended player for ATALANTA: Cigarini

1 suspended player for AS ROMA: Francesco Totti

Here is the probable formation for Atalanta (4-4-1-1): Sportiello; Zappacosta, Biava, Benalouane, Dramé; Raimondi, Baselli, Migliaccio, D’Alessandro; Moralez; Denis

Unavailable: Rossetti, Estigarribia

Here is the probable formation for AS Roma (4-3-3): De Sanctis; Torosidis, Manolas, Astori, Cole; Pjanic, De Rossi, Nainggolan; Iturbe, Destro, Ljajic
 
Unavailable: Balzaretti, Castan, Curci, Maicon, Yanga-Mbiwa

Photo:  facebook.com/officialasroma

LAZIO – JUVENTUS
Olimpico di Roma Stadium
Referee: DAMATO
Assistants: PADOVAN – BIANCHI
Fourth Official: MUSOLINO
ADD1: TAGLIAVENTO
ADD2: IRRATI
20:45

Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Lazio, 6th position with 19 points and a positive goal difference of +8
Juventus, 1st position with 28 points and a positive goal difference of +21

Stats before the game. Top scorer for LAZIO:  Filip Djordjevic with 6 goals

Top scorer for JUVENTUS:  Forward Carlos Tevez with 8 goals

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

Here are the last 3 games of JUVENTUS:  3 wins

Disciplinary Situation before the game.  No suspended players.

Here is the probable formation for Lazio (4-3-3): Berisha; Basta, De Vrij, Ciani, Braafheid; Parolo, Biglia, Lulic; Candreva, Djordjevic, Mauri.

Unavailable: Radu, Marchetti, Cataldi, Gentiletti

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

Unavailable: Barzagli, Caceres, Evra, Marrone

Sunday 23 November 2014

TORINO – SASSUOLO
Referee: RIZZOLI
Assistants: GIALLATINI – TOLFO
Fourth Official: TASSO
ADD1: MARIANI
ADD2: LA PENNA
12:30

Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Torino, 14th position with 12 points and a negative goal difference of -5
Sassuolo, 13th position with 12 points and a negative goal difference of -5

Stats before the game. Top scorer for TORINO:  Forward Fabio Quagliarella with 4 goals

Top scorer for SASSUOLO:  Forward Domenico Berardi with 3 goals

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

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

Disciplinary Situation before the game.  No suspended players

Here is the probable formation for Torino (3-5-1-1): Gillet; Maksimovic, Glik, Moretti; Peres, Gazzi, Vives, Farnerud, Darmian; El Kaddouri; Quagliarella

Unavailable: Basha

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

Unavailable: Pegolo, Manfredini, Biondini

CESENA – SAMPDORIA
Dino Manuzzi Stadium
Referee: GERVASONI
Assistants: STEFANI – FIORITO
Fourth Official: DI LIBERATORE
ADD1: PERUZZO
ADD2: MARESCA
15:00

Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Cesena, 19th position with 7 points and a negative goal difference of -10
Sampdoria, 4th position with 20 points and a positive goal difference of +6

Stats before the game. Top scorer for CESENA:   Alejandro Rodriguez and Gregoire Defrel with 2 goals each

Top scorer for SAMPDORIA: Forward Manolo Gabbiadini with 4 goals

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

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

Disciplinary Situation before the game.  No suspended players

Here is the probable formation for Cesena (4-3-2-1): Leali; Capelli, Lucchini, Volta, Magnusson; Coppola, Cascione, De Feudis; Defrel, Carbonero; Hugo Almeida.

Unavailable: Cazzola, Tabanelli, Renzetti, Marilungo, Rodriguez, Brienza

Here is the probable formation for Sampdoria (4-3-3): Romero; De Silvestri, Gastaldello, Silvestre, Regini; Soriano, Palombo, Obiang; Gabbiadini, Okaka, Eder

Unavailable: De Vitis

HELLAS VERONA – FIORENTINA
Marc’Antonio Bentegodi Stadium
Referee: DI BELLO
Assistants: LONGO – POSADO
Fourth Official: TONOLINI
ADD1: DOVERI
ADD2: PASQUA
15:00

Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Hellas Verona, 10th position with 14 points and a negative goal difference of -5
Fiorentina, 11th position with 13 points and a neutral goal difference of  “0”

Stats before the game. Top scorer for HELLAS VERONA:  Forward Luca Toni and Nicolas Lopez with 3 goals each

Top scorer for FIORENTINA:  Khouma Babacar with 4 goals

Here are the last 3 games of HELLAS VERONA:  3 draws

Here are the last 3 games of FIORENTINA:

Disciplinary Situation before the game.  No suspended players.

Here is the probable formation for Hellas Verona (4-3-3): Rafael; Martic, Marquez, Moras, Agostini; Ionita, Tachtsidis, Hallfredsson; N. Lopez, Toni, Christodoulopoulos

Unavailable: Sala, Sorensen

Here is the probable formation for Fiorentina (4-3-1-2): Neto; Tomovic, Rodriguez, Savic, Alonso; Mati Fernandez, Aquilani, B. Valero; Cuadrado; Babacar, M. Gomez

Unavailable: Rossi, Bernardeschi, Pasqual

NAPOLI – CAGLIARI
San Paolo Stadium
Referee: TOMMASI
Assistants: FAVERANI – PAGANESSI
Fourth Official: PEGORIN
ADD1: MAZZOLENI
ADD2: DI PAOLO
15:00

Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Napoli, 3rd position with 21 points and a positive goal difference of +8
Cagliari, 15th position with 10 points and a neutral goal difference of  “0”

Stats before the game. Top scorer for NAPOLI:  Forward Jose Maria Callejon with 8 goals

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

Here are the last 3 games of NAPOLI:  3 wins

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

Disciplinary Situation before the game.  1 suspended player for NAPOLI: Jorginho.

1 suspended player for CAGLIARI: Daniele Conti

Here is the probable formation for Napoli (4-2-3-1): Rafael; Maggio, Albiol, Koulibaly, Ghoulam; Inler, D. Lopez; Callejon, Hamsik, De Guzman; Higuain

Unavailable: Zuniga, Michu, Mertens, Insigne

Here is the probable formation for Cagliari (4-3-3):Cragno; Balzano, Rossettini, Ceppitelli, Avelar; Dessena, Crisetig, Ekdal; Ibarbo, Longo, Cossu

Unavailable: Eriksson, Sau

PARMA – EMPOLI
Ennio Tardini Stadium
Referee: GIACOMELLI
Assistants: PASSERI – STALLONE
Fourth Official: VUOTO
ADD1: CALVARESE
ADD2: MANGANIELLO
15:00

Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Parma, 20th position with 6 points and a negative goal difference of -14
Empoli, 16th position with 10 points and a negative goal difference of -7

Stats before the game. Top scorer for PARMA:  Forward Antonio Cassano with 5 goals

Top scorer for EMPOLI:  Lorenzo Tonelli and Manuel Pucciarelli with 3 goals each

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

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

Disciplinary Situation before the game. No suspended players.

Here is the probable formation for Parma (3-5-2): Mirante; Mendes, Lucarelli, Costa; Rispoli, Acquah, Lodi, J. Mauri, De Ceglie; Cassano, Belfodil

Unavailable: Biabiany, Paletta, Cassani, Jorquera, Bidaoui, Coda, Ghezzal

Here is the probable formation for Empoli (4-3-1-2): Sepe; Laurini, Barba, Rugani, Mario Rui; Vecino, Valdifiori, Croce; Zielinski; Maccarone, Tavano

Unavailable: Guarente, Verdi, Perticone

 UDINESE – CHIEVO
Friuli Stadium
Referee: CERVELLERA
Assistants: RANGHETTI – BARBIRATI
Fourth Official: PRETI
ADD1: ROCCHI
ADD2: PEZZUTO
15:00

Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Udinese, 8th position with 17 points and a neutral goal difference of “0”
Chievo Verona, 18th position with 8 points and a negative goal difference of -8

Stats before the game. Top scorer for UDINESE:  Forward Antonio Di Natale with 6 goals

Top scorer for CHIEVO VERONA:  Forwards Alberto Paloschi and Sergio Pellissier with 2 goals

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

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

Disciplinary Situation before the game.  1 suspended player for UDINESE: Kone

1 suspended player for CHIEVO VERONA:  Riccardo Meggiorini

Here is the probable formation for Udinese (4-3-1-2): Karnezis; Piris, Heurtaux, Danilo, Pasquale; Badu, Allan, Guilherme; Pinzi; Thereau, Di Natale

Unavailable: Riera, G. Silva, Widmer, Muriel, Brkic

Here is the probable formation for Chievo Verona (4-2-3-1): Bizzarri; Frey, Dainelli, Cesar, Zukanovic; Hetemaj, Radovanovic; Izco, Birsa, Schelotto; Alberot Paloschi

Unavailable: Botta, Maxi Lopez

AC MILAN – INTER
San Siro Stadium
Referee: GUIDA
Assistants: NICOLETTI – MARZALONI
Fourth Official: MELI
ADD1: BANTI
ADD2: VALERI
20:45

Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
AC Milan, 7th position with 17 points and a positive goal difference of +4
Inter, 9th position with 16 points and a positive goal difference of -+3

Before the game. Top scorer for AC MILAN: Forward Keisuke Honda with 6 goals

Top scorer for INTER: Forward Mauro Icardi with 5 goals

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

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

Disciplinary Situation before the game. 1 suspended player for AC MILAN: Daniele Bonera

1 suspended player for INTER:  Medel

Here is the probable formation for AC Milan (4-3-3): Diego Lopez; Ignazio Abate, Philippe Mexes, Alex, De Sciglio; Sulley Muntari, Essien, Giacomo Bonaventura; Keisuke Honda, Jeremy Menez,  Stephan El Shaarawy.

Unavailable:  Riccardo Montolivo

Here is the probable formation for Inter (4-3-1-2):  Samir Handanovic; Yuto Nagatomo, Andrea Ranocchia, Juan Jesus, Dodò; Fredy Guarin, M’Vila, Obi; Kovacic; Mauro Icardi, Rodrigo Palacio.

Unavailable: Campagnaro, D’Ambrosio, Jonathan

Photo facebook.com/serieatim

Monday November 2014

GENOA – PALERMO
Luigi Ferraris Stadium
Referee: FABBRI
Assistants: PETRELLA – VIVENZI
Fourth Official: IORI
ADD1: ORSATO
ADD2: NASCA
20:45

Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Genoa, 5th position with 19 points and a positive goal difference of +4
Palermo, 12th position with 13 points and a negative goal difference of -6

Stats before the game. Top scorer for GENOA:  Forward Alessandro Matri with 5 goals

Top scorer for PALERMO: Forward Paulo Dybala with 4 goals

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

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

Disciplinary Situation before the game.  1 suspended player for GENOA: Sturaro

No suspended players for PALERMO

Here is the probable formation for Genoa (4-3-3): Perin; Edenilson, Roncaglia, Burdisso, Antonelli; Mandragora, Greco, Bertolacci; Iago, Matri, Perotti

Unavailable: Fetfatzidis, De Maio, Rincon

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

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..   Atalanta – AS Roma Lazio – Juventus Torino – Sassuolo Napoli – Cagliari Udinese – Chievo Verona Hellas Verona – Fiorentina Parma – Empoli Cesena – Sampdoria AC Milan – Inter Genoa – Palermo   NOTE:  Copy and paste  in the comment box the predictions adding your own choices.

Anna Italia Predictions.   Atalanta – AS Roma = ROMA Lazio – Juventus = JUVENTUS Torino – Sassuolo = TORINO Napoli – Cagliari = NAPOLI Udinese – Chievo Verona = UDINESE Hellas Verona – Fiorentina = FIORENTINA Parma – Empoli = PARMA Cesena – Sampdoria = CESENA AC Milan – Inter =AC MILAN Genoa – Palermo = GENOA

By Anna Italia
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Hello my friends. Here is  Italy Serie A PREVIEW for Week 11 on Saturday 8 and Sunday 9 November 2014.    We have Juventus as the sole leader of the Serie A with 25 points.   It is up to Juventus to remain in the first position if they defeat Parma at the Juventus Stadium.  In case of Juventus losing, it will be up to AS Roma to reach Juventus with 25 points if they defeat Torino at the Olimpico di Roma Stadium.  However, in case of Juventus winning and Roma losing, then, the gap will be of +6 points for Juventus increasing their solo flight for the Scudetto.   We are still on Week 11 and nothing is taken for granted, yet.

There is an exciting race for the  2ndposition.   It’s a tense situation for AS Roma who lost their Champions League game against Bayern Munich.  In case of Roma losing against Torino, they might even lose the 2nd position.  Why?   Here is the situation.  Lazio and Sampdoria might take over the 2nd position because they have 19 points each and a victory will add to 22 points.    Lazio is playing the away against Empoli at the Carlo Castellani Stadium.   Sampdoria are playing the home against AC Milan at the Luigi Ferraris Stadium.

We are returning from European competition with AS Roma and Juventus in Champions League.   Plus, 4 Serie A teams in Europa League: Napoli, Inter, Fiorentina, and Torino played on Thursday 6 November.

• Saint Etienne 1 – 1 Inter, Goals 33′ Dodò,  50′ Moustapha Bayal
•  Fiorentina 1 – 1 PAOK, Goals  81′ Maarten Martens, 88′ Manuel Pasqual
• Napoli 3 -0 Young Boys, Goals 45′ Jonathan De Guzman, 65′ Jonathan De Guzman, 83′ Jonathan De Guzman
• HJK Henlsinki 2 – 1 Torino, Goals 60′ Gideon Baah,  81′ Valtteri Moren,  90′ Fabio Quagliarella

The top scorer up to Round 10: Napoli forward Jose Maria Callejon with 8 goals

Top Serie A teams standing AFTER Serie A Week 10 games. First 3 qualifying for Champions League, 4 and 5 for Europa League.

–Juventus, 1st position with 25 points and a positive goal difference of +14

–AS Roma, 2nd position with 22 points and a positive goal difference of +10

– Lazio, 3rd positions with 19 points and a positive goal difference of +9

– Sampdoria, 4th position with 19 points and a positive goal difference of +6

– Napoli, 5th position with 18 points and a positive goal difference of +7

Relegation Zone: Cesena, 18th position with 7 points and a negative goal difference of -9 .
Parma, 19th position with 6 points and a negative goal difference of -7.
Chievo Verona,. 20th position with 5 points and a negative goal difference of -9.

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Saturday 8  November 2014

• Serie A Week 11 / 11ª Giornata Andata​​

SASSUOLO – ATALANTA
Mapei Stadium
Referee: PASQUA
Assistants: TEGONI – DE LUCA
Fourth Official: TONOLINI
ADD1: GIACOMELLI
ADD2: PAIRETTO
18:00

Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Sassuolo, 14th position with 11 points and a negative goal difference of -5
Atalanta, 15th position with 9 points and a negative goal difference of -7

Before the game, disciplinary situation.  1 suspended player for SASSUOLO: Acerbi (1).

Stats, before the game.  Top scorer for SASSUOLO:  Forward Domenico Berardi with 3 goals

Top scorer for ATALANTA:  Richmond Boakye with 2 goals

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

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

2 suspended players for ATALANTA: Cigarini (2), Carmona

Here is the probable formation for Sassuolo (4-3-3): Consigli; Vrsaljko, Terranova, Antei, Peluso; Taider, Magnanelli, Missiroli; Berardi, Floccari, N.Sansone
 
Unavailable: Pegolo, Manfredini, Ariaudo, Cannavaro, Zaza, Biondini

Here is the probable formation for Atalanta (4-4-2): Sportiello; Zappacosta, Biava, Benalouane, Dramè; D’Alessandro, Baselli, Migliaccio, Moralez; Denis, Boakye
 
Unavailable: Rossetti, Avramov, Estigarribia, Gomez

Photo  facebook.com/officialsassuolocalcio

SAMPDORIA – AC MILAN
Luigi Ferraris Stadium
Referee: ORSATO
Assistants: MELI – COSTANZO
Fourth Official: PADOVAN
ADD1: RIZZOLI
ADD2: MARIANI
20:45

Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Sampdoria, 4th position with 19 points and a positive goal difference of +6
AC Milan, 7th position with 16 points and a positive goal difference of +4

Before the game, disciplinary situation: 1 suspended player for SAMPDORIA: Palombo (1).  No suspended players for AC MILAN.

Stats before the game. Top scorer for SAMPDORIA:  Forward Manolo Gabbiadini with 4 goals

Top scorer for AC MILAN:  Forward Keisuke Honda with 6 goals

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

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

Here is the probable formation for Sampdoria (4-3-3): Romero; De Silvestri, Silvestre, Romagnoli, Regini; Soriano, Obiang, Krsticic; Gabbiadini, Okaka, Eder
 
Unavailable: Viviano, De Vitis, L.Djordjevic

Here is the probable formation for AC Milan (4-3-3): Diego Lopez; Bonera, Rami, Zapata, De Sciglio; Poli, De Jong, Muntari; Honda, Menez, El Shaarawy

Unavailable: Montolivo, Alex, Abate

Photo   facebook.com/sampdoria

Sunday 9 November 2014

CAGLIARI – GENOA
Sant’Elia Stadium
PERUZZO
PEGORIN – GALLONI
IV: FAVERANI
ADD1: MASSA
ADD2: ABISSO
12:30

Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Cagliari, 16th position with 9 points and a neutral goal difference of “0”
Genoa, 6th position with 18 points and a positive goal difference of +4

Before the game, disciplinary situation.   2 suspended players for CAGLIARI: Crisetig (1), Ibarbo (1).  No suspended players for GENOA.

Stats before the game. Top scorer for CAGLIARI:  Marco Sau and Albin Ekdal with 4 goals each

Top scorer for GENOA:  Forward Alessandro Matri with 5 goals

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

Here are the last 3 games of GENOA:  3 wins

Here is the probable formation for Cagliari (4-3-3): Cragno; Balzano, Rossettini, Ceppitelli, Avelar; Dessena, Conti, Ekdal; Farias, Sau, Cossu
 
Unavailable: Eriksson

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

CHIEVO VERONA – CESENA
Marc’Antonio Bentegodi Stadium
Referee: TAGLIAVENTO
Assistants: STALLONE – VIVENZI
Fourth Official: LONGO
ADD1: TOMMASI
ADD2: MANGANIELLO
15:00

Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Chievo Verona, 20th position with 5 points and a negative goal difference of -9
Cesena, 18th position with 7 points and a negative goal difference of -9

Before the game, disciplinary situation.  No suspended players for CHIEVO VERONA.  1 suspended player for CESENA:  Leali (1)

Stats before the game. Top scorer for CHIEVO VERONA:  Forward Alberto Paloschi with 2 goals

Top scorer for CESENA:  Forward Gregoire Defrel with 2 goals

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

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

Here is the probable formation for Chievo (4-3-1-2): Bardi; Frey, Dainelli, Zukanovic, Biraghi; Cofie, Radovanovic, Hetemaj; Birsa; Paloschi, Maxi Lopez
 
Unavailable: Izco, Botta, Schelotto

Cesena (3-5-2): Agliardi; Capelli, Lucchini, Volta; Giorgi, Carbonero, De Feudis, Cascione, Renzetti; Defrel, Djuric.
 
Unavailable: Cazzola, Tabanelli, Pulzetti, Marilungo, Rodriguez

Photo facebook.com/ACChievoVerona1929

EMPOLI – LAZIO
Carlo Castellani Stadium
Referee: MAZZOLENI
Assistants:MANGANELLI – SCHENONE
Fourth Official: POSADO
ADD1: CERVELLERA
ADD2: MARESCA
15:00

Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Empoli, 17th position with 7 points and a negative goal difference of -8
Lazio, 4th position with 19 points and a positive goal difference of +9

Stats before the game. Top scorer for EMPOLI:  Lorenzo Tonelli and Manuel Pucciarelli with 3 goals each

Top scorer for LAZIO:  Filip Djordjevic with 5 goals

Here are the last 3 games of EMPOLI:  3 lost

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

Before the game, disciplinary situation:  1 suspended player for EMPOLI: Tonelli.  No suspended players for LAZIO.

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

Here is the probable formation for Lazio (4-3-3): Marchetti; Cavanda, De Vrij, Ciani, Braafheid; Parolo, Biglia, Lulic; Candreva, Klose, Mauri

Unavailable: Gentiletti, Radu, Basta, Keita

JUVENTUS – PARMA
Juventus Stadium
Referee: RUSSO
Assistants: TASSO – PETRELLA
Fourth Official: FIORITO
ADD1: CALVARESE
ADD2: MERCHIORI
15:00

Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Juventus, 1st position with 25 points and a positive goal difference of +14
Parma 19th position with 6 points and a negative goal difference of -7

Before the game, disciplinary situation:  1 suspended player for JUVENTUS: Vidal (1).   1 suspended player for PARMA:  Cordaz(1)

Stats before the game.  Top scorer for JUVENTUS:  Forward Carlos Tevez with 6 goals

Top scorer for PARMA:  Forward Antonio Cassano with 5 goals

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

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

Here is the probable formation for Juventus (4-3-1-2): Buffon; Lichtsteiner, Bonucci, Chiellini, Asamoah; Marchisio, Pirlo, Pogba; Tevez; Giovinco, Llorente
 
Unavailable: Barzagli, Caceres, Pepe, Evra, Marrone

Parma (3-5-2): Mirante; Mendes, Felipe, Lucarelli; Rispoli, Acquah, Lodi, J. Mauri, De Ceglie; Cassano, Belfodil
 
Unavailable: Paletta, Biabiany, Bidaoui, Cassani, Jorquera, Pozzi, Galloppa, Coda, Coric

PALERMO – UDINESE
Renzo Barbera Stadium
Referee: DOVERI
Assistants: GAVA – ALASSIO
Fourth Official: BARBIRATI
ADD1: GAVILLUCCI
ADD2: ABBATTISTA
15:00

Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Palermo, 13th position with 12 points and a negative  goal difference of -6
Udinese, 8th position with 16 points and a neutral goal difference of “0”

Before the game, disciplinary situation.  1 suspended player for PALERMO: Morganella (1).  No suspended players for UDINESE.

Stats before the game. Top scorer for PALERMO:  Franco Vazquez and Paulo Dybala with 3 goals each

Top scorer for UDINESE:  Forward Antonio Di Natale with 6 goals

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

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

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

Here is the probable formation for Udinese (4-4-2): Karnezis; Widmer, Heurtaux, Danilo, Piris; Badu, Allan, Guilherme, Kone; Di Natale, Thereau
 
Unavailable: Brkic, Riera, G. Silva

AS ROMA – TORINO
Olimpico di Roma Stadium
Referee: BANTI
Assistants: MUSOLINO – DE PINTO
Fourth Official: BIANCHI
ADD1: IRRATI
ADD2: DI PAOLO
15:00

Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
AS Roma  2nd position with 22 points and a positive goal difference of +10
Torino, 12th position with 12 points and a negative goal difference of -2

Disciplinary situation, before the game. No suspended players for AS ROMA and TORINO.

Stats before the game. Top scorer for AS ROMA:  Forward Mattia Destro with 4 goals

Top scorer for TORINO:  Forward Fabio Quagliarella with 4 goals

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

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

Here is the probable formation for AS Roma (4-3-3): De Sanctis; Torosidis, Manolas, Yanga-Mbiwa, Cholevas; Pjanic, De Rossi, Nainggolan; Iturbe, Totti, Gervinho
 
Unavailable: Balzaretti, Strootman, Castan, Borriello, Maicon, Astori, Curci, Florenzi

Here is the probable formation for  Torino (3-5-1-1):Gillet; Maksimovic, Glik, Moretti; Peres, Gazzi, Vives, Farnerud, Darmian; El Kaddouri; Quagliarella
 
Unavailable: Basha, Bovo

Photo:  facebook.com/officialasroma

FIORENTINA – NAPOLI
Artemio Franchi Stadium
Referee: VALERI
Assistants: MARRAZZO – DOBOSZ
Fourth Official: NICOLETTI
ADD1: DAMATO
ADD2: GERVASONI
18:00

Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Fiorentina  10th position with 13 points and a positive goal difference of +1
Napoli, 5th position with 18 points and a positive goal difference of +7

Before the game, disciplinary situation: No suspended players

Stats before the game. Top scorer for FIORENTINA:  Khouma Babacar with 4 goals

Top scorer for NAPOLI:  Forward Jose Maria Callejon with 8 goals

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

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

Here is the probable formation for  Fiorentina (4-3-1-2): Neto; Tomovic, Gonzalo Rodriguez, Savic, Alonso; Aquilani, Pizarro, Borja Valero; Mati Fernandez, Babacar, Cuadrado.
 
Unavailable: Rossi, Bernardeschi

Here is the probable formation for  Napoli (4-2-3-1): Rafael; Maggio, Albiol, Koulibaly, Ghoulam; Inler, David Lopez; Callejon, Hamsik, Insigne; Higuain.
 
Unavailable: Zuniga, Michu

Super motivated Napoli Jonathan De Guzman scoring 3 goals against Young Boys giving a boost to the morale of the team ahead of the match against Fiorentina.

INTER – HELLAS VERONA
Giuseppe Meazza Stadium
Referee: ROCCHI
Assistants: CRISPO – IORI
Fourth Official: RANGHETTI
ADD1: DI BELLO
ADD2: AURELIANO
20:45

Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Inter,  9th position with 15 points and a positive goal difference of +3
Hellas Verona, 11th position with 13 points and a negative goal difference of -5

Disciplinary situation before the game.  No suspended players for INTER. 1 suspended player for HELLAS VERONA: Tachtsidis (1)

Stats before the game. Top scorer for INTER:  Forward Mauro Icardi with 5 goals

Top scorer for HELLAS VERONA:  Ionita, Lopez, Luca Toni and Tachtsidis all with 2 goals.

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

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

Here is the probable formation for  Inter (3-5-2):Handanovic; Ranocchia, Vidic, Juan Jesus; Obi, Kuzmanovic, Medel, Kovacic, Dodò; Icardi, Palacio.
 
Unavailable: Campagnaro, D’Ambrosio, Jonathan, M’Vila, Nagatomo, Guarin, Hernanes

Here is the probable formation for Hellas Verona (4-3-3): Rafael; Martic, Moras, Marquez, Agostini; Ionita, Obbadi, Hallfredsson; Christodoulopoulos, Toni, J.Gomez.
 

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.. Sassuolo – Atalanta Sampdoria – AC Milan Cagliari – Genoa Empoli – Lazio Juventus – Parma Palermo – Udinese Chievo Verona – Cesena Fiorentina – Napoli Inter – Hellas Verona AS Roma – TorinoNOTE:  Copy and paste  in the comment box the predictions adding your own choices.

Anna Italia Predictions.Sassuolo – Atalanta = SASSUOLO Sampdoria – AC Milan = AC MILAN Cagliari – Genoa = CAGLIARI Empoli – Lazio = LAZIO Juventus – Parma = JUVENTUS Palermo – Udinese = PALERMO Chievo Verona – Cesena = CHIEVO Fiorentina – Napoli = FIORENTINA Inter – Hellas Verona = INTER AS Roma – Torino = AS ROMA

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Hello my friends. Here is Italy Serie PREVIEW for Week 9 – Matchday 9 on Tuesday 28, Wednesday 29, and Thursday 30 October 2014.  Juventus last week defeating Cesena keeping the first position with 22 points and 3 points ahead of Roma. The solo flight for the Scudetto continues…. all Juventus. Up to Roma to keep up the race and not slow down.

The top scorer up to Round 8: Napoli forward Jose Maria Callejon with 7 goals

A major blow for PARMA suffering another painful defeat to remain in the last position of the Serie A. Sassuolo defeating Parma at the Ennio Tardini Stadium: Parma 0 – 3 Sassuolo. Surely, it’s a black crisis for Parma sinking lower… almost predestining a spot in Serie B.

Top Serie A teams standing AFTER Serie A Week 8games. First 3 qualifying for Champions League, 4 and 5 for Europa League.

–Juventus, 1st position with 22 points and a positive goal difference of +13

–AS Roma, 2nd position with 19 points and a positive goal difference of +10

– Udinese, 3rd position with 16 points and a positive goal difference of +5

–Sampdoria, 4th position with 16 points and a positive goal difference of +5

– Lazio, 5th positions with 15 points and a positive goal difference of +7

Relegation Zone: Palermo, 18th position with 6 points and a negative goal difference of – 9.
Chievo Verona, 19th position with 4 points and a negative goal difference of -8.
Parma,. 20th position with 3 point and a negative goal difference of -8 .

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Tuesday 29 October 2014

• Serie A Week 9 / 9ª Giornata Andata​​

SASSUOLO – EMPOLI
Mapei Stadium
Referee: ORSATO
Assistants: DE PINTO – GAVA
Fourth Official: TEGONI
ADD1: CALVARESE
ADD2: ABISSO
20:45

Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Sassuolo, 15th position with 7 points and a negative goal difference of -4
Empoli, 14th position with 7 points and a negative goal difference of -9

Before the game.  Top scorer for SASSUOLO:  Forward Simone Zaza and Domenico Berardi with 2 goals each

Top scorer for EMPOLI:  Lorezo Tonelli and Manuel Pucciarelli with 3 goals each

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

Here are EMPOLI last 3 games:  1 win, 1 draw, 1 lost

Wednesday 30 October 2014

ATALANTA – NAPOLI
Atleti Azzurri D’Italia Stadium
Referee: DAMATO
Assistants: VUOTO – LONGO
Fourth Official: STEFANI
ADD1: BANTI
ADD2: PAIRETTO
20:45

Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Atalanta, 16th position with 7 points and a negative goal difference of -7
Napoli, 7th position with 14 points and a positive goal difference of – +5

Disciplinary Situation before the game: No suspended players

Before the game.  Top scorer for ATALANTA:  Richmond Boakye with 2 goals

Top scorer for NAPOLI:  Forward Jose Maria Callejon with 7 goals

Here are ATALANTA last 3 games:  1 win, 2 lost

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

Here is the probable formation for Atalanta (4-3-3): Sportiello; Raimondi, Stendardo, Benalouane, Dramé; Carmona, Cigarini, Migliaccio; D’Alessandro, Denis, Moralez

Unavailable: Rossetti, Avramov, Estigarribia

Here is the probable formation for Napoli (4-2-3-1): Rafael; Maggio, Albiol, Koulibaly, Ghoulam; Gokhan Inler, D. Lopez; Callejon, Marek Hamsik, Lorenzo Insigne; Higuain

Unavailable: Gargano, Zuniga, Michu

CAGLIARI – MILAN
Sant’Elia Stadium
Referee: DOVERI
Assistants: PADOVAN – TASSO
Fourth Official: IORI
ADD1: GIACOMELLI
ADD2: DI PAOLO
20:45

Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
AC Milan, 6th position with 15 points and a positive goal difference of +6
Cagliari, 12th position with 8 points and a positive goal difference of +2

Before the game. Top scorer for CAGLIARI: Marco Sau and Albin Ekdal with 4 goals each

Top scorer for AC MILAN: Forward Keisuke Honda with 6 goals

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

Here are AC MILAN last 3 games: 2 wins, 1 draw

Here is the probable formation for Cagliari (4-3-3): Cragno; Balzano, Rossettini, Capuano, Avelar; Dessena, Crisetig, Ekdal; Ibarbo, Sau, Cossu

Unavailable: Eriksson

Here is the probable formation for Milan (4-3-3): Abbiati; Abate, Alex, Zapata, De Sciglio; Poli, De Jong, Muntari; Honda, Torres, El Shaarawy

Unavailable: Montolivo

FIORENTINA – UDINESE
Artemio Franchi Stadium
Referee: MASSA
Assistants: GIALLATINI – PETRELLA
Fourth Official: BIANCHI
ADD1: CERVELLERA
ADD2: MANGANIELLO
20:45

Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
FIorentina, 11th position with 10 points and a neutral goal difference of “0”
Udinese, 3rd position with 16 points and a positive goal difference of +5

Before the game. Top scorer for FIORENTINA:  Khouma Babacar with 2 goals

Top scorer for UDINESE:  Forward Antonio Di Natale with 5 goals

Here are FIORENTINA last 3 games: 1 win, 1 draw, 1 lost

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

Disciplinary situation before the game: 1 suspended player for FIORENTINA:  Rodriguez.  No suspended players for UDINESE.

Here is the probable formation for Fiorentina (4-3-1-2): Neto; Richards, Basanta, Savic, Pasqual; B. Valero, Aquilani, Vargas; Ilicic; Cuadrado, Babacar

Unavailable: Rossi, Mati Fernandez

Here is the probable formation for Udinese (4-3-2-1): Karnezis; Widmer, Heurtaux, Danilo, Piris; Pinzi, Allan, Guilherme; Kone, Thereau; Muriel

Unavailable: Brkic, Riera, G. Silva, Zapata

GENOA – JUVENTUS
Luigi Ferraris Stadium
Referee: MAZZOLENI
Assistants: MANGANELLI – POSADO
Fourth Official: GALLONI
ADD1: RIZZOLI
ADD2: BARACANI
20:45

Here is the probable formation for Genoa (3-4-3): Perin; Antonini, Burdisso, Marchese; Edenilson, Bertolacci, Greco, Antonelli; Perotti, Matri, Kucka

Unavailable: Fetfatzidis, Rincon

Here is the probable formation for Juventus (3-5-2): Buffon; Ogbonna, Bonucci, Chiellini; Lichtsteiner, Vidal, Marchisio, Pogba, Asamoah; Tevez, Llorente

Unavailable: Barzagli, Caceres, Pepe, Evra

INTER – SAMPDORIA
Giuseppe Meazza Stadium
Referee: RUSSO
Assistants: DI FIORE – DE LUCA
Fourth Official: MARZALONI
ADD1: VALERI
ADD2: MARESCA
20:45

Here is the probable formation for  Inter (3-5-2): Handanovic; Ranocchia, Vidic, Juan Jesus; Obi, Hernanes, Medel, Kovacic, Dodò; Palacio, Icardi

Unavailable: D’Ambrosio, Osvaldo, Jonathan, M’Vila, Nagatomo, Guarin

Here is the probable formation for Sampdoria (4-3-3): Romero; De Silvestri, Gastaldello, Romagnoli, Cacciatore; Soriano, Palombo, Obiang; Gabbiadini, Okaka, Eder

Unavailable: Viviano, De Vitis, Krsticic, Silvestre

PALERMO – CHIEVO VERONA
Renzo Barbera Stadium
Referee: PERUZZO
Assistants: DOBOSZ – PEGORIN
Fourth Official: RANGHETTI
ADD1: TAGLIAVENTO
ADD2: PASQUA
20:45

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

Here is the probable formation for Chievo (4-4-2): Bardi; Frey, Dainelli, Cesar, Biraghi; Schelotto, Hetemaj, Cofie, Birsa; Meggiorini, Maxi Lopez
 
Unavailable: Izco, Botta

AS ROMA – CESENA
Olimpico di Roma Stadium
Referee: TOMMASI
Assistants: COSTANZO – SCHENONE
Fourth Official: LA ROCCA
ADD1: GERVASONI
ADD2: MERCHIORI
20:45

Serie A Standing BEFORE  the game:
AS Roma, 2nd position with 19  points and a positive  goal difference of  +10
Cesena, 17th position with 6 points and a negative  goal difference of -7

Here is the probable formation for Roma (4-3-3): De Sanctis; Torosidis, Manolas, Astori, Cole; Pjanic, De Rossi, Keita, Iturbe, Destro, Gervinho

Unavailable: Balzaretti, Strootman, Castan, Borriello, Maicon

Here is the probable formation for Cesena (4-5-1):Agliardi; Capelli, Lucchini, Volta, Renzetti; Defrel, Giorgi, De Feudis, Coppola, Garritano; Marilungo

Suspended: Cascione (1), Leali (3)
Unavailable: Cazzola, Tabanelli, Pulzetti, Brienza, Rodriguez

TORINO – PARMA
Olimpico di Torino Stadium
Referee: ROCCHI
Assistants: MARRAZZO – DI IORIO
Fourth Official: CRISPO
ADD1: DI BELLO
ADD2: PEZZUTO
20:45

Here is the probable formation for Torino (3-5-2): Gillet; Maksimovic, Glik, Moretti; Peres, Nocerino, Vives, El Kaddouri, Darmian; Amauri, Quagliarella

Suspended: Benassi (1)

Unavailable: Basha, Bovo, Gazzi, Barreto, Farnerud, Masiello

Here is the probable formation for Parma (3-5-2): Mirante; Mendes, Costa, Felipe; Rispoli, Acquah, Lodi, Mauri, Gobbi; Cassano, Coda

Squspended: Lucarelli (1)

Unavailbale: Paletta, Biabiany, Bidaoui, Cassani, Palladino, Jorquera, Pozzi

Thursday 30 October 2014

HELLAS VERONA – LAZIO 
Referee: IRRATI
Assistants: MUSOLINO – FIORITO
Fourth Official: PASSERI
ADD1: GUIDA
ADD2: ABBATTISTA
20:45

Here is the probable formation for Verona (4-3-3): Rafael; Martic, Moras, Marques, Agostini; Campanharo, Tachtsidis, Hallfredsson; Gomez, Toni, N. Lopez

Unavailable: Obbadi, Gu. Rodriguez, Sala

Here is the probable formation for Lazio (4-3-3): Marchetti; Cavanda, De Vrij, Cana, Radu; Parolo, Biglia, Mauri; Candreva, Djordjevic, Lulic

Unavailable: Gentiletti, Basta, Keita, Cataldi