Sassuolo looking for a good start this season having a new coach “Cristian Bucchi” after former coach Eusebio Di Francesco transferred to coach AS Roma. The match ending with a goalless draw sharing “one point” each.
Here is SASSUOLO official starting lineup by coach Cristian Bucchi:
38% Ball Possession HELLAS VERONA and 62% Ball Possession NAPOLI Hellas Verona 1 – 3 Napoli
83′ Giampaolo Pazzini (pen) 32′ Samuel Souprayen (own goal)
. 39′ Arkadiusz Milik
. 62′ Faouzi Ghoulam
It’s the first game of the season for Hellas Verona and Napoli. Hellas returning to the Serie A after being promoted from Serie B while Napoli ready to battle for the Serie A Scudetto. A sour return for Hellas losing their first home game at the Marc’Antonio Bentegodi Stadium. Stats remain positive for Napoli not losing a debut match in Serie A with a newly promoted team in 15 games (11 wins 4 draws).
Things not working out for Hellas Verona. Napoli taking the lead in the 32nd minute after the own goal by Samuel Souprayen.
Napoli needed 7 more minutes to increase the score after the first goal. In the 39th minute, following a fast break, there it is forward Arkadiusz Milik defeating goalkeeper Nicolas with a right footed shot in the bottom left corner. The assist is by forward Lorenzo Insigne.
A cold shower for Hellas Verona unable to break Napoli’s defense. In the 62nd minute, Napoli scoring another goal. It is Faouzi Ghoulam to deliver a left footed shot to the center.
Hellas Verona shortening the distance in the 83rd minute. Referee giving a penalty to Hellas Verona conceded by Napoli defender Elseid Hysaj after a foul on Daniel Bessa… It is forward Giampaolo Pazzini to convert the penalty with a right footed shot in the center. Total joy for the fans celebrating Pazzini’s goal in Serie A. Napoli remaining with 10 players because Hysaj gets his second yellow card for the automatic red card.
NAPOLI (4-3-3): Reina; Hysaj, Chiriches, Koulibaly, Ghoulam; Zielinski, Diawara, Hamsik (dal 21′ st Allan); Callejon (dal 28′ st Giaccherini), Milik (dal 15′ st Mertens), Insigne.
63% Ball Possession JUVENTUS and 37% Ball Possession CAGLIARI Juventus 3 – 0 Cagliari
12′ Mario Mandzukic
45′ Paulo Dybala
66′ Gonzalo Higuaín
It’s the first game of the 2017 -2018 Serie A Season! Juventus the defending champions starting with a victory after defeating Cagliari at the Juventus Stadium on Saturday 19 August 2017. A minute of silence is observed before the game in memory of Barcelona’s victims.
It is Juventus to open the score in the 12th minute. Forward Mario Mandzukic defeating Cagliari goalkeeper Alessio Cragno with a right footed shot in the bottom left corner. The assist is by defender Stephan Lichtsteiner. A historic goal for Mandzukic as this is the official first goal of the new season to set the tone.
Cagliari wasting a precious chance to level the score. In the 38th minute, Referee Maresca giving a penalty to Cagliari after consulting the VAR. Here is the situation. The penalty is conceded by Juventus defender Alex Sandro after a foul on Cagliari forward Duje Cop inside the penalty box. Incredible so, Cagliari forward Diego Farias seeing his chance to score frustrated because Juventus goalkeeper Gigi Buffon becomes “Super Buffon” and saves Farias’ right footed shot in the center!
Juventus increasing the score just before ending the first half. There you go, in the 45th minute, Argentinian forward Paulo Dybala defeating goalkeeper Cragno with a left footed shot in the top right corner. The fans going wild at the stadium and applauding the great game by Dybala with this superb goal.
Say no more. Cagliari in total chaos conceding three goals! In the 66th minute, the perfect moment for Juventus forward Gonzalo Higuain to smack a left footed shot leaving no chance to goalkeeper Cragno as the ball goes to the bottom right corner. The assist is by Alex Sandro. Way to go with 2 assists.
Hello, my friends. Here are the Serie A Week 35 Results – Roundup, Thirty-fifth Round on Saturday 6 and Sunday 7 May 2017. There are 3 more games to end the Season on Sunday May 28 with 9 available points.
The party not complete for Juventus because the Derby della Mole ended up with a draw. Juventus collecting only 1 point and must wait another round to mathematically speaking win the Scudetto.
The absolute leader of the Serie A continues to be Juventus with 85 points almost ready to collect their 6th Consecutive Scudetto.
Champions League Zone
The duel for the Second position to secure the direct qualification to the UEFA Champions League next season is still open. The two-way race is between AS Roma reaching 78 points and Napoli with 77points. There is only -1 point difference. The third position must play the Champions League Playoff.
Rank
Team
points
P
W
D
L
GF
GA
+/-
1
Juventus
85
35
27
4
4
71
23
48
2
Roma
78
35
25
3
7
79
32
47
3
Napoli
77
35
23
8
4
81
36
45
Europa League Zone
As for the Europa League race….. good news for Lazio!!! Lazio securing their direct qualification to the Europa League with 3 games in advance. The direct qualification for the Europa League are only for the 4th and 5th position. For the moment, Inter must win the remaining 3 games and hope for AC Milan who is in the 6th position (playoff zone) to lose points. Genoa causing an upset defeating Inter at the Giuseppe Meazza Stadium with the goal of the ex-Inter player Goran Pandev.
Rank
Team
Points
Played
Wins
Draws
Lost
Goals scored
Goals against
GD
4
Lazio
70
35
21
7
7
70
42
28
5
Atalanta
65
35
19
8
8
59
40
19
6
AC Milan
59
34
17
8
9
51
38
13
7
Inter Milan
56
35
17
5
13
63
44
19
Relegation Zone
Tough situation for Crotone and Palermo. There are only 3 more games meaning 9 available points. Mathematically speaking, Pescara is already relegated to the Serie B having only 14 points and winning just 2 games this season. Palermo will need a miracle to save themselves …. more chances for Crotone for salvation if Empoli lose or draw 2 games and Crotone winning 2 to switch the ranking.
Rank
Teams
Points
Played
Wins
Draws
Lost
Goals Scored
Goals Against
GD
17
Empoli
32
35
8
8
19
26
55
-29
18
Crotone
28
35
7
7
21
30
54
-24
19
Palermo
20
35
4
8
23
30
74
-44
20
Pescara
14
35
2
8
25
32
76
-44
The top scorer of the Serie A Up to Week 35: AS Roma forward Edin Dzeko with 27 goals
Top Serie A teams standing AFTER Serie A Week 35 games. First 3 qualifying for Champions League, 4 and 5 for Europa League.
–JUVENTUS 1st position with 85 points and a positive goal difference of +48
– AS ROMA 2nd position with 78 points and a positive goal difference of +47
– NAPOLI 3rd positions with 77 points and a positive goal difference of +45
– LAZIO 4th position with 70 points and a positive goal difference of +28
– ATALANTA 5th position with 65 points and a positive goal difference of +19
–AC MILAN 6th position with 59 points and a positive goal difference of +10
Relegation Zone:
– CROTONE, 18th position with 28 points and a negative goal difference of -24
– PALERMO, 19th position with 20 points and a negative goal difference of -44
– PESCARA, 20th position with 14 points and a negative goal difference of -44
Lazio 7 – 3 Sampdoria, Goals: 2′ Keita Balde Diao (L), 19′ Ciro Immobile (L)(PEN), 36′ Wesley Hoedt (L), 32′ Karol Linetty (S), 38′ Felipe Anderson (pen) (L), 45′ Stefan de Vrij (L), 70′ Ciro Immobile (L), 65′ Senad Lulic (L) 72′ Fabio Quagliarella (S), 90′ Fabio Quagliarella(S)(PEN)
AC Milan 1 – 4 AS Roma, Goals: 8′ Edin Dzeko (R), 28′ Edin Dzeko (R), 76′ Mario Pasalic (M), 78′ Stephan El Shaarawy (R), 87′ Daniele De Rossi (pen) (R)
Pescara 0 – 1 Crotone, Goals: 71′ Aleksandar Tonev (P)
Empoli 3 – 1 Bologna, Goals: 5′ Daniele Croce (E), 11′ Simone Verdi (B.), 38′ Manuel Pasqual (E), 46′ Andrea Costa (E),
Hello, my friends. Here are the Serie A Week 34 Results – Roundup, Thirty-fourth Round on Friday 28, Saturday 29 and Sunday 30 April 2017. There are 4 more games to end the Season on Sunday May 28 with 12 available points. Juventus unable to win the away game at the Atleti Azzurri D’Italia Stadium ending with a draw. Atalanta 2 – 2 Juventus.
The absolute leader of the Serie A continues to be Juventus with 84 points almost ready to collect their 6th Consecutive Scudetto.
We might say there were 2 upsets in this round, if we consider the 2 main local games lost their respective games losing precious points. First upset is AS Roma vs Lazio at the Olimpico di Roma Stadium. On paper, Roma were favorites to win this Derby
First upset is AS Roma vs Lazio at the Olimpico di Roma Stadium. On paper, Roma were favorites to win this Derby della Capitale. Yet, Lazio had a different script and claimed the bragging rights to rule the City of Rome after defeating the Roman gladiators: AS Roma 1 – 3 Lazio.
Second upset is Inter vs Napoli at the Giuseppe Meazza Stadium. Inter had everything to win this home game knowing they needed this victory to keep the dream alive to grab a spot in the Europa League next zone. Napoli also needed to win this away game to keep up the race towards the second position for the direct qualification to the Champions League next season. Well, hello, hello, hello…. Napoli defeated Inter thanks to the goal by Spanish forward José Callejón. Inter 0 – 1 Napoli.
Here is the importance of Napoli’s victory…. they are now just -1 point below AS Roma!!! It means the second position might change next round……
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Team
pts
P
W
D
L
GF
GA
+/-
1
Juventus
84
34
27
3
4
70
22
48
2
Roma
75
34
24
3
7
75
31
44
3
Napoli
74
34
22
8
4
78
35
43
A good result as far as for the salvation battle ist hat of Palermo defeating Fiorentina at the Renzo Barbera Stadium. Palermo 2 – 0 Fiorentina. Palermo, mathematically speaking, can still dream with salvation to avoid relegation to the Serie B next season. Also, Crotone managing to stop AC Milan ending with a draw to claim at least 1 point and dream with salvation. Crotone 1 – 1 AC Milan. Not the same “hope” for Pescara by now winning only 2 games this season is ready to be relegated to the Serie B.
Rank
Team
Points
Match played
Wins
Draws
Lost
Goals scored
Goals against
–Goals Difference
18
Crotone
25
34
6
7
21
29
54
-25
19
Palermo
19
34
4
7
23
29
73
-44
20
Pescara
14
34
2
8
24
32
75
-43
The top scorer of the Serie A: AS Roma forward Edin Dzeko and Torino forward Andrea Belotti with 25 goals each.
Top Serie A teams standing AFTER Serie A Week 34 games. First 3 qualifying for Champions League, 4 and 5 for Europa League.
–JUVENTUS 1st position with 84 points and a positive goal difference of +48
– AS ROMA 2nd position with 75 points and a positive goal difference of +44
– NAPOLI 3rd positions with 74 points and a positive goal difference of +43
– LAZIO 4th position with 67 points and a positive goal difference of +24
– ATALANTA 5th position with 64 points and a positive goal difference of +19
–AC MILAN 6th position with 59 points and a positive goal difference of +13
Relegation Zone:
– CROTONE, 18th position with 25 points and a negative goal difference of -25
– PALERMO, 19th position with 19 points and a negative goal difference of -44
– PESCARA, 20th position with 14 points and a negative goal difference of -43
By Anna Italia
Sassuolo – Genoa 
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