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Week 18 Serie A Results 2014-2015 | Roundup 18, Italy Serie A, Saturday 10 and Sunday 11 January 2015, Matchday 18

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Hello my friends. Here are the Serie A RESULTS for Week 18 on Saturday 10 and Sunday 11 January, 2015.  Juventus leading with 43 points after defeating Napoli with a 1 – 3 at the San Paolo Stadium while AS Roma following in the second position with 40 points.

AS Roma failing to win the Derby della Capitale.  It was the chance for Roma to claim the full 3 points, however, after being down by 2 goals, it ended with a draw.  It is Roman gladiator Francesco Totti to save 1 point for Roma by equalizing the score with his 2 goals in the 48th and 64th minute.

Torino 1 – 1 AC Milan, The Rossoneri struggled with 10 players since the 45th minute.  Despite the opening goal by Jeremy Menez converting a penalty in the 3rd minute, the game ended with a 1 -1 draw after defender Kamil Glik equalizes in the 81st minute.

Sassuolo 1 – 1Udinese, another game ending with a draw.   Forward Simone Zaza scoring for Sassuolo in the 15th minute, but then, it is Udinese forward Cyril Thereau to level the score in the 26th minute.

 

The top scorer up to Round 17: Juventus forward Carlos Tevez with 11 goals

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

Champions League Tickets–Juventus,   43 position with  points and a positive goal difference of +29

–AS Roma, 2nd position with 40  points and a positive goal difference of +18

–LAZIO, 3rd positions with 31 points points and a positive goal difference of +12

UEFA Europa League– NAPOLI, 4th position with 30 points and a positive goal difference of +9

–SAMPDORIA, 5th position with 30 points and a positive goal difference of +6

Relegation Zone: Cagliari, 18th position with 15 points and a negative goal difference of -12
– PARMA, 19th position with 9 points and a negative goal difference of -21

CESENA, 20th position with 9 points and a negative goal difference of -21

 

 

 

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Saturday 10 January 2015

  • Serie A Week 18 / 18ª Giornata Andata​​

 

Sunday 11 January 2015

  • Inter 3 – 1 Genoa, Goals: 12′ Rodrigo Palacio (I), 39′ Mauro Icardi (I), 55′ Armando Izzo (G), 88′ Nemanja Vidic (I)
  • Fiorentina 4 – 3 Palermo, Goals: 20′ Manuel Pasqual (F), 51′ José Basanta (F), 59′ Robin Quaison (P), 61′ Robin Quaison (P), 64′ Juan Guillermo Cuadrado (F),  74′ Joaquin (F), 81′ Andrea Belotti (pen)(P)
  • Hellas Verona 3 – 1 Parma, Goals: 39′ Jacopo Sala (V), 64′ Francesco Lodi (P), 72′ Luca Toni (V), 90′ Mattia Valoti (V)
  • AS Roma 2 – 2 Lazio,  Goals: 25′ Stefano Mauri (L), 29′ Felipe Anderson (L),  48′ Francesco Totti (R), 64′ Francesco Totti (R)
  • Cagliari 2 – 1 Cesena, Goals: 11′ João Pedro (C), 27′ Godfred Donsah (C), 89′ Franco Brienza (Ces)
  • Sampdoria – Empoli, Goals: 49′ Citadin Eder (S)
  • Atalanta 1 – 1 Chievo Verona, Goals: 72′ Davide Zappacosta (A), 90′ Dejan Lazarevic (A)

 

Result AS ROMA 2 – 2 LAZIO, Sunday 11 January 2015, Serie A Week 18

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61% Ball Possession AS ROMA and 39% Ball Possession LAZIO
AS RomaAS Roma 2 – 2 Lazio SS Lazio

48′ Francesco Totti                               25′ Stefano Mauri
64′ Francesco Totti                               29′ Felipe Anderson

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Serie A Standing AFTER the game:
AS Roma, 2nd position with 40 points and a positive goal difference of +18
Lazio, 3rd position with 31 points and a positive goal difference of +12

 

An exciting Derby della Capitale seeing main protagonist Roman Captain Francesco Totti leading his team from the ashes to equalize the match.  AS Roma needed to win this game to get the full 3 points and keep up the 1 point difference with Juventus for the race of the Scudetto.  However, after Roma being down 0-2, the way it ended was positive, but for Lazio a total blow who could have won the match.  The Derby could be summarized as the duel of the Captains.  Lazio Captain Stefano Mauri scoring a goal and providing an assist while AS Roma Captain Francesco Totti scoring 2 goals to get a draw.

It is Lazio Captain Stefano Mauri to open the score in the  25th minute defeating AS Roma goalkeeper Morgan De Sanctis with a left footed shot in the bottom left corner.  The assist is by Felipe Anderson.  This is the 7th goal this season by Mauri.

Situation becoming tough for Roma because Lazio increase the score in the 29th minute.  This time it is forward Felipe Anderson to defeat goalkeeper De Sanctis with a left footd shot in the bottom right corner.  The assist is by midfielder Stefano Mauri.  It’s the 5th goal this season by Anderson.

In the second half, a whole different story.  The Roman gladiators returning stronger.

Roma starts with 2 substitutions in the 45th minute.  Forward Adem Ljajic substitution midfielder Alessandro Florenzi.  Midfielder Kevin Strootman substitutes midfielder Radja Nainggolan.

Roma gaining momentum in the 48th minute with Captain Francesco TOtti shortening the distance by defeating Lazio goalkeeper Federico Marchetti with a right footed shot in the bottom left corner.  The assist is by midfielder Kevin Strootman.

A ray of hope for Roma to save 1 point!  In the 64th minute it’s all party time at the Olimpico di Roma with Totti equalizing the score.   Totti defeating goalkeeper Marchetti with a right footed shot in the bottom left corner.  The assist is by defender Jose Holebas.

 

AS Roma Captain grabbing a cellular to take a selfie after his goal against Lazio.

Lazio coach Stefano Pioli reacting to the draw by making 2 substitutions trying to revert the result.  In the 65th minute midfielder Ogenyi Onazi substitutes forward Felipe Anderson. Forward Miroslav Klose substitutes forward Filip Djordjevic.

Last 25 minutes a battle from both sides while fans going wild supporting their respective teams.

In the 72nd minute, Roma closer to the goal with midfielder Kevin Strootman delivering a left footed shot only to be saved by goalkeeper Marchetti in the center.  The assist is by forward Adem Ljajic.

Lazio making a substitution in the 76th minute replacing injured Stefan de Vrij with defender Luis Pedro Cavanda.

In the 81st minute, AS Roma substituting forward Juan Iturbe with forward Mattia Destro.

Last attempt to win the game in vain.  Lazio trying in the 90th minute with midfielder Antonio Candreva only to be frustrated as goalkeeper De Sanctis saves his right footed shot in the center.

Here is AS ROMA official starting lineup by coach Rudi Garcia:

AS ROMA (4-3-3) Morgan De Sanctis; Maicon, Manolas, Astori, Holebas; Pjanic, Daniele De Rossi, Radja Nainggolan; Florenzi, Francesco Totti, Juan Iturbe

Here is LAZIO official starting lineup by coach StefanoPioli:

LAZIO (4-2-3-1) Federico Marchetti; Basta, De Vrij, Cana, Radu; Biglia, Parolo; Antonio Candreva, Stefano  Mauri, Felipe Anderson; Djordjevic

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Stats AFTER the game. Top scorer for AS ROMA: Forward Adem Ljajic with 6 goals

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

AS Roma Goals Goals Lazio
Ljajic, Adem 6 7 Djordjevic, Filip
Destro, Mattia 4 7 Mauri, Stefano
Nainggolan, Radja 3 5 Felipe Anderson
Pjanic, Miralem 3 3 Parolo, Marco
Totti, Francesco 4 3 Klose, Miroslav

 

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

06/01/15 SA Udinese – Roma 0:1 Round 17
20/12/14 SA Roma – Milan 0:0 Round 16
14/12/14 SA Genoa – Roma 0:1 Round 15

 

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

05/01/15 SA  Lazio – Sampdoria 3:0 Round 17
21/12/14 SA Inter – Lazio 2:2 Round 16
13/12/14 SA Lazio – Atalanta 3:0 Round 15

 

 

Photos of the match AS Roma vs Lazio courtesy of asroma.it

 

 

Serie A tickets2014 – 2015 Italian Serie A Week 18

AS Roma 2 – 2 Lazio
Sunday 11 January 2015
Olimpico di Roma Stadium
Rome, Italy

15:00

Referee: ORSATO
Assistants: TONOLINI – MANGANELLI
Fourth Official: NICOLETTI
ADD1: BANTI
ADD2: GERVASONI

Attendance: 55,000 approximately

Goals: 25′ Stefano Mauri (L), 29′ Felipe Anderson (L),  48′ Francesco Totti (R), 64′ Francesco Totti (R)

Official formations – lineups:

AS ROMA (4-3-3) De Sanctis; Maicon, Manolas, Astori, Holebas; Pjanic, De Rossi, Nainggolan (45′ Strootman); Florenzi (45′ Ljajic), Totti, Iturbe (81’Destro)

Subs not used: (Skorupski, Lobont, Yanga-Mbiwa, Somma, Torosidis, Cole, Emanuelson, Paredes, Borriello, Verde).

Coach: Rudi Garcia.

LAZIO (4-2-3-1) Marchetti; Basta, De Vrij (76′  Cavanda), Cana, Radu; Biglia, Parolo; Candreva, Mauri, Felipe Anderson (65′ Onazi); Djordjevic (65′ Klose)

Subs not used: (Berisha, Strakosha, Novaretti, Pereirinha, Konko, Ledesma, Cataldi, Keita).

Coach: Stefano Pioli.

Match Stats

11(4) Shots (on goal) 13(7)
14 Fouls 13
3 Corner kicks 5
2 Offsides 2
61% Ball Possession 39%
4 Yellow Cards 4
0 Red Cards 0
5 Saves 2

 

 

 

Result INTER 3 – 1 GENOA, Sunday 11 January 2015, Serie A Week 18

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58% Ball Possession INTER and 42% Ball Possession GENOA
Inter Inter  3 – 1 Genoa Genoa CFC
12′ Rodrigo Palacio                  85′ Armando Izzo
39′ Mauro Icardi
88′ Nemanja Vidic
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Serie A Standing AFTER the game:
Inter, 9th position with 25 points and a positive goal difference of +4
Genoa, 7th position with 27 points and a positive goal difference of +4

 

Inter and Genoa got a draw last week.  Inter drew with Juventus and Genoa with Atalanta.  Today, it’s all party time for Inter defeating Genoa at the Giuseppe Meazza Stadium.  Fans welcoming new Inter player Lukas Podolski making his debut since the first minute.  Great victory for Inter jumping from the 12th to the 9th position while Genoa went down to the 7th position.

Out of the 67 precedents at the Giuseppe Meazza between Inter vs Genoa, stats showing Inter winning 43, Genoa winning 12, and 12 draws.

Highlight of the match seeing Argentinian forward Mauro Icardi scoring his 30th goal in Serie A.

Inter opening the score in the 12th minute with Argentinian forward Rodrigo Palacio defeating Genoa goalkeeper Mattia Perin with a right footed shot in the bottom left corner.  The assist is by midfielder Gary Medel.

Inter increasing the score in the 39th minute following a corner conceded by Genoa defender Armando Izzo.  It is a special goal for forward Mauro Icardi scoring his 30th goal in Serie A defeating Genoa goalkeeper Perin with a headed shot in the center.  The assist is by midfielder Hernanes.  This is the 10th goal this season for Icardi.

Shocking move in the 67th minute when unintentionally  Inter defender Marco Andreolli hit Inter coach Roberto Mancini in the face with the ball.  Mancini going down to the ground after the impact, but getting up with a smile as wondering what happened….

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Here is INTER official starting lineup by coach Roberto Mancini:

Inter (4-2-3-1): Handanović; Campagnaro, Andreolli, Vidić, D’Ambrosio; Medel, Hernanes; Palacio, Guarín, Podolski; Icardi.

Here is GENOA official starting lineup by coach Gian Piero Gasperini:

Genoa (3-4-3): Perin; Izzo, Burdisso, De Maio; Edenílson, Rincón, Bertolacci, Antonelli; Iago Falqué, Matri, Lestienne.

Inter official starting lineup against Genoa

Disciplinary situation BEFORE the game.  3 suspended players for INTER: Kovacic (1), Ranocchia (1), Juan Jesus (4)

2 suspended players for GENOA: Perotti (2), Roncaglia (1)

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Stats BEFORE the game. Top scorer for INTER: Forward Mauro Icardi with 9 goals

Top scorer for GENOA: Genoa forward Alessandro Matri with 7 goals

Inter Goals Goals Genoa
Icardi, Mauro 9 7 Matri, Alessandro
Osvaldo, Pablo Daniel 5 3 Pinilla, Mauricio
Kovacic, Mateo 4 3 Falque, Iago
Ranocchia, Andrea 2 2 Bertolacci, Andrea
Guarin, Fredy 2 2 Antonelli, Luca

 

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

06/01/15 SA Juventus – Inter 1:1 Round 17
30/12/14 CFG Paris St.-Germa… – Inter 1:0 Friendly
21/12/14 SA Inter – Lazio 2:2 Round 16

 

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

06/01/15 SA Genoa – Atalanta 2:2 Round 17
21/12/14 SA Turin – Genoa 2:1 Round 16
14/12/14 SA Genoa – Roma 0:1 ROund 15

 

Click the video to watch the highlights of the game, Inter vs Genoa, Sunday 11 January 2015

 

Click the video to watch the commentaries from Diretta Stadio by Filippo Tramontana on Inter 3 – 1 Genoa.

Photos Inter vs Genoa courtesy inter.it

 

Inter forward Rodrigo Palacio

 

Inter forward Mauro Icardi

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Inter coach Roberto Mancini

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Inter 3 – 1 Genoa
Sunday 11 January 2015
Giuseppe Meazza Stadium
Milan, Italy

12:30

Referee: RUSSO
Assistants: PADOVAN – PAGANESSI
Fourth Official: FIORITO
ADD1: DI BELLO
ADD2: FABBRI

 Goals: 12′ Rodrigo Palacio (I), 39′ Mauro Icardi (I), 55′ Armando Izzo (G), 88′ Nemanja Vidic (I)

Official formations – lineups:

Inter: 1 Samir Handanovic; 14 Campagnaro, 15 Vidic, 6
Andreolli, 33 D’Ambrosio; 18 Medel (Krhin 87), 13 Fredy Guarin; 8 Rodrigo Palacio (Kuzmanovic 65), 88 Hernanes (Obi 74), 11 Lukas Podolski; 9 Mauro Icardi.

Subs not used: 30 Carrizo, 46 Berni, 22 Dod

Match Stats

 Inter Match Stats Genoa
3 Goals 1
16(7) Shots (on goal) 13(6)
18 Fouls 13
5 Corner kicks 5
2 Offsides 2
58% Ball Possession 42%
1 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
5 Saves 4

 

 

 

Result TORINO 1 – 1 AC MILAN, Goals by Menez and Glik, Saturday 10 January 2015, Serie A Week 18

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65% Ball Possession TORINO and 35% Ball Possession AC MILAN
Torino FC Torino 1 – 1 AC Milan AC Milan
81′ Kamil Glik                            3′  Jérémy Menez (pen)

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Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Torino, 15th position with 18 points and a negative goal difference of -6
AC Milan, 8th position with 25 points and a positive goal difference of +6

Pos Team P W D L Goals DIFF Points
8 Milan 17 6 7 4 26:20 6 25
15 Turin 17 4 6 7 12:18 -6 18

 

AC Milan failing to  win the away game against Torino after losing the home game last week against Sassuolo last week in San Siro.  Torino never backed down and at the ended managed to equalize in the 81st minute.  Simply put, AC Milan  looking their chances to grab the 3rd position disappearing.  Milan played in the last 45 minutes with 10 players.

Things started bad for Torino as Referee Gianluca Rocchi gives a penalty to AC Milan in the 3rd minute conceded by Torino defender Kamil Glik after a foul on AC Milan forward  Jérémy   Menez inside the penalty area.    Jeremy converting the penalty defeating Torino goalkeeper with a right footed shot in the high center.   It’s the 9th goal this season by Menez.

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In the 16th minute, Referee Rocchi giving a yellow card to Torino defender Kamil Glik after a foul on AC Milan forward Jérémy Menez.

Referee Rocchi giving a yellow card in the 42nd minute to AC Milan forward M’baye Niang after a foul on Torino defender Emiliano Moretti.

Not a good way to end the first half.  Problems now for AC Milan as Referee Rocchi giving the second yellow card to defender Mattia De Sciglio after a foul on Torino midfielder Matteo Darmian.  Milan will play the second half with 10 players.

A move by coach Filippo Inzaghi to adjust the team after the sent out of De Sciglio is to make a substitution before ending the first half in the 45th minute.  Defender Ignazio Abate replacing forward M’baye Niang.

Torino making a substitution in the 81st minute replacing midfielder Matteo Darmian with Facundo Lescano.

Torino equalizing the score in the 81st minute.  It’s a redemption goal by defender Kamil Glik after he had conceded the penalty in the 3rd minute.  Now, Torino fans applauding Glik who defeated AC Milan goalkeeper Diego Lopez with a headed shot in the bottom left corner.  The assist is by Bruno Peres.   This is the 5th goal for Glik in this season.

The awaited debut and pressure for the ex Torino forward Alessio Cerci who joined Milan on loan from Atletico de Madrid this month to lead his new team.   Cerci played for Torino from 2012 to 2014 making 71 appearances and scoring 21 goals.  Other ex Torino players include defender Ignazio Abate (at Torino during the 2008-09 season), goalkeeper Christian Abbiati (at Torino in the 2006-07 season).

Ex AC Milan players now with Torino include Matteo Darmian (came through the AC Milan Youth Sector. At Milan until 2009), Antonio Nocerino (at Milan from the 2011-12 season until the 2013-14 season).

Here is TORINO official starting lineup by coach Giampiero Ventura:

TORINO (3-5-2): Padelli; Maksimovic, Glik, Moretti; Peres, Vives, Gazzi, Farnerud, Darmian; Quagliarella, Martinez

Here is AC MILAN official starting lineup by coach Filippo Inzaghi:

AC MILAN (4-3-3): Diego Lopez; De Sciglio, Mexes, Rami, Armero; Montolivo, De Jong, Muntari; Niang, Menez, Bonaventura.
 

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  LAST 5 MATCHES IN THE FIRST PART OF THE SEASON:

Season 2013/2014: Torino-Milan 2-2, Round 3.
Season 2012/2013: Torino-Milan 2-4, Round 16.
Season 2008/2009: Torino-Milan 2-2, Round 13.
Season 2001/2002: Torino-Milan 1-0, Round 10.
Season 1994/1995: Torino-Milan 0-0, Round 11.

Stats AFTER the game. Top scorer for TORINO Kamil Glik with  5goals

Top scorer for AC MILAN: Forward Jeremy Menez with 9 goals

Torino Goals Goals AC Milan
Glik, Kamil 5 9 Menez, Jeremy
Quagliarella, Fabio 4 6 Honda, Keisuke
Peres, Bruno 1 3 Bonaventura, Giacomo
Martinez, Josef 1 2 Muntari, Sulley
Darmian, Matteo 1 2 de Jong, Nigel

 

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

06/01/15 SA Chievo – Turin 0:0 Round Round 17
21/12/14 SA Turin – Genoa 2:1 Round Round 16
15/12/14 SA Empoli – Turin 0:0 Round Round 15

 

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

06/01/15 SA Milan – Sassuolo 1:2 Round 17
30/12/14 CFG Real Madrid – Milan 2:4 Friendly
20/12/14 SA Roma – Milan 0:0 Round 16

 

Click the video to watch the highlight of the game TORINO vs AC MILAN, Saturday 10 January 2015, Serie A Week 18

Photos Torino vs AC Milan  courtesy of acmilan.com

 

AC Milan forward Jeremy Menez celebrating after converting the penalty against Torino

 

Torino forward Fabio Quagliariella challenging AC Milan midfielder Riccardo Montolivo

 

One on one to control the ball here AC Milan defender Philippe Mexes  with Torino forward Fabio Quagliarella

 

Torino midfielder Alexander Farnerud controlling the ball on a fast run

 

AC Milan forward M’baye Niang challenged by 2 Torino players

 

AC Milan coach Filippo Inzaghi giving instructions to his players … move forward…..

 

AC Milan goalkeeper Diego Lopez punching the ball away

 

 

 

Serie A tickets2014 – 2015 Italian Serie A Week 18

Torino 1 – 1 AC Milan
Saturday 10 January 2015
Olimpico di Torino Stadium
Turin, Italy

20:45

Referee: ROCCHI
Asssistants: POSADO – STALLONE
Fourth Official: CRISPO
ADD1: IRRATI
ADD2: BARACANI

Goals:  3′  Jérémy Menez (pen)(M), 81′ Kamil Glik (T)

Official formations – lineups:

TORINO (3-5-2): Padelli; Maksimovic, Glik, Moretti; Peres, Vives, Gazzi, Farnerud, Darmian; Quagliarella, Martinez
Subs.: Gillet, Castellazzi, Molinaro, Bovo, El Kaddouri, Jansson, Silva, Lescano, Benassi.
Coach: Giampiero Ventura
AC MILAN (4-3-3): Diego Lopez; De Sciglio, Mexes, Rami, Armero; Montolivo, De Jong, Muntari; Niang, Menez, Bonaventura.
Subs.: Abbiati, Agazzi, Alex, Abate, Zaccardo, Zapata, Poli, Essien, Saponara, Cerci, El Shaarawy, Pazzini.
Coach. Filippo Inzaghi

Match Stats

Torino Match Stats AC Milan
1 Goals 1
26(5) Shots (on goal) 8(1)
15 Fouls 15
9 Corner kicks 0
1 Offsides 0
65% Ball Possession 35%
1 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 1
0 Saves 4

 

 

Result SASSUOLO 1 – 1 UDINESE, Saturday 10 January 2015, Serie A Week 18

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61% Ball Possession SASSUOLO and 39% Ball Possession UDINESE
Sassuolo Sassuolo 1 – 1 Udinese Udinese
15′ Simone Zaza                     26′ Cyril Théréau

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Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Sassuolo, 10th position with 23 points and a negative goal difference of -3
Udinese, 11th position with 22 points and a negative goal difference of -3

Pos Team P W D L Goals DIFF Points
10 Sassuolo 17 5 8 4 19:22 -3 23
11 Udinese 17 6 4 7 20:23 -3 22

 

 

It’s a direct challenge with just 1 point difference.   Sassuolo with a high motivation after accomplishing an important victory last week by defeating AC Milan at the San Siro Stadium.    Game resulting with a 1 -1 draw not helping at all.   Sassuolo failing to win the home game to delight the fans

Situation for Udinese becoming tense after their lost against AS Roma last week at the Olimpico Stadium.

Sassuolo opening the score inthe 15th minute with forward Simone Zaza defeating Udinese goalkeeper Orestis Karnezis wiht a headed shot in the bottom right corner. The assist is by deender Sime Vrsaljko.   It’s the 7th goal  this season by Zaza.

The first forced substitution for Udinese in the 21st minute for injury because forward  Alexandre Geijo cannot continue and is replaced with defender Bruno Fernandez.

Udinese equalizing in the 26th minute with forward Cyril Thereau defeating Sassuolo goalkeeper Andrea Consigli with a right footed shot in the bottom left corner.  The assist is by midfielder Allan Loureiro.  This is the 6th goal  in the season by Thereau.

Second half starting with Udinese making the second substitution in the 45th minute.  Midfielder   Gabriel Silva is replaced by  defender Thomas Heurtaux

There are  2 precedents for Sassuolo vs Udinese in Serie A.  Udinese winning both games.  Sassuolo are on a positive note and a home victory will be a perfect way to continue a successful 2015 and the first time to defeat Udinese.

 

Here is SASSUOLO official starting lineup by coach Eusebio Di Francesco:

Sassuolo (4-3-3): Consigli; Vrsaljko, Cannavaro, Acerbi, Longhi; Brighi, Magnanelli, Missiroli; Berardi, Zaza, Floro Flores.

Here is UDINESE official starting lineup by coach Andrea Stramaccioni:

Udinese (3-5-2): Karnezis; Danilo, Domizzi, Piris; Widmer, Allan, Guilherme, Kone, Gabriel Silva; Thereau, Geijo.

 

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Stats AFTER the game. Top scorer for SASSUOLO:  Forward Simone Zaza with 6 goals

Top scorer for UDINESE:  Forward Antonio Di Natale with 8 goals

Sassuolo Goals Goals Udinese
Zaza, Simone 7 8 Di Natale, Antonio
Berardi, Domenico 3 6 Thereau, Cyril
Sansone, Nicola 2 2 Fernandes, Bruno
Taider, Saphir 2 2 Danilo
Floccari, Sergio 2 1 Widmer, Silvan

 

Click the video to watch the highlights of the game SASSUOLO vs UDINESE on Saturday 10 January 2015 at the Mapei Stadium

 

 

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

06/01/15 SA Milan – Sassuolo 1:2 Round 17
20/12/14 SA Sassuolo – Cesena 1:1 Round 16
13/12/14 SA Palermo – Sassuolo 2:1 Round 15

 

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

06/01/15 SA Udinese – Roma 0:1 Round 17
21/12/14 SA Sampdoria – Udinese 2:2 Round 16
14/12/14 SA Udinese – Verona 1:2 Round 15

 

Disciplinary situation BEFORE the game.  No suspended players

 

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Sassuolo 1 – 1 Udinese
Saturday 10 January 2015
Mapei Stadium
Sassuolo, Italy

18:00

Referee: MASSA
Assistants: DI FIORE – DEL GIOVANE
Fourth Official: DOBOSZ
ADD1: GHERSINI
ADD2: LA PENNA

Goals: 15′ Simone Zaza (S), 26′ Cyril Thereau (U)

Official formations – lineups:

Sassuolo (4-3-3): Consigli; Vrsaljko, Cannavaro, Acerbi, Longhi; Brighi, Magnanelli, Missiroli; Berardi, Zaza, Floro Flores.

Subs: Pomini, Polito; Antei, Bianco, Ariaudo, Terranova, Gazzola, Biondini, Chibsah, Pavoletti, Sansone, Floccari.

Coach.: Eusebio Di Francesco.

Udinese (3-5-2): Karnezis; Danilo, Domizzi, Piris; Widmer, Allan, Guilherme, Kone, Gabriel Silva; Thereau, Geijo.

Subs.: Scuffet, Meret; Bubnjic, Heurtaux, Fernandes, Jankto, Jaadi, Hallberg.

Coach.: Andrea Stramaccioni.

Match Stats

Sassuolo Match Stats Udinese
1 Goals 1
16(2) Shots (on goal) 6(3)
13 Fouls 22
10 Corner kicks 4
0 Offsides 3
61% Ball Possession 39%
3 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
2 Saves 1