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Hello, my friends. Here is the 2019-2020 Serie A Week 2 Preview / Second Round on Friday 30, Saturday 31 August, and Sunday 1 September 2019.

We are now ready for the second round and time for adjustment or the status quo might remai the same.  The big clash is Juventus vs Napoli.   Juventus, the reigning champion, will receive Napoli (second place last season) at the Allianz Stadium.   The big clash seeing the big ex-Napoli Coach Maurizio Sarri and ex-player “Gonzalo Higuain.”  Sarri will not be on the bench still recovering and taking his place is Assistant Coach.   Juventus and Napoli won their respective games last week and have 3 points each.

Two derbies in this round… Derby dell’Emilia between Bologna vs SPAL.  The second derby is famous “Derby della Capitale”  Lazio vs AS Roma at the Olimpico. Roma will have to boost their performance because another defeat will just be putting the sign for “warning.”  Roma ended with a 3-3 draw against Genoa and will have to challenge themselves to claim the bragging rights to rule Rome or Lazio will continue their winning road.

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Results from Serie A Week 1

• Parma 0 – 1 Juventus
• Fiorentina 3 – 4 Napoli
• Udinese 1 – 0 AC Milan
• AS Roma 3 – 3 Genoa
• Cagliari 0 – 1 Brescia
• Torino 2 – 1 Sassuolo
• Hellas Verona 1 – 1 Bologna
• SPAL 2 – 3 Atalanta
• Sampdoria 0 – 3 Lazio
• Inter 4 – 0 Lecce

Top Serie A teams standing AFTER Serie A Week 1 game. First 4 qualifying for Champions League, 5 and 6 for Europa League. (as of Monday 26 August 2019)

– INTER, 1st position with 3 points and a positive goal difference of +4

– LAZIO, 2nd position with 3 points and a positive goal difference of +3

– NAPOLI, 3rd positions with 3 points and a positive goal difference of +1

– ATALANTA, 4th position with 3 points and a positive goal difference of +1

– TORINO, 5th position with 3 points and a positive goal difference of +1

– BRESCIA, 6th position with 3 points and a positive goal difference of +1

Relegation Zone:

– PARMA, 18th position with 0 points and a negative goal difference of -1

– PARMA, 19th position with 0 points and a negative goal difference of -3

– SAMPDORIA, 20th position with 0 points and a negative goal difference of -4

2019 – 2020 Italy Serie A Standing – Table

2019 / 2020 Italian Serie A Standing 1 Internazionale 2 Lazio 3 Napoli 4 Atalanta 5 Torino 6 Brescia 7 Juventus 8 Udinese 9 Genoa 10 AS Roma 11 Bologna 12 Hellas Verona 13 Fiorentina 14 SPAL 15 Sassuolo 16 Cagliari 17 AC Milan 18 Parma 19 Sampdoria 20 Lecce

GP W D L F A GD P 1 1 0 0 4 0 +4 3 1 1 0 0 3 0 +3 3 1 1 0 0 4 3 +1 3 1 1 0 0 3 2 +1 3 1 1 0 0 2 1 +1 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1 3 1 0 1 0 3 3 0 1 1 0 1 0 3 3 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 3 4 -1 0 1 0 0 1 2 3 -1 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 -3 0 1 0 0 1 0 4 -4 0

 

Friday 30 August 2019

BOLOGNA – SPAL
Renato Dall’Ara Stadium
Referee: DI BELLO
Assistants: DI IORIO – GORI
Fourth Official: RAPUANO
VAR: FABBRI
AVAR: GIALLATINI
20.45

Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Bologna, 9th position with 1 point and a goal difference of “0”
SPAL, 13th position with 0 points and a negative goal difference of -1

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	Goals	DIFF	Points
9	Bologna	1	0	1	0	1:1	0	1
13	Spal	1	0	0	1	2:3	-1	0

Stats BEFORE the game.  Top scorer of BOLOGNA:  Sansone with 1 goal

Top scorer of SPAL:  Di Francesco and Petagna with 1 goal each

Bologna	Goals	Goals	Spal
Sansone, Nicola	1	1	Di Francesco, Federico
		1	Petagna, Andrea

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

DAte	TO	Match				FT	ROund
25/08/19	SA	Verona – Bologna				1:1	1
18/08/19	CI	Pisa – Bologna				0:3	R3
10/08/19	CFG	Bologna – Villarreal				3:4

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

DAte	TO	Match				FT	ROund
25/08/19	SA	Spal – Atalanta				2:3	1
18/08/19	CI	Spal – Feralpi Salo				3:1	R3
08/08/19	CFG	Cesena – Spal				2:3

• Bologna vs SPAL probable lineups.

Bologna (4-2-3-1): Skorupski; Tomiyasu, Danilo, Denswil, Dijks; Kingsley, Poli; Orsolini, Soriano, Sansone; Palacio.

Spal (3-5-2): Berisha; Cionek, Vicari, Felipe; D’Alessandro, Valoti, Missiroli, Kurtic, Di Francesco; Floccari, Petagna.

Saturday 31 August 2019

AC MILAN – BRESCIA
San Siro Stadium
Referee: ABISSO
Assistants: BOTTEGONI – VILLA
Fourth Official: PEZZUTO
VAR: MANGANIELLO
AVAR: PERETTI
18:00

Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
AC Milan, 13th position with 0 points and a negative goal difference of  -1
Brescia, 4th position with 3 points and a positive goal difference of +1

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	Goals	DIFF	Points
4	Brescia	1	1	0	0	1:0	1	3
13	Milan	1	0	0	1	0:1	-1	0

Stats BEFORE the game.  Top scorer of AC MILAN:  No scorers yet…

Top scorer of BRESCIA:   A. Donnarumma with 1 goal

AC Milan	Goals	Goals	Brescia
		1	Donnarumma, Alfredo

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

DAte	TO	Match				FT	ROund
25/08/19	SA	Udinese – Milan				1:0	1
17/08/19	CFG	Cesena – Milan				0:0
10/08/19	CFG	KF Feronikeli – Milan				0:2

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

DAte	TO	Match				FT	ROund
25/08/19	SA	Cagliari – Brescia				0:1	1
18/08/19	CI	Perugia – Brescia				2:1 (OT)	R3
10/08/19	CFG	Brescia – Valladolid				2:1

• AC Milan vs Brescia probable lineups.

AC Milan (4-3-3): G. Donnarumma; Calabria, Musacchio, Romagnoli, Rodriguez; Borini, Bennacer, Paquetà; Suso, Piatek, Calhanoglu.

Brescia (4-3-1-2): Joronen; Sabelli, Cistana, Chancellor, Martella; Bisoli, Tonali, Dessena; Spalek; Ayé, Donnarumma.

JUVENTUS – NAPOLI
Allianz Stadium
Referee: ORSATO
Assistants: MANGANELLI – COSTANZO
Fourth Official: PASQUA
VAR: IRRATI
AVAR: SCHENONE
20.45

Stats BEFORE the game.  Top scorer of JUVENTUS:  Chiellini with 1 goal

Top scorer of NAPOLI:  Lorenzo Insigne with 2 goals.

Juventus	Goals	Goals	Napoli
Chiellini, Giorgio	1	2	Insigne, Lorenzo
		1	Callejon, Jose
		1	Mertens, Dries

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

DAte	TO	Match				FT	ROund
24/08/19	SA	Parma – Juventus				0:1	1
17/08/19	CFG	US Triestina Ca… – Juventus				0:1
10/08/19	ICC	Atletico – Juventus				2:1	R

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

DAte	TO	Match				FT	ROund
24/08/19	SA	Fiorentina – Napoli				3:4	1
10/08/19	CFG	Napoli – Barcelona				0:4
08/08/19	CFG	Barcelona – Napoli				2:1

• Juventus vs Napoli probable lineups

Juventus (4-3-3): Szczesny; De Sciglio, Bonucci, Chiellini, Alex Sandro; Khedira, Pjanic, Rabiot; Douglas Costa, Higuain, Ronaldo.

Napoli (4-2-3-1): Meret; Di Lorenzo, Manolas, Koulibaly, Ghoulam; Allan, Zielinski; Callejon, Fabiàn Ruiz, Insigne; Mertens.

Sunday 1 September 2019

LAZIO – AS ROMA
Olimpico di Roma Stadium
Referee: GUIDA
Assistants: CARBONE – BINDONI
Fourth Official: ROCCHI
VAR: MAZZOLENI
AVAR: VIVENZI
18:00

Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Lazio, 2nd position with 3 points and a positive goal difference of +3
AS Roma, 9th position with 1 point and a goal difference of “0”

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	Goals	DIFF	Points
2	Lazio	1	1	0	0	3:0	3	3
9	Roma	1	0	1	0	3:3	0	1

It’s the big day for the Derby della Capitale!   Lazio highly motivated after starting the 2019 – 2020 Season with a victory.  Roma is in the 2nd position while Roma are in the 9th position.  Roma ended with a 3-3 draw last week grabbing only  1 point.

Stats BEFORE the game.  Top scorer of LAZIO:  Ciro Immobile with 2 goals

Top scorer of AS ROMA:  Cengiz, Kolarov and Dzeko with 1 goal each

Lazio	Goals	Goals	AS Roma
Immobile, Ciro	2	1	Under, Cengiz
Correa, Joaquin	1	1	Kolarov, Aleksandar
		1	Dzeko, Edin

Stats.  Here are the last 3 games of LAZIO:  3 wins

DA	TO	Match				FT	RO
25/08/19	SA	Sampdoria – Lazio				0:3	1
10/08/19	CFG	Celta Vigo – Lazio				1:2
03/08/19	CFG	Paderborn – Lazio				2:4

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

DAte	TO	Match				FT	ROund
25/08/19	SA	Roma – Genoa				3:3	1
17/08/19	CFG	SS Arezzo – Roma				1:3
11/08/19	CFG	Roma – Real Madrid				7:6 (AP)

• Lazio vs AS Roma probable lineups.

Lazio (3-5-2): Strakosha; Luiz Felipe, Acerbi, Radu; Lazzari, Milinkovic, Leiva, Luis Alberto, Lulic; Correa, Immobile.

AS Roma (4-2-3-1): Pau Lopez; Florenzi, Fazio, Mancini, Kolarov; Cristiante, Pellegrini; Under, Zaniolo, Kluivert; Dzeko.

ATALANTA – TORINO (to be played in Parma)
Ennio Tardini Stadium
Referee: DOVERI
Assistants: GALETTO – FIORITO
Fourth Official: DIONISI
VAR: CALVARESE
AVAR: RANGHETTI
20:45

• Atalanta vs Torino probable lineups.

Atalanta (3-4-1-2): Gollini; Toloi, Palomino, Masiello; Hateboer, de Roon, Freuler, Gosens; Gomez; Ilicic, Zapata.

Torino (4-5-2): Sirigu; Izzo, Bonifazi, Bremer; De Silvestri, Baselli, Rincon, Berenguer, Aina; Zaza, Belotti.

CAGLIARI – INTER
Sardegna Arena
Referee: MARIANI
Assistants:DEL GIOVANE – LO CICERO
Fourth Official: MARINELLI
VAR: MARESCA
AVAR: PRETI
20:45

• Cagliari vs Inter probable lineups.

Cagliari (4-3-1-2): Rafael; Pinna, Ceppitelli, Klavan, Pellegrini; Nandez, Nainggolan, Rog; Birsa; Joao Pedro, Cerri.

Inter (3-5-2): Handanovic; D’Ambrosio, Ranocchia, Skriniar; Candreva, Vecino, Brozovic, Sensi, Asamoah; Lautaro, Lukaku.

 

GENOA – FIORENTINA
Luigi Ferraris Stadium
Referee: GIACOMELLI
Assistants: TOLFO – MONDIN
Fourth Official: ABBATTISTA
VAR: BANTI
AVAR: LIBERTI
20:45

• Genoa vs Fiorentina probable lineups

Genoa (3-5-2): Radu; Romero, Zapata, Criscito; Ghiglione, Lerager, Schone, Radovanovic, Barreca; Kouame, Pinamonti.

Fiorentina (4-3-3): Dragowski; Lirola, Milenkovic, Pezzella, Venuti; Castrovilli, Badelj, Pulgar; Chiesa, Boateng, Sottil.

LECCE – HELLAS VERONA
Stadio Via del Mare Stadium
Referee: SACCHI
Assistants: DI VUOLO – COLAROSSI
Fourth Official: PRONTERA
VAR: GIUA
AVAR: DE MEO
20:45

• Lecce vs Hellas Verona probable lineups

Lecce (4-3-1-2): Gabriel; Rispoli, Rossettini, Lucioni, Calderoni; Petriccione, Tachtsidis, Majer; Falco; La Mantia, Lapadula.

Hellas Verona (3-4-2-1): Silvestri; Rrahmani, Kumbulla, Bocchetti; Faraoni, Amrabat, Veloso, Lazovic; Zaccagni, Verre; Tutino.

SASSUOLO – SAMPDORIA
Mapei Stadium
Referee: PAIRETTO
Assistants: CALIARI – MASTRODONATO
Fourth Oficial: MAGGIONI
VAR: CHIFFI
AVAR: CECCONI
20:45

• Sassuolo vs Sampdoria probable lineups

Sassuolo (4-3-3): Consigli; Toljan, Marlon, Ferrari, Peluso; Traoré, Magnanelli, Obiang; Berardi, Caputo, Boga.

Sampdoria (4-3-3): Audero; Bereszynski, Murillo, Colley, Murru; Vieira, Ekdal, Linetty; Gabbiadini, Quagliarella, Caprari.

UDINESE – PARMA
Friuli Stadium
Referee: PICCININI
Assistants: LONGO – VECCHI
Fourth Official: ROS
VAR: NASCA
AVAR: VALERIANI
20:45

• Udinese vs Parma probable lineups.

Udinese (3-5-2): Musso; Becao, Ekong, Samir; Larsen, Fofana, Jajalo, Mandragora, Pussetto; De Paul, Lasagn

Parma (4-3-3): Sepe; Laurini, Iacoponi, Bruno Alves, Gagliolo; Hernani, Brugman, Barillà; Kulusevski, Inglese, Gervinho.