By Anna Italia
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Hello my friends. Here is the 2017-2018 Serie A Week 18 Preview for the Eighteenth Round on Friday 22 and Saturday 23 December 2017

It’s a thriller.    We have a fast track race towards the Scudetto and we might see a new leader.    Napoli taking back the leadership last week. Napoli reaching 42 points after defeating Torino at the Olimpico di Torino Stadium.  Inter lost the first position and went down to the third position.    Juventus climbing from the third to the second position reaching 41 and is now only -1 point below Napoli with 42 points.

The big match is Juventus vs AS Roma at the Juventus Stadium.   The other important match is Napoli vs Sampdoria.   In case of Juventus and Napoli winning their respective games, the status quo will remain the same.

Inter with 40 points will look to win the away game at the Mapei Stadium against Sassuolo.   Inter trying to avoid losing points to remain in the three way race for the Scudetto.

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Results from Serie A Week 17

• AS Roma 1 – 0 Cagliari
• Torino 1 – 3 Napoli
• Inter 1 – 3 Udinese
• Hellas Verona 3 – 0 AC Milan
• Fiorentina 0 – 0 Genoa
• Bologna 0 – 3 Juventus
• Crotone 1 – 0 Chievo Verona
• Sampdoria 0 – 1 Sassuolo
• Benevento 1 – 2 SPAL
• Atalanta 3 – 3 Lazio

The top scorer of the Serie A Up to Week 17: Inter forward Mauro Icardi with 17 goals

Photo: twitter.com/inter_en

Top Serie A teams standing AFTER Serie A Week 17 game. First 4 qualifying for Champions League, 5 and 6 for Europa League.

– NAPOLI 1st position with 42 points and a positive goal difference of +27

– JUVENTUS 2nd position with 41 points and a positive goal difference of +30

– INTER 3rd positions with 40 points and a positive goal difference of +21

– AS ROMA 4th position with 38 points and a positive goal difference of +18

– LAZIO 5th position with 33 points and a positive goal difference of +17

–SAMPDORIA 6th position with 27 points and a positive goal difference of +7

Relegation Zone:

– SPAL, 18th position with 14 points and a negative goal difference of -12

– HELLAS VERONA, 19th position with 13 points and a negative goal difference of -15

– BENEVENTO, 20th position with 1 point and a negative goal difference of -31

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Friday 22 December 2017

CHIEVO VERONA – BOLOGNA
Marc’Antonio Bentegodi Stadium
Referee: MANGANIELLO
Assistants: DOBOSZ – CAPALDO
Fourth Official: MINELLI
VAR: GIACOMELLI
AVAR: CHIFFI
18:00

Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Chievo Verona, 13th position with 21 points and a negative goal difference of -10
Bologna, 12th position with 21 points and a negative goal difference of -4

Stats BEFORE the game.   Top scorer of CHIEVO VERONA:   Roberto Inglese with 6 goals

Top scorer of BOLOGNA:   Simone Verdi with 5 goals

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

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

Photo: facebook.com/bfc1909official

CAGLIARI – FIORENTINA
Sardegna Arena
Referee: DI BELLO
Assistants: LO CICERO – MUTO
Fourth Official: GIUA
VAR: GUIDA
AVAR: GHERSINI
20:45

Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Cagliari, 14th position with 17points and a negative goal difference of -12
Fiorentina, 10th position with 23 points and a positive goal difference of +7

Cagliari winning 5 games this season compared to Fiorentina winning 6 games.   The gap between Cagliari and Fiorentina is -4 points.   Fiorentina leading with 23 points and Cagliari with 17 points.

Stats BEFORE the game.  Top scorer of CAGLIARI: Joao Pedro with 5 goals

Top scorer of FIORENTINA:  Giovanni Simeone with 5 goals

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

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

Photo: facebook.com/ACFFiorentina/

Saturday 23 December 2017

LAZIO – CROTONE
Olimpico di Roma Stadium
Referee: CALVARESE
Assistants: VUOTO – PAGANESSI
Fourth Official: ABBATTISTA
VAR: BANTI
AVAR: ILLUZZI
12:30

Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Lazio, 5th position with 33 points and a positive goal difference of +17
Crotone, 16th position with 15 points and a negative goal difference of -19

Stats BEFORE the game.  Top scorer of LAZIO:  Ciro Immobile with 15 goals

Top scorer of CROTONE:  Ante Budimir with 4 goals

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

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

Photo:  facebook.com/F.C.Crotone/

GENOA – BENEVENTO
Luigi Ferraris Stadium
Referee: ABISSO
Assistants: TONOLINI – PRENNA
Fourth Official: MARINELLI
VAR: PAIRETTO
AVAR: TEGONI
15:00

NAPOLI – SAMPDORIA
San Paolo Stadium
Referee: MASSA
Assistants: VALERIANI – LIBERTI
Fourth Official: DI PAOLO
VAR: MARIANI
AVAR: LONGO
15:00

Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Napoli, 1st position with 42 points and a positive goal difference of +27
Sampdoria, 6th position with 27 points and a positive goal difference of +7

Stats BEFORE the game.   Top scorer of NAPOLI:  Dries Mertens with 10 goals

Top scorer of SAMPDORIA:  Fabio Quagliarella with 9 goals

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

Stats.  Here are the last3 games of SAMPDORIA:  1 draw, 2 lost

Photo: .facebook.com/sampdoria

SASSUOLO – INTER
Mapei Stadium
Referee: DOVERI
Assistants:MARRAZZO – PERETTI
Fourth Official: PASQUA
VAR: MAZZOLENI
AVAR: MELI
15:00

Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Inter, 3rd position with 40 points and a positive goal difference of +21
Sassuolo, 15th position with 17 points and a negative goal difference of -17

Stats BEFORE the game.  Top scorer of SASSUOLO: Matteo Politano and Alessandro Matri with 3 goals each

Top scorer of INTER:   Mauro Icardi with 17 goals

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

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

Photo: facebook.com/officialsassuolocalcio

SPAL – TORINO
Stadio Paolo Mazza
Referee: VALERI
Assistants:GIALLATINI – BINDONI
Fourth Official: DI MARTINO
VAR: GAVILLUCCI
AVAR: AURELIANO
15:00

UDINESE – HELLAS VERONA
Friuli Stadium
Referee: MARESCA
Assistants: DEL GIOVANE – TOLFO
Fourth Official: ROS
VAR: ORSATO
AVAR: RANGHETTI
15:00

Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Udinese, 12th position with 21 points and a positive goal difference of +1
Hellas Verona, 19th position with 13 points and a negative goal difference of -15

Photo: facebook.com/UdineseCalcio1896

AC MILAN – ATALANTA
San Siro Stadium
Referee: FABBRI
Assistants: SCHENONE – MONDIN
Fourth Official: FOURNEAU
VAR: ROCCHI
AVAR: DI LIBERATORE
18:00

Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
AC Milan, 9th position with 24 points and a negative goal difference of -1
Atalanta, 8th position with 24 points and a positive goal difference of +3

Pressure is for AC Milan to win the home game after a poor performance this season.  The objective of the Rossoneri was to return to the Champions League next season, but it seems that objective is gone.   AC Milan winning only 7 games while Atalanta winning 6 games.   Milan and Atalanta having 24 points each.

Stats BEFORE the game.  Top scorer of AC MILAN:  Suso with5 goals

Top scorer of ATALANTA:  Josip Ilicic with 6 goals

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

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

Stats before the game.

Photo:  twitter.com/acmilan

Photo:  facebook.com/atalantabc/

JUVENTUS – AS ROMA
Juventus Stadium
Referee: TAGLIAVENTO
Assistants: COSTANZO – MANGANELLI
Fourth Official: DAMATO
VAR: IRRATI
AVAR: PINZANI
20:45

Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Juventus, 2nd position with 41 points and a positive goal difference of +30
AS Roma, 4th position with 38 points and a positive goal difference of +18

Juventus looking to win the home game to keep up the race towards the Scudetto.   Juventus with 41 points is only -1 point below Napoli in the first position with 42 points.   Roma is -4 points below Napoli.   A victory is a must for both team.     Roma looking to redeem themselves after being eliminated in the Coppa Italia Round of 16 by Torino.

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

Top scorer of AS ROMA:  Edin Dzeko with 8 goals

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

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

Photo: facebook.com/Juventus

By Anna Italia
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Here is the 2017-2018 Italian Serie A PREVIEW for Week 15 – Fifteenth Round on Friday 1, Saturday 2, Sunday 3, and Monday 4 December 2017

It is a super interesting round because we might have a change in the leadership!   Yep, my friends.  The race for the Scudetto is a three way between Napoli, Inter, and Juventus.    Here is the situation.   Napoli with 38 points is in the first position followed by Inter with 36 points in the second position and Juventus with 33 points in the third position.

The direct clash for the Scudetto this week is between Napoli vs Juventus at the San Paolo Stadium.   If Napoli win the game, they will keep the first position.  Now, in case of Napoli losing the game, Juventus will climb to the second position reaching 37 points meaning -1 point below Napoli.  However, the real challenge for the turnover is for Inter.  Yep, Inter will play against Chievo Verona at the Giuseppe Meazza Stadium.  If Juventus defeat Napoli and Inter defeat Chievo, then, BAM !   Inter will jump to the first position reaching 39 points !!!!!!  Mamma mia… what a roller coaster!  Grab your seatbelts!

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Results from Serie A Week 14

• Bologna 3 – 0 Sampdoria
• Cagliari 1 – 3 Inter
• Chievo Verona 2 – 1 SPAL
• Sassuolo 0 – 2 Hellas Verona
• AC Milan 0 – 0 Torino
• Lazio 1 – 1 Fiorentina
• Udinese 0 – 1 Napoli
• Juventus 3 – 0 Crotone
• Genoa 1 – 1 AS Roma
• Atalanta 1 – 0 Benevento

The top scorer of the Serie A Up to Week 14: Lazio forward Ciro Immobile and Inter forward Mauro Icardi with 15 goals each.

Photo: twitter.com/OfficialSSLazio

Top Serie A teams standing AFTER Serie A Week 14 game. First 4 qualifying for Champions League, 5 and 6 for Europa League.

– NAPOLI 1st position with 38 points and a positive goal difference of +26

– INTER 2nd position with 36 points and a positive goal difference of +18

– JUVENTUS 3rd positions with 34 points and a positive goal difference of +26

– AS ROMA 4th position with 31 points and a positive goal difference of +15

– LAZIO 5th position with 29 points and a positive goal difference of +18

–SAMPDORIA 6th position with 26 points and a positive goal difference of +9

Relegation Zone:

– SPAL, 18th position with 10 points and a negative goal difference of -11

– HELLAS VERONA, 19th position with 9 points and a negative goal difference of -17

– BENEVENTO, 20th position with 0 points and a negative goal difference of -28

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Friday 1 December 2017

AS ROMA – SPAL
Olimpico di Roma Stadium
Referee: ABISSO
Assistant: ALASSIO – DI IORIO
Fourth Official: GHERSINI
VAR: PAIRETTO
AVAR: SAIA
18:30

Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
AS Roma, 4th position with 31 points and a positive goal difference of +15
SPAL, 18th position with 10 points and a negative goal difference of -11

Stats BEFORE the game.  Top scorer of AS ROMA:  Edin Dzeko with 7 goals

Top scorer of SPAL:  Alberto Paloschi with 3 goals

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

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

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Photo:  facebook.com/SpalCalcioFerrara

NAPOLI – JUVENTUS
San Paolo Stadium
Referee: ORSATO
Assistants: DI FIORE – MANGANELLI
Fourth Official: DOVERI
VAR: IRRATI
AVAR: AURELIANO
20:45

Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Napoli, 1st position with 38 points and a positive goal difference of +26
Juventus, 3rd position with 34 points and a positive goal difference of +26

Napoli the sole leader of the Serie A with 38 points is +4 points ahead of Juventus with 34 points.   For Napoli, the pressure is high to win the home game to keep the first position because Inter is following closely with 36 points.   Napoli might lose the first position in case of losing the match and Inter defeating Chievo Verona.

Stats BEFORE the game.  Top scorer of NAPOLI:  Dries Mertens with 10 goals

Top scorer of JUVENTUS:  Paulo Dybala with 12 goals

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

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

Saturday 2 December 2017

TORINO – ATALANTA
Olimpico di Torino Stadium
Referee: TAGLIAVENTO
Assistants: TONOLINI – CHIOCCHI
Fourth Official: MARINELLI
VAR: MARESCA
AVAR: PINZANI
20:45

Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Torino, 11th position with 19 points and a negative goal difference of -2
Atalanta, 10th position with 19 points and a positive goal difference of +2

Torino and Atalanta having 19 points each before the game.   The victory is a must for both, especially, for Torino playing at home.    Torino wining only 4 games this season compared to Atalanta winning 5.

Stats BEFORE the game.  Top scorer of TORINO:   Iago Falque with 5 goals

Top scorer of ATALANTA:  Bryan Cristante with 5 goals

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

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

Photo:  facebook.com/atalantabc/

Sunday 3 December 2017

BENEVENTO – AC MILAN
Stadio Ciro Vigorito
Referee: MARIANI
Assistants: LONGO – POSADO
Fourth Official: DI PAOLO
VAR: GAVILLUCCI
AVAR: FIORITO
12:30

Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Benevento, 20th position with 0 points and a negative goal difference of -28
AC Milan, 7th position with 20 points and a positive goal difference of +1

Former Milan glory midfielder Gennaro Gattuso will make his debut as Coach.   Gattuso replaced former coach Vincenzo Montella who was sacked after the poor results of the squad.   Benevento will have the chance to cause an upset.   It is about time for Benevento to wake up and smell the coffee.   Benevento is the only team without points this season.

Stats BEFORE the game.   Top scorer of BENEVENTO:  Amato Ciciretti with 2 goals

Top scorer of AC MILAN:   Suso with 5 goals

Stats.  Here are the last 3 games of BENEVENTO:  3 lost

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

Photo:  facebook.com/ACMilan

BOLOGNA – CAGLIARI
Renato Dall’Ara Stadium
Referee: LA PENNA
Assistants: COSTANZO – PRETI
Fourth Official: GIUA
VAR: PASQUA
AVAR: LO CICERO
15:00

Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Bologna, 8th position with 20 points and a goal difference of “0”
Cagliari, 13th position with 15 points and a negative goal difference of -11

Stats BEFORE the game.   Top scorer of BOLOGNA:  Simone Verdi with 4 goals

Top scorer of CAGLIARI:   Joao Pedro with 4 goals

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

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

Photo: facebook.com/bfc1909official

FIORENTINA – SASSUOLO
Artemio Franchi Stadium
Referee: BANTI
Assistants: MELI – CALIARI
Fourth Official: FOURNEAU
VAR: FABBRI
AVAR: TASSO
15:00

Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Fiorentina, 12th position with 18 points and a positive goal difference of +4
Sassuolo, 16th position with 11 points and a negative goal difference of -16

Stats BEFORE the game.   Top scorer of FIORENTINA:   Cyril Thereau and Giovanni Simeone with 4 goals each.

Top scorer of SASSUOLO:   Matteo Politano and Alessandro Matri with 2 goals each

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

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

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Photo: facebook.com/ACFFiorentina

INTER – CHIEVO VERONA
Giuseppe Meazza Stadium
Referee: CALVARESE
Assistants: CARBONE – BINDONI
Fourth Official: PICCININI
VAR: GUIDA
AVAR: RANGHETTI
15:00

Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Inter, 3rd position with 36 points and a positive goal difference of +18
Chievo Verona, 9th position with 20 points and a negative goal difference of -4

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

Top scorer of CHIEVO VERONA:   Roberto Inglese with 6 goals

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

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

Photo: facebook.com/Inter

SAMPDORIA – LAZIO
Luigi Ferraris Stadium
Referee: MAZZOLENI
Assistants: TEGONI – DI VUOLO
Fourth Official: MANGANIELLO
VAR: GIACOMELLI
AVAR: VUOTO
20:45

Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Sampdoria, 6th position with 26 points and a positive goal difference of +9
Lazio, 5th position with 29 points and a positive goal difference of +18

Stats BEFORE the game.   Top scorer of SAMPDORIA:   Fabio Quagliarella with 7 goals

Top scorer of LAZIO:  Ciro Immobile with 15 goals

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

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

Monday 4 December 2017

CROTONE – UDINESE
Stadio Ezio Scida
Referee: MASSA
Assistants: VIVENZI – CECCONI
Fourth Official: PEZZUTO
VAR: DI BELLO
AVAR: NASCA
19:00

Stats BEFORE the game.   Top scorer of CROTONE:   Ante Budimir with 3 goals

Top scorer of UDINESE:   Rodrigo De Paul with 3 goals

Stats.  Here are the last 3 games of CROTONE:   3 lost

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

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HELLAS VERONA – GENOA
Marc’Antonio Bentegodi Stadium
Referee: DAMATO
Assistants: GIALLATINI – DE MEO
Fourth Official: BARONI
VAR: VALERI
AVAR: RAPUANO
21:00

Stats BEFORE the game.  Top scorer of HELLAS VERONA:  Giampaolo Pazzii with 4 goals

Top scorer of GENOA:   Taarabt, Rigoni, Galabinov, and Pellegri with 2 goals each

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

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