By Anna Italia
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Here is the 2017-2018 Italian Serie A Week 14 Preview – Fourteenth Round on Saturday 25, Sunday 26 and Monday 27 November 2017.

Wow, let me tell you my friends.  We might see a change in the status quo of the leadership. Yep,  Napoli in the first position with 35 points after defeating AC Milan at the San Paolo Stadium wih a 2-1 last week can keep the ledership if they defeat Udinese at the Friuli Stadium.  Inter reaching 33 points being now -2 points below Napoli.  Howeer, the race for the Scudetto is still a 3-way road with Napoli, Juventus, and Inter.

Here is the situation.  If Napoli lose the match agaisnt Udinese and Inter defeat Cagliari at the Sardegna Arena., bam, Inter will take the first position!  Yeah, you are reading correctly.  Last week,  we had a turnover in the second position. Juventus stepping down from the 2nd to the 3rd position after being defeated by Sampdoria at the Luigi Ferraris Stadium with a 3-2.   Inter climbing from the third to the second position after defeating Atalanta at the Giuseppe Meazza Stadium with a 2-0.

We will see the debut of new Udinese coach Massimo Oddo after the sacking of coach Luigi Delneri.

Benevento is still the only team in the Serie A without a victory and losing all 13 games. Challenge i for Benevento to wake up and smell the coffee as time is runnng …… The return to Serie B next season is almost a reality.

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Results from Serie A Week 13

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

The top scorer of the Serie A Up to Week 13: Lazio forward Ciro Immobile with 15 goals.

Photo: twitter.com/OfficialSSLazio

Top Serie A teams standing AFTER Serie A Week 13 game. First 4 qualifying for Champions League, 5 and 6 for Europa League.

– NAPOLI 1st position with 35 points and a positive goal difference of +25

– INTER 2nd position with 33 points and a positive goal difference of +16

– JUVENTUS 3rd positions with 31 points and a positive goal difference of +23

– AS ROMA 4th position with 30 points and a positive goal difference of +15

– LAZIO 5th position with 28 points and a positive goal difference of +18

–SAMPDORIA 6th position with 26 points and a positive goal difference of +12

Relegation Zone:

– GENOA, 18th position with 9 points and a negative goal difference of -8

– HELLAS VERONA, 19th position with 6 points and a negative goal difference of -19

– BENEVENTO, 20th position with 0 points and a negative goal difference of -27

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Serie A Week 14 / 14a Giornata

Saturday 25 November 2017

BOLOGNA – SAMPDORIA
Renato Dall’Ara Stadium
Referee: MARESCA
Assistants: PAGANESSI – FIORE
Fourth Official: CHIFFI
VAR: ORSATO
AVAR: BALICE
15:00

Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Sampdoria, 6th position with 26 points and a positive goal difference of +12
Bologna, 10th position with 17 points and a negative goal difference of -3

Stats BEFORE the game.  Top scorer of BOLOGNA:  Simone Verdi with 3 goals

Top scorer of SAMPDORIA: Fabio Quagliarella with 7 goals

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

Stats.  Her are the last 3 games of SAMPDORIA:  3 wins

Photo:  facebook.com/bfc1909official

SASSUOLO – HELLAS VERONA
Mapei Stadium
Referee: VALERI
Assistants: DOBOSZ – OPROMOLLA
Fourth Official: MARINI
VAR: CALVARESE
AVAR: GIALLATINI
18:00

Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Sassuolo, 16th position with 11 points and a negative goal difference of -14
Hellas Verona, 19th position with 6 points and a negative goal difference of -19

Sassuolo with 11 points having a +5 points lead over Hellas Verona with 6 points.   Pressure is for Hellas Verona to attempt to win this away game to see the light at the end of the tunnel.  Hellas winning only 1 game this season and standing in the relegation zone.

Stats BEFORE the game.  Top scorer of SASSUOLO:  Alessandro Matri and Matteo Politano with 2 goals each

Top scorer of HELLAS VERONA:  Giampaolo Pazzini with 4 goals

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

Stats.  Here are the last 3 games of HELLAS VERONA:  3 lost

Photo: facebook.com/officialsassuolocalcio

CHIEVO VERONA – SPAL
Marc’Antonio Bentegodi Stadium
Referee: PEZZUTO
Assistants: MARRAZZO – LA ROCCA
Fourth Official: DI MARTINO
VAR: ABISSO
AVAR: ABBATTISTA
18:00

Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Chievo Verona, 11th position with 17 points and a negative goal difference of -5
SPAL , 17th position with 10 points and a negative goal difference of -10

Stats BEFORE the game.  Top scorer of CHIEVO VERONA:  Roberto Inglese with 4 goals

Top scorer of SPAL:  Alberto Paloschi with 3 goals

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

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

Photo: facebook.com/ACChievoVerona1929

CAGLIARI – INTER
Sardegna Arena
Referee: PAIRETTO
Assistants: VUOTO – DEL GIOVANE
Fourth Official: PISCOPO
VAR: MARIANI
AVAR: MARTINELLI
20:45

Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Cagliari, 13th position with 15 points and a negative goal difference of -9
Inter, 2nd position with 33 points and a positive goal difference of +16

Inter with the pressure to win the away game at the Sardegna Arena to keep up the race for the Scudetto.  Inter with 33 points is only -2 points below Napoli with 35 points.   Simpy put, my friends, Inter can take the first position only if they defeat Cagliari and Napoli lose the game against Udinese.   Cagliari motivated after they defeated Udinese in the away game last week resulting in the sacking of  coach Luigi Delneri.

Stats BEFORE the game.  Top scorer of CAGLIARI:   Joao Pedro with 4 goals

Top scorer of INTER:  Mauro Icardi with 13 goals

Stats.  Here are the last 3 games of CAGLIARI:  2 wins, 1 los

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

Photo:  facebook.com/Inter

Photo: facebook.com/cagliaricalcio

Sunday 26 November 2017

GENOA – AS ROMA
Luigi Ferraris Stadium
Referee: GIACOMELLI
Assistants: LO CICERO – FIORITO
Fourth Official: GUIDA
VAR: MAZZOLENI
AVAR: TONOLINI
15:00

Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
AS Roma, 4th position with 30 points and a positive goal difference of +15
Genoa, 18th position with 9 points and a negative goal difference of-8

Stats BEFORE the game.  Top scorer of GENOA:  Rigoni, Taarabt, Galabinov, and Pellegri with 2 goals each

Top scorer of AS ROMA:  Edin Dzeko with 7goals

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

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

Photo: facebook.com/genoaCFCofficial

AC MILAN – TORINO
San Siro Stadium
Referee: IRRATI
Assistants: PERETTI – TOLFO
Fourth Official: SACCHI
VAR: TAGLIAVENTO
AVAR: VIVENZI
15:00

Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
AC Milan, 9th position with 19 points and a positive goal difference of +1
Torino, 10th position with 18 points and a negative goal difference of-2

It’s a tough week for AC Milan to return to victory in the Serie A.   Milan losing precious points and now down in the 9th position totally outside the European zone for next season.   Milan having a +1 point lead over Torino with 18 points.

Stats BEFORE the game.  Top scorer of AC MILAN:  Suso with 5 goals

Top scorer of TORINO:  Iago Falque with 5 goals

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

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

Photo: facebook.com/ACMilan

UDINESE – NAPOLI
Friuli Stadium
Referee: DI BELLO
Assistants: RANGHETTI – PASSERI
Fourth Official: MINELLI
VAR: DAMATO
AVAR: ILLUZZI
15:00

Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Napoli, 1st position with 35 points and a positive goal difference of +25
Udinese, 14th position with 12 points and a negative goal difference of -5

Napoli can keep the first position if they defeat Udinese.  For Napoli, the pressure is high because they might lose the first position if they lose the game and Inter defeat Cagliari at the Sardegna Arena.   Napoli having a +2 points lead over Inter with 33 points.

Stats BEFORE the game.  Top scorer of UDINESE: Rodrigo De Paul with 3 goals

Top scorer of NAPOLI:  Dries Mertens with 10 goals

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

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

Photo: facebook.com/UdineseCalcio1896

LAZIO – FIORENTINA
Olimpico di Roma Stadium
Referee: MASSA
Assistants: SCHENONE – TASSO
Fourth Official: GHERSINI
VAR: FABBRI
AVAR: LONGO
18:00

Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Lazio, 5th position with 28 points and a positive goal difference of +18
Fiorentina, 11th position with 17 points and a positive goal difference of +4

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

Top scorer of FIORENTINA:  Giovanni Simeone and Cyril Thereau with 4 goals each

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

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

Photo:  facebook.com/SSLazioOfficialPage

JUVENTUS – CROTONE
Juventus Stadium
Referee: GAVILLUCCI
Assistants: LIBERTI – MONDIN
Fourth Official: ROS
VAR: BANTI
AVAR: CRISPO
20:45

Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Juventus, 3rd position with 31 points and a positive goal difference of +23
Crotone, 15th position with 12 points and a negative goal difference of -13

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

Top scorer of CROTONE: Ante Budimir with 3 goals

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

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

Monday 27 November 2017

ATALANTA – BENEVENTO
Atleti Azzurri D’Italia Stadium
Referee: PASQUA
Assistants: SANTORO – BACCINI
Fourth Official: PICCININI
VAR: DOVERI
AVAR: ALASSIO
20:45

Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Atalanta, 12th position with 16 points and a positive goal difference of +1
Benevento, 20th position with 0 points and a negative goal difference of -27

Benevento having a tough time in the Serie A after their promotion from Serie B this season.  It is incredible, Benevento the only team without points and losing all 13 games!

Stats BEFORE the game.   Top scorer of ATALANTA:  Bryan Cristante with 4 goals

Top scorer of BENEVENTO:  Amato Ciciretti with 2 goals

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

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