Italian Soccer Serie A Blog congratulates the 4 Italian Serie A players called up by Brazil Head Coach Adenor Leonardo Bacchi, known as Tite, in the 23-man Squad for the 2019 Copa America in Brazil.
Juventus defender Alex Sandro
Inter Milan defender Miranda
Napoli midfielder Allan
AC Milan midfielder Lucas Paqueta
The Copa America will be played from Friday, Jun 14, 2019 to Sunday, Jul 7, 2019 with 12 teams: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil (hosts), Chile (title holders), Colombia, Ecuador, Japan (invited team), Paraguay, Peru, Qatar (invited team), Uruguay, Venezuela.
Defenders: Daniel Alves (PSG) Fagner (Corinthians), Filipe Luis (Atlético Madrid), Alex Sandro (Juventus), Miranda (Inter Milan), Thiago Silva (PSG), Marquinhos (PSG), Eder Militao (Porto/Real Madrid)
Midfielders: Casemiro (Real Madrid), Fernandinho (Man City), Arthur (Barcelona), Allan (Napoli), Lucas Paqueta (Milan), Philippe Coutinho (Barcelona)
Forwards: Neymar (PSG), Richarlison (Everton), David Neres (Ajax), Everton (Grêmio), Roberto Firmino (Liverpool), Gabriel Jesus (Man City)
Hello, my friends. Here are the 2018-2019 Serie A Week 38 Results / Thirty-eighth Round on Saturday 25 and Sunday 26 May 2019. This is the end of the season.
Here is the final verdict. Juventus is the winner of the 2018-2019 Serie A Scudetto. The top scorer of the Serie A is Sampdoria forward Fabio Quagliarella with 26 goals.
Teams playing the Champions League: Juventus, Napoli, Atalanta, and Inter.
Teams playing the Europa League: AC Milan and AS Roma.
Three teams relegated to the Serie B: Empoli, Frosinone, and Chievo Verona.
Top scorer of the Serie A: Sampdoria forward Fabio Quagliarella with 26 goals followed by Atalanta forward Duvan Zapata with 23 goals, AC Milan forward Piatek Krzysztof with 22 goals, Juventus forward Cristiano Ronaldo with 21 goals, and Napoli forard Arkadiusz Milik with 17 goals.
Juventus finished the season with a defeat at the Luigi Ferraris Stadium. Sampdoria defeated Juventus “Italy’s Champions” with a flat 2 – 0 with the goals by Gregoire Defrel and Gianluca Caprari. It’s a boost for Sampdoria giving this splendid gift to their fans. Juventus coach Massimiliano Allegri saluted the team ending his period as Coach: winning five Serie A Scudetto and four Coppa Italia.
Juventus finished in the 1st position with 90 points, won 28 games, 6 draws, losing 4 and a positive goal difference of +40.
Sampdoria finished in the 9th position with 53 points, won 15 games, 8 draws, 15 lost and a positive goal difference of +9.
Napoli ending the season in the 2nd position with 79 points winning 24 games, 7 draws, and losing 7 with a positive goal difference of +38. Bologna had a moderate season winning 11 games, 11 draws, and losing 16 with a negative goal difference of -8.
Photo: facebook.com/Juventus
The Roman gladiators saluted Captain Daniele De Rossi with a victory at the Olimpico di Roma Stadium: Roma 2-1 Parma. De Rossi made his 616th final appearance with the team while the fans out poured their gratitude for him. A very emotional farewell with fans applauding and crying for the beloved De Rossi. Roma qualified for the UEFA Europa League next season.
AS Roma finished in the 6th position with 66 points winning 18 games, 12 draws, and losing 8 with a positive goal difference of +18. Parma finished in the 14th position with 41 points winning 10 games, 11 draws, and 17 lost with a negative goal difference of -20.
Empoli, Frosinone and Chievo Verona said goodbye to the Serie A and were relegated to the Serie B. Frosinone ended in the 19th and Chievo Verona in the 20th position. The match between the last two teams of the Serie A Standing ended with a goalless draw Frosinone 0 – 0 Chievo. Highlight of the match is the salute of Chievo Captain Sergio Pellissier playing his last game.
Frosinone won only 5 games, 10 draws, and losing 23 games having a negative goal difference of -40. Chievo Verona won only 2 games, 14 draws, and losing 22 games with a negative goal difference of -50.
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Results from Serie A Week 38
Frosinone 0 – 0 Chievo Verona
Bologna 3 – 2 Napoli
Sampdoria 2 – 0 Juventus
AS Roma 1 – 0 Parma (in progress)
Atalanta 3 – 1 Sassuolo
Torino 3 – 1 Lazio
Cagliari 1 – 2 Udinese
Fiorentina 0 – 0 Genoa
Inter 2 – 1 Empoli
SPAL 2 – 3 AC Milan
Top Serie A teams standing AFTER Serie A Week 38 game. First 4 qualifying for Champions League, 5 and 6 for Europa League. (as of Sunday 26 May 2019)
– JUVENTUS, 1st position with 90 points and a positive goal difference of +42
– NAPOLI, 2nd position with 79 points and a positive goal difference of +38
– ATALANTA, 3rd positions with 69 points and a positive goal difference of +31
– INTER, 4th position with 69 points and a positive goal difference of +24
– AC MILAN, 5th position with 68 points and a positive goal difference of +19
– AS ROMA, 6th position with 66 points and a positive goal difference of +18
Relegation Zone:
– EMPOLI, 18th position with 38 points and a negative goal difference of -19
– FROSINONE, 19th position with 25 points and a negative goal difference of -40
– CHIEVO VERONA, 20th position with 17 points and a negative goal difference of -50
32% Ball Possession BOLOGNA and 68% Ball Possession NAPOLI Bologna 3 – 2 Napoli
43′ Federico Santander 57′ Faouzi Ghoulam
45′ Blerim Džemaili 77′ Dries Mertens
88′ Federico Santander
Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Bologna, 12th position with 41 points and a negative goal difference of -9
Napoli, 2nd position with 79 points and a positive goal difference of +39
Pos
Team
P
W
D
L
Goals
DIFF
Points
2
Napoli
37
24
7
6
72:33
39
79
12
Bologna
37
10
11
16
45:54
-9
41
Napoli ended the 2018-2019 Serie A Season in the second position securing a spot in the UEFA Champions League next season. Last game is the Serie A Week 38 game Bologna vs Napoli on Saturday 25 May 2019 at the Renato Dall’Ara Stadium in Bologna, Italy. Bologna closing the season in grand style by winning this home victory. Napoli won 24 games this season while Bologna winning 11.
The party for Bologna fans is absolute at the Dall’Ara Stadium. Bologna not losing a home game since 90 days!
It is Bologna to open the score in the 43rd minute. Federico Santander defeating Napoli goalkeeper Orestis Karnezis with a headed shot in the bottom left corner. The assist is by Rodrigo Palacio with a cross.
Chaos for Napoli. Bologna increasing the score just two minutes after the first goal. In the 4th minute, Blerim Dzemaili delighting the fans delivering a left footed shot all the way to the bottom right corner. Way to go for Federico Santander providing the assist.
Napoli shortening the distance in the 57th minute. Faouzi Ghoulam defeating Bologna goalkeeper Lukasz Skorupski with a left footed shot in the center. The assist is by Fabián Ruiz.
— Official SSC Napoli (@en_sscnapoli) May 25, 2019
Napoli equalizing the match for the 2-2 in the 77th minute. Forward Dries Mertens making a fast run to get the spot to deliver a right footed shot in the bottom left corner. The assist is by Amin Younes. A good way to say “Here, I am.” Dries Mertens came as a substitute in the 63rd minute after replacing Lorenzo Insigne and now scoring the equalizer goal.
— Official SSC Napoli (@en_sscnapoli) May 25, 2019
What a turning point!!!! Hello, hello, hello, hello…. Bologna claiming back the lead in the 88th minute. We might say it is a “miraculous goal” because Federico Santander being at the right spot heading the ball for a goal and falling down to the ground after not even sure whether he scored or not…. There you go … teammates running to embrace Santander for this winner goal.
Here is BOLOGNA official starting lineup – formation by Coach Sinisa Mihajlovic:
Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Bologna, 12th position with 41 points and a negative goal difference of -9
Napoli, 2nd position with 79 points and a positive goal difference of +39
Pos
Team
P
W
D
L
Goals
DIFF
Points
2
Napoli
37
24
7
6
72:33
39
79
12
Bologna
37
10
11
16
45:54
-9
41
Here are BOLOGNA vs NAPOLI official starting lineups – formations for the Serie A Week 38 game on Saturday 25 May 2019 at the Renato Dall’Ara Stadium in Bologna, Italy at 20:30.
Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Bologna, 12th position with 41 points and a negative goal difference of -9
Napoli, 2nd position with 79 points and a positive goal difference of +39
Pos
Team
P
W
D
L
Goals
DIFF
Points
2
Napoli
37
24
7
6
72:33
39
79
12
Bologna
37
10
11
16
45:54
-9
41
The Italian Referee Association (AIA) has designated Referee Di Paolo from the section of Avezzano to direct the Serie A Week 38 game Bologna vs Napoli on Saturday 25 May 2019 at the Renato Dall’Ara Stadium in Bologna, Italy at 20:30.
Referee Di Paolo will be assisted by C. Rossi and L. Rossi. The fourth official will be Piscopo. The VAR will be Manganiello and the AVAR will be Galetto.
By Anna Italia
