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Hello, my friends. Here are the 2019-2020 Serie A Week 24 PREVIEW/ Twenty-fourth Round on Saturday 15, Sunday 16, and Monday 17 February 2020.

The Serie A Week 24 will be a thriller because for the first time Lazio have the chance to grab the first position being only -1 points below Inter and Juventus.  Here is the situation.  Inter with 54 points same as Juventus. However, Inter having a better goal difference of +24 compared to Juventus +21. Inter is now in the 1st position.  Lazio having 53 points with a positive goal difference of +33.

Inter will face Lazio at the Olimpico di Roma Stadium.   This is practically a duel for the leadership! Juventus will face Brescia at the Allianz Stadium.  The challenge is for Inter to conquer the Olimpico.  However, Lazio will battle to claim the home victory and delight their fans.

👉 Up to Serie A Week 23: There is a three-way race between Inter (54), Juventus (54), and Lazio (53)

⚽️ Serie A Top Scorer up to Week 23:
Lazio forward Ciro Immobile with 25 goals

AS Roma with the challenge to win the away game against Atalanta to climb the Serie A Standing towards the top 3 positions.  Atalanta having a better position in the 4th and Roma in the 5th.    The pressure is for Roma losing the last 2 games.

The relegation zone remains the same with Genoa, Brescia and SPAL in the last positions.  SPAL in the last position will have the debut of new coach Luigi Di Biaggio looking to start with a victory against Lecce at the Via del Mare Stadium.  SPAL not finding their way for salvation and time is running by.

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Results from Serie A Week 23

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

Top Serie A teams standing AFTER Serie A Week 23 game. First 4 qualifying for Champions League, 5 and 6 for Europa League. (Up to Sunday 9 February 2020)

– INTER, 1st position with 54 points and a positive goal difference of +28

– JUVENTUS, 2nd position with 54 points and a positive goal difference of +21

– LAZIO, 3rd positions with 53 points and a positive goal difference of +33

– ATALANTA, 4th position with 42 points and a positive goal difference of +30

– AS ROMA, 5th position with 39 points and a positive goal difference of +12

– CAGLIARI, 6th position with 32 points and a positive goal difference of +4

Relegation Zone:

– GENOA, 18th position with 19 points and a negative goal difference of -19

– BRESCIA, 19th position with 16 points and a negative goal difference of -21

– SPAL, 20th position with 15 points and a negative goal difference of -23

2019 – 2020 Italy Serie A Standing – Serie A Table up to Sunday 9 February 2020

Rank	TEAM		GP	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	PoinTS
1		Internazionale	23	16	6	1	48	20	28	54
2		Juventus	23	17	3	3	44	23	21	54
3		Lazio	23	16	5	2	53	20	33	53
4		Atalanta	23	12	6	5	61	31	30	42
5		Roma	23	11	6	6	42	30	12	39
6		Verona	23	9	7	7	28	24	4	34
7		Bologna	23	9	6	8	37	36	1	33
8		Cagliari	23	8	8	7	38	35	3	32
9		Parma	23	9	5	9	31	30	1	32
10		Milan	23	9	5	9	25	31	-6	32
11		Napoli	23	8	6	9	36	34	2	30
12		Sassuolo	23	8	5	10	38	38	0	29
13		Torino	23	8	3	12	27	42	-15	27
14		Fiorentina	23	6	7	10	26	34	-8	25
15		Udinese	23	7	4	12	20	36	-16	25
16		Sampdoria	23	6	5	12	25	38	-13	23
17		Lecce	23	5	7	11	30	44	-14	22
18		Genoa	23	4	7	12	24	43	-19	19
19		Brescia	23	4	4	15	21	42	-21	16
20		SPAL	23	4	3	16	17	40	-23	15

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Saturday 15 February 2020

LECCE – SPAL
Via del Mare Stadium
Referee: GUIDA
Assistants: MELI – CARBONE
Fourth Official: DI MARTINO
VAR: VALERI
AVAR: BINDONI
15:00

Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Lecce, 17th position with 22 points and a negative goal difference of -14
SPAL, 20th position with 15 points and a negative goal difference of -23

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	Goals	DIFF	Points
17	Lecce	23	5	7	11	30:44	-14	22
20	Spal	23	4	3	16	17:40	-23	15

SPAL sacked coach Leonardo Semplici for the poor results. The new coach Luigi Di Biaggio will make his debut looking to win the away game against Lecce.   The relegation zone is still a nightmare for Lecce trying to avoid falling down in the relegation being in the 17th position.

Stats BEFORE the game.  Top scorer of LECCE:  Lapadula and Mancosu with 7 goals each.

Top scorer of SPAL:  Andrea Petagna with 8 goals.

Lecce	Goals	Goals	SPAL
Lapadula, Gianluca	7	8	Petagna, Andrea
Mancosu, Marco	7	2	Kurtic, Jasmin
Calderoni, Marco	3	2	Di Francesco, Federico
Falco, Filippo	3	2	Valoti, Mattia
Babacar, Khouma	2	1	Bonifazi, Kevin

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

DAte	TO	Match				FT	ROund
09/02/20	SA	Napoli – Lecce				2:3	23
02/02/20	SA	Lecce – Torino				4:0	22
26/01/20	SA	Verona – Lecce				3:0	21

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

DAte	TO	Match				FT	ROund
09/02/20	SA	Spal – Sassuolo				1:2	23
02/02/20	SA	Lazio – Spal				5:1	22
25/01/20	SA	Spal – Bologna				1:3	21

BOLOGNA – GENOA
Renato Dall’Ara Stadium
Referee: MASSA
Assistants: DE MEO – GORI
Fourth Official: ROS
VAR: NASCA
AVAR: CECCONI
18:00

Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Bologna, 7th position with 33 points and a positive goal difference of +1
Genoa, 18th position with 19 points and a negative goal difference of -19

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	Goals	DIFF	Points
7	Bologna	23	9	6	8	37:36	1	33
18	Genoa	23	4	7	12	24:43	-19	19

Stats BEFORE the game.  Top scorer of BOLOGNA:  Riccardo Orsolini with 7 goals.

Top scorer of GENOA:  Goran Pandev with 6 goals.

Bologna	Goals	Goals	Genoa
Orsolini, Riccardo	7	6	Pandev, Goran
Palacio, Rodrigo	5	5	Criscito, Domenico
Sansone, Nicola	4	5	Kouame, Christian
Bani, Mattia	4	2	Pinamonti, Andrea
Soriano, Roberto	3	2	Sanabria, Antonio

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

DAte	TO	Match				FT	ROund
07/02/20	SA	Roma – Bologna				2:3	23
01/02/20	SA	Bologna – Brescia				2:1	22
25/01/20	SA	Spal – Bologna				1:3	21

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

DAte	TO	Match				FT	ROund
09/02/20	SA	Genoa – Cagliari				1:0	23
02/02/20	SA	Atalanta – Genoa				2:2	22
25/01/20	SA	Fiorentina – Genoa				0:0	21

 

ATALANTA – AS ROMA
Atleti Azzurri D’Italia Stadium
Referee: ORSATO
Assistants: MANGANELLI – PRETI
Fourth Official: MANGANIELLO
VAR: MARESCA
AVAR: FIORITO
20:45

Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Atalanta, 4th position with 42 points and a positive goal difference of +30
AS Roma, 5th position with 39 points and a positive goal difference of +12

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	Goals	DIFF	Points
4	Atalanta	23	12	6	5	61:31	30	42
5	Roma	23	11	6	6	42:30	12	39

Stats BEFORE the game.  Top scorer of ATALANTA:  Josip Ilicic with 14 goals.

Top scorer of AS ROMA:  Edin Dzeko with 10 goals.

Atalanta	Goals	Goals	AS Roma
Ilicic, Josip	14	10	Dzeko, Edin
Muriel, Luis	12	5	Kolarov, Aleksandar
Zapata, Duvan	8	4	Mkhitaryan, Henrikh
Gosens, Robin	7	4	Zaniolo, Nicolo
Gomez, Papu	6	3	Kluivert, Justin

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

DAte	TO	Match				FT	ROund
08/02/20	SA	Fiorentina – Atalanta				1:2	23
02/02/20	SA	Atalanta – Genoa				2:2	22
25/01/20	SA	Torino – Atalanta				0:7	21

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

DAte	TO	Match				FT	ROund
07/02/20	SA	Roma – Bologna				2:3	23
01/02/20	SA	Sassuolo – Roma				4:2	22
26/01/20	SA	Roma – Lazio				1:1	21

 

Sunday 16 February 2020

UDINESE – HELLAS VERONA
Luigi Ferraris Stadium
Referee: ABBATTISTA
Assistants: GIALLATINI – PAGANESSI
Fourth Official: SOZZA
VAR: DI PAOLO
AVAR: TOLFO
12:30

JUVENTUS – BRESCIA
Allianz Stadium
Referee: CHIFFI
Assistants: MONDIN – BOTTEGONI
Fourth Official: PEZZUTO
VAR: GIACOMELLI
AVAR: RANGHETTI
15:00

Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Juventus, 1st position with 54 points and a positive goal difference of +21
Brescia, 19th position with 16 points and a negative goal difference of -21

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	Goals	DIFF	Points
1	Juventus	23	17	3	3	44:23	21	54
19	Brescia	23	4	4	15	21:42	-21	16

Stats BEFORE the game.  Top scorer of JUVENTUS: Cristiano Ronaldo with 20 goals.

Top scorer of BRESCIA:  Mario Balotelli with 5 goals.

Juventus	Goals	Goals	Brescia
Ronaldo, Cristiano	20	5	Balotelli, Mario
Higuain, Gonzalo	5	4	Donnarumma, Alfredo
Dybala, Paulo	5	4	Torregrossa, Ernesto
Bonucci, Leonardo	3	2	Chancellor, Jhon
Pjanic, Miralem	3	1	Bisoli, Dimitri

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

DAte	TO	Match				FT	ROund
13/02/20	CI	Milan – Juventus				1:1	S
08/02/20	SA	Verona – Juventus				2:1	23
02/02/20	SA	Juventus – Fiorentina				3:0	22

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

DAte	TO	Match				FT	ROund
09/02/20	SA	Brescia – Udinese				1:1	23
01/02/20	SA	Bologna – Brescia				2:1	22
24/01/20	SA	Brescia – Milan				0:1	21

 

SAMPDORIA – FIORENTINA
Luigi Ferraris Stadium
Referee: IRRATI
Assistants: DI VUOLO – SANTORO
Fourth Official: SERRA
VAR: AURELIANO
AVAR: LIBERTI
15:00

SASSUOLO – PARMA
Mapei Stadium
Referee: MARIANI
Assistants: LO CICERO – AFFATATO
Fourth Official: MARINI
VAR: PAIRETTO
AVAR: GALETTO
15:00

CAGLIARI – NAPOLI
Sardegna Arena
Referee: DOVERI
Assistants: DEL GIOVANE – VALERIANI
Fourth Official: GHERSINI
VAR: CALVARESE
AVAR: TEGONI
18:00

Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Cagliari, 9th position with 32 points and a positive goal difference of +3
Napoli, 11th position with 30 points and a positive goal difference of +2

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	Goals	DIFF	Points
9	Cagliari	23	8	8	7	38:35	3	32
11	Napoli	23	8	6	9	36:34	2	30

Stats BEFORE the game.  Top scorer of CAGLIARI:  Joao Pedro with 14 goals.

Top scorer of NAPOLI:  Arek Milik with 9 goals.

Cagliari	Goals	Goals	Napoli
Pedro, Joao	14	9	Milik, Arek
Simeone, Giovanni	6	5	Mertens, Dries
Nainggolan, Radja	5	4	Insigne, Lorenzo
Ceppitelli, Luca	2	3	Llorente, Fernando
Castro, Lucas	2	2	Callejon, Jose

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

DAte	TO	Match				FT	ROund
09/02/20	SA	Genoa – Cagliari				1:0	23
01/02/20	SA	Cagliari – Parma				2:2	22
26/01/20	SA	Inter – Cagliari				1:1	21

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

DAte	TO	Match					ROund
12/02/20	CI	Inter – Napoli				0:1	S
09/02/20	SA	Napoli – Lecce				2:3	23
03/02/20	SA	Sampdoria – Napoli				2:4	22

LAZIO – INTER
Olimpico di Roma Stadium
Referee: ROCCHI
Assistants: ALASSIO – COSTANZO
Fourth Official: PASQUA
VAR: MAZZOLENI
AVAR: VIVENZI
20:45

Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Inter, 2nd position with 54 points and a positive goal difference of +28
Lazio, 3rd position with 53 points and a positive goal difference of +33

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	Goals	DIFF	Points
2	Inter	23	16	6	1	48:20	28	54
3	Lazio	23	16	5	2	53:20	33	53

Stats BEFORE the game.  Top scorer of LAZIO:  Ciro Immobile with 25 goals.

Top scorer of INTER:  Romelu Lukaku with 17 goals.

Lazio	Goals	Goals	Inter
Immobile, Ciro	25	17	Lukaku, Romelu
Caicedo, Felipe	8	11	Martinez, Lautaro
Correa, Joaquin	6	3	Brozovic, Marcelo
Alberto, Luis	3	3	Sensi, Stefano
Milinkovic-Savic, Sergej	3	2	De Vrij, Stefan

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

DAte	TO	Match				FT	ROund
09/02/20	SA	Parma – Lazio				0:1	23
05/02/20	SA	Lazio – Verona				0:0	17
02/02/20	SA	Lazio – Spal				5:1	22

Stats.  Here are the last 3 positions of INTER:  2 wins, 1 lost.

DAte	TO	Match				FT	ROund
12/02/20	CI	Inter – Napoli				0:1	S
09/02/20	SA	Inter – Milan				4:2	23
02/02/20	SA	Udinese – Inter				0:2	22

 

Monday 17 February 2020

AC MILAN – TORINO
San Siro Stadium
Referee: FABBRI
Assistants: SCHENONE – BACCINI
Fourth Official: SACCHI
VAR: LA PENNA
AVAR: PERETTI
20:45