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Hello my friends. Here is the Preview for the Serie A Week 24 – Twenty-fourth Round on Saturday 6 and Sunday 7 February 2016.

The race for the Scudetto is a two-way road for the moment.  Napoli holding the first position with 53 points and Juventus following closely with 51 points.   There are only 2 points difference and we might see either Napoli keeping the first position or Juventus taking over in case of Napoli losing against Carpi at the San Paolo Stadium.  It will be a real task for Carpi to defeat Napoli.   Juventus are traveling to Frosinone  for the away game.

 

The top scorer up to Round 23: Napoli forward Gonzalo Higuain with 23 goals

 

 

Top Serie A teams standing AFTER Serie A Week 23 games. First 3 qualifying for Champions League, 4 and 5 for Europa League.

–NAPOLI, 1st position with 51 points and a positive goal difference of +33

– JUVENTUS 2nd position with 51 points and a positive goal difference of +28

–FIORENTINA, 3rd positions with 45 points points and a positive goal difference of +19

– INTER , 4th position with 44 points and a positive goal difference of +10

– AS ROMA, 5th position with 41 points and a positive goal difference of +17

– AC MILAN, 6th position with 39 points and a positive goal difference of +9

Relegation Zone: CARPI, 18th position with 19 points and a negative goal difference of -17

– FROSINONE, 19th position with 19 points and a negative goal difference of -24

– HELLAS VERONA, 20th position with 14 points and a negative goal difference of -18

 

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Saturday 6 February 2016

• Serie A Week 24 / 24ª Giornata /
  

BOLOGNA – FIORENTINA
Renato Dall’Ara Stadium
Referee: BANTI
Assistants: LA ROCCA – RANGHETTI
Fourth Official: GALLONI
ADD1: TAGLIAVENTO
ADD2: CANDUSSIO
18:00

Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Bologna, 10th position with 29 points and a negative goal difference of -3
Fiorentina, 3rd position with 45 points and a positive goal difference of +19

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	Goals	DIFF	Points
3	Fiorentina	23	14	3	6	41:22	19	45
10	Bologna	23	9	2	12	27:30	-3	29

 

Fiorentina are -8 points below Napoli holding the first position with 53 points.  There are 64 precedents between Bologna vs Fiorentina at the Renato Dall’Ara Stadium.  Stats showing Bologna with 26 wins, 24 draws, and Fiorentina with 14 wins.

Stats BEFORE the game. Top scorer of BOLOGNA:  Mattia Destro with 7 goals

Top scorer of FIORENTINA: Josip Ilicic with 10 goals

BOLOGNA	Goals	Goals	FIORENTINA
Destro, Mattia	7	10	Ilicic, Josip
Giaccherini, Emanuele	5	10	Kalinic, Nikola
Mounier, Anthony	4	4	Babacar, Khouma
Brienza, Franco	2	3	Valero, Borja
Rossettini, Luca	2	3	Rodriguez, Gonzalo

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

03/02/16	SA	Frosinone – Bologna				1:0	23
31/01/16	SA	Bologna – Sampdoria				3:2	22
24/01/16	SA	Sassuolo – Bologna				0:2	21

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

03/02/16	SA	Fiorentina – Carpi				2:1	23
31/01/16	SA	Genoa – Fiorentina				0:0	22
24/01/16	SA	Fiorentina – Turin				2:0	21

 

Disciplinary Situation BEFORE the game. 2 suspended players for BOLOGNA: Ferrari(1), Oikonomou (1)

Here is the probable formation for Bologna (4-3-3): Da Costa; Mbaye, Gastaldello, Maietta, Masina; Taider, Diawara, Brighi; Mounier, Destro, Giaccherini.

Here is the probable formation for Fiorentina (3-4-1-2): Tatarusanu; Roncaglia, G. Rodriguez, Astori; Bernardeschi, Vecino, Borja Valero, Pasqual; Ilicic; Zarate, Kalinic.

GENOA – LAZIO
Luigi Ferraris Stadium
Referee: ORSATO
Assistants: DI LIBERATORE – FIORITO
Fourth Official: ALASSIO
ADD1: MAZZOLENI
ADD2: CHIFFI
20:45

Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Genoa, 17th position with 24 points and a negative goal difference of -4
Lazio, 9th position with 32 points and a negative goal difference of -3

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	Goals	DIFF	Points
9	Lazio	23	9	5	9	29:32	-3	32
17	Genoa	23	6	6	11	24:28	-4	24

 

Genoa with the pressure to win the home game to avoid falling down in the relegation zone.  There are 45 precedents between Genoa vs Lazio at the Luigi Ferraris Stadium.  Stats showing Genoa with 28 wins, 8 draws, and Lazio with 9 wins.   Out of the 144 goals, Genoa scoring 91 goals and Lazio 53 goals.

Stats BEFORE the game.  Top scorer of GENOA: Leonardo Pavoletti with 10 goals

Top scorer of LAZIO: Antonio Candreva with 6 goals

GENOA	Goals	Goals	LAZIO
Pavoletti, Leonardo	10	6	Candreva, Antonio
Gakpe, Serge	3	5	Felipe Anderson
Dzemaili, Blerim	2	3	Keita, Diao
Laxalt, Diego	2	3	Matri, Alessandro
Rincon, Tomas	2	3	Biglia, Lucas

 

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

03/02/16	SA	Juventus – Genoa				1:0	23
31/01/16	SA	Genoa – Fiorentina				0:0	22
24/01/16	SA	Verona – Genoa				1:1	21

 

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

03/02/16	SA	Lazio – Napoli				0:2	23
31/01/16	SA	Udinese – Lazio				0:0	22
24/01/16	SA	Lazio – Chievo				4:1	21

 

 

Photo: facebook.com/SSLazioOfficialPage

 

Sunday 7 February 2016

HELLAS VERONA – INTER
Marc’Antonio Bentegodi Stadium
Referee: GIACOMELLI
Assistants: CRISPO – PAGANESSI
Fourth Official: MARZALONI
ADD1: GUIDA
ADD2: GERVASONI
12:30

Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Hellas Verona, 20th position with 14 points and a negative goal difference of -18
Inter, 4th position with 44 points and a positive goal difference of +10

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	Goals	DIFF	Points
4	Inter	23	13	5	5	27:17	10	44
20	Verona	23	1	11	11	16:34	-18	14

 

Inter with the pressure to win the away game to get back in the race for the Scudetto after leading the Serie A and falling down to the 4th position.   There are 26 precedents between Hellas Verona vs Inter at the Marc’Antonio Bentegodi Stadium.  Stats showing Hellas Verona with 4 wins, 8 draws, and Inter with 14 wins.

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

Top scorer of INTER: Mauro Icardi with 9 goals

HELLAS VERONA	Goals	Goals	INTER
Pazzini, Giampaolo	4	9	Icardi, Mauro
Toni, Luca	3	4	Jovetic, Stevan
Pisano, Eros	2	2	Perisic, Ivan
Viviani, Federico	1	2	Ljajic, Adem
Helander, Filip	1	2	Brozovic, Marcelo

Stats.  Here are the last 3 games of HELLAS VERONA: 1 win, 2 draw

03/02/16	SA	Verona – Atalanta				2:1	Round 23
31/01/16	SA	Turin – Verona				0:0	Round 22
24/01/16	SA	Verona – Genoa				1:1	Round 21

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

03/02/16	SA	Inter – Chievo				1:0	Round 23
31/01/16	SA	Milan – Inter				3:0	Round 22
27/01/16	CI	Juventus – Inter				3:0	Semifinal

 

Photo: facebook.com/bmquestoeilverona

 

FROSINONE – JUVENTUS
Matusa Stadium
Referee: MASSA
Assistants: DOBOSZ – TEGONI
Fourth Official: COSTANZO
ADD1: CALVARESE
ADD2: PINZANI
15:00

Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Frosinone, 18th position with 19 points and a negative goal difference of -24
Juventus, 2nd position with 51 points and a positive goal difference of +28

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	Goals	DIFF	Points
2	Juventus	23	16	3	4	43:15	28	51
18	Frosinone	23	5	4	14	24:48	-24	19

 

Juventus  with a chance to reach the first position in case of defeating Frosinone and Napoli losing the match against Carpi.   There are only -2 points difference with Napoli having 53 points and Juventus 51 points.  There are no precedents between Frosinone vs Juventus at the Matusa Stadium.

Stats BEFORE the game.  Top scorer of FROSINONE: Federico Dionisi with 7 goals

Top scorer of JUVENTUS: Paulo Dybala with 12 goals

FROSINONE	Goals	Goals	JUVENTUS
Dionisi, Federico	7	12	Dybala, Paulo
Ciofani, Daniel	5	6	Mandzukic, Mario
Sammarco, Paolo	4	5	Pogba, Paul
Blanchard, Leonardo	2	3	Zaza, Simone
Paganini, Luca	1	3	Khedira, Sami

 

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

03/02/16	SA	Frosinone – Bologna				1:0	Round 23
30/01/16	SA	Roma – Frosinone				3:1	Round 22
23/01/16	SA	Frosinone – Atalanta				0:0	Round 21

 

Here are the last 3 games of JUVENTUS: 3 wins

03/02/16	SA	Juventus – Genoa				1:0	Round 23
31/01/16	SA	Chievo – Juventus				0:4	Round 22
27/01/16	CI	Juventus – Inter				3:0	Semifinal

 

Photo: frosinonecalcio.com

 

AC MILAN – UDINESE
San Siro Stadium
Referee: IRRATI
Assistants: BARBIRATI – VIVENZI
Fourth Official: SCHENONE
ADD1: DI BELLO
ADD2: ABBATTISTA
15:00

Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
AC Milan, 6th position with 39 points and a positive goal difference of +9
Udinese, 14th position with 26 points and a negative goal difference of -16

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	Goals	DIFF	Points
6	Milan	23	11	6	6	34:25	9	39
14	Udinese	23	7	5	11	20:36	-16	26

 

AC Milan coach Sinisa Mihajloic wants to have the third consecutive win in Serie A now against Udinese.    It might be possible as the Rossoneri are highly motivated since winning the Milan Derby against Inter.   There are 40 precedents between AC Milan vs Udinese at the San Siro Stadium.  Stats showing AC Milan with 23 wins, 13 draws, and Udinese with 4 wins.   It will be a real challenge for Udinese to defeat Milan in San Siro.  The last time Udinese won at the San Siro Stadium was back in 2007 ending Milan 2 – 3 Udinese.  Out of the 136 goals in San Siro, Milan scoring 93 goals and Udinese 43 goals.

Stats BEFORE the game.  Top scorer of AC MILAN:  Carlos Bacca with 12 goals
Top scorer of UDINESE:  Cyril Thereau with 7 goals

AC MILAN	Goals	Goals	UDINESE
Bacca, Carlos	12	7	Thereau, Cyril
Bonaventura, Giacomo	5	5	Zapata, Duvan
Niang, Mbaye	4	3	Badu, Emmanuel
Adriano, Luiz	3	2	Perica, Stipe
Alex	2	1	Lodi, Francesco

 

Stats.  Here are the last 3 games of AC MILAN:  3 wins

03/02/16	SA	Palermo – Milan				0:2	Round 23
31/01/16	SA	Milan – Inter				3:0	Round 22
26/01/16	CI	Alessandria – Milan				0:1	Semifinal

 

Here are the last 3 games of UDINESE:  2 draws, 1 lost

03/02/16	SA	Empoli – Udinese				1:1	Round 23
31/01/16	SA	Udinese – Lazio				0:0	Round 22
24/01/16	SA	Palermo – Udinese				4:1	Round 21

 

Photo:  .facebook.com/UdineseCalcio1896

 

NAPOLI – CARPI
San Paolo Stadium
Referee: DOVERI
Assistants: POSADO – PEGORIN
Fourth Official: STALLONE
ADD1: GAVILLUCCI
ADD2: PEZZUTO
15:00

Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Napoli, 1st position with 53 points and a positive goal difference of +33
Carpi, 19th position with 19 points and a negative goal difference of -17

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	Goals	DIFF	Points
1	Napoli	23	16	5	2	52:19	33	53
19	Carpi	23	4	7	12	22:39	-17	19

 

Napoli need a victory to keep the first position while Carpi need a victory to dream with salvation. Napoli leading the Serie A Table with 53 points having +2 points ahead of Juventus in the second position with 51 points.  There are no precedents between Napoli vs Carpi at the San Paolo Stadium.

Stats BEFORE the game.  Top scorer of NAPOLI: Gonzalo Higuain with 23 goals

Top scorer of CARPI: Marco Borriello with 4 goals

NAPOLI	Goals	Goals	CARPI
Higuain, Gonzalo	23	4	Borriello, Marco
Insigne, Lorenzo	10	2	Matos, Ryder
Hamsik, Marek	5	2	Lasagna, Kevin
Callejon	4	2	Lollo, Lorenzo
Allan	3	1	Marrone, Luca

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

03/02/16	SA	Lazio – Napoli				0:2	Round 23
31/01/16	SA	Napoli – Empoli				5:1	Round 22
24/01/16	SA	Sampdoria – Napoli				2:4	Round 21

Here are the last 3 games of CARPI:  2 draws, 1 lost

03/02/16	SA	Fiorentina – Carpi				2:1	Round 23
30/01/16	SA	Carpi – Palermo				1:1	Round 22
24/01/16	SA	Inter – Carpi				1:1	Round 21

 

Photo: facebook.com/SSCNapoli

 

SASSUOLO – PALERMO
Mapei Stadium
Referee: MARIANI
Assistants: MANGANELLI – LO CICERO
Fourth Official: DI VUOLO
ADD1: VALERI
ADD2 ROS
15:00

Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Sassuolo, 8th position with 33 points and a goal difference of “0”
Palermo, 16th position with 25 points and a negative goal difference of -13

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	Goals	DIFF	Points
8	Sassuolo	23	8	9	6	26:26	0	33
16	Palermo	23	7	4	12	24:37	-13	25

 

Pressure for Palermo to win the away game to avoid falling down in the relegation zone.  There are only 3 precedents between Sassuolo vs Palermo at the Mapei Stadium.  Stats showing Sassuolo with 1 win, 1 draw, and Palermo with 1 win.

Stats BEFORE the game.  Top scorer of SASSUOLO: Domenico Berardi with 4 goals

Top scorer of PALERMO: Alberto Gilardino with 6 goals

SASSUOLO	Goals	Goals	PALERMO
Berardi, Domenico	4	6	Gilardino, Alberto
Floccari, Sergio	4	4	Hiljemark, Oscar
Sansone, Nicola	3	3	Vazquez, Franco
Acerbi, Francesco	3	2	Goldaniga, Edoardo
Floro Flores, Antonio	3	2	Trajkovski, Aleksandar

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

02/02/16	SA	Sassuolo – Roma				0:2	Round 23
30/01/16	SA	Atalanta – Sassuolo				1:1	Round 22
24/01/16	SA	Sassuolo – Bologna				0:2	Round 21

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

03/02/16	SA	Palermo – Milan				0:2	Round 23
30/01/16	SA	Carpi – Palermo				1:1	Round 22
24/01/16	SA	Palermo – Udinese				4:1	Round 21

 

Photo:  facebook.com/officialsassuolocalcio

 

TORINO – CHIEVO VERONA
Olimpico di Torino Stadium
Referee: ROCCHI
Assistants: PRETI – PRENNA
Fourth Official: TASSO
ADD1: CERVELLERA
ADD2: GHERSINI
15:00

Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Torino, 11th position with 28 points and a negative goal difference of -1
Chievo Verona, 12th position with 27 points and a negative goal difference of -4

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	Goals	DIFF	Points
11	Turin	23	7	7	9	29:30	-1	28
12	Chievo	23	7	6	10	27:31	-4	27

 

There are 7 precedents between Torino vs Chievo Verona at the Olimpico di Torino Stadium.  Stats showing Torino with 5 wins, 2 draws.  Chievo have not won a game against Torino in Turin and look to win it this time.  Out of the 17 goals, Torino scoring 13 goals and Chievo 4 goals.

Stats BEFORE the game.  Top scorer of TORINO: Andrea Belotti with 6 goals

Top scorer of CHIEVO VERONA: Alberto Paloschi with 8 goals

TORINO	Goals	Goals	CHIEVO VERONA
Belotti, Andrea	6	8	Paloschi, Alberto
Quagliarella, Fabio	5	4	Meggiorini, Riccardo
Baselli, Daniele	4	3	Inglese, Roberto
Lopez, Maxi	3	3	Pepe, Simone
Bovo, Cesare	2	3	Birsa, Valter

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

03/02/16	SA	Sampdoria – Turin				2:2	Round 23
31/01/16	SA	Turin – Verona				0:0	Round 22
24/01/16	SA	Fiorentina – Turin				2:0	Round 21

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

03/02/16	SA	Inter – Chievo				1:0	Round 23
31/01/16	SA	Chievo – Juventus				0:4	Round 22
24/01/16	SA	Lazio – Chievo				4:1	Round 21

 

ATALANTA – EMPOLI
Atleti Azzurri d’Italia Stadium
Referee: FABBRI
Assistants: GAVA – VALERIANI
Fourth Official: PERETTI
ADD1: DAMATO
ADD2: MARTINELLI
18:00

Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Atalanta, 13th position with 27 points and a negative goal difference of -4
Empoli,  7th position with 33 points and a negative goal difference of -3

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	Goals	DIFF	Points
7	Empoli	23	9	6	8	29:32	-3	33
13	Atalanta	23	7	6	10	23:27	-4	27

 

There are 6 precedents between Atalanta vs Empoli at the Atleti Azzurri d’Italia Stadium.  Stats showig Atalanta with 3 wins, and 3 draws.   Empoli have not won at the Azzurri yet.  Will this  be the first time?

Stats BEFORE the game.  Top scorer of ATALANTA: Alejandro Gomez with 5 goals

Top scorer of EMPOLI: Massimo Maccarone with 9 goals

ATALANTA	Goals	Goals	EMPOLI
Gomez, Alejandro	5	9	Maccarone, Massimo
Denis, German	4	5	Saponara, Riccardo
Pinilla, Mauricio	3	4	Pucciarelli, Manuel
D’Alessandro, Marco	1	2	Paredes, Leandro
Toloi, Rafael	1	2	Zielinski, Piotr

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

03/02/16	SA	Verona – Atalanta				2:1	Round 23
30/01/16	SA	Atalanta – Sassuolo				1:1	Round 22
23/01/16	SA	Frosinone – Atalanta				0:0	Round 21

Here are the last 3 games of EMPOLI: 2 draws, 1 lost

03/02/16	SA	Empoli – Udinese				1:1	Round 23
31/01/16	SA	Napoli – Empoli				5:1	Round 22
23/01/16	SA	Empoli – Milan				2:2	Round 21

Photo:   atalanta.it

 

AS ROMA – SAMPDORIA
Referee: CELI
Assistants: DE LUCA – VUOTO
Fourth Official: DE PINTO
ADD1: RUSSO
ADD2: MANGANIELLO
20:45

Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
AS Roma, 5th position with 41 points and a positive goal difference of  +17
Sampdoria, 17th position with 24 points and a negative goal difference of -6

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	Goals	DIFF	Points
5	Roma	23	11	8	4	42:25	17	41
17	Sampdoria	23	6	6	11	35:41	-6	24

 

There are 57 precedents between AS ROMA  vs SAMPDORIA at the Olimpico di Roma Stadium.  Stats showing AS Roma with 36 wins, 12 draws, and Sampdoria with 9 wins.  Out of the 150 goals, Roma scoring 104 goals and Sampdoria 46 goals.

 

Stats BEFORE the game.  Top scorer of AS ROMA: Miralem Pjanic with 8 goals

Top scorer of SAMPDORIA:  Citadin Eder with 12 goals

AS ROMA	Goals	Goals	SAMPDORIA
Pjanic, Miralem	8	12	Eder
Salah, Mohamed	6	7	Soriano, Roberto
Gervinho	6	6	Muriel, Luis
Florenzi, Alessandro	4	3	Zukanovic, Ervin
Dzeko, Edin	3	3	Correa, Joaquin

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

02/02/16	SA	Sassuolo – Roma				0:2	Round 23
30/01/16	SA	Roma – Frosinone				3:1	Round 22
24/01/16	SA	Juventus – Roma				1:0	Round 21

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

03/02/16	SA	Sampdoria – Turin				2:2	Round 23
31/01/16	SA	Bologna – Sampdoria				3:2	Round 22
24/01/16	SA	Sampdoria – Napoli				2:4	Round 21

 

Photo:  .facebook.com/officialasroma