By Anna Italia
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Hello my friends. How are you doing? The Champions League and Europa League games are done. It’s time to get back to the Serie A. Here is the 2018-2019 Serie A Week 5 Preview for the Fifth Round on Friday 21, Saturday 22, and Sunday 23 September 2018.
The challenge is for the “19 rest of the Serie A teams” to follow Juventus! Yes, my friends, Juventus is the only team winning all their 4 games having full 12 points. Motivation is high for Juventus after winning the Champions League match despite Cristiano Ronaldo getting a red card. The race is on to continue as sole leader of the Serie A and you bet the objective for Juventus is to defeat Frosinone.
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Results from Serie A Week 4
- Inter 0 – 1 Parma
- Napoli 1 – 0 Fiorentina
- Frosinone 0 – 5 Sampdoria
- AS Roma 2 – 2 Chievo Verona
- Udinese 1 – 1 Torino
- Genoa 1 – 0 Bologna
- Juventus 2 – 1 Sassuolo
- Empoli 0 – 1 Lazio
- Cagliari 1 – 1 AC Milan
- SPAL 2 – 0 Atalanta
Top Serie A teams standing AFTER Serie A Week 4 game. First 4 qualifying for Champions League, 5 and 6 for Europa League. (as of Monday 17 September 2018)
– JUVENTUS, 1st position with 12 points and a positive goal difference of +5
– SPAL, 2nd position with 9 points and a positive goal difference of +3
–NAPOLI, 3rd positions with 9 points and a positive goal difference of “0”
– SAMPDORIA, 4th position with 7 points and a positive goal difference of +7
– FIORENTINA, 5th position with 7 points and a positive goal difference of +5
– SASSUOLO, 6th position with 7 points and a positive goal difference of +2
Relegation Zone:
– BOLOGNA 18th position with 1 point and a negative goal difference of -5
– FROSINONE, 19th position with 1 point and a negative goal difference of -10
– CHIEVO VERONA, 20th position with 1 point and a negative goal difference of -6Monday
2017- 2018 Italy Serie A Standing until Monday 17 September 2018
| Serie A Team | MP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | PTS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Juventus | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 12 | |
| 2 | S.P.A.L. 2013 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 9 | |
| 3 | Napoli | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 9 | |
| 4 | Sampdoria | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 7 | |
| 5 | Fiorentina | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 7 | |
| 6 | Sassuolo | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 7 | |
| 7 | Genoa | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 6 | |
| 8 | Lazio | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 6 | |
| 9 | AS Roma | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 5 | |
| 10 | Torino | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 5 | |
| 11 | Udinese | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 5 | |
| 12 | Cagliari | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -1 | 5 | |
| 13 | AC Milan | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 | |
| 14 | Atalanta | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 4 | |
| 15 | Inter Milan | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 4 | |
| 16 | Empoli | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | |
| 17 | Parma | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | -1 | 4 | |
| 18 | Bologna | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | -5 | 1 | |
| 19 | Frosinone | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 10 | -10 | 1 | |
| 20 | Chievo Verona | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 11 | -6 | -1 | |
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Friday 21 September 2018
SASSUOLO – EMPOLI
Mapei Stadium
Referee: LA PENNA
Assistants: GALETTO – VILLA
Fourth Official: DI MARTINO
VAR: PASQUA
AVAR: DE MEO
20:30
Sassuolo, 6th position with 7 points and a positive goal difference of +2
Empoli, 16th position with 4 points and a goal difference of “0”
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | DIFF | PTS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 |
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4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | |
| 16 |
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Empoli
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4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
Photo: facebook.com/officialsassuolocalcio
Saturday 22 September 2018
PARMA – CAGLIARI
Ennio Tardini Stadium
Referee: CALVARESE
Assistants: BOTTEGONI – MASTRODONATO
Fourth Official: MINELLI
VAR: NASCA
AVAR: TOLFO
15:00
Parma, 16th position with 4 points and a negative goal difference of -1
Cagliari, 12th position with 5 points and a negative goal difference of -1
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | Goals | DIFF | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | Cagliari | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4:5 | -1 | 5 |
| 16 | Parma Calcio | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4:5 | -1 | 4 |
Stats BEFORE the game. Top scorer of PARMA: Inglese, Dimarco, and Gervinho with 1 goal each
Top scorer of CAGLIARI: Leonardo Pavoletti with 2 goals
| Parma | Goals | Goals | Cagliari |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inglese, Roberto | 1 | 2 | Pavoletti, Leonardo |
| Dimarco, Federico | 1 | 1 | Pedro, Joao |
| Gervinho | 1 |
Stats. Here are the last 3 games of PARMA: 1 win, 1 draw, 1 lost
| 15/09/18 | SA | Inter – Parma Calcio | 0:1 | 4 | |||
| 07/09/18 | CFG | Parma Calcio – Livorno | 1:1 | ||||
| 01/09/18 | SA | Parma Calcio – Juventus | 1:2 | 3 |
Stats. Here are the last 3 games of CAGLIARI: 2 wins, 1 draw
| 16/09/18 | SA | Cagliari – Milan | 1:1 | 4 | |||
| 06/09/18 | CFG | Cagliari – Olbia | 1:0 | ||||
| 02/09/18 | SA | Atalanta – Cagliari | 0:1 | 3 |
Photo: twitter.com/ParmaCalcio_en
FIORENTINA – SPAL
Artemio Franchi Stadium
Referee: GHERSINI
Assistants: POSADO – ROCCA
Fourth Official: ILLUZZI
VAR: CHIFFI
AVAR: GIALLATINI
18:00
Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Spal, 3rd position with 9 points and a positive goal difference of +3
Fiorentina, 6th position with 7 points and a positive goal difference of +5
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | Goals | DIFF | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Spal | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4:1 | 3 | 9 |
| 6 | Fiorentina | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8:3 | 5 | 7 |
Stats BEFORE the game. Top scorer of FIORENTINA: Marco Benassi with 3 goals
Top scorer of SPAL: Andrea Petagna with 2 goals
| Fiorentina | Goals | Goals | Spal |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benassi, Marco | 3 | 2 | Petagna, Andrea |
| Simeone, Giovanni | 2 | 1 | Kurtic, Jasmin |
| Milenkovic, Nikola | 1 | 1 | Antenucci, Mirko |
| Gerson | 1 | ||
| Chiesa, Federico | 1 |
Stats. Here are the last 3 games of FIORENTINA: 1 win, 1 draw, 1 lost
| 19/09/18 | SA | Sampdoria – Fiorentina | 1:1 | 1 | |||
| 15/09/18 | SA | Napoli – Fiorentina | 1:0 | 4 | |||
| 02/09/18 | SA | Fiorentina – Udinese | 1:0 | 3 |
Here are the last 3 games of SPAL: 2 wins, 1 lost
| 7/09/18 | SA | Spal – Atalanta | 2:0 | 4 | |||
| 02/09/18 | SA | FC Torino – Spal | 1:0 | 3 | |||
| 26/08/18 | SA | Spal – Parma Calcio | 1:0 | 2 |
SAMPDORIA – INTER
Luigi Ferraris Stadium
Referee: GUIDA
Assistants: MELI – PAGANESSI
Fourth Official: PICCININI
VAR: FABBRI
AVAR: VUOTO
20:30
Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Sampdoria, 5th position with 7 points and a positive goal difference of +7
Inter, 14th position with 4 points and a positive goal difference of +1
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | Goals | DIFF | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Sampdoria | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9:2 | 7 | 7 |
| 14 | Inter | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5:4 | 1 | 4 |
Stats BEFORE the game. Top scorer of SAMPDORIA: Gregoire Defrel with 4 goals
Top scorer of INTER: Ivan Perisic with 2 goals
| Sampdoria | Goals | Goals | Inter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Defrel, Gregoire | 4 | 2 | Perisic, Ivan |
| Caprari, Gianluca | 2 | 1 | de Vrij, Stefan |
| Quagliarella, Fabio | 2 | 1 | Nainggolan, Radja |
| Kownacki, Dawid | 1 | 1 | Candreva, Antonio |
Stats. Here are the last 3 games of SAMPDORIA: 1 win, 1 draw, 1 lost
| 19/09/18 | SA | Sampdoria – Fiorentina | 1:1 | 1 | |||
| 15/09/18 | SA | Frosinone – Sampdoria | 0:5 | 4 | |||
| 08/09/18 | CFG | Spezia – Sampdoria | 2:1 |
Stats. Here are the last 3 games of INTER: 2 wins, 1 lost
| 18/09/18 | UCLG | Inter – Tottenham | 2:1 | 1 | |||
| 15/09/18 | SA | Inter – Parma Calcio | 0:1 | 4 | |||
| 01/09/18 | SA | Bologna – Inter | 0:3 | 3 |
Photo: twitter.com/sampdoria_en
Sunday 23 September 2018
TORINO – NAPOLI
Olimpico di Torino Stadium
Referee: IRRATI
TEGONI – PASSERI
IV: BANTI
VAR: MAZZOLENI
AVAR: TONOLINI
12:30
Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Torino, 12th position with 5 points and a goal difference of “0”
Napoli, 4th position with 9 points and a goal difference of “0”
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | Goals | DIFF | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Napoli | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6:6 | 0 | 9 |
| 12 | FC Torino | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4:4 | 0 | 5 |
Napoli rushing to keep up the race for the Scudetto being -3 points below Juventus in the first position with 12 points. Torino down in the 12th position with only 5 points winning just 1 game this season.
Stats BEFORE the game. Top scorer of TORINO: Soualiho Meite with 2 goals
Top scorer of NAPOLI: Lorenzo Insigne and Piotr Zielinski with 2 goals each
| Torino | Goals | Goals | Napoli |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meite, Soualiho | 2 | 2 | Insigne, Lorenzo |
| Belotti, Andrea | 1 | 2 | Zielinski, Piotr |
| N’Koulou, Nicolas | 1 | 1 | Milik, Arek |
| 1 | Mertens, Dries |
Stats. Here are the last 3 games of TORINO: 1 win, 2 draws
| DATE | TO | Match | FT | ROUND | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16/09/18 | SA | Udinese – FC Torino | 1:1 | 4 | |||
| 02/09/18 | SA | FC Torino – Spal | 1:0 | 3 | |||
| 26/08/18 | SA | Inter – FC Torino | 2:2 | 2 |
Stats. Here are the last 3 games of NAPOLI: 1 win, 1 draw, 1 lost
| DATE | TO | Match | FT | ROund | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18/09/18 | UCLG | цз – Napoli | 0:0 | 1 | |||
| 15/09/18 | SA | Napoli – Fiorentina | 1:0 | 4 | |||
| 02/09/18 | SA | Sampdoria – Napoli | 3:0 | 3 |
BOLOGNA – AS ROMA
Renato Dall’Ara Stadium
Referee: MASSA
Assistants: PRETI – LIBERTI
Fourth Official: SERRA
VAR: DI BELLO
AVAR: DI LIBERATORE
15:00
CHIEVO VERONA – UDINESE
Marc’Antonio Bentegodi Stadium
Referee: PAIRETTO
Assistants: ALASSIO – DI VUOLO
Fourth Official: VOLPI
VAR: AURELIANO
AVAR: MANGANELLI
15:00
LAZIO – GENOA
Olimpico di Roma Stadium
Referee: ABISSO
Assistants: FIORITO – DI IORIO
Fourth Official: GIUA
VAR: MARESCA
AVAR: LONGO
15:00
AC MILAN – ATALANTA
San Siro Stadium
Referee: DOVERI
Assistants: RANGHETTI – MARRAZZO
Fourth Official: MANGANIELLO
VAR: ORSATO
AVAR: PERETTI
18:00
Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
AC Milan, 15th position with 4 points and a goal difference of “0”
Atalanta, 13th position with 4 points and a positive goal difference of +1
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | DIFF | PTS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 |
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4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | |
| 15 |
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
Wake up call for AC Milan to start collecting points and climb the Serie A standing if they want to be in the Champions League zone and same for Atalanta. Both teams having 4 points each.
FROSINONE – JUVENTUS
Matusa Stadium
Referee: GIACOMELLI
Assistants: MONDIN – SANTORO
Fourth Official: MARINELLI
VAR: MARIANI
AVAR: DEL GIOVANE
20:30
Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Juventus, 1st position with 12 points and a positive goal difference of +5
Frosinone, 19th position with 1 point and a negative goal difference of -10
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | Goals | DIFF | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Juventus | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9:4 | 5 | 12 |
| 19 | Frosinone | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0:10 | -10 | 1 |
Juventus leading the first position being the only team winning their 4 games having full 12 points. Frosinone in the relegation zone not only without winning a game, but not even scoring a goal.
Stats BEFORE the game. Top scorer of FROSINONE: None
Top scorer of JUVENTUS: Cristiano Ronaldo and Mario Mandzukic with 2 goals each
| Frosinone | Goals | Goals | Juventus |
|---|---|---|---|
| ——- | — | 2 | Ronaldo, Cristiano |
| 2 | Mandzukic, Mario | ||
| 1 | Bernardeschi, Federico | ||
| 1 | Matuidi, Blaise | ||
| 1 | Khedira, Sami |
Stats. Here are the last 3 games of FROSINONE: 1 draw, 2 lost
| DAte | TO | Match | FT | ROund | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15/09/18 | SA | Frosinone – Sampdoria | 0:5 | 4 | |||
| 02/09/18 | SA | Lazio – Frosinone | 1:0 | 3 | |||
| 26/08/18 | SA | Frosinone – Bologna | 0:0 | 2 |
Stats. Here are the last 3 games of JUVENTUS:
Photo: twitter.com/juventusfcen
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