2019-2020 Serie A Week 19 PREVIEW / Nineteenth Round on Saturday 11, Sunday 12 and Monday 13 January 2020

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Hello, my friends. Here is the 2019-2020 Serie A Week 19 PREVIEW / Nineteenth Round on Saturday 11, Sunday 12 and Monday 13 January 2020.

The race for the Scudetto continues neck to neck between Inter and Juventus having both 45 points each.   We might see a change in the leadership or the status quo will remain the same.   Here is the situation.  Inter will keep the first position if they defeat Atalanta at the Giuseppe Meazza Stadium.  It will not be an easy task because Atalanta has been conquering points with a superb performance winning the last 2 games with a 5-0 score against Parma and AC Milan.  Atalanta who are also battling in the UEFA Champions League Round of 16 will try to cause an upset at the Meazza while Inter is out of the  Champions League.

Juventus might take back the leadership only if Inter is defeated by Atalanta and the combo of Juve defeating AS Roma at the Olimpico Stadium.   Juventus motivated with the leadership of forward Cristiano Ronaldo scoring a hat-trick last week.   Roma were defeated last week by Torino with a 0-2.  The time for redemption is now for the Roman gladiators.

👉 Up to Serie A Week 18: There is a three-way race between Inter (45), Juventus (45), and Lazio (39)

⚽️ Serie A Top Scorer up to Week 18:
Lazio forward Ciro Immobile with 19 goals

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Cagliari vs AC Milan is one of the most awaited game in this round.  The challenge to see forward Zlatan Ibrahimovic helping AC Milan revive after his transfer from Los Angeles Galaxy.   Ibrahimovic made his debut with Milan last week though failed to score a goal ending the game with a goalless draw against Sampdoria.

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Results from Serie A Week 18

Top Serie A teams standing AFTER Serie A Week 18 game. First 4 qualifying for Champions League, 5 and 6 for Europa League. (Up to Monday 6 January 2020)

– INTER, 1st position with 45 points and a positive goal difference of +24

– JUVENTUS, 2nd position with 45 points and a positive goal difference of +18

– LAZIO, 3rd positions with 39 points and a positive goal difference of +23

UEFA Europa League– AS ROMA, 4th position with 35 points and a positive goal difference of +14

– ATALANTA, 5th position with 34 points and a positive goal difference of +23

– CAGLIARI, 6th position with 29 points and a positive goal difference of +6

Relegation Zone:

– BRESCIA, 18th position with 14 points and a negative goal difference of -15

– GENOA, 19th position with 14 points and a negative goal difference of -17

– SPAL, 20th position with 12 points and a negative goal difference of -16

2019 – 2020 Italy Serie A Standing – Serie A Table up to Monday 6 January 2020
Rank TEAM GD
1 Internazionale 18 14 3 1 39 15 24 45
2 Juventus 18 14 3 1 35 17 18 45
3 Lazio 17 12 3 2 40 17 23 39
4 Roma 18 10 5 3 33 19 14 35
5 Atalanta 18 10 4 4 48 25 23 34
6 Cagliari 18 8 5 5 33 27 6 29
7 Parma 18 7 4 7 24 25 -1 25
8 Napoli 18 6 6 6 28 25 3 24
9 Torino 18 7 3 8 24 26 -2 24
10 Bologna 18 6 5 7 28 30 -2 23
11 Verona 17 6 4 7 19 20 -1 22
12 Milan 18 6 4 8 16 24 -8 22
13 Udinese 18 6 3 9 14 28 -14 21
14 Sassuolo 18 5 4 9 30 31 -1 19
15 Fiorentina 18 4 6 8 22 29 -7 18
16 Sampdoria 18 4 4 10 14 27 -13 16
17 Lecce 18 3 6 9 22 36 -14 15
18 Brescia 18 4 2 12 16 31 -15 14
19 Genoa 18 3 5 10 19 36 -17 14
20 SPAL 18 3 3 12 12 28 -16 12

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Saturday 11 January 2020

CAGLIARI – AC MILAN
Sardegna Arena
Referee: ABISSO
Assistants: RANGHETTI – ROCCA
Fourth Official: DIONISI
VAR: NASCA
AVAR: DEL GIOVANE
15:00

Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Cagliari, 6th position with 29 points and a positive goal difference of +6
AC Milan, 11th position with 22 points and a negative goal difference of  -8

Pos Team P W D L Goals DIFF Points
6 Cagliari 18 8 5 5 33:27 6 29
11 Milan 18 6 4 8 16:24 -8 22

Stats BEFORE the game.  Top scorer of CAGLIARI:   Joao Pedro with 11 goals.

Top scorer of AC MILAN:  Piatek and Hernandez with 4 goals each.

cagliari Goals Goals ac milan
Pedro, Joao 11 4 Piatek, Krzysztof
Simeone, Giovanni 5 4 Hernandez, Theo
Nainggolan, Radja 4 2 Calhanoglu, Hakan
Castro, Lucas 2 2 Bonaventura, Giacomo
Ceppitelli, Luca 2 1 Suso

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

DAte TO Match FT ROund
06/01/20 SA Juventus – Cagliari 4:0 18
21/12/19 SA Udinese – Cagliari 2:1 17
16/12/19 SA Cagliari – Lazio 1:2 16

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

DAte TO Match FT ROund
06/01/20 SA Milan – Sampdoria 0:0 18
22/12/19 SA Atalanta – Milan 5:0 17
15/12/19 SA Milan – Sassuolo 0:0 16
  • Here are Cagliari vs AC Milan probable lineups.

CAGLIARI (4-3-1-2): Olsen; Faragò, Klavan, Pisacane, Lu. Pellegrini; Nandez, Cigarini, Rog; Nainggolan, Joao Pedro; Simeone. 

Subs: Rafael, Mattiello, Lykogiannis, Walukiewicz, Ionita, Birsa, Oliva, Cerri, Ragatzu, Castro.

Unavailable: Cacciatore, Ceppitelli, Cragno, Pavoletti.

No suspended players.

Coach: Rolando Maran.

AC MILAN (4-4-2): G. Donnarumma; Calabria, Musacchio, Romagnoli, Hernandez; Castillejo, Kessie, Bennacer, Calhanoglu; Ibrahimovic, Leao.

Subs Reina, Ant. Donnarumma, A. Conti, Gabbia, Rodriguez, Bonaventura, Brescianini, Krunic, Suso, Piatek, Rebic.

Unavailable: Biglia, Duarte.

No suspended players.

Coach:  Stefano Pioli.

LAZIO – NAPOLI
Olimpico di Roma Stadium
Referee: ORSATO
Assistants: TEGONI – GALETTO
Fourth Official: GIUA
VAR: PAIRETTO
AVAR: SCHENONE
18:00

Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Lazio, 3rd position with 39 points and a positive goal difference of +23
Napoli, 8th position with 24 points and a positive goal difference of +

Pos Team P W D L Goals DIFF Points
3 Lazio 17 12 3 2 40:17 23 39
8 Napoli 18 6 6 6 28:25 3 24

Stats BEFORE the game.  Top scorer of LAZIO:  Ciro Immobile with 19 goals.

Top scorer of NAPOLI:  Arek Milik with 7 goals.

lazio Goals Goals napoli
Immobile, Ciro 19 7 Milik, Arek
Correa, Joaquin 6 4 Mertens, Dries
Caicedo, Felipe 4 3 Llorente, Fernando
Alberto, Luis 3 3 Insigne, Lorenzo
Milinkovic-Savic, Sergej 3 2 Manolas, Kostas

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

DAte TO Match FT ROund
05/01/20 SA Brescia – Lazio 1:2 18
22/12/19 SC Juventus – Lazio 1:3 F
16/12/19 SA Cagliari – Lazio 1:2 16

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

DAte TO Match FT ROund
06/01/20 SA Napoli – Inter 1:3 18
22/12/19 SA Sassuolo – Napoli 1:2 17
14/12/19 SA Napoli – Parma 1:2 16
  • Here are Lazio vs Napoli probable lineups.

LAZIO (3-5-2): Strakosha; Luiz Felipe, Acerbi, S. Radu; Lazzari, Milinkovic, Leiva, Luis Alberto, Lulic; Caicedo, Immobile.

Subs: Guerrieri, Proto, Patric, Bastos, Marusic, Jony, Cataldi, V. Berisha, A. Anderson, Adekanye.

Unavailable: Correa, J. Lukaku, Vavro.

Suspended players: Parolo.

Coach: Simone Inzaghi.

NAPOLI (4-4-2): Ospina; Hysaj, Manolas, Di Lorenzo, Mario Rui; Fabian Ruiz, Allan, Zielinski, Callejon; Milik, Insigne.

Subs: Ospina, Karnezis, Luperto, Elmas, Gaetano, Younes, Llorente, Lozano.

Unavailable: Koulibaly, Ghoulam, Malcuit, Maksimovic, Meret, Mertens.

No suspended players.

Coach: Gennaro Gattuso.

INTER – ATALANTA
Giuseppe Meazza Stadium
Referee: ROCCHI
Assistants: CARBONE – GIALLATINI
Fourth Official: DOVERI
VAR: IRRATI
AVAR: VIVENZI
20:45

Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Inter, 1st position with 45 points and a positive goal difference of +24
Atalanta, 5th position with 34 points and a positive goal difference of +23

Pos Team P W D L Goals DIFF Points
1 Inter 18 14 3 1 39:15 24 45
5 Atalanta 18 10 4 4 48:25 23 34

Stats BEFORE the game.  Top scorer of INTER:  Romelu Lukaku with 14 goals.

Top scorer of ATALANTA:  Luis Muriel with 10 goals.

inter Goals Goals atalanta
Lukaku, Romelu 14 10 Muriel, Luis
Martinez, Lautaro 9 9 Ilicic, Josip
Sensi, Stefano 3 6 Zapata, Duvan
Candreva, Antonio 2 6 Gomez, Papu
Gagliardini, Roberto 2 5 Gosens, Robin

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

DAte TO Match FT ROund
06/01/20 SA Napoli – Inter 1:3 18
21/12/19 SA Inter – Genoa 4:0 17
15/12/19 SA Fiorentina – Inter 1:1 16

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

DAte TO Match FT ROund
06/01/20 SA Atalanta – Parma 5:0 18
22/12/19 SA Atalanta – Milan 5:0 17
15/12/19 SA Bologna – Atalanta 2:1 16
  • Here are Inter vs Atalanta probable lineups.

INTER (3-5-2): Handanovic; Godin, De Vrij, Bastoni; Candreva, Gagliardini, Brozovic, Sensi, Biraghi; L. Martinez, R. Lukaku.

Subs: Padelli, Berni, Ranocchia, Asamoah, Dimarco, Lazaro, Borja Valero, Vecino, Barella, Politano, Sanchez, Esposito.

Unavailable: D’Ambrosio, Bastoni.

Suspended players: Skriniar, Barella.

Coach: Antonio Conte.

ATALANTA (3-4-1-2): Gollini; Toloi, Djimsiti, Palomino; Castagne, De Roon, Pasalic, Gosens; Gomez; Ilicic, D. Zapata.

Subs Sportiello, F. Rossi, Masiello, Okoli, Hateboer, Malinovskyi, Freuler, Traore, Muriel.

No suspended players.

Coach: Gian Piero Gasperini.

Sunday 12 January 2020

UDINESE – SASSUOLO 
Dacia Arena
Referee: VOLPI
Assistants: PERETTI – COSTANZO
Fourth Official: PASQUA
VAR: MARESCA
AVAR: LONGO
12:30

Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Udinese, 13th position with 21 points and a negative goal difference of -14
Sassuolo, 14th position with 19 points and a negative goal difference of -1

Pos Team P W D L Goals DIFF Points
13 Udinese 18 6 3 9 14:28 -14 21
14 Sassuolo 18 5 4 9 30:31 -1 19

Stats BEFORE the game.  Top scorer of UDINESE:   Okaka, Lasagna, and De Paul with 3 goals each.

Top scorer of SASSUOLO: Berardi and Caputo with 8 goals each.

udinese Goals Goals sassuolo
Okaka, Stefano 3 8 Berardi, Domenico
Lasagna, Kevin 3 8 Caputo, Francesco
De Paul, Rodrigo 3 4 Boga, Jeremie
Fofana, Seko 1 3 Djuricic, Filip
Sema, Ken 1 3 Traore, Hamed Junior

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

DAte TO Match FT ROund
06/01/20 SA Lecce – Udinese 0:1 18
21/12/19 SA Udinese – Cagliari 2:1 17
15/12/19 SA Juventus – Udinese 3:1 16

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

date TO Match FT ROund
05/01/20 SA Genoa – Sassuolo 2:1 18
22/12/19 SA Sassuolo – Napoli 1:2 17
18/12/19 SA Brescia – Sassuolo 0:2 7
  • Here are Udinese vs Sassuolo probable lineups.

UDINESE (3-5-2): Musso; De Maio, Ekong, Nuytinck; Stryger, Fofana, Mandragora, De Paul, Sema; Okaka, Nestorovski.

Subs: Nicolas, Perisan, Sierralta, Becao, Opoku, Ter Avest, Walace,  Jajalo, Barak, Pussetto, Lasagna, Teodorczyk.

Unavailable: Samir.

No suspended players.

Coach: Luca Gotti.

SASSUOLO (4-2-3-1): Consigli; Toljan, G. Ferrari, Romagna, Kyriakopoulos; Magnanelli, Obiang; Djuricic, J. Traore, Boga; Caputo.

Subs: Pegolo, Turati, Peluso, Muldur, Rogerio, Tripaldelli, Mazzitelli, Ghion, Bourabia, Raspadori.

Unavailable: Chiriches, Defrel, Marlon, Duncan.

Suspended players: D. Berardi, Locatelli.

Coach:  Roberto De Zerbi.

FIORENTINA – SPAL
Artemio Franchi Stadium
Referee: LA PENNA
Assistants: BACCINI – BRESMES
IV: ABBATTISTA
Fourth Official: DI PAOLO
AVAR: VALERIANI
15:00

Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Fiorentina, 15th position with 18 points and a negative goal difference of -7
SPAL, 20th position with 12 points and a negative goal difference of -16

Pos Team P W D L Goals DIFF Points
15 Fiorentina 18 4 6 8 22:29 -7 18
20 Spal 18 3 3 12 12:28 -16 12

Stats BEFORE the game.  Top scorer of FIORENTINA:  Milenkovic, Pulgar, Vlahovic, and Castrovilli with 3 goals each.

Top scorer of SPAL:  Andrea Petagna with 6 goals.

fiorentina Goals Goals spal
Milenkovic, Nikola 3 6 Petagna, Andrea
Pulgar, Erick 3 2 Kurtic, Jasmin
Vlahovic, Dusan 3 2 Di Francesco, Federico
Castrovilli, Gaetano 3 1 Valoti, Mattia
Chiesa, Federico 2 1 Strefezza, Gabriel

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

DAte TO Match FT ROund
06/01/20 SA Bologna – Fiorentina 1:1 18
20/12/19 SA Fiorentina – Roma 1:4 17
15/12/19 SA Fiorentina – Inter 1:1 16

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

DAte TO Match FT ROund
05/01/20 SA Spal – Verona 0:2 18
21/12/19 SA Torino – Spal 1:2 17
15/12/19 SA Roma – Spal 3:1 16
  • Here are Fiorentina vs SPAL probable lineups.

FIORENTINA (3-4-1-2): Dragowski; Milenkovic, Ger. Pezzella, Caceres; Lirola, Pulgar, Benassi, Dalbert; Castrovilli; Vlahovic, Chiesa.

Subs: Terracciano, Venuti, Ranieri, Ceccherini, Cristoforo, Zurkowski, Badelj,  Eysseric, Boateng, Ghezzal, Sottil, Pedro.

Unavailable: Ribery.

No suspended players.

Coach:  Giuseppe Iachini.

SPAL (3-5-2): E. Berisha; Cionek, Vicari, Igor; Strefezza, Valoti, Missiroli, Murgia, Reca; Petagna, Di Francesco.

Subs: Thiam, Letica, Felipe, Salamon, Cannistrà, Valdifiori, Tunjov, Mastrilli, Floccari, Paloschi, Jankovic.

Unavailable: Fares, D’Alessandro.

Suspended players: Tomovic.

Coach: Leonardo Semplici.

SAMPDORIA – BRESCIA
Luigi Ferraris Stadium
Referee: CALVARESE
Assistants: GORI – MUTO
Fourth Official: MANGANIELLO
VAR: DI BELLO
AVAR: MANGANELLI
15:00

Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Sampdoria, 16th position with 16 points and a negative goal difference of -13
Brescia, 19th position with 14 points and a negative goal difference of -15

Pos Team P W D L Goals DIFF Points
16 Sampdoria 18 4 4 10 14:27 -13 16
19 Brescia 18 4 2 12 16:31 -15 14

Stats BEFORE the game.  Top scorer of SAMPDORIA:  Manolo Gabbiadini with 4 goals.

Top scorer of BRESCIA:  Mario Balotelli with 5 goals.

sampdoria Goals Goals brescia
Gabbiadini, Manolo 4 5 Balotelli, Mario
Quagliarella, Fabio 3 4 Donnarumma, Alfredo
Ramirez, Gaston 3 1 Torregrossa, Ernesto
Caprari, Gianluca 2 1 Romulo
Jankto, Jakub 1 1 Cistana, Andrea

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

DAte TO Match FT ROund
06/01/20 SA Milan – Sampdoria 0:0 18
18/12/19 SA Sampdoria – Juventus 1:2 17
14/12/19 SA Genoa – Sampdoria 0:1 16

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

DAte TO Match FT ROund
05/01/20 SA Brescia – Lazio 1:2 18
22/12/19 SA Parma – Brescia 1:1 17
18/12/19 SA Brescia – Sassuolo 0:2 7
  • Here are Sampdoria vs Brescia probable lineups.

SAMPDORIA (4-4-2): Audero; Bereszynski, Chabot, Murillo, Murru; Thorsby, Vieira, Ekdal, Linetty; Quagliarella, Gabbiadini.

Subs: Seculin, Falcone, Augello, Regini, E. Rigoni, Bertolacci, Jankto, Leris, Bonazzoli, Caprari, Maroni.

Unavailable: Barreto, Ferrari, Ramirez.

Suspended players: Colley, Depaoli.

Coach: Claudio Ranieri.

BRESCIA (4-3-1-2): Joronen; Sabelli, Mangraviti, Chancellor, Mateju; Bisoli, Viviani, Romulo; Spalek; Torregrossa, Balotelli.

Subs: Alfonso, Andrenacci, Gastaldello, Magnani, Semprini, Ndoj, Zhmral, Alfr. Donnarumma, Ayé, Morosini.

Unavailable: Dessena.

Suspended players: Tonali, Cistana.

Coach: Eugenio Corini.

TORINO – BOLOGNA
Olimpico di Torino Stadium
Referee: PICCININI
Assistants: PRENNA – MONDIN
Fourth Official: MARINI
VAR: BANTI
AVAR: DE MEO
15:00

Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Torino, 9th position with 24 points and a negative goal difference of -2
Bologna, 10th position with 23 points and a negative goal difference of -2

Pos Team P W D L Goals DIFF Points
9 Torino 18 7 3 8 24:26 -2 24
10 Bologna 18 6 5 7 28:30 -2 23

Stats BEFORE the game.  Top scorer of TORINO:  Andrea Belotti with 9 goals.

Top scorer of BOLOGNA:  Orsolini and Palacio with 5 goals each.

torino Goals Goals bologna
Belotti, Andrea 9 5 Orsolini, Riccardo
Ansaldi, Cristian 4 5 Palacio, Rodrigo
Berenguer, Alex 4 4 Sansone, Nicola
Zaza, Simone 3 3 Soriano, Roberto
Rincon, Tomas 1 2 Bani, Mattia

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

DAte TO Match FT ROund
05/01/20 SA Roma – Torino 0:2 18
21/12/19 SA Torino – Spal 1:2 17
15/12/19 SA Verona – Torino 3:3 16

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

DAte TO Match FT ROund
06/01/20 SA Bologna – Fiorentina 1:1 18
22/12/19 SA Lecce – Bologna 2:3 17
15/12/19 SA Bologna – Atalanta 2:1 16
  • Here are Torino vs Bologna probable lineups.

TORINO (3-4-2-1): Sirigu; Izzo, Nkoulou, Bremer; De Silvestri, Lukic, Rincon, Aina; Verdi, Berenguer; Belotti.

Subs.: Ujkani, Rosati, Djidji, Bonifazi, Laxalt, Meitè, Adopo, Millico, Zaza.

Unavailable: Ansaldi, Baselli, Edera, Iago Falque, Lyanco, Parigini.

No suspended players.

Coach: Walter Mazzarri.

BOLOGNA (4-2-3-1): Skorupski; Tomiyasu; L. Danilo, Bani, Denswil; Medel, Poli; Orsolini, Soriano, Sansone, Palacio.

Subs Da Costa, Sarr, Paz, Corbo, Skov Olsen, Schouten, Dzemaili, Svanberg, Santander, Juwara.

Unavailable: Krejci, Dijks.

No suspended players.

Coach:  Sinisa Mihajlovic.

HELLAS VERONA – GENOA
Marc’Antonio Bentegodi Stadium
Referee: MARIANI
Assistants: BINDONI – DI IORIO
Fourth Official: CHIFFI
VAR: VALERI
AVAR: LO CICERO
18:00

Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Hellas Verona, 12th position with 22 points and a negative goal difference of -1
Genoa, 18th position with 14 points and a negative goal difference of -17

Pos Team P W D L Goals DIFF Points
12 Verona 17 6 4 7 19:20 -1 22
18 Genoa 18 3 5 10 19:36 -17 14

Stats BEFORE the game.  Top scorer of HELLAS VERONA:  Samuel Di Carmine with 3 goals.

Top scorer of GENOA:  Christian Kouame with 5 goals.

Hellas Verona Goals Goals Genoa
Di Carmine, Samuel 3 5 Kouame, Christian
Faraoni, Davide 2 4 Criscito, Domenico
Pazzini, Giampaolo 2 4 Pandev, Goran
Veloso, Miguel 2 2 Pinamonti, Andrea
Pessina, Matteo 2 1 Sturaro, Stefano

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

DAte TO Match FT Round
05/01/20 SA Spal – Verona 0:2 18
15/12/19 SA Verona – Torino 3:3 16
07/12/19 SA Atalanta – Verona 3:2 15

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

DAte TO Match FT ROund
05/01/20 SA Genoa – Sassuolo 2:1 18
21/12/19 SA Inter – Genoa 4:0 17
14/12/19 SA Genoa – Sampdoria 0:1 16
  • Here are Hellas Verona vs Genoa probable lineups.

HELLAS VERONA (3-4-2-1): Silvestri; Rrahmani, Kumbulla, Gunter; Faraoni, Amrabat, Veloso, Lazovic; Zaccagni, Verre; Stepinski.

Subs: A. Berardi, Radunovic, Dawidowicz, Vitale, Bocchetti, Adjapong, Henderson, Danzi, Badu, Pessina, Di Carmine, Pazzini.

Unavailable: Bessa, Empereur, Salcedo, Tupta.

No suspended players.

Coach:  Ivan Juric.

GENOA (3-5-2): Perin; C. Zapata, Romero, Criscito; Ankersen, Schöne, Radovanovic, Sturaro, Pajac; Pandev, Destro.

Subs: Marchetti, Radu, Biraschi, Goldaniga, Jagiello, Ghiglione, Agudelo, Cassata, Behrami, Favilli, Sanabria, Pinamonti.

Unavailable: Kouame, Lerager.

No suspended players.

Coach: Davide Nicola.

AS ROMA – JUVENTUS
Olimpico di Roma Stadium
Referee: GUIDA
Assistants: MELI – FIORITO
Fourth Official: GIACOMELLI
VAR: MAZZOLENI
AVAR: PAGANESSI
20:45

Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
AS Roma, 4th position with 35 points and a positive goal difference of +14
Juventus, 2nd position with 45 points and a positive goal difference of +18

Pos Team P W D L Goals DIFF Points
2 Juventus 18 14 3 1 35:17 18 45
4 Roma 18 10 5 3 33:19 14 35

Stats BEFORE the game.  Top scorer of AS ROMA:  Edin Dzeko with 7 goals.

Top scorer of JUVENTUS:  Cristiano Ronaldo with 13 goals.

AS Roma Goals Goals Juventus
Dzeko, Edin 7 13 Ronaldo, Cristiano
Kolarov, Aleksandar 5 5 Higuain, Gonzalo
Zaniolo, Nicolo 4 5 Dybala, Paulo
Mkhitaryan, Henrikh 3 3 Pjanic, Miralem
Kluivert, Justin 3 3 Bonucci, Leonardo

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

DAte TO Match FT ROund
05/01/20 SA Roma – Torino 0:2 18
20/12/19 SA Fiorentina – Roma 1:4 17
15/12/19 SA Roma – Spal 3:1 16

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

DAte TO Match FT ROund
06/01/20 SA Juventus – Cagliari 4:0 18
22/12/19 SC Juventus – Lazio 1:3 F
18/12/19 SA Sampdoria – Juventus 1:2 17
  • Here are AS Roma vs Juventus probable lineups.

AS ROMA (4-2-3-1): Pau Lopez; Florenzi, Smalling, Mancini, Kolarov; Diawara, Veretout; Zaniolo, Lo Pellegrini, Perotti; Dzeko.

Subs: Mirante, Fuzato, Fazio, Spinazzola, Juan Jesus, Cetin, Cristante, Ünder, Antonucci, Kalinic.

Unavailable: Zappacosta, Santon, Pastore, Kluivert, Mkhitaryan.

No suspended players.

 Coach: Paulo Fonseca.

JUVENTUS (4-3-1-2): Szczesny; Cuadrado, Demiral, Bonucci, Alex Sandro; Rabiot, Pjanic, Matuidi; Ramsey; Ronaldo, Dybala.

Subs Buffon, Pinsoglio, Danilo, De Ligt, De Sciglio, Rugani, Emre Can, Pjaca, Bernardeschi, Douglas Costa, Higuain.

Unavailable: Chiellini, Khedira.

Suspended players: Bentancur.

Coach:  Maurizio Sarri.

Monday 13 January 2020

PARMA – LECCE
Ennio Tardini Stadium
Referee: FABBRI
Assistants: CECCONI – COLAROSSI
Fourth Official: SOZZA
VAR: MASSA
AVAR: LIBERTI
20:45

Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Parma, 7th position with 45 points and a positive goal difference of +24
Atalanta, 5th position with 34 points and a positive goal difference of +23

Pos Team P W D L Goals DIFF Points
7 Parma 18 7 4 7 24:25 -1 25
17 Lecce 18 3 6 9 22:36 -14 15

Stats BEFORE the game.  Top scorer of PARMA:  Andreas Cornelius with 5 goals.

Top scorer of LECCE:  Marco Mancosu with 5 goals.

Parma Goals Goals Lecce
Cornelius, Andreas 5 5 Mancosu, Marco
Gervinho 4 4 Lapadula, Gianluca
Kulusevski, Dejan 4 3 Calderoni, Marco
Inglese, Roberto 2 2 Farias, Diego
Kucka, Juraj 2 2 Falco, Filippo

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

DAte TO Match FT ROund
06/01/20 SA Atalanta – Parma 5:0 18
22/12/19 SA Parma – Brescia 1:1 17
14/12/19 SA Napoli – Parma 1:2 16

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

DAte TO Match FT ROund
06/01/20 SA Lecce – Udinese 0:1 18
22/12/19 SA Lecce – Bologna 2:3 17
14/12/19 SA Brescia – Lecce 3:0 16
  • Here are Parma vs Lecce probable lineups.

PARMA (4-3-3): Sepe; Darmian, Iacoponi, Alves, Gagliolo; Grassi, Scozzarella, Hernani; Kulusevski, Cornelius, Kucka.

Subs: Colombi, Alastra, Laurini, Dermaku, Gius.Pezzella, Brugman, Inglese, Adorante, Sprocati, Siligardi.

Unavailable: Gervinho, Karamoh.

Suspended players: Barillà.

Coach:  Roberto D’Aversa.

LECCE (4-3-1-2): Gabriel; Donati, Rossettini, Lucioni, Calderoni; Petriccione, Tachtsidis, Tabanelli; Mancosu; Farias, Babacar.

Subs: Riccardi, Vera, Falco, Shakov, Deiola, Meccariello, Dubickas, Vigorito, Rispoli, Lo Faso, Majer, Dell’Orco, Bleve.

Unavailable: Lapadula.

No suspended players.

Coach:   Fabio Liverani.