By Anna Italia
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Hello my friends. Here is the Serie A PREVIEW for Week 18 on Saturday 10 and Sunday 11 January, 2015. Mamma mia, hello, hello, we are set for an exciting round because the Serie A leadership might change ! Here is the situation. Juventus leading with 40 points while AS Roma following in the second position with 39 points. Simply put, there is only 1 point difference!
What might happen? If Juventus lose against Napoli at the San Paolo Stadium and AS Roma defeat or draw with Lazio…. we will have new leaders with the Roman gladiators commanding. It’s a tough situation for Juventus going to Naples to grab the full 3 points while Roma are playing the Derby della Capitale against Lazio at the Olimpico di Roma stadium. Napoli vs Juventus will be broadcasted in all 5 continents through most important networks. An all Argentinian forward duel between Juventus forward Carlos Tevez and Napoli forward Gonzalo Higuain…. Napoli already defeated Juventus in Dubai winning the Supercoppa Italiana, will it be a revenge for Juventus? Will Napoli win again to secure their dominion over Juve?
It’s an amazing round not only for the Derby della Capitale, but also because the first 3 position might change! So far, Juventus are owner of their won destiny because they can keep the first position winning their game against Napoli. Simply put, Lazio and Napoli have 30 points each and both need to win their games too. For Lazio, a victory against Roma means keeping the third position. Now, if Napoli defeat Juventus and Roma defeat Lazio, wow, wow, wow, we will have a switch order with Napoli taking over the third position and Roma the first position. It’s just a round to keep both eyes open and not blink…..
Awaited debuts in Serie A in this round include Lukas Podolski and Xherdan Shaqiri for Inter and forward Alessio Cerci with AC Milan.
The top scorer up to Round 17: Juventus forward Carlos Tevez with 11 goals
Top Serie A teams standing AFTER Serie A Week 17 games. First 3 qualifying for Champions League, 4 and 5 for Europa League.
–Juventus, 1st position with 40 points and a positive goal difference of +27
–AS Roma, 2nd position with 39 points and a positive goal difference of +18
–LAZIO, 3rd positions with 30 points points and a positive goal difference of +12
– NAPOLI, 4th position with 30 points and a positive goal difference of +11
–GENOA, 5th position with 27 points and a positive goal difference of +6
Relegation Zone: Cagliari, 18th position with 12 points and a negative goal difference of -13
– PARMA, 19th position with 9 points and a negative goal difference of -19
CESENA, 20th position with 9 points and a negative goal difference of -20
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Saturday 10 January 2015
- Serie A Week 18 / 18ª Giornata Andata
SASSUOLO – UDINESE
Mapei Stadium
Referee: MASSA
Assistants: DI FIORE – DEL GIOVANE
Fourth Official: DOBOSZ
ADD1: GHERSINI
ADD2: LA PENNA
18:00
Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Sassuolo, 10th position with 23 points and a negative goal difference of -3
Udinese, 11th position with 22 points and a negative goal difference of -3
Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | Goals | DIFF | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
10 | Sassuolo | 17 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 19:22 | -3 | 23 |
11 | Udinese | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 20:23 | -3 | 22 |
It’s a direct challenge with just 1 point difference. Sassuolo with a high motivation after accomplishing an important victory last week by defeating AC Milan at the San Siro Stadium. Now, it’s time for Sassuolo to delight their fans by winning the home game against Udinese.
Situation for Udinese becoming tense after their lost against AS Roma last week at the Olimpico Stadium.
There are 2 precedents for Sassuolo vs Udinese in Serie A. Udinese winning both games. Sassuolo are on a positive note and a home victory will be a perfect way to continue a successful 2015.
Stats BEFORE the game. Top scorer for SASSUOLO: Forward Simone Zaza with 6 goals
Top scorer for UDINESE: Forward Antonio Di Natale with 8 goals
Sassuolo | Goals | Goals | Udinese |
---|---|---|---|
Zaza, Simone | 6 | 8 | Di Natale, Antonio |
Berardi, Domenico | 3 | 5 | Thereau, Cyril |
Sansone, Nicola | 2 | 2 | Fernandes, Bruno |
Taider, Saphir | 2 | 2 | Danilo |
Floccari, Sergio | 2 | 1 | Widmer, Silvan |
Stats. Here are the last 3 games of SASSUOLO: 1 win, 1 draw, 1 lost
06/01/15 | SA | Milan – Sassuolo | 1:2 | Round 17 | |||
20/12/14 | SA | Sassuolo – Cesena | 1:1 | Round 16 | |||
13/12/14 | SA | Palermo – Sassuolo | 2:1 | Round 15 |
Here are the last 3 games of UDINESE: 1 draw, 2 lost
06/01/15 | SA | Udinese – Roma | 0:1 | Round 17 | |||
21/12/14 | SA | Sampdoria – Udinese | 2:2 | Round 16 | |||
14/12/14 | SA | Udinese – Verona | 1:2 | Round 15 |
Disciplinary situation BEFORE the game. No suspended players
Here is the probable formation for Sassuolo (4-3-3): Consigli; Vrsaljko, Cannavaro, Acerbi, Longhi; Biondini, Magnanelli, Missiroli; Berardi, Zaza, N. Sansone
Unavailable: Pegolo, Manfredini, Taider
Here is the probable formation for Udinese (3-5-2): Karnezis; Heurtaux, Danilo, Domizzi; Widmer, Kone, Guilherme, Allan, G. Silva; Geijo, Di Natale
Unavailable: Wague, Muriel, Badu, Evangelista, Zapata
Photo sassuolocalcio.it
TORINO – AC MILAN
Olimpico di Torino Stadium
Referee: ROCCHI
Asssistants: POSADO – STALLONE
Fourth Official: CRISPO
ADD1: IRRATI
ADD2: BARACANI
20:45
Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Torino, 15th position with 18 points and a negative goal difference of -6
AC Milan, 8th position with 25 points and a positive goal difference of +6
Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | Goals | DIFF | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
8 | Milan | 17 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 26:20 | 6 | 25 |
15 | Turin | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 12:18 | -6 | 18 |
Disciplinary situation BEFORE the game. No suspended players
It’s a must win game for AC Milan after losing the home game last week against Sassuolo in San Siro looking their chances to grab the 3rd position disappearing. The awaited debut and pressure for the ex Torino forward Alessio Cerci who joined Milan on loan from Atletico de Madrid this month to lead his new team. Cerci played for Torino from 2012 to 2014 making 71 appearances and scoring 21 goals. Other ex Torino players include defender Ignazio Abate (at Torino during the 2008-09 season), goalkeeper Christian Abbiati (at Torino in the 2006-07 season).
Ex AC Milan players now with Torino include Matteo Darmian (came through the AC Milan Youth Sector. At Milan until 2009), Antonio Nocerino (at Milan from the 2011-12 season until the 2013-14 season).
LAST 5 MATCHES IN THE FIRST PART OF THE SEASON:
Season 2013/2014: Torino-Milan 2-2, Round 3.
Season 2012/2013: Torino-Milan 2-4, Round 16.
Season 2008/2009: Torino-Milan 2-2, Round 13.
Season 2001/2002: Torino-Milan 1-0, Round 10.
Season 1994/1995: Torino-Milan 0-0, Round 11.
Stats BEFORE the game. Top scorer for TORINO: Forward Fabio Quagliarella and Kamil Glik with 4 goals each
Top scorer for AC MILAN: Forward Jeremy Menez with 8 goals
Torino | Goals | Goals | AC Milan |
---|---|---|---|
Glik, Kamil | 4 | 8 | Menez, Jeremy |
Quagliarella, Fabio | 4 | 6 | Honda, Keisuke |
Peres, Bruno | 1 | 3 | Bonaventura, Giacomo |
Martinez, Josef | 1 | 2 | Muntari, Sulley |
Darmian, Matteo | 1 | 2 | de Jong, Nigel |
Stats. Here are the last 3 games of TORINO: 1 win, 2 draws
06/01/15 | SA | Chievo – Turin | 0:0 | Round Round 17 | |||
21/12/14 | SA | Turin – Genoa | 2:1 | Round Round 16 | |||
15/12/14 | SA | Empoli – Turin | 0:0 | Round Round 15 |
Here are the last 3 games of AC MILAN: 1 win, 1 draw, 1 lost
06/01/15 | SA | Milan – Sassuolo | 1:2 | Round 17 | |||
30/12/14 | CFG | Real Madrid – Milan | 2:4 | Friendly | |||
20/12/14 | SA | Roma – Milan | 0:0 | Round 16 |
Here is the probable formation for Torino (3-5-2): Padelli; Maksimovic, Glik, G. Silva; Peres, Vives, Gazzi, Farnerud, Darmian; Quagliarella, Martinez
Unavailable: Gillet, Masiello, El Kaddouri
Here is the probable formation for AC Milan (4-3-3): Diego Lopez; Abate, Rami, Alex, De Sciglio; Poli, De Jong, Montolivo; Bonaventura, Menez, El Shaarawy
Unavailable: Van Ginkel, Mexes, Honda, Bonera
Photo acmilan.com
Sunday 11 January 2015
INTER – GENOA
Giuseppe Meazza Stadium
Referee: RUSSO
Assistants: PADOVAN – PAGANESSI
Fourth Official: FIORITO
ADD1: DI BELLO
ADD2: FABBRI
12:30
Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Inter, 12th position with 22 points and a positive goal difference of +2
Genoa, 6th position with 27 points and a positive goal difference of +6
Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | Goals | DIFF | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
6 | Genoa | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 23:17 | 6 | 27 |
12 | Inter | 17 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 26:24 | 2 | 22 |
Disciplinary situation BEFORE the game. 3 suspended players for INTER: Kovacic (1), Ranocchia (1), Juan Jesus (4)
2 suspended players for GENOA: Perotti (2), Roncaglia (1)
Inter and Genoa got a draw last week. Inter drew with Juventus and Genoa with Atalanta. It’s now the time for Inter to win this home game. Inter fans motivated after the signing of Xherdan Shaqiri and Lucas Podoslki. Will it be the the added boost for a victory?
Out of the 67 precedents at the Giuseppe Meazza between Inter vs Genoa, stats showing Inter winning 43, Genoa winning 12, and 12 draws.
Stats BEFORE the game. Top scorer for INTER: Forward Mauro Icardi with 9 goals
Top scorer for GENOA: Genoa forward Alessandro Matri with 7 goals
Inter | Goals | Goals | Genoa |
---|---|---|---|
Icardi, Mauro | 9 | 7 | Matri, Alessandro |
Osvaldo, Pablo Daniel | 5 | 3 | Pinilla, Mauricio |
Kovacic, Mateo | 4 | 3 | Falque, Iago |
Ranocchia, Andrea | 2 | 2 | Bertolacci, Andrea |
Guarin, Fredy | 2 | 2 | Antonelli, Luca |
Stats. Here are the last 3 games of INTER: 2 draws 1 lost
06/01/15 | SA | Juventus – Inter | 1:1 | Round 17 | |||
30/12/14 | CFG | Paris St.-Germa… – Inter | 1:0 | Friendly | |||
21/12/14 | SA | Inter – Lazio | 2:2 | Round 16 |
Here are the last 3 games of GENOA: 1 draw, 2 lost
06/01/15 | SA | Genoa – Atalanta | 2:2 | Round 17 | |||
21/12/14 | SA | Turin – Genoa | 2:1 | Round 16 | |||
14/12/14 | SA | Genoa – Roma | 0:1 | ROund 15 |
Here is the probable formation for Inter (4-3-1-2): Handanovic; Campagnaro, Andreolli, Vidic, D’Ambrosio; Guarin, Medel, Kuzmanovic; Hernanes; Icardi, Podolski
Unavailable: Yuto Nagatomo
Here is the probable formation for Genoa (3-4-3): Perin; Izzo, Burdisso, De Maio; Edenilson, Bertolacci, Rincon, Antonelli; Iago, Matri, Lestienne
Unavailable: Marchese
Photo: facebook.com/InterOfficialPage
ATALANTA – CHIEVO VERONA
Atleti Azzurri D’Italia Stadium
Referee: VALERI
Assistants: PETRELLA – IORI
Fourth Official: STEFANI
ADD1: PERUZZO
ADD2: CHIFFI
15:00
Disciplinary situation BEFORE the game. 1 suspended player for ATALANTA: Benalouane (1)
2 suspended players for CHIEVO VERONA: Botta (1), Hetemaj (1)
Here is the probable formation for Atalanta (4-4-2): Sportiello; Biava, Stendardo, Dramé, Migliaccio; Zappacosta, Baselli, Carmona, Moralez; Pinella, Denis
Unavailable: Estigarribia, Raimondi, Cherubin
Here is the probable formation for Chievo Verona (4-4-2): Bizzarri; Frey, Dainelli, Cesar, Zukanovic; Birsa, Izco, Cofie, Lazarevic; Paloschi, Meggiorini
Unavailable: Gamberini, Radovanovic
CAGLIARI – CESENA
Sant’Elia Stadium
Referee: RIZZOLI
Assistants: FAVERANI – VIVENZI
Fourth Official: MARRAZZO
ADD1: MARIANI
ADD2: CANDUSSIO
15:00
Disciplinary situation BEFORE the game. 2 suspended players for CAGLIARI: Conti (1), Farias (1)
No suspended players for CESENA.
Here is the probable formation for Cagliari (4-3-3): Colombi; Balzano, Ceppitelli, Rossettini, Avelar; Dessena, Crisetig, Ekdal; Caio Rangel, Longo, Cossu
Unavailable: Sau, Ibarbo
Here is the probable formation for Cesena (3-5-1-1): Leali; Capelli, Lucchini, Magnusson; Giorgi, Carbonero, Ze Eduardo, Cascione, Mazzotta; Brienza; Hugo Almeida
Unavailable: Marilungo, Renzetti, Tabanelli
FIORENTINA – PALERMO
Artemio Franchi Stadium
Referee: MAZZOLENI
Assistants: DE LUCA – PEGORIN
Fourth Official: LA ROCCA
ADD1: GIACOMELLI
ADD2: AURELIANO
15:00
Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Fiorentina, 9th position with 24 points and a positive goal difference of +7
Palermo, 7th position with 25 points and a positive goal difference of +1
Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | Goals | DIFF | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
7 | Palermo | 17 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 27:26 | 1 | 25 |
9 | Fiorentina | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 21:14 | 7 | 24 |
There is only 1 point difference between Fiorentina and Palermo. The wake up call is for Fiorentina who are in the 9th position and their goal is to be among the top 6 positions. It’s a good New Year 2015 start for Palermo who last week humiliated Cagliari with a 5-0 at the Renzo Barbera Stadium while Fiorentina lost the away game against Parma at the Ennio Tardini Stadium.
Disciplinary situation BEFORE the game. 2 suspended players for FIORENTINA: Savic (4), Go. Rodriguez (1)
No suspended players for PALERMO.
Stats BEFORE the game. Top scorer for FIORENTINA: Khouma Babacar with 4 goals
Top scorer for PALERMO: Forward Paulo Dybala with 9 goals
Fiorentina | Goals | Goals | Palermo |
---|---|---|---|
Babacar, Khouma | 4 | 9 | Dybala, Paulo Bruno |
Cuadrado, Juan | 3 | 5 | Vazquez, Franco |
Rodriguez, Gonzalo | 2 | 4 | Rigoni, Luca |
Valero, Borja | 2 | 3 | Belotti, Andrea |
Savic, Stefan | 2 | 2 | Barreto, Edgar |
Stats. Here are the last 3 games of FIORENTINA:
06/01/15 | SA | Parma – Fiorentina | 1:0 | Round 17 | |||
21/12/14 | SA | Fiorentina – Empoli | 1:1 | Round 16 | |||
14/12/14 | SA | Cesena – Fiorentina | 1:4 | Round 15 |
Here are the last 3 games of PALERMO: 2 wins, 1 draw
06/01/15 | SA | Palermo – Cagliari | 5:0 | Round 17 | |||
21/12/14 | SA | Atalanta – Palermo | 3:3 | Round 16 | |||
13/12/14 | SA | Palermo – Sassuolo | 2:1 | Round 15 |
Here is the probable formation for Fiorentina (3-5-1-1): Tatarusanu; Tomovic, Hegazi, Basanta; Joaquin, M. Fernandez, Pizarro, B. Valero, Alonso; Cuadrado; M. Gomez
Unavailable: Rossi, Bernardeschi, Lupatelli, Vargas, Babacar, Badelj
Here is the probable formation for Palermo (3-5-2): Sorrentino; Munoz, G. Gonzalez, Feddal; Morganella, Rigoni, Maresca, Barreto, Lazaar; Vazquez, Dybala
Unavailable: Daprelà
HELLAS VERONA – PARMA
Marc’Antonio Bentegodi Stadium
Referee: GAVILLUCCI
Assistants: BIANCHI – BARBIRATI
Fourth Official: MARZALONI
ADD1: CERVELLERA
ADD2: PAIRETTO
15:00
Disciplinary situation BEFORE the game. 2 suspended players for HELLAS VERONA: Hallfredsson (1), Campanharo (1)
No suspended players for PARMA.
Here is the probable formation for Hellas Verona (5-3-2): Benussi; Martic, Moras, Sorensen, Marques, Agostini; Lazaros, Tachtsidis, Greco; Toni, N. Lopez
Unavailable: Ionita, Obbadi, Gomez, Rodriguez, Jankovic
Here is the probable formation for Parma (3-5-2): Mirante; Costa, Paletta, Lucarelli; Rispoli, J, Mauri, Lodi, Galloppa, Gobbi; Cassano, Palladino
Unavailable: Biabiany, Coda, Ghezzal, Jorquera, Acquah, Belfodil
AS ROMA – LAZIO
Olimpico di Roma Stadium
Referee: ORSATO
Assistants: TONOLINI – MANGANELLI
Fourth Official: NICOLETTI
ADD1: BANTI
ADD2: GERVASONI
15:00
Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
AS Roma, 2nd position with 39 points and a positive goal difference of +18
Lazio, 3rd position with 30 points and a positive goal difference of +12
Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | Goals | DIFF | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2 | Roma | 17 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 29:11 | 18 | 39 |
3 | Lazio | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 31:19 | 12 | 30 |
Disciplinary situation BEFORE the game. No suspended players
Stats BEFORE the game. Top scorer for AS ROMA: Forward Adem Ljajic with 6 goals
Top scorer for LAZIO: Forward Filip Djordjevic with 7 goals
AS Roma | Goals | Goals | Lazio |
---|---|---|---|
Ljajic, Adem | 6 | 7 | Djordjevic, Filip |
Destro, Mattia | 4 | 6 | Mauri, Stefano |
Nainggolan, Radja | 3 | 4 | Felipe Anderson |
Pjanic, Miralem | 3 | 3 | Parolo, Marco |
Totti, Francesco | 2 | 3 | Klose, Miroslav |
Stats. Here are the last 3 games of AS ROMA: 2 wins, 1 draw
06/01/15 | SA | Udinese – Roma | 0:1 | Round 17 | |||
20/12/14 | SA | Roma – Milan | 0:0 | Round 16 | |||
14/12/14 | SA | Genoa – Roma | 0:1 | Round 15 |
Here are the last 3 games of LAZIO: 2 wins, 1 draw
05/01/15 | SA | Lazio – Sampdoria | 3:0 | Round 17 | |||
21/12/14 | SA | Inter – Lazio | 2:2 | Round 16 | |||
13/12/14 | SA | Lazio – Atalanta | 3:0 | Round 15 |
Here is the probable formation for Roma (4-3-3): De Sanctis; Maicon, Manolas, Yanga Mbiwa, Holebas; Pjanic, De Rossi, Nainggolan; Ljajic, Totti, Iturbe
Unavailable: Ucan, Gervinho, S. Keita, Balzaretti, Castan, Sanabria
Here is the probable formation for Lazio (4-3-3): Marchetti; Basta, De Vrij, Cana, Radu; Parolo, Biglia, S. Mauri; Candreva, Djordjevic, F. Anderson
Unavailable: Ederson, Ciani, Gonzalez, Lulic, Gentiletti, Braafheid
SAMPDORIA – EMPOLI
Luigi Ferraris Stadium
Referee: TOMMASI
Assistants: GIALLATINI – LONGO
Fourth Official: TEGONI
ADD1: GUIDA
ADD2: ABISSO
15:00
Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Sampdoria, 5th position with 27 points and a positive goal difference of +5
Empoli, 14th position with 18 points and a negative goal difference of -5
Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | Goals | DIFF | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5 | Sampdoria | 17 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 22:17 | 5 | 27 |
14 | Empoli | 17 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 17:22 | -5 | 18 |
It’s time for Sampdoria’s redemption after starting 2015 with a defeat against Lazio.
Out of the 8 precedents between Sampdoria vs Empoli at the Luigi Ferraris Stadium, stats showing 7 wins for Sampdoria, 1 win for Empoli. From the 21 goals, Sampdoria scoring 19 goals while Empli scoring only 2. Simply put, chances for Sampdoria to win the home game are high considering they have collected 16 points in home games out of their current 27 points while Empoli in away games have collected only 8 points. However, nothing is taken for granted and Empoli might cause a surprise…
Disciplinary situation BEFORE the game. No suspended players for SAMPDORIA.
1 suspended player for EMPOLI: Tonelli (1)
Stats BEFORE the game. Top scorer for SAMPDORIA: Forward Manolo Gabbiadini with 7 goals
Top scorer for EMPOLI: Lorenzo Tonelli with 4 goals
Torino | Goals | Goals | Empoli |
---|---|---|---|
Gabbiadini, Manolo | 7 | 4 | Tonelli, Lorenzo |
Eder | 4 | 3 | Pucciarelli, Manuel |
Okaka, Stefano | 3 | 2 | Tavano, Francesco |
Obiang, Pedro | 2 | 2 | Maccarone, Massimo |
Gastaldello, Daniele | 2 | 2 | Rugani, Daniele |
Stats. Here are the last 3 games of SAMPDORIA: 2 draws, 1 lost
05/01/15 | SA | Lazio – Sampdoria | 3:0 | Round 17 | |||
21/12/14 | SA | Sampdoria – Udinese | 2:2 | Round 16 | |||
14/12/14 | SA | Juventus – Sampdoria | 1:1 | Round 15 |
Here are the last 3 games of EMPOLI: 3 draws
06/01/15 | SA | Empoli – Verona | 0:0 | Round 17 | |||
21/12/14 | SA | Fiorentina – Empoli | 1:1 | Round 16 | |||
15/12/14 | SA | Empoli – Turin | 0:0 | Round 15 |
Here is the probable formation for Sampdoria (4-3-1-2): Viviano; Cacciatore, Gastaldello, Romagnoli, Regini; Rizzo, Palombo, Obiang; Soriano; Okaka, Eder
Here is the probable formation for Empoli (4-3-1-2): Sepe; Hysaj, Barba, Rugani, Mario Rui; Vecino, Valdifiori, Croce; Verdi; Tavano, Maccarone
Unavailable: Guarente
Photo: sampdoria.it
NAPOLI – JUVENTUS
San Paolo Stadium
Referee: TAGLIAVENTO
Assistants: DI LIBERATORE – PASSERI
Fourth Official: COSTANZO
ADD1: DAMATO
ADD2: CALVARESE
20:45
Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Juventus, 1st position with 40 points and a positive goal difference of +27
Napoli, 4th position with 30 points and a positive goal difference of +11
Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | Goals | DIFF | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Juventus | 17 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 35:8 | 27 | 40 |
4 | Napoli | 17 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 32:21 | 11 | 30 |
Disciplinary situation BEFORE the game. No suspended players.
It’s the time for revenge or securing dominion. Napoli with a high motivation after they defeated Juventus in Dubai winning the Supercoppa Italiana. Juventus with the obligation not only to win this away game to avenge the defeat, but also because they might lose the leadership! There is just 1 point difference between Juventus 40 points and AS Roma with 39 points. That’s how importnat is for Juventus to defeat Napoli.
Out of the 70 precendents at the San Paolo Stadium between Napoli vs Juventus, stats are even with 22 wins Napoli, 22 wins Juventus, and 26 draws.
A draw won’t be enough, the whole point in this game is to win it. Napoli vs Juventus might be decided by the Argentinian forwards. Juventus Argentinian forward Carlos Tevez who is the top scorer of the Serie A with 11 goals will challenge Napoli Argentinian forward Gonzalo Higuain who is the top scorer for Napoli with 9 goals. Pressure is for both to stand and deliver winner goals.
Stats BEFORE the game. Top scorer for NAPOLI: Forwards Gonzalo Higuain and Jose Maria Callejon with 9 goals each
Top scorer for JUVENTUS: Forward Carlos Tevez with 11 goals
Napoli | Goals | Goals | Juventus |
---|---|---|---|
Higuain, Gonzalo | 9 | 11 | Tevez, Carlos |
Callejon | 9 | 5 | Vidal, Arturo |
Zapata, Duvan | 4 | 4 | Morata, Alvaro |
de Guzman, Jonathan | 3 | 4 | Llorente, Fernando |
Hamsik, Marek | 3 | 3 | Pogba, Paul |
Stats. Here are the last 3 games of NAPOLI: 3 wins
06/01/15 | SA | Cesena – Napoli | 1:4 | Round 17 | |||
22/12/14 | SC | Juventus – Napoli | 7:8 (AP) | Supercoppa Italiana | |||
18/12/14 | SA | Napoli – Parma | 2:0 | Round 16 |
Here are the last 3 games of JUVENTUS:
06/01/15 | SA | Juventus – Inter | 1:1 | Round 17 | |||
22/12/14 | SC | Juventus – Napoli | 7:8 (AP) | Supercoppa Itlaiana | |||
18/12/14 | SA | Cagliari – Juventus | 1:3 | Round 16 |
Here is the probable formation for Napoli (4-2-3-1): Rafael; Maggio, Koulibaly, Albiol, Britos; Gargano, Lopez; Callejon, Hamsik, Gabbiadini; Higuain
Unavailable: Zuniga, Michu, Insigne, Ghoulam
Here is the probable formation for Juventus (4-3-1-2): Buffon; Lichtsteiner, Bonucci, Chiellini, Padoin; Pirlo; Marchisio, Pogba; Vidal; Tevez, Llorente
Unavailable: Barzagli, Asamoah, Romulo
Photo sscnapoli.it
Let’s get the ball rolling and talk about the games, grab your snacks…
Your Predictions??? Make your calculations and changes… get your dancing pencil.. Sassuolo – Udinese Torino – AC Milan Inter – Genoa Fiorentina – Palermo Hellas Verona – Parma AS Roma – Lazio Cagliari – Cesena Sampdoria – Empoli Atalanta – Chievo Verona Napoli – JuventusNOTE: Copy and paste in the comment boxthe predictions adding your own choices. |
Anna Italia Predictions.Sassuolo – Udinese = SASSUOLO Torino – AC Milan = AC MILAN Inter – Genoa = INTER Fiorentina – Palermo = FIORENTINA Hellas Verona – Parma = VERONA AS Roma – Lazio = AS ROMA Cagliari – Cesena = CAGLIARI Sampdoria – Empoli = SAMPDORIA Atalanta – Chievo Verona = ATALANTA Napoli – Juventus = DRAW |