By Anna Italia
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Hello my friends. Here is the Preview of the Serie A Week 19 – Nineteenth Round on Saturday 9 and Sunday 10 January 2016.

It’s an exciting round!   We might see a change in the leadership.   For the moment, Inter is the sole leader with 39 points.  There is only point advantage over  Fiorentina and Napoli having both 38 points.   Inter can keep the leadership if they defeat Sassuolo at the Giuseppe Meazza Stadium.

Here is the situation.  In case of Inter losing, chances are for Fiorentina and Napoli to take over the leadership.   Fiorentina is playing the home game against Lazio while Napoli playing the away game against Frosinone.

Another interesting match is AS Roma vs AC Milan.  Tough situation for both teams.  Reportedly, Roma and Milan coaches might face sacking in case of a defeat.

Something unthinkable, though, not impossible, it might be that all 3 main contenders Inter, Fiorentina and Napoli losing their respective games.  There is one more team gaining momentum and ready for a sprint race towards the Scudetto.  Yep. that’s Juventus having 36 points only -3 points below Inter.    Juventus is playing the away game against Sampdoria at the Luigi Ferraris Stadium.

 

The top scorer up to Round 18: Napoli forward Gonzalo Higuain with 16 goals

 

 

Top Serie A teams standing AFTER Serie A Week 18 games. First 3 qualifying for Champions League, 4 and 5 for Europa League.

–INTER, 1st position with 39 points and a positive goal difference of +13

– FIORENTINA, 2nd position with 38 points and a positive goal difference of +20

– NAPOLI, 3rd positions with 38 points points and a positive goal difference of +19

– JUVENTUS , 4th position with 36 points and a positive goal difference of +17

– AS ROMA, 5th position with 33 points and a positive goal difference of +14

– SASSUOLO, 6th position with 27 points and a positive goal difference of +5

Relegation Zone: FROSINONE, 18th position with 15 points and a negative goal difference of -17

– CARPI, 19th position with 11 points and a negative goal difference of -18

– HELLAS VERONA, 20th position with 8 points and a negative goal difference of -18

 

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Saturday 9 January 2016

• Serie A Week 19 / 19ª Giornata /
  

CARPI – UDINESE
Alberto Braglia Stadium
Referee: FABBRI
Assistants: TONOLINI – MONDIN
Fourth Official: FIORITO
ADD1: DAMATO
ADD2: MINELLI
15:00

Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Udinese, 11th position with 24 points and a negative goal difference of -8
Carpi, 19th position with 11 points and a negative goal difference of -18

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	Goals	DIFF	Points
11	Udinese	18	7	3	8	17:25	-8	24
19	Carpi	18	2	5	11	15:33	-18	11

 

Tough situation for Carpi in desperate need to win this home game to dream for salvation.  A defeat will be just chaotic.  Carpi have won only 2 games this season while Udinese have won 7 games.   There are no precedents between Carpi vs Udinese.   Challenge is for Udinese to cause an upset to collect all 3 points.

Stats BEFORE the game.   Top scorer for CARPI: Marco Borriello with 4 goals

Top scorer for UDINESE: Cyril Therea with 6 goals

Carpi	Goals	Goals	Udinese
Borriello, Marco	4	6	Thereau, Cyril
Matos, Ryder	2	3	Badu, Emmanuel
Di Gaudio, Antonio	1	3	Zapata, Duvan
Marrone, Luca	1	2	Perica, Stipe
Letizia, Gaetano	1	1	Di Natale, Antonio

 

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

06/01/16	SA	Lazio – Carpi				0:0	Round 18
20/12/15	SA	Carpi – Juventus				2:3	Round 17
16/12/15	CI	Fiorentina – Carpi				0:1	1/8

 

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

06/01/16	SA	Udinese – Atalanta				2:1	Round 18
20/12/15	SA	Turin – Udinese				0:1	Round 17
17/12/15	CI	Lazio – Udinese				2:1	1/8

 

Disciplinary Situation BEFORE the game.   No suspended players

Here is the probable formation for Carpi (3-5-2): Belec; Zaccardo, Romagnoli, Gagliolo; Letizia; Cofie, Martinho, Lollo,Pasciuti;Mbakogu, Lasagna.

Unavailable: Fedele, Bubnjic, Wallace, Spolli, Borriello

Here is the probable formation for Udinese (3-5-2): Karnezis; Wague, Danilo, Felipe; Widmer, Badu, Lodi, Bruno Fernandes, Edenilson; Thereau, Perica.

Unavailable: Merkel, Pasquale, Domizzi

Photo: facebook.com/UdineseCalcio1896

 

FIORENTINA – LAZIO
Artemio Franchi Stadium
Referee: RIZZOLI
Assistants: DI FIORE – VUOTO
Fourth Official: DI LIBERATORE
ADD1: CALVARESE
ADD2: NASCA
18:00

Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Fiorentina, 3rd position with 38 points and a positive goal difference of +20
Lazio, 9th position with 24 points and a negative goal difference of -6

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	Goals	DIFF	Points
3	Fiorentina	18	12	2	4	36:16	20	38
9	Lazio	18	7	3	8	20:26	-6	24

 

Fiorentina need a victory to keep the race for the Scudetto alive.   There is only 1 point difference between Inter  with 39 points holding the 1st position.   Fiorentina can reach the first position only by defeating Lazio and hoping for Inter to lose the match against Sassuolo at the Giuseppe Meazza Stadium.

There are 66 precedents between Fiorentina vs Lazio at the Artemio Franchi.  Stats showing Fiorentina with 31 wins, 19 draws, and Lazio with 16 wins.   Fiorentina scoring 105 goals and Lazio scoring 62 goals.

Stats BEFORE the game.  Top scorer for FIORENTINA:  Nikola Kalinic with 10 goals

Top scorer for LAZIO:  Felipe Anderson with 4 goals

Fiorentina	Goals	Goals	Lazio
Kalinic, Nikola	10	4	Felipe Anderson
Ilicic, Josip	9	3	Candreva, Antonio
Babacar, Khouma	4	3	Matri, Alessandro
Valero, Borja	2	3	Biglia, Lucas
Blaszczykowski, Jakub	2	2	Kishna, Ricardo

 

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

6/01/16	SA	Palermo – Fiorentina				1:3	Round 18
20/12/15	SA	Fiorentina – Chievo				2:0	Round 17
16/12/15	CI	Fiorentina – Carpi				0:1	1/8

 

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

06/01/16	SA	Lazio – Carpi				0:0	Round 18
20/12/15	SA	Inter – Lazio				1:2	Round 17
17/12/15	CI	Lazio – Udinese				2:1	1/8

 

Disciplinary Situation BEFORE the game.  1 suspended player for FIORENTINA:  Bernardeschi (1)

No suspended players for LAZIO

Here is the probable formation for Fiorentina (3-4-2-1): Tatarusanu; Roncaglia, Rodriguez, Astori; Blaszczykowski, Vecino, Badelj, M. Alonso; B. Valero, Ilicic; Kalinic.

Here is the probable formation for Lazio (4-3-3): Berisha; Konko, Bisevac, Hoedt, Radu; Parolo, Biglia, Milinkovic-Savic; Candreva, Matri, Keita.

Unavailable: De Vrij, Lulic, Kishna, Marchetti, Gentiletti, Basta

Photo:  facebook.com/ACFFiorentina

 

AS ROMA – AC MILAN
Olimpico di Roma Stadium
Referee: ORSATO
Assistants: MANGANELLI – MELI
Fourth Official: LA ROCCA
ADD1: RUSSO
ADD2: DI BELLO
20:45

Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
AS ROMA, 5th position with 33 points and positive goal difference of +14
AC Milan, 6th position with 28 points and a positive goal difference of +2

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	Goals	DIFF	Points
5	Roma	18	9	6	3	35:21	14	33
6	Milan	18	8	4	6	24:22	2	28

 

A game full of tension seeing the Roman gladiators and AC Milan committed to win this game.   Roma are 6 points below Inter holding the first position with 39 points.  Chaos is for AC Milan who are facing the protests of the fans because the team cannot show a consistent performance.   Milan having -5 points below Roma.   On paper, Roma are favorites to win this game.

There are 80 precedents between AS Roma vs AC Milan at the Olimpico Stadium.  Stats showing Roma with 24 wins, 29 draws, and AC Milan with 27 wins.  Out of the 177 goals, Roma scoring 89 goals and Milan scoring 88 goals.

 

Stats BEFORE the game.  Top scorer for AS ROMA: Miralem Pjanic with 7 goals

Top scorer for AC MILAN: Carlos Bacca with 8 goals

AS Roma	Goals	Goals	AC Milan
Pjanic, Miralem	7	8	Bacca, Carlos
Gervinho	6	4	Bonaventura, Giacomo
Salah, Mohamed	5	3	Adriano, Luiz
Florenzi, Alessandro	4	2	Niang, Mbaye
Dzeko, Edin	3	1	Mexes, Philippe

 

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

06/01/16	SA	Chievo – Roma				3:3	Round 18
20/12/15	SA	Roma – Genoa				2:0	Round 17
16/12/15	CI	Roma – Spezia				2:4 (AP)	1/8

 

Here are the last 3 games of AC MILAN: 2 wins, 1 lost

06/01/16	SA	Milan – Bologna				0:1	Round 18
20/12/15	SA	Frosinone – Milan				2:4	Round 17
17/12/15	CI	Sampdoria – Milan				0:2	1/8

 

Photo acmilan.com

 

Sunday 10 January 2016

   

INTER – SASSUOLO
Giuseppe Meazza Stadium
Referee: DOVERI
Assistants: BARBIRATI – MARZALONI
Fourth Official: LO CICERO
ADD1: MASSA
ADD2: CANDUSSIO
12:30

Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Inter, 1st position with 39 points and a positive goal difference of +13
Sassuolo, 7th position with 28 points and a positive goal difference of +5

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	Goals	DIFF	Points
1	Inter	18	12	3	3	24:11	13	39
7	Sassuolo	17	7	7	3	22:17	5	28

 

Inter can keep the first position if winning the game despite the results of the other games.  Inter with 39 points having an advantage of +1 point ahead of Fiorentina and Napoli with 38 points each.  Sassuolo looking to stop Inter’s train and claim the victory.

There are 2 precedents between Inter vs Sassuolo at the Giuseppe Meazza Stadium.  Stats showing Inter with 2 wins wihle Sassuolo still dreaming with a victory or even a draw.

Stats BEFORE the game.  Top scorer for INTER:  Mauro Icardi with 8 goals

Top scorer for SASSUOLO:  Sergio Floccari with 4 goals

Inter	Goals	Goals	Sassuolo
Icardi, Mauro	8	4	Floccari, Sergio
Jovetic, Stevan	4	3	Sansone, Nicola
Perisic, Ivan	2	3	Floro Flores, Antonio
Ljajic, Adem	2	2	Acerbi, Francesco
Brozovic, Marcelo	2	2	Defrel, Gregoire

 

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

06/01/16	SA	Empoli – Inter				0:1	Round 18
30/12/15	CFG	Inter – Paris St.-Germa…				0:1
20/12/15	SA	Inter – Lazio				1:2	Roud 17

 

Here are the last 3 games of SASSUOLO:  1 win, 2 draws

06/01/16	SA	Sassuolo – Frosinone				2:2	Round 18
20/12/15	SA	Verona – Sassuolo				1:1	Round 17
06/12/15	SA	Sampdoria – Sassuolo				1:3	Round 15

 

Disciplinary Situation BEFORE the game.  1 suspended player for INTER: Felipe Melo (2)

1 suspended player for SASSUOLO: Pellegrini (1)

Here is the probable formation for Inter (4-4-2): Handanovic; D’Ambrosio, Miranda, Murillo, Telles; Biabiany, Medel, Guarin, Perisic; Icardi, Ljajic.
 
Here is the probable formation for Sassuolo (4-3-3): Consigli; Vrsaljko, Cannavaro, Acerbi, Peluso; Missiroli, Magnanelli, Duncan; Berardi, Falcinelli, Sansone.

Unavailable: Terranova

Photo: sassuolocalcio.it

 

ATALANTA – GENOA
Atleti Azzurri D’Italia Stadium
Referee: GUIDA
Assistants: TASSO – STALLONE
Fourth Official: PEGORIN
ADD1: IRRATI
ADD2: BARACANI
15:00

Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Genoa, 17th position with 16 points and a negative goal difference of -9
Atalanta, 11th position with 24 points and a negative goal difference of -1

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	Goals	DIFF	Points
11	Atalanta	18	7	3	8	20:21	-1	24
17	Genoa	18	4	4	10	17:26	-9	16

 

There are 31 precedents between Atalanta vs Genoa at the Aleti Azzurri D’Italia Stadium.  Stats showing Atalanta with 12 wins, 10 draws while Genoa with 9 wins.  Atalanta scoring 36 goals while Genoa scoring 33 goals.

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

Top scorer for GENOA:  Leonardo Pavoletti with 7 goals

Atalanta	Goals	Goals	Genoa
Gomez, Alejandro	5	7	Pavoletti, Leonardo
Denis, German	3	3	Gakpe, Serge
Pinilla, Mauricio	3	2	Laxalt, Diego
Toloi, Rafael	1	1	Diogo Figueras
D’Alessandro, Marco	1	1	Rincon, Tomas

 

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

06/01/16	SA	Udinese – Atalanta				2:1	Round 18
20/12/15	SA	Atalanta – Napoli				1:3	Round 17
13/12/15	SA	Chievo – Atalanta				1:0	Round 16

 

Here are the last 3 games of GENOA:  3 lost

05/01/16	SA	Genoa – Sampdoria				2:3	Round 18
20/12/15	SA	Roma – Genoa				2:0	Round 17
15/12/15	CI	Genoa – Alessandria				1:2 (OT)	1/8

 

Disciplinary Situation BEFORE the game.  1 suspended player for ATALANTA: De Roon (1)

1 suspended player for GENOA: Perotti (1)

Here is the probable formation for Atalanta (4-3-3): Sportiello; Toloi, Stendardo, Paletta, Brivio; Kurtic, Cigarini, Grassi; D’Alessandro, Denis, Gomez.

Unavailable: Raimondi, Carmona, Pinilla

Here is the probable formation for Genoa (4-3-3): Perin; Izzo, Burdisso, De Maio, Ansaldi; Rincon, Rigoni, Laxalt; Suso, Pavoletti, Gakpé.
 
Unavailable: També, Tino Costa

Photo:  atalanta.it

 

BOLOGNA – CHIEVO VERONA
Renato Dall’Ara Stadium
Referee: GAVILLUCCI
Assistants: GAVA – PAGANESSI
Fourth Official: CARBONE
ADD1: VALERI
ADD2: SAIA
15:00

Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Chievo Verona, 12th position with 23 points and a positive goal difference of +3
Bologna, 15th position with 22 points and a negative goal difference of -4

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	Goals	DIFF	Points
12	Chievo	18	6	5	7	24:21	3	23
15	Bologna	18	7	1	10	20:24	-4	22

 

There are 10 precedents between Bologna vs Chievo Verona at the Renato Dall’Ara Stadium.  Stats showing Bologna with 5 wins, 4 draws while Chievo winning only 1.  Out of the 29 goals, Bologna scoring 19 goals and Chievo scoring 10 goals.

Stats BEFORE the game.  Top scorer for BOLOGNA:  Mattia Destro with 5 goals

Top scorer for CHIEVO VERONA:  Alberto Paloschi with 8 goals

Bologna	Goals	Goals	Chievo Verona
Destro, Mattia	5	8	Paloschi, Alberto
Giaccherini, Emanuele	3	4	Meggiorini, Riccardo
Mounier, Anthony	3	3	Inglese, Roberto
Masina, Adam	2	3	Birsa, Valter
Rossettini, Luca	2	2	Castro, Lucas

 

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

06/01/16	SA	Milan – Bologna				0:1	Round 18
19/12/15	SA	Bologna – Empoli				2:3	Round 17
12/12/15	SA	Genoa – Bologna				0:1	Round 16

 

Here are the last 3 games of CHIEVO VERONA:

06/01/16	SA	Chievo – Roma				3:3	Round 18
20/12/15	SA	Fiorentina – Chievo				2:0	Round 17
13/12/15	SA	Chievo – Atalanta				1:0	Round 16

 

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

1 suspended player for CHIEVO VERONA:  Castro (1)

Here is the probable formation for Bologna (4-3-3): Mirante; Rossettini, Oikonomou, Gastaldello, Masina; Donsah, Taider, Brighi; Falco, Destro, Giaccherini.

Unavailable: Rizzo, Crisetig, Brienza, Morleo, Maietta

Here is the probable formation for Chievo Verona (4-3-1-2): Bizzarri; Cacciatore, Dainelli, Cesar, Gobbi;Pinzi, Radovanovic, Hetemaj; Birsa, Inglese, Paloschi.
 
Unavailable: Izco, Gamberini, Meggiorini

Photo: facebook.com/bfc1909official

 

FROSINONE – NAPOLI
Matusa Stadium
Referee: TAGLIAVENTO
Assistants: DE LUCA – RANGHETTI
Fourth Official: GIALLATINI
ADD1: CELI
ADD2: CHIFFI
15:00

Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Napoli, 2nd position with 38 points and a positive goal difference of +19
Frosinone, 18th position with 15 points and a negative goal difference of -17

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	Goals	DIFF	Points
2	Napoli	18	11	5	2	33:14	19	38
18	Frosinone	18	4	3	11	19:36	-17	15

 

An amazing chance for Napoli to grab the first position in case of Inter losing or getting a draw against Sassuolo.  There is only 1 point difference between Inter having 39 points and Napoli with 38 points.  Frosinone need a victory to move away from the relegation zone.

Stats BEFORE the game.  Top scorer for FROSINONE: Federico Dionisi with 6 goals

Top scorer for NAPOLI: Gonzalo Higuain with 16 goals

Frosinone	Goals	Goals	Napoli
Dionisi, Federico	6	16	Higuain, Gonzalo
Ciofani, Daniel	4	8	Insigne, Lorenzo
Blanchard, Leonardo	2	3	Allan
Sammarco, Paolo	2	3	Hamsik, Marek
Ajeti, Arlind	1	1	Gabbiadini, Manolo

 

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

06/01/16	SA	Sassuolo – Frosinone				2:2	Round 18
20/12/15	SA	Frosinone – Milan				2:4	Round 17
12/12/15	SA	Palermo – Frosinone				4:1	Round 16

 

Here are the last 3 games of NAPOLI: 3 wins

06/01/16	SA	Napoli – Turin				2:1	Round 18
20/12/15	SA	Atalanta – Napoli				1:3	Round 17
16/12/15	CI	Napoli – Verona				3:0	1/8

 

Disciplinary Situation BEFORE the game.  1 suspended player for FROSINONE: Pavlovic (1)

Here is the probable formation for Frosinone (4-4-2): Leali;M. Ciofani, Diakité, Ajeti, Crivello; Sammarco, Chibsah, Paganini, Soddimo; D. Ciofani, Dionisi.

Unavailable: Rosi, Carlini

Here is the probable formation for Napoli (4-3-3): Reina; Hysaj, Albiol, Koulibaly, Ghoulam; Allan, Jorginho, Hamsik; Callejon, Higuain, Insigne.

Photo:  facebook.com/SSCNapoli

 

HELLAS VERONA – PALERMO
Marc’Antonio Bentegodi Stadium
Referee: BANTI
Assistants: PRETI – ALASSIO
Fourth Official: PADOVAN
ADD1: GIACOMELLI
ADD2: MANGANIELLO
15:00

Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Palermo, 16th position with 18 points and a negative goal difference of -11
Hellas Verona, 20 th position with 8 points and a negative goal difference of -18

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	Goals	DIFF	Points
16	Palermo	18	5	3	10	18:29	-11	18
20	Verona	18	0	8	10	12:30	-18	8

 

It’s a must win for Hellas Verona to start gaining points towards salvation as another defeat will be just chaos.  Hellas have not won a single game this season and are last of the Serie A Table.   Palermo also in need to win this away game to avoid falling into the relegation zone.

There are 4 precedents between Hellas Verona vs Palermo at the Marc’Antonio Bentegodi Stadium.  Stats showing Verona with 3 wins and 1 draw. Palermo never winning at the Bentegodi.  Will this be the time?    Out of the 9 goals scored, Verona scoring 7 goals while Palermo scoring 2 goals.   Surely, an emotional match for the ex Luca Toni facing Palermo.

Stats BEFORE the game.  Top scorer for HELLAS VERONA:  Luca Toni with 3 goals

Top scorer for PALERMO: Alberto Gilardino with 5 goals

Hellas Verona	Goals	Goals	Palermo
Toni, Luca	3	5	Gilardino, Alberto
Pisano, Eros	2	3	Hiljemark, Oscar
Ionita, Artur	1	2	Vazquez, Franco
Helander, Filip	1	2	Goldaniga, Edoardo
Jankovic, Bosko	1	2	Gonzalez, Giancarlo

 

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

06/01/16	SA	Juventus – Verona				3:0	Round 18
20/12/15	SA	Verona – Sassuolo				1:1	Round 17
16/12/15	CI	Napoli – Verona				3:0	1/8

 

Here are the last 3 games of PALERMO:   1 win, 2 lost

06/01/16	SA	Palermo – Fiorentina				1:3	Round 18
20/12/15	SA	Sampdoria – Palermo				2:0	Round 17
12/12/15	SA	Palermo – Frosinone				4:1	Round 16

 

Disciplinary Situation BEFORE the game.  1 suspended player for HELLAS VERONA: Greco (1)

Here is the probable formation for Hellas Verona (4-4-2): Gollini; Sala, Moras, Helander, Souprayen; Hallfredsson, Viviani; Wszolek,Ionita; Siligardi; Pazzini.

Unavailable: Romulo, Albertazzi, Pisano

Here is the probable formation for Palermo (4-3-1-2): Sorrentino; Struna, Gonzalez, Goldaniga, Lazaar; Hiljemark, Jajalo, Chochev; Vazquez; Trajkovski, Gilardino.

Unavailable: Vitiello

Photo:  facebook.com/hellasveronafc1903

 

TORINO – EMPOLI
Olimpico di Torino Stadium
Referee: GERVASONI
Assistants: SCHENONE – PERETTI
Fourth Official: CRISPO
ADD1: MARIANI
ADD2: PEZZUTO
15:00

Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Empoli, 8th position with 27 points and a  goal difference of  “0”
Torino, 14th position with 22 points and a  goal difference of  “0”

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	Goals	DIFF	Points
8	Empoli	18	8	3	7	23:23	0	27
14	Turin	17	6	4	7	22:22	0	22

 

There are 6 precedents between Torino vs Empoli at the Olimpico di Torino Stadium.  Stats showing Torino with 3 wins, 1 draw, and Empoli with 2 wins.  Out of the 7 goals, Torino scoring 3 goals and Empoli scoring 4 goals.   This is also the first time that both coaches will challenge each other, Ventura vs Giampaolo.

Stats BEFORE the game.  Top scorer for TORINO: Fabio Quagliarella with 5 goals

Top scorer for EMPOLI:  Massimo Maccarone with 7 goals

Torino	Goals	Goals	Empoli
Quagliarella, Fabio	5	7	Maccarone, Massimo
Baselli, Daniele	4	5	Saponara, Riccardo
Lopez, Maxi	3	3	Pucciarelli, Manuel
Bovo, Cesare	2	2	Buchel, Marcel
Benassi, Marco	1	1	Paredes, Leandro

 

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

06/01/16	SA	Napoli – Turin				2:1	Round 18
20/12/15	SA	Turin – Udinese				0:1	Round 17
16/12/15	CI	Juventus – Turin				4:0	1/8

 

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

06/01/16	SA	Empoli – Inter				0:1	Round 18
19/12/15	SA	Bologna – Empoli				2:3	Round 17
13/12/15	SA	Empoli – Carpi				3:0	Round 16

 

Disciplinary Situation BEFORE the game.  1 suspended player for TORINO: Acquah (1)

No suspended players for EMPOLI

Here is the probable formation for Torino (3-5-2): Padelli; Bovo, Glik, Moretti; Peres, Benassi, Vives, Baselli, Molinaro; Quagliarella, Maxi Lopez.
 
Unavailable: Obi, Avelar

Here is the probable formation for Empoli (4-3-1-2): Skorupski; Laurini, Barba, Costa, Mario Rui; Zielinski, Paredes, Buchel; Saponara; Pucciarelli, Maccarone.

Unavailable: Mchedlidze, Tonelli

Photo:  facebook.com/empolifcofficialpage

 

SAMPDORIA – JUVENTUS
Luigi Ferraris Stadium
Referee: MAZZOLENI
Assistants: MARRAZZO – TEGONI
Fourth Official: GALLONI
ADD1: ROCCHI
ADD2 CERVELLERA
20:45

Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Juventus, 4th position with 36 points and a positive goal difference of +17
Sampdoria, 13th position with 23 points and a negative goal difference of -1

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	Goals	DIFF	Points
4	Juventus	18	11	3	4	31:14	17	36
13	Sampdoria	18	6	5	7	27:28	-1	23

 

Juventus looking for an away victory to keep up the race towards the Scudetto.  Juventus are only -3 points below Inter with 39 points holding the first position.   There are 57 precedents between Sampdoria vs Juventus at the Ferraris Stadium.  Stats showing Sampdoria with 19 wins, 18 draws, and Juventus with 20 wins

Stats BEFORE the game.  Top scorer for SAMPDORIA: Citadin Eder with 11 goals

Top scorer for JUVENTUS:  Paulo Dybala with 9 goals

Sampdoria	Goals	Goals	Juventus
Eder	11	9	Dybala, Paulo
Soriano, Roberto	6	6	Mandzukic, Mario
Muriel, Luis	4	3	Pogba, Paul
Zukanovic, Ervin	3	3	Zaza, Simone
Ivan, David	1	2	Cuadrado, Juan

 

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

05/01/16	SA	Genoa – Sampdoria				2:3	Round 18
20/12/15	SA	Sampdoria – Palermo				2:0	Round 17
17/12/15	CI	Sampdoria – Milan				0:2	1/8

 

Here are the last 3 games of JUVENTUS: 3 wins

06/01/16	SA	Juventus – Verona				3:0	Round 18
20/12/15	SA	Carpi – Juventus				2:3	Round 17
16/12/15	CI	Juventus – Turin				4:0	1/8

 

Disciplinary Situation BEFORE the game.  No suspended player for SAMPDORIA

1 suspended player for JUVENTUS: Marchisio (1)

Here is the probable formation for Sampdoria (4-3-2-1): Viviano; Cassani, Moisander, Regini, Zukanovic; Barreto, Fernando, Soriano; Carbonero, Cassano, Eder.
 
Unavailable: De Silvestri

Here is the probable formation for Juventus (3-5-2): Buffon; Caceres, Bonucci, Chiellini;Lichtsteiner, Sturaro, Khedira, Pogba, Alex Sandro; Morata, Dybala.

Unavailable: Pereyra, Lemina, Barzagli