By Anna Italia
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Hello my friends. Here is the 2017-2018 Serie A Preview Week 19 / Nineteenth Round on Friday 29 and Saturday 30 December 201. These are the last 10 games from 2017 as the New Year 2018 will ring next week . I want to wish you a Happy New Year Celebration!!!
Napoli can secure the first position if they defeat Crotone in the away game. The victory for Napoli means they will be the “Campione d’Inverno” reachaing 48 points. For Crotone, it is a wake up call to start winning because they are still down in the relegation zone.
The two-race for the Scudetto is between Napoli 45 points and Juventus with 44 points.
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Results from Serie A Week 18
- Chievo Verona 2 – 3 Bologna
- Cagliari 0 – 1 Fiorentina
- Udinese 4 – 0 Hellas Verona
- Sassuolo 1 – 0 Inter
- Napoli 3 -2 Sampdoria
- Lazio 4 – 0 Crotone
- Spal 2 – 2 Torino
- Genoa 1 – 0 Benevento
- AC Milan 0 – 2 Atalanta
- Juventus 1 – 0 AS Roma
The top scorer of the Serie A Up to Week 18: Inter forward Mauro Icardi with 17 goals
Photo: twitter.com/inter_en
Top Serie A teams standing AFTER Serie A Week 18 game. First 4 qualifying for Champions League, 5 and 6 for Europa League.
– NAPOLI 1st position with 45 points and a positive goal difference of +28
– JUVENTUS 2nd position with 44 points and a positive goal difference of +31
– INTER 3rd positions with 40 points and a positive goal difference of +20
– AS ROMA 4th position with 38 points and a positive goal difference of +17
– LAZIO 5th position with 36 points and a positive goal difference of +21
–SAMPDORIA 6th position with 27 points and a positive goal difference of +6
Relegation Zone:
– CROTONE, 18th position with 15 points and a negative goal difference of -23
– HELLAS VERONA, 19th position with 13 points and a negative goal difference of -19
– BENEVENTO, 20th position with 1 point and a negative goal difference of -32
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CROTONE – NAPOLI
Stadio Ezio Scida
Referee: MARIANI
Assistants: DE MEO – LONGO
Fourth Official: LA PENNA
VAR: DOVERI
AVAR: GIALLATINI
20:45
Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Crotone, 18th position with 15 points and a negative goal difference of -23
Napoli, 1st position with 45 points and a positive goal difference of +28
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | Goals | DIFF | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Napoli | 18 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 41:13 | 28 | 45 |
| 18 | Crotone | 18 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 13:36 | -23 | 15 |
Napoli is the sole leader of the Serie A and will remain in the first position if defeating Crotone. Crotone desperately needing to win the home game, though, most likey Napoli will grab the away victory. Stats showing Napoli losing only 1 game and winning 14 compared to Crotone winning only 4 games and losing 1 games sthis season. Problem is for Crotone because they are in relegation zone.
Stats BEFORE the game. Top scorer of CROTONE: Ante Budimir with 4 goals
Top scorer of NAPOLI: Dries Mertens with 10 goals
| Crotone | Goals | Goals | Napoli |
|---|---|---|---|
| Budimir, Ante | 4 | 10 | Mertens, Dries |
| Rohden, Marcus | 2 | 5 | Callejon, Jose |
| Trotta, Marcello | 2 | 5 | Insigne, Lorenzo |
| Simy | 1 | 4 | Zielinski, Piotr |
| Tumminello, Marco | 1 | 3 | Allan |
Stats. Here are the last 3 games of CROTONE: 1 win, 2 lost
| 23/12/17 | SA | Lazio – Crotone | 4:0 | 18 | |||
| 17/12/17 | SA | Crotone – Chievo | 1:0 | 17 | |||
| 10/12/17 | SA | Sassuolo – Crotone | 2:1 | 16 |
Stats. Here are the last 3 games of NAPOLI: 3 wins
| 23/12/17 | SA | Napoli – Sampdoria | 3:2 | 18 | |||
| 19/12/17 | CI | Napoli – Udinese | 1:0 | 1/8 | |||
| 16/12/17 | SA | FC Torino – Napoli | 1:3 | 17 |
Saturday 30 December 2017
FIORENTINA – AC MILAN
Artemio Franchi Stadium
Referee: BANTI
Assistants: VIVENZI – DI IORIO
Fourth Official: TAGLIAVENTO
VAR: VALERI
AVAR: DOBOSZ
12:30
Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
AC Milan, 11th position with 24 points and a negative goal difference of -3
Fiorentina, 8th position with 26 points and a positive goal difference of +8
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | Goals | DIFF | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Fiorentina | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 27:19 | 8 | 26 |
| 11 | Milan | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 23:26 | -3 | 24 |
AC Milan highly motivated after defeating Inter if the Coppa Italia Quarterfinal qualifying for the Semifinal against Lazio. Fiorentina with 26 points having a +2 points lead over AC Milan with 24.
Stats BEFORE the game. Top scorer of FIORENTINA: Giovanni Simeone with 5 goals.
Top scoer of AC MILAN: Suso with 5 goals.
| Fiorentina | Goals | Goals | AC Milan |
|---|---|---|---|
| Simeone, Giovanni | 5 | 5 | Suso |
| Thereau, Cyril | 4 | 4 | Kalinic, Nikola |
| Babacar, Khouma | 4 | 3 | Bonaventura, Giacomo |
| Chiesa, Federico | 4 | 2 | Cutrone, Patrick |
| Veretout, Jordan | 3 | 2 | Romagnoli, Alessio |
Stats. Here are the lst 3 games of FIORENTINA: 1 win, 1 draw, 1 lost
| 26/12/17 | CI | Lazio – Fiorentina | 1:0 | Q | |||
| 22/12/17 | SA | Cagliari – Fiorentina | 0:1 | 18 | |||
| 17/12/17 | SA | Fiorentina – Genoa | 0:0 | 17 |
Stats. Here are the last 3 games of AC MILAN: 1 win, 2 lost
| 27/12/17 | CI | Milan – Inter | 1:0 (OT) | Q | |||
| 23/12/17 | SA | Milan – Atalanta | 0:2 | 18 | |||
| 17/12/17 | SA | Verona – Milan | 3:0 | 17 |
ATALANTA – CAGLIARI
Atleti Azzurri D’Italia Stadium
Referee: PASQUA
Assistants: PASSERI – ZAPPATORE
Fourth Official: PILLITTERI
VAR: MANGANIELLO
AVAR: ILLUZZI
15:00
Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Atalanta, 7th position with 27 points and a positive goal difference of +5
Cagliari, 16th position with 17 points and a negative goal difference of -13
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | Goals | DIFF | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Atalanta | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 28:23 | 5 | 27 |
| 16 | Cagliari | 18 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 16:29 | -13 | 17 |
Stats BEFORE the game. Top scorer of ATALANTA: Josip Ilicic with 7 goals.
Top scorer of CAGLIARI: Joao Pedro with 5 goals.
| Atalanta | Goals | Goals | Cagliari |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ilicic, Josip | 7 | 5 | Pedro, Joao |
| Cristante, Bryan | 6 | 4 | Pavoletti, Leonardo |
| Caldara, Mattia | 3 | 2 | Barella, Nicolo |
| Gomez, Papu | 3 | 2 | Farago, Paolo |
| Freuler, Remo | 2 | 1 | Ceppitelli, Luca |
Stats. Here are the last 3 games of ATALANTA: 2 wins, 1 draw
| 23/12/17 | SA | Milan – Atalanta | 0:2 | 18 | |||
| 20/12/17 | CI | Atalanta – Sassuolo | 2:1 | 1/8 | |||
| 17/12/17 | SA | Atalanta – Lazio | 3:3 | 17 |
Stats. Here are the lst 3 games of CAGLIARI: 1 draw, 2 lost
| 22/12/17 | SA | Cagliari – Fiorentina | 0:1 | 18 | |||
| 16/12/17 | SA | Roma – Cagliari | 1:0 | 17 | |||
| 09/12/17 | SA | Cagliari – Sampdoria | 2:2 | 16 |
BENEVENTO – CHIEVO VERONA
Stadio Ciro Vigorito
Referee: FOURNEAU
Assistants: MARRAZZO – FIORITO
Fourth Official: DI BELLO
VAR: GUIDA
AVAR: NASCA
15:00
Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Benevento, 20th position with 1 point and a negative goal difference of -32
Chievo Verona, 13th position with 21 points and a negative goal difference of -11
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | Goals | DIFF | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | Chievo | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 19:30 | -11 | 21 |
| 20 | Benevento | 18 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 9:41 | -32 | 1 |
Benevento is the only team without a victory this season having just 1 point. Benevento chances for salvation not that positive losing already 17 games and 1 draw.
Stats BEFORE the game. Top scorer of BENEVENTO: Amato Ciciretti with 2 goals.
Top scorer of CHIEVO VERONA: Roberto Inglese with 7 goals.
| Benevento | Goals | Goals | Chievo Verona |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ciciretti, Amato | 2 | 7 | Inglese, Roberto |
| Brignoli, Alberto | 1 | 2 | Birsa, Valter |
| Lazaar, Achraf | 1 | 2 | Hetemaj, Perparim |
| Puscas, George | 1 | 2 | Cacciatore, Fabrizio |
| D’Alessandro, Marco | 1 | 2 | Castro, Lucas |
Stats. Here are the last 3 games of BENEVENTO: 3 lost
| 23/12/17 | SA | Genoa – Benevento | 1:0 | 18 | |||
| 17/12/17 | SA | Benevento – Spal | 1:2 | 17 | |||
| 10/12/17 | SA | Udinese – Benevento | 2:0 | 16 |
Stats. Here are the last 3 games of CHIEVO VERONA: 1 draw, 2 lost
| 22/12/17 | SA | Chievo – Bologna | 2:3 | 18 | |||
| 17/12/17 | SA | Crotone – Chievo | 1:0 | 17 | |||
| 10/12/17 | SA | Chievo – Roma | 0:0 | 16 |
BOLOGNA – UDINESE
Renato Dall’Ara Stadium
Referee: GAVILLUCCI
Assistants: DI FIORE – SANTORO
Fourth Official: RAPUANO
VAR: GIACOMELLI
AVAR: BARONI
15:00
Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Bologna, 12th position with 24 points and a negative goal difference of -3
Udinese, 9th position with 24 points and a positive goal difference of +5
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | Goals | DIFF | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Udinese | 17 | 8 | 0 | 9 | 30:25 | 5 | 24 |
| 12 | Bologna | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 22:25 | -3 | 24 |
Stats BEFORE the game. Top scorer of BOLOGNA: Simone Verdi with 6 goals.
Top scorer of UDINESE: Kevin Lasagna and Antonin Barak with 6 goals each
| Bologna | Goals | Goals | Udinese |
|---|---|---|---|
| Verdi, Simone | 6 | 6 | Lasagna, Kevin |
| Destro, Mattia | 4 | 6 | Barak, Antonin |
| Okwonkwo, Orji | 3 | 4 | De Paul, Rodrigo |
| Palacio, Rodrigo | 2 | 3 | Jankto, Jakub |
| Donsah, Godfred | 2 | 2 | Thereau, Cyril |
Stats. Here are the last 3 games of BOLOGNA: 1 win, 2 lost
| 22/12/17 | SA | Chievo – Bologna | 2:3 | 18 | |||
| 17/12/17 | SA | Bologna – Juventus | 0:3 | 17 | |||
| 10/12/17 | SA | Milan – Bologna | 2:1 | 16 |
Stats. Here are the last 3 games of UDINESE: 2 wins, 1 lost
| 23/12/17 | SA | Udinese – Verona | 4:0 | 18 | |||
| 19/12/17 | CI | Napoli – Udinese | 1:0 | 1/8 | |||
| 16/12/17 | SA | Inter – Udinese | 1:3 | 17 |
AS ROMA – SASSUOLO
Olimpico di Roma Stadium
Referee: ORSATO
Assistants: GORI – BOTTEGONI
Fourth Official: ABBATTISTA
VAR: FABBRI
AVAR: SAIA
15:00
Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
AS Roma, 4th position with 38 points and a positive goal difference of +17
Sassuolo, 14th position with 20 points and a negative goal difference of -16
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | Goals | DIFF | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Roma | 17 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 28:11 | 17 | 38 |
| 14 | Sassuolo | 18 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 12:28 | -16 | 20 |
A special match for the ex-Sassuolo Coach Eusebio Di Franceso facing his ex team. Di Francesco now coaching AS Roma has the mission to win this home game.
Stats BEFORE the game. Top scorer of AS ROMA: Edin Dzeko with 8 goals.
Top scorer of SASSUOLO: Matteo Politano and Alessandro Matri with 3 goals each.
| AS Roma | Goals | Goals | Sassuolo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dzeko, Edin | 8 | 3 | Politano, Matteo |
| El Shaarawy, Stephan | 4 | 3 | Matri, Alessandro |
| Perotti, Diego | 3 | 2 | Falcinelli, Diego |
| Nainggolan, Radja | 2 | 1 | Berardi, Domenico |
| Kolarov, Aleksandar | 2 | 1 | Goldaniga, Edoardo |
Stats. Here are the lst 3 games of AS ROMA: 1 win, 2 lost
| 23/12/17 | SA | Juventus – Roma | 1:0 | 18 | |||
| 20/12/17 | CI | Roma – FC Torino | 1:2 | 1/8 | |||
| 16/12/17 | SA | Roma – Cagliari | 1:0 | 17 |
Stats. Here are the last 3 games of SASSUOLO: 2 wins, 1 lost
| 23/12/17 | SA | Sassuolo – Inter | 1:0 | 18 | |||
| 20/12/17 | CI | Atalanta – Sassuolo | 2:1 | 1/8 | |||
| 17/12/17 | SA | Sampdoria – Sassuolo | 0:1 | 17 |
SAMPDORIA – SPAL
Luigi Ferraris Stadium
Referee: PAIRETTO
Assistants: POSADO – DI VUOLO
Fourth Official: SERRA
VAR: MASSA
AVAR: TONOLINI
15:00
TORINO – GENOA
Olimpico di Torino Stadium
Referee: IRRATI
Assistants: ALASSIO – ROSSI L.
Fourth Official: MARINI
VAR: MARESCA
AVAR: LO CICERO
15:00
Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Torino, 10th position with 24 points and a negative goal difference of -2
Genoa, 15th position with 17 points and a negative goal difference of -7
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | Goals | DIFF | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | FC Torino | 18 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 25:27 | -2 | 24 |
| 15 | Genoa | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 15:22 | -7 | 17 |
Stats BEFORE the game. Top scorer of TORINO: Iago Falque with 7 goals.
Top scorer of GENOA: Taarabt, Rigoni, Galabinov, Pellegri, and Lapadula with2 goals each.
| Torino | Goals | Goals | Genoa |
|---|---|---|---|
| Falque, Iago | 7 | 2 | Taarabt, Adel |
| Belotti, Andrea | 4 | 2 | Rigoni, Luca |
| Ljajic, Adem | 3 | 2 | Galabinov, Andrey |
| Obi, Joel | 2 | 2 | Pellegri, Pietro |
| Baselli, Daniele | 2 | 2 | Lapadula, Gianluca |
Stats. Here are the last 3 games of TORINO: 1 win, 1 draw, 1 lost
| 23/12/17 | SA | Spal – FC Torino | 2:2 | 18 | |||
| 20/12/17 | CI | Roma – FC Torino | 1:2 | 1/8 | |||
| 16/12/17 | SA | FC Torino – Napoli | 1:3 | 17 |
Stats. Here are the last 3 games of GENOA: 1 win, 1 draw, 1 lost
| 23/12/17 | SA | Genoa – Benevento | 1:0 | 18 | |||
| 20/12/17 | CI | Juventus – Genoa | 2:0 | 1/8 | |||
| 17/12/17 | SA | Fiorentina – Genoa | 0:0 | 17 |
INTER – LAZIO
Giuseppe Meazza Stadium
Referee: ROCCHI
Assistants: DI LIBERATORE – TASSO
Fourth Official: ABISSO
VAR: DAMATO
AVAR: SCHENONE
18:00
Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Inter, 3rd position with 40 points and a positive goal difference of +20
Lazio, 5th position with 36 points and a positive goal difference of +21
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | Goals | DIFF | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Inter | 18 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 34:14 | 20 | 40 |
| 5 | Lazio | 17 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 43:22 | 21 | 36 |
Inter with the pressure to win the home game after their elimination in the Coppa Italia Quarterfinal. Inter must get back to the winning road to keep up the race for the Scudetto or risk even losing the third position. The gap between Inter and Lazio is only 4 points.
Stats BEFORE the game. Top scorer of INTER: Mauro Icardi with 17 goals
Top scorer of LAZIO: Ciro Immobile with 16 goals
| Inter | Goals | Goals | Lazio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Icardi, Mauro | 17 | 16 | Immobile, Ciro |
| Perisic, Ivan | 7 | 5 | Luis Alberto |
| Skriniar, Milan | 3 | 5 | Milinkovic-Savic, Sergej |
| Brozovic, Marcelo | 3 | 3 | de Vrij, Stefan |
| Vecino, Matias | 1 | 3 | Bastos |
Stats. Here are the last 3 games of INTER: 3 lost
| 27/12/17 | CI | Milan – Inter | 1:0 (OT) | Q | |||
| 23/12/17 | SA | Sassuolo – Inter | 1:0 | 18 | |||
| 16/12/17 | SA | Inter – Udinese | 1:3 | 17 |
Stats. Here are the last 3 games of LAZIO: 2 wins, 1 draw
| 26/12/17 | CI | Lazio – Fiorentina | 1:0 | Q | |||
| 23/12/17 | SA | Lazio – Crotone | 4:0 | 18 | |||
| 17/12/17 | SA | Atalanta – Lazio | 3:3 | 17 |
Photo: twitter.com/inter_en
HELLAS VERONA – JUVENTUS
Marc’Antonio Bentegodi Stadium
Referee: MAZZOLENI
Assistants: PRETI – RANGHETTI
Fourth Official: SACCHI
VAR: CALVARESE
AVAR: PICCININI
20:45
Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Hellas Verona, 19th position with 13 points and a negative goal difference of -19
Juventus, 2nd position with 44 points and a positive goal difference of +31
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | Goals | DIFF | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Juventus | 18 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 45:14 | 31 | 44 |
| 19 | Verona | 18 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 17:36 | -19 | 13 |
Juventus keeping up a two-way race with Napoli towards the Scudetto. Hellas Verona winning only 3 games this season and losing 11 is down in the relegation zone.
Stats BEFORE the game. Top scorer of HELLAS VERONA: Giampaolo Pazzini with 4 goals.
Top scorer of JUVENTUS: Paulo Dybala with 12 goals.
| Hellas Verona | Goals | Goals | Juventus |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pazzini, Giampaolo | 4 | 12 | Dybala, Paulo |
| Cerci, Alessio | 2 | 9 | Higuain, Gonzalo |
| Caceres, Martin | 2 | 4 | Mandzukic, Mario |
| Kean, Moise | 2 | 3 | Khedira, Sami |
| Zuculini, Bruno | 2 | 3 | Cuadrado, Juan |
Stats. Here are the last 3 games of HELLAS VERONA: 1 win, 2 lost
| 23/12/17 | SA | Udinese – Verona | 4:0 | 18 | |||
| 17/12/17 | SA | Verona – Milan | 3:0 | 17 | |||
| 13/12/17 | CI | Milan – Verona | 3:0 | 1/8 |
Stats. Here are the last 3 games of JUVENTUS: 3 wins
| 23/12/17 | SA | Juventus – Roma | 1:0 | 18 | |||
| 20/12/17 | CI | Juventus – Genoa | 2:0 | 1/8 | |||
| 17/12/17 | SA | Bologna – Juventus | 0:3 | 17 |
Photo: facebook.com/hellasveronafc1903/