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Hello my friends. Here is the Serie A PREVIEW for Week 22 on Saturday 7, Sunday 8, and Monday 9 February, 2015. The gap for the Scudetto remaining with +7 points in favor of Juventus having 50 points and AS Roma with 43 points.
Challenge in this round is tense. The ex AC Milan coach Massimiliano Allegri facing now his ex team. Pressure is not only for AC Milan coach Filippo Inzaghi to win the game as not falling further, but also for Juventus to continue the big gap and archive the “Scudetto.”
The top scorer up to Round 21: Juventus forward Carlos Tevez with 13 goals followed by AC Milan forward Jeremy Menez with 12 goals
Top Serie A teams standing AFTER Serie A Week 21 games. First 3 qualifying for Champions League, 4 and 5 for Europa League.
–Juventus, 50 position with points and a positive goal difference of +35
–AS Roma, 2nd position with 43 points and a positive goal difference of +18
–Napoli, 3rd positions with 39 points points and a positive goal difference of +12
– Lazio, 4th position with 34 points and a positive goal difference of +12
–Sampdoria, 5th position with 34 points and a positive goal difference of +4
Relegation Zone: Chievo Verona, 18th position with 18 points and a negative goal difference of -11
– Cesena, 19th position with 15 points and a negative goal difference of -20
Parma, 20th position with 9 points and a negative goal difference of -24
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Saturday 31 January 2015
- Serie A Week 21 / 21ª Giornata Andata
Saturday 7 February 2015
- Serie A Week 22 / 22ª Giornata Andata
HELLAS VERONA – TORINO
Referee: FABBRI
Assistants: FAVERANI – RANGHETTI
Fourth Official: BARBIRATI
ADD1: PERUZZO
ADD2: AURELIANO
18:00
Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Hellas Verona, 14th position with 24 points and a negative goal difference of -11
Torino, 11th position with 28 points and a balanced goal difference of “0”
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | Goals | DIFF | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Turin | 21 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 22:22 | 0 | 28 |
| 14 | Verona | 21 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 23:34 | -11 | 24 |
Disciplinary situation BEFORE the game. No suspended players for HELLAS VERONA.
1 suspended player for TORINO: Gazzi (1)
Stats BEFORE the game. Top scorer for HELLAS VERONA: Forward Luca Toni with 6 goals
Top scorer for TORINO: Forward Fabio Quagliarella with 8 goals
| Hellas Verona | Goals | Goals | Torino |
|---|---|---|---|
| Toni, Luca | 6 | 8 | Quagliarella, Fabio |
| Lopez, Nicolas | 4 | 5 | Glik, Kamil |
| Tachtsidis, Panagiotis | 3 | 2 | Peres, Bruno |
| Ionita, Artur | 2 | 1 | Martinez, Josef |
| Saviola, Javier | 1 | 1 | Farnerud, Alexander |
Stats. Here are the last 3 games of HELLAS VERONA: 1 win, 2 lost
| 01/02/15 | SA | Palermo – Verona | 2:1 | Round 21 | |||
| 25/01/15 | SA | Verona – Atalanta | 1:0 | Round 20 | |||
| 18/01/15 | SA | Juventus – Verona | 4:0 | Round 19 |
Here are the last 3 games of TORINO: 3 wins
| 01/02/15 | SA | Turin – Sampdoria | 5:1 | Round 21 | |||
| 25/01/15 | SA | Inter – Turin | 0:1 | Round 20 | |||
| 18/01/15 | SA | Cesena – Turin | 2:3 | Round 19 |
Here is the probable formation for Hellas Verona (3-5-2): Benussi; Sorensen, Marquez, Moras; Martic, Christodoulopoulos, Tachtsidis, Hallfredsson, Brivio; Saviola, Toni
Unavailable: Obbadi, Jankovic, Rodriguez, Sala
Here is the probable formation for Torino (3-5-2): Padelli; Bovo, Glik, Moretti; Darmian, Benassi, Vives, Farnerud, Molinaro; Quagliarella, Martinez
Unavailable: Barreto, Basha
Photo facebook.com/TorinoFootballClub
JUVENTUS – AC MILAN
Juventus Stadium
Referee: DAMATO
Assistants: COSTANZO – MARZALONI
Fourth Official: VUOTO
ADD1: BANTI
ADD2: NASCA
20:45
Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Juventus, 1st position with 50 points and a positive goal difference of +35
AC Milan, 9th position with 29 points and a positive goal difference of +5
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | Goals | DIFF | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Juventus | 21 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 44:9 | 35 | 50 |
| 9 | Milan | 21 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 31:26 | 5 | 29 |
Stats BEFORE the game. Top scorer for JUVENTUS: Forward Carlos Tevez with 13 goals
Top scorer for AC MILAN: Forward Jeremy Menez with 12 goals
| Juventus | Goals | Goals | AC Milan |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tevez, Carlos | 13 | 12 | Menez, Jeremy |
| Vidal, Arturo | 6 | 6 | Honda, Keisuke |
| Pogba, Paul | 6 | 3 | Bonaventura, Giacomo |
| Morata, Alvaro | 4 | 2 | Muntari, Sulley |
| Llorente, Fernando | 4 | 2 | de Jong, Nigel |
Stats. Here are the last 3 games of JUVENTUS: 2 wins, 1 draw
| 01/02/15 | SA | Udinese – Juventus | 0:0 | Round 21 | |||
| 28/01/15 | CI | Parma – Juventus | 0:1 | Quarterfinal | |||
| 25/01/15 | SA | Juventus – Chievo | 2:0 | Round 20 |
Here are the last 3 games of AC MILAN: 1 win, 2 lost
| 01/02/15 | SA | Milan – Parma | 3:1 | Round 21 | |||
| 27/01/15 | CI | Milan – Lazio | 0:1 | Quarterfinal |
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| 24/01/15 | SA | Lazio – Milan | 3:1 | Round 20 |
Disciplinary situation BEFORE the game. 1 suspended player for JUVENTUS: Lichtsteiner (1)
2 suspended players for AC MILAN: Mexes (3), Destro (1)
Here is the probable formation for Juventus (4-3-1-2): Buffon; Padoin, Bonucci, Chiellini, Evra; Marchisio, Pirlo, Pogba; Vidal; Tevez, Llorente
Unavailable: Asamoah, Marrone, Romulo, Caceres, Matri
Here is the probable formation for AC Milan (4-3-3): D. Lopez; Zaccardo, Alex, Rami, Antonelli; Bonaventura, Poli,Muntari; Honda, Menez, Cerci
Unavailable: Zapata, De Sciglio, Bonera, El Shaarawy, De Jong, Montolivo, Abate, Agazzi, Mastour
Sunday 8 February 2015
FIORENTINA – ATALANTA
Artemio Franchi Stadium
Referee: TOMMASI
Assistants: GIALLATINI – TASSO
Fourth Official: FIORITO
ADD1: DOVERI
ADD2: MERCHIORI
12:30
Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Fiorentina, 6th position with 32 points and a positive goal difference of +9
Atalanta, 15th position with 23 points and a negative goal difference of -9
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | Goals | DIFF | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Fiorentina | 21 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 29:20 | 9 | 32 |
| 15 | Atalanta | 21 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 17:26 | -9 | 23 |
Fiorentina with the pressure to collect a victory and climb towards the top 5 positions. Atalanta also under pressure to win to avoid falling in the relegation zone.
Stats in Florence in favor of Fiorentina. Out of the 51 games, Fiorentina with 33 wins, 11 draws and Atalanta with 7 wins. Last time Atalanta won at the Franchi Stadium was in the 1992-93 season.
Stats BEFORE the game. Top scorer for FIORENTINA: Khouma Babacar with 5 goals
Top scorer for ATALANTA: Forward German Denis and Maxi Moralez with 4 goals each
| Fiorentina | Goals | Goals | Atalanta |
|---|---|---|---|
| Babacar, Khouma | 5 | 4 | Moralez, Maxi |
| Cuadrado, Juan | 4 | 4 | Denis |
| Rodriguez, Gonzalo | 4 | 2 | Boakye, Richmond |
| Savic, Stefan | 2 | 2 | Zappacosta, Davide |
| Gomez, Mario | 2 | 1 | Estigarribia, Marcelo |
Stats. Here are the last 3 games of FIORENTINA: 1 win, 2 draws
| 03/02/15 | CI | Roma – Fiorentina | 0:2 | Quarterfinal | |||
| 31/01/15 | SA | Genoa – Fiorentina | 1:1 | Round 21 | |||
| 25/01/15 | SA | Fiorentina – Roma | 1:1 | Round 20 |
Here are the last 3 games of ATALANTA: 1 win, 2 lost
| 01/02/15 | SA | Atalanta – Cagliari | 2:1 | Round 21 | |||
| 25/01/15 | SA | Verona – Atalanta | 1:0 | Round 20 | |||
| 21/01/15 | CI | Fiorentina – Atalanta | 3:1 | Round 1/8 |
Disciplinary situation BEFORE the game. No suspended players .
Here is the probable formation for Fiorentina (3-5-2): Tatarusanu; Basanta, G. Rodriguez, Savic; Joaquin, M. Fernandez, Pizarro, B. Valero, Vargas; Diamanti, M. Gomez
Unavailable: Rossi, Bernardeschi, Lupatelli, El Hamdaoui, Neto
Here is the probable formation for Atalanta (4-4-2): Sportiello; Zappacosta, Stendardo, Biava, Del Grosso; Emanuelson, Cigarini, Carmona, Moralez; Pinilla, Denis
Unavailable: Cherubin, Estigarribia, Raimondi, Dramè
Photo facebook.com/uefaeuropaleague
CAGLIARI – AS ROMA
Sant’Elia Stadium
Referee: TAGLIAVENTO
Assistants: POSADO – DI FIORE
Fourth Official: VIVENZI
ADD1: CALVARESE
ADD2: BARACANI
15:00
Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Cagliari, 17th position with 19 points and a negative goal difference of -12
AS Roma, 2nd position with 43 points and a positive goal difference of +18
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | Goals | DIFF | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Roma | 21 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 34:16 | 18 | 43 |
| 17 | Cagliari | 21 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 28:40 | -12 | 19 |
Roma must win this away game to keep the race for the Scudetto alive. Roma are under pressure not only for the Scudetto, but now also to break the “Draw sindrome.” Roma have 4 consecutive draws… Cagliari also battling to win and get away from the relegation zone.
Stats. Out of the 35 precedents at the Sant’Elia Stadium, Cagliari with 14 wins, AS Roma with 12 wins, and 9 draws. Last time Roma defeated Cagliari was on Round 32 in the 2013-2014 Season with the three goals by forward Mattia Destro who moved to AC Milan……
Discpilinary situation BEFORE the game. No suspended players for CAGLIARI.
2 suspended players for AS ROMA: Manolas (1), Florenzi (1)
Stats BEFORE the game. Top scorer for CAGLIARI: Danilo Avelar, Marco Sau, and Albin Ekdal with 4 goals each
Top scorer for AS ROMA: Forward AdemLjajic with 7 goals
| Cagliari | Goals | Goals | AS Roma |
|---|---|---|---|
| Avelar, Danilo | 4 | 7 | Ljajic, Adem |
| Sau, Marco | 4 | 5 | Destro, Mattia |
| Ekdal, Albin | 4 | 4 | Totti, Francesco |
| Farias, Diego | 3 | 3 | Nainggolan, Radja |
| Joao Pedro Galvao | 3 | 3 | Pjanic, Miralem |
Stats. Here are the last 3 games of CAGLIARI: 1 win, 1 draw, 1 lost
| 01/02/15 | SA | Atalanta – Cagliari | 2:1 | Round 21 | |||
| 24/01/15 | SA | Cagliari – Sassuolo | 2:1 | Round 20 | |||
| 18/01/15 | SA | Udinese – Cagliari | 2:2 | Round 19 |
Here are the last 3 games of AS ROMA: 2 draws, 1 lost
| 03/02/15 | CI | Roma – Fiorentina | 0:2 | Quarterfinal | |||
| 31/01/15 | SA | Roma – Empoli | 1:1 | Round 21 | |||
| 25/01/15 | SA | Fiorentina – Roma | 1:1 | Round 20 |
Here is the probable formation for Cagliari (4-3-2-1): Brkic; Gonzalez, Rossettini, Capuano, Avelar; Dessena, Crisetig, Donsah; Ekdal, Joao Pedro; Sau
Unavailable: Cossu, Balzano
Here is the probable formation for AS Roma (4-3-1-2): De Sanctis; Maicon, Yanga Mbiwa, Astori, Holebas; Paredes, Keita, Nainggolan; Pjanic; Totti, Ljajic
Unavailable: Gervinho, Balzaretti, Castan, Sanabria,De Rossi, Strootman, Iturbe, Doumbia, Ibarbo
Photo facebook.com/officialasroma
EMPOLI – CESENA
Carlo Castellani Stadium
Referee: ORSATO
Assistants: PETRELLA – PASSERI
Fourth Official: NICOLETTI
ADD1: VALERI
ADD2: ROCA
15:00
Disciplinary situation BEFORE the game. 2 suspended players for EMPOLI: Saponara (1), Croce (1)
No suspended players for CESENA.
Here is the probable formation for Empoli (4-3-1-2): Sepe; Hysaj, Rugani, Tonelli, Mario Rui; Signorelli, Valdifiori, Vecino; Verdi; Pucciarelli, Maccarone
Unavailable: Guarente
Here is the probable formation for Cesena (4-3-1-2): Leali; Perico, Lucchini, Krajnc, Renzetti; Pulzetti, Cascione, Giorgi; Brienza; Defrel, Djuric
Unavailable: Marilungo, Tabanelli, Valzania, Succi
NAPOLI – UDINESE
San Paolo Stadium
Referee: MAZZOLENI
Assistants: DE LUCA – STALLONE
Fourth Official: MUSOLINO
ADD1: DI BELLO
ADD2: ABBATTISTA
15:00
Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Napoli, 3rd position with 39 points and a positive goal difference of +12
Udinese, 12th position with 28 points and a negative goal difference of -2
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | Goals | DIFF | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Napoli | 21 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 38:26 | 12 | 39 |
| 12 | Udinese | 21 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 25:27 | -2 | 28 |
Last time the match at the San Paolo Stadium ended with a 3 – 3 draw. The last time Udinese defeated Napoli at the San Paolo was in the 2010 – 2011 with a 1- 2. Udinese playing at the San Paolo 32 times with stats in favor of Napoli having 17 wins while Udinese only 4 wins and 11 draws. A total goals of 90 with Napoli scoring 54 goals and Udinese 36.
Stats BEFORE the game. Top scorer for NAPOLI: Forward Gonzalo Higuain with 12 goals
Top scorer for UDINESE: Forward Antonio Di Natale with 9 goals
| Napoli | Goals | Goals | Udinese |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higuain, Gonzalo | 12 | 9 | Di Natale, Antonio |
| Callejon | 9 | 7 | Thereau, Cyril |
| Zapata, Duvan | 4 | 2 | Fernandes, Bruno |
| Hamsik, Marek | 3 | 2 | Widmer, Silvan |
| de Guzman, Jonathan | 3 | 2 | Danilo |
Stats. Here are the last 3 games of NAPOLI: 3 wins
| 04/02/15 | CI | Napoli – Inter | 1:0 | Quarterfinal | |||
| 01/02/15 | SA | Chievo – Napoli | 1:2 | Round 21 | |||
| 26/01/15 | SA | Napoli – Genoa | 2:1 | Round 20 |
Here are the last 3 games of UDINESE: 1 win, 1 draw, 1 lost
| 01/02/15 | SA | Udinese – Juventus | 0:0 | Round 21 | |||
| 26/01/15 | SA | Empoli – Udinese | 1:2 | Round 20 | |||
| 22/01/15 | CI | Napoli – Udinese | 7:6 (AP) | Round 1/8 |
Disciplinary situation BEFORE the game. No suspended players for NAPOLI.
2 suspended players for UDINESE: Kone (2), Di Natale (1)
Here is the probable formation for Napoli (4-2-3-1): Rafael; Maggio, Albiol, Kuolibaly, Strinic; Gargano, Lopez; Callejon, Hamsik, Gabbiadini, Higuain.
Unavailable: Zuniga, Insigne, Michu, Mesto
Here is the probable formation for Udinese (3-5-1-1): Karnezis; Heurtaux, Danilo, Piris; Widmer, Allan, Hallberg, Guilherme, G. Silva; B. Fernandes; Thereau
Unavailable: Pinzi, Geijo, Badu, Evangelista, Wague, Zapata, Domizzi
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PARMA – CHIEVO VERONA
Ennio Tardini Stadium
Referee: ROCCHI
Assistants: PEGORIN – PADOVAN
Fourth Official: GALLONI
ADD1: CERVELLERA
ADD2: RIPA
15:00
Here is the probable formation for Parma (4-3-3): Mirante; Santacroce, Costa, Lucarelli, Gobbi; Mariga, Galloppa, Rodriguez; Varela, Nocerino, Palladino
Unavailable: Biabiany, Coda, Ghezzal, Jorquera,, Lila, Mendes, Haraslin
Chievo Verona (4-4-2): Bizzarri; Sardo, Cesar, Dainelli, Zukanovic; Birsa, Radovanovic, Izco, Hetemaj; Paloschi, Meggiorini
SAMPDORIA – SASSUOLO
Luigi Ferraris Stadium
Referee: IRRATI
Assistants: TONOLINI – LO CICERO
Fourth Official: PAGANESSI
ADD1: MASSA
ADD2: PEZZUTO
15:00
Disciplinary situation BEFORE the game. 1 suspended player for SAMPDORIA: Silvestre (1)
3 suspended players for SASSUOLO: Berardi (1), Sansone (1), Zaza (1)
Here is the probable formation for Sampdoria (4-3-1-2): Viviano; De Silvestri, Romagnoli, Coda, Regini; Duncan, Palombo, Obiang; Soriano; Bergessio, Eder
Unavailable: Mesbah, Muriel, De Vitis, Cacciatore, Rizzo, Acquah, Romero
Sassuolo (4-3-3): Consigli; Vrsaljko, Cannavaro, Acerbi, Longhi; Biondini, Magnanelli, Taider; Missiroli, Floccari, Floro Flores
Unavailable: Pegolo, Peluso, Terranova
INTER – PALERMO
Giuseppe Meazza Stadium
Referee: GUIDA
Assistants: MANGANELLI – GAVA
Fourth Official: CRISPO
ADD1: GIACOMELLI
ADD2: MARIANI
20:45
Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Inter, 13th position with 26 points and a positive goal difference of +1
Palermo, 8th position with 30 points and a positive goal difference of +1
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | Goals | DIFF | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Palermo | 21 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 34:33 | 1 | 30 |
| 13 | Inter | 21 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 30:29 | 1 | 26 |
It’s a challenge for Inter to win the game at the Giuseppe Meazza Stadium after losing 2 consecutive games. Inter eliminated in Coppa Italia by Napoli. It’s now the redemption moment for Coach Roberto Mancini or time for Palermo Coach Giuseppe Iachini to cause an upset.
Stats in Milan, in favor of Inter. Out of the 26 games, Inter with 18 wins, Palermo with 8 wins. The challenge is also for Palermo to win at the Meazza. Currently, Palermo are in a better position.
Stats BEFORE the game. Top scorer for INTER: Forward Mauro Icardi with 11 goals
Top scorer for PALERMO: Forward Paulo Dybala with 11 goals
| Inter | Goals | Goals | Palermo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Icardi, Mauro | 11 | 11 | Dybala, Paulo Bruno |
| Osvaldo, Pablo Daniel | 5 | 6 | Vazquez, Franco |
| Kovacic, Mateo | 4 | 5 | Belotti, Andrea |
| Ranocchia, Andrea | 2 | 4 | Rigoni, Luca |
| Guarin, Fredy | 2 | 2 | Quaison, Robin |
Stats. Here are the last 3 games of INTER: 3 lost
| 04/02/15 | CI | Napoli – Inter | 1:0 | Quarterfinal | |||
| 01/02/15 | SA | Sassuolo – Inter | 3:1 | Round 21 | |||
| 25/01/15 | SA | Inter – Turin | 0:1 | Round 20 |
Here are the last 3 games of PALERMO: 1 win, 2 draws
| 01/02/15 | SA | Palermo – Verona | 2:1 | Round 21 | |||
| 25/01/15 | SA | Sampdoria – Palermo | 1:1 | Round 20 | |||
| 17/01/15 | SA | Palermo – Roma | 1:1 | Round 19 |
Disciplinary situation BEFORE the game. 1 suspended player for INTER: Donkor (1)
1 suspended player for PALERMO: Andelkovic (1)
Here is the probable formation for Inter (4-2-3-1): Handanovic; Nagatomo, Ranocchia, Juan Jesus, Santon; Kovacic, Medel; Shaqiri, Brozovic, Podolski; Icardi.
Unavailable: Jonathan, D’Ambrosio, Andreolli
Palermo (3-5-2): Sorrentino; Rispoli, Gonzalez, Terzi; Morganella, Rigoni, Barreto, Bolzoni, Lazaar; Vazquez, Dybala
Unavailable: Maresca, Vitiello
Photo palermocalcio.it
Monday 9 February 2015
LAZIO – GENOA
Olimpico di Roma Stadium
Referee: GERVASONI
Assistants: DI LIBERATORE – LONGO
Fourth Official: DE PINTO
ADD1: RUSSO
ADD2: ABISSO
20:45
Disciplinary situation BEFORE the game. 1 suspended player for GENOA: Burdisso (1)
Here is the probable formation for Lazio (4-3-3): Marchetti; Basta, Cana, Mauricio, Radu; Cataldi, Biglia, Parolo; Candreva, Klose, Mauri
Unavailable: Gentiletti, Ciani, Braafheid, Lulic, Djordjevic
Genoa (3-4-3): Perin; Roncaglia, De Maio, Izzo; Edenilson, Rincon, Bertolacci, Kucka; Iago, Niang, Perotti
Unavailable: Marchese, Tino Costa, Antonini