By Anna Italia
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Hello my friends. Here is the Serie A PREVIEW for Week 24  on Friday 20, Saturday 21, Sunday 22, and Monday 23 February 2015. In this round, we have the featured game “Derby della Lanterna” between Sampdoria vs Genoa.  Interestingly, both having 35 points and now dueling for the bragging rights to rule Genoa.

One thing is certain.  The first 2 positions will not change despite the result.  Juventus having 54 points in the 1st place while AS Roma having 47 points in the 2nd position.

Special situation is about the match Parma vs Udinese postponed.  The announcement made on Friday 20 Feb by FIGC President Carlo Tavecchio after a meeting knowing that  the Italian Footballers’ Association and the Italian Association of Soccer Coaches   have expressed discomfort of players and coaches from both teams to play behind closed doors.   The game Parma–Udinese has been postponed to a later date which will be fixed by the Lega Serie A .

 

The top scorer up to Round 23: Juventus forward Carlos Tevez with 14 goals followed by Inter forward Mauro Icardi with 13 goals

 

Top Serie A teams standing AFTER Serie A Week 23 games. First 3 qualifying for Champions League, 4 and 5 for Europa League.

–Juventus, 54 position with points and a positive goal difference of +37

–AS Roma, 2nd position with 47 points and a positive goal difference of +19

–Napoli, 3rd positions with 42 points points and a positive goal difference of +12

– Fiorentina, 4th position with 38 points and a positive goal difference of +12

–Lazio, 5th position with 37 points and a positive goal difference of +12

Relegation Zone: Cagliari, 18th position with 20 points and a negative goal difference of -13
– Cesena, 19th position with 16 points and a negative goal difference of -22

Parma, 21st position with 10 points and a negative goal difference of -27

 

 

 

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Friday 20 February 2015

• Serie A Week 24 / 24ª Giornata Andata​​
  

 

JUVENTUS – ATALANTA
Juventus Stadium
Referee: IRRATI
Assistants: PADOVAN – LONGO
Fourth Official: SCHENONE
ADD1: GIACOMELLI
ADD2: BARACANI
20:45

 

Disciplinary situation BEFORE the game.  No suspended players for JUVENTUS.

3 suspended players for ATALANTA: Benalouane (1), Pinilla (1), Carmona (1)

Here is the probable formation for Juventus (4-3-1-2): Buffon; Caceres, Bonucci, Chiellini, Padoin; Marchisio, Pirlo, Pogba; Pereyra; Tevez, Llorente

Unavailable: Asamoah, Romulo, Marrone, Vidal

Here is the probable formation for Atalanta (4-4-1-1): Sportiello; Bellini, A. Masiello, Stendardo, Del Grosso; Zappacosta, Cigarini, Migliaccio, D’Alessandro; Emanuelson; Denis

Unavailable: Cherubin, Estigarribia, Raimondi, Moralez, Biava

Photo atalanta.it

 

Saturday 21 February 2015

 

SAMPDORIA – GENOA
Luigi Ferraris Stadium
Referee: ROCCHI
Assistants: FAVERANI – STEFANI
Fourth Official: VIVENZI
ADD1: VALERI
ADD2: CANDUSSIO
20:45

 

Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Sampdoria, 6th position with 35 points and a positive goal difference of +3
Genoa, 7th position with 35 points and a positive goal difference of +9

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	Goals	DIFF	Points
6	Sampdoria	23	8	11	4	29:26	3	35
7	Genoa	23	9	8	6	35:28	7	35

 

A super match between Sampdoria – Genoa not only for the Derby della Lanterna, but also to climb towards the “European Zone.”   Sampdoria and Genoa have 35 points each and surely the draw is not an option.

Sampdoria winning the Derby della Lanterna last time defeating Genoa.  Moreover, Sampdoria are unbeaten at the Ferraris in this season.

There are 38 precedents in Serie A between Sampdoria vs Genoa.  Stats in favor of Sampdoria with 14 wins, Genoa with 12 wins, and 12 draws.

Stats BEFORE the game. Top scorer for SAMPDORIA:  Forwars Citadin Eder and Manolo Gabbiadini with 7 goals each

Top scorer for GENOA: Forward Alessandro Matri with 7 goals

Sampdoria	Goals	Goals	Genoa
Eder	7	7	Matri, Alessandro
Gabbiadini, Manolo	7	5	Falque, Iago
Obiang, Pedro	3	3	Perotti, Diego
Okaka, Stefano	3	3	Bertolacci, Andrea
Gastaldello, Daniele	2	3	Pinilla, Mauricio

 

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

15/02/15	SA	Chievo – Sampdoria				2:1	Round 23
08/02/15	SA	Sampdoria – Sassuolo				1:1	Round 22
01/02/15	SA	Turin – Sampdoria				5:1	Round 21

 

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

15/02/15	SA	Genoa – Verona				5:2	Round 23
09/02/15	SA	Lazio – Genoa				0:1	Round 22
31/01/15	SA	Genoa – Fiorentina				1:1	Round 21

 

Disciplinary situation BEFORE the game.  No suspended payers

Here is the probable formation for Sampdoria (4-3-1-2): Viviano; De Silvestri, Silvestre, Romagnoli, Mesbah; Obiang, Palombo, Duncan; Soriano; Okaka, Eder

Unavailable: De Vitis, Cacciatore, Rizzo, Munoz, Romero

Here is the probable formation for Genoa (3-4-3): Perin; Roncaglia, Burdisso, De Maio; Rincon, Bertolacci, Kucka, Edenilson; Iago, Perotti, Niang

Unavailable: Marchese, Pavoletti

Photo:  facebook.com/genoaCFCofficial

 

 

Sunday 22 February 2015

 

EMPOLI – CHIEVO VERONA
Carlo Castellani Stadium
Referee: TAGLIAVENTO
Assistants: DI LIBERATORE – RANGHETTI
Fourth Official: MARRAZZO
ADD1: FABBRI
ADD2: MANGANIELLO
15:00

 

Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Empoli, 15th position with 24 points and a negative goal difference of -5
Chievo Verona, 14th position with 24 points and a negative goal difference of -9

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	Goals	DIFF	Points
14	Chievo	23	6	6	11	18:27	-9	24
15	Empoli	23	4	12	7	22:27	-5	24

 

Tough duel to avoid falling in the relegation zone.   There are 4 precedents at the Castellani Stadium with stats showing 2 wins  for Chievo, 1 draw, and 1 Empoli

Stats BEFORE the game. Top scorer of EMPOLI:  Forward Massimo Maccarone with 5 goals

Top scorer of CHIEVO VERONA:  Forward Alberto Paloschi with 4 goals

Empoli	Goals	Goals	Chievo Verona
Maccarone, Massimo	5	4	Paloschi, Alberto
Tonelli, Lorenzo	4	3	Meggiorini, Riccardo
Pucciarelli, Manuel	3	3	Pellissier, Sergio
Tavano, Francesco	2	2	Izco, Mariano Julio
Rugani, Daniele	2	2	Zukanovic, Ervin

 

Stats. Here are the last 3 games of EMPOLI: 1 win, 2 draws

15/02/15	SA	Milan – Empoli				1:1	Round 23
08/02/15	SA	Empoli – Cesena				2:0	Round 22
31/01/15	SA	Roma – Empoli				1:1	Round 21

 

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

15/02/15	SA	Chievo – Sampdoria				2:1	Round 23
11/02/15	SA	Parma – Chievo				0:1	Round 22
01/02/15	SA	Chievo – Napoli				1:2	Round 21

 

Disciplinary situation BEFORE the game.  No suspended players

Here is the probable formation for Empoli (4-3-1-2): Sepe; Hysaj, Tonelli, Rugani, Mario Rui; Vecino, Valdifiori, Croce; Verdi; Maccarone, Tavano

Unavailable: Guarente

Here is the probable formation for Chievo Verona (4-4-2): Bizzarri; Mattiello, Dainelli, Cesar, Zukanovic; Schelotto, Izco, Radovanovic, Hetemaj; Meggiorini, Botta

Unavailable: Frey

Photo:  facebook.com/empolifcofficialpage

 

HELLAS VERONA – AS ROMA
Marc’Antonio Bentegodi Stadium
Referee: GERVASONI
Assistants: COSTANZO – DE LUCA
Fourth Official: MELI
ADD1: RUSSO
ADD2: DI PAOLO
15:00

 

Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Hellas Verona, 16th position with 24 points and a negative goal difference of -16
AS Roma, 2nd  position with 47 points and a positive goal difference of +19

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	Goals	DIFF	Points
2	Roma	23	13	8	2	36:17	19	47
16	Verona	23	6	6	11	26:42	-16	24

 

AS Roma must win this home game  to keep up the race for the Scudetto.   A victory will keep the -7 gap with Juventus having 57 points.

There are 25 precedents at the Bentegodi Stadium  between Hellas Verona vs AS Roma.  Stats showing 7 wins for Verona, 8 wins for Roma, and 10 draws.

Stats BEFORE the game. Top scorer for HELLAS VERONA:  Forward Luca Toni with 9 goals

Top scorer for AS ROMA:  Forward Adem Ljajic with 8 goals

Hellas Verona	Goals	Goals	AS Roma
Toni, Luca	9	8	Ljajic, Adem
Lopez, Nicolas	4	5	Destro, Mattia
Tachtsidis, Panagiotis	3	4	Totti, Francesco
Ionita, Artur	2	3	Nainggolan, Radja
Valoti, Mattia	1	3	Pjanic, Miralem

 

Stats. Here are the last 3 games of HELLAS VERONA:  3 lost

15/02/15	SA	Genoa – Verona				5:2	Round 23
07/02/15	SA	Verona – Turin				1:3	Round 22
01/02/15	SA	Palermo – Verona				2:1	Round 21

 

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

19/02/15	UELK	Roma – Feyenoord				1:1	Round of 32
15/02/15	SA	Roma – Parma				0:0	Round 23
08/02/15	SA	Cagliari – Roma				1:2	Round 22

 

Disciplinary situation BEFORE the game. No suspended players

Here is the probable formation for Verona (4-3-3): Benussi; E. Pisano, Marquez, Marques, Brivio; Ionita, Tachtsidis, Hallfredsson; J. Gomez, Toni, Jankovic

Unavailable: Gu. Rodriguez, Sala, Obbadi, Rafael, Moras

Here is the probable formation for AS Roma (4-3-3): De Sanctis; Florenzi, Yanga-Mbiwa, Astori, Holebas; Pjanic, De Rossi, Nainggolan; Gervinho, Doumbia, Ljajic

Unavailable: Strootman, Balzaretti, Castan, Iturbe, Ibarbo, Lobont, Maicon

Photo asroma.it

 

 

LAZIO – PALERMO
Olimpico di Roma Stadium
Referee: DI BELLO
Assistants: POSADO – MARZALONI
Fourth Official: LA ROCCA
ADD1: CALVARESE
ADD2: ABBATTISTA
15:00

 

Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Lazio, 5th position with 37  points and a positive goal difference of +12
Palermo, 8th position with 33 points and a balanced goal difference of “0”

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	Goals	DIFF	Points
5	Lazio	23	11	4	8	38:26	12	37
8	Palermo	23	8	9	6	37:37	0	33

 

Lazio are battling to climb towards the 3rd position while Palermo strive to reach in the Europa League zone.   There are 23 precedents at the Olimpico di Roma Stadium  with stats showing Lazio with 15 wins, Palermo with 3 wins, and 5 draws.

Stats BEFORE the game.  Top scorer for LAZIO:  Forward Filip Djordjevic and Stefano Mauri with 7 goals each

Top scorer for PALERMO:  Forward Paulo Dybala with 11 goals

Player	Goals	Goals	Player
Djordjevic, Filip	7	11	Dybala, Paulo Bruno
Mauri, Stefano	7	7	Vazquez, Franco
Felipe Anderson	5	5	Belotti, Andrea
Parolo, Marco	5	5	Rigoni, Luca
Klose, Miroslav	5	2	Barreto, Edgar

 

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

15/02/15	SA	Udinese – Lazio				0:1	Round 23
09/02/15	SA	Lazio – Genoa				0:1	Round 22
01/02/15	SA	Cesena – Lazio				2:1	Round 21

 

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

14/02/15	SA	Palermo – Napoli	3:1	Round 23
08/02/15	SA	Inter – Palermo	3:0	Round 22
01/02/15	SA	Palermo – Verona	2:1	Round 21

 

Disciplinary situation BEFORE the game.  1 suspended player for LAZIO: Felipe Anderson (1)

1 suspended player for PALERMO: Rigoni (1)

Here is the probable formation for Lazio (4-3-3): Marchetti; Basta, Mauricio, De Vrij, Radu; Cataldi, Biglia, Parolo; Candreva, Klose, Mauri

Unavailable: Ciani, Pereirinha, Gentiletti, Lulic, Djordjevic, Tounkara

Here is the probable formation for Palermo (3-5-2): Sorrentino; Terzi, Gonzalez, Andelkovic; Rispoli, Bolzoni, Jajalo, Barreto, Lazaar; Vazquez, Dybala

Unavailable: Maresca

 

AC MILAN – CESENA
San Siro Stadium
Referee: TOMMASI
Assistants: DI FIORE – STALLONE
Fourth Official: CARIOLATO
ADD1: ORSATO
ADD2: MERCHIORI
15:00

 

Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
AC Milan, 11th position with 30 points and a positive goal difference of +3
Cesena, 19th position with 16 points and a negative goal difference of -22

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	Goals	DIFF	Points
11	Milan	23	7	9	7	33:30	3	30
19	Cesena	23	3	7	13	23:45	-22	16

 

It’s a delicate situation for AC Milan and Cesena.  Milan are battling  to end the crisis and climb to the coveted 3rd position which seems an impossible mission.  Cesena also in deep crisis battling to leave the relegation zone and sruvive in Serie A.

There are 11 precedents at the San Siro Stadium.  Stats showing Milan with 9 wins, 2 draws and Cesena without a win.  As for goals scored, it’s overwhelming to see Milan scoring 18 goals and Cesena just 1.  On paper, AC Milan are favorites to win, but seeing the inconsistency everything could change.

Stats BEFORE the game. Top scorer for AC MILAN: Forward Jeremy Menez with 12 goals

Top scorer for CESENA:  Forward Gregoire Defrel and franco Brienza with 5 goals each

AC Milan	Goals	Goals	Cesena
Menez, Jeremy	12	5	Defrel, Gregoire
Honda, Keisuke	6	5	Brienza, Franco
Bonaventura, Giacomo	3	3	Rodriguez, Alejandro
Muntari, Sulley	2	2	Duric, Milan
de Jong, Nigel	2	1	Ze Eduardo

 

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

15/02/15	SA	Milan – Empoli				1:1	Round 23
07/02/15	SA	Juventus – Milan				3:1	Round 22
01/02/15	SA	Milan – Parma				3:1	Round 21

 

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

15/02/15	SA	Cesena – Juventus				2:2	Round 23
08/02/15	SA	Empoli – Cesena				2:0	Round 22
01/02/15	SA	Cesena – Lazio				2:1	Round 21

 

Disciplinary situation BEFORE the game.  3 suspended players for AC MILAN: Mexes (1), Paletta (1), Diego Lopez (1)

1 suspended player for EMPOLI: Perico (1)

Here is the probable formation for AC Milan (4-3-1-2): Abbiati; Bonera, Alex, Rami, Antonelli; Montolivo, De Jong, Bonaventura; Honda; Cerci, Destro

Unavailable: Zapata, De Sciglio, Mastour, El Shaarawy, Agazzi, Abate, Armero, Zaccardo, Paletta

Here is the probable formation forCesena (4-3-1-2): Leali; Nica, Volta, Capelli, Renzetti; Zé Eduardo, De Feudis, Giorgi; Brienza; Djuric, Defrel

Unavailable: Marilungo, Tabanelli, Valzania, Cazzola, Pulzetti

Photo acmilan.com

 

PARMA – UDINESE
Ennio Tardini Stadium
Referee: CERVELLERA
Assistants: IORI – PRETTI
Fourth Official: MANGANELLI
ADD1: BANTI
ADD2: SACCHI
15:00

This game is postponed

 

FIORENTINA – TORINO
Artemio Franchi Stadium
Referee: GUIDA
Assistants: MUSOLINO – GAVA
Fourth Official: PRETI
ADD1: DAMATO
ADD2: PEZZUTO
20:45

 

Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Fiorentina, 4th position with 38 points and a positive goal difference of +12
Torino, 9th position with 32 points and a positive goal difference of +2

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	Goals	DIFF	Points
4	Fiorentina	23	10	8	5	35:23	12	38
9	Turin	23	8	8	7	26:24	2	32

 

Fiorentina  looking to win the home game to keep up the race towards the 3rd position.  There are 65 precedents between Fiorentina and Torino.  Stats showing Fiorentina with 30 wins and 26 draws.

Stats BEFORE the game. Top scorer for FIORENTINA: Khouma Babacar with 7 goals

Top scorer for TORINO:  Forward Fabio Quagliarella with 9 goals

Fiorentina	Goals	Goals	Torino
Babacar, Khouma	7	9	Quagliarella, Fabio
Cuadrado, Juan	4	5	Glik, Kamil
Rodriguez, Gonzalo	4	2	Martinez, Josef
Valero, Borja	2	2	El Kaddouri, Omar
Gomez, Mario	2	2	Peres, Bruno

 

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

19/02/15	UELK	Tottenham – Fiorentina				1:1	Round 1
14/02/15	SA	Sassuolo – Fiorentina				1:3	Round 23
08/02/15	SA	Fiorentina – Atalanta				3:2	Round 22

 

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

19/02/15	UELK	Turin – At. Bilbao				2:2	Round 1
15/02/15	SA	Turin – Cagliari				1:1	Round 23
07/02/15	SA	Verona – Turin				1:3	Round 22

 

Disciplinary situation BEFORE the game.  1 suspended player for FIORENTINA: Alonso (1)

1 suspended player for TORINO: El Kaddouri (1)

Here is the probable formation for Fiorentina (4-3-3): Tatarusanu; Richards, Savic, G. Rodriguez, Pasqual; Aquilani, Pizarro, Badelj; Salah, Babacar, Diamanti

Unavailable: Rossi, Bernardeschi, Lupatelli, Octavio, Vargas

Here is the probable formation for Torino (3-5-2): Padelli; Maksimovic, Glik, Moretti; B. Peres, Benassi, Gazzi, Farnerud, Darmian; Martinez, Quagliarella

Photo  violachannel.tv

 

Monday 23 February 2015

 

NAPOLI – SASSUOLO
San Paolo Stadium
Referee: MASSA
Assistants: PASSERI – TASSO
Fourth Official: DE PINTO
ADD1: PERUZZO
ADD2: PASQUA
19:00

Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Napoli, 3rd position with 42 points and a positive goal difference of +12
Sassuolo, 12th position with 29 points and a negative goal difference of -4

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	Goals	DIFF	Points
3	Napoli	23	12	6	5	42:30	12	42
12	Sassuolo	23	6	11	6	29:33	-4	29

 

Stats BEFORE the game.  Top scorer for NAPOLI: Forward Gonzalo Higuain with 12 goals

Top scorer for SASSUOLO: Forward Simone Zaza with 8 goals

Napoli	Goals	Goals	Sassuolo
Higuain, Gonzalo	12	8	Zaza, Simone
Callejon	9	7	Berardi, Domenico
Zapata, Duvan	4	3	Sansone, Nicola
Gabbiadini, Manolo	3	3	Acerbi, Francesco
Hamsik, Marek	3	2	Missiroli, Simone

 

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

19/02/15	UELK	Trabzonspor – Napoli				0:4	Round 1
14/02/15	SA	Palermo – Napoli				3:1	Round 23
08/02/15	SA	Napoli – Udinese				3:1	Round 22

 

Here are the last 3 games of SASSUOLO: 1 win, 1 draw, 1 lost

14/02/15	SA	Sassuolo – Fiorentina	1:3	Round 23
08/02/15	SA	Sampdoria – Sassuolo	1:1	Round 22
01/02/15	SA	Sassuolo – Inter	3:1	Round 21

 

Disciplinary situation BEFORE the game.  1 suspended player for NAPOLI: Higuain (1)

No suspended players for SASSUOLO

Here is the probable formation for Napoli (4-2-3-1): Rafael; Maggio, Koulibaly, Albiol, Strinic; Gargano, Inler; Callejon, Mertens, De Guzman; Zapata

Unavailable: Zuniga, Michu, Insigne

Here is the probable formation for Sassuolo (4-3-3): Consigli; Gazzola, Cannavaro, Acerbi, Longhi; Taider, Magnanelli, Missiroli; Berardi, Zaza, Sansone

Unavailable: Pegolo, Terranova, Vrsaljko, Peluso

 

CAGLIARI – INTER
Sant’Elia Stadium
Referee: MAZZOLENI
Assistants: GIALLATINI – PEGORIN
Fourth Official: DOBOSZ
ADD1: DOVERI
ADD2: GHERSINI
21:00

 

Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Cagliari, 18th position with 20 points and a negative goal difference of -13
Inter, 11th position with 32 points and a positive goal difference of +7

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	Goals	DIFF	Points
11	Inter	23	8	8	7	37:30	7	32
18	Cagliari	23	4	8	11	30:43	-13	20

 

Stats BEFORE the game.  Top scorer for CAGLIARI:  Danilo Avelar, Albin Ekdal, and Marco Sau with 4 goals each

Top scorer for INTER:  Forward Mauro Icardi with 13 goals

Cagliari	Goals	Goals	Inter
Avelar, Danilo	4	13	Icardi, Mauro
Ekdal, Albin	4	5	Osvaldo, Pablo Daniel
Sau, Marco	4	5	Guarin, Fredy
Joao Pedro Galvao	3	4	Kovacic, Mateo
Farias, Diego	3	3	Palacio, Rodrigo Sebastian

 

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

15/02/15	SA	Turin – Cagliari				1:1	Round 23
08/02/15	SA	Cagliari – Roma				1:2	Round 22
01/02/15	SA	Atalanta – Cagliari				2:1	Round 21

 

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

19/02/15	UELK	Celtic – Inter				3:3	Round 1
15/02/15	SA	Atalanta – Inter				1:4	Round 23
08/02/15	SA	Inter – Palermo				3:0	Round 22

 

Disciplinary situation BEFORE the game.  No suspended players

Here is the probable formation for Cagliari (4-3-2-1): Brkic; Dessena, Rossettini, Capuano, Avelar; Donsah, Conti, Ekdal; Cossu, Sau; Cop

Unavailable: Balzano

Here is the probable formation for Inter (4-3-1-2): Handanovic; Campagnaro, Ranocchia, Juan Jesus, Santon; Guarin, Medel, Brozovic; Shaqiri; Icardi, Podolski

Unavailable: Andreolli, D’Ambrosio, Nagatomo, Jonathan