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All week we will be unveiling the winners of our Team of the Year voting with a mixture of regular
and guest writers. Here's the first entry, courtesy of the excellent Danny Penza. For much of his
career, Christian Abbiati played second fiddle to a number a different goalkeepers. Right or wrong,
Abbiati rarely got consistent minutes in goal as a starter.
All week we will be unveiling the winners of our Team of the Year voting with a mixture of regular
and guest writers. Here's the first entry, courtesy of the excellent Danny Penza. For much of his
career, Christian Abbiati played second fiddle to a number a different goalkeepers. Right or wrong,
Abbiati rarely got consistent minutes in goal as a starter.
The winter break in Serie A is over and the New Year is here. All the teams have had the chance to
regroup and refocus as they look to make a charge for Europe and the all important Scudetto.
Bologna – Fiorentina It has been nearly a month since Sinisa Mihajlovic's side last took to the
field in Serie A and that was a 2-1 defeat to Udinese.
The games are coming thick and fast in 2011 after the midweek round we have a full card of games on
Sunday to look forward to. Milan extended their lead at the top to five points so the chasing pack
will have to pull their socks up if they are to have any hope of catching Max Allegri's side.
Scot is back to take a look at team of the Week for Match day 19 of Italian Serie A Goalkeeper
Gianluca Curci (Sampdoria) The Roma co-owned keeper put in a stellar display against his parent
club. Curci was dominant between the sticks and pulled off 3 brilliant saves to deny both Jeremy
Menez and Marco Borriello Defence Maicon (Inter) After a sluggish first half of the season, the
powerful right.
Week 20 has a lot to live up to after last weekends goalfest. Many have proclaimed week 19 to be
the best of the season so far, and they would not be wrong. But with Inter looking ominous, Napoli
looking superior and Juventus forever stumbling, it seems Milan might have to work a little harder
in the race for this years Scudetto.
The Italian Football FanCast is the podcast for fans of Serie A and Calcio. On this edition of the
Italian Football FanCast, we delve into the Coppa Italia as Inter, Juventus and Palermo all
registered wins in the competition this week. With the January transfer window underway we
speculate as to who will be joining ypur club, while also telling you of some already completed
moves.
It's been a fabulous week to be a Lecce supporter, after a fantastic win in the capital in week 19
against Lazio, they backed that up with a courageous performance on Sunday evening against league
leaders Milan to earn a 1-1 draw and instill some new found belief in their fight for Serie A
survival.
The Italian Football FanCast is the podcast for fans of Serie A and Calcio. On this edition of the
Italian Football FanCast, we look back at an explosive week in Serie A with goals a plenty and a
mass brawl between Lazio and Bologna thrown in for good measure. Inter were thrown off course as
Udinese swept the floor with the European Champions, leading to questions over Leonardo's tactical.
As the transfer window is almost closed there has been a flurry of activity in the peninsula over
the last few days. No doubt many of you will be aware of the acquisitions made by both sides in
Milan. Milan picked up Mark van Bommel, Urby Emanuelson and Didac Vila. Meanwhile, Inter splashed
the cash on Sampdoria striker Giampaolo Pazzini, with Jonathan Biabiany moving in the other
direction.
As the transfer window closes in the peninsula, clubs have played their final hand in an attempt to
push for Serie A glory, a place in European competition next season or just survival at Italy's
top table. Serie A Weekly now marks your card with its definitive guide to all the transfer
activity from Italy's premier division.
The Italian Football FanCast is the podcast for fans of Serie A and Calcio. On this edition of the
Italian Football FanCast, Milan managed to grind out a victory in Catania despite being reduced to
ten men after the dismissal of Mark van Bommel on his Serie A debut. Another debutant made his
mark, as Giampaolo Pazzini announced himself at Inter with a brace which helped the Nerazzurri
comeback.
The games are coming thick and fast in Serie A, and after a crucial midweek round in which Inter
were the sole benefactors, they will be looking to build on that momentum but face a tough tie in
the weekends standout game. Bologna – Catania What a baptism into Italian football management for
Diego Simeone, but he remedied a 100 per cent losing record with Catania after claiming a draw
against.
Milan-Parma Make no mistake about it, if Milan are to win the scudetto this season, it is games
such as these that will be decisive. The table-topping side has dropped points the last two games
and allowed Inter right back into the race, with Napoli hovering a mere three points below as well.
Parma however secured a draw at home to Fiorentina last matchday thank to new arrival Amauri.
Probable Formations Matchday 25 Italian Serie A Saturday 12.02.11 AC Milan vs Parma AC Milan
(4-3-1-2): Abbati, Oddo, Nesta, Silva, Antonini, Gattuso, Van Bommel, Flamini, Robinho,
Cassano,Ibra Parma (4-3-3): Mirante, Zaccardo, Paci, Lucarelli, Gobbi, Candreva, Dzemalli,
Galloppa, Angelo, Giovinco, Amauri AS Roma vs Napoli AS Roma (4-3-1-2): Sergio, Cassetti, Rosi,
Juan, Riise, Simplicio, De.
When you look at the Serie A stat columns you're not surprised to see guys like Edinson Cavani,
Antonio Di Natale and Zlatan Ibrahimovic potting goals for fun. You're not surprised to see that
Lucio leads the league in interceptions, Gennaro Gattuso has the most tackles won, Amauri has
thanked his teammates the most after flailing at a ball, and Francesco Totti has the most frowns.
Probable Formations Matchday 26 Italian Serie A Saturday 19.02.11 18:00 Bologna vs Palermo Bologna
(4-3-1-2): Viviano, Moras, Portanova, Cherubin, Rubin, Perez, Mudingayi, Della Rocca, Ramirez, Di
Vaio, Meggiorini Palermo (4-3-2-1): Sirigu, Anjelkovic, Munoz,Bovo, Garcia,
Migliaccio,Bacinovic,Nocerino, Illcic, Pastore,Miccoli 20:45 Inter Milan vs Cagliari Inter
(4-3-1-2): Cesar, Maicon, Cordoba,.
With Inter closing the gap on the frontrunners and Sampdoria winning the Derby della Lanterna
during midweek in the rearranged fixtures, a full card will be played out with a number of crucial
games around the peninsula. Bologna – Palermo Last weekend Bologna fell to a resurgent Sampdoria
side as they leaked three goals in 15 minutes.
This new weekly feature may be titled "Northern Lights", due to the fact that these Serie A clubs
hail from the north of Italy, but based on league form it would be more propos to entitle it "Lower
End Teams, So Low That Most of Them Are Fighting Relegation." Only one of these teams is truly
shining.
Julian De Martinis previews the weekends matches for us Lazio Cesena. A game that might be tighter
than expected. The home side have lost two of their last three and will be reeling from their Derby
loss last weekend, as well as the subsequent suspensions of Stefan Radu and Cristian Ledesma.
Cesena, on the other hand, pulled off a very decent draw against Juventus after being down two.
Probable Formations Matchday 30 Italian Serie A Saturday 26.02.11 17:00 Lazio vs Cesena Lazio
(4-1-3-2): Muslera , Scaloni, G. Biava, Dias, Garrido , Matuzalém, González, Hernanes, Mauri,
Zárate, Sculli UPDATE: Lazio up 1-0 after Mauro Zarate scored inside two minutes. Lazio could go
fourth in Serie A with victory over Cesena today Cesena (4-1-3-2): Antonioli, Santon , Pellegrino,
Von Bergen,.
The Winners Udinese have won again, which is hardly surprising from the team that has taken sixteen
points out of the last eighteen. Fifteenth-placed Catania fell away to Francesco Guidolin's side,
who temporarily moved to third before Napoli won the late game in Serie A. Gokhan Inler netted
early in the side before captain Antonio Di Natale added yet another goal to his tally off a
rigore,.
This season of Calcio has been more fascinating than usual, as teams that usually dominate have
struggled (Inter, Roma, Juventus) and some surprise packages have arisen (Napoli, Bologna). Some of
the biggest catalysts are well-known and often heralded. The sparkling form of Edinson Cavani; the
stellar defense of Andrea Ranocchia; Napoli's home fortress: all of which have been reported on.
Week 1 & 20 28/08/11 and 29/01/12 Atalanta Cesena Bologna Roma Cagliari- Milan Inter- Lecce Lazio
Chievo Napoli Genoa Novara Palermo Parma Catania Siena Fiorentina Udinese Juventus Week 2 & 21
11/09/11 and 01/02/12 Catania Siena Cesena Napoli Chievo Novara Fiorentina Bologna Genoa .
Season Preview: Chievo Opening/Recap For a side that rarely spends massive amounts of money if any
at all, Chievo managed a fantastic 11th place finish last season. Coach Stefano Pioli organized a
side that was superb defensively, conceding the fourth lowest amount of goals of all the teams in
Serie A- Only Lazio, Napoli, and Milan conceded fewer.
It was a frenetic day at the ATA Executive Hotel in Milan on Wednesday as clubs from Italy's
top-flight desperately tried to put the finishing touches to their squads for the season ahead.
After a flurry of last minute activity, sporting directors across the peninsula can now head for
some late summer sunshine before preparing for January when the window will re-open for business.
Serie A Weekly welcomes writer Ben Powell to the pages of Serie A Weekly. Throughout the 2011-2012
season Ben will be bringing Gialloblu updates and insights to the website. Make sure to leave your
comments for Ben all Chievo Verona faithful. A new Coach, a raft of new faces, another year older
but some things remain the same.
Probable Formations Round 4 Italian Serie A Big Name Update No Alex Pato for AC Milan, their
Brazilian striker is to be sidelined for about four weeks with a muscular injury out for 4 weeks as
is Fiorentina striker Alberto Gilardino out with a knee from 5-6 weeks. Inter Milan under new
manager Claudio Ranieri still looking to claim first victory.
Udinese and Juventus continue to set the pace at the head of Serie A, closely followed by
Napoli, with all three teams earning impressive wins at the weekend.
Udinese remain unbeaten after a 2-0 win against bottom-placed Bologna at the Stadio Friuli, with
Mehdi Benatia and an Antonio Di Natale penalty securing the win.
In their tenth season out of the last eleven playing top flight football, ‘the flying donkeys'
were initially punching way above their weight. Generally, with the smallest budget, the smallest
squad and the smallest crowds, every season saw the club installed as both the bookies and the
critics favourites for a return to Serie B.
Sunday's afternoons clash at the Stadio Bentegodi was billed as the most important game of the
season so far and one of the most important in the stuttering career of Domenico Di Carlo the
Gialloblu Coach. Coming on the back of three straight defeats and a run of five games without a
win, the pressure was mounting on the former Sampdoria Coach.
