It hasn't been a good week for Lazio, on Wednesday they lost to Roma in the Coppa Italia and today they lost 3-1 to Bologna and fell below Roma on the Serie A table. To make matters worse, it appears that Lazio's Mauro Zárate managed to make contact with a referee when throwing a punch during a post match dispute with Bologna players.

It hasn't been a good week for Lazio, on Wednesday they lost to Roma in the Coppa Italia and today they lost 3-1 to Bologna and fell below Roma on the Serie A table. To make matters worse, it appears that Lazio's Mauro Zárate managed to make contact with a referee when throwing a punch during a post match dispute with Bologna players.

Catania 1-2 Inter Milan ( Alejandro Gomez/ Esteban Cambiasso*2) A second half brace from Esteban Cambiasso gives Internazionale a 2-1 away comeback win against Catania in Serie A. January 9, 2011- Sunday Catania vs Inter Milan 1-0 ( Gomez 71′ goal) Catania vs Inter Milan 1-1 ( Cambiasso 74′ goal) Catania 1-2 Inter Milan ( [.

Probable Formations Matchday 20 Italian Serie A Napoli vs Fiorentina Napoli (3-4-2-1): DeSanctis, Campagnaro, Cannavaro, Aronica, Maggio, Gargano, Pazienza, Dossena, Sosa, Lavezzi, Cavani Fiorentina (4-3-3): Boruc, DeSilvestri, Gamberlini, Kroldrup, Pasqual, Donadel, Montolivo, D'Agostino, Ljajic, Santana, Gilardino Inter vs Bologna Inter (4-3-1-2): Castellazzi, Maicon, Lucio, Cordoba,.

Probable Formations Matchday 20 Italian Serie A Napoli vs Fiorentina Napoli (3-4-2-1): DeSanctis, Campagnaro, Cannavaro, Aronica, Maggio, Gargano, Pazienza, Dossena, Sosa, Lavezzi, Cavani Fiorentina (4-3-3): Boruc, DeSilvestri, Gamberlini, Kroldrup, Pasqual, Donadel, Montolivo, D'Agostino, Ljajic, Santana, Gilardino Inter vs Bologna Inter (4-3-1-2): Castellazzi, Maicon, Lucio, Cordoba,.

Last week, the new FIFA version of the Balon d'Or was handed out, and an interesting thing took place: all three players on the podium (Lionel Messi, Xavi, and Andres Iniesta) were all Barcelona players. But even more than that, all three had been produced by Barcelona's famous Cantera youth system.

Scot takes a look at the team of the week for week 20 4-4-2 formation Goalkeeper: Francesco Antonioli (Cesena) The veteran keeper was on top form to deny the Roma attack, aged 41 he made some very crucial saves to deny De Rossi, Totti, Vucinic, Menez and Adriano. Rightback: Maicon (Inter) The Brazilian right back is now looking like his old self now a days, his performance against Bologna down.

Inter 3-2 Cesena ( Eto'o, Milito, Chivu/ Bogdani, Giaccherini) San Siro, Milan- Serie A- January 19, 2011 Inter's revival under Leonardo continued as they beat Cesena 3-2 in their midweek league fixture. Inter Milan vs Cesena 1-0 ( Eto'o goal) Inter 2-0 Cesena ( Milito goal) Inter Milan 2-1 Cesena (Bogdani goal) Inter Milan v [.

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.

After a 1-1 draw with Bologna, Fiorentina find themselves languishing in 16th place a mere 6 points from bottom of the tabe. Qasa Alom looks at whether la Viola have what it takes to beat the drop... Alberto Gilardino is a man who earned his salt scoring goals from scraps and half-chances to keep Parma in Serie A two seasons consecutively, but I doubt that when he signed for Milan and subsequently.

After a winter break which seemed like an eternity, Serie A finally returned yesterday on it's annual Epiphany match-day. It was an great return with many interesting results, and showed that these next few months of Serie A should be excellent. Milan are officially winter champions (the last giornata of the first part of the season is Sunday), and that's a good omen for Milan fans, because out of the 16 times the Rossoneri have been crowned winter champions, 10 times they have go on to win the Scudetto.

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.

While one of the biggest moves of the January transfer window happened recently, with Toni going to Juventus, there have been plenty of other, quieter moves which have gone unmentioned. Mostly they are young, aspiring Italians joining clubs on loan so that they can get some playing time to improve.

AC Milan 4-4 Udinese ( Alexandre Pato*2, Mehdi Benatia OG, Zlatan Ibrahimovic/ Antonio Di Natale*2, Alexis Sanchez, German Denis) January 9, 2011- Sunday, San Siro, Milan Lots of late drama in this Milan 4-4 Udinese game. Udinese were leading 3-1 with less than a quarter of an hour to go. Milan clawed their way back [.

It had been a long time that the Serie A wasn't as interesting as it is now. The vacuum left by Inter's downfall was filled with a tempestuous AC Milan which is now beginning to slow down. Along with AC Milan, Juventus have also begun to lose their knack of outscoring their opponents, especially noticeable in their 3-0 loss to Napoli.

It had been a long time that the Serie A wasn't as interesting as it is now. The vacuum left by Inter's downfall was filled with a tempestuous AC Milan which is now beginning to slow down. Along with AC Milan, Juventus have also begun to lose their knack of outscoring their opponents, especially noticeable in their 3-0 loss to Napoli.

The 19th Giornata has ended, which means the first part of the season is officially over. So this weekend the Serie A calendar will start all over again from the beginning, just inverted. It was an interesting weekend in Serie A with 30 goals scored and lots of great games. Milan continue to lead the way with 40 points, while Napoli are sole second with 36 points.

Inter Milan go into Saturday's game against Bologna on the back of three consecutive wins, including Wednesday's 3-2 triumph over Genoa in the cup. Milan, meanwhile, travel to relegation-threatened Lecce 24 hours later looking to return to winning ways after being held to a 4-4 draw by Udinese last time out.

Gazzetta dello Sport Gigi and Krasic, this is Juve Van Bommel: "I'm talking with Milan" But Galliani brakes Zanetti record: "I'll tell you all about my Inter" Bologna, another two points deducted Lavezzi: "Maradona told me that I can wear his No 10" Corriere dello Sport Juve through with Alex and Floro Flores arrives Inter, what an Eto'o with 21 Zamparini:.

Tuesday, January 11, 2011
07:00 Konya Sekerspor 1:3 (23) Trabzonspor
Wednesday, January 12, 2011
13:45 (15) Benfica 5:0 Olhanense 14:00 (14) Villarreal 3:3 Sevilla 14:45 Ipswich Town 1:0 (8) Arsenal 15:00 (18) Inter Milan 3:2 Genoa 15:45 (6) Porto 2:0 Pinhalnovense 16:00 (2) Barcelona 5:0 Real Betis
Thursday, January 13, 2011
16:00 (7) Real Madrid 3:1 Atlético Madrid
Friday, January 14, 2011
14:30 (20) Bayer Leverkusen x:x (4) Borussia Dortmund
Saturday, January 15, 2011
09:30 VfB Stuttgart x:x (13) Mainz 05 10:00 (5) Manchester City x:x Wolverhampton 10:00 (19) Chelsea x:x Blackburn Rovers 10:15 (16) Olympiakos x:x Panserraikos 12:00 (9) Napoli x:x Fiorentina 12:30 West Ham United x:x (8) Arsenal 14:45 (18) Inter Milan x:x Bologna 15:00 Nice x:x (12) Lille 15:00 (24) Paris St.

Inter Milanmade it four wins from four under new manager Leonardo with a 4-1 win over Bologna, the only blot on Leonardo's copy book is in those four victories his team have yet to keep a clean sheet. Keep a look out for Samuel Eto's brilliant free-kick below.

MILAN, Italy Inter Milan routed visiting Bologna 4-1 in the Serie A on Saturday and continued its winning run since Leonardo took over as coach. Leonardo replaced Rafa Benitez on Christmas Eve and Inter has since won all four of its games to move to eight points behind league leader AC Milan, which was [.

Milan: Lecce, una trasferta da non sottovalutare Di Andrea Caria Stasera al "Via del mare" di Lecce è in programma il posticipo serale tra i padroni di casa e il Milan di Massimiliano Allegri, match che chiuder la prima giornata di ritorno.I rossoneri, che devono rispondere alla sonante vittoria dell'Inter sul Bologna, troveranno un Lecce motivato e alla ricerca di punti salvezza, reduce dalla

Ancora un successo per l'Inter di Leonardo (terzo in altrettante gare di campionato, quarto se contiamo quello ottenuto in Coppa Italia). Dopo aver assistito, nel pomeriggio, allo scialbo zero a zero del San Paolo, tra Napoli e Fiorentina, i nerazzurri travolgono con il risultato di 4 a 1 il Bologna di Malesani, nel secondo anticipo [.

That was Adriano Galliani's reaction to Zlatan Ibrahimovic's stunning goal vs. Lecce yesterday. Galliani isn't new to making funny faces, but it was warranted for that goal. The 20th giornata marked the official start of the first half of the season, and the Serie A calendar reset from the beginning.

FA Cup Third Round replay on Fox Soccer Channel: Manchester City - Leicester City at 2:30pm. Coppa Italia on GolTV: Napoli - Bologna at 3pm. ESPN Deportes has Jozy Altidore's Villarreal hosting Sevilla in the Copa del Rey at 4pm. Copa Centroamericana on GolTV: Nicaragua - Belize at 5pm, Honduras - Guatemala at 7pm, and Panama - El Salvador at 9pm.

The Italian Football FanCast is the podcast for fans of Serie A and Calcio. On this edition of the Italian Football FanCast, Inter look back to their best with an impressive win over Bologna which included a special moment for club captain Javier Zanetti. Juventus were fortunate to over come Bari and had to rely on a late goal by Alberto Aquilani, while Zlatan scored a spectacular goal against.

Gazzetta dello Sport The signature of Ibra Milan beat Cesena, now 9 points ahead of Leonardo's Inter once again A super Udinese flattens Internazionale Will Moratti buy? Juvenutus don't wake up Di Vaio commands and team Bologna soar with him Corriere dello Sport Inter fall and plan to buy Leo: 'We won't make a drama out of it' However, the.

Lazio striker Mauro Zarate has been handed a three game ban after the striker hurled a ball at a Bologna player at the end of his teams 3-1 defeat on Sunday sparking a brawl.

Another weekend in Serie A full of interesting results. Probably the biggest result was Udinese defeating Inter 3-1 at home. Recently, Udinese has been lauded in the Italian media as playing the best calcio in Italy, and they are confirming that more and more as the weeks pass (I wrote about how great a club Udinese is back in 2008, give it a read if interested).

Another weekend in Serie A full of interesting results. Probably the biggest result was Udinese defeating Inter 3-1 at home. Recently, Udinese has been lauded in the Italian media as playing the best calcio in Italy, and they are confirming that more and more as the weeks pass (I wrote about how great a club Udinese is back in 2008, give it a read if interested).

24.01.2011 - Era el momento para que la Lazio (37) se prendiera de la cola del Milan (puntero con 44) como hizo el Nápoli de Pocho Lavezzi (40).
Lazio visitaba a Bologna y Edy Reja (DT) decidió comenzar el partido con Mauro Zárate en el banco (después de 3 partidos como titular).

Francesco Guidolin's Udinese drew 4-4 against AC Milan at San Siro two weeks ago, and scored four more last weekend away to Genoa, winning 4-2. The most in-form side in Serie A did it again this past weekend, halting the instant improvement of current champions Inter winning 3-1 in a fast paced match.

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.

Scot Munroe presents Team of the Week for match-day 21. Formation 3-4-3 Goalkeeper Michele Arcari (Brescia) Denied Palermo on more than one occasion and did well to keep the score down. Both Pastore and Miccoli were denied by the keeper on numerous times. Sadly was beaten by a brilliant strike by Cesare Bovo Centre back Philippe Mexes (Roma) Replaced Nicolas Burdisso in the Xi and was Man of the.

Totò Di Natale e Marco Di Vaio si sono regalati ed hanno regalato ad Udinese e Bologna una domenica bestiale, speciale, di quelle che restano nella memoria storica dei tifosi. Risultati fantastici e anche inaspettati. Per un pomeriggio, grazie a questi due ragazzini (classe 1977 l'uno, 1976 l'altro) le due squadre di Serie A sono [.

Tocca alla Lazio, impegnata alle 18 contro la Fiorentina nel primo anticipo della 22° giornata, aprire le danze in Serie A. Reduce dalla sconfitta di Bologna, e dalla "crisi di nervi" che ha portato alle risse e alle squalifiche di Zarate (per 3 giornate ridotte poi a due), e Dias (fermato invece per un solo [.

Missione compiuta. Nell'anticipo pomeridiano della 22° giornata di Serie A la Lazio supera la Fiorentina, all'Olimpico, con il risultato di 2 a 0, e si riscatta dopo il brutto ko di Bologna. A togliere le castagne a Reja non è però Hernanes (rimasto a riposo per gran parte dell'incontro), nè Floccari (costretto ad uscire per [.