We have reached the midway point of Serie A 2010/2011. Unofficially the winter break has always been the midway point, as teams go on vacation and start planning their transfer strategy for the January market. Officially the real midway point is after the 19th giornata, but the winter break always feels like the real midway point.

03/12/2010 Lazio - Inter 3 - 1 Highlights e Gol 04/12/2010 Chievo - Roma ore 18.00 Milan - Brescia ore 20.45 05/12/2010 Cesena - Bologna ore 15.00 Fiorentina - Cagliari ore 15.00 Lecce - Genoa ore 15.00 Parma - Udinese ore 15.00 Sampdoria - Bari ore 15.00 Catania - Juventus ore 20.45 06/12/2010 Napoli - Palermo ore 20.

Dopo aver assistito, ieri sera, al meritato successo della Lazio sull'Inter (con il risultato di 3 a 1), nel primo anticipo di Serie A, questo pomeriggio tocca alla Roma, impegnata al Bentegodi contro il Chievo di Pioli. Reduce dalla batosta siciliana del Barbera con il Palermo, l'undici giallorosso è chiamato ad un pronto riscatto, ma [.

Two of my sporting pet peeves were achieved against Chievo, which is impressive due to its rarity:

i. Throwing away games to lesser teams. I can't decide if it's 2006 all over again or just September.
ii. This is a big one, mostly because it shows a distinct lack of depth in thought from people who are paid to think.

Chievo - Roma 2 - 2: Buttati due punti d'oro Di Fabrizio Landolfi Ieri pomeriggio, a Verona, i giallorossi hanno pareggiato 2-2 contro il Chievo, nell'anticipo della quindicesima giornata. Per la Roma è un pareggio di quelli che lasciano molto amaro in bocca: dopo aver chiuso la prima frazione di gioco in vantaggio per 2-0, la squadra di Ranieri è calata vistosamente, permettendo al Chievo di

Ancora due punti persi per la Roma che, in vantaggio per 2 a 0 al Bentegodi (su un terreno di gioco adatto solamente per la "lotta sul fango") a fine primo tempo, nell'anticipo pomeridiano della 15° giornata di Serie A, subisce la rimonta dei ragazzi di Pioli che conquistano un punto prezioso e insperato.

By Mirko Corli, writing from Torino

If you are into Italian football you may be slightly confused nowadays. Why? Well, because everything looks so different from, let's say, six/seven months ago.

Just go back and think about the end of May 2010: Inter on top of the Serie A and ended the season as European Champions; Juventus struggling after a dramatic season with Ferrara (first) and Zaccheroni (second) on the bench, not able to qualify for the Champions League; AC Milan barely getting a spot for the main European league; AS Roma losing the scudetto at the last fixture of the season.

MILAN, Italy Marco Di Vaio scored an injury-time winner to give Bologna a 2-1 victory over Chievo Verona in Wednesday's only Serie A game. The striker pounced on a loose ball moments after Chievo midfielder Michele Marcolini had blocked his goalbound shot for a corner. Chievo failed to clear the corner and Di Vaio [.

Bologna Milan The home side have the best defensive record at home in Serie A and they come up against a free scoring Rossoneri outfit with enough attacking talent to unlock the meanest of defences. A midweek victory over Chievo has renewed confidence at the Renato Dall'Ara amid all the off field uncertainty.

Bologna Milan The home side have the best defensive record at home in Serie A and they come up against a free scoring Rossoneri outfit with enough attacking talent to unlock the meanest of defences. A midweek victory over Chievo has renewed confidence at the Renato Dall'Ara amid all the off field uncertainty.

MILAN, Italy Rampant AC Milan surged six points clear after the Serie A leaders triumphed 3-0 at troubled Bologna and rivals Lazio conceded at the death in a 2-1 defeat at Juventus. Juve moved second and level on points with Lazio after Milos Krasic's effort from a narrow angle went in off goalkeeper Fernando [.

So, we are now 16 games into the season, and only one week away from the annual winter break. Milan, no matter what they do vs. Roma this weekend, will be top of the table going into the winter break for the first time in a very long time. However, they can't be too comfortable as the trio of Juventus, Napoli, and Lazio are all breathing down their necks only 6 points away.

1. Juventus in second after 2-1 win over Lazio

A fantastic match between two sides which battled for the win. Juventus took the lead in the first minutes with Chiellini powering his way through a weak Lazio defence on a corner, heading in a temporary lead for the bianconeri.

The eternal Hernan Crespo has struck again, ending Fiorentina's Coppa Italia run. While the Coppa Italia isn't too interesting in the early stages, I really do enjoy it when it reaches the round of eight, like it has now. Maybe it's due to the different mentality teams have when they play knockout football, and it occasionally produces spectacular last-minute goals.

AC Milan's Scudetto credentials will be tested when they come up against a strong Roma team on Saturday night.

Juventus, Lazio and Napoli each have 30 points in joint second and are trying to keep the pressure on Milan.

Juve are unbeaten in 12 league games and visit Chievo on Sunday.

And so, the first half of the Serie A season is gone. Wow did that go by fast. It feels like it was Giornata 1 just yesterday. Now it's vacation time for the calciatori of Serie A, who go escape to warm weather with their families for a little bit and then get right back to training for a January 6th re-start.

Il pareggio di domenica a Verona contro il Chievo potrebbe dare delle chiavi di lettura ingiuste a questa Juve in costruzione.

Innanzi tutto diciamo che la dea bendata si è ripreso quanto aveva elargito la settimana precedente. All'ultimo secondo la Juve aveva ottenuto la vittoria contro la Lazio con gol fortunoso di Krasic.

Serie A Weekly is taking a look at the team of the week. 4-2-3-1 formation Goalkeeper Stefano Sorrentino (Chievo) Until going off injured Sorrentino was in brilliant form and was alert to any danger that went before him. He denied Quagliarella, Iaquinta and Pepe. Sadly he could stop Quagliarella wonderful overhead kick Defence Ignazio Abate(Ac Milan) Was very industrious on the right hand side.