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Lazio welcome Atalanta to the Eternal City hoping that last week's humiliation at Siena was a freak
performance. Down to 10-men after the sending-off of first choice ‘keeper Albano Bizzarri's , the
Biancocelesti were thrashed 4-0 by the relegation-threatened Robur. It was nothing less than they
deserved.
Another week and another win, as Juventus roll through Novara to keep their unbeaten streak intact.
It was always going to be a tall task for Novara as they entered the Juventus stadium and the home
team was unfortunate to not score more. Although the visitors did have a few chances, this match
was all Juve.
Internazionale take on Genoa tomorrow evening looking to gain a crucial win in their quest for
European qualification. The match has been rescheduled, after original tie was cancelled due to
severe flooding in the region and the tragic loss of several lives. Ranieri wanted to pay his
respects to those who lost their lives; he said: "I think a very important thing, more so than the
game, is that.
Another exciting match is upon on us Monday when two of the historically best teams in Italy
collide in the country's capital, as Juventus travel to face Roma. This will be the Old Lady's
fifth game in a little over two weeks. Juventus are coming in with blistering form as they continue
to get positive results.
Tomorrow's encounter at the Etihad stadium will prove to be one of Manchester City's most important
in its recent history, needing a win against an already-through Bayern Munich side as winners of
Group A. Eyes in Manchester will also been on the Villarreal-Napoli tie where a Napoli win would
eliminate the Citizens from the competition.
Juventus fans, following the amazing comeback in Napoli on Tuesday, are probably feeling confident
coming into this weekend's fixture. However no one should get carried away, even when playing a
team currently sitting in the relegation zone. Anything is possible in football and, especially
in Italy, even a league leader can be upset.
Saturday night at the San Siro this weekend we will see Inter Milan take on Udinese hoping for
their third successive win. Under Claudio Ranieri Inter form has been inconsistent at best; in the
league they have stuttered and are sitting 15th. But in the Champions League Inter Milan have
qualified for the latter stages of the competition.
Sunday afternoon we have a very entertaining clash in Sicily where Lazio manager Delio Rossi
returns to his old stomping ground bringing his new Fiorentina squads to the stadio Barbara. Delio
Rossi recently took over at the helm at the Viola after Sinisa Miahjlovic was sacked during the
international week.
Two title contenders will be squaring off this Saturday in Rome as Juventus travel to Lazio. The
two clubs are currently sitting at the top of the table with 22 points a side, and they are
arguably the two most in form clubs at the moment in Serie A. Coming into this match, Juventus are
the only unbeaten side in Italy with 6 wins and 4 draws.
by serieaweekly writer Matthew Coccoluto With the international break over, means it's time for the
European domestic leagues including Italian Serie A to get back in action. Juventus will welcome
Palermo on Sunday with the hosts coming off of an extended break. Due to their last game against
Napoli being postponed, it has been an astonishing 21 days since Juventus beat Inter at the San.
by serieaweekly guest writer Matthew Coccoluto This Sunday will see Juventus travel to the San
Paolo to take on Napoli and as always there are some interesting story lines coming into this
matchup. Juventus are coming off a strong win against Inter last weekend and are hoping to remain
the leagues only unbeaten team.
Oh Udinese, what happened to you in Thursday's Europa League match against Atlético? The
zebrette won the first leg, 2-0, but on their visit to Madrid were hammered 4-0. But there's not
really that much you can take away from an Udinese loss in Europe's lesser tournament. Francesco
Guidolin certainly didn't field a full-strength squad, at least not from the start, leaving out
Mauricio Isla,.
Napoli supporters – and in case you haven't figured it out, I am certainly one of those – have
reason to be thrilled after Wednesday's performance against Udinese. The zebrette had been
undefeated through their first seven matches, with Samir Handanovic not having conceded in over a
month, when he allowed Stephan El Shaarawy's equalizer for Milan.
Juventus host Genoa Saturday night, with both teams coming off scoreless draws last weekend against
Chievo and Lecce respectively. Juventus After last week's 0-0 draw in Verona, Juventus remain at
the top of Serie A, with 12 points from their first six games; along with Udinese they are the only
team in the league without a defeat.
The first game of the weekend is nearly upon in Florence where Fiorentina will take on a resurgent
Catania side. After a slow start to their season southerners Catania have achieved noticeable
results especially the brilliant 2-1 home victory over Inter Milan last Saturday. Obviously
manager Vincenzo Montella will be looking to have his squad continue their run by shooting for
another victory in.
Serie A Weekly welcomes writer Kirsten Schlewitz to our Italian football frontpage For some reason,
when gearing up for Napoli's match last week, I was convinced that they were playing Cagliari.
Perhaps I simply had a premonition that the Partenopei were about to be beaten by Parma – at the
San Paolo, mind you.
We have a mouth watering prospect of a game on Saturday night as Inter Milan take on Napoli at the
San Siro. Both teams are coming off an almighty high in the Champions league as Inter Milan won
away in Russia at CSKA Moscow and Napoli comfortably won 2-0 at home against Spanish side
Villarreal. This is going to be Claudio Ranieri first home game as tenure as Inter Milan and he is
hoping for a.
On Sunday Juventus host Milan in the first big competitive match at their shiny new stadium. In
lieu of writing a traditional preview, I've decided to take a look at some points to watch out for
during the course of the match. 1) Which lineup will Antonio Conte deploy? During the first three
games, Conte used his favored attacking 4-4-2 against teams that played similar formations in
Parma,.
On Sunday Juventus host Milan in the first big competitive match at their shiny new stadium. In
lieu of writing a traditional preview, I've decided to take a look at some points to watch out for
during the course of the match. 1) Which lineup will Antonio Conte deploy? During the first three
games, Conte used his favored attacking 4-4-2 against teams that played similar formations in
Parma,.
Thursday evening sees Lazio continue their Europa League campaign in Portugal against Sporting
Lisbon. The Rome side will be anxious to get their European campaign back on track after a
disappointing draw at home to Romanian side FC Vaslui in their first outing, but will also be
incredibly wary of Sporting who are clearly the other big club in the group.
Matchday four is upon is in Serie A and one of the games of the weekend is Palermo trip to Lazio.
Both teams have had indifferent as for Lazio they have picked up brilliant away draw at AC Milan on
the opening day in a 2-2 result, then in the Europa league Lazio were held to a 2-2 draw by FC
Vaslui at home.
Match day 4 is upon is in Serie A and one of the games of the weekend is Palermo trip to Lazio.
Both teams have had indifferent as for Lazio they have picked up brilliant away draw at AC Milan on
the opening day in a 2-2 result, then in the Europa league Lazio were held to a 2-2 draw by FC
Vaslui at home.
Napoli, Juventus, Udinese and Cagliari look to continue their winning ways midweek. While manager
Eddy Reja is sticking with Lazio after having his resignation refused by club president Claudio
Lotito which means, start to the famed Italian managerial sack race is avoided if only temporarily.
Champions Milan will be looking to avoid a back to back loss results when they welcome visitors
Udinese.
Probable Formations Matchday 30 Italian Serie A Saturday 17.09.11 17:00 Cagliari vs Novara Cagliari
(): M. Agazzi; F. Pisano, M. Canini, D. Astori, A. Agostini, D. Conti, D. Biondini, R. Nainggolan,
A. Cossu, Nenê, T. Ribeir Novara (): S. Ujkani; M. Morganella, A. Lisuzzo, M. Paci, G. Gemiti, F.
Porcari, F.
Probable Formations Round 2 Italian Serie A Saturday 17.09.11 17:00 Cagliari vs Novara Cagliari ():
M. Agazzi; F. Pisano, M. Canini, D. Astori, A. Agostini, D. Conti, D. Biondini, R. Nainggolan, A.
Cossu, Nenê, T. Ribeir Novara (): S. Ujkani; M. Morganella, A. Lisuzzo, M. Paci, G. Gemiti, F.
Porcari, F.
Serie A finally got underway last weekend and the main story to come out of it was a team of the
week Juventus with an opening day 4-1 win over Parma in the beautiful new Juventus stadium. Sunday
afternoon saw match day 3 underway (unofficially day 2) with Juventus traveling to newly promoted
Siena. An attack-minded Juventus was a joy to watch with their attacking 4-4-2 formation (4-2-4).
So after 20 years the long wait is nearly over for Napoli as they embark on their first season in
the Champions League since the glory days of the late 80′s and early 90′s, an era in the club's
history dominated by Diego Maradona. Now its the turn of Edinson Cavani, Ezequiel Lavezzi and Marek
Hamsik to display their abundant talents in European football's premier.
Two of European football's giants face off tonight at the Camp Nou as Milan battle Barcelona in
Group H of the Champions League. The Spanish side will be hoping to put one of the competitions
most successful sides to the sword as the Rossoneri are only second in European Cup wins with
seven, only two behind Los Cules' rivals Real Madrid.
In a matter of hours the reigning World and European champions, Spain, will take on four time World
Cup winners Italy in Bari's San Nicola stadium. For a match that pits the two latest winners of the
world cup, the difference between them could not be greater. After years of underachievement the
Spanish national team have been exhibiting a brand of football that is game changing.
Verminator taming Shrek like no other
Finally there is some good news around Arsenal Football Club, Thomas Vermaelen will return to
action after more than seven months on the sidelines when he starts for the Reserves against
Manchester United on Thursday. The Belgian center back hasn't played since picking up an Achilles
injury while on international duty in September and subsequently having surgery to correct a tendon
problem.
Verminator taming Shrek like no other
Finally there is some good news around Arsenal Football Club, Thomas Vermaelen will return to
action after more than seven months on the sidelines when he starts for the Reserves against
Manchester United on Thursday. The Belgian center back hasn't played since picking up an Achilles
injury while on international duty in September and subsequently having surgery to correct a tendon
problem.
Napoli's form The form side in the league? No it's not Napoli, it's leaders Milan, with 13 points
out of their last 18. Napoli are second however, a mere point behind. Their game at home against
Genoa will certainly be a juicy one. The port side has rather stealthily climbed to fourth in the
form table, with 10 points out of their last 18 (Serie A is fantastically competitive this year).
Three Goalscorers Though perhaps technically cheating since the first three are all goalscorers
associated with the number twelve, this point (these points?) still stand. Giampaolo Pazzini,
affectionately known as "Il Pazzo" due to a combination of his last name plus his often crazy
antics, looks to feature for Inter this weekend in a massive clash.
Two Teams Battling to Be the Least Biggest Disappointment Neither Juventus nor Fiorentina, if the
teams could somehow objectively look at their positions, would be particularly proud of their
current standings: upper mid-table spots seem far below the lofty standards set in years past.
However their downfalls are not merely random and rather evident; the Bianconeri are rebuilding,
even if former.
This should be, on paper, no match at all, which makes it all the more frightening for the Spanish
side. Roma and Arsenal earlier this season surely thought similarly about the Ukrainian team, which
are hardly Champions' League heavyweights after all. Yet it was Mircea Lucescu's men, playing an
attractive and devastatingly potent brand of counter-attacking football, that finished first in
the.
The eight remaining teams in Europe's premier competition go head to head and the tie could not
have come at a better – or worse – time for Italy's last hope Internazionale. Qasa Alom looks
ahead to this week's action The reigning European champions have been in heroic form recently,
epitomized by their last gasp victory over Bayern Munich in the last round of the Champions League
as well as.
Most Serie A weekends feature a handful of decent games, a few that may seem promising, and maybe
one or two truly mouth-watering clashes. Match Day Thirty-One, however, offers no less than three
games that appear ever-s- tantalizing on paper, as well as one that will likely germinate goals
galore. Two trios of attacking prowess, the slide of a once-great side, and the ponderings of
reciprocation.
Now that we know the squad that Cesare Prandelli is taking with him it is time to discuss the
matches coming up. Italy have two games within a 4 day stretch, and they will be the away side for
both games. However, there is a big difference between the two games. One is a Euro Qualifier that,
with a win, could send Italy to a very safe place in group C and the other is an international
friendly.
"Bouncebackability", a term that's probably eluded Lazio manager Edy Reja and his squad til now but
one of vital importance ahead of tomorrow's game with Cesena. Coined by anvil-headed Crystal Palace
manager Iain Dowie, it's literally the ability to ‘bounce-back' after defeat, and Lazio must
recover following Sunday's damaging 0-2 loss to city rivals Roma.
Champions League final16 second leg, Bayern vs Internazionale Tuesday night sees German Champions,
Bayern Munich, attempt to complete a second act of revenge upon their Italian rivals Inter Milan.
The two giants face off in their second leg of the Champions League quarter final. Both teams have
experienced differing form in recent weeks, with Bayern struggling to catch Dortmund in the
Bundesliga.
