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Lecce claimed only their fourth Serie A win of the season after a Guillermo Giacomazzi goal ended
Inter Milan's seven-game winning streak on Sunday. Lining-up in a 3-5-2 formation with new signings
Manuele Blasi and Leonardo Miglionico thrown straight into the XI, Lecce produced one of the shocks
of the season so far.
Juventus were crowned Serie A Winter Champions after one of their most controlled performances of
the season on Saturday night. Atalanta have proven to be tough opposition for any team, especially
at home where their only defeat prior was to champions Milan. But, the Bianconeri overcame early
frustration to eventually overcome the Nerazzurri with relative ease.
Interazionale sprung a big surprise on Sunday night to claim their biggest win of the season with a
1-0 victory in the Milan derby. Both teams entered the fixture in fine form (Milan were unbeaten in
12, Inter had won five in-a-row), but it was the Nerazzurri who prevailed after one of the season's
great stifling performances.
This week we saw 31 goals, four red cards and no draws for an exciting return to Serie A action
this past weekend. Cagliari and Bologna upset higher-ranked opposition, Inter's revival continued
with a 5-0 hammering of Parma and Milan cruised through surprise package Atalanta, but nothing
caught the eye like Siena's humiliation of Lazio.
This week we saw 31 goals, four red cards and no draws for an exciting return to Serie A action
this past weekend. Cagliari and Bologna upset higher-ranked opposition, Inter's revival continued
with a 5-0 hammering of Parma and Milan cruised through surprise package Atalanta, but nothing
caught the eye like Siena's humiliation of Lazio.
Roma relieved all pressure on their previously under-fire boss Luis Enrique with a Sunday evening
victory at Napoli's San Paolo. Lining-up without regulars Miralem Pjanic, Fernando Gago and Simon
Kjaer, the Giallorossi took the lead after just three minutes. Erik Lamela's cross deflected off
Salvatore Aronica and bounced over the line after striking ‘keeper Morgan De Sanctis' arm: a
freak goal,.
Roma relieved all pressure on their previously under-fire boss Luis Enrique with a Sunday evening
victory at Napoli's San Paolo. Lining-up without regulars Miralem Pjanic, Fernando Gago and Simon
Kjaer, the Giallorossi took the lead after just three minutes. Erik Lamela's cross deflected off
Salvatore Aronica and bounced over the line after striking ‘keeper Morgan De Sanctis' arm: a
freak goal,.
Inter Milan took a toothless Fiorentina side apart on Saturday night to claim three valuable points
that see them move up to 11th in Serie A. Missing the likes of Javier Zanetti, Dejan Stankovic,
Diego Forlan and Wesley Sneijder through injury and suspension, Claudio Ranieri had to shuffle his
pack. Maicon, Yuto Nagatomo and Lucio came into the backline while Philippe Coutinho replaced
Ricky.
Inter Milan took a toothless Fiorentina side apart on Saturday night to claim three valuable points
that see them move up to 11th in Serie A. Missing the likes of Javier Zanetti, Dejan Stankovic,
Diego Forlan and Wesley Sneijder through injury and suspension, Claudio Ranieri had to shuffle his
pack. Maicon, Yuto Nagatomo and Lucio came into the backline while Philippe Coutinho replaced
Ricky.
This week's round of Serie A games wasn't exactly full of outstanding team performances. Napoli
scored four but still managed to concede twice to relegation-threatened Lecce, Juventus and Milan
recorded routine victories against struggling opposition and Bologna took three valuable points
from Siena.
Win one, lose one, win one, lose one. That's the Palermo way at the moment. The Aquile are
consistently inconsistent: they've alternated between wins and losses in each of their last six
games and haven't strung two wins together all season. They're hopeless on the road and have failed
to score a single goal, but they've been unbeatable at home with six wins from six.
Win one, lose one, win one, lose one. That's the Palermo way at the moment. The Aquile are
consistently inconsistent: they've alternated between wins and losses in each of their last six
games and haven't strung two wins together all season. They're hopeless on the road and have failed
to score a single goal, but they've been unbeatable at home with six wins from six.
A single moment of brilliance proved the difference-maker in Sunday's clash between Bologna and
Cesena. The early-season relegation battle looked to be heading for a 0-0 until Marco Parolo's
goal-of-the-season contender stunned the Dall'Ara crowd in the 84th minute. Hosts Bologna went in
as favourites thanks to a good run of form under new coach Stefano Pioli.
A single moment of brilliance proved the difference-maker in Sunday's clash between Bologna and
Cesena. The early-season relegation battle looked to be heading for a 0-0 until Marco Parolo's
goal-of-the-season contender stunned the Dall'Ara crowd in the 84th minute. Hosts Bologna went in
as favourites thanks to a good run of form under new coach Stefano Pioli.
Various XI's isn't there for us to pick out our favourite footballers of all time, it's there
make us struggle. This week we set ourselves the task of picking eleven footballers with the
surname 'King' to fill out a team sheet. GK:Bryan King Thought by most Millwall fans as The Lions
best-ever goalkeeper .
Andy Murray with a few words on Team of the Week AC Milan at Serie A Weekly The Rossoneri are back.
Sunday's 4-0 victory over Catania puts Milan third in the table and just a single point away from
leaders Udinese. They've won 5 from 5, scoring 18 goals in the process, and have been reinstated as
the bookies' favourites to win this year's Scudetto.
Superior finishing helped Lazio claim a 3-0 victory from a game that was more often than not spent
on the back-foot. The result at Cagliari sees the Biancocelesti move to third in Serie A after an
undefeated October. Edy Reja's men have claimed four wins and a draw from their last five games to
quietly become one of the league's sides and this week's Team of the Week.
Seven wins, 27 goals, a comeback of the decade and only one nil-nil draw in sight: last week's
round of Serie A action was a far cry from the previous week's stalemates. A Kevin-Prince Boateng
hattrick helped Milan to a 4-goal turnaround at Lecce, Inter squeezed past Chievo and Lazio crept
into second, but the real story came at the Friuli.
1) They're baaaaaack! And probably better than ever. The Champions have had a sluggish start to the
season, but the biggest shock was not the high profile losses against Napoli and Juventus
themselves, but the manner in which they were utterly outplayed by both pretenders and looked
completely toothless.
Five goalless draws and an average of just 1.4 goals per game made for Serie A's quietest round of
games yet but there were still a handful of notable performances. Entertaining ties (particularly
at the Stadio Olimpico) resulted in big wins for Lazio, Milan, Bologna and Parma, but Inter's
enduring woe is the real story of the week.
Before Sunday night Juventus' start to the season hadn't been anything to write home about.
Laboured performances against Siena, Bologna and Catania had eroded some of the optimism born from
the opening day's 4-1 thrashing of Parma. The Vecchia Signora took five points from these games but
their displays were arduous: plenty of heart, but little fluidity or panache.
Milan recorded their first win in the Champions League this season after they defeated Czech side
Viktoria Plzen 2-0 at the San Siro on Wednesday night. It was not a vintage display by any stretch
from the seven time European champions but it was enough to gain all three points and keep pace
with Barcelona in Group H.
What a difference a week makes. Two fixtures into the Serie A campaign and Siena were down at the
wrong end of the table with a single point and no goals from games against Catania and Juventus.
Fast-forward seven days and the Robur are ninth after two inspired performances saw them take four
points from six, starting with a draw at the Stadio Olimpico.
Serie A Weekly welcomes back writer Andrew Murray who will be covering Team of the Week and as well
as other topics... Napoli shot to the top of Serie A on Sunday night as a classic counter-attacking
performance and an Edinson Cavani secured a 3-1 victory over champions AC Milan. The Partenopei
showed few signs of a European hangover after Wednesday's Champions League tie, and it was.
Let me take you back to November 4th 2010. Napoli played Liverpool at Anfield. Napoli were 1-0
ahead thanks to an Ezequiel Lavezzi goal after 28 minutes and remained ahead with 15 minutes to
play. Napoli fell apart to lose 3-1. The Partenopei could not cope with the Premier League sides
ability to increasing the intensity as they sought to level and eventually win the game.
One hundred and ten days or to be more precise 109 days, 22 hours and 10 minutes is a long time for
Lazio fans to wait to see their side compete in League action. Serie A fans were forced to wait an
extra two weeks because of the players non-strike, but it turned out to be a wait worthwhile. Lazio
traveled to the San Siro to face last season's champions, Milan, in the.
A few articles we have read and enjoyed this week...Including Arsene Wenger's frailties, Fantasy
Football predictions, a piece on Kun Aguero and on Everton being left behind. Fifa ultimate team is
SHIT! - A FIFA 12 demo will be released on 13th September, The full FIFA 12 game launches on 29th
September.
For the last time this season I am taking a look at the team of the week for week 38. Formation is
4-4-2 Diamond. Goalkeeper: Michael Agazzi (Cagliari) The Cagliari number one pulled of some
fantastic saves to deny Parma. He denied Giovinco with a brilliant fingertip save and then pulled
off a brilliant double save to deny Giovinco once again.
Scot Munroe is taking a look at the team of the week for Round 37. Formation is 4-2-3-1 Goalkeeper
Doni (AS Roma) Sometimes he causes nerves for all Roma fans but on Sunday he showed form
reminiscing to the 07-08 season. He pulled of some really good point blank saves to deny Ledesma
and pulled of a brilliant save to deny Maxi Lopez in the first half.
Scot Munroe is taking a look at the team of the week for Round 37. Formation is 4-2-3-1 Goalkeeper
Doni (AS Roma) Sometimes he causes nerves for all Roma fans but on Sunday he showed form
reminiscing to the 07-08 season. He pulled of some really good point blank saves to deny Ledesma
and pulled of a brilliant save to deny Maxi Lopez in the first half.
Scot Munroe is taking a look at the team of the week for Round 37. Formation is 4-2-3-1 Goalkeeper:
Samir Handanovic (Udinese) The Udinese shot stopper had to be on his best form to deny Chievo and
pick up a crucial 2-0 win. He denied Fernandes from point blank with a brilliant save and then
moments later he denied Moscardelli with a block.
Scot Munroe is taking a look at the team of the week for Round 37. Formation is 4-2-3-1 Goalkeeper:
Samir Handanovic (Udinese) The Udinese shot stopper had to be on his best form to deny Chievo and
pick up a crucial 2-0 win. He denied Fernandes from point blank with a brilliant save and then
moments later he denied Moscardelli with a block.
Scot Munroe is taking a look at the team of the week for Round 37. Formation is 4-2-3-1 Goalkeeper:
Samir Handanovic (Udinese) The Udinese shot stopper had to be on his best form to deny Chievo and
pick up a crucial 2-0 win. He denied Fernandes from point blank with a brilliant save and then
moments later he denied Moscardelli with a block.
Scot Munroe is taking a look at the team of the week for Round 37. Formation is 4-2-3-1 Goalkeeper:
Samir Handanovic (Udinese) The Udinese shot stopper had to be on his best form to deny Chievo and
pick up a crucial 2-0 win. He denied Fernandes from point blank with a brilliant save and then
moments later he denied Moscardelli with a block.
Scot Munroe is taking a look at the team of the week for week 36. Formation 3-4-3 Goalkeeper: Samir
Handanovic (Udinese) A massive performance from a big time player for Udinese, Handanovic pulled of
two big saves. One he denied an awful penalty from Zarate. His second was a brilliant save to deny
Andre Dias from close range when the game was in the balance Centre back: Juan (Roma) One of his.
Scot Munroe is taking a look at the team of the week for Week 35. Formation 3-4-1-2 Goalkeeper:
Gigi Buffon (Juventus) Really solid performances between the sticks by the Italian keeper in Juve
smash and grab 1-0 win at Lazio. Made two vitals saves to deny Hernanes and Floccari Centre Back:
Thiago Silva (Milan) This guy is a monster at the back and put another world class performance at
the back.
Scot Munroe is taking a look at the team of the week for week 34. Formation is 3-4-1-2 Goalkeeper:
Christian Abbiati (AC Milan) The veteran Italian keeper kept his side in the game in the second
half as he made crucial saves to deny the Brescia front line. Made a brilliant save to deny
Diamanti at 0-0.
Scot is taking a look at the team of the week for week 33. Formation is 4-2-3-1 Goalkeeper:
Francesco Antonioli (Cesena) The veteran former Roma goalkeeper was in brilliant form for Cesena
against Bari and he produced some brilliant saves to deny the relegated doomed side. Right back:
Gennaro Sardo (Chievo) The Chievo right back was in blistering form and was a constant threat down
the right hand.
Scot is taking a look at team of the week for week 32. Formation is 4-2-3-1 Goalkeeper: 'Nando
Muslera (Lazio) The Uruguayan goalkeeper was back to his best in the Lazio goal. He was at his best
to deny Giovinco, Bojinov and Angelo. This is what Lazio need for a Champions League race. Right
Back: Cristian Maggio (Napoli) Once again Maggio was dangerous down the right hands side and he.
Scot takes a look at the team of the week for week 31 in Serie A. Formation 4-3-3 Goalkeeper: Marco
Storari (Juventus) A late replacement for Gigi Buffon, the stand in keeper was in brilliant form to
deny a rampant Roma team in the first half. Storari pulled off 4 brilliant saves to deny Totti, De
Rossi, Vucinic and Menez Right Back: Iganzio Abate (Milan) Converted into a right-back just over a.
