Sunday, February 26, 2012
Amazing comeback by Genoa
Genoa were struggling due to important injuries and played against Parma without important defenders Bovo , Antonelli , striker Alberto Gilardino due to injuries , while important forward Sculli and midfielder Biondini both were suspended.
Parma played with a smart tactic and took advantage of Genoa's defensive problems , with leading the game by two.
Genoa didn't give up and made a great comeback with Palacio's two goals.
There were critical refree errors which affected the score , as they didn't give Genoa's clear penalty.
An error which can decide Scudetto
Without a doubt it was the game of the season which can decide for the title. Milan were without Gattuso,Boateng,Aquilani, Maxi Lopez and Zlatan Ibrahimovic.
The Rossoneri started to game very well and dominated to position , as they took the lead with Nocerino's goal. After the 1-0 , Milan searched for more and found the 2nd goal with Muntari's header , but linesman made an unaccaptable error in a such a big and important game with disallowing Milan's clear goal.
At the 2nd half Juventus started to play better , as the Milan players showed sign of tiredness.Allegri had no chance to change the situation , since his team was struggling numerous injuries and didn't have a player to change the situation on the bench.
Juventus tied the game with Matri's goal.
It was a great game to watch , but lineman's error can decide about the winner of Scudetto.
Saturday, February 25, 2012
Official Line-ups of Milan - Juventus
Milan (4-3-1-2): Abbiati; Abate, Mexes, Thiago Silva, Antonini; Nocerino, Van Bommel, Muntari; Emanuelson; Pato, Robinho.
Bench : Amelia, Bonera, Nesta, Mesbah, Ambrosini, El Shaarawy, Inzaghi.
Juventus (3-5-2): Buffon; Barzagli, Bonucci, Chiellini; Lichtsteiner, Vidal, Pirlo, Marchisio, Estigarribia; Quagliarella, Borriello.
Bench : Storari, Caceres, Giaccherini, Pepe, Matri, Vucinic, Del Piero.
Maxi Lopez and Boateng are out against Juventus
Milan midfielder Kevin Prince Boateng couldn't recover in time and he will miss Juventus game.Argentinean striker Maxi Lopez picked up an injury and he will be out too.
Also , Zlatan Ibrahimovic is suspended , Gattuso , Seedorf and Aquilani are still out due to injuries.
Allegri will start with Pato and Robinho upfront against Juventus.
Friday, February 24, 2012
European Competitions
Napoli achieved an historical victory against the English giants Chelsea , as they won 3-1 and showed an excellent display. Now they have a chance to finish English team's UEFA Champions League dreams , since Manchester United and Manchester City are out of the competitions and Arsenal has small chances to qualify after humiliated by Milan 4-0.
Inter didn't play bad against Marseille , but they were unlucky to lose with a last minute goal. Inter are winless in their last 8 games in all competitions.
Shorthanded Udinese achieved a great victory in Greece against PAOK , and the team showed that they can score without Di Natale.
Lazio are out of UEFA Europa Leauge , as they lost both games against Atletico Madrid.
Monday, February 20, 2012
Serie A Week 24 Milan at the top
Cesena 1 - 3 Milan
*Milan achieved a very important win against Cesena before the up coming 'title decider' Juventus game. Cesena showed an aggressive display but their defense couldn't handle with Milan's quality and they are bottom of the table now.Sulley Muntari scored on his debut , Emanuelson and Robinho continued to their great forms after the sensational Arsenal victory.
Juventus 3 - 1 Catania
*Juventus won against Catania with Pirlo's incredible display. The Old Lady fought back after Catania did take an early lead. It was a very important win for Juventus , since they couldn't manage to win in their last two games. Catania showed a great display till ex-Juventus defender Motta receive a red card.
Inter 0 - 3 Bologna
*Inter were seeking for a victory after achieved a humiliation defeat in San Siro against Novara. But the things got worse against Bologna since Inter are playing bad. Inter achieved another shocking result and lost 0-3 to Bologna. Inter are winless in their last five Serie A games with losing four of them and drew once and the team conceded 13 goals in five games. Inter will play against Marseille in France in UEFA Champions League game and Marseille game will be decisive for Ranieri's future.
Fiorentina 0 - 3 Napoli
*Mazzarri's struggling Napoli finally found their old form back before the up-coming historical Chelsea game , since the team won their last two Serie A games after having a five games winless streak. Fiorentina showed a poor display and their defense were just awful.
Genoa 0 - 1 Chievo
*Genoa were flying-high with Pasquale Marino and new transfers' arrivals but the team is struggling , since they have important missings from their squad. Especially without Gilardino the team struggled to open Chievo defense.
Palermo 5 - 1 Lazio
*Palermo played an excellent game against the shorthanded Lazio.Palermo are the best home team of Serie A with winning 10 of their 12 home games. They have dominated the game , since Lazio showed signs of tiredness after lost 1-3 to Atlético Madrid in UEFA Europa League in Olimpico and struggling with numerous injuries.
Roma 1 - 0 Parma
*Roma showed a good performance and finished Parma's five games unbeaten run with Borini's goal. Roma totally deserve to win and had more chances but they were unlucky to win only 1-0.
Lecce 4 - 1 Siena
*Lecce achieved a very important win against Siena as it was a ''6 points'' battle between the two relegation candidates. Del Grosso scored the opener for Siena but the team couldn't hold Lecce's offensive players. Lecce offense showed a great performance and kept their hopes to remain in Serie A with collecting a golden 3 points. The tiredness affected Siena , since they played against Juventus , Napoli and Roma in a row short 8 days period.
Novara 0 - 0 Atalanta
*Novara wanted to remain their good mood against Atalanta since they achieved a historical victory against Inter in Milano and still struggling in the relegation zone. Two teams had plenty of chances but still failed to score. Draw was a deserved result.
Udinese - Cagliari
*Udinese are facing an injury problem as they played against Cagliari without Di Natale , Isla , Badu , Pinzi and Asamoah. The team failed to open Cagliari's defense and wasted a big opportunity to get 3rd place after Lazio's fall in Palermo.
Sunday, February 19, 2012
Injury cricis concerns Reja
An injury cricis hit Lazio and Reja is concerned for Palermo game after the defeat in Europa League against Atletico Madrid.
Lazio will miss midfielders Mauri , Brocchi , Lulic , Cana , defenders Stankevicius , Biava, striker Tommaso Rocchi due to injuries. Two defenders Diakite and Konko are suspended and will not play against Palermo.
Another injury crisis?
Friday, February 17, 2012
Seedorf injury blow for Milan
Inter with injury concerns
Thursday, February 16, 2012
Arsenal hammered 4-0 at San Siro
Tuesday, February 14, 2012
The Good news for the Rossoneri
Monday, February 13, 2012
Bad news for Udinese
10-men Novara shocked Inter
Sunday, February 12, 2012
Parma - Fiorentina and Bologna - Juventus snowed off
Friday, February 10, 2012
Genoa lose Gilardino
Wednesday, February 8, 2012
Official Line-ups of Milan - Juventus
Tuesday, February 7, 2012
Ibrahimovic banned for three games
Sunday, February 5, 2012
Sneijder and Alvarez are out against Roma
Milan - Napoli latest news
Alessandro Nesta will miss Napoli game due to muscle injury.
Cannavaro had some fitness issues , he will start in first 11 against Milan.
Milan will miss ; Boateng, Flamini, Cassano, Yepes, Alberto Aquilani, Gattuso, Alexandre Pato, Alexander Merkel.
Milan (probable) 4-3-1-2 : Abbiati , Abate , Mexes , Silva , Antonini , Emanuelson , Ambrosini , Nocerino , Seedorf , Robinho , Ibrahimovic.
Napoli (probable) 3-4-2-1 : De Sanctis , Campagnaro , Cannavaro , Aronica , Maggio , Gargano , Dzemaili , Zuniga , Hamsik , Lavezzi , Cavani.
Saturday, February 4, 2012
Cesena - Catania postponed , Roma - Inter moved
Friday, February 3, 2012
Complete January Transfers
Atalanta :
In : Stendardo (defender,Lazio)
Out : Padoin (midfielder, Juventus)
Bologna :
In : Defenders Rubin (Torino) , Sorensen (Juventus) , forward Belfodil (Lyon)
Cagliari :
In : Midfielder Dessena (Sampdoria), forward Pinilla (Palermo)
Out : Midfielder Biondini (Genoa)
Catania :
In : Defender Motta (Juventus) , goalkeeper Carrizo (Lazio) , midfielder Seymour (Genoa)
Out : Striker Maxi Lopez (Milan),defender Alvarez (Zaragoza) , midfielders Delvecchio (Lecce) , Ledesma (Boca Juniors)
Cesena :
In : Striker Iaquinta (Juventus) , midfielders Del Nero (Lazio) , Santana (Napoli)
Out : Strikers : Eder (Sampdoria) , Bogdani (Siena) , Ghezzal (Levante), midfielder Candreva (Lazio)
Chievo :
In : Defenders Dainelli (Genoa) , Gulan (Fiorentina)
Fiorentina :
In : Strikers Amauri (Juventus) , Zohore (Copenhagen) midfielder Olivera (Lecce) , defender Hegazy (Ismaily)
Out : Strikers Gilardino (Genoa), Silva (Boca Juniors) , Babacar (Racing Santander), midfielder Munari (Sampdoria)
Genoa :
In : Forward Sculli (Lazio) , midfielders Biondini (Cagliari) , Belluschi (Porto) , defender Carvalho (Figueirense)
Out : Strikers Caracciolo (Novara) , Ribas (Sporting Lisbon) , Meggiorini (Torino), midfielders Merkel (Milan) , Seymour (Catania) , defender Dainelli (Chievo)
Inter :
In : Midfielders Palombo (Sampdoria ) , Guarin (Porto) , defender Juan (Internacional)
Out : Goalkeeper Viviano (Palermo) , midfielders Muntari (Milan) , Motta (PSG) , Mariga (Parma) , Coutinho (Espanyol)
Juventus :
In : Defender Caceres (Sevilla) , midfielders Padoin (Atalanta), Bouy (Ajax) , striker Borriello (Roma)
Out : Strikers Iaquinta (Cesena), Amauri (Fiorentina), Toni (Al Nasr) , midfielders Pasquato (Torino ) , Pazienza (Udinese) , defenders Motta (Catania ) , Sorensen (Bologna)
Lazio :
In : Midfielder Candreva (Cesena)
Out : Forwards Cisse (QPR) , Sculli (Genoa) , defenders Stendardo (Atalanta) , Cavanda (Bari) , midfielder Del Nero (Cesena) , goalkeeper Carrizo (Catania)
Lecce :
In : Forwards Seferovic (Fiorentina) , Bojinov (Sporting Lisbon) , midfielders Blasi (Parma), Delvecchio (Catania), defender Di Matteo (Palermo)
Out : Defenders Mesbah (Milan) , Ferrario (Parma) , midfielders Strasser (Milan) , Pasquato (Torino) , Olivera (Fiorentina)
Milan :
In : Midfielders Merkel (Genoa) , Strasser (Lecce) , Muntari (Inter) , defender Mesbah (Lecce) , forwards Maxi Lopez (Catania) , Prosenik (Chelsea), Lucas (Internacional)
Out : Full-back Taiwo (QPR)
Napoli :
In : Forward Vargas (Univ.de Chile)
Out : Forward Mascara (Novara) , midfielder Santana (Cesena)
Novara :
In : Forwards Mascara (Napoli) , Caracciolo (Genoa)
Out : Defenders Giorgi (Siena) , Labrin (Palermo) , forward Meggiorini (Torino) , midfielder Pinardi (Vicenza)
Palermo :
In : Goalkeeper Viviano (Inter) , midfielders Donati (Bari) , Vasquez (Belgrano), defenders Labrin (Novara), Milanovic (Siena) , forward Mehmeti (Malmö)
Out : Goalkeeper Benussi (Torino) , defenders Cetto (Lille) , Di Matteo (Lecce) , forward Pinilla (Cagliari)
Parma :
In : Forward Okaka (Roma) , midfielder Mariga (Inter) defenders Jonathan (Inter), Ferrario (Lecce)
Out : Defender Rubin (Bologna) , midfielders Blasi (Lecce) , Ze Eduardo (Empoli)
Roma :
In : Forwards Lopez (Nacional), Ferrante (Piacenza) , midfielder Marquinho (Fluminense)
Out : Forwards Borriello (Juventus) , Okaka (Parma) , Caprari (Pescara) , midfielder Pizarro (Manchester City)
Siena :
In : Forward Bogdani (Cesena), defender Giorgi (Novara)
Out : Defenders Milanovic (Palermo), Angella (Reggina), Troianello (Sassuolo)
Udinese :
In : Midfielders Fernandes (Leicester City) , Pazienza (Juventus) , forward Vydra (Club Brugge)
Out : Midfielders Doubai (Sochaux) , Sissoko (Brest), goalkeeper Belardi (Reggina)
Serie A Kick-offs moved
Wednesday, February 1, 2012
Klose is out against Milan
Snow hits Italy
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