Juventus vs Napoli 2018 Highlights 0-1 Italian Serie A

Juventus vs Napoli - Competition: Italian Serie A
Date: 22 April 2018 - Kick-off Time: 19:45 BST
Venue: Allianz Stadium, Torino

Juve’s lead at the top in Italy Serie A is cut to a single point as SSC Napoli team win in Turin thanks to Koulibaly’s late goal.

Juventus 0-1 SSC Napoli:

90' Kalidou Koulibaly 0-1 

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AS Roma vs Sampdoria 2018 0-1 Goal Highlights - Seria A

Roma vs Sampdoria - Competition: Italian Serie A
Date: 28 January 2018 - Kick-off Time: 19:45 GMT

Venue: Stadio Olimpico, Roma

Zapata’s late winner sees AS Roma’s torrid run continue as they go down at home to Sampdoria- the latter’s first away league win since early November.

Roma 0-1 Sampdoria:

80' Duvan Zapata 0-1

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Crotone vs Roma 0-2 Highlights 12-02-2017 Serie A

Crotone vs Roma - Competition: Italian Serie A
Date: 12 February 2017 - Kick-off Time: 11:30 GMT
Venue: Stadio Ezio Scida, Crotone 

Goals from Radja Nainggolan and Edin Dzeko give AS Roma team victory over Crotone team in Italian Serie A.

Goals:

Roma: - 40' Radja Nainggolan 0-1 // 77' Edin Dzeko 0-2  

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Genoa vs AC Milan 3-0 Highlights 2016 Serie A

Genoa vs AC Milan - Competition: Italian Serie A 

Ten man AC Milan go down 3-0 to Genoa team in this midweek clash. Genoa vs Milan match ended with 3-0 scoreline in Serie A.

Genoa 3-0 AC Milan:

11' Nikola Ninkovic 1-0 // 80' Juraj Kucka (o.g.) 2-0 // 86' Leonardo Pavoletti 3-0

Date: 25 October 2016
Kick-off Time: 19:45 BST
Venue: Stadio Comunale Luigi Ferraris, Genova

 

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Fiorentina 1-2 Juventus Highlights 2016 Italian Serie A

Fiorentina vs Juventus - Competition: Italian Serie A 

Goals:  

Fiorentina – Nikola Kalinic 81'
Juventus – Mario Mandzukic 39' // Alvaro Morata 83'

Juventus team are now just one win away from clinching Italian Serie A after Alvaro Morata’s strike hands them a late win over Fiorentina. Fiorentina vs Juventus match ended with 1-2 scoreline in Serie A 2016. 

Date: 24 April 2016

Venue: Stadio Artemio Franchi, Firenze 

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Roma vs Inter Milan Italian Serie A - 19-03-2016

Roma vs Inter Milan - Competition: Italian Serie A 

 

AS Roma’s 1-2 win at Udinese last weekend was their eighth Serie A victory in a row under Luciano Spalletti. The Giallorossi are undefeated in their last seven home league fixtures (W5-D2) and currently sit 3rd in the league standings, 8 points behind Juventus and 5 ahead Inter.
Spalletti will probably send the strongest team to face Inter, given thatt  only defenders Rudiger and Gyomber are injured. The availability of both Daniele De Rossi and Radja Nainggolan should lead to a 4-2-3-1, with Dzeko leading the line and Diego Perotti, El Shaarawy and Mohamed Salah behind the Bosnian striker.

Inter Milan enter this match in good form. Their 2-1 win at home against Bologna last weekend marked the occasion of their third win on the bounce in all competitions. Anyway, they have failed to win their last 5 away league matches. They are five points and two places below Roma in Italian Serie A as their are now sharing a fourth spot with Fiorentina bu trail Paulo Sousa’s side on goal difference. Winning here would also put them back into the mix for third, while a loss would put an end to such ambitions.
Captain Mauro Icardi picked up an injury last time out and will not be risked. With Rodrigo Palacio suspended and Stevan Jovetic injured, the task of leading the line for Inter will be left to Eder. Mancini will deploy a 4-2-3-1 formation, with Marcelo Brozovic, Adem Ljaijc and Ivan Perisic playing as offensive midfielders while Medel and Kondogbia will protect the defense.
Inter Milan team have won both of the sides’ most recent meetings (albeit in Milan) and have lost just one of their last four against the Giallorossi. The Nerazzurri won the reverse fixture 1-0 with goal came courtesy of Gary Medel.

 
Date: 19 March 2016
Time: 19:45 GMT
Venue: Stadio Olimpico, Roma 

 

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Roma vs Fiorentina Italian Serie A - March 04, 2016

Roma vs Fiorentina - Competition: Italian Serie A

AS Roma’s 1-3 win at Empoli last weekend marked the occasion of their sixth consecutive victory in Serie A under Luciano Spalletti. The team has been rejuvenated since the change of coach, having scored 17 goals and conceded only seven. Their only loss during the last 13 league matches was against the defending champions Juve, who beat them 1-0 at the Juventus Stadium. The Giallorossi currently occupy third spot by virtue of their superior goal difference over Fiorentina, so this match is a six pointer!
Vice-captain De Rossi is the only absentee from the Giallorossi squad. Spalletti is likely to play once again with Stephan El Shaarawy as false nine, with both Edin Dzeko and captain Francesco Totti on the bench. Radja Nainggolan has recovered from the muscular problem sufffered during the game at Empoli and should be available to play here. 

Fiorentina team have gone seven matches without defeat in Italian Serie A and most recently held free-scoring Napoli to a 1-1 draw in Tuscany, just four days after comprehensive Europa League defeat away to Tottenham. It's their third crucial game in the space of eight days and they might be suffering from fatigue following a very intense month.
Mauro Zarate is still out with a ban despite the appeal. As consequence Cristian Tello, Federico Bernardeschi and Borja Valero are expected to feature behind Nikola Kalinic. On-loan Leicester full-back Yohan Benalouane is currently on Fiorentina's treatment table
In the reverse match earlier in the season the Giallorossi secured a 2-0 away win. Last season’s encounters saw Roma easily win 2-0 at the Stadio Olimpico in Italian Serie A , but the Viola won 3-0 in Rome in the Europa League. ASRoma’s home fixtures in Serie A have averaged more than three goals per game this term. Plus, there have been goals at both ends in each of Fiorentina’s last five league matches. Anyway, this could be a hard-fought match and we expect few goals to be scored.

Roma last 5 matches:

07/02/16 Roma 2 – 1 Sampdoria
12/02/16 Carpi 1 – 3 Roma
17/02/16 Roma 0 – 2 Real Madrid
21/02/16 Roma 5 – 0 Palermo
27/02/16 Empoli 1 – 3 Roma

Fiorentina last 5 matches:

14/02/16 Fiorentina 2 – 1 Inter
18/02/16 Fiorentina 1 – 1 Tottenham
21/02/16 Atalanta 2 – 3 Fiorentina
25/02/16 Tottenham 3 – 0 Fiorentina
29/02/16 Fiorentina 1 – 1 Napoli

Date: 4 March 2016 - Time: 19:45 GMT
Venue: Stadio Olimpico, Roma

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Fiorentina vs Napoli 2016 Highlights 1-1 Italian Serie A

Napoli vs Fiorentina - Competition: Italian Serie A

Stadio Artemio Franchi - Date: 28 February 2016

Napoli team fall three points behind Juventus Torino following a 1-1 draw against Fiorentina in Italian Serie A. Fiorentina vs Napoli match ended with 1-1 scoreline in Italian Serie A 2016.

Fiorentina 1-1 SSC Napoli:

6' Marcos Alonso 1-0 // 7' Gonzalo Higuain 1-1 

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Juventus vs Napoli 13-02-2016 Italian Serie A

Juventus vs Napoli - Competition: Italian Serie A
Date: 13 February 2016 - Time: 19:45 GMT
Venue: Juventus Stadium, Torino 

 

Juventus team could move to the top of the league standings for the first time this season. The Bianconeri sit 2 points behind Napoli after 14 consecutive league victories. It is a sequence that has seen them move up from 11th in the league to 2nd. They have conceded just once in the previous nine games and kept seven consecutive clean sheets.  Khedira, Mandzukic, Martin Caceres and Giorgio Chiellini are all sidelined. As consequence, Massimiliano Allegri is likely to play with a 4-4-2 formation with Dybala and Morata up-front. Roberto Pereyra and Stefano Sturaro should play as midfield wingers with Paul Pogba and Claudio Marchisio in the middle of the park.
SSC Napoli currently lead the way with 56 points in the bank thanks to a record of 17 wins, five draws and just two defeats from their opening 24 matches. The Partenopei have eight successive victories to their name after a hard fought 1-0 triumph over Carpi last weekend. Their last defeat in Italian Serie A took place in week 15 when they were turned over 3-2 away at Bologna. Gonzalo Higuain has been in sublime form this season, having scored as many as 24 goals in as many Serie A games
New signing Alberto Grassi is the only injured player, so manager Maurizio Sarri will go with his typical XI, with Jorginho back from suspension and ready to play. The likes of Callejon, Insigne and Higuain will lead the line while Allan and Hamsik will provide support from midfield. Mertens and Gabbiadini could play at some stage during the second half.
Napoli team have already taken three points off Juventus this season as they beat the Old Lady 2-1 success at the Stadio San Paolo in matchday 6. The Bianconeri are undefeated in their last 5 home matches against SSC Napoli and have scored at least 2 goals in 8 of their last 10 home matches clashes against the Partenopei in all competitions.

 

Juventus last 5 matches:

24/01/16 Juventus 1 – 0 Roma
27/01/16 Juventus 3 – 0 Inter
31/01/16 Chievo 0 – 4 Juventus
03/02/16 Juventus 1 – 0 Genoa
07/02/16 Frosinone 0 – 2 Juventus

Napoli last 5 matches:

19/01/16 Napoli 0 – 2 Inter
24/01/16 Sampdoria 2 – 4 Napoli
31/01/16 Napoli 5 – 1 Empoli
03/02/16 Lazio 0 – 2 Napoli
07/02/16 Napoli 1 – 0 Carpi

 

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Roma vs AC Milan Italian Serie A - 09-01-2016

AS Roma vs AC Milan
Competition: Italian Serie A
Date: 9 January 2016 - Time: 19:45 GMT

Venue: Stadio Olimpico, Roma

AS Roma team were held to a 3-3 draw at Chievo in midweek and they are now six points of Serie A leaders Inter. Pressure is mounting on manager Rudi Garcia as the Giallorossi have now only won once in nine matches in all competitions since beating Lazio in the Derby della Capitale on 8 November, a run which included a 6-1 hammering by Barcelona and a shock Coppa Italia exit to Spezia. Anyway, they have a commendable record on home turf, with just one Serie A defeat at the Stadio Olimpico this season.
Former Manchester City striker Edin Dzeko is still suspended while Seydou Keita, Kevin Strootman and Salih Ucan are all set to miss the match. The Nigerian sensation Umar Sadiq has scored two goals in as many games and this should grant him another starting berth. Radja Nainggolan and De Rossi are fully recovered and are expected to start in midfield.

Milan were beaten 0-1 at home against relegation-threatened Bologna team in midweek and now find themselves in seventh place at the moment. The Devils are 11 points off the top and 10 off a Champions League spot and their away record is really poor having won just once on their last 10 matches.
Kevin-Prince Boateng will make the trip for the first time with his new club but is expected to be benched. Luiz Adriano and Bacca will lead the line with Bonaventura and Honda deployed as wingers. Juraj Kucka will replace Riccardo Montolivo in the middle of the park. The likes of Cerci, Balotelli, Menez and Alex are sidelined.
The Rossoneri have won only once over their last 10 visits to Roma. Three of the last six meetings at the Olimpico between AS Roma and Milan have ended 0-0. The last Serie A meeting between these two took place in May with Marco van Ginkel and Mattia Destro giving AC Milan a 2-1 success.

Probable lineups:

Roma (4-3-3): Szczesny: Florenzi, Manolas, Rudiger, Digne; Nainggolan, De Rossi, Pjanic; Gervinho, Sadiq, Iago Falque.

AC Milan (4-4-2): Donnarumma; Abate, Mexes, Romagnoli, De Sciglio; Honda, Kucka, Bertolacci, Bonaventura; Luiz Adriano, Bacca..

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Chievo 3-3 Roma Highlights 06-01-2016 Italian Serie A

Chievo vs Roma - Competition: Italian Serie A 

Goals galore in this clash as Chievo Verona hold AS Roma team in this midweek Italian top flight clash. Chievo Verona vs Roma match ended with 3-3 scoreline in Italian Serie A  2015.

Goals:  

Chievo – Alberto Paloschi 44' // Dario Dainelli 58' // Simone Pepe 86'
Roma – Sadiq Umar 7' // Alessandro Florenzi 37' // Iago Falque 71'

Date: 6 January 2016

Venue: Stadio Marc’Antonio Bentegodi

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Napoli vs Fiorentina 18-10-2015 Highlights 2-1 Italian Serie A

Napoli vs Fiorentina - Competition: Italian Serie A

Fiorentina team lost the game 1-2 agaist Napoli in San Paolo Studium (Napoli). Napoli vs Fiorentina match ended with 2-1 scoreline in Italian Serie A 2015.

SSC Napoli 2-1 Fiorentina:

46' Lorenzo Insigne 1-0 // 73' Nikola Kalinic 1-1 // 75' Gonzalo Higuain 2-1 

Napoli starting lineup vs Fiorentina 2015:- Reina, Hysaj, Albiol, Koulibaly, Ghoulam, Allan, Jorginho, Hamsik; Callejon, Gonzalo Higuain, Lorenzo Insigne.

Fiorentina starting XI vs SSC Napoli 2015:- Tatarusanu, Alonso, Rodríguez, Astori, Tomovic, Badelj, Vecino, Borja Valero, Bernardeschi, Kuba, Nikola Kalinic.

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Napoli vs Juventus Italian Serie A - September 26, 2015

Napoli vs Juventus - Competition: Italian Serie A

SSC Napoli beat Lazio 5-0 last weekend, the second "manita" after the 5-0 win over Club Brugge in Europa League, but then the Azzurri were held 0-0 at newly-promoted Carpi in midweek. The Partenopei have drawn three of their last four matches and currently sit 12th in the league, 9 points from the summit.
Maurizio Sarri has a clean bill of health ahead of this match. Mertens and Insigne are likely to start with Gonzalo Higuain in attack. Jorginho is likely to replace Valdifiori in the middle of the park along with Allan and Hamsik.

Juventus team enter this match on the back of a Wednesday’s 1-1 disappointing home draw against rock-bottom Frosinone, a result that followed a surprising win against Man City in the Champions League and the first Serie A win over Genoa last weekend. They are 13th in the standings having clinched five points from their opening five games Juve, 10 points adrift of Inter Milan.

Buffon is expected to returning to action but Martin Caceres, Marchisio, Sami Khedira and Mario Mandzukic are all out injured. Patrice Evra and Alex Sandro are in contention to patrol the left flank. Coach Max Allegri could revert to the 3-5-2 with Juan Cuadrado in midfield and the likes of Paulo Dybala and Alvaro Morata up-front.
Napoli team have scored 12 goals in their three home matches so far this season. Juventus have only mustered five goals from 106 shots on goal this season. Juve and Napoli met three times last season, the former completing a league double but losing in the Super Cup on penalties. The Partenopei have won only one of their last nine Italian Serie A games against the Old Lady but the last 8 meetings at the San Paolo have seen the Juve winning only once, with five wins for Napoli.

Match date: 26 September 2015
Kick Off Time: 19:45 BST
Venue: Stadio San Paolo, Napoli 

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AC Milan vs Atalanta Italian Serie A - January 18, 2015

AC Milan vs Atalanta - Competition: Italian Serie A
Match date: 18 January 2015 - Kick Off Time: 14:00 GMT
Venue: Stadio San Siro, Milan, Italie

Milan team are a big team. However, their form is awful. They are currently on 8th place with 6 wins, 8 draws and 4 losses with a goal difference of 27:21 and 26 points after 18 rounds. In round 17, AC Milan were handed a stark reminder of how much work they still have to do to return to the upper echelons in Serie A after Sassuolo claimed a famous 2-1 victory at San Siro. Filippo Inzaghi’s men harboured aspirations of climbing into the European places and Andrea Poli put them on the right track in the early exchanges with his first goal of the season. Ambitious visitors Sassuolo were in no mood to roll over, however, and two assists from Domenico Berardi helped Gianluca Sansone and then, after the break, Simone Zaza to turn the game around. Last round, AC Milan shared points with the hosts Torino. Jeremy Menez’s third-minute penalty put Milan ahead but they then found themselves having to weather a fierce Torino storm, a situation not helped by the visitors’ loss of Mattia De Sciglio to a red card before half-time.

Last round there was late drama at the Stadio Atleti Azzurri d’Italia as Atalanta drew 1-1 against Chievo in what turned out to be a closely fought encounter. Atalanta began the game in a postive fashion and were eager to launch the ball into the Chievo half as often as possible. Davide Zappacosta put Atalanta in the lead after 71 minutes following a fantastic long-range strike. Despite a red card for Gianpaolo Bellini, it seemed as if the hosts would hold on to claim the three points, but in the final minute Lazarevic stepped up to curl a free kick into the corner and salvaged a point for his team. The draw left Atalanta on 17 points, one place and two points above the relegation zone. They have 3 wins, 8 draws and 7 defeats with a goal difference of 14:24 and 17 points so far.

 

AC Milan last 5 matches:

20/12/14 Roma 0 – 0 Milan
30/12/14 Real Madrid 2 – 4 Milan
06/01/15 Milan 1 – 2 Sassuolo
10/01/15 Torino 1 – 1 Milan
14/01/15 Milan 2 – 1 Sassuolo

Atalanta last 5 matches:

07/12/14 Atalanta 3 – 2 Cesena
13/12/14 Lazio 3 – 0 Atalanta
21/12/14 Atalanta 3 – 3 Palermo
06/01/15 Genoa 2 – 2 Atalanta
11/01/15 Atalanta 1 – 1 Chievo

 

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Juventus vs Inter Milan Italian Serie A - 06-01-2015

Juventus vs Inter Milan 

Competition: Italian Serie A
Match date: Tuesday, 6 January 2015
Kick Off Time: 20:00 GMT
Venue: Juventus Arena, Torino, Italy

Juventus team have been the elite club of the Serie A for the last couple seasons. They are well coached and show a certain chemistry that leaves many teams bewildered when coming against them. In their last league match with Cagliari, they managed a solid 3-1 away win with a fine goal from Argentine striker Tevez, immediately followed by closing goals from Arturo Vidal and Llorente. At the end of the December schedule however, Juventus FC lost 2-2 in the Italian Cup to Napoli at home in a grueling match that finished in penalties. This blemish was surprising considering they are undefeated in regular Italian Serie A play at home over their last 35 games. They will be rested fully entering Tuesday’s clash with Inter after the break, and they will extend their winning streak against them following a 3-1 victory in Juventus Stadium last February. At home after 7 matches, Juventus have won 6 with 20 goals scored against a measly 4 allowed. They will utilize the talents of Giorgio Chiellini from the defensive side to put the stop on Inters counterattack, ultimately coming close to a shutout against the inferior visiting opponent. Expect through balls to put an end to Inters defensive hopes as Juventus’ striker Carlos Tevez puts this one away come the final whistle.

Inter team enter Tuesday’s clash at the Juventus Stadium with high hopes of turning around their season following the new year. Their last match was played over the break in a club friendly in Paris against French powerhouse PSG where they lost 0-1 in a close fought battle. Outside of this friendly, over their previous 3 competitive matches, Inter have not lost including a solid 2-0 away win in their last road match at Chievo Verona. This success isn’t going to help them in the tables much though as only 1 of these 3 games was a win. The return of former star manager Roberto Mancini has not paid off as nicely as fans originally hoped. It will take time to swing this squad in the right direction and the transfer window should help this talented young team so don’t be to quick to rule out Mancini being successful quite yet. Inter will need their brightest young striker, Mauro Icardi, to add to his 8 goals in 16 league games if they are to stand a chance against the likes of Juventus. With only 2 wins and 7 goals scored in 8 away league games, Inter will struggle as expected against the brass of the Italian League on Tuesday evening.

Juventus last 5 matches:

05/12/14 Fiorentina 0 – 0 Juventus
09/12/14 Juventus 0 – 0 Atlético Madrid
14/12/14 Juventus 1 – 1 Sampdoria
18/12/14 Cagliari 1 – 3 Juventus
22/12/14 Juventus 2 – 2 P Napoli

Inter Milan last 5 matches:

07/12/14 Inter Milan 1 – 2 Udinese
11/12/14 Qarabag 0 – 0 Inter
15/12/14 Chievo Verona 0 – 2 Inter
21/12/14 Inter Milan 2 – 2 Lazio
30/12/14 PSG 1 – 0 Inter Milan

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Cagliari vs Juventus Italian Serie A - December 18, 2014

Cagliari vs Juventus - Competition: Italian Serie A

Cagliari team are an unpredictable team with an offensive way of play, imposed by their new coach Zeman, that demands a lot of movement from his team. Considering only the away matches of this season, Cagliari would be on the 9th place with 2 wins gained in Milan against Inter Milan (4-1) and in Empoli (4-0), 3 draws and 3 defeats. But Zeman‘s team didn’t win at home this season yet and are the worst home team in the entire Calcio, even Parma and Cesena won at least once at home. All the soccer experts know the battle that Zeman fought against the old style Juventus with their corruption issues, and for him and his fans, a win on Thursday evening would feel like a Scudetto.

Juventus are once again the Serie A leader in all categories after 15 rounds: points, goals scored and clean sheets, even though they are coming from two consecutive draws, what has never happened in the last couple of years. In fact, Massimiliano Allegri and his team were not able to defeat Fiorentina (0-0) and Sampdoria (1-1) in the last two Italian Serie A matches. On Thursday, they will face Cagliari where they didn’t lose since 2009. After that match, the Bianconeri will travel to Doha to clash SSC Napoli on Monday for the Italian Super Cup Trophy. In Cagliari, Bonucci will miss the match due to suspension and Allegri hopes to recover Caceres and Baragli.

Probable lineups:
Cagliari: Cragno – Balzano, Ceppitelli, Rossettini, Avelar – Crisetig, Conti, Ekdal – Farias, Ibarbo, Cossu.
Juventus: Buffon – Lichtsteiner, Ogbonna, Chiellini, Evra – Marchisio, Pirlo, Pogba – Vidal – Llorente, Tevez. 

Match date: Thursday 18 December 2014
Kick Off Time: 18:00 GMT
Venue: Stadio Sant’Elia, Cagliari, Italy

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SSC Napoli vs AS Roma Italian Serie A 01-11-2014

SSC Napoli vs AS Roma - Competition: Italian Serie A
Match date: 1 November 2014
Kick Off Time: 14:00 BST
Venue: Stadio San Paolo, Napoli

SSC Napoli team started the season with ups and downs. The squad, that president De Laurentis put together, looks like not the best to fight vs Roma and Juventus for the scudetto. The new signed players during the summer transfer period like K. Koulibaly or midfielder David Lopez, didn’t bring the necessary quality to the team. Also players like Higuain and Hamsik were not offering their best performance, except in the last home match against Hellas Verona (6-2), and the early knock out from the UEFAChampions League didn’t help coach Benitez to start this season in the right way. Anyway, Saturday afternoon the San Paolo stadium will be crowded to support their stars and beat the AS Roma, as it happened in the last 2 matches played in Napoli.
After losing against Bayern Munich and drawing away against Sampdoria, the Roma found back to winning at home in the last round against Cesena and looks forward to meet SSC Napoli on the weekend. Rudi Garcia is doing a great job so far, even without availability of the entire squad, due to injuries of Castan, Strootman and Keita. In Napoli “the capital team” won’t make any discount to the home team even if they will play an important Champions League match in Munich next week. Garcia will try to recover Iturbe and Keita from the 1st minute and he should have also a permission from the doctor to give the defender Castan some minutes during the match.

Probable lineups:

Napoli: Rafael – Maggio, Albiol, Koulibaly, Ghoulam – David Lopez, Inler – Callejon, Hamsik, Mertens – Higuain.

Roma: Skorupski – Torosidis, Manolas, Astori, Cole – Pjanic, de Rossi, Nainggolan – Florenzi, Totti, Gervinho.

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Inter Milan vs Napoli Italian Serie A October 19, 2014

Inter Milan vs Napoli - Competition: Italian Serie A
Match date: 19 October 2014 - Kick Off Time: 19:45 BST
Venue: Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, Milano

Inter Milan team have found themselves struggling recently in away games. Luckily for Inter fans they are playing in the comforts of the San Siro where they have netted 10 goals through just 3 matches. A powerhouse at home, Inter are not a team to ignore as we enter the 7th round of Italian Serie A play. Only allowing 4 goals at home,which all came against Cagliari a couple weeks ago, Inter Milan have to stay vigilant on the defensive side to boost their counter attack style. In comes a dangerous Napoli team playing in top form lately, and you can rest assured they will be ready to fight in Milan. Inter will need to continue building on their offensive success Sunday in order to come away with the maximum 3 points. Led by feared Italian striker Pablo Osvaldo who has a beautiful stat line of 4 goals,3 assists through their first 6 matches in Italian Serie A competition, Inter will be determined not to falter twice in a row at home as we fully expect them to turn it around on Sunday afternoon.

SSC Napoli will have a tough time of it as they travel into one of Italy’s most famous venues at the San Siro in Milan. Led by a talented 27 year old in Jose Callejon, who has netted 4 goals and 1 assist through 6 matches, Napoli have the makings of a top Italian team as they have displayed lately after a weak start to the season. After losing 2 of their first 3 matches, SSC Napoli have found some answers in their last 3 matches winning twice and drawing once. This has put them squarely in top 4 talks as they already sit on the door at 7th overall in the tables. Enjoying good success in away games as shown by their 2 wins, 1 loss game line, Napoli will enter Milan with high hopes that ultimately could come up wanting.

Probable lineups:
Inter Milan: Handanovic – Ranocchia, Vidic, Juan – Nagatomo, Hernanes, Medel, Kovacic, Dodo – Icardi, Palacio
SSC Napoli: Rafael – Maggio, Albiol, Koulibaly, Zuniga – David Lopez, Inler – Callejon, Hamsik, Insigne – Higuain.

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Juventus vs AS Roma Italian Serie A - October 5, 2014

Juventus vs AS Roma - Competition: Italian Serie A
 

Juventus FC team enter the match with a perfect defensive record, having conceded zero goals in five league matches but the Bianconeri lost 1-0 their mid-week UCL to Atletico Madrid in a match where they once again showed their limits in Europe.

Andrea Pirlo could be back in contention, but he is highly unlikely to start while Andrea Barzagli, Romulo and Luca Marrone are out injured. Alvaro Morata and Martin Caceres are doubtful and will face late fitness tests before the game. Kwadwo Asamoah could come in for Patrice Evra on the left flank. The attacking duo will be Llorente-Tevez once again.
AS Roma have made a great start to both their Seria A (currently in 1st place) and UCL campaigns. They came away with a valuable point from Etihad Stadium as the Giallorossi drew 1-1 agains Man City after club legend Francesco Totti grabbed the equalizer after going down to an early Sergio Aguero penalty kick. The captain became the oldest goalscorer in Champions League history (38 years and 3 days) .
First choice keeper Morgan De Sanctis is a major doubt while De Rossi, Strootman, Astori, Castan, Balzaretti and Borriello continue to miss out. Juan Iturbe is fully fit and could compete with Alessandro Florenzi and Adem Ljajic for a starting spot. Mapou Yanga-Mbiwa will keep his place alongside Kostas Manolas in defence, while Seydou Keita will be given the holding role in midfield.
Juventus have won their last 21 home matches keeping a clean sheet in their last 8 games in Serie A. Furthermore, they have won five of the last seven meetings against AS Roma. The Bianconeri enjoyed a 3-0 triumph in the same fixture last term.

Juventus last 5 matches:

16/09/14 Juventus 2 – 0 Malmo
20/09/14 Milan 0 – 1 Juventus
24/09/14 Juventus 3 – 0 Cesena
27/09/14 Atalanta 0 – 3 Juventus
01/10/14 Atlético Madrid 1 – 0 Juventus

Roma last 5 matches:

17/09/14 Roma 5 – 1 CSKA Moskva
21/09/14 Roma 2 – 0 Cagliari
24/09/14 Parma 1 – 2 Roma
27/09/14 Roma 2 – 0 Hellas Verona
30/09/14 Manchester City 1 – 1 Roma

Match date: Sunday, 5 October 2014 

Kick Off Time: 17:00 BST
Venue: Juventus Arena, Torino, Italy

You can watch the match here: Link 1 , Link 2 [Live Scores]

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Inter Milan vs Cagliari 1-4 Highlights 2014 Italian Serie A

Inter Milan vs Cagliari
Competition: Italian Serie A
Match date: 28 September 2014
Venue: Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, Milano

Inter Milan 1-4 Cagliari:

10' 0-1 Sau M. // 18' 1-1 Osvaldo // 29' 1-2 Ekdal A. // 34' 1-3 Ekdal A. // 44' 1-4 Ekdal A.

Nerazzurri were among a few sides that remain undefeated ahead of their weekend tie, not to mention having a positive record at home. However, signs of trouble occurred early in the first 45 minutes as Cagliari managed to get themselves in front on 10 minutes through Marco Sau.

The home side did manage to get back on level terms though when Pablo Osvaldo equalized eight minutes later. However, red card to Yuto Nagatome made things hard for Inter Milan as they found themselves trailing again when Albin Ekdal scored Cagliari's second on 29 minutes.

The Swedish midfielder continue to cause problems for Walter Mazzarri's men as he bagged his second on 34 minutes. After missing out on a penalty, Cagliari completed their dominant performance over their opponent by scoring a fourth goal, which was once again netted by Ekdal.

Things could got worse for Inter after the break, but Zdenek Zeman's men failed to convert some of their chances, though 4-1 result was already disappointing enough for Nerazzurri.

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