Serie A 2009-2010 Thread

**deangel9** · 10-09-2009 11:42

Fabiano: Anything is possible

Luis Fabiano has been touted as a possible replacement for David Trezeguet at Juventus, a claim that the Brazilian does not refute.

Fabiano has neither denied nor confirmed the claim, simply stating "you never know" in interviews recently.

"I do not want to talk about any interest now, because the market is closed," he explained in an interview with Spanish newspaper As.

"Now I am think only about doing well for Sevilla, but in football you never know."

The Brazil international has not ruled out staying with the Rojiblancos, a team he has been with since 2005.

"It isn't time to even speak about a [contract] renewal. If Sevilla did propose one there would not be any problems."

Fabiano has been the subject of intense speculation, with AC Milan being the chief destination is almost all rumours. The Rossoneri were said to be interested, but could not agree on a price with Sevilla.

**deangel9** · 13-09-2009 19:49

Giovinco: "Regret că sunt italian!"

Deşi Juventus s-a impus cu 2-0 pe "Olimpico", în partida de sâmbătă cu Lazio, nu toată lumea e fericită în tabăra bianco-neri-lor. Sebastian Giovinco vrea să evolueze cât mai mult în tricoul lui Juve, însă venirea pe Delle Alpi a starului Diego i-a cam blocat ascensiunea.

După meciul cu Lazio, când a intrat pe teren chiar în locul brazilianului, care a părăsit terenul accidentat la finalul primei reprize, mijlocaşul ofensiv de 22 de ani s-a plâns de faptul că joacă prea puţin.

"Diego este un adversar dificil pentru mine, poate pentru că este mai vârstă sau pentru că e...străin. Dacă aş fi fost brazilian sau argentinian aş fi jucat mai mult. Regret că sunt italian", a surprins Givinco, în declaraţiile de la finalul partidei, pentru Sky Sport Italia. "Oricum, le mulţumesc tuturor celor care mi-au apreciat evoluţia, voi încerca întotdeauna când voi fi convocat să dau totul pe teren", a mai spus Giovinco, care a evoluat foarte bine în meciul cu Lazio, pasând decisiv la golul lui Trezeguet.

**deangel9** · 14-09-2009 09:08

Prandelli hails Viola quality

Cesare Prandelli hailed his Fiorentina side after his players edged out Cagliari 1-0 at the Artemio Franchi stadium in Florence.

Alberto Gilardino scored the only goal of the game, heading a bullet past the Rossoblu defence to extend La Viola's 100% record to three matches.

"Today against Cagliari we did really well, and didn't have many difficulties to deal with," Prandelli explained to Sky.

"I saw a very confident group of players on the pitch, and from my point of view, my boys are growing as each match goes on."

"I would like to compliment [Juan Manuel] Vargas, for his perfect ball into the area which set up the goal. That was great, as was Gilardino's finish."

Prandelli then shifted his attention to the midweek Champions League clash with Lyon.

He continued, "In recent years we have come such a long way, and now we feel apart of the Champions League."

"I would like to deal with this tournament with a great level of enthusiasm and desire to do well, which will help us to surprise some teams."

**beavis** · 14-09-2009 10:41

Serie A - Etapa 3

12.09.2009 Livorno 0 - 0 AC Milan

12.09.2009 Lazio 0 - 2 Juventus REZUMAT

13.09.2009 Atalanta 0 - 1 Sampdoria

13.09.2009 Bologna 0 - 2 Chievo REZUMAT

13.09.2009 Fiorentina 1 - 0 Cagliari REZUMAT

13.09.2009 Inter Milano 2 - 0 Parma REZUMAT

13.09.2009 Palermo 1 - 1 Bari

13.09.2009 Siena 1 - 2 AS Roma REZUMAT

13.09.2009 Udinese 4 - 2 Catania REZUMAT

13.09.2009 Genoa 4 - 1 Napoli REZUMAT

**beavis** · 14-09-2009 19:00

Diego set to be sidelined for at least 2 weeks

Juventus will miss Diego for at least 4 matches due to a thigh injury he picked up in the match against Lazio last Saturday.

The Brazilian midfielder left the field before half time because of an injury that already troubled him in the pre-season.

Diego won't be able to play in the Champions League-match against Girondins Bordeaux and will also miss the Serie A-matches against Livorno, Genoa and Bologna.

**beavis** · 18-09-2009 18:53

Serie A preview: AS Roma - Fiorentina

FORM GUIDE

AS Roma

September 17 vs FC Basel 0-2 (Europa League)

September 13 vs Siena 2-1 (Serie A)

August 30 vs Juventus 1-3 (Serie A)

August 27 vs Kosice 7-1 (Europa League)

August 23 vs Genoa 2-3 (Serie A)

Fiorentina

September 16 vs Lyon 0-1 (Champions League)

September 13 vs Cagliari 1-0 (Serie A)

August 30 vs Palermo 1-0 (Serie A)

August 22 vs Sporting Lisbon 1-1 (Champions League)

August 8 vs Bologna 1-1 (Serie A)

TEAM NEWS

AS Roma
Roma no longer have any injuries to deal with, as the previously injured duo of Doni and Cicinho recently returned to training with the main squad. Julio Baptista is expected to be relegated to the bench after yet another disappointing performance against FC Basel, meaning that Mirko Vucinic will partner Francesco Totti up front.

Possible Starting XI: Julio Sergio - Motta, Burdisso, Mexes, Riise - Taddei, De Rossi, Perrotta - Pizarro - Vucinic, Totti

Fiorentina
Thankfully for Cesare Prandelli's sake, Adrian Mutu successfully got through his return from injury against Olympique Lyon in midweek, meaning that he is a certain starter for this contest. It has been reported that Mutu may be joined by Stevan Jovetic and Juan Manuel Vargas, in behind lone striker Alberto Gilardino. Jose Castillo and Lorenzo De Silvestri are the only players missing through injury.

Possible Starting XI: Frey - Comotto, Gamberini, Dainelli, Pasqual - Montolivo, Zanetti - Jovetic, Adrian Mutu, Vargas - Gilardino

PREDICTION: AS Roma 1-1 Fiorentina

**deangel9** · 20-09-2009 09:20

Ferrara delight after Juve win

Juventus boss Ciro Ferrara has revealed his delight after his side claimed a 2-0 win over Livorno on Saturday.

The Turin outfit opened up a three-point lead at the top of Serie A courtesy of the win, although they had Gianluigi Buffon to thank for their fourth straight win this season as he single-handedly kept a creative Livorno at bay after Vincenzo Iaquinta and Claudio Marchisio had taken Juve's only chances of the first half.

"When it comes to the results we are very satisfied but we know that there are things to improve because we encountered some difficulties," Ferrara said.

"This could also be due to the fact that the players on the field have played a lot. We also had more chances to score.

"I wanted a merciless football when it came to wanting to win. We wanted the three points and we had to face the match with humility as we did and we brought home the victory."

Juventus were held to a 1-1 draw by Bordeaux in a tough Champions League Group A clash on Tuesday, a game that Ferrara believes may have taken a lot out of his players.

"My team could be tired. Sometimes we tend to run after the opponents and we must therefore try to hold the ball more and start the action.

"It is a positive thing that we scored in the first half especially in the first minutes which allowed us to control the match. We must make sure that we keep up the consistency even though we are happy with the three points."

**deangel9** · 20-09-2009 15:21

Buffon: I’m in good form

Gianluigi Buffon has successfully returned from a string of injuries after helping Juventus pull off a 2-0 win over Livorno.

Buffon made a number of world class saves to prove that he's in top form in the victory, a far cry from a grueling, injury-plagued 2008/09 season.

"It's a good period," he said after the match to Sky Sport. "There's nothing special, it's just that when you come off months in which you are tormented by all sorts of pains, and are feeling good, you get back the joy and desire to play. Also, the criticism motivated me."

On the team's victory against Livorno, Buffon said: "We won comfortably, Livorno made us suffer sometimes but we played a very good match."

The win was Juve's fourth consecutive win in the Serie A in the current campaign, after they edge out Chievo in the season opener, and beat Roma and Lazio away.

"The four consecutive victories? It certainly gives us optimism, but we know we have to improve a lot," Buffon concluded.

**beavis** · 21-09-2009 20:10

Serie A - Etapa 4

19.09.2009 Napoli 0 - 0 Udinese

19.09.2009 Juventus 2 - 0 Livorno REZUMAT

20.09.2009 Bari 4 - 1 Atalanta REZUMAT

20.09.2009 Cagliari 1 - 2 Inter Milano REZUMAT

20.09.2009 Catania 1 - 1 Lazio REZUMAT

20.09.2009 Chievo 3 - 1 Genoa REZUMAT

20.09.2009 AC Milan 1 - 0 Bologna

20.09.2009 Parma 1 - 0 Palermo

20.09.2009 Sampdoria 4 - 1 Siena REZUMAT

20.09.2009 AS Roma 3 - 1 Fiorentina REZUMAT

**deangel9** · 24-09-2009 17:58

**Raddu_AdyY** · 24-09-2009 22:29

mama ce off-side

)))) sincer aici si de dai off-side si de nu dai

ai dreptate si gresesti in acelasi timp

oricum foarte grea faza

foarte foarte grea si daca a luat o decizie gresita (desi oricare ar fi gresita si corecta in acelasi timp) e de inteles , totusi sunt si ei oameni si se vede greu de pe o poza , dar la viteza si presiunea jocului

**deangel9** · 25-09-2009 07:00

am pus-o pt beavis poza

**beavis** · 25-09-2009 09:21

Pato doubtful for Bari clash

AC Milan coach Leonardo has a selection headache ahead of Sunday's match against Bari.

According to Corriere dello Sport, Alexandre Pato is set to start on the bench after picking up a slight knock in the loss to Udinese, while Filippo Inzaghi will start up front with Ronaldinho.

Pato has not been in the best of form so far this season, although he scored twice in the Rossoneri's opening game against Siena.

There are a number of other concerns for the Brazilian tactician - Thiago Silva will still be sidelined with an injury, with Kakha Kaladze deputizing, while Mathieu Flamini has been slapped with a one-match ban.

Mesaj iniţiat de deangel9

am pus-o pt beavis poza

dar de ce tocmai pe cea din meciul cu OM n-ai postat-o ?

acolo era un offsaid identic, nu prea esti la fel de vehement cand vine vorba de echipa ta

**beavis** · 25-09-2009 18:13

Serie A preview: Sampdoria - Inter Milano

FORM GUIDE

Sampdoria

September 23 vs Fiorentina 0-2 (Serie A)

September 20 vs Siena 4-1 (Serie A)

September 13 vs Atalanta 1-0 (Serie A)

August 30 vs Udinese 3-1 (Serie A)

August 23 vs Catania 2-1 (Serie A)

Inter Milano

September 23 vs Napoli 3-1 (Serie A)

September 20 vs Cagliari 2-1 (Serie A)

September 16 vs FC Barcelona 0-0 (Champions League)

September 13 vs Parma 2-0 (Serie A)

September 5 vs Lugano 3-3 (Friendly)

TEAM NEWS

Sampdoria
Franco Semioli suffered a fracture in his shoulder in last weekend's match against Siena and will be out for around a month. Meanwhile, defenders Pietro Accardi and Vasco Regini are also out injured, as is goalkeeper Vincenzo Fiorillo.

Possible Starting XI: Castellazzi - Stankevicius, Gastaldello, Rossi, Zauri - Padalino, Palombo, Tissone, Mannini - Pazzini, Antonio Cassano

Inter Milano
Wesley Sneijder suffered a slight injury during the match against Napoli and won't be a part of the match, Dejan Stankovic looks certain to fill in for him behind the two strikers. Marco Materazzi and Thiago Motta are still out injured.

Possible Starting XI: Julio Cesar - Maicon, Lucio, Samuel, Chivu - Zanetti, Cambiasso, Muntari - Stankovic - Diego Milito, Samuel Eto'o

PREDICTION: Sampdoria 0-1 Inter Milano

**deangel9** · 27-09-2009 15:11

Jose: I'm not blaming anyone

The hosts struck the crucial blow on 72 minutes when Angelo Palombo dispossessed Santon just outside the Inter penalty area before finding Moreno Mannini who duly put the ball on a plate for Giampaolo Pazzini to fire home.

Sampdoria's win helped Gigi Del Neri 's men climb to the top of the Serie A standings.

After seeing his side slip to the first league defeat of the season, Mourinho was in a typically belligerent mood when speaking to reporters, also denying that his tactics had caused Inter's downfall.

"What didn't I like? Just the result," the former Chelsea and Porto boss told Sky Italia television.

"What is this defeat worth? We lost three points today, that's it.

"It's true that the goal came from Santon's error, but I have never blamed an individual for a defeat in my entire career and I'm not going to start now.

"Why did I replace Mario Balotelli? I am the coach, I make my decisions and I don't have to explain them to anyone.

"Samuel Eto'o was not playing too deep, that is your opinion.

"We were without Wesley Sneijder and Thiago Motta, so obviously the team would be missing something in midfield between the lines."

**beavis** · 28-09-2009 10:58

Serie A - Etapa 6

26.09.2009 Sampdoria 1 - 0 Inter Milano REZUMAT

26.09.2009 Livorno 0 - 1 Fiorentina REZUMAT

27.09.2009 Catania 1 - 1 AS Roma REZUMAT

27.09.2009 Chievo 1 - 1 Atalanta

27.09.2009 Juventus 1 - 1 Bologna REZUMAT

27.09.2009 Lazio 1 - 1 Palermo REZUMAT

27.09.2009 Napoli 2 - 1 Siena REZUMAT

27.09.2009 Parma 0 - 2 Cagliari

27.09.2009 Udinese 2 - 0 Genoa REZUMAT

27.09.2009 AC Milan 0 - 0 Bari

**beavis** · 28-09-2009 18:14

Trezeguet closing in on Sivori's goal record

David Trezeguet is just 3 goals away from equalling the legendary Omar Sivori's total of 167 career goals for Juventus, following his latest striker against Bologna in Serie A.

"It would be a great honour for me to get there", said 31-year-old marksman.

"I never saw him play but I know from what I have been told that he is a legend here and to be at that level would be very satisfying for me."

However, Trezeguet's strike was not enough to earn a victory for his Turin club, which would have fired Juve above Sampdoria and champions Inter to the top of the table.

A stoppage-time equaliser from Brazilian forward Adailton earned Bologna a point in the 1-1 draw played out.

Juve coach Ciro Ferrara took the blame.

He said: "It was my fault. I persisted with too many players who are short of form right now."

Sivori, an inside-forward who starred for Argentina and then Italy in the late 1950's and early 1960's, won 3 league titles with Juventus and was voted 1961 European Footballer of the Year.

He formed a notable attacking partnership with Welshman John Charles, the so-called "Gentle Giant".

**beavis** · 05-10-2009 15:17

Totti set to be sidelined for 2 weeks

AS Roma top scorer Francesco Totti suffered a knee injury during the match against Napoli, on Sunday. Totti scored both goals for his club in a 2-1 win.

The club icon suffered his injury when he scored his second goal. Since Roma boss Claudio Ranieri already used all of his subs, Totti was forced to stay on the pitch despite his injury.

The 33-year-old captain is set to be sidelined for at least 2 weeks. Totti's injury is a setback for AS Roma because the striker showed his good form recently.

"Il bimbo d'oro" already scored 6 goals in 7 Serie A games this season.

**deangel9** · 05-10-2009 17:56

Palermo 2-0 Juventus

ce mare e Zenga!

**beavis** · 05-10-2009 20:55

Serie A - Etapa 7

03.10.2009 Bari 0 - 0 Catania

03.10.2009 Inter Milano 2 - 1 Udinese REZUMAT

04.10.2009 Atalanta 1 - 1 AC Milan REZUMAT

04.10.2009 Bologna 1 - 3 Genoa REZUMAT

04.10.2009 Cagliari 1 - 2 Chievo

04.10.2009 Fiorentina 0 - 0 Lazio

04.10.2009 AS Roma 2 - 1 Napoli REZUMAT

04.10.2009 Sampdoria 1 - 1 Parma REZUMAT

04.10.2009 Siena 0 - 0 Livorno

04.10.2009 Palermo 2 - 0 Juventus