By Anna Italia


Here  is the Italian Serie A Week 26 Roundup - Twenty-sixth Round on Saturday February 19 and Sunday February 20,  2011. Making a super comeback in first class are INTER  who --despite protests for the only goal of the match -- are now with 50 points. One thing for sure is that "Inter" are seriously among the serious contender for the Scudetto.  AC Milan are owners of their own destiny and continue as sole leaders thanks to the winning goal by forward Alexandre Pato in the 82nd minute. 

I will say the biggest upset was the defeat from AS Roma at the Luigi Ferraris when they were winning 3-0.  Genoa making a super comeback to revert the result and  winning 4-3 leaving the Roman gladiators puzzled as to "what happened?" The fourth consecutive defeat causing Roma coach Claudio Ranieri to resign.
  AS Roma coach Claudio Ranieri resigns after the defeat against Genoa.

Bologna seeing the "light for salvation" after defeating Palermo with the goal by Daniele Paponi in the 90th minute.  Bologna now 10 points away the 18th position.  Different story with Palermo every week looking as going down the table.   Palermo midfielder Giulio Migliaccio played his 300th professional game. Big problems for AS ROMA as fans losing their patience and contesting not only the management, but also the team.

Juventus remaining in 10 players in the 12th minute after Referee Mazzoleni sent off goalkeeper Gigi Buffon for a handball blocking Davide Di Michele right footed shot.  Lecce captain Giuseppe Vives sent off for 2 yellow cards in the 69th minute. Both captains out..... interesting.
 
Inter  is the team scoring most goals up to Week 26 with 47 goals followed by AC Milan and Palermo having scored 44 goals each. AS Bari with the least scoring having only 14 goals.



Serie A leader on Week 26 is AC Milan with 55 points followed by Napoli with 52.  Last position is for AS Bari with 15 points. Top scorer is Napoli forward Edinson Cavani with 20 goals followed by Udinese forward Antonio  with 18 goals.
     

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Saturday February 19 2011

Bologna 1 - 0 Palermo: The goal arriving in the 90th minute with Daniele Paponi  making a headed shot from the center defeating Palermo goalkeeper Salvatore Sirigu in the high top center after an assist by Matteo Rubin

Match Stats: 64% Ball Possession Bologna and 36% Ball Possession Palermo

Inter 1 - 0 Cagliari: In the 8th minute there is a bim bam boom...  Eto'o  to forward Goran Pandev though the shot is saved, then on the rebounds on the way of  midfielder Houssine Kharja with a low shot  and either is defender Andrea Ranocchia  or  deflects by Cagliari defender Michele Canini  right foot  from close range making it an own goal...  just crazy as some credits the goal to Kharja or own goal.. oh well.. Inter official site is crediting "Andrea Ranocchia." Cagliari  players protesting but referee De Marco not changing his  decision.

Match Stats: 51% Ball Possession INTER and 49% Ball Possession CAGLIARI

Sunday February 20 2011

Lecce 2 - 0 Juventus: In the 33rd minute it is the goal for Lecce taking the lead in the 33rd minute with an assist by Gianni Munari to Djamel Mesbah coming from the center while accommodating the ball then  delivering a right footed shot defeating a 'surprised" Juventus goalkeeper Marco Storari  in the center ... Storari apparently protesting lifting his hand, but hello, this is a goal.

Lecce has just scored in the 48th minute!  Yep, a  headed assist by Davide Di Michele to Andrea Bertolacci coming from the right side of the box to deliver footed shot defeating Juventus goalkeeper Marco Storari in the bottom right corner.  wow, wow, wow... I am telling you there are closeup from Lecce fans at the stadium going wild now for this advantage.   It's the first goal from Bertolacci  this season.
Lecce 2 - 0 Juventus

Match Stats:  39% Ball Possession LECCE and  61% Ball Possession JUVENTUS

Genoa 4 - 3  AS Roma: Taking the lead in the 6th minute is AS Roma after a conceded by Genoa defender Kakha Kaladze. Taking the corner with assist is Francesco Totti finding in the center of the box defender Philippe Mexes making his way to head the bal from the center defeating Genoa goalkeeper in the center.
Genoa 0 - 1 AS Roma

Another headed shot for Roma in the 16th minute after a direct free kick conceded by Juraj Kucka committing a foul on forward Marco Borriello.  Taking the free kick is Totti with a cross to  find another defender ... yep.. Nicolas Burdisso  making way for a headed shot from close range defeating Genoa goalkeeper in the top right corner.
Genoa 0 - 2 AS Roma

 
Match Stats:  50% Ball Possession GENOA and  50% Ball Possession AS ROMA

Chievo Verona 1 - 2 AC Milan: In the 25th minute Milan taking he lead in a crazy bim bam booom..... free kick for Milan after a foul by Chievo defender Bostjan Cesar on Antonio Cassano.  The whole combo move when Cassano shoots towards Ibrahimovic not making it on time  to control the pose and the ball falling on the way of Robinho turning himself in the center to make a right footed shot  from close range defeating Chievo goalkeeper  in the bottom right corner.   Robinho celebrating with his dancing steps.... 

In the 82nd minute it's Gattuso making the assist to forward Alexandre Pato running fast to smack a right footed shot from the center defeating Chievo goalkeeper in the bottom left corner. Pato  celebrating wildly removing his jersey and with gesture like being the "hulk"  It's the 10th goal this season for Pato.   Pato coming as a substitute for Cassano in the 65th minute.
 
Match Stats:  35% Ball Possession CHIEVO VERONA  and  65% Ball Possession AC MILAN

Lazio 1 - 0 AS Bari:  In the 6th minute an assist by Giuseppe Sculli to  Hernandez delivering a right footed shot from the center of the box defeating AS Bari goalkeeper in the bottom left corner. 

Match Stats:  60% Ball Possession LAZIO and  40% Ball Possession AS BARI

Parma 2 - 2 Cesena :  In the 31st minute Parma opening the score with an assist by Fabio Caserta to Alessandro Rosina  from outside the box delivering a left footed shot all the way to the center...

Parma forward Hernan Crespo equalizing in the 64th minute after converting a penalty with a right footed shot defeating Cesena goalkeeper in the bottom left corner.  Penalty conceded by Felipe for a foul on forward Amauri.

Match Stats:  54% Ball Possession PARMA and  46% Ball Possession CESENA

Fiorentina 0 - 0 Sampdoria: A goalless draw.

Match Stats:  62% Ball Possession FIORENTINA and  38% Ball Possession SAMPDORIA

Udinese 0 - 0 Brescia:  A goalless draw
 
Match Stats:  59% Ball Possession UDINESE and  41% Ball Possession BRESCIA

Napoli 1 - 0 Catania:  Napoli taking the lead in the 25th minute and the redemption moment by Edinson Cavani taking time to accommodate before making a perfect surgical pass to Juan Zuniga unmarked to deliver a right footed shot while Catania goalkeeper Mariano Andujar anticipates and  there you go the goal  in the bottom left corner.  Andujar is so upset, protesting and Referee Gava gives him a yellow card... oh gosh....
Napoli 1 - 0 Catania

Match Stats: 67 % Ball Possession NAPOLI and  33% Ball Possession CATANIA

Bologna 1 - 0 Palermo    90' Daniele Paponi Dall'Ara Stadium     Referee: De Marco  Assistants: Viazzi and Liberti  Fourth Official:  Corletto