PREVIEW Italy Serie A Week 3 - Third Round 2011 - 2012 Serie A Saturday September 17 and Sunday September 18, 2011. - Post your Predictions Now
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Hello my friends. Here is the Serie A Preview Week 3 valid for Match day 3 on Saturday September 17 and Sunday September 18, 2011. Leading Serie A this week is Juventus with 3 points and a positive goal difference of +3. Only 6 teams have 3 points and leadership can change depending on goal difference. In relegation, the 20th position won't change because Atalanta started with -6 points after penalized for match fixing scandal and having draw last week. Regarding coaches, the one risking the most this week is Inter coach Gian Piero Gasperini with 2 consecutive defeats and constant rumors about replacing him despite Inter president Massimo Moratti saying he won't.
Motivation high for Napoli and AC Milan obtaining important away draws in Champions League. Manchester City 1 - 1 Napoli, and FC Barcelona 2 - 2 AC Milan. Bad news for Inter losing at home, but this defeat should be the wake up call to start winning..
- In the Champions League zone, Juventus, Napoli and Udinese with 3 points
- In the Europa League zone, Fiorentina and Palermo with 3 points each.
- In the Relegation Area - Bologna in the 18th
position, Parma in the 19th position, and Atalanta in the 20th place
starting with -6 points after penalized by the Italian Football
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Inter - AS Roma
Referee: Paolo Silvio Mazzoleni di Bergamo Assistants: Copelli-De Luca Fourth Official: Rizzoli
A shaky game with both teams not having a good moment this season. Inter not only losing last week game agaisnt Palermo at the Renzo Barbera Stadium, but also losing at home the Champions League game against Trabzonspor.
Roma losing last week with Cagliari at the Olimpico. However, risking the most here might be Inter coach Gian Piero Gasperini with all the rumors about a possible sacking if losing this game too. Inter president Massimo Moratti declaring he is not changing Gasperini, but also not agreeing with his 3 men defense and saying the 4 men defense is better.
Roma are also undergoing new management and the situation with coach Luis Enrique still not in honeymoon. This game is crucial for both to win it and you can sense it when Captain Francesco Totti invited his teammates for dinner to be "united."
For Inter, pressure for goalkeeper Julio Cesar, as he had repeated feeling even responsible for some of the goals conceded. Fact is that lately, Julio Cesar losing sharpness and this will be the perfect game to get back on track.
On the other hand, Inter captain Javier Zanetti, making the get back to win call. "We all need to overcome this difficult moment together, but I repeat that we are just at the beginning and there is still time to set things right. We are aware that we have to give something more, all of us. Especially to get through this period, and then hopefully the victories will come."
Here is the disciplinary situation: No suspended players for Inter One suspended player for AS ROMA: Angel.
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is the probable formation for INTER (3-4-3): 1 Julio Cesar, 6 Lucio, 25 Samuel, 4
Zanetti, 42 Jonathan, 55 Nagatomo, 5 Stankovic, 28 Zarate, 10 Sneijder, 22 Milito, 9 Forlan
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is the probable formation for AS ROMA (4-3-3): 24 Stekelenburg, 87 Rosi, 29 N.
Burdisso, 5 Heinze, 77Cassetti, 16 De Rossi, 20
Perrotta, 15 Pjanic, 22 Borriello, 10 Totti, 15 Borini
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AS Roma midfielder Daniele De Rossi and Inter forward Diego Milito during the Coppa Italia game
Napoli - AC Milan
Referee: Paolo Tagliavento di Terni Assistants: Grilli-Rosi Fourth Official: Celi:
It's a great week for Napoli and AC Milan. Motivation on cloud 9 with their good performance in Champions League passing a tough test with away draws against tough teams: Manchester City 1 - 1 Napoli, and FC Barcelona 2 - 2 AC Milan.
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It is not an ideal scenario for Milan because the "emergency room in the midfield is growing almost in every game." Milan losing midfielder Massimo Ambrosini during the match with Barcelona and Kevin Prince Boateng injured while Mathieu Flamini out for 6 months. Another disadvantage for Milan is not having key forward Zlatan Ibrahimovic for a thigh injury during the training before the match with Barcelona.
Stats in favor of Napoli, out of the 73 games in San Paolo Stadium and 3 in neutral place (Serie A 1931 in Salerno, 1948 in L'Aquila and Coppa Italia in 1977 in Bari):
26 victories Napoli
20 draws
27 victory Milan
82 goals Napoli
87 goals Milan
Last time Napoli defeated AC Milan in San Paolo was on May 11 2008 with
3-1 with goals by Marek Hamsik, Domizzi, and Garics while for Milan
shortening the distance is Clarence Seedorf.
Now, last time Milan defeated Napoli in San Paolo on October 25, 2010.
Napoli 1 - 2 AC Milan with goals by Robinho, Ibrahimovic and for Napoli
Ezequiel Lavezzi.
Last draw on October 28, 2009 with Napoli 2 - 2 AC Milan gols by Inzaghi, Pato, Cigarini and Denis.
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is the probable formation for NAPOLI (3-4-2-1): 1 De Sanctis, 14
Campagnaro, 28 Cannavaro, 6 Aronica, 11 Maggio, 88 Inler, 23 Gargano, 8
Dossena, 17 Hamsik, 29 Pandev, 7 Cavani
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is the probable formation for AC MILAN (4-3-1-2): 32Abbiati, 20 Abate,
13 Nesta, 33 Thiago Silva, 19 Zambrotta, 22 Nocerino, 4 Van Bommel, 14 Aquilani, 10 Seedorf, 7 Pato, 99 Cassano
Cagliari - Novara
Referee: Antonio Giannoccaro di Lecce Assistants: Vuoto-Meli Fourth Official: Mariani
It's the purple day at the Sant'Elia. Yep, Cagliari in their official website asking the fans to wear something purple at the stadium to exorcise bad lucky number 17 since the game is being played on the 17. In Italy usual the nuber 17 is mottied in elevators, hotel rooms and train coaches.
Here is the situation. Cagliari currently in the 6th position with 3 points and a positive goal difference of +1. Novara are in the 7th position with 1 point and 0 goal difference. A victory for Cagliari might see them above the 5th position depending on the results from Juventus, Palermo, Napoli, Udinese, and Fiorentina . Let's see if Cagliari's superstition campaign to exorcise the number 17 will work. Supposedly, Cellino asking the fans to go to the stadium wearing something purple.
Cagliari and Novara will be playing for the first time in Serie A tournament. Last game from Cagliari-Novara at the Sant'Elia was in the 1976-1977 season with a goal by Roberto Quagliozzi.
Scoring in this season in this game so far with 1 goal...
5 Conti II (CAGLIARI) 1
10 El Kabir (CAGLIARI) 1
18 Marianini (NOVARA) 1
24 Paci (NOVARA)
Here is the probable formation for CAGLIARI (4-3-1-2): 1 Agazzi, 14
Pisano, 21 Canini, 13 Astori, 31 Agostini, 8 Biondini, 5 Conti, 4
Nainggolan, 7 Cossu, 18 Nenè, 19 Thiago Ribeiro
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is the probable formation for NOVARA (4-3-1-2): 1 Ujkani, 14
Morganella, 4 Lisuzzo, 24 Paci, 3 Gemiti, 18 Marianini, 17 Porcari, 10 Rigoni, 6
Pinardi, 27 Jeda, 11 Morimoto Anna Italia Prediction: CAGLIARI
Atalanta - Palermo
Referee: Andrea De Marco di Chiavari Assistants: Viazzi-Liberti Fourth Official: Gava
Atalanta will and must win this home game to climb the Serie A Table.
Atalanta started the season with -6 points for the match fixing
scandal. It's a challenge for ex Palermo coach Stefano Colantuono now coaching Atalanta to face his ex team. Colantuono coaching Palermo on May 31, 2007 and sacked on November 26, 2007 after a smacking defeat 5-0 with Juventus and replaced by Francesco Guidolin. Ironically, Colantuono "recalled" by President Maurizio Zamparini on March 24, 2008 to replace Guidolin.
Last week Atalanta obtained a 2-2 draw with Genoa and now are still in the last position with -5 points. Palermo will look to win this away game to keep the race to the top.
Last week defeating Inter putting Palermo in the 5th position with 3 points and a positive goal difference of +1. A victory for Palermo will be like an extra adrenaline to keep climbing to the top 3 teams.
As Palermo forward Abel Hernandez said, "Palermo going to Atalanta to repeat the great performance with Inter."
Here
is the probable formation for ATALANTA (4-4-1-1): 47Consigli, 25 A.
Masiello, 3 Lucchini, 5 Manfredini, 13 Peluso, 22 Padoin, 4 Cigarini,
11 Moralez, 10 Bonaventura, 19 Denis. 
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is the probable formation for PALERMO (4-4-2): 33 Tzorvas, 31 Pisano, 3 Silvestre, 42 Balzaretti, 8 Migliaccio, 72 Ilicic, 5 Barreto, 20 Acquah, 90 Alvarezi, 9 Hernandez, 10 Miccoli Anna Italia Prediction: ATALANTA
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Your Predictions??? Make your calculations and changes... get your dancing pencil.. Cagliari - Novara Inter- AS Roma Atalanta - Palermo Bologna - Lecce Catania - Cesena Lazio - Genoa Napoli - AC Milan Parma - Chievo Verona AC Siena - Juventus |
Anna Italia Predictions. Cagliari - Novara = CAGLIARI Inter- AS Roma = DRAW Atalanta - Palermo = ATALANTA Bologna - Lecce = BOLOGNA Catania - Cesena = CATANIA Lazio - Genoa = LAZIO Napoli - AC Milan = DRAW Parma - Chievo Verona = PARMA AC Siena - Juventus = JUVENTUS  Click here to watch Serie A live online streaming  |
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