PREVIEW Italy Serie A Week 5 - Fifth Round 2011 - 2012 Serie A Saturday September 24 and Sunday September 25, 2011. - Post your Predictions Now

By Anna Italia
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Hello my friends.  We completed Serie A Week 4 today with AS Roma v AC Siena.  It's a rushed week and I have to  post this rushed preview so you can start posting your predictions.  I will be updating this 2011 - 2012 Serie A Preview  Week 5 valid for Match day 5 on  Saturday September 24 and Sunday September 25,  2011.   We might see changes in the  top 3 positions with Genoa, Juventus, and Udinese all sharing 7 points.   Main  followed up will be for the game Bologna-Inter as a defeat for Inter means going down the relegation area.  Inter having new coach Claudio Ranieri after the sacking from Gian Piero Gasperini.

There are 3 games on Saturday  with AC Milan, Inter, and Napoli all participating in the Champions League.  





 



In the Champions League zone,  Genoa (7), Juventus (7), Udinese (7).


 
In the Europa League zone,   Napoli (6), Fiorentina (6)




-  In the Relegation Area  - Inter in 18th position, Bologna 19th position, and Cesena in teh 20th position.
 

 
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Here is the Current Situation Italy Serie A 2011 - 2012 Top 3 teams up to Week 4

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1st position, 7 point, +4 GD
  
2nd position, 7 point, +4 GD
  
3rd position, 7 points, +4 GD
  



- Italy Serie A Table
Up to Week 4
 
Rank Serie A Team Points
1 Genoa 7
2 Juventus 7
3 Udinese
7

Napoli 6

Fiorentina 6
6 Palermo 6

 Cagliari 6
8  Novara
4
9 Lazio
4
10 Chievo Verona
4
11 Catania
4
12  Lecce
3
13  Parma 3
14 AS Roma
2
15 AC Siena
2
16 AC Milan
2
17 Atalanta
1
18 Inter
1
19 Bologna
1
20 Cesena 0

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Italy Serie A Standing 2011 - 2012,

  Italy Serie A Table Explanation.
First, second  are direct Champions League area, here is where teams want to be.

Third position is where a team qualifies for the Champions League.

Fourth and fifth  position, this is the area for the UEFA Europa League Qualification

Eighteenth, Nineteenth, and Twentieth are the RELEGATION area where team go down to the Italian Serie B

  
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Italy Serie A Week 5

Saturday September 24 2011

AC Milan vs Cesena tickets

 Bologna - Inter Milan tickets

Napoli - ACF Fiorentina Tickets


  AC MIlan, Inter, and Napoli early kick-off arranged for commitments in the UEFA Champions League  


  Sunday September 25 2011
  

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 Cagliari - Udinese Tickets

Catania - Juventus FC Tickets

 Chievo Verona - Genoa CFC Tickets

SS Lazio - US Palermo Tickets
 
Parma FC - AS Roma Tickets

 AC Siena - US Lecce Tickets

 
  Italy Serie A Week 4
  

Tuesday September 20 2011
 
 
Novara 3 - 1 Inter
 

Wednesday September 21 2011
 
 
 Cesena 1 - 2 Lazio

 Chievo Verona 1 - 0 Napoli

 Fiorentina 3 - 0 Parma

 Genoa 3 - 0 Catania

 AC Milan 1 - 1 Udinese

 Juventus 1 - 1 Bologna

 Palermo 3 - 2 Cagliari

 
 Lecce 1 - 2 Atalanta

   

Thursday September 22, 2011

  AS Roma 1 - 1 AC Siena


  

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AC Milan -  Cesena
Referee:

Incredible so the defending champions are in the 16th position with only 2 points and a negative goal difference of -2.  Cesena in the 20th position with "0" points and a negative goal difference of -4. 

Milan struggled to obtain a draw in San Siro against Udinese complicating their standing.  Here is the situation, Milan cannot afford another draw  or a defeat risking to go down the relegation area.   Surely, the emergency room is affecting Milan and latest injured player is forward Pato during the game with Udinese  Reportedly, Pato might be out for 1 month which is a major blow.

However, Milan recovering forward Filippo Inzaghi who is not among the list for Champions League.  SO,  we might expect Allegri to use Inzaghi against Cesena along Antonio Cassano.  

Not certain whether Allegri will save forward Zlatan Ibrahimovic who is returning from injury missing already 2 games. 

Key player for Cesena is forward Adrian Mutu.

Here is the probable formation for AC MILAN (4-3-1-2): 32Abbiati, 33 Thiago Silva, 20 Abate, 13 Nesta,  19 Zambrotta, 22 Nocerino,  4 Van Bommel,  10 Seedorf, 14 Aquilani, 92 El Shaarawy,  99 Cassano
 

Here is the probable formation for CESENA (4-3-3):  88 Ravaglia, 77 Ceccarelli,  25 Von Bergen, 13 Rossi, 6 Lauro, 18 Parolo, 14 Colucci,   5 Guana, 10 Mutu 7 Eder, 8 Candreva 

Last season AC Milan defeating Cesena in San Siro on Week 21, AC Milan 2 - 0 Cesena with an own goal by Maximiliano Pellegrino and Zlatan Ibrahimovic.



Photo
Cesena forward Malonga  creating problems for Milan.    Nesta and Yepes struggling to stop Malonga...



Anna Italia Prediction:   AC MILAN


Bologna -  Inter
Referee:

It's a new era for Inter after the sacking from Coach Gian Piero Gasperini and the beginning with coach Claudio Ranieri.  For sure, the much criticized 3-4-3 formation will be archived and back to a 4 defense man.   It's the challenge for Ranieri to have a competitive team with Bolgona as a defeat means to be in the relegation area.  Inter are in bad shape with 1 point and a negative goal difference of -3.

Here is the thing,  Inter will need a victory as a reinforced boost for the upcoming Champions League game on Tuesday against CSKA Moscow.

It will be a tough game because Bologna are also in "desperate need" of  wining considering they are in the 19th position with 1 point and a negative goal difference of -4
 

Here is the probable formation for BOLOGNA (4-4-1-1): 25 Agliardi,  16 Casarini, 90 Portanova, 5 Antonsson,, 3 Morleo, 13 Pulzetti, 15 Perez, 26 Mudingayi,  33 Kone, 10 Ramirez, 9 Di Vaio

Here is the probable formation for INTER (4-3-1-2): 1 Julio Cesar, 55 Nagatomo,  6 Lucio,  25 Samuel, 25 Chivu, 4 Zanetti, 19 Cambiasso,  20 Obi, 10 Sneijder, 9 Forlan, 7 Pazzini
 



Inter players training on Thursday September 22 with new coach Claudio Ranieri on his first day as Inter coach  replacing Gasperini.


Anna Italia Prediction:  BOLOGNA


Napoli - Fiorentina
Referee:

Napoli   losing in Chievo lost the first position and went down to the 6th position.  Next week Napoli playing the Champions League game against Villareal at the San Paolo.  Clearly, the turnover by Mazzarri  against Chievo backfired. Challenge will be for Mazzarri to use or not Edinson Cavani and Marek Hamsik who were on the bench for Chievo. 

Fiorentina got  their 3 points defeating Parma with 3 goals and the return to goal from Stevan Jovetic scoring a brace.  Fiorentina will go for the 3 points and using their best players since they are not participating in Champions League.

 
Photo Napoli Official Website.

Napoli forward Edinson Cavani celebrating  his goal against Manchester City in the Champions League Group Stage match on Wednesday September 14, 2011




  What are your  predictions?  Take a guess and  POST THEM NOW...
 Let's get the ball rolling and talk about the games, grab your  snacks...

  Your Predictions???

Make your calculations and 
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 AC Milan - Cesena
 Bologna - Inter
 Napoli - Fiorentina
 Atalanta - Novara
 Cagliari - Udinese
 Catania - Juventus
 Chievo Verona - Genoa
 Lazio - Palermo
 Parma - AS Roma
 AC Siena - Lecce
 
 

NOTE:  Copy and paste  in the comment box  the predictions adding your own choices.
   Anna Italia Predictions.
   

   
  AC Milan - Cesena = AC MILAN
 Bologna - Inter = BOLOGNA
 Napoli - Fiorentina = DRAW
 Atalanta - Novara = ATALANTA
 Cagliari - Udinesen = CAGLIARI
 Catania - Juventus = DRAW
 Chievo Verona - Genoa = CHIEVO
 Lazio - Palermo = LAZIO
 Parma - AS Roma = PARMA
 AC Siena - Lecce= AC SIENA
 

 
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