AS Roma kept its perfect record today.
The team from the capital beat second-place Napoli 2-0, at home, to make it eight wins out of eight. So far, they look unstoppable.
But maybe it would have been different if the team from Naples had been able to finalize their huge breakaway chance in minute 35.
Failing to do that, they got punished before the break, by Bosnian player Miralem Pjanic, who waited until the 4th minute of stoppage time, in the first half, to put the leaders ahead.
A converted penalty, roughly midway into the second half, saw the same player get the brace and seal the victory for the Roman team.
Juventus with the opportunity to bypass Napoli now, into second.
Highlights:
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Friday, 18 October 2013
Wednesday, 12 June 2013
Italy - UEFA Club Competitions Participants - 2013-2014
Juventus Turin --> Champions League Group Stage
SSC Napoli --> Champions League Group Stage
AC Milan --> Champions League Play-off Round
AC Fiorentina --> Europa League Play-off Round
Udinese Calcio--> Europa League Third Qualifying Round
SS Lazio Roma --> Europa League Group Stage
SSC Napoli --> Champions League Group Stage
AC Milan --> Champions League Play-off Round
AC Fiorentina --> Europa League Play-off Round
Udinese Calcio--> Europa League Third Qualifying Round
SS Lazio Roma --> Europa League Group Stage
Sunday, 30 September 2012
Samp no Longer Unbeaten
Sampdoria - Napoli was the derby of this matchday, in Italy, despite other encounters which included Juventus - Roma and Inter - Fiorentina.
Both Ciro Ferrara 's team and Mazzarri's Napoli were unbeaten prior to this match.
Sampdoria seemed to press a little more, being the home side, and everything. And not just after going down to a Cavani penalty (in minute 67), awarded for a somewhat weak foul. (I specifically state the exaggerated reaction of referee Tagliavento to the infraction, because Gastaldello also got the red card for it.)
After being penalized with one point in the standings, Sampdoria again encounters bad luck. But, despite the loss, they are still in the top five in Serie A. And they could go again up to third next weekend, because both Inter and Lazio have very tough matches. (Inter has to face AC Milan, and Lazio will have to go to the in-form Pescara, which managed two wins out of their last two matches and went unbeaten in their last three. Of course, Doria would have to win at Chievo for that to have a chance of happening, on the other hand.)
Highlights:
Both Ciro Ferrara 's team and Mazzarri's Napoli were unbeaten prior to this match.
Sampdoria seemed to press a little more, being the home side, and everything. And not just after going down to a Cavani penalty (in minute 67), awarded for a somewhat weak foul. (I specifically state the exaggerated reaction of referee Tagliavento to the infraction, because Gastaldello also got the red card for it.)
After being penalized with one point in the standings, Sampdoria again encounters bad luck. But, despite the loss, they are still in the top five in Serie A. And they could go again up to third next weekend, because both Inter and Lazio have very tough matches. (Inter has to face AC Milan, and Lazio will have to go to the in-form Pescara, which managed two wins out of their last two matches and went unbeaten in their last three. Of course, Doria would have to win at Chievo for that to have a chance of happening, on the other hand.)
Highlights:
Monday, 4 June 2012
Italy - UEFA Club Competitions Participants - 2012-2013
Juventus Turin --> Champions League Group Stage
AC Milan --> Champions League Group Stage
Udinese Calcio --> Champions League Play-off Round
SS Lazio Roma --> Europa League Play-off Round
SSC Napoli --> Europa League Group Stage
Internazionale Milano --> Europa League Third Qualifying Round
AC Milan --> Champions League Group Stage
Udinese Calcio --> Champions League Play-off Round
SS Lazio Roma --> Europa League Play-off Round
SSC Napoli --> Europa League Group Stage
Internazionale Milano --> Europa League Third Qualifying Round
Sunday, 20 May 2012
No Double for Juve
All that talk about the third star must have affected the concentration of the Juventus players.
For one hour of gameplay it seemed that Juventus was the usual unbeaten team that Antonio Conte guided to the first title since... 2003?
But, actually, Napoli was more Juve-like than Juve, in this Coppa Italia final, and they got a penalty in the 63rd minute, after a mistake by Juventus' back-up keeper, Storari. Cavani converted coolly, and Juventus' cup challenge was not looking pretty.
Juventus was pressing more, but Napoli's counters were getting more dangerous, too. From one of this counters, Hamsik found himself relatively free in Juventus' penalty area, and he executed Storari with a well-placed shot (83).
2-0 for Napoli, and that was the final.
I guess after the impressive performance in the Champions League, where they eliminated Manchester City, and almost ousted Chelsea, too, Napoli deserved a trophy this season.
Highlights:
Juventus vs Napoli 0-2 Finale Coppa Italia 2012 by Roma-eterna
For one hour of gameplay it seemed that Juventus was the usual unbeaten team that Antonio Conte guided to the first title since... 2003?
But, actually, Napoli was more Juve-like than Juve, in this Coppa Italia final, and they got a penalty in the 63rd minute, after a mistake by Juventus' back-up keeper, Storari. Cavani converted coolly, and Juventus' cup challenge was not looking pretty.
Juventus was pressing more, but Napoli's counters were getting more dangerous, too. From one of this counters, Hamsik found himself relatively free in Juventus' penalty area, and he executed Storari with a well-placed shot (83).
2-0 for Napoli, and that was the final.
I guess after the impressive performance in the Champions League, where they eliminated Manchester City, and almost ousted Chelsea, too, Napoli deserved a trophy this season.
Highlights:
Juventus vs Napoli 0-2 Finale Coppa Italia 2012 by Roma-eterna
Tuesday, 20 March 2012
CL yes, Coppa Italia no
AC Milan is out of the Coppa Italia.
And they were ousted by their bitter rivals, Juventus Turin.
(Hmm, out of the Coppa Italia, but still in the Champions League...)
Although Juventus opened the scoring, through Del Piero (in minute 28), Milan came back in the second half, with two excellent goals, courtesy of Djamel Mesbah (50) and Maxi Lopez (81).
Because Juventus had won in Milan, 2-1, at the beginning of February, the game went to extra time.
But the game was in Turin, and probably that counted for something because Juve scored the decisive goal, that was enough to take them through, in the first half of extra time.
Vucinic was its author, with a spectacularly powerful shot, from way out, in the 96th minute.
Juventus then hung on, for the next 24 minutes, to eliminate Milan out of the Coppa Italia.
They will face the winner of Napoli - Siena, in the CI final. (Siena leads, 2-1 on aggregate, after the first leg.)
Highlights:
[www.online-soccer.ru] Juventus 2-2 AC Milan ALL... by all-goals
And they were ousted by their bitter rivals, Juventus Turin.
(Hmm, out of the Coppa Italia, but still in the Champions League...)
Although Juventus opened the scoring, through Del Piero (in minute 28), Milan came back in the second half, with two excellent goals, courtesy of Djamel Mesbah (50) and Maxi Lopez (81).
Because Juventus had won in Milan, 2-1, at the beginning of February, the game went to extra time.
But the game was in Turin, and probably that counted for something because Juve scored the decisive goal, that was enough to take them through, in the first half of extra time.
Vucinic was its author, with a spectacularly powerful shot, from way out, in the 96th minute.
Juventus then hung on, for the next 24 minutes, to eliminate Milan out of the Coppa Italia.
They will face the winner of Napoli - Siena, in the CI final. (Siena leads, 2-1 on aggregate, after the first leg.)
Highlights:
[www.online-soccer.ru] Juventus 2-2 AC Milan ALL... by all-goals
Wednesday, 14 March 2012
The Only Coach with 100% Success Rate
Roberto Di Matteo seems to be doing quite well at Chelsea.
Three wins out of three. And not only that, but his most recent win put Chelsea into the last eight of the Champions League.
Of course, three wins out of three matches is not exactly a record, but it's a hell of a start for the Italian caretaker manager.
Chelsea had to overturn a 1-3 deficit against a good, careful Italian side.
But the lack of experience of the team from Naples showed, and they conceded two goals, to Drogba (in minute 29) and Terry (47), that could have been averted with a little more luck. ...Not that the headers from the Chelsea players were not impeccable, on both occasions.
Inler's goal (55) also came as a surprise, but this goal was very spectacular, and the shot extremely well taken. From 2-0 (advantage Chelsea) to 2-1 (meaning Chelsea had to either score two more goals or accept that the most they'll get would be a penalty shootout).
The Chelsea players did not get discouraged, though, and got their reward when referee Brych pointed to the spot, penalizing a hand-ball by Lavezzi.
Lampard made it 3-1, and the game became destined for extra time.
Just on the stroke of extra time half-time, Ivanovic hit the good pass from Drogba with all his might, inside the penalty box, leaving De Sanctis powerless to defend it. 4-1.
The remaining 15 + 2 minutes offered no more goals, and thus Chelsea eliminated Napoli.
I wonder if everybody at Napoli just thought Chelsea was in disarray and that they had this European tie all sewn up...
Highlights:
Three wins out of three. And not only that, but his most recent win put Chelsea into the last eight of the Champions League.
Of course, three wins out of three matches is not exactly a record, but it's a hell of a start for the Italian caretaker manager.
Chelsea had to overturn a 1-3 deficit against a good, careful Italian side.
But the lack of experience of the team from Naples showed, and they conceded two goals, to Drogba (in minute 29) and Terry (47), that could have been averted with a little more luck. ...Not that the headers from the Chelsea players were not impeccable, on both occasions.
Inler's goal (55) also came as a surprise, but this goal was very spectacular, and the shot extremely well taken. From 2-0 (advantage Chelsea) to 2-1 (meaning Chelsea had to either score two more goals or accept that the most they'll get would be a penalty shootout).
The Chelsea players did not get discouraged, though, and got their reward when referee Brych pointed to the spot, penalizing a hand-ball by Lavezzi.
Lampard made it 3-1, and the game became destined for extra time.
Just on the stroke of extra time half-time, Ivanovic hit the good pass from Drogba with all his might, inside the penalty box, leaving De Sanctis powerless to defend it. 4-1.
The remaining 15 + 2 minutes offered no more goals, and thus Chelsea eliminated Napoli.
I wonder if everybody at Napoli just thought Chelsea was in disarray and that they had this European tie all sewn up...
Highlights:
Tuesday, 21 February 2012
The Loser Team Strikes Again
How does a top team go from being 1-0 up, and in no danger whatsoever, to losing 1-3 and making even more huge errors in defense than there were goals scored in the entire match?
Yes, this was a comedy of errors.
Mata scored as a result of an error, too, to put Chelsea ahead, but Chelsea made way more of them.
If you were wondering how come Manchester United could come back from 0-3 down against Chelsea, to tie it up, here's how. Napoli could do it, too. (But Chelsea was only able to score one against Napoli.)
And this game also showed the difference between Drogba and Cavani. One is a top-quality forward, with quick moves, excellent reflexes and good team play; the other is Drogba.
But, really, the one who can't get his act together (and get rid of useless players, thus forming a better squad) is Villas-Boas.
Too bad for Chelsea, because with this current team they won't win any more trophies.
Yes, this was a comedy of errors.
Mata scored as a result of an error, too, to put Chelsea ahead, but Chelsea made way more of them.
If you were wondering how come Manchester United could come back from 0-3 down against Chelsea, to tie it up, here's how. Napoli could do it, too. (But Chelsea was only able to score one against Napoli.)
And this game also showed the difference between Drogba and Cavani. One is a top-quality forward, with quick moves, excellent reflexes and good team play; the other is Drogba.
But, really, the one who can't get his act together (and get rid of useless players, thus forming a better squad) is Villas-Boas.
Too bad for Chelsea, because with this current team they won't win any more trophies.
Friday, 17 February 2012
Oh, the Humiliation!
I thought the loss against Novara was the lowest inter Milan could sink.
But, ha, ha, it got worse! Bologna, the team that provided inter with their first win, at the start of the season, took their revenge by winning 3-0 at the San Siro today.
And I suppose inter's title chances are practically zero now. (Ranieri still refuses to step down, by the way, though.)
inter had some good chances, but Gillet was just outstanding in Bologna's goal.
Di Vaio scored two in two minutes, during the first half, while Acquafresca put the icing on the cake with five minutes to go by taking on the entire inter defense and making all the players in it look ridiculous (and then his finish did the same to Julio Cesar).
This loss, in tandem with Napoli's same-scoreline win at Firenze, means that Napoli is now fifth in the standings (although Roma could claim that position with a win at home against Parma).
Highlights from Inter - Bologna 0-3:
inter-bologna by www4444
Highlights from Fiorentina - Napoli 0-3:
But, ha, ha, it got worse! Bologna, the team that provided inter with their first win, at the start of the season, took their revenge by winning 3-0 at the San Siro today.
And I suppose inter's title chances are practically zero now. (Ranieri still refuses to step down, by the way, though.)
inter had some good chances, but Gillet was just outstanding in Bologna's goal.
Di Vaio scored two in two minutes, during the first half, while Acquafresca put the icing on the cake with five minutes to go by taking on the entire inter defense and making all the players in it look ridiculous (and then his finish did the same to Julio Cesar).
This loss, in tandem with Napoli's same-scoreline win at Firenze, means that Napoli is now fifth in the standings (although Roma could claim that position with a win at home against Parma).
From now on, since the difference between inter Milan and the leader(s) is more than 10 points, and will probably grow over the weekend, I will pay no special attention to their matches, and thus scorers and highlights in matches featuring inter will be overlooked, unless they face a genuine title contender (or close the points gap).
Highlights from Inter - Bologna 0-3:
inter-bologna by www4444
Highlights from Fiorentina - Napoli 0-3:
Monday, 13 February 2012
Roma Still Not Where They Should Be
AS Roma should have beaten Siena.
After the great display of football against inter last week, everybody expected Roma to keep the good results going. Instead, Luis Enrique's team lost to a relegation-troubled side, courtesy of a penalty kick that was converted by Calaio, in minute 51. Siena - Roma 1-0.
Roma did not manage to overtake inter, and finally get into a position that guarantees a European presence next year.
The fight for that spot should get more interesting, though, because Napoli is now just one point behind Roma. Napoli beat Chievo, 2-0, at home, in the other Serie A match played today.
Highlights:
Siena vs Roma 1:0 (Calaio) by maidb7abc
After the great display of football against inter last week, everybody expected Roma to keep the good results going. Instead, Luis Enrique's team lost to a relegation-troubled side, courtesy of a penalty kick that was converted by Calaio, in minute 51. Siena - Roma 1-0.
Roma did not manage to overtake inter, and finally get into a position that guarantees a European presence next year.
The fight for that spot should get more interesting, though, because Napoli is now just one point behind Roma. Napoli beat Chievo, 2-0, at home, in the other Serie A match played today.
Highlights:
Siena vs Roma 1:0 (Calaio) by maidb7abc
Sunday, 5 February 2012
None of the Top Five
In Italy, those teams belonging to the top five in the standings that played at home drew, while those that played away lost.
What a matchday!
Lazio sucked at Genoa, in the early game, proving that they only play well against teams that compete with inter, and then inter themselves lost at Roma, 4-0 (Ha! Ha!), and Udinese also conceded defeat at Fiorentina, 2-3, just like Lazio.
On the other hand, Juventus and Milan could not score goals on their home fields, and their games both ended in 0-0, against Siena (wow, for shame, Juve!) and Napoli, respectively.
Napoli looked presentable against Milan, but still they linger in 7th place, which is quite a weak performance from a team who is still in contention for the Champions League.
On a loosely-related note, Allegri believes Milan can catch Juventus. Well, duh! It's not like Milan is 15 points behind! Of course, Milan can still catch Juventus. Especially given how Juventus drops points at home every second home matchday.
Highlights from Juventus - Siena:
Juventus 0-0 Siena by goalsarena2012-2
Highlights from Roma - inter:
ROMA 4-0 INTER Goal highlights 05.02.2012 by vik2003
Highlights from Fiorentina - Udinese:
What a matchday!
Lazio sucked at Genoa, in the early game, proving that they only play well against teams that compete with inter, and then inter themselves lost at Roma, 4-0 (Ha! Ha!), and Udinese also conceded defeat at Fiorentina, 2-3, just like Lazio.
On the other hand, Juventus and Milan could not score goals on their home fields, and their games both ended in 0-0, against Siena (wow, for shame, Juve!) and Napoli, respectively.
Napoli looked presentable against Milan, but still they linger in 7th place, which is quite a weak performance from a team who is still in contention for the Champions League.
On a loosely-related note, Allegri believes Milan can catch Juventus. Well, duh! It's not like Milan is 15 points behind! Of course, Milan can still catch Juventus. Especially given how Juventus drops points at home every second home matchday.
Highlights from Juventus - Siena:
Juventus 0-0 Siena by goalsarena2012-2
Highlights from Roma - inter:
ROMA 4-0 INTER Goal highlights 05.02.2012 by vik2003
Highlights from Fiorentina - Udinese:
Wednesday, 25 January 2012
Well Done, Napoli!
After crushing inter 3-0 in Milan on October 1st, Napoli did it again, this time eliminating the high-flying inter team from the Coppa Italia.
I can't say I'm not happy.
How inter managed to get eight wins in a row prior to this, including against rivals Milan and Lazio (although, as previously stated, I'm not so sure Lazio is a rival for them), I don't really know. I think there's something fishy going on with that.
Because they managed to just go past Napoli in the standings, but look at this performance in a fair fight: inter is nowhere near being able to claim superiority over Napoli.
Claudio Ranieri says a penalty given to Napoli, in tandem with a penalty not given to his side, decided the match. What's the matter, Claudio? Perhaps you're disappointed that there was no greasing the referee? I don't hear Mazzarri saying anything about the Chivu intervention in the first half.
The goals:
1-0
www.todayfoot.com Na 1-0 In 25/01/2012 by 123dz
2-0
www.todayfoot.com Na 2-0 In 25/01/2012 by 123dz
I can't say I'm not happy.
How inter managed to get eight wins in a row prior to this, including against rivals Milan and Lazio (although, as previously stated, I'm not so sure Lazio is a rival for them), I don't really know. I think there's something fishy going on with that.
Because they managed to just go past Napoli in the standings, but look at this performance in a fair fight: inter is nowhere near being able to claim superiority over Napoli.
Claudio Ranieri says a penalty given to Napoli, in tandem with a penalty not given to his side, decided the match. What's the matter, Claudio? Perhaps you're disappointed that there was no greasing the referee? I don't hear Mazzarri saying anything about the Chivu intervention in the first half.
The goals:
1-0
www.todayfoot.com Na 1-0 In 25/01/2012 by 123dz
2-0
www.todayfoot.com Na 2-0 In 25/01/2012 by 123dz
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