Week 10 review and 11

WEEK 10 REVIEW of the Serie A

What a week it was in Week 10 starting off with a BANG! “Giant Killers” Catania Calcio took down Scudetto favourites, SSC Napoli 2-1 in Sicily. The Sicilians have been stiff opponents at home this season defeating Internazionale FC 2-1 and holding Juventus FC to a 1-1 draw. AC Milan travelled to the Eternal City to take on the Giallorossi and defeated AS Roma 3-2. The diavoli are currently in fine form. The Roma players had their chances but Christian Abbiati was on the ball as he made some miraculous saves. The game of the weekend was the so-called DERBY d’ITALIA in which Inter Milan welcomed a motivated Juventus side.  The Bianconeri obtained the victory 2-1 with goals from Mirko Vucinic and Claudio Marchisio. The Nerazzurri are on a freefall in the Seria A falling to 4^th last in the table! Juve has been by far the surprise of the season. They played very hard showing their grit, speed, heart and intelligence.  It would certainly help Serie A to bounce back in the UEFA League standings should Juventus return to European competition. ACF Fiorentina got back to winning ways by defeating a pretty goodGenoa side, 1-0.

Week 11 Preview

Week 11 kicks off with some negative news in Serie A. First, AC Milan and Italian international star Antonio Cassano is out for at least 6 months having to undergo heart surgery to adjust a minor issue. This is a big blow for the Rossoneri as the number 10 has been in great form this season, possibly the best of his career. Stephen El Shaarawy is looking to take over for Cassano. The Genoa-Internazionale match has been postponed due to flash floods and the death of seven civilians.

A Cassano-less AC Milan hosts the new “giant killers” of Serie A Catania Calcio. The Etnei have defeated AS Roma, SS Lazio, Internazionale FC and tied Juventus FC at home, but have yet to show their strength on their travels. Massimilano Allegri’s men will have to be extremely focused and will use Antonio Cassano’s absence as extra motivation for this encounter. Chievo Verona plays host to the Viola of ACF Fiorentina. These two teams have provided classic games against each other in the past few years. The match of the weekend once again puts the Old Lady on stage against an SSC Napoli looking to get out of their slump at the San Paolo in Naples. This game is shaping up to be a major fixture as these two scudetto rivals are heading in different directions. The Bianconeri are currently on a hot streak while the Partenopei are certainly not! Napoli has been struggling recently with their form but will look to regain it in this match-up. Juventus is in good shape, defeating champions Milan and Inter this season and will look to benefit from playing in only the Serie A as Napoli played in mid-week in Champions League action against a very tough Bayern Munich side inGermany.  Juventus will want to add to their tally and remain at the top of the league. The last time Juventus won inNapoli, Darko Kovacevic was on the scoresheet and Edwin Van Der Sar was in goal!

Here are the Week 10 results:

Week 11 fixtures: