Match of the Week:
Milan @ Roma 0-0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rgqUpPXT8x4
One of the more exciting 0-0 draws you'll see this season. Roma had control for the first 15-20 minutes or so by the remaining 70 was a clinic by Milan on how to not score goals. They had every chance in the world but couldn't get it done.
(My Prediction: 3-2 Milan... Perhaps on another day, the very same chances that were created would have made this scoreline read 3-2.)
Juventus @ Fiorentina 2-1: Diego 2 (J), Marchionni 32 (F), Grosso 69 (J)
(highlights are after the brief interview) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QlDH09RkMB0
Massive win for Zac to go to Florence and take away all three points. Fiorentina just can't get it together in Serie A this year. I'm wonder when Prandelli will start taking some heat.
(My Prediction: 2-2... Close, yet not close enough. The game played out the way I expected it to.)
Catania @ Cagliari 2-2: Lazzari 10 (Cg), Mascara pen 31 (Ct), Maxi Lopez 35 (Ct), Cossu 74 (Cg)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n-FJrBfDfk0
Cossu showing up big time for Cagliari after his national team debut. If Catania keeps up their form they should be good for survival. I think this might mark my recognition of Maxi Lopez as a game changer.
(My Prediction: 2-1 Catania... Simply underestimated Catania in this one.)
Napoli @ Bologna 1-2: Zalayeta 7 (B), Adailton 12 (B), Rinaudo 14 (N)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ndfnvPqabz4
I think my gut feeling, as referred to in the preview, just gained a shit tun of credibility after this result. I still don't know what it was, but something about a semi-in form Bologna scarred me.
(My Prediction: 0-1 Bologna... When I first saw the result, I thought I had nailed it exactly, however correctly prediction a relegation-threatened team to hand only Mazzarri's 2nd loss of the season is a nice little achievement.)
Udinese @ Atalanta 0-0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9vM-XtDWm2M
Not a whole lot in this one. Two below average teams duking it out to a goalless draw. Most boring of the three 0-0 draws this week.
(My Prediction: 3-0 Udinese... Udinese are like night and day sometimes. Sometimes they hit the net, other times they don't.)
Lazio @ Sampdoria 1-2: Floccari 6 (L), Guberti 29 (S), Pazzini 36 (S)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_eBA9FbZxm0
Of the matches I didn't watch this week, this is the one I definitely wanted to see. Sampdoria enjoying a great revival while Lazio is seriously flirting with relegation.
(My Prediction: 0-2 Sampdoria... Lazio seemed to have fought hard but Samp was always going to be too much for them)
Parma @ Siena 1-1: Biabiany 34 (P), Vergassola 69 (S)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hqEKXp6EqlU
I love Siena's fight to the death mentality they're taking. I know Parma is definitely one of the weaker teams right now but any points for the #20 club in the league is an achievement.
(My Prediction: 1-3 Siena... Too optimistic to think Siena would get three but a result was in cards for them.)
Livorno @ Palermo 0-1: Miccoli 81 (P)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B2ttEFm5kIQ
Palermo retaining 4th place this week. Late goals will get your club where you want to be, in Palermo's case the Champions League. Should be exciting to see who finishes in fourth. Although Livorno took the game late, another loss is another loss and they should be a little scared right now.
(My Prediction: 0-2 Palermo... Close but I think Palermo was always going to take this game.)
Chievo @ Bari 0-1: Castillo 20 (B)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yfp959v51ug
Bari at home remains one of the better teams in the league. Chievo loving normalcy.
(My Prediction: 0-1 Bari... Have to say I got somewhat lucky with this one. Although it may have been easy to have not expected a lot, Chievo hasn't been in many goals fests this season.)
Genoa @ Inter 0-0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d9p5U1m0cCk
Most defensive-heavy game you'll see. I believe the match commentator said that Inter got their first shot on goal around the 40th minute. Kinda sums it up for you. Very surprised they didn't come out firing and take their final steps toward another scudetto.
(My Prediction: 1-3 Inter... Like I said, very surprised Inter didn't come out firing. Maybe Genoa just played one of their better matches of the season.)
(Thank you to Football-Italia.net for scorelines)
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