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Spotlight: Terrific Totti Monday 13 November, 2006
Football Italia rounds up the winners and the losers from Week 11 of the Serie A season
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The winners…
Francesco Totti (Roma)
If there were any lingering doubts remaining that Totti would recover his form after that fractured ankle, then they were washed away under the lights of San Siro. Class, creativity and a sense of positioning that shows why he can be used as a lone striker, Er Pupone bagged both goals in an historic victory away to Milan and hit the upright. With Totti in this condition, Roma can keep those Scudetto ambitions alive.
Alberto Aquilani (Roma)
The youngster has been impressing for some time and deservedly earned his first call for the senior Azzurri side in the friendly against Turkey, but the Milan game is one he’ll always remember. The substitute changed the face of the match and his classic ‘rabona’ – crossing his legs to chip the ball with his back foot – inspired Totti’s winning goal. A star is born.
David Di Michele (Palermo)
Never mind Amauri, there’s another Palermo star more deserving of an Italy jersey. Di Michele’s second half performance against Chievo was nothing short of glorious, scoring with a delightful dummy and flick before setting up the Brazilian for their third and causing constant panic in the opposition defence with every artful touch of the ball. Someone so in love with entertaining the crowd is the perfect player for the Rosanero fans.
The losers…
Alessandro Nesta (Milan)
It could easily be any of the Rossoneri, including under-fire Coach Carlo Ancelotti, but Nesta’s early error allowed Totti to score after six minutes and that transformed the flow of the match. It’s no longer such a rare occasion, either, as the former Lazio defender has lost the cool head that used to make him one of the best in the sport. When they can’t even count on Nesta anymore, it’s no wonder Milan are so jittery.
Giovanni Galeone (Udinese)
The oldest Coach in Serie A may have revived the Friuli outfit’s fortunes when he took over towards the end of last season, but after three consecutive defeats in which they’ve failed to score and conceded seven goals, questions have to be asked. Most Italian clubs would fire their tactician on the spot following a 5-0 loss at Lazio, then pelted with vegetables in the town square.
Federico Cossato (Chievo)
For someone who has played just twice in the past year due to a succession of injuries, Cossato certainly knew how to make his mark. Inexplicably played from the start against Sampdoria, he missed a good chance and received a second yellow card for purposefully blocking the ball with his hand inside the penalty area. Utterly futile.
The goals…
Daniele Conti (Cagliari)
This goal had all the drama, technique and sheer chutzpah of great football. At the 94th minute with Cagliari trailing 2-1 at the Stadio San Filippo, the son of Bruno Conti spotted the goalkeeper off his line and pin-pointed a precise lob into the far top corner.
Francesco Totti (Roma)
The Giallorossi can never be faulted on their team play and this was another wonderful move to win the game. Of course much of the credit falls to Aquilani for that cheeky rabona, but everyone knew where they had to be and carved up the experienced Milan defence.
Massimo Oddo (Lazio)
Proving it’s not just South Americans who can curl a free kick so it shakes the cobwebs out of the corner most footballs never get to reach. Oddo’s set-piece in a 5-0 thrashing of Udinese couldn’t have been struck any sweeter and Morgan De Sanctis was left rooted to the spot.
The numbers…
Roman conquerors
Roma hadn’t won at San Siro for almost 20 years, although the 1987 victory was handed to them after goalkeeper Franco Tancredi was struck by a flare. It was also the Giallorossi’s 1,000th victory in Serie A history and Francesco Totti has now put nine career goals past Milan.
Olimpico blow-out
Lazio netted five goals against Udinese, having scored just two in the previous five League games put together. In the space of 90 minutes the team has registered half of all the strikes they’d accumulated in the opening 10 rounds.
Rosanero record
Palermo’s fifth win on the trot equals their all-time top flight club record, set in 1961-62 between Week 15 and 19. Francesco Guidolin’s outfit is the first to manage such a feat this season, although Inter have won their last six between Serie A, the Champions League and Coppa Italia – a first for Roberto Mancini in his career. Siena’s record-breaking eight-match unbeaten run ends after three wins and five draws.
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Words: Susy Campanale
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იტალია 2006-07 წლების სეზონი, სერი A და სერია B(:D)
