იტალია 2006-07 წლების სეზონი, სერი A და სერია B(:D)

Adrian Mutu ensured that the Fiorentina revival continued, with his late goal helping the Viola to a vital win away at Chievo

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Serie B: Week 16 Preview Friday 15 December, 2006

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There’s a dramatic weekend in store in the Cadetti with the fixture list throwing up two relegation scraps, a bitter derby and tough tests for the top three.

The most heated clash of the weekend takes place at Via Del Mare as Lecce host Bari in the Apulia derby. Meetings between the two sides are always tense, but with the Salentini struggling and Coach Zdenek Zeman under pressure, this is a must-win for the home side.

However, Bari have Serie B’s second meanest defence – having conceded just nine times – and will fancy their chances of taking the points and moving back into the play-off pack. The significance of the game certainly isn’t lost on Lecce striker Pablo Osvaldo.

“I’d say this one game is worth a championship alone,” declared the five-goal Argentine. “We know how much this means to the fans and we must win at all costs.” While the 20-year-old marksman may be getting a little carried away, a defeat could mean the end of his boss’ second spell at the club.

Another tactician in the firing line is Massimo Ficcadenti whose Verona side entertain rock-bottom Arezzo in a relegation six-pointer at the Stadio Bentegodi. The Gialloblu are winless in five and are yet to pick up maximum points at home in this campaign – patience is wearing thin. Arezzo’s poor start has been compounded by the six-point Calciopoli penalty handed to them in the summer.

While the players try to cut the deficit on the pitch, President Piero Mancini is prepared to claw back the points in the courtroom. “In Italy it’s all about who’s got political power,” he lamented. ”We’re a small side and no-one will stand up for us. We’ve got nothing to lose if we go through the courts.”

The other crunch match at the foot of the table sees Crotone face Pescara. Following the dismissal of Aldo Ammazzalorso, Vincenzo Vivarini and Antonio Di Battista will fill in on the Pescara bench hoping to improve upon last weekend’s 5-0 trouncing against Rimini.

At the top of the table, Juventus play seventh-placed Cesena on Friday night. The Bianconeri are without the suspended Pavel Nedved, but welcome back Cristiano Zanetti and David Trezeguet.

Napoli take on Mantova at the Stadio Renato Curi in Perugia after crowd disturbances during the Vesuviani’s clash with Frosinone. Star striker Emanuele Calaio is suspended, giving Cristian Bucchi a chance to impress. Bologna must negotiate the potential banana skin of a trip to Triestina.



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Spotlight: Rampant Rosina Monday 18 December, 2006
Football Italia rounds up the winners and the losers from Week 16 of the Serie A season

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The winners…
Alessandro Rosina (Torino)
Torino’s change in fortunes has coincided with the explosion of Alessandro Rosina at the top level. Having been tipped for greatness over recent years, the Under-21 international was stunning at Ascoli – especially on the counter-attack. He scored twice, including the coolest penalty you will ever see, to ignite Toro’s Champions League ambitions.

Adrian Mutu (Fiorentina)
The Romanian is the shrewdest buy of the summer. After a few lean years, he’s back to his best under his former Parma boss Cesare Prandelli. The ex-Juve forward is Fiorentina’s top scorer this season and his brace against Milan has seen him move into second spot in the scorers’ charts. Who needs Luca Toni?

Antonio Di Natale (Udinese)
A nightmare to stop for Cagliari on Saturday night. The Italian international is having some season and he was a constant headache for the Sardinians with his pace and technique on the left wing. No wonder he’s at the top of so many transfer target wish lists.

The losers…
Cristiano Lucarelli (Livorno)
The Livorno captain was undoubtedly the idiot of the week for his antics after Goran Pandev had given Lazio the lead. While the striker was legitimately celebrating his goal, Lucarelli ran across the field of play to shoulder the Macedonian in the face. Ludicrously, the referee only gave him a yellow card and the Italian would go on to net the equaliser.

Sulley Ali Muntari (Udinese)
If this midfielder is going to live up to his potential then he needs to cool things down. Although aggressive tackling is part of his game, he lost his head against Cagliari. After picking up a yellow card for a foul, he gave the referee no choice but to expel him for the most useless wild challenge on Andrea Capone. He’s been dismissed three times in 11 games this season…

Sasa Bjelanovic (Ascoli)
It was a dark day for the attacker against Torino. After already putting in a disastrous performance versus the Granata, he blew the chance to net his side a 1-1 draw by seeing his late penalty saved by Christian Abbiati.

The goals…
Marco Materazzi (Inter)
Inter opened the scoring against Messina with the unlikeliest of strikes. As Zlatan Ibrahimovic headed the ball across the six-yard box, nobody was expecting what followed. With his back to goal, Marco Materazzi co-ordinated himself to smash a Gianluca Vialli style scissor-kick past Marco Storari.

Fabio Quagliarella (Sampdoria)
It was an afternoon for bicycle-kicks as Sampdoria netted their win at Reggina thanks to a Fabio Quagliarella effort. Despite having a marker on his back, the in-form striker acrobatically jumped up and smashed the ball over his own shoulder which gave Ivan Pelizzoli no chance.

Daniele Dessena (Parma)
Under-21 international Daniele Dessena grabbed a gorgeous goal at the Tardini to temporarily give his side the lead. The youngster blasted home an angled curler from outside of the penalty area which swung effortlessly into the top corner.

The numbers…
Bitter 16
Ascoli’s winless start to the season continued with a 2-0 loss to Torino. If the Bianconeri don’t win their next game then they will equal a club record when they went 17 games without success in the 1984-85 campaign.

Pen pal
Torino ‘keeper Christian Abbiati faced his second spot-kick in two games without conceding. Milan struck the post through Alberto Gilardino, while the ‘keeper expertly saved Sasa Bjelanovic’s effort at the Del Duca.

Ninth symphony
Inter set a new club record by collecting their ninth straight Serie A win with the 2-0 over Messina. The Nerazzurri have collected 42 points from the first 16 games which has only been bettered by Juventus – with 44 in 1949-50 and 43 last season.


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Words: Antonio Labbate

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This post has been edited by Goodman on 18 Dec 2006, 18:56

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Fiorentina and Milan opened up Week 16 and were the first of several sides to cancel each other out in the Serie A table



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Alberto Gilardino was obviously delighted with his strike after just four minutes, banishing the heavy criticism he has received during his goal drought


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However, Adrian Mutu also got in the act with the pair ending the match with two goals apiece, ensuring neither team gained an advantage in the standings



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Zlatan Ibrahimovic continued his excellent run of form by scoring another excellent goal as Inter maintained their lead at the top


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But it was Marco Materazzi who sparked the game into life by scoring an amazing bicycle-kick and getting involved in a scuffle with Messina Coach Bruno Giordano


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Alvaro Recoba made a rare start for the Nerazzurri and impressed throughout, as well as going close with a number of his trademark free-kicks



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The Atalanta fans were in high spirits for their trip to Siena despite the Orobici's inability to earn more than a 1-1 draw against the Tuscan minnows

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Goodman

საღოლ შენ!

მოდერატორიც ასეთი უნდა!

ისე, ტურების საუკეტესო გოლები ხომ არის ხოლმე ნეტში სადმე?

თამაშებს ვერ ვუყურებ და იქნებ გოლები მაინც ვნახო

However, not everyone enjoyed the weekend as Cagliari were brushed aside 3-1 by the incosistent Udinese

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Rindi


არის ასევე ჩანელზე,მაგმ ჩვენი ინტრნეტი ვერ ქაჩავს მთლად კარგად და წვალებაა

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Rossoblu boss Marco Giampaolo was unhappier than most as that result saw him become the latest Serie A coaching casualty

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A splendid series of saves from Vincenzo Sicignano wasn't enough to earn Chievo all three points in their thrilling 2-2 draw with Parma

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Goodman

გმადლობ, ჯიგარი ხარ!

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