With Inter dropping points in two consecutive games, and Milan still having a game in hand, three teams now have a chance to get their hands on the Scudetto this season. Inter lead the way, but face a tough task against Sampdoria at home this weekend. Samp are one of only two sides in Serie A to have beaten Inter this season and travel to the San Siro tomorrow night on a four game winning streak, and with Roma facing Catania at home and likely to win Inter will need to get back to winning ways if they are to maintain their lead one would feel.
For city rivals Milan though, just hanging onto their slim Scudetto chances, they face a tough task away to Bari on Sunday night and will have to bounce back from their midweek Champions League defeat to Manchester United. Bari have only lost once at home this season, and it will take a mammoth effort to make that two on Milan's part.
Juventus, fresh from beating Ajax in Amsterdam last night, face Bologna away who have actually gone unbeaten in their last five Serie A games and are approaching midtable. Juve though seem to have found some sort of form after beating Genoa and Ajax in this week, so they will look to build upon this.
The battle for the Champions League places is hotting up, and Napoli will look to beat Siena away to maintain their charge, but Palermo face a tougher task in keeping up with the pace as they have slipped in form somewhat of late, hammered at Roma 4-1 last week, and now take on Lazio who under new manager Edy Reja seemed a transformed outfit as they beat Parma away from home 2-0 last Sunday. Fiorentina however will look to put a win on the board after their defeat to Bayern midweek where terrible refereeing cost them dear. A win against Livorno in a Tuscan derby will help them put this behind them.
Elsewhere, Atalanta and Chievo face off in Bergamo and three points here for either team would boost survival chances. Parma, who have had an awful start to this year, will look to bounce back away at Cagliari but that will be no easy task against Allegri's side who are having a very decent season once again. Finally, Genoa take on Udinese and will look to add to their formidable home record once again.
Friday 19 February 2010
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Siena are the last in the table. Based on the ranking and performance since starting, I see no hope for Siena to stay in Serie A.
ReplyDeleteOn the other side, Parma need more effort to secure themselves to not relegate despite they look safe at this moment. The visitor was bounced back in last weekend just to beat Sampdoria by a goal. The good run shall continue against the weakest team.
thanks for the comment. Yeah, Siena look in real trouble. There having a good run at the moment, but that really seems only to extent to picking up the odd point. There's not enough depth in that side and I just can't see them finishing above three other sides.
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