Serie A 09/10 Thread

[DEFchenkOE]

Has Giovinco been injured? I really thought he was going to have a good season this year but haven't seen much of him.

 

[donny1013]

Chievo Verona defender Mario Yepes has officially reached an agreement with Milan and will be playing for the Rossoneri starting from June 2010.

The Colombian defender has had a fantastic season so far and there were several clubs ready to snap him, since his contract with the Clivensi runs out soon.

But the Rossoneri looked more determined and offered a two-year contract for an overall wage over the 24 months of £1.6m.

Milan had already agreed the transfer a couple of days ago but only today the defender was able to put pen to paper on his new contract.

The 34-year-old already lives in Milan and is said to be enthusiastic about the opportunity to play at San Siro.

Chievo will receive no compensation for this transfer.

This move should lower the average age of Milan.

 

[BringBack_leGin]

Bloody hell, they never learn do they.

 

[donny1013]

Napoli go 3-1 up, Juve are so shit it's unbelievable

 

[DEFchenkOE]

Yea, can't believe I thought Juve could possibly challenge Inter this season. Having said that Napoli played really well 2nd half and Zaccheroni went defensive at 1-1 when he took of Del P and he paid for it in the end.

If Napoli get 4th and we manage to I really wouldn't want to play them in the qualifier.

 

[C0YS]

Has Giovinco been injured? I really thought he was going to have a good season this year but haven't seen much of him.

his fallen out of favour with the new bloke. He is now 3rd choice...

 

[donny1013]

Yea, can't believe I thought Juve could possibly challenge Inter this season. Having said that Napoli played really well 2nd half and Zaccheroni went defensive at 1-1 when he took of Del P and he paid for it in the end.

If Napoli get 4th and we manage to I really wouldn't want to play them in the qualifier.

Juve would definitely be stronger with a new manager and players next season, then there is Napoli and Palermo who are two very decent sides, maybe even Samp. Let's guarantee 4th first then start worrying though!

 

[mil1lion]

3 horse race now after Roma beat Inter 2-1. Milan need to beat Lazio tomorrow night to go level with Roma in 2nd, 1 point behind Inter. At least its gotten interesting at the top now.

 

[InOffMeLeftShin]

2 horse race at best for me. Milan have a tough end of season. Can't see them getting too close.

 

[donny1013]

Saturday

14:00 Atalanta vs Siena
14:00 Bari vs Roma
14:00 Cagliari vs AC Milan
14:00 Chievo vs Sampdoria
14:00 Genoa vs Livorno
14:00 Inter Milan vs Bologna ESPN
14:00 Lazio vs Napoli
14:00 Parma vs Fiorentina
18:00 Catania vs Palermo ESPN
20:00 Udinese vs Juventus ESPN

 

[DEFchenkOE]

So Ranieri's Roma are top then, will be very interesting to see if they can hold on, personally I would love it if they did.

 

[mil1lion]

Definitely. Milan are obviously out of it now (not surprised really, was more hoping than expecting). I'll just be happy to see a new winner in Serie A this season. Roma are looking good for it now.

 

[DEFchenkOE]

Yea I didn't see the Milan game but I was very disappointed with that result, 2-2 at home to Cagliari is not good. Anyway it would have been a serious papering over the cracks job if Milan won this league. Major changes are needed.

I've always liked Ranieri though, wasn't treated too well by Chelsea or Juve but he is a dignified man. I've seen him on Goals on Sunday and things like that and he always comes across very well imo. He also had a great team at Valencia with the likes of Claudio Lopez, Adrian Ille and Mendieta. They were exciting to watch. I'd be pleased if Roma can take the title. Still I know Inter won't be giving up easily but I think the CL has definitely been a distraction for them, they've found it tough of late.

 

[Luka Lennon]

Unbelievable that Roma have caught up after being 14 points back not to long ago. Definately sets the season up for a very interesting run in. Roma now unbeaten in 23 games I think

 

[donny1013]

Inter v Juve tonight at 7.45 on ESPN, can't wait, hopefully a win for Inter and the pressure is on Roma to beat Lazio

 

[DEFchenkOE]

I hope Juve can get a draw but I don't see it, would love to know what it would do to the special one's credibility if Inter managed to let this lead slip to Ranieri and Roma.

 

[cwy21]

Maicon goal

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[werty]

Wow! Eek

 

[spursman85]

betting Preview of the Inter v Barca Champions League game:

With less than a month of the season to go, Inter Milan find themselves still on course for a superb treble which, if achieved, would be the ultimate case of Jose Mourinho coming, seeing and conquering before returning to the Premier League. I can't argue with the man's credentials if he manages it but for the time being I remain unconvinced by this Inter side.



On the domestic front they've done their very best to throw away a league title that should have been wrapped up weeks ago as AC Milan and Juventus blooded new managers and Roma made a dreadful start to the season under the much-maligned Luciano Spalletti. Their easier run-in may well see them pip Roma but on the evidence of Friday night's unconvincing win over ten-man Juventus , achieved courtesy of a moment of brilliance from the world's best full-back Maicon, they're labouring to wins rather than dominating. In the Champions League, they were outstanding on one occasion this season, that win at Stamford Bridge, but the self-proclaimed "Special One" was facing the very team he built so I wasn't too surprised to see him out-manoeuvre Carlo Ancelotti. Aside from that performance they've got the job done by hook or by crook but for my money they've never looked like real pretenders to Barcelona's European throne.

Barcelona meanwhile will have to make do without Andreas Iniesta and former Inter star Zlatan Ibrahimovic for both legs and, whereas the former is a huge loss, I suspect the absence of "Ibracadabra" is something of a blessing in disguise. For all of the Swede's undeniable talent, I'm yet to see him be a match-winner on the biggest stages. He strikes me as a player who could be overawed by the occasion and find returning to his old club too much. He was pretty ordinary when the two met at the San Siro in the group stages.

I've never really got my head around why Jose Mourinho sets up his sides defensively when at home in the first leg of Champions League knock-out ties, as if not conceding is more valuable than winning. My suspicion is he'll do it again, the 0-0 scoreline when these two met in Milan back in September and the knowledge that the average total goals make up in SF first legs since the 1999/0 season is just 1.7 goals/game makes the 1.8 on offer about under 2.5 goals too good to miss and that's my best bet for this match.


If anyone is going to get on the scoresheet at anytime on Tuesday night it's likely to be Lionel Messi, who has passed the 40-goal barrier for the season and has eight in this competition alone. The problem is that at odds of around 2.0 you're paying a serious premium to find out if he's about to make it nine.



A final word for Inter's talented, young striker Mario Balotelli. Think of all the different reasons you've seen a footballer booked for over the years and he'd be able to say "check" to most of them. In seven Champions League outings this season he was booked once and sent off (for two bookings) at Rubin Kazan. In Serie A, his record is even "better", booked 10 times in just 18 starts and sent off once. He may only get 20 minutes but that should be enough time to find some way of getting his name taken in the referee's notebook.

 

[Partizan]

It was sickening watching the Lazio fans yesterday booing their own team everytime they would get near the oponents' box and celebrating Inter scoring 2 goals to win the game. This despite needing points to stay off relegation themselves, but it seems it's more important to them for Roma not to win the title. :roll:

Now I hope they get relegated, unlikely as it is