Serie A - The 2007-08 season thread

TarunDang wrote:Good to see Juve at 2nd
Too early to rejoice but then so many had written them off for this season+given their defensive woes

Pierre Littbarski wrote:1 Inter 14
2 Juventus 13
3 Fiorentina 12
4 Roma 11
5 Napoli 10
6 Palermo 10
7 Udinese 10
8 Atalanta 9
9 Genoa 9
10 Sampdoria 8
11 Milan 7
12 Lazio 7
13 Cagliari 7
14 Parma 6
15 Catania 6
16 Empoli 5
17 Torino 4
18 Siena 3
19 Reggina 3
20 Livorno 2

bluenine wrote:Big games this weekend, with the spotlight firmly on the bitter rivalry between Fiorentina and Juventus, and the battle for the second spot... we should get a better idea what stuff these sides are made of this weekend.

Injury plagued Lazio vs Ronaldo-less Milan is the battle of the seasons underachievers, with at least one teams woes are going to increase many fold... Ancellotti/Rossi's jobs are on the line here.

Overachievers Napoli face their day of reckoning when they travel to San Siro to face champions Inter, these are the kind of games Napoli fans have been waiting for, and with Ibra expected to be on the bench, they might just cause an upset.

Just another weekend in Serie A...

Other games:
Atalanta - Udinese
Catania - Livorno
Genoa - Cagliari
Palermo - Reggina
Parma - Roma
Siena - Empoli
Torino - Sampdoria

supermadrid wrote:
looks like a exciting week of serie a football. i will defo try to catch fiorentina-juve but im most excited by napoli who i havent seen yet this season. i prey there is a link for the games.

Berlusconi Rejected Chance To Sign Buffon

Juventus goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon had a pre-contract deal to sign for Milan this summer but Rossoneri President Silvio Berlusconi pulled the plug on the deal. According to the Gazzetta dello Sport, Buffon had agreed a four-year contract, worth €6m a season, but Berlusconi stopped the transfer from going through because it would have cost him €25m. Instead the former Prime Minister of Italy wanted to spend this money on renewing the contract of Brazilian keeper Dida, and bringing in youngster Alexandre Pato and midfielder Emerson.

Milan fans will surely be dismayed by the news that Buffon could have signed for the club. So far this season Dida has made a number of high-profile mistakes, particularly during the week three draw against Siena, while 31-year-old Emerson looks a shadow of the once great player he was. The Milan hierarchy have been criticised enormously for their transfer policy over the summer, with the failure to bring in a top-class striker and a decent back-up goalkeeper the main points of condemnation. These latest reports that Berlusconi turned down the chance to sign the undisputed number-one goalkeeper in the world, will certainly not go down well with the supporters

kas wrote:Berlusconi and/or whoever runs Milan's transfers have made a total and utter mess of it this summer. Any idiot could see Dida isn't good enough, and another striker besides Pato is needed.

Tweedle wrote:How do you see the big game on Sunday going?

Juve had had a bit of a tough start to the league in honesty. Should be a cracker of a game though

TarunDang wrote:Good to see Juve at 2nd
Too early to rejoice but then so many had written them off for this season+given their defensive woes

Gigliati wrote:Interesting game this weekend Tarun. How do you see Juventus lining up? I hear Legrotagllie has become a permanent starting fixture? That would be nice

TarunDang wrote:Good to see Juve at 2nd
Too early to rejoice but then so many had written them off for this season+given their defensive woes

Rosina Signs New Torino Contract

Alessandro Rosina has ended all speculation over his future by agreeing a new contract with Torino.The 23-year-old was reported to be having difficulties negotiating an extension and their were strong reports that European Champions Milan were lining up a bid during the January transfer window. Rosina has signed a four-and-a-half-year deal that expires in 2011 and will earn £1m a year, which is almost double his current annual salary. The ex-Parma man is seen as one of Italy’s most promising youngsters and many regard him as a certain Azzurri regular in the future.

The decision not to move to a bigger club may worry Italy Coach Roberto Donadoni, who has surprisingly not called Rosina up to any of his squads, despite the player’s stunning form over the past year or so. Last campaign Rosina was influential in helping Torino beat the drop as he scored nine Serie A goals. He started the new season in similarly imperious form with three goals in his first three games, including an absolute gem of a strike against Lazio and a screamer against Rimini in the Coppa Italia.

Gigliati wrote:Interesting game this weekend Tarun. How do you see Juventus lining up? I hear Legrotagllie has become a permanent starting fixture? That would be nice

TarunDang wrote:Good to see Juve at 2nd
Too early to rejoice but then so many had written them off for this season+given their defensive woes

supermadrid wrote:Fiorentina-juventus 0-1 iaquinta
fine goal as the ball drops just outside the area and place it in bottom corner.

Deano Ashton wrote:Bernardo Corradi has been sent off for Parma.

bluenine wrote:Treze was offside and in front of Frey... that goal should NOT have been given, Juve are lucky. Fiorentina have Juve on the ropes, but are not able to score... Vieri has come on........ Gooooooooooooooooo Bobo!!

supermadrid wrote:Fiorentina-juventus 0-1 iaquinta
fine goal as the ball drops just outside the area and place it in bottom corner.

bluenine wrote:Volpi sent off for Sampdoria.

Deano Ashton wrote:Bernardo Corradi has been sent off for Parma.