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Parma's Sebastian Giovinco believes Milan will oust former club Juventus for the Scudetto
According to Parma striker Sebastian Giovinco, AC Milan play the best soccer in the Serie A and will go on to win the Scudetto for a second consecutive year.The diminutive goal-poacher, who is co-owned by Juventus, will be hoping to fire on all cylinders when his team welcome Milan to the Stadio Ennio Tardini on Saturday, but still believes that the Rossoneri are the odds on favourites to win back-to-back titles.
"Our next game is the one against Milan, and it will be a very difficult game. We will have to be in perfect form to get a good result," Giovinco declared to Il Corriere dello Sport.
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Roma coach Luis Enrique will be forced into making a number of changes to his side, particularly in a defensive sense, as while Simon Kjaer will miss the match through suspension, Brazilian defender Juan is unlikely to recover in time to make the eleven. A further blow is the fact that former Inter Milan defender Nicolas Burdisso faces...
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Juventus boss Antonio Conte will be unable to count with the services of Simone Pepe for the clash, but he will be able to count with striker Mirko Vucinic, who is expected to start the game from the kick-off after having recovered from injury. However, it is unknown whether Uruguayan defender Martin Caceres will feature in Juve's starting eleven...
Juventus' clash with Parma is postponed due to extreme snowfall
The Serie A clash between Parma and league leaders Juventus was postponed less than an hour before the scheduled kick-off time due to severe snowfall on Tuesday.The match was called off at the 28,000-capacity Stadio Ennio Tardini stadium by officials after speaking to the directors of both clubs.
Great part of Italy has experienced extreme weather conditions in recent days.
Juventus, who maintain a 20-game unbeaten record this season, could have extended their lead at the league summit to four points ahead of the rest of the rounds matches, which are scheduled for Wednesday.
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La Vecchia Signora have been in unstoppable form in recent weeks and are the odds on favourites to further extend their lead at the league summit against Roberto Donadoni's inconsistent side.Juventus are well aware of the fact that more than ever now every team they face will fight their hearts out to be the first to inflict defeat upon them this season.
Parma are likely to be stiff opposition, as since their humiliating 5-0 defeat to Inter Milan at the San Siro in early January they have gone unbeaten in three successive league games, with a 3-1 home victory over Siena and two away draws against Bologna and Catania, respectively.
Internazionale vs Parma Report
Inter Milan moved within five points of league leaders AC Milan after thrashing Parma 5-0 at the San Siro stadium on Saturday, courtesy of two goals from Argentine hit-man Diego Milito and others from Thiago Motta, Giampaolo Pazzini and Marco Faraoni.It was an extremely one-sided affair, as Inter completely dominated their opponents from the beginning to the end. Claudio Ranieri's side were always in control, and they went ahead in the 12th minute when Milito poked home a superb left-wing cross from fellow Argentine Ricardo Alvarez.
Five minutes later, midfielder Thiago Motta met a rebound with an unstoppable left-footed drive from outside of the area that left Parma goalkeeper Antonio Mirante with no chance.
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Inter Milan will be hoping to extend their unbeaten record to five games when they take on Parma at the San Siro stadium on Saturday. The Nerazzurri have returned to their best after a dismal beginning to their campaign, and currently lie in fifth position with 26 points, eight points behind league leaders and crosstown rivals AC Milan.If Inter manage to overcome Parma, who find themselves in 13th place and winless in their last five games, they will be in confident mood to confront their final two matches of the first round which are incidentally against two of their direct rivals in AC Milan and Lazio.
Inter are the overwhelming favourites to claim the three points, however, Claudio Ranieri will have to make do without the services of Dutch playmaker Wesley Sneijder and Uruguayan striker Diego Forlan, while both Jonathan and Cristian Chivu are in doubt for the clash at the San Siro.
Juventus Land Matri and Loan Amauri to Parma
Juventus have gone some way in solving their striker crisis by bringing in Alessandro Matri from Cagliari. The 26-year-old Italian arrives on a loan deal that requires Juventus to pay Cagliari 2.5 million euros immediately and 15.5 million euros over three years.The Bianconeri have been struggling in Serie A lately with injuries to Fabio Quagliarella and Vincenzo Iaquinta being a major reason.
As a result, Alessandro Del Piero has had to partner an ineffectual Marco Amauri up front.
Due to Amauri's inability to score goals, Juventus have loaned the striker to Parma. From Juventus's perspective, it has been a satisfying transaction, even if the price paid for Matri seems a bit high.
Juventus Mauled 4-1 By Parma On Serie A Return: What’s Wrong With Juve?
This is definitely not the kind of result that the club had wished for to kick-off 2011. When Italy’s Serie A experienced a pause due to the winter break, Juventus were 4th in the standings and they still occupy this position despite their defeat.
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AC Milan’s Happy Ibrahimovic Was Ashamed At Barcelona, Raiola Explains
The Sweden international describe is 2009 transfer from Inter Milan to Barcelona as a dream come true, but a strange relationship with Coach Pep Guardiola and a rather poor goal-scoring record let the player think differently. Adding to his confusion was the Blaugrana’s signing of David Villa before the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
“Ibrahimovic asked me to get him out of Barcelona, because he was ashamed to stay there,” Mano Raiola was quoted as saying in La Gazzetta dello Sport.
For the Rossoneri, Zlatan Ibrahimovic has 5 goals in his name – three of which came in the UEFA Champions League. Things are yet to click perfectly for AC Milan who have now been accused of relying too much on the former Inter Milan striker.