Serie A Round 23 Fantacalcio Player Trends: Stock Up

We are back with more of the expert fantacalcio content you crave ahead of Serie A matchday 23 in Italy. But, before we get into everything you need to gain the advantage in your respective leagues, let’s briefly recap what happened last weekend on the peninsula.

Riccardo Orsolini and Bologna sunk Brescia late 2-1 to get things rolling on the weekend, while Cagliari and Parma played out to a 2-2 draw in a match filled with Europa League implications.

Sassuolo dealt Roma the biggest shock of the round when Francesco Caputo and Jeremie Boga smashed the Roman side 4-2 at home.

On Sunday, when the majority of the matches were held, it was Cristiano Ronaldo’s Juventus who cruised to a 3-0 win over Fiorentina in Turin. Atalanta and Genoa split the spoils in a 2-2 stalemate, opening the door up for Milan to chip away at that gap separating them and 4th – but to no avail as the Rossoneri had to settle on a 1-1 draw against 10 man Verona at home.

Lecce went full throttle on Torino 4-0, Lazio mashed SPAL 5-1 and Inter returned to winning form by the score of 0-2 over Udinese.

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Serie A Round 15 Fantacalcio Player Trends: Stock Up

We are back again with another weekend of exciting calcio on Italian soil as Serie A round 15 is upon us, and what a set of fixtures we have coming our way.

Things kick off on Friday as first place Inter and Roma take to the San Siro for a truly mouthwatering clash involving two of Italy’s finest outfits, while Juventus visit Rome on Saturday to lock horns with offensive juggernaut Lazio at the Stadio Olimpico.

On top of these two fixtures, there are plenty others that promise to deliver in the form of action and goals, which is where we come in.

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Francesco Caputo, the talisman forward keeping Empoli’s Serie A future alive

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Serie A’s heated race for 4th continues to intensify every passing weekend, with Gian Piero Gasperini’s Atalanta occupying the final UEFA Champions League spot and unbothered by the commotion surrounding the chase. But at the bottom of the table lies another, less publicized, battle in surviving the drop to Serie B.

Chievo Verona (confirmed 20th finish) and Frosinone’s (currently 19th) fate has been decided as both are headed down, but there are several jockeying to keep their head above water  – including Empoli who, with the attacking efforts of Francesco Caputo, remain hopeful in rescuing the season.

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