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Serie A Round 21 Fantacalcio Player Trends: Stock Up

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The race for UEFA competition berths in Italy heats up as we prepare to head into matchday 21 of Serie A play this weekend.

Last week, Ciro Immobile’s hat-trick lead the attacking assault on Sampdoria as Lazio came away with their 11th straight win by the score of 5-1. Fiorentina entered the San Paolo and dealt Napoli a 2-0 defeat, sending Gennaro Gattuso’s side into further trouble and a 11th place spot.

Theo Hernandez and an Ante Rebic second half masterclass carried Milan to a late 3-2 win at home over Udinese, while the Rossoneri’s rival Inter dropped points away to Lecce in a 1-1 result. Cristiano Ronaldo’s brace held up at home in the 2-1 victory over Parma and Roma handled matters at the Marassi with a 3-1 win themselves.

Let’s take a look at five players who could help you this week in fantacalcio. Continue reading →

Italy 2-0 Greece Euro 2020 Qualifying: The Azzurri player ratings

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Italy have done it! After the 2018 World Cup qualifying disaster, Roberto Mancini and his reborn Azzurri have officially qualified for next summer’s Euro 2020 with a 2-0 win over Greece.

Jorginho and Federico Bernardeschi goals sealed a hard fought win over a compact, organized Greece side, making it a perfect 7 wins from 7 in Group J play.

Here are the player ratings for the Italians. Continue reading →

Napoli Player Ratings vs Cagliari

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The Round 5’s biggest upset arrived in Naples Wednesday evening as substitute veteran Lucas Castro’s header in the 87th minute dealt Napoli a gutwrenching 1-0 defeat.

Spoiling far too much of their chances in the opposition‘s third, this one showed shades of the 2018/19 season for the Scudetto contenders as they too often struggled to pull ahead and put this one to bed. Throw in the fact both Juventus and Inter managed to come out with wins despite the quick turnaround in the schedule and this one will certainly leave a sour taste in Napoli’s mouth as they head into the next phase of the campaign.

Here are the player ratings for Carlo Ancelotti’s men in the defeat. Continue reading →

Napoli Player Ratings vs Juventus

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Serie A’s marquee matchup of round 2 lived up, then exceeded, all hype and expectations as Juventus and Napoli played to a theatric 4-3 result, with the Bianconeri managing to come out on top after squandering a three-goal lead in the second half.

Here are the player ratings for Carlo Ancelotti’s Partenopei on the night in Turin. Continue reading →

Five keys to Juventus vs Napoli

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This weekend of the 2019/20 Serie A season is one of the more anticipated rounds, with it having been circled on the calendar ever since it came out last month.

Saturday evening sees two of the league‘s main title contenders pitted against one another at Juventus Stadium in Turin as Maurizio Sarri’s Juventus play host to Carlo Ancelotti’s Napoli. Though the attention and buzz surrounding this fixture stems from Sarri’s first match against his former club, his status for the bench remains unclear at the moment. In any case, this clash promises to deliver plenty of excitement, tension and drama.

Here are five key elements which could determine the outcome of this round 2 encounter. Continue reading →

Serie A Round 1 Fantacalcio Player Trends: Stock Up

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Round 1 of the 2019/20 Serie A season was action packed, with plenty of fireworks and goals to go around. Between Fiorentina and Napoli’s 7-goal thriller on Saturday to Roma and Genoa proving to all outsiders why the Italian top flight isn’t as defensive as many believe, calcio fanatics could not have asked for much more on the opening weekend. And, if you are signed up and belong to our Fantasy Serie A platform, chances are you reaped the benefits of an offensive outburst which saw 33 goals throughout 10 matches – the most among Europe’s top five leagues last week.

After Round 1 of play on the peninsula, here are FIVE players trending upward you should consider adding to your squad ahead of the weekend. Continue reading →

Player Performance: Napoli’s Lorenzo Insigne vs Fiorentina

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Of the ten matches on tap last weekend to kick off the 2019/20 Serie A season, it was Fiorentina and Napoli inside the Stadio Artemio Franchi that provided the most action and drama. Serving as the perfect showcase for what people can expect from calcio, the thrilling, seesaw affair in Firenze, which saw the pendulum swing back and forth throughout with a full helping of goals pouring in from all over, ultimately ended with Carlo Ancelotti’s Partenoepei prevailing 4-3 over the Viola.

From a tactical standpoint, there is plenty to dissect and digest here. However, let’s break down the performance of one individual footballer who asserted himself on the pitch, stat sheet and scoreboard, Napoli’s Lorenzo Insigne. Continue reading →

SERIE A ROUND 1 MATCH PREVIEW: Fiorentina vs Napoli

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The players returned from summer holiday with their families, have been training regularly and are now ready to hit the pitch once again for their respective clubs as the 2019/20 Serie A season commences this weekend in Italy.

For Round 1 of action, our attention turns to one of the opening weekend’s main events on the peninsula as Fiorentina play host to Napoli at the Stadio Artemio Franchi in Firenze.

Here is everything you need to know ahead of the clash. Continue reading →

Four Talking Points Ahead of Napoli’s Clash with Juventus

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Stars collide on Sunday in Naples at the Stadio San Paolo as Juventus and Napoli will author another chapter in their heated rivalry.

Back in late September, the Partenopei, led by Carlo Ancelotti, leapt out of the gates early with a Dries Mertens strike 10 minutes into proceedings in Turin. From there on however, ‘the Old Lady’ established dominance once again over their league rivals, as Mario Mandžukić equalized then grabbed the lead before Leonardo Bonucci put the bow on the victory with Juve’s third in the final quarter-hour.

Entering this tie, the Bianconeri hold a firm grasp of first place with a 13 point advantage over Napoli and sit in pole position to make it eight straight Serie A titles. Despite that, Ancelotti men will press on and look to exact revenge from earlier in the season against a Juventus side hoping to catch fire again after a rough patch of form.

Here are four talking points ahead of Napoli vs Juventus: Continue reading →

Four Takeaways From Napoli’s Draw with Torino

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For the second week in a row, Napoli dominate the opposition and create the bulk of the chances, yet fail to capitalize as they were forced to settle with another 0-0 draw at home versus Torino Sunday evening.

With the Partenopei dropping four points over these previous two matchdays, they are now -13 from league leaders Juventus who basically have the Scudetto in the bag.

Here are four takeaways from the Partenopei’s scoreless stalemate. Continue reading →