Serie A Injury and Suspension Report – Round 17

Atalanta: Alejandro Gomez and Josip Ilicic are expected to return from the ailments that held them out last week, barring late setbacks, while Duvan Zapata has commenced working to be available for the first game of 2020.

Bologna: Danilo is suspended. Roberto Soriano should be back from a knee contusion that sidelined him for a while, while Ladislav Krejci is out for the same kind of injury, joining Blerin Dzemaili, who picked up a thigh one. 
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Serie A Fantasy Recap – Round 10

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Standings implications: Juventus run into some troubles in Empoli, but still escaped with a win thanks to his ace. It turned out to be a meaningful result because Napoli were halted at home by Roma. Milan grabbed a quality win over Sampdoria. Torino and Fiorentina shared the spoils on Saturday, while Atalanta soundly defeated Parma to nab their second victory in a row. Frosinone finally won one by blindsiding SPAL in Ferrara. Udinese came back twice versus Genoa.

Confirmations: Cristiano Ronaldo bagged a brace, including a wondergoal, which remedied to Francesco Caputo’s brilliant strike. Continue reading

Serie A Player Status Updates – Round 32

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Here are the latest updates on few players’ conditions heading into the next Serie A matchday.

Juventus:  Mattia De Sciglio was taken out of the Real Madrid match due to an apparent plantar fascia lesion that will require further testing. Federico Bernardeschi and Andrea Barzagli are working their way back from a knee sprain and an abdominal strain and practiced partially this week, but they will likely not be available this week.

Napoli: Mario Rui is suspended, no other absentees other than the usual one, Faouzi Ghoulam.

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