General Serie A Thread

ancient milanista wrote:

aldair6 wrote:

Former Milan and Italy defender Christian Panucci is to return to football after being handed a role by Palermo

until he falls out with someone!

Panucci and Zamparini working together?!?! There may be trouble ahead!!

Mi piace calcio wrote:

ancient milanista wrote:

aldair6 wrote:

Former Milan and Italy defender Christian Panucci is to return to football after being handed a role by Palermo

until he falls out with someone!

Panucci and Zamparini working together?!?! There may be trouble ahead!!

Yeah, can't see that relationship lasting for long! Hope he does well though, Panucci.

Week 28 Top Five:
1. Vucinic (Juventus) 8.21
2. Pinilla (Cagliari) 7.64
3. Pirlo (Juventus) 7.50
4. Pinzi (Udinese) 7.36
5. Consigli (Atalanta) 7.29

It's reported today that Cagliari may play their remaining home games this season in Trieste due to the crumbling state of the Stadio Sant'Elia. Capacity has been cut to 14,500 - the reuiremment for Serie A is 20,000. The arrangement may continue next season while Cagliari seek approval for a new stadium. They have already been refused permission for their preferred site because it's too near the airport.

Week 29 Top Five:
1. Ibrahimovic (Milan) 7.50
2. Buffon (Juventus) 7.21
3. Carceres (Juventus) 7.21
4. Del Piero (Juventus) 7.07
5. Diakite (Lazio) 7.07

Latest managerial casualty. Marino has been sacked and Malesani brought back.

Week 30 Top Five:
1. Vidal (Juventus) 7.79
2. Milito (Inter) 7.71
3. Floccari (Parma) 7.57
4. Osvaldo (Roma) 7.50
5. Carrizo (Catania) 7.43

Week 31 Top Five:
1. Muriel (Lecce) 8.36
2. Mauri (Lazio) 7.64
3. Giacomazzi (Lecce) 7.64
4. Di Michele (Lecce 7.57
5. Candreva (Lazio) 7.50

The Best 11 feature on RAI teletext also grades referees. Top five over the season so far are:
1. Orsato
2. Di Marco
3. Guida
4. Celi
5. D'Amato
No complaints over Orsato being top. He's been impressive every time I've seen him this season. One surprise to me was Rizzoli down in eleventh place. I regard him as the best of the Serie A referees over the past three years.

Week 32 Top Five:
1. Del Piero (Juventus) 7.71
2. Diamanti (Bologna) 7.64
3. Osvaldo (Roma) 7.57
4. Gillet (Bologna) 7.29
5. Pirlo (Juventus) 7.21

Reports in Italy are suggesting that Genoa have sacked Malesani after this http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2012/apr/22/genoa-fans-suspension-of-match?newsfeed=true

Genoa have confirmed that Gigi De Canio is their new boss

Week 34 Yop Five:
1. Vidal (Juventus) 7.93
2. Vucinic (Juventus) 7.43
3. Brienza (Siena) 7.29
4. Marchisio (Juventus) 7.21
5. Handanovic (Udinese) 7.21

aldair6 wrote:

Genoa have confirmed that Gigi De Canio is their new boss

I can't believe the turnover of managers at Genoa this year. They have sacked Malesani twice this season!

Still got a bit to go to beat some Brazilian teams. I remember hearing two or three years ago that Botafogo had FIVE managers in one season and 53 in 35 years - all different! Must be some sort of record.

Sounds crazy that. ^

I still remember 04/05 for us. Prandelli, Voller, Conti, Del Neri. That was pretty mad. Add in Capello who quit in summer 04, and Spalletti who took over in summer 05, that's six in a year!

Week 33 Top Five:
1. Sneider (Inter) 7.57
2. Ibarro (Cagliari) 7.29
3. Maxi Morales (Atalanta) 7.14
4. Borriello (Juventus) 7.14
5. Giovinco (Parma) 7.14

Week 35 Top Five:
1. Vucinic (Juventus) 7.50
2. Giovinco (Parma) 7.43
3. Diamanti (Bolgna) 7.29
4. Pirlo (Juventus) 7.29
5. Vidal (Juventus) 7.29

Week 37 Top Five:
1. Milito (Inter) 8.14
2. Miccoli (Palermo) 8.00
3. Giovinco (Parma) 7.71
4. M. Rigoni (Novara) 7.50
5. Cana (Lazio) 7.43

Palermo President Maurizio Zamparini has confirmed that Siena’s Giuseppe Sannino will be the club’s new Coach.
Claudio Ranieri has revealed that he’s held initial talks with Fiorentina about becoming their new Coach.

Week 38 Top Five:
1. Del Piero (Juventus) 7.79
2. Inzaghi (Milan) 7.79
3. Dossena (Napoli) 7.29
4. Gattuso (Milan) 7.21
5. Puggioni (Chievo) 7.14

TOP 15 FOR THE SEASON:
1. Pirlo (Juventus) 6.60
2. Giovinco (Parma) 6.50
3. Ibrahimovic (Milan) 6.48
Di Natale (Udinese) 6.48
5. Diamanti (Bologna) 6.43
6. Barzagli (Juventus) 6.41
7. Gillet (Bologna) 6.42
8. Isla (Udinese) 6.37
9. Miccoli (Palermo) 6.34
Lavezzi (Napoli) 6.34
Benassi (Lecce) 6.34
12. Palacio (Genoa) 6.32
Pegolo (Siena) 6.32
14. Thiago Silva (Milan) 6.31
Chiellini (Juventus) 6.31

TOP FIVE REFEREES FOR THE SEASON:
1. Orsato 6.01
2. Brighi 5.87
3. Damato 5.86
4. Guida) 5.85
5. Bergonzi 5.84

Lazio are looking for a new Coach after Edy Reja confirmed that he has decided to leave the Stadio Olimpico outfit.

Let's hope we appoint someone better than them.

Bologna have confirmed that boss Stefano Pioli has extended his contract at the club until June 2014.

President Maurizio Zamparini has announced that former Siena coach Giuseppe Sannino will take over at Palermo for the 2012-2013 campaign.

And then he'll be sacked in about November in all likelihood.