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The Battle for 4th (Genoa, Fiorentina, and AS Roma)

Friday, 06 February 09, 12:05 PM

Genoa currently sit in 4th on the Serie A table a mere 3 points behind Juventus, just past the half way mark of the season. They have been playing some beautiful football, in fact, if
you haven't seen them play so far this season; make it point to see them.

Can, the oldest club in Italy, maintain their current form and catapult themselves into European football and reap the massive financial boost it would inject into the club?

Fiorentina and AS Roma are breathing down the il grifone collective necks sitting at 5th and 6th place with 38 and 37 points, just 2 + 3 points back from GFC. Genoa has had the hot hand this season and has pleasantly surprised Serie A, but is that enough to carry them thru to the remainder of the season?

AS ROMA and Fiorentina are clearly deeper clubs, but can they rely on their historical performances in Serie A to lift them to top 4? Genoa are not going to go down without a
fight.

AS Roma need their deadly club icon, Totti, to heal and lead the Roman side back into Europe, but the Giallorossi have been inconsistent with their quality of play, but have
been pouring it as of late; I believe the spark came with the CL matches vs. Chelsea. AS Roma host Genoa this weekend, setting up what should be a fantastic fixture.

Fiorentina are hosting this weekend a limping Lazio side. Mutu and Gilardino are solid and should do well vs. the Biancocelesti.

This season of Serie A has been one of the tightest and most exciting in recent years. With 2nd place thru 6th separated by a mere 6 points , every point is going to be huge in the
final stretch.

Whoever said, "Serie A is boring", OBVIOUSLY hasn't been watching this season!

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Forza Futbol Episode 35: Hand of Gila

Tuesday, 28 October 08, 11:10 PM

 



This week we discuss Gilardino’s handball goal, Ramos upset at Madrid, a Atlético Madrid - Villarreal goal fest and Beckham to Milan rumors. As well as FIFPro Team of the year, Champions League and UEFA Cup. That and much more on this weeks episode of Forza Futbol.




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Best Eleven Serie A 2006-7!

Wednesday, 06 June 07, 03:38 PM

Here's our Lega Calcio Best Eleven as mentioned on our Weekly podcast, episode 8.  Let us know what ya think!



Hannah-



Top 11 of the Season
 
                                                        Sebastien Frey (Fiorentina)
 
Manuel Pasqual (Fiorentina) --      -- Marco Materazzi (Inter)  -    Cristian Zaccardo (Palermo)
 
Adrian Mutu (Fiorentina) -- Kaka (Milan)  -- Gattuso (Milan) -- Dejan Stankovic (Inter)
 
                                  Francesco Totti (Roma) -- Tommaso Rocchi (Lazio)

 
 
Subs: Christiano Lucarelli (Livorno), Giuseppe Rossi (Parma), Javier Zanetti (Inter)





Elisa-


Top 11 of the Season 4-4-2~*
 
In goal, Angelo Peruzzi (Lazio)
 
In defense, Javier Zanetti (Pupi, Il Tratore, the Tractor) (Inter) RB, Matrix (Marco Materazzi or Zidane's worse nightmare) (Inter) CB, Cristian Chivu (Roma) CB, Manuel Pasqual (Fiore with 2 great years.  He was in my fantasy team last year.) LB
 
In the midfield,  Genaro Gattuso (Mil), Pirlo (Mil), Dejan Stankovic (Inter, Stan the Man) and sitting in the center in front of the strikers, Kaka (Mil, Future FIFA Player of the year)
 
In attack, Cristiano Luccarelli (Liv) (20 goals so underrated), Francesco Totti (Roma, capocannoniere, and potential Golden Boot with 32 goals this year, 26 goals in the league, angle screws).
 
Captain - Totti  (1 Argentine, 1 Czech, 1 Serbian, 1 Brasilian and 7 Italianos)

 

 

Mando-


Top 11 of the Season 4-4-2~*
 
In goal Sebastien Frey (Fiorentina) Most minutes played: 3420, most clean sheets: 19
 
LB: Fabio Grosso (Inter): I realize he doesn't play alot for Inter, but does for the Azzurri
CB: Marco Materazzi (Inter)
CB: Dario Dainelli (Fiorentina) Captain of the best defense in Serie A
RB: Cristian Zaccardo (Palermo)
 
M: Adrian Mutu (Fiorentina): Most assists and honored by GDS with best player Serie A.
M: Cristiano Doni (Atalanta):
M: Kaka (AC Milan)
M: Stankovic (Inter)
 
F: Cristiano Lucarelli (20)
F: Francesco Totti (26)

Captain - Totti

*Totti, Lucarelli and Mutu respectively are amongst the leaders in goals, assists, and a weird stat called first to goal first: 8 times the 3 scored the first goal in a game.



What are your Best Eleven?  What do you think of our picks?  Email us at forza.futbol@yahoo.com, comment or reply on our myspace, our oleole.com blog or page or on our facebook page.

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