Archive for March 3rd, 2009

Italian Players Around the World (1/03)

Tuesday, March 3rd, 2009

AZ's Graziano Pelle jubilates after scoring in the match vs NEC, on December 28, 2008 in Alkmaar. (AFP/Getty Images)

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Our weekly Italian Players Around the World segment is back!!

Inspired by Gazzetta dello Sport, here are the performances of all Italian soccer players operating in foreign European leagues (top divisions only). There are currently 34 Italians playing in first divisions abroad, and 19 of them stepped on the field this week-end.

The table below includes the team of the player, their opponents for this week, the time in minutes they played, their match contribution in goal(s) or assist(s), and the final score of the game.

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Serie A Matchday 26 – Week-End Review + GOALS of the Week (2008-09)

Tuesday, March 3rd, 2009

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Inter 3-3 Roma: Spectacle in Milan, Giallorossi Waste a Double Two-Goal Advantage (Serie A Matchday 26)

Tuesday, March 3rd, 2009

Mario Balotelli "shushes" the Roma supporters.

As far as neutral spectators go and taking the match in itself, Sunday’s Inter vs. Roma had everything you could wish for in a football encounter: tons of action, goals aplenty, and even a dramatic come-back 10 minutes from time. In the global picture however, even neutrals secretly wished for Roma to take this one.

Indeed, by maintaining their lead over 2nd-ranked Juventus to +7, the Nerazzurri have further decreased the chance for us to see a close race to the finish in May, and once again have sent a very clear message to their Scudetto rivals: “no matter how hard you try, you can’t take us down”.

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