Continuing my weekly article inspired by Gazzetta dello Sport, here are the performances of all Italian soccer players operating in foreign European leagues.
Based on Gazzetta’s info, there are currently 22 Italians playing in first divisions abroad, and 9 of them stepped on the field this week-end.
The table below includes the team the player belongs to, their opponents for the week, the number of minutes they played, their contribution (goal, assist), and the final score of the game.
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 ENGLAND |
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| Player | Team | Opp. | mins. | Contrib. | Score |
| Carlo Cudicini | Chelsea | Bolton | (bench) | / | 1-1 |
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 SCOTLAND |
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| Massimo Donati | Celtic | Hibernian | (bench) | / | 2-0 |
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 GERMANY |
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| Luca Toni | Bayern M. | @Duisburg | (injd.) | / | 3-2 |
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 SPAIN |
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| Fabio Cannavaro | Real Madrid | @Zaragoza | 90 | / | 2-2 |
| Giuseppe Rossi | Villareal | Espanyol | 90 | / | 2-0 |
| Christian Abbiati | Atl. Madrid | Deportivo | (bench) | / | 1-0 |
| Gianluca Zambrotta | Barcelona | Mallorca | 90 | / | 2-3 |
| Enzo Maresca | Sevilla | @Betis | 17 | / | 2-0 |
| Morgan De Sanctis | Sevilla | @Betis | (bench) | / | 2-0 |
| Emiliano Moretti | Valencia | @Levante | (injd.) | / | 5-1 |
| Stefano Sorrentino | Recreativo | @Almeria | 90 | / | 2-0 |
| Damiano Tommasi | Levante | Valencia | (injd.) | / | 1-5 |
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 FRANCE |
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| Fabio Grosso | Lyon | Nancy | 90 | / | 1-0 |
| Flavio Roma | Monaco | Auxerre | (bench) | / | 3-0 |
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 HOLLAND |
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| Graziano Pellè | AZ Alkmaar | / | SEASON | OVER | / |
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 BELGIUM |
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| Roberto Mirri | Mons | @Anderlecht | (susp.) | / | 1-2 |
| Alessandro Pistone | Mons | @Anderlecht | 90 | / | 1-2 |
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 SWITZERLAND |
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| Stefano Razzetti | St. Gallen | Aarau | 90 | / | 0-0 |
| Andrea Guatelli | FC Zürich | @Thun | (bench) | / | 1-1 |
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 POLAND |
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| Stefano Napoleoni | Widzew Łódź | Gornik | 45 | / | 2-1 |
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 RUSSIA |
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| Ivan Pelizzoli | Lok. Moscow | Tomsk | (bench) | / | 2-0 |
Heroes of the week
No goals again, and no assists either. Luca Toni had a bruised shin and sat out this week-end, Giuseppe Rossi has been playing averagely well but keeping off the scoring charts for some time now, and even usual assist-providers like Enzo Maresca are keeping quiet. So for once instead of goalscorers, let’s turn our attention to those who prevent goals from being scored.
Stefano Sorrentino has a had a tough season this year. Recreativo de Huelva hasn’t been exactly brilliant in the Spanish Liga, and they are now 1 point above the relegation zone with one match to go. Their keeper however, has saved their hide many times already and did so again this week-end against Almeria (Mané and Paunovic know something about it). Were the club to be relegated, it’s unlikely the ex-Torino nº1 would remain in the Iberian peninsula, but he will fight till the last breath to make sure this doesn’t happen.
As for St. Gallen “oldie” Stefano Razzetti, it was a very emotional day for the ex-Cremonese and Lugano goalkeeper. The 36-year old will be retiring at the end of the season so for his last match with the Swiss side, the St. Gallen coach gave him a spot in the starting line-up. He kept a clean sheet vs. Aarau this week-end and received a standing ovation from his the home crowd, grateful for his many years of service as team captain.
Tags: Stefano Razzetti, Stefano Sorrentino
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