Italian Players Around the World (15/09)

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Our weekly Italian Players Around the World segment is back!! (with a brand new logo… d’you like it? :) )

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 32 Italians (yup, number’s gone up with Bellinzona’s promotion in the Swiss league) playing in first divisions abroad, and 12 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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ENGLAND
Player Team Opp.
Time
Contrib.
Score
Carlo Cudicini Chelsea @Man City
(bench)
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3-1
David Di Michele West Ham @West Brom
71
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2-3
Andrea Dossena Liverpool Man Utd
(bench)
/
2-1
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SCOTLAND
Massimo Donati Celtic @Motherwell
(bench)
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4-2
Manuel Pascali Kilmarnock @Rangers
89
/
1-2
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GERMANY
Andrea Barzagli Wolfsburg @Hertha
90
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2-2
Cristian Zaccardo Wolfsburg @Hertha
(injd.)
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2-2
Massimo Oddo Bayern M. @Köln
23
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3-0
Luca Toni Bayern M. @Köln
90
2 GL, 1 AST
3-0
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SPAIN
Fabio Cannavaro Real Madrid Numancia
(injd.)
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4-3
Enzo Maresca Sevilla Sp. Gijon
90
1 GL, 1 AST
4-3
Emiliano Moretti Valencia @Almeria
90
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2-2
Giuseppe Rossi Villareal Deportivo
(injd.)
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1-0
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FRANCE
Fabio Grosso Lyon Nice
(injd.)
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3-2
Elia Legati Monaco Lorient
/
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2-0
Flavio Roma Monaco Lorient
(bench)
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2-0
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HOLLAND
Graziano Pellè AZ Alkmaar @ADO
/
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0-3
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BELGIUM
Francesco Migliore Mons Anderlecht
(bench)
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1-2
Roberto Mirri Mons Anderlecht
90
/
1-2
Alessandro Pistone Mons Anderlecht
/
/
1-2
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SWITZERLAND
Andrea Guatelli FC Zürich @Valduz
(bench)
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7-1
Davide Belotti Bellinzona Young Boys
(bench)
/
1-2
Lorenzo Bucchi Bellinzona Young Boys
(bench)
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1-2
Paolo Carbone Bellinzona Young Boys
/
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1-2
Andrea Conti Bellinzona Young Boys
45
/
1-2
Alessio Ferrazza Bellinzona Young Boys
/
/
1-2
Matteo Gritti Bellinzona Young Boys
90
/
1-2
Iacopo La Rocca Bellinzona Young Boys
/
/
1-2
Giuseppe Miccolis Bellinzona Young Boys
/
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1-2
Angelo Raso Bellinzona Young Boys
90
/
1-2
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TURKEY
Morgan De Sanctis Galatasaray Antalyaspor
90
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1-1
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RUSSIA
Ivan Pelizzoli Lok. Moscow @S.Nalchik
(bench)
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1-0

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Heroes of the week

As customary the “Heroes of the Week” section is where we celebrate those who, be it thanks to goals, assists, or amazing saves, have stood out among Italian ex-pats over the week-end. And would you believe it? This week the award takes us to Germany and Spain, one of our most common destination the previous year.

Luca Toni, age 30Luca Toni is back ladies & gentlemen. His scoring form with the Azzurri has been very disappointing lately (to say the least), but the man can still put in the back of the net in the Bundesliga. Bayern were away to Köln on Saturday, but the unfriendly crowd support certainly did not stop Klismann’s men from shining. Absolute protagonist of the night: the man with the “crazy-hand” celebration. 2 goals (a header, a left-footed finish) and 1 assist for Podolski. What more could Jürgen ask for?

Enzo Maresca, age 28Over to Spain, it still isn’t sure (to me at least) whether Enzo Maresca will be a starter for Sevilla this year, or simply part of the squad rotation. Sunday’s performance vs. Sporting Gijón should help the manager decide: 1 goal, 1 assist for Kanouté, and an otherwise very solid performance in midfield. As a Juve fan myself, I’m a bit nostalgic of Maresca…

In other news, David Di Michele made his season debut with new club West Ham (now under the guidance of Gianfranco Zola), as did Massimo Oddo with Bayern Munich.

Also, it’s interesting to note that Swiss club Bellinzona (just promoted to the Swiss top division, the Axpo Super League) contains a boatload of Italian ex-pats. In particular, a certain Andrea Conti who, you’ve guessed it, is one of the sons of Roma legend Bruno Conti (and whose brother Daniele Conti plays for Cagliari). On a sidenote, Bellinzona also own the contract of defender Andrea Russotto (playing on loan at Napoli this season).

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  • 2 Responses to “Italian Players Around the World (15/09)”

    1. I remember that. What the replay doesn’t show is that the Toro players didn’t like that celebration a whole lot, and Maresca had to keep running to escape their wrath. :P

      A Torino supporter sent me a “Fugitive” movie poster a few days later, where Maresca had been superimposed on Harrison Ford’s body. :D Good times….