Italian Players Around the World (18/02)

Continuing my weekly article inspired by Gazzetta dello Sport, here are the performances of all Italian soccer players operating in foreign European leagues.

Luca Toni’s 3-goal performance vs. Hannover

Based on Gazzetta’s info, there are currently 22 Italians playing in first divisions abroad, and 12 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
Player Team Opp.
mins.
Contrib.
Score
Carlo Cudicini Chelsea H.sfield (CUP)
90
/
3-1
.
SCOTLAND
Massimo Donati Celtic Hearts
77
/
3-0
.
GERMANY
Luca Toni Bayern M. @Hannover
90
3 goals
3-0
.
SPAIN
Fabio Cannavaro Real Madrid @Betis
90
/
1-2
Giuseppe Rossi Villareal Racing
90
/
0-0
Christian Abbiati Atl. Madrid Ath. Bilbao
90
/
1-2
Gianluca Zambrotta Barcelona @Zaragoza
(injd.)
/
2-1
Enzo Maresca Sevilla @Espanyol
90
/
4-2
Morgan De Sanctis Sevilla @Espanyol
(bench)
/
4-2
Emiliano Moretti Valencia @Getafe
90
/
0-0
Stefano Sorrentino Recreativo Deportivo
90
/
3-2
Damiano Tommasi Levante Osasuna
(injd.)
/
2-1
.
FRANCE
Fabio Grosso Lyon @Le Mans
(bench)
/
0-1
Flavio Roma Monaco Bordeaux
90
/
0-6
.
HOLLAND
Graziano Pellè AZ Alkmaar @Groningen
30
/
1-2
.
BELGIUM
Roberto Mirri Mons Charleroi
90
/
0-0
Alessandro Pistone Mons Charleroi
N/A
/
0-0
.
SWITZERLAND
Stefano Razzetti St. Gallen @Sion
(bench)
/
2-1
Andrea Guatelli FC Zürich Basel
(stands)
/
1-1
.
POLAND
Stefano Napoleoni Widzew Łódź NEXT ROUND
FEBR
22
/
Joseph Oshadogan Widzew Łódź NEXT ROUND
FEBR
22
/
.
RUSSIA
Ivan Pelizzoli Lok. Moscow SEASON OVER
/
/
/

 

Heroes of the week

Stars are shining very brightly over German soil this week, as a certain ex-Fiorentina player really brought down the house on Sunday.

Luca Toni, age 30Thieves may well have burglarized his Italian home in Modena recently, Luca Toni has lost nothing of his concentration or his goalscoring verve. In the match vs. Hannover this week-end, Bayern Munich took their time to warm up but then really went to work on their opponents, producing three goals in the second half courtesy of the Italian giant. Yessir, a hat-trick for Luca, and the goals could have been a lot more had it not been for Hannover’s keeper Robert Enke. Toni is now leading the Bundesliga scoring charts unopposed, with 13 goals.

Giuseppe Rossi, age 21As for Giuseppe Rossi, his non-scoring streak extends to two games this week. That’s not so bad mind you, but it’s especially unlucky because the ex-Manchester United striker had the chance to put Villareal ahead this week-end, but his spot-kick effort from 12 yards was blasted wide. The Yellow Submarine tied 0-0.

Fabio Cannavaro, age 34Fabio Cannavaro didn’t have a very happy week-end either. Real Madrid started well against Betis taking the early lead, but then the Merengues’ defence went to sleep, and within a 5-minute span allowed two goals to lose the game 2-1.



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  • One Response to “Italian Players Around the World (18/02)”

    1. Anna Italia says:

      Indeed, it was not a good week for Fabio Cannavaro. Tomorrow, it will be tough too playing against Roma. Though, Real Madrid lost against Betis, Roma must concentrate well to conquer this victory in the Olimpico.

      Luca Toni is doing terrific! FORZA TONI!!!!!