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 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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Carlo Cudicini | Chelsea | Tottenh. (CUP) | |||
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Massimo Donati | Celtic | @St. Mirren | |||
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Luca Toni | Bayern M. | Hamburg | |||
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Fabio Cannavaro | Real Madrid | Getafe | |||
Giuseppe Rossi | Villareal | @Ath. Bilbao | |||
Christian Abbiati | Atl. Madrid | @Osasuna | |||
Gianluca Zambrotta | Barcelona | Levante | |||
Enzo Maresca | Sevilla | Zaragoza | |||
Morgan De Sanctis | Sevilla | Zaragoza | |||
Emiliano Moretti | Valencia | Recreativo | |||
Stefano Sorrentino | Recreativo | @Valencia | |||
Damiano Tommasi | Levante | @Barcelona | |||
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Fabio Grosso | Lyon | Metz | |||
Flavio Roma | Monaco | @Paris SG | |||
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Graziano Pellè | AZ Alkmaar | Twente | |||
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Roberto Mirri | Mons | @FC Brussels | |||
Alessandro Pistone | Mons | @FC Brussels | |||
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Stefano Razzetti | St. Gallen | Thun | |||
Andrea Guatelli | FC Zürich | @Luzern | |||
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Stefano Napoleoni | Widzew Łódź | Odra | |||
Joseph Oshadogan | Widzew Łódź | Odra | |||
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Ivan Pelizzoli | Lok. Moscow | SEASON OVER |
Heroes of the week
Boo. No goalscorers, no assist-men, no nothing this week. So this time, we’ll talk about someone other than Giuseppe Rossi and Luca Toni for once. Like goalkeepers.
Let’s start with Spain. Recreativo de Huelva’s not doing so good in La Liga standings, but this week-end the 17th-ranked team managed to obtain a valuable point away to Valencia, thanks in particular to the super saves of their nº1 man Stefano Sorrentino. Can the ex-Torino and AEK Athens man keep his team away from the relegation zone?
On to France, where Flavio Roma‘s week-end wasn’t all that great, but could have been a lot worse: AS Monaco obtained a good away draw to Paris Saint-Germain (with on-loan Juve midfielder Sergio Almiron scoring the tying goal for les monégasques). Nº1 (nº30 actually) and team captain Flavio could do little on Amara Diané’s lead, but his springing reflexes denied Mario Yepes’s header, thus preserving the final 1-1 scoreline.
Finally, on to Switzerland where Andrea Guatelli had a rocky afternoon on Sunday. With starting keeper Johnny Leoni being sent off in the 3rd minute, FC Zürich had no choice but to insert the ex-Pompey keeper vs. Luzern. Guatelli immediately cost his team a goal by failing a save on Lustrinelli, then (through no fault of his own this time) conceded another goal in the second half. Zürich then brought one back with Djuric, and Guatelli’s subsequent saves kept his team’s hopes alive. In the end however, the match ended 2-1 for Luzern.
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