Italian Players Around the World (25/02)

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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ENGLAND
Player Team Opp.
mins.
Contrib.
Score
Carlo Cudicini Chelsea Tottenh. (CUP)
(bench)
/
1-2
.
SCOTLAND
Massimo Donati Celtic @St. Mirren
90
/
1-0
.
GERMANY
Luca Toni Bayern M. Hamburg
90
/
1-1
.
SPAIN
Fabio Cannavaro Real Madrid Getafe
90
/
0-1
Giuseppe Rossi Villareal @Ath. Bilbao
(injd.)
/
2-1
Christian Abbiati Atl. Madrid @Osasuna
90
/
1-3
Gianluca Zambrotta Barcelona Levante
90
/
5-1
Enzo Maresca Sevilla Zaragoza
90
/
5-0
Morgan De Sanctis Sevilla Zaragoza
(bench)
/
5-0
Emiliano Moretti Valencia Recreativo
90
/
1-1
Stefano Sorrentino Recreativo @Valencia
90
/
1-1
Damiano Tommasi Levante @Barcelona
(injd.)
/
1-5
.
FRANCE
Fabio Grosso Lyon Metz
(injd.)
/
2-0
Flavio Roma Monaco @Paris SG
90
/
1-1
.
HOLLAND
Graziano Pellè AZ Alkmaar Twente
15
/
0-0
.
BELGIUM
Roberto Mirri Mons @FC Brussels
90
/
1-1
Alessandro Pistone Mons @FC Brussels
(injd.)
/
1-1
.
SWITZERLAND
Stefano Razzetti St. Gallen Thun
(bench)
/
3-0
Andrea Guatelli FC Zürich @Luzern
87
/
1-2
.
POLAND
Stefano Napoleoni Widzew Łódź Odra
N/A
/
4-3
Joseph Oshadogan Widzew Łódź Odra
N/A
/
4-3
.
RUSSIA
Ivan Pelizzoli Lok. Moscow SEASON OVER
/
/
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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.

Stefano Sorrentino, age 28Let’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?

Flavio Roma, age 33On 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.

Andrea Guatelli, age 23Finally, 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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