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Our weekly Italian Players Around the World segment is back!!

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 31 Italians playing in first divisions abroad, and 18 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	@Stoke	/	/	2-0
David Di Michele	West Ham	@Fulham	74	/	2-1
Andrea Dossena	Liverpool	@Everton	90	/	2-0
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SCOTLAND
Massimo Donati	Celtic	Aberdeen	(bench)	/	3-2
Manuel Pascali	Kilmarnock	@Inverness	90	/	1-3
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GERMANY
Andrea Barzagli	Wolfsburg	@Karlsruhe	90	/	1-2
Cristian Zaccardo	Wolfsburg	@Karlsruhe	(bench)	/	1-2
Massimo Oddo	Bayern M.	@Hannover	76	/	0-1
Luca Toni	Bayern M.	@Hannover	90	/	0-1
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SPAIN
Fabio Cannavaro	Real Madrid	@Betis	90	/	2-0
Enzo Maresca	Sevilla	@Atl. Madrid	90	/	1-0
Emiliano Moretti	Valencia	Deportivo	90	/	4-2
Giuseppe Rossi	Villareal	@Sp. Gijon	45	1 GOAL	1-0
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FRANCE
Fabio Grosso	Lyon	Nancy	(injd.)	/	2-1
Elia Legati	Monaco	Lille	/	/	0-2
Flavio Roma	Monaco	Lille	(bench)	/	0-2
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HOLLAND
Graziano Pellè	AZ Alkmaar	@Willem II	15	/	4-2
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BELGIUM
Francesco Migliore	Mons	Roeselare	/	/	2-0
Roberto Mirri	Mons	Roeselare	90	/	2-0
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SWITZERLAND
Andrea Guatelli	FC Zürich	N. Xamax	90	/	3-0
Davide Belotti	Bellinzona	Grasshoppers	/	/	1-1
Lorenzo Bucchi	Bellinzona	Grasshoppers	90	/	1-1
Paolo Carbone	Bellinzona	Grasshoppers	/	/	1-1
Andrea Conti	Bellinzona	Grasshoppers	/	/	1-1
Alessio Ferrazza	Bellinzona	Grasshoppers	/	/	1-1
Matteo Gritti	Bellinzona	Grasshoppers	(bench)	/	1-1
Iacopo La Rocca	Bellinzona	Grasshoppers	90	/	1-1
Giuseppe Miccolis	Bellinzona	Grasshoppers	(bench)	/	1-1
Angelo Raso	Bellinzona	Grasshoppers	90	/	1-1
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TURKEY
Morgan De Sanctis	Galatasaray	Konyaspor	90	/	4-1
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RUSSIA
Ivan Pelizzoli	Lok. Moscow	Zenit	90	/	0-3

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Heroes of the week

In week 1, we first went to Spain (to see Maresca at Sánchez Pizjuán) and then Germany (to meet Toni at Allianz Arena). Then in week 2, we passed by England to say hello to Di Michele at Upton Park. This week we’re back to Spain, and are glad to note Maresca has established a firm presence in the Sevilla midfield, while Rossi celebrated his return from injury in the best possible way: with a goal…

It’s been over a month Giuseppe Rossi‘s had to sit out of active duty. Technically he had already recovered last week, but Villareal coach Manuel Pellegrini preferred not to risk his talented youngster just yet. This week however, the Yellow Submarine was travelling to Sporting Gijón, a team which in three consecutive matches managed to concede as much as 17 goals against Sevilla, Barcelona, and Real Madrid. Not exactly easy matches, but… wow. What better cannon fodder for Rossi to get his feet wet again right?

And indeed he did get them wet. Coming on for Nihat in the second half, it took the ex-Man Utd striker only 19 minutes to score the match-winning-goal, a powerful right-footed shot following a mis-cleared corner-kick. What else to say than… ¡Viva Joe Red!

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And while we’re on the Spain subject, our good buddy Enzo Maresca is doing really good at Sevilla lately. Scoring a goal and an assist in week 1, he litterally dominated the Sevilla midfield against Atletico Madrid this week, as the Rojiblancos went on to beat the Colchoneros 1-0 at Vicente Calderon. Take that, Mr. Sergio Aguëro!

Finally, it was definitely not a good day for our German ex-pats: Luca Toni and Massimo Oddo both lost at Hannover, while Andrea Barzagli‘s solid (really?) performance was not enough to prevent Wolfsburg’s defeat at Karlsruhe. Cristian Zaccardo was left on the bench the entire game.

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