Italian Players Around the World (3/03)

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

Christian Abbiati (top) after a challenge on Barcelona’s Thierry Henry

Based on Gazzetta’s info, there are currently 22 Italians playing in first divisions abroad, and 13 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 @West Ham
(bench)
/
4-0
.
SCOTLAND
Massimo Donati Celtic @Hibernian
82
/
2-0
.
GERMANY
Luca Toni Bayern M. @Schalke
90
/
1-0
.
SPAIN
Fabio Cannavaro Real Madrid @Recreativo
74
/
3-2
Giuseppe Rossi Villareal Osasuna
(injd.)
/
0-0
Christian Abbiati Atl. Madrid Barcelona
90
/
4-2
Gianluca Zambrotta Barcelona @Atl. Madrid
90
/
2-4
Enzo Maresca Sevilla @Deportivo
72
/
1-2
Morgan De Sanctis Sevilla @Deportivo
(bench)
/
1-2
Emiliano Moretti Valencia @Espanyol
90
/
0-2
Stefano Sorrentino Recreativo Real Madrid
90
/
2-3
Damiano Tommasi Levante Zaragoza
(injd.)
/
0-2
.
FRANCE
Fabio Grosso Lyon @Lille
(injd.)
/
1-0
Flavio Roma Monaco Valenciennes
90
/
0-0
.
HOLLAND
Graziano Pellè AZ Alkmaar @Roda
90
/
1-1
.
BELGIUM
Roberto Mirri Mons Dender
67
/
2-2
Alessandro Pistone Mons Dender
(injd.)
/
2-2
.
SWITZERLAND
Stefano Razzetti St. Gallen Luzern
(bench)
/
2-1
Andrea Guatelli FC Zürich Grasshoppers
90
/
1-1
.
POLAND
Stefano Napoleoni Widzew Łódź Wisla Krakow
45
/
0-1
Joseph Oshadogan Widzew Łódź Wisla Krakow
N/A
/
0-1
.
RUSSIA
Ivan Pelizzoli Lok. Moscow SEASON OVER
/
/
/

 

Heroes of the week

Once again this week, no goalscorers & no assist-men: how to fill our ‘heroes of the week’ segment? How about the Italian ‘derby’ between Abbiati (Atletico Madrid) and Zambrotta (Barcelona)? Sounds good right?

Christian Abbiati, age 30And good it was, for Abbiati in particular (not so much for Zambrotta). Los Rojiblancos had a tough one this week, facing off against 2nd-ranked FC Barcelona. However, we all know how the atmosphere at Vicente Calderón can get, and that surely gave them a big boost. Gianluca Zambrotta, age 31The biggest boost however was probably the one provided by Christian Abbiati and his saves vs. Eto’o and Iniesta. As for Gianluca Zambrotta, well…  he managed to get a nice shot on target (saved by Abbiati), but overall (and much like the entire Barcelona backline) he suffered the energy and pace of Sergio ‘El Kun’ Agüero.

Fabio Cannavaro, age 34A small mention should also go to Fabio Cannavaro, protagonist of the week-end in a rather particular way. In the match vs. Recreativo de Huelva (featuring Stefano Sorrentino as well by the way) Real Madrid was held to a 1-1 tie when coach Schuster decided to give his offense a little boost: off came Cannavaro, on came Robinho. On the first ball touched by the Brazilian Los Merengues pulled ahead 2-1, and later in the game increased their lead to 3-1 (thanks to another goal by Robinho). The match ended 3-2 for Real Madrid, with Recreativo pulling one back in stoppage time. Talk about being decisive, huh Fabio? ;)



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