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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 32 Italians playing in first divisions abroad, and 17 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	@West Brom	90	/	3-0
David Di Michele	West Ham	Portsmouth	(bench)	/	0-0
Andrea Dossena	Liverpool	@Bolton	(bench)	/	2-0
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SCOTLAND
Massimo Donati	Celtic	@Hamilton	71	/	2-1
Manuel Pascali	Kilmarnock	Dundee Utd	90	/	2-0
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GERMANY
Andrea Barzagli	Wolfsburg	@Hoffenheim	90	/	2-3
Cristian Zaccardo	Wolfsburg	@Hoffenheim	(bench)	/	2-3
Massimo Oddo	Bayern M.	M’gladbach	(bench)	/	2-2
Luca Toni	Bayern M.	M’gladbach	90	1 GOAL	2-2
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SPAIN
Fabio Cannavaro	Real Madrid	@Valladolid	90	/	0-1
Enzo Maresca	Sevilla	@Getafe	90	/	0-2
Emiliano Moretti	Valencia	Sp. Gijón	90	/	2-3
Giuseppe Rossi	Villareal	@Malaga	90	1 GOAL	2-2
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FRANCE
Fabio Grosso	Lyon	Bordeaux	(bench)	/	2-1
Elia Legati	Monaco	@Rennes	/	/	1-2
Flavio Roma	Monaco	@Rennes	90	/	1-2
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HOLLAND
Graziano Pellè	AZ Alkmaar	@Vitesse	(injd)	/	1-1
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BELGIUM
Francesco Migliore	Mons	@Mechelen	/	/	0-0
Roberto Mirri	Mons	@Mechelen	(susp.)	/	0-0
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SWITZERLAND
Andrea Guatelli	FC Zürich	@FC Basel	(bench)	/	1-1
Jacopo Ravasi	Lucerne	@Young Boys	70	/	1-6
Davide Belotti	Bellinzona	@Aarau	/	/	1-0
Lorenzo Bucchi	Bellinzona	@Aarau	90	/	1-0
Paolo Carbone	Bellinzona	@Aarau	/	/	1-0
Andrea Conti	Bellinzona	@Aarau	3	/	1-0
Alessio Ferrazza	Bellinzona	@Aarau	/	/	1-0
Matteo Gritti	Bellinzona	@Aarau	(bench)	/	1-0
Iacopo La Rocca	Bellinzona	@Aarau	90	/	1-0
Giuseppe Miccolis	Bellinzona	@Aarau	11	/	1-0
Angelo Raso	Bellinzona	@Aarau	90	/	1-0
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TURKEY
Morgan De Sanctis	Galatasaray	Buyuksehir	90	/	2-0
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RUSSIA
Ivan Pelizzoli	Lok. Moscow	FC Moscow	(bench)	/	3-2

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Heroes of the week

Two weeks in a row: Luca and Giuseppe at the top. Scoring goals helps, and these two need little “how-to” advice on the subject.

Joe Red, Joe Red, and always Joe Reeeeeeeeed. I wonder when they’re gonna start calling him “José Rojo” down in Spain (they might be already). As Villarreal travelled to Malaga, Giuseppe Rossi scored the match opener, and seemed to be leading his team towards a 2-1 victory. Unfortunately, a late goal by the hosts spoiled Joe’s celebrations. Ah well. He’ll get over it later today, when Lippi puts him in the starting eleven vs. Greece.
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As for Luca Toni, I have to admit I was somewhat unkind with the big “German” giant last week, even though he had scored a goal. He deserved it though: he was nowhere near the goalscoring machine that terrorized defenders last year, and needed a little bit of ear-pulling to get back on track. Who knows maybe he heard me, ’cause this week he scored another one vs. Mönchengladbach. Too bad it wasn’t enough to get Bayern a win.

Tags: Giuseppe Rossi, Italian Players Around the World, Luca Toni

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