Serie A 2013/14: Round 34 Preview – Inter look to break Tardini hoodoo

Date: 19th April 2014 at 9:00am
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Serie A LogoAll ten fixtures in round 34 are to be played on Saturday in what is sure to be a brilliant day of Serie A action.

There are eight games on Saturday afternoon, with the highlight being Parma’s home match against Inter in battle for European football.

Parma go into the game two points behind Inter but have not lost in their last 10 games at the Tardini.

Inter earned a stunning 4-0 victory against Sampdoria in round 33.

Milan host Livorno at the San Siro with both teams needing the points for different reasons.

The Rossoneri have an outside chance of getting into next season’s Europa League, having won their last four Serie A matches.

Livorno meanwhile at still in the thick of the relegation battle after being beaten by Chievo last time out.

Napoli head north to face a struggling Udinese side

Francesco Guidolin’s men are not mathematically safe on 38 points after a season to forget in Serie A.

A hat-trick from Gonzalo Higuain saw Napoli beat Lazio 4-2 in round 33.

Lazio host Torino at the Olimpico with both sides on 48 points.

The home side’s recent good form came to an abrupt end in Naples last weekend, as they were heavily beaten.

Torino have recovered in recent weeks, with four wins out of their last five Serie A matches.

Atalanta entertain Verona in Bergamo looking to get back to winning ways.

La Dea have had a poor start to April losing both games in Serie A, to Sassuolo and Roma.

After beating Chievo in the Derby, Verona lost in Florence in round 33.

Sampdoria travel to Sicily to face bottom of the table Catania.

The Elefanti looked doomed, as they are now eight points off safety.

Il Doria lost heavily at home to Inter, 4-0 in round 33 and will be looking to bounce back at the Massimino.

In a crucial match at the bottom of the table, Chievo welcome Sassuolo to Verona.

The Flying Donkeys moved away from danger in round 33, with a 4-2 victory over fellow strugglers Livorno.

Sassuolo have made a good start to April with four points from a possible six.

Genoa host Cagliari at the Ferraris with both sides in poor form.

The home side were beaten late on in Turin against Torino last time out.

Cagliari meanwhile will be looking to improve their form outside of Sardinia as they have failed to win away from home all season.

The evening game is in Turin as Juventus take on Bologna.

The Bianconeri are just nine points away from clinching their third consecutive scudetto.

Bologna are three points clear of the relegation zone, in 17th, after their 1-1 draw against Parma in round 33.

The round finishes on Saturday, in what should be a great encounter as Fiorentina entertain Roma.

La Viola won impressively away at Verona 5-3, in round 33.

Roma meanwhile won their seventh straight Serie A game, 3-1 against Atalanta.

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Atalanta 2-1 Verona Atalanta 1-1 Verona
Catania 0-0 Sampdoria Catania 2-1 Sampdoria
Chievo 2-1 Sassuolo Chievo 2-0 Sassuolo
Fiorentina 1-2 Roma Fiorentina 1-1 Roma
Genoa 3-1 Cagliari Genoa 1-0 Cagliari
Juventus 3-0 Bologna Juventus 2-0 Bologna
Lazio 1-1 Torino Lazio 3-2 Torino
Milan 2-0 Livorno Milan 3-0 Livorno
Parma 1-0 Inter Parma 1-2 Inter
Udinese 1-3 Napoli Udinese 2-2 Napoli

A correct result is worth TWO points. A correct score earns FIVE points.

Last week Richard got three correct scores and four correct results. His score of 23 saw him beat guest David who got two right scores and three right results, earning him a score of 16.

This season we will be keeping a record of the total scores of Richard and his Guests in the table below

Richard 423
Guests 419

There is also the individual table of the best weekly score, which after Round 33 is quite unbelievably STILL led by Dov.

Dov (week 1) 26
Richard (week 32) 23
Richard (week 2 ) 22
Richard (week 9) 21
Nic (week 17) 20

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