Serie A 2013/14: Round 35 Preview – AC Milan head to the Olimpico as Inter host Napoli

Date: 25th April 2014 at 3:55pm
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The ten fixtures of round 35 will be played over four days, in what could be a pivotal weekend at both the top and bottom of Serie A.

The round begins with a huge game at the Olimpico as Roma host AC Milan.

The Giallorossi secured second place and automatic qualification to the Champions League, with their 1-0 victory in Florence in round 34.

Milan have won their last five Serie A matches and are now level on points with 6th place Parma.

The Derby dell’Appennino is the early Saturday game, as Bologna entertain Fiorentina.

The home side have dropped back into the relegation zone, level on points with 17th place Sassuolo, after their defeat to Juventus last time out.

La Viola still have an outside chance of third place and Champions League football, but have to win all of their remaining Serie A games, starting in Bologna.

There is a massive match on Saturday night as Inter take on Napoli at the San Siro.

The home side now look likely to clinch a Europa League berth for next season after an important 2-0 win at Parma in round 34.

Napoli have had a mixed start to April winning one, drawing one and losing one of their three Serie A games.

The early game on Sunday is at the Bentegodi as Verona welcome Catania.

Verona have been free flowing going forward recently, with nine goals in their last four Serie A matches.

Catania kept their slim hope of avoiding the drop alive last time out with a 2-1 victory over Sampdoria in Sicily.

There are only four games on Sunday afternoon with the highlight being Lazio’s trip to Tuscany to play Livorno.

The home side are three points from safety after their 3-0 defeat at Milan in round 34.

Lazio meanwhile are in the hunt for European football having only lost twice in their last seven Serie A games.

Parma travel to Sardinia to play Cagliari, looking to bounce back from a demoralising defeat last time out.

Roberto Donadoni’s men lost at home to Inter, with Antonio Cassano missing a penalty when the score was 0-0 and they later had Gabriel Paletta sent off.

Cagliari may still need some more points to avoid the drop despite their first away win of the season, at Genoa in round 34.

Torino entertain Udinese with both teams safely in mid table.

Il Toro looked to have snatched all three points against Lazio last time out, with a late Ciro Immobile strike only for Antonio Candreva to score in added on time to make it 3-3 at full time.

Udinese will be looking to improve on the road, having not won away from the Friuli since the 1st February.

Sampdoria take on Chievo at the Ferraris after a disappointing defeat in round 34.

Il Doria were beaten at bottom of the table Catania last time out.

Chievo still can’t escape the relegation battle, after their 1-0 home defeat to Sassuolo last week.

The late game on Sunday sees Atalanta entertain Genoa in Bergamo.

The home side have faltered of late, having failed to pick up a point in their last three Serie A matches.

Genoa inconsistent season continued in round 34 as they were beaten at home by Cagliari.

The round finishes in Turin as Juventus look to take another big step towards the title against Sassuolo.

The Bianconeri will seal their third consecutive Serie A crown, before the play second place Roma in round 37, if they win their next two games.

Sassuolo climbed out of the relegation places with a priceless 1-0 win at Chievo in round 34.

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

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

Last week Guest Marco C got two correct scores and three correct results. His score of 16 saw him beat Richard who could only manage four correct results, earning him a score of 8.

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

Richard 431
Guests 435

There is also the individual table of the best weekly score, which after Round 34 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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