Serie A: Forward of the season so far (Part 2)
Part 1 of this article can be read http://www.senore.com/Serie-A-Forward-of-the-season-so-far-Part-1-a51029.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Zlatan-Ibrahimovic-c38029
The lanky Swede, after having a disappointing spell with http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/FC-Barcelona-c39078, arrived in Italy on a loan deal. AC Milan finished a disappointing third last season and Ibra had to play the saviour. The Rossoneri currently sit atop the Calcio
charts with a three-point lead, and credit must go to Ibrahimovic for the Rossoneri's revival.
Following his arrival in Italy, Zlatan found his stride instantly and has scored 13 goals in all competitions so far. The goals might have dried up of late, but its Zlatan’s ever improving chemistry with his team-mates that has
been the highlight. The likes of Robinho, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Kevin-Prince-Boateng-c20792 – the prince has been playing as an attacking midfielder of late - and Pato have all benefited from Ibrahimovic’s presence in the opposition half.
While Ibra was often criticised for his inability to impress in the European games; this season has been an exception. Zlatan has scored four goals in six appearances in the Champions League, while also adding an assist. If Milan
are to harbour any hopes of silverware this term, Ibra must keep up his brilliant form in the later half of the season.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Antonio-Di-Natale-c6306
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Udinese-Calcio-c40789 were battling relegation for much of last season, and eventually finished 15th in the league. Donning the captain’s armband, Antonio Di Natale was the saviour for Zebrette. The Bianconeri scored 54 goals last season,
and the skipper contributed a staggering 29 of those.
This season was no different. Toto, as Di Natale is fondly called, lost his shooting boots in the early exchanges and as a result Zebrette failed to register a victory until match day six. It is hardly surprising that Di Natale’s
rich vein of form has coincided with Udinese steadily climbing the Calcio charts. In spite of losing three of their last five games, Zebrette are still 9th in the league.
Should http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Franco-c14050 Soldati manage to hold on to his key players, Udinese can certainly challenge for European football. With Toto leading the troops, Zebrette are a treat to watch.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Marco-Borriello-c23672
The bulky forward made the switch to his childhood club Roma earlier this season. Borriello is an AC Milan youth product, but had spent most of his early years on loan spells. Genoa and Milan entered in a co-ownership agreement over the forward in 2007,
and it was in Genoa where Marco finally came of age. A single season with Rossoblu earned him a move back to San Siro, where the Italian was to spend his next two seasons. However, despite scoring 15 league goals in 37 appearances, Marco was deemed surplus
to requirements following Ibrahimovic’s arrival.
Davioli offloaded the forward on a loan deal to AS http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Roma-c31603 with an option to buy him outright at the end of season. Seven goals in just 16 League appearances mean Lupi will be delighted to pay the 13 million Euros the two clubs had agreed upon. Better still,
Marco scored the only goal of the game when AC Milan and Roma went head-to-head, showing his former club just what they were missing out on.
Edinson Cavani
Napoli's http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Edinson-Cavani-c11955 has developed a knack for scoring crucial goals this time around. This newly acquired ‘match winner’ trait was on display when the Uruguayan forward scored an injury time winner against FC Steaua Bucureşti to salvage some pride for
the Italians. His Serie A form has been no less decisive, as Partenopei sit second in the league rankings going into second half of the season.
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