Serie A Special: What we learnt from round 22 matches - (Part 1)
It was an excellent weekend of football in Italy – apart from the game between http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/ACF-Fiorentina-c38209 to Stadio
Olimpico in Rome. The game finished 2-0 in favour of the hosts as young Libor Kozak bagged a brace.
AC Milan and AC Cesena played later the same day, and an injury ravaged Rossoneri managed a 2-0 victory, despite going a man down in the second half. No prizes for guessing as http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Zlatan-Ibrahimovic-c38029 got on the score sheet yet again.
On Sunday, seven games took place. Inter Milan produced a superb come-from-behind performance to defeat Palermo at the San Siro. Latest Nerazzurri signing, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Giampaolo-Pazzini-c14802 made all the difference after coming onto the pitch in the second half. Pazzo scored
an excellent brace and earned the winning penalty which Samuel Eto’o dispatched with aplomb. Elsewhere, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Napoli-c40003 routed a sorry Sampdoria outfit 4-0.
However, the biggest game of the round was Udinese Calcio’s visit to Stadio Olimpico in Turin. Juventus were without a host of key players for the game against the Zebrette, and that reflected in the score line. Udinese recorded a 2-1 victory to crush the
Bianconeri’s Champions League ambitions.
Bettor.com now highlights the key talking points from the games.
AC Milan are Scudetto material
The Rossoneri travelled to Stadio Angelo Massimino with a battered squad. As many as eleven players were left behind to nurse their respective injuries. http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Marek-Jankulovski-c23848, Kevin-Prince
Boateng, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Ignazio-Abate-c16673 were all injured for this trip.
Young http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Mark-van-Bommel-c24148 and Massimo Ambrosini formed a shaky looking midfield. The three players have hardly played together and it showed on the pitch. Rossoneri failed to control the midfield, and to make matters worse, Van Bommel was shown
a second yellow card for his persistent tackles. Midway through the second half, Rossoneri were a man down with the score at nil-nil.
Massimiliano Allegri brought off http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Thiago-Silva-c34903 was moved into midfield. The Rossoneri took the game
to the hosts in spite of being a man down, and were rewarded for their efforts as Ibrahimovic and Robinho found the back of the net.
AC Milan looked like a championship winning team on this performance alone. They didn’t play well, they were a man down, they lost skipper http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Massimo-Ambrosini-c24579 due to an injury, and yet they manage to eke out a victory.
Serie A youngsters are one of the best in Europe
The Italian League has been frequently blasted for not focusing on youth development. While it may hold true for teams such as AC Milan and http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Udinese-Calcio-c40789 have focused on a younger generation
of stars.
The issue that worries the Italian football authorities the most is the fact that most of the youngsters making headlines in the peninsula are from abroad. Stars such as http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Stevan-Jovetic-c34163 and Marek Hamsik will never don an
Azzurri jersey.
However, the fact that all these ‘world class players in the making’ got their basic footballing education from Calcio academies is an accolade in itself. With Italian youngsters like http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Sebastian-Giovinco-c32724 bagging regular
playing time with their respective clubs, it will not take long before the teams from the peninsula over take the German Bundesliga in terms of youth development. Patience however, is the key to success.
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