Serie A findings Round 12 – What we learned from this week’s fixtures (Part 1)
Italian Serie A returned this week with some truly mouth watering fixtures. Roma and Juventus played a highly entertaining draw at Stadio Olimpico, Turin. Vicenzo Iaquinta’s acrobatic finish was cancelled out by a controversial Francesco Totti penalty.
Fiorentina and Palermo returned to winning ways while a Cassano-less Sampdoria were held to a draw at home by Chievo Verona. Antonio Di Natale inspired Udinese continued their dramatic climb up the Serie A charts with yet another victory; Zebrette thrashed
Lecce 4 – 0 as Lupi continue to ship-in goals a plenty.
Where all the action was truly enthralling, it was the Derby della Madonnina that had all the interest. The perennial rivals Internazionale and AC Milan fought for the city bragging rights and it was the 10 men Rossoneri who emerged victorious.
All the action left us with a lot to discuss and as usual, Bettor.com presents its readers with the talking points from this week’s action.
Javier Pastore – you beauty!
Pastore just might have outgrown a modes Palermo outfit with his latest hat-trick. Against Sicilian rivals Catania, Pastore was back to his mesmerising best as he tore apart the Etnei defence with some of the best playmaking you will ever see. Where his
first goal came from a sublime header, his next two goals were epitome of penalty box intelligence.
The press, the media, the fans and this author all have something in common when it comes to Javier Pastore; we all have run out of superlatives praising this gem of a player. An ambidextrous player with brain of a genius, Pastore is undoubtedly the best
youngster in the peninsula – yes, even better than Alexandre Pato.
In an era where physicality and brute strength is the call of the day, Javier Pastore, with the elegance of a floating swan, continues to dazzle the Sicilian crowd week in and week out. The Argentine is one of the very few world class trequartista’s left
in the modern game and watching the player in full flow is simply a joy to behold.
For all his promises, it’s arguable whether a player of his ability will stay long with Rosanero and should Pastore make a move outside peninsula the next summer, it would be a huge blow for the Italian game.
Inter Milan will win nothing this season
Inter lost to city rivals AC Milan last night in a game that turned out to be a spectacle. What the match lacked in terms of goals, the two sides made up for it through controversy, tackles and brawls.
Rafa Benitez hasn’t had the best of starts with his new team and last night was no different. Nerazzuri, following their most recent dip in form, find themselves outside the Serie A top four for the first time since the 2006 season.
AC Milan is not the best of sides when it comes to defending and Nerazzuri couldn’t get past a 10 men Rossoneri. Diego Milito has lost his act completely while Wesley Sneijder is clearly struggling following two chaotically hectic years. With the two aforementioned
players struggling for form, there is only so much that Samuel Eto’o can do.
With Maicon clearly past his best and Walter Samuel out for the season, Rafa Benitez will win nothing come the end of season. Massimo Moratti decided against going into the transfer market and the decision will come to haunt the president at the end of the
season.
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