Matchday 29, mid-week round on the 19th of Mar 2008. This matchday was another mid-week round and it proved to be one where all the big teams stumbled. Inter were held to a draw by Genoa while Roma missed out on a chance to cut the distance between them, losing the derby against Lazio. Juventus [...]

Serie A Roundup by Allan Oliveira Matchday 28, round ending on 16th of Mar 2008. This week saw the much anticipated showdown between Roma and Milan. One fights for the Scudetto and the other to be allowed to play in the Champion’s League next season. Relegation battlers Reggina and Cagliari fought hard for convincing wins [...]

Serie A Roundup by Allan Oliveira Matchday 27, round ending on 9th of Mar 2008. Roma kept pressure on league leaders Inter this week. although they both secured routine wins to keep the gap at 6 points. Fiorentina stumbled against Siena allowing Milan to close the gap between them to just one point while Juventus [...]

Serie A Roundup by Allan Oliveira Week ending 2nd of Mar 2008, Matchday 26. Cagliari’s task of remaining in Serie A after this season just got harder, as the Italian football federation deducted three points for taking unauthorised legal action against a former player for alleged defamation. They were already at the bottom of the [...]

Serie A Roundup by Allan Oliveira Week ending 24th of Feb 2008, matchday 24. Matchday 24 kicked off with a bang on Saturday, an eight goal thriller between Torino and Parma as well as an upset, as 2nd from bottom Reggina defeated Juventus at home. Sunday continued with another eight goal thriller, this time between [...]

Serie A Roundup by Allan Oliveira Week ending 17th of Feb 2008, matchday 23. This week saw an important battle at the top of the table between Juventus and Roma, both chasing after Inter. Fiorentina and Milan continued to fight over the 4th champions league spot. The week also saw a legend of the game, [...]

Serie A Roundup by Allan Oliveira Week ending 10th of Feb 2008, matchday 22. Matchday 22 had some super-subs come in to save the day with their first touch as well as several late send-offs. It all remains very close in the middle of the table with only seven points separating eight teams. Whilst at [...]

Serie A Roundup by Allan Oliveira Week ending 3rd of Feb 2008, matchday 21. Matchday 21 saw a few upsets and was a week of cautions with many yellow cards handed out throughout the matches. Inter continued it’s strong undefeated run towards the scudetto while Roma slipped up in Siena, dropping vital points. Milan continued [...]

Serie A Roundup by Allan Oliveira So this is the first of many weekly Serie A updates. We’ll cover the results of the league matches played over each matchday, as well as a look at the business end of the standings. Matchday 20 seemed to be the matchday for ten a-side soccer, a great number [...]