Palermo vs Milan
Palermo were held to a goalless draw as they visited Siena on Saturday afternoon, while in the evening Milan struggled to beat a stubborn Genoa side and relied on a dubious, late El Shaarawy goal to secure their first three Serie A points in over a month. This will be a tight affair with both teams struggling at the moment, and I predict a score draw.
Prediction 1-1
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Atalanta vs Napoli
Atalanta held on for a point for 30 minutes with ten men in Sunday’s outing to Pescara while Napoli were poor in their home victory agaisnt Chievo. Napoli will see this fixture as a means of keeping up with with league leaders Juventus however I predict that Atalanta will be able to hold on to earn an important point.
Prediction 2-2
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Cagliari vs Siena
Cagliari registered an impressive away win agaisnt Sampdoria in match day 9 and will be keen to grab another three points when they entertain Siena on Wednesday, who currently sit at the bottom of the standings.
Prediction 2-1
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Chievo vs Pescara
Chievo were unfortunate not to leave Naples with a point for their troubles on Sunday night and are currently in joint penultimate place. Pescara failed to take advantage of their numerical superiorty on Sunday and will need to make the most of situations like those in order to avoid the drop come May. While you can be sure that this will be a close encounter, Chievo’s Serie A experience should see them win in front of their home crowd.
Prediction 1-0
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Inter vs Sampdoria
Inter put on a solid display on their travels to Bologna last Sunday, when young coach Stramaccioni opted to play without the usual trequartista but his team still played some exciting football. Sampdoria are in all sorts of trouble after having not won since mid- September. There will only be one winner in this match.
Prediction 3-0
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Juventus vs Bologna
Juventus were involved in an extremely controversial match in the early Sunday afternoon fixture which has stirred up all sorts of conspiracy theories not seen since the Calciopoli scandal of 2006 and left Catania with three points. Bologna on the otherhand were swept aside by a confident Inter team and I predict will be leaving Torino empty handed.
Prediction 2-0
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Lazio vs Torino
Lazio were extremely poor as they were swept aside in Florence and ended the game with nine men. They are beginning to show kinks in their armour and Petkovic will have to rally his troops in order to avoid further slip ups. Torino slipped up again at home to Parma after having a man sent off after 50 minutes. I see little chance of Torino leaving Rome with any points.
Prediction 2-1
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Parma vs Roma
Parma secured three vital points on their travels to Torino, while Roma allowed Udinese to overcome a two goal deficit to leave the Capital with three points. Roma’s shaky defence might just cost them European football next season. I predict a score draw.
Prediction 1-1
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Udinese vs Catania
Guidolin will be thrilled with his men’s performance after coming back from two goals down to leave Rome with three important points. Catania were at the end of a number of extremely poor refereeing decisions as the Old Lady left with three points while it should have been the Sicilians to do so. With little seperating these two teams I predict that Di Natale will do the business for Le Zebrette in a close encounter.
Prediction 2-1
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Genoa vs Fiorentina
Genoa put Milan to the test at the San Siro on Saturday night and were unlucky not to leave with anything. Fiorentina discovered some of their earlier form with a fantastic performance agaisnt Lazio and Montella’s young squad are playing with real confidence and style. This will be a tight affair and I predict it will end in a high scoring draw.
Prediction 2-2
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