This game will be on RAI on Sunday morning at 9am est. We need this if we want to compete for a UEFA spot.
I'm curious to see what formation we're going to play, and if the new guys will be starting because of International duty fatigue to the others.
From Napolisoccer.net Our backline is untested and will have to play against Cassano who has been amazing as of late. They have Pazienza over Gargano and Navarro on the bench.... Given Garganos recent form I'm not objecting. Hopefully Navarro will break into the starting roll. I'd like to see Calaio play sometime before summer.....
Will Calaio get shafted again? If Reja doesn't want him why didn't he get rid in the transfer window?
Atalanta tied Fiorentina today ... would have been nice if they had lost but now we need to beat Sampdoria by 2 goals with Genoa tying Livorno and Palermo tying Torino to be back in our 7th place position. It's not unrealistic. Last time we beat Samp 2-0. Livorno is home (2-4-4 Home Record) and Torino is home (2-6-2 Home Record).
Emergency in defense. Grava, Santacroce and Contini are the only defenders making the trip up north. Don't think the 4-3-3 will make its debut this week which is probably fine since we need to be solid in midfield to exploit the numerous Sampdoria defenses there. EDIT: Defenses? Meant to say absences...the numerous Sampdoria absences in midfield...too much vino, sorry...
Blasi can play RB if we need it. I think we're ********ed unless we control the mid. and Cassano is having a bad day. Hopefully someone man marks him.
Sucks that you have to see them without the entire starting defense. But on the bright side you get to see 3 out of 4 of our new pickups.
lLooks like Zalayeta was hurt bad on the foul towards the end of the half. The crosses in from the left and right are looking way better with the new additions.
Still a pretty flat game. Samp are organized in the back. Hopefully we'll see both teams go for broke
That should have been a card with that foul on Zala, he had his cleats up. Anyways, we're dominating but have nothing to show for it...and Cassano is getting shut out well.
Cassano is almost ready to blow a gasket.. LOL Let's push him over the edge, and get him off the pitch, this way Samp lose their Talisman, and hopefully the game.