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Juventus FC – Still the Strongest Team in the Serie A
While Juventus haven’t been the most convincing of teams last season as they won their second consecutive Serie A title in a mostly dominant fashion, there seems to be a pretty big gulf between them and the rest of the Serie A, both financially (bringing in Fernando Llorente, Carlos Tevez and Angelo Ogbonna) and in the remaining quality from past seasons, most importantly their midfield unit of Andrea Pirlo, Arturo Vidal and Claudio Marchisio.
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2012-2013 Top Scorers in Europe’s Top Leagues
Like in every season, the tracking of top scorers around Europe’s best football leagues is all about seeing if anyone can get close to the incredible scoring numbers Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo produce year after year. Alas, no one was good enough to top the usual top two.
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225 Francesco Totti Goals in Under an Hour
While it is debatable how big of place Francesco Totti has in the imaginary hall of fame of Italian football, his place with Roma as the team’s greatest player in history is cemented for what seems like decades to come. If you’re a numbers person that needs more convincing, there are the 225 goals he has scored for the team in the Serie A.
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European Football Leagues Are Boring in 2012-2013
With Manchester United clearly winning the Premier League, and the same goes for Barcelona in Spain, Bayern Munich in Germany and Juventus in Italy, it’s official – 2012-2013 is one of the more boring seasons in memory, at least when it comes to the local leagues, with the drama this time saved for the Champions League and the Europa League.
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Where to Watch Napoli vs Juventus Live
While the fate of the Serie A title won’t be decided on this one match thanks to the six point lead Juventus have over Napoli in the table, with 11 left to go in the season, it certainly is the biggest game Italian football has to offer this season in terms of importance for the championship race, and if you don’t know where to watch it, we’re here to help.
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Waiting For Things to Change (Inter vs AC Milan)
Normally, the Derby Della Madonnina is the biggest in the world, between two giants usually going for it all in Europe and Italy. Times have changed, and although the quality of football wasn’t bad, the lack of something to win made the Inter – AC Milan match somewhat of a dull affair.
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Serie A – Inter vs AC Milan Predictions
Usually, the Derby della Madonnina, or sometimes known as the Milan derby, is played for higher stakes, with at least one of the teams in the title race. Things have changed this season due to financial limitations, and the Internazionale hosted match against AC Milan will be about the usual pride and hate, but also for a spot in the Champions League.
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Serie A – Lazio vs Napoli Predictions
A huge match for both teams, as Napoli are well in sight of the top spot in the Serie A, needing a win and a Juventus loss, while Lazio, six points behind Napoli at third need the win to remain in the top three and make their Champions League hopes much harder to achieve.
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Serie A – Juventus vs Fiorentina Predictions
Two teams with rather disappointing starts to 2013 meet with different kind of workloads in mind, heading into the match with different sets of worries: Juventus, hoping they don’t drop their three point lead at the top of the table headed into a rough 7 day stretch, hosting Fiorentina, who have fallen out of the top three after a horrendous month.
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US Palermo – Managers Don’t Last Long Under Maurizio Zamparini
For the first seven seasons Palermo spent in Serie A since earning promotion in 2004, they never finished below 11th. Since selling Javier Pastore (among other players), it seems the wheels have started to fall off, and following a 16th place finish last season, the club currently occupy the last place in the league, with avoiding relegation looking almost impossible at the current state of things.