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Who were the best footballers in the solar year? Juventus and Roma dominate our top-20, but other seven teams are also represented
Many fantastic footballers never succeeded in winning the most important individual prize. If they had played together, they would have composed an invincible team
Benitez won his 12th trophy (10 or which are cups) and led Napoli to their second Supercoppa Italiana against the Bianconeri. That's what we learned from the game
Both the clubs aren't living a golden moment, but they need points to chase their dreams. Inzaghi and Garcia will deploy two specular teams on the pitch, as both play with a 4-3-3 scheme
The two sides clashed twice in the past for the Supercoppa in 1990 and 2012. Napoli is facing an identity crisis while Juventus top the Serie A and has just gone through the Champions League
Roma partially fill the gap with Juve and now trail one point only. Once again the young striker Destro was benched. Napoli are facing a identity crisis and needs more from their Argentinian top player
For the second season in a row there's only one Italian club in the CL Round of 16. The Giallorossi still have a long path in front of them to compete with the best European sides
Made in Italy doesn't seem to be living its best period football wise. Most Azzurri are struggling to find a spot in the starting-11, especially up-front: Cerci, Immobile and Balotelli went missing, while the only Pellé played (and scored) after 5 games
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18th matchday
01/10 | Sassuolo-Udinese | 1-1 | 18:00 | |
01/10 | Torino-Milan | 1-1 | 20:45 | |
01/11 | Inter-Genoa | 3-1 | 12:30 | |
01/11 | Atalanta-Chievo | 1-1 | 15:00 | |
01/11 | Cagliari-Cesena | 2-1 | 15:00 | |
01/11 | Fiorentina-Palermo | 4-3 | 15:00 | |
01/11 | Verona-Parma | 3-1 | 15:00 | |
01/11 | Roma-Lazio | 2-2 | 15:00 | |
01/11 | Sampdoria-Empoli | 1-0 | 15:00 | |
01/11 | Napoli-Juventus | 1-3 | 20:45 |