Serie A 2004-2005 #13 De ontknoping!

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Furious Parma rage at Ref

Parma director general Luca Baraldi has been critical of referees this term and was further infuriated by the three penalty appeals that were rejected in their play-off defeat.

“It isn’t easy to referee these types of games, even though Stefano Farina made some evaluations which were contrary to our view and presumably the view of everyone in the Stadium,” he said after Bologna’s 1-0 relegation play-off win at the Tardini. “We’ve been on the end of incorrect decisions for a year now and the fans have had enough.”

The players also let the emotion of the occasion get the better of them and a brawl broke out in stoppages, leading to red cards for Christian Amoroso, Luca Bucci and both Coaches.

“The tension was extraordinary and these teams have played 39 games this season in Serie A alone, so it is understandable, even if these incidents should not happen,” noted Baraldi. “The responsibility must be shared by both Parma and Bologna.”

The result puts Bologna in pole position, but Alberto Gilardino, Domenico Morfeo, Daniele Bonera and Matteo Contini are among the players returning for the second leg on Saturday evening.

“The biggest regret was playing without six suspended stars,” added the Gialloblu director. “At least we discovered by this performance that we have the opportunity to beat Bologna at the Dall’Ara and we’ll have more of the squad at our disposal.”

Bologna are holding a Press blackout to best prepare for this relegation play-off, but director and former player Giancarlo Marocchi commented on their 1-0 win.

“If we had been able to score two goals then it would’ve been more secure, but one is not enough, although this clearly is not a bad result. It’s just half-time in this tie and we have four days to recover our energy.”

Bologna’s biggest worry is represented by top scorer Gilardino, though ex-Juve midfielder Marocchi pinpoints another problem.

“We’ll have to try to close down Morfeo and that way stop the supply line to Gilardino, as the two of them can be deadly.”

Nobody could avoid mentioning the brawl which concluded the match, as two players and both Coaches were dismissed from the bench.

“At times a player can be particularly tense and, even if provoked, we should’ve kept our cool. It’s a shame to end the game like this.”

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Avellino-Napoli in mondovisione
Totale copertura televisiva del derby del Partenio, che non sarà trasmesso in diretta televisiva solo da Sky e Rai 3 Campania, ma anche da Raisport sat e Rai International

Il derby tra Avellino e Napoli sarà trasmesso su Sky Sport 1 (canale 201), Sky calcio 3 (canale 253), ma anche su Rai 3 (Campania) per volontà dei prefetti di Napoli e Avellino. Sono, inoltre, previste le dirette anche su Raisport Sat e Rai International.

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Op woensdag 15 juni 2005 09:34 schreef Dylan Dog het volgende:

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Ik zal eens kijken of ik er iets van kan zien, ben weer druk klussende dit weekend.
Kun je me iig op de hoogte houden?

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Juve close in on Cassano

Juventus will complete the signing of Roma’s Antonio Cassano once they raise the funds to finance the move.

Reports are gathering pace that the starlet will be heading to Turin, after a deal is understood to have been agreed with both the club and the player.

The Giallorossi have allegedly accepted an £11m cash only offer, with Cassano set to be handed a five-year contract.

The Stadio Delle Alpi outfit are hoping to get a large chunk of that fee with the sales of Fabrizio Miccoli and Marcelo Zalayeta.

Fiorentina are set to hand over £5m to Juve in order to complete his full signing from the Bianconeri.

While the Italian champions are confident they can net around £5m from the sale of forward Marcelo Zalayeta.

Cassano is also a transfer target for Inter but it does seem as if the Old Lady of Italian football are in pole position to sign him.

In other Juventus transfer news, the club are today being linked with the Arsenal pair of Sol Campbell and Patrick Vieira.

Players heading out of Turin include Igor Tudor, Stephen Appiah, Nicola Legrottaglie and Manuele Blasi.

The last two men are being strongly associated with loan moves to Lazio, while Tudor may opt for Sampdoria.

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Burani Procaccini: Non dimentichiamoci di Sergio Ercolano
"Ricordo ai tifosi delle due città che appena 18 mesi orsono un ragazzo di 19 anni, Sergio Ercolano, morì a seguito dei disordini avvenuti prima dello stesso incontro, ad Avellino".

"So che domenica c'é una partita di calcio molto importante, con in palio la promozione in serie B, fra Avellino e Napoli: ricordo ai tifosi delle due città che appena 18 mesi orsono un ragazzo di 19 anni, Sergio Ercolano, morì a seguito dei disordini avvenuti prima dello stesso incontro, ad Avellino". Lo afferma il deputato di Forza Italia, Maria Burani Procaccini, presidente della commissione bicamerale Infanzia. "A questo proposito - dice la Burani - inviteremo i genitori di Sergio Ercolano il 20 novembre a Roma, in occasione della giornata mondiale dell'infanzia, come testimonianza perenne del dolore che può causare la follia teppistica negli stadi". "Il ricordo - prosegue la Burani - ha senso e non diventa retorico solo se i comportamenti messi in atto lo onorano realmente e pensare che possa nascere violenza per un incontro di calcio è inconcepibile". "Per questo - conclude la presidente della commissione Infanzia - è opportuno far capire alle tifoserie che i comportamenti folli feriscono, ancora di più, famiglie come quella di Sergio che sono state innocenti vittime di un massacro evitabile".

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Crespo out, Gilardino in?

Rumoured tensions with Chelsea suggest Hernan Crespo might not remain at Milan, though Parma admit the Alberto Gilardino move is coming to a head.

Argentine hitman Crespo told newspapers last week that he was confident of renewing his loan spell at the San Siro with the aid of a pay cut, but it’s claimed problems have hit the deal.

Milan are said to be angry at Chelsea’s persistent interest in Andriy Shevchenko and Gennaro Gattuso, while the Stamford Bridge side considers the £8.6m asking price for Kakha Kaladze to be too high.

The end result could be to bring Crespo back to the Premiership, a blow that would be smoothed over for Coach Carlo Ancelotti by the arrival of Gilardino.

This is another sticking point, as the other main contenders for the Parma top scorer are Chelsea, so the two clubs are duelling on the market.

“Next week we will sit down around the table with Gilardino and discuss everything,” revealed Parma technical director Oreste Cinquini on Radio Radio.

The Italian international and his agent have repeatedly confirmed that their number one choice is Milan, but that a considerably better financial offer from Chelsea will not be dismissed out of hand.

“Alberto has expressed a clear preference for his future, but he is prepared to evaluate other options so as not to penalise Parma. The clubs interested in him are world class and we’ll try to make him happy.”

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Toro and Perugia win

Torino and Perugia look set to meet in the promotion play-off Final after both secured precious away victories in the semis.

The first leg ties went in favour of the big clubs, as Torino silenced Ascoli’s Stadio Del Duca thanks to Quagliarella’s 32nd-minute header on Andre Pinga’s free kick. The home side had a good chance to even the score when Antonelli rattled the crossbar.

Perugia fared even better and were able to beat Treviso on their own turf despite playing almost the entire second half in 10 men due to Milanese’s dismissal. Stendardo had already given the Grifoni the lead on the stroke of half-time, though Treviso pushed hard for an equaliser and had several scoring opportunities with Reginaldo.

The second leg encounters are on Sunday evening, while Triestina and Vicenza meet for the relegation play-outs on June 19 and 25.

Serie B Promotion Play-Off Semi-Finals, 1st leg

Ascoli 0-1 Torino

Scorers: Quagliarella 32

Treviso 0-1 Perugia

Scorers: Stendardo 42
Sent off: Milanese 52 (P)

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Op vrijdag 17 juni 2005 10:11 schreef -Vaduz- het volgende:
Doed Torino goed, ze hebben Ascoli toch maar even in de uitwedstrijd gepakt. Hoe denk je over de finale Digger?