Serie A team of the Week

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Serie A Team Of The Week: Round 1

Welcome to Goal.com's Serie A team of the week. After each round of action, we sieve out the major performers.

Not a single one of last season's top four managed a win on opening weekend. Milan were stunned by Bologna, Juve shared the spoils with Fiorentina, and Inter found themselves held by Sampdoria. Elsewhere Torino thrashed newcomers Lecce, Udinese sank Palermo, and Catania edged Genoa.

What's more, Atalanta scraped past Siena and Chievo enjoyed a fruitful return with a 2-1 win over Reggina, but it was down to Lazio to put in the best performance of the weekend as they utterly thrashed ten-man Cagliari 4-1.

This week's line-up appears in a 3-5-2 as follows:

Goalkeeper

Matteo Sereni- 8.0
Torino 3-0 Lecce
The shot-stopper made a number of stunning saves against Lecce to register a clean sheet for his side. The 33-year-old, who once played for Ipswich Town, showed that he still has what it takes to cut the mustard at the highest levels.

Defenders

Gianluca Zambrotta- 7.5
Milan 1-2 Bologna
He took some time to get into the game, but he was outstanding when he did. Having started on the left before switching to the right when Marek Jankulovski came on, the former Barcelona star formed a great partnership with Ronaldinho on the flank. He never stopped running and was a constant threat down the wings.

Zdenek Grygera- 7.5
Juventus 1-1 Fiorentina
The Czech defender has discovered that he can be an assist man as well as brilliant stopper. He always seemed to find space behind Fiorentina’s back line undetected. Indeed, he muscled his way into the box to set up Pavel Nedved's opener.

Nicola Legrottaglie- 7.0
Juventus 1-1 Fiorentina
The former Siena man has taken full responsibility at the back in Giorgio Chiellini’s absence. Was a commanding presence and kept Alberto Gilardino quiet for most of the game. Broke up the play and kept things organised.

Midfielders

Francesco Valiani- 8.0
Milan 1-2 Bologna
The versatile midfielder ensured his Serie A debut was a special one. He was outstanding throughout the match and stunned San Siro with a goal of the season contender ten minutes from time, stealing the points for the Rossoblu. A perfect start.

Alberto Aquilani- 8.0
Roma 1-1 Napoli
The Italian international is Roma’s unsung hero. He never stopped running and was a constant threat all over the pitch: in attack - holding up play - and in defence. His work rate was second to none and his goal was well taken.

Marek Hamsik- 8.5
Roma 1-1 Napoli
The Slovakian started where he left off from last term. Easily the man of the match, he ran the show for the Partenopei and earned his side a well deserved point with a brilliant, acrobatic strike. No wonder the club kept him this summer.

Ronaldinho- 8.0
Milan 1-2 Bologna
The Brazilian was back to his old tricks as he marked his debut in Serie A with some magical and dazzling play. His assist for Massimo Ambrosini was top-class and 'Dinho never stopped wowing the crowd. Fitter, sharper and more determined - it can only get better for him and the Rossoneri.

Gokhan Inler- 7.5
Udinese 3-1 Palermo
The Swiss international proved just why Udinese spent all summer trying to hold onto him. Every dangerous ball came via his feet as he created chance after chance for his side. He capped off a great performance with an unstoppable headed goal to ensure his side took all three points.

Strikers

Antonio Di Natale- 9.0
Udinese 3-1 Palermo
The hit-man fired his side to victory with a stunning brace. The two goals had Di Natale written all over them: a stunning run and finish and a fine lob over Marco Amelia. His display helped the Bianconeri get off to a flyer. Well done Toto!

Mauro Zarate- 8.0
Cagliari 1-4 Lazio
The Argentine grabbed a double - a well taken penalty and a clever lob - but that’s not all he contributed. He was a constant threat around the box and he linked up superbly with Goran Pandev. Showed incredible pace and hunger and Lazio will expect more of the same next week.





Honourable Mentions

Among the better performers were Gianluigi Buffon (Juventus), Pietro Accardi (Sampdoria), Pavel Nedved (Juventus), Alberto Gilardino (Fiorentina) ,Alessandro Rosina (Torino), and Angelo Palombo (Sampdoria).

Also worthy of consideration were Daniele De Rossi (Roma), Gennaro Delvecchio (Sampdoria), Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Inter) , Marco Di Vaio (Bologna), and Ezequiel Lavezzi (Napoli).

Serie A Team Of The Week: Round 2

Another exciting round of Calcio was witnessed by Tifosi around the peninsula in week 2. There were a few surprises however as the mid-table teams caused some shockers against the big boys.

Serie A was full of surprises this weekend as the majority of the big boys struggled against mid-table opposition.

An inspired Palermo stunned Roma on Saturday evening with a great 3-1 result. Inter never had it easy against the other Sicilian team but they were led to glory by a rampant Maicon who made sure of a 2-1 win over Catania.

Gianpiero Gasperini’s Genoa poured more misery on Milan, and Napoli stole three points in style with a well deserved win over Fiorentina. Juventus had to rely on Amauri to do the business at home as the Brazilian’s strike helped the Old Lady bag her first win of the new campaign in style against Udinese.

Best XI

Formation: 4-3-3

Goalkeeper

Albano Bizzarri (Catania)

A great performance by the Catania goalkeeper. He was on the losing side, but he deserves to be in the Serie A best XI for his showing against Inter. Saved his team from being on the wrong end of an embarrassing scoreline with a number of world-class stops. Outstanding.

Defenders

Maicon (Inter)

A superb display by the Brazilian right-back. He was constantly on the move up and down the wing and. Always lending support all over the park and he grew in stature as the game wore on.

Stephan Lichtsteiner (Lazio)

Kept Antonio Cassano shackled all game and his brilliant intervention on Il Talentino di Bari early was top-draw. It was a challenge which could be seen as a goal for Lazio, it was that good. He also set up Zarate with a pinpoint pass for the striker to score. A great display by the Swiss stopper.

Matteo Ferrari (Genoa)

Although stopping Andriy Shevchenko can hardly be seen as an achievement these days, Ferrari ensured that the Ukrainian didn't get a touch all afternoon. Formed a rock solid partnership at the back with Domenico Criscito in the 2-0 win over Milan.


Christian Maggio (Napoli)

The Italian full back was outstanding. He offered ample cover and was excellent in supporting his teammates when the Azzurri pushed high up the park. His goal won the Partenopei three points as he bangs on Marcello Lippi’s door.

Midfielders

Marek Hamsik (Napoli)

A superb strike by the midfielder saw his side get on the road to three points. He started off a little under par but he improved as the game wore on. Once again he proved his worth to the San Paolo as the crowd gave him a standing ovation in the end.

Momo Sissoko (Juventus)

An absolute colossus in the middle-of-the-park for Juventus, as he completely outpowered Udinese star Gokhan Inler. His partnership with Christian Poulsen is starting to blossom.

Mauro Camoranesi (Juventus)

Outstanding performance from the Italian dynamo. His vision and attacking play was sublime and he was always a threat to Samir Handanovic in goal. A superb all round performance and he was always on hand to ensure his strikers were receiving a constant feed of service.

Strikers

Fabrizio Miccoli (Palermo)

Terrorised the Roma defence, with Cicinho and Loria unable to do anything every time he was on the ball. His first goal was top draw, a quick dribble and then he smashed it into the top corner to fire his side level. His second was also of the highest quality as Doni just saw the ball whiz past him. Simply outstanding.

Diego Milito (Genoa)

The Argentine hit-man was superb against Milan as he led his side to a comfortable win over the Rossoneri. He set up Giuseppe Sculli and he won and converted a penalty. He was fundamental throughout the game and both Maldini and Bonera couldn’t touch him. A great return for 'The Prince'.

Ezequiel Lavezzi (Napoli)

The forward just cannot stop impressing. He has drawn comparisons with Azzurri legend Diego Maradona and his performance against Fiorentina saw glimpses of deja-vu and rolled back the memories of when El Pibe de Or graced the turf in the port city.



Team Line-Up




Honourable Mentions:

Giorgio Chiellini (Juventus)

Domenico Criscito (Genoa)

Paolo De Ceglie (Juventus)

Fabio Simplicio (Palermo)

Antonio Nocerino (Palermo)

Edinson Cavani (Palermo)

Goran Pandev (Lazio)

Mauro Zarate (Lazio)

Andrea Gasbarroni (Genoa)