PLAY THE ADVANTAGE

The big game this week is undoubtedly Juventus v. Inter on Sunday. Gianluca Rocchi, Italy’s second highest rated ref behind Nicola Rizzoli, will take the helm for that one.

Speaking of Rizzoli (above), the band’s back together for Atalanta v. Napoli, with Renato Faverani and Andrea Stefani – his favored assistants and World Cup team – joining him on Sunday.

Interestingly, both Rizzoli and Rocchi are due in Lisbon for the UEFA Winter Seminar on Sunday as well, but both have matches. (In contrast, England’s representatives – Howard Webb, Mark Clattenburg and Martin Atkinson – are all officiating on Saturday.)

These two guys are basically Superman, though, so I guess they can do it all…

Saturday

BOLOGNA – UDINESE
CALVARESE
DE LUCA – CARIOLATO
IV: DE PINTO
ADD1: MARIANI
ADD2: MANGANIELLO

CAGLIARI – FIORENTINA
MAZZOLENI
NICOLETTI – DI LIBERATORE
IV: LIBERTI
ADD1: BANTI
ADD2: CIAMPI

Sunday

ATALANTA – NAPOLI
RIZZOLI
STEFANI – FAVERANI
IV: MANGANELLI
ADD1: ORSATO
ADD2: BARACANI

CATANIA – LIVORNO
BERGONZI
CRISPO – PRETI
IV: STALLONE
ADD1: TOMMASI
ADD2: BORRIELLO
CHIEVO – LAZIO
RUSSO
COSTANZO – MELI
IV: MARZALONI
ADD1: OSTINELLI
ADD2: SAIA

JUVENTUS – INTER
ROCCHI
GHIANDAI – PADOVAN
IV: BARBIRATI
ADD1: PERUZZO
ADD2: GIACOMELLI

MILAN – TORINO
DAMATO
VUOTO – TASSO
IV: GRILLI
ADD1: IRRATI
ADD2: ROCA

ROMA – PARMA
DE MARCO
GALLONI – PETRELLA
IV: LONGO
ADD1: MERCHIORI
ADD2: AURELIANO

SASSUOLO – H. VERONA
GERVASONI
IANNELLO – PASSERI
IV: GIACHERO
ADD1: PAIRETTO
ADD2: ABBATTISTA

Monday

GENOA – SAMPDORIA
VALERI
GIALLATINI – DOBOSZ
IV: TONOLINI
ADD1: DOVERI
ADD2: PINZANI