Roma 4-3 Napoli

Serie A's top two teams clashed today in a preview of what might be this year's final. Roma drew first blood when a lively Alex dF timed his run beautifully to slam in a cross from Marco. AledF played well today both in defence and in attack. Napoli equalised before half time through another of the day's best players - Alessio. He made innumerable incisive runs down the left flank and crossed a lot of dangerous balls which might easily have been converted into goals.
Roma came out for the second half refreshed and took the lead again when Giovanni popped up to volley home another Marco cross. Either Marco or Alex dF could have put the game beyond doubt a while later; Alex's well-struck shot back off the post to the feet of Marco but Marco shot wide.
But Roma did get third goal a while later and again it was Ale dF who finished off yet another Marco cross. Marco himself made it 4-1 when he finished a mazy run with an accurate shot and Napoli looked dead and buried..... but then Arthur pounced onto a shot from Alessio and turned it past Giacomo to score his first goal of the season.
A comeback was still possible and even more so a minute later when Sebastiano turned on a Mattia pass and surprised Giacomo again.
But, in the end, Napoli ran out of time and Rome held onto a sweet victory.
POINTS: Alessio 5, Mattia 4, Marco 4, Seb 3, Ale dF 2, Ale P 2, Giacomo 1

Napoli 2-2 Juventus

Fortunes swung over and back in this encounter which was, though short on skill, rich enough in excitement for the thousands who turned out to watch.
After Jonny had pulled his penalty wide, Umberto saved his blushes by putting Juve ahead. Sebastian equalised but Laith shot through a crowd of defenders to restore Juve's lead. They might have gone two up had Tommaso's shot dipped just two more centimeters but they held on to their lead anyway right to the end.... or almost.
With just seconds to go, Alessio won a corner, passed to Mattia and his shot was powerful enough to ricochet off Jiaqi's gloves and into the net.
POINTS: Luca R 3, Sebastiano 3, Tommaso R 3, Mattia 3, Alex K 2, Zahir 2, Sam 2,  Max 1, Jonny 1, Laith 1

BOYS SOCCER: SGBIS 3-0 Ambrit

Ambrit lost the match today but gained a lot of pride from a very gritty performance. Playing 11-a-side on a new pitch, the team maintained good shape and discipline for the entire match and, despite the scoreline, could easily have won the game.
Ambrit defended well all through the game. Francisco was majestic in the middle of defence and was ably assisted there by Luca R. Jiaqi and Max - and Filippo in the 2nd half - were solid in the full back positions.
In the first half especially, Ambrit continually threatened a hesitant SGBIS defence. A typical move saw Luca getting a clever flick on a long ball from Francisco and putting Joshua through. Joshua might have scored from one of these chances but the teams went in 0-0 at half time.
Ambrit were less threatening in the second half, though Luca continued to hound the defenders, attacking them continually with a blend of speed and determined tackling which was truly impressive.
William and Stuart were constantly up and down the wings, snuffing out danger and getting the ball forward when possible. Zahir and Lorenzo fought to keep a hold on central midfield but gradually found themselves being submerged by the opposition.
Then, half-way through the 2nd half, SGBIS went ahead when a shot from midfield crept past Cristian who was unsighted by a surely-offside player in front of him.
Later, the home team made it 2-0 with another long shot and 3-0 with a third.
PLAYER OF THE MATCH: Francisco and Luca

Inter 3-1 Roma

Roma crashed to defeat today despite taking an early lead when Marco converted a penalty awarded correctly by referee Calento. Inter attacked relentlessly and equalised with Francisco's long-range effort. Francesco Rughetti then eased his team into the lead with a well-taken goal from the right and Filippo G put the game beyond all doubt with a spectacular goal in rovesciata when he got on the end of a last-minute corner.
BEST PLAYER POINTS: Jacopo M 6, Marco 3, Giovanni 3, Francesco R 2, Francisco 2, Stuart 1, Giacomo 1, Filippo G 1, Ale P 1, Ludovico 1

Re-scheduled Match

Roma - Napoli will now be played on Wednesday, 30 October.

Milan 0-0 Juventus

No goals, no clear chances, no excitement, nothing to report apart fom some good defending by Matteo H, Finnian!
BEST PLAYER POINTS: Matteo H 5, Finnian 3, Joshua 3, Alex K 2, Jonathan 2, Michael 2, William 2, Tommaso 1, Samuel 1

Roma 1 - 1 Juventus

Partita combattuta ma bruttina, quella disputata Venerdì da due delle formazioni favorite del campionato.
Al bel gol su tiro dalla distanza di Giovanni, ha risposto un clamoroso e un po' fortunoso autogol del portiere romanista. Alla fine il pareggio sembra il risultato più giusto.

PLAYER OF THE MATCH POINTS: Marco 4, Giovanni B 4, Jonathan 3, Tommaso R 2, Giacomo 3, Luca R. 2, Andrew Cross 1,  Nikos 1, Samuel 1.

Inter 4 - 0 Napoli

L'Inter schianta con un sonoro 4-0 il Napoli, nonostante l'assenza di Ruben (squalificato, e la prossima toccherà a Francisco), dimostrando che la buona organizzazione è la chiave per vincere. Il Napoli infatti, benché avesse tanta qualità in campo, non è quasi mai riuscito a pungere e quando lo ha fatto ha trovato un ottimo Christian tra i pali.
Molto buona l'intesa tra i centrocampisti nerazzurri Jacopo, Stuart, Filippo e Francesco, che hanno letteralmente imbrigliato gli avversari. Inutili le azioni personali di un pur bravo Mattia. Piuttosto evanescenti le prestazioni di Sebastian e Alessio, bravi tecnicamente, ma poco in armonia con il resto della squadra.

PLAYER OF THE MATCH POINTS:
Jacopo 6,  Filippo G. 5, Mattia 4, Stuart 3, Ludovico 1, Francisco 1, Francesco R. 1.

Barcelona 1 - 0 Real Madrid

Nel recupero della prima giornata del campionato femminile il Barcelona supera il Real Madrid di misura, con una rete di Mallika. Il clasico è stato al solito molto combattuto, specie a centrocampo, dove si sono spese le energie migliori: difficile infatti arrivare al tiro, con le difese ben schierate e un palleggio che ancora deve trovare la forma migliore. Buona impressione hanno lasciato le esordienti Margarita e Carolina, brave tecnicamente e dotate di un grande impatto fisico: ne sentiremo sicuramente riparlare.

PLAYER OF THE MATCH POINTS:
Margarida 4, Mallika 3, Giulia 3, Maria 2, Valentina 2, Angelica 2, Ginevra 2, Carolina 1, Francesca 1, Miranda 1.