Is The South Rising Upon Serie A?

Amer­i­can read­ers quickly grasp my play on words and Ital­ians of course know all too well the North-South rivalry alive and well in game and nation.  This sea­son has seen a par­ity of rep­re­sen­ta­tion from both halves of the Ital­ian nation, yet the biggest Serie A sur­prise thus far is a table race in which South­ern­ers are hold­ing their own at the top.

Truly the South is ris­ing as yesterday’s 1 — 1 result against Seina places Cata­nia tem­porar­ily in sole pos­ses­sion of sec­ond place behind lead­ers Inter, with Napoli look­ing to take over first place, after a Lavezzi orches­trated own goal against Lazio moments ago.  Not far behind these two are fel­low South­ern­ers Palermo who greet North­erns Fiorentina later today. After yesterday’s come­back, Palermo surely will not want to be out done by their island neigh­bours, so look for a dogged match in this bat­tle of Lega Cal­cio dominance.

A win today would pro­pel Palermo ahead of the Viola and also draw them even with Cata­nia.  I sug­gest we all lift a glass of vino and sit back enjoy­ing the ride of South­ern fury in Serie A. 

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