Match day 16 welcomes a main event of Juventus vs. AC Milan. Will Juventus overcome fatigue to best scudetto contenders Milan? or will the visiting Rossoneri, overcome injury with a minus-Galacticos lineup (David Beckham has not yet arrived and Ronaldinho doubtful joining Gennaro Gattuso) to reassert themselves as the true rivials of Internazionale?

Other matches to watch out for,

Roma vs. Cagliari and Udinese vs. Lazio. 

Roma vs Cagliari 

Roma having turned a new corner will be flying high after winning their Champions League Group. Roma manager Spalletti has finally got his players coordinating their actions and playing that type of football we all love to see. Cagliari on the other hand have been quietly moving toward a top 10 pole position (primarily on the back of their home performance) with goals by Acquafresca.

Udinese vs Lazio

Udinese welcome back striker Antonio Di Natale after his suspension and red card incident against Chievo on match day fourteen.  Udinese are riding a 5 game losing streak and will be hoping to end it come Sunday against Lazio at the Stadio Friuli but don’t hold your breath as Lazio have plans of their own and normally a 3 prong attack which is simply deadly.  Mauro Zarate and captain Tommaso Rocchi are healthy however forward Goran Pandev is doubtful, but even without Pandev I’m of the opinion the Biancocelesti will be to much for Udinese, keep an eye out for Pasquale Foggia to set the pace in the Lazio midfield, love that guy.

Juventus vs AC Milan – The Main Event

Serie A On TV has been updated for this week so check out the Match Day 4 and Day 5 TV schedule.

Serie A has a mid-week set of matches don’t miss the excitement, Canadian viewers will have the benefit of evening repeat broadcasts.

Remember Serie A tifosi this is a short week in Italy, Match Day 4 games are being played on Wednesday, September 24th.  

Tricky match for Roma away to Genoa this match day and although they’ve found their footing and confidence, in beating Reggina 3 – 0 Match Day 3, I think this one is going to be scrappy and Roma will have to get stuck in early with a few goals if they hope to keep the winning momentum going.

Lazio – Fiorentina looks like another one the neutral fan should enjoy, especially as Lazio players are licking their wounds from the AC Milan beating at weekend.  The capital club has maintained a good home record in recent years but looking at the head-head stats, Fiorentina have bested the Biancocelesti in the last 4 meetings at the Stadio Olimpico, claiming 7 out of 12 points.

Additional question for Lazio is, will this be the week Tommaso Rocchi makes an appearance? Rocchi has been out of action since mid-August after injuring himself while on international duty with the Italian Olympic squad.  The 30-year-old captain of the Rome club was Italy’s only over-age player at the tournament in Beijing and medical tests revealed a hairline lower leg fracture.

Giampaolo Pazzini (pictured) is the man who embarrassed a Lazio defense with the winning goal in last season’s encounter by robbing keeper Marco Ballotta of the ball (after a terrible back pass) at the goal line.  see the following link for the goal video, Pazzini’s Steal 

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