Serie A
Other than the mid-table finish from AC Milan, it was business as usual in Serie A with Genoa edging Juventus at the top of the table, just ahead of Roma and Inter Milan. Those four qualify for the EURO Champions League, while Lazio, Sampdoria, and Fiorentina will play in the EURO Cup—that’s right, AC Milan is out of the European game next season, which has to put some pressure on manager Leonardo. Livorno, Chievo, and Bari were relegated from the top rank of Italian football.
Turkish striker Mehmet Yildiz won Player of the Year for Genoa, while Sampdoria’s Antonio Cassano was selected Italian Player of the Year
Top Goalscorer: 23. Mirko Vucinic (Roma)
Top Rated Player: 7.83 Domenico Criscito (Genoa)
Serie B
Ascoli, Mantova, and Torino won promotion from Serie B, while four clubs—Crotone, Forsinone, Piacenza, and Cittadella all will find themselves battling it out in Serie C1/A and C1/B.
Top Goalscorer: 20. Edgar Çani (Padova)
Top Rated Player: 7.57 Simon Laner (AlbinoLeffe)
Serie C1/A and C1/B
The surprise of the third division was Valle del Giovenco, who, along with Novara, Lumezzane, and Foggia obtained promotion. At the other end, Como, Figline, Varese, Caves, Andria, and Portosummaga are all looking the fourth division squarely in the face.
Top Goalscorers: 20. Mohamed Fofana (Arezzo); 18 Federico Piovaccari (Ravenna)
Top Rated Players: 7.87. Maximiliano Cejas (Benevento); 7.73 Pierre Giorgio Regonesi (Rimini)
Serie C2/A, C2/B, C2/C
Spezia, Alto Adige, Prato, Gubbio, Juve Stabia, and Catanzaro all earned promotion this year, while Villacidrese, Mezzocorona, Noceto, Bellaria, Sangiustese, Sacilese, Isola Liri, Siracusa, and Scafatese all played themselves out of the division. The surprise of the year was probably Pro Vercilli’s not earning promotion, despite their division’s best player and highest goalscorer, Brazilian import Anderson. Similarly, Argentine veteran Luis Arcamone’s 24 goals were not enough to move Melfi up to the next division of Italian football.
Top Goalscorers: 23. Anderson (Pro Vercelli); 15. Stefano Crisci (Bellaria); 24. Luis Arcamone (Melfi).
Top Rated Players: 7.54. Anderson (Pro Vercelli); 7.64. Daniele Fruci (Celano); 7.48. Luis Arcamone (Melfi).
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