Juventus vs Internazionale preview: the match of the week

On Saturday, 18 April, Juventus and Internazionale clash in the Serie A in Turin. Both clubs have scored at least once in every Serie A match since November last year.

Inter are currently on a run of 22 matches in which they have scored at least once. Their club record is 24 consecutive matches with at least one goal.

Juventus have scored in the last 18 matches. Juve also hold the all-time record in the Serie A with 35 matches in a row in which they have scored.

Longest scoring streaks Internazionale in Serie A
# Start date Last match before streak Match that ended streak

24 06 Nov 1949 Novara - Internazionale (30 Oct 1949) 0-0 Torino - Internazionale (30 Apr 1950) 1-0
23 10 Feb 2002 Internazionale - Torino (02 Feb 2002) 0-0 AC Milan - Internazionale (23 Nov 2002) 1-0
22 01 Nov 2008 Fiorentina - Internazionale (29 Oct 2008) 0-0 Still running
22 25 Oct 2006 Udinese - Internazionale (22 Oct 2006) 0-0 Reggina - Internazionale (07 Apr 2007) 0-0
19 31 Jan 1965 Internazionale - Varese (24 Jan 1965) 0-0 AS Roma - Internazionale (26 Sep 1965) 2-0
18 28 Mar 1954 AC Milan - Internazionale (21 Mar 1954) 2-0 Genoa - Internazionale (21 Nov 1954) 2-0
17 11 May 1997 Internazionale - Vicenza (03 May 1997) 0-1 Udinese - Internazionale (21 Dec 1997) 1-0
16 07 Mar 1971 Cagliari - Internazionale (28 Feb 1971) 0-0 Napoli - Internazionale (14 Nov 1971) 0-0
16 15 Apr 2007 Reggina - Internazionale (07 Apr 2007) 0-0 Palermo - Internazionale (28 Oct 2007) 0-0
16 08 Mar 2008 Napoli - Internazionale (02 Mar 2008) 1-0 AC Milan - Internazionale (28 Sep 2008) 1-0

Longest scoring streaks Juventus in Serie A
# Start date Last match before streak Match that ended streak

35 28 Apr 1957 Bologna - Juventus (14 Apr 1957) 1-0 Atalanta - Juventus (27 Apr 1958) 0-0
34 24 Apr 2005 Juventus - Internazionale (20 Apr 2005) 0-1 Juventus - AC Milan (12 Mar 2006) 0-0
26 07 Feb 1943 Torino - Juventus (31 Jan 1943) 2-0 Modena - Juventus (03 Feb 1946) 0-0
24 20 Nov 1960 Torino - Juventus (13 Nov 1960) 0-0 Padova - Juventus (30 May 1961) 1-0
21 07 Jun 1959 SS Lazio - Juventus (02 Jun 1959) 1-0 Juventus - Atalanta (28 Feb 1960) 0-1
19 11 Sep 1949 Padova - Juventus (05 Jun 1949) 3-0 Fiorentina - Juventus (15 Jan 1950) 0-0
18 29 Nov 2008 Internazionale - Juventus (22 Nov 2008) 1-0 Still running
18 10 Apr 1993 Udinese - Juventus (04 Apr 1993) 0-0 Parma - Juventus (07 Nov 1993) 2-0
18 30 Mar 2002 Parma - Juventus (23 Mar 2002) 1-0 Brescia - Juventus (08 Dec 2002) 2-0

Az Almaar Dutch Eredivisie champion? What an improvement!

On Saturday, AZ can clinch the Dutch 2008/2009 Eredivisie title if they beat Vitesse at home. The Alkmaar based club will then have improved from an 11th place finish in the previous season.

Only DWS and Ajax have won the Eredivisie after finishing in a lower position in the previous season. According to Infostrada Sports, if AZ win the championship it will be their second title after winning the Eredivisie in 1980/1981.

Lowest rank Eredivisie Champions previous season
Final rank before Club Previous season Championship Season

1 (2nd level) DWS 1962/1963 1963/1964
13 Ajax 1964/1965 1965/1966
11 AZ 2007/2008 2008/2009
10 DOS 1956/1957 1957/1958
9 Sparta 1957/1958 1958/1959
6 Ajax 1958/1959 1959/1960
4 Feyenoord 1997/1998 1998/1999
4 Ajax 1996/1997 1997/1998
4 PSV 1973/1974 1974/1975
4 Feyenoord 1963/1964 1964/1965
4 Ajax 1955/1956 1956/1957

Chelsea 4 - Liverpool 4 goals and highlights

Chelsea: Drogba (51), Alex (57), Lampard (76, 89)

Liverpool: Fabio Aurelio (19), Xabi Alonso (28 penalty), Leiva (81), Kuyt (82)

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Lazio vs AS Roma preview: the match of the week

On Saturday, Francesco Totti can enter the goalscoring elite of Italy’s Serie A when AS Roma face city rivals Lazio in the Stadio Olimpico. Totti has scored 173 goals in the Serie A and he needs one goal to enter the top 10 of all-time Serie A goalscorers. He scored his first league goal on 4 September 1994 in a home match against Foggia (1-1).

Totti has scored 13 of his 173 goals against Parma, his favourite opponents. According to Infostrada Sports, Lazio have conceded six goals from the Roma captain.

Most goals in Serie A
Goals Name Nation Played

274 Silvio Piola ITA 537
225 Gunnar Nordahl SWE 291
216 Giuseppe Meazza ITA 367
216 José Altafini BRA/ITA 459
205 Roberto Baggio ITA 452
190 Kurt Hamrin SWE 400
188 Giuseppe Signori ITA 344
184 Gabriel Batistuta ARG 318
178 Giampiero Boniperti ITA 444
174 Amedeo Amadei ITA 423
173 Francesco Totti ITA 411

Federico Macheda profile: teenager able to score

On Sunday, 17-year-old Federico Macheda became the youngest goalscorer in this season's Premier League when he scored the winning goal for Manchester United against Aston Villa (3-2).

The previous youngest goalscorer this season was Macheda's teammate Danny Welbeck at 17 years and 355 days.

On 10 April 2005, Everton’s James Vaughan became the youngest goalscorer in the Premier League era at 16 years and 270 days.

Youngest goalscorers Premier League 2008/2009
Age Player Nation Date Match

17-226 Federico Macheda ITA 05 Apr 2009 Manchester United - Aston Villa 3-2
17-355 Danny Welbeck ENG 15 Nov 2008 Manchester United - Stoke City 5-0
18-122 Rafael BRA 08 Nov 2008 Arsenal - Manchester United 2-1
18-330 Dan Gosling ENG 28 Dec 2008 Everton - Sunderland 3-0
18-358 Daniel Sturridge ENG 24 Aug 2008 Manchester City - West Ham United 3-0
19-129 Junior Stanislas ENG 04 Apr 2009 West Ham United - Sunderland 2-0
19-216 Theo Walcott ENG 18 Oct 2008 Arsenal - Everton 3-1
19-268 Ched Evans WAL 21 Sep 2008 Manchester City - Portsmouth 6-0
19-336 David N'Gog FRA 03 Mar 2009 Liverpool - Sunderland 2-0
20-004 Andy Carroll ENG 10 Jan 2009 Newcastle United - West Ham United 2-2

VfL Wolfsburg vs Bayern München preview: the match of the week

On Saturday, a clash between VfL Wolfsburg and Bayern München, the two teams ranked second in the German Bundesliga, will take place in the Volkswagen Arena in Wolfsburg. It is also a match-up of the best home and away teams in the Bundesliga this season.

Hosts Wolfsburg hold the best home record in the Bundesliga this season, having won 11 of their 12 home matches. Borussia Dortmund (4 wins, 9 draws) is the only other team still undefeated at home this season.

Opponents Bayern München have won six and lost only three of their 13 away matches in 2008/2009, which makes them the strongest Bundesliga side in away matches in 2008/2009.

Best teams in home matches - Bundesliga 2008/2009
Rank Club P W D L Pts Goals O-Rank

1 VfL Wolfsburg 12 11 1 0 34 32-10 2
2 Hertha BSC 13 10 2 1 32 24-10 1
3 Hamburger SV 12 10 1 1 31 20-9 4
4 Hoffenheim 13 8 4 1 28 26-12 5
5 VfB Stuttgart 13 8 3 2 27 25-13 6
6 Bayern München 12 8 2 2 26 34-20 2
7 Werder Bremen 13 7 4 2 25 33-16 10
8 Schalke 04 12 7 3 2 24 16-8 8
9 Hannover 96 13 6 6 1 24 26-18 13


Best teams in away matches - Bundesliga 2008/2009
Rank Club P W D L Pts Goals O-Rank

1 Bayern München 13 6 4 3 22 19-11 2
2 Bayer Leverkusen 12 6 2 4 20 23-15 7
3 1. FC Köln 13 6 1 6 19 18-18 11
4 Hertha BSC 12 5 2 5 17 15-19 1
5 Hamburger SV 13 5 2 6 17 19-27 4
6 Hoffenheim 12 4 4 4 16 26-22 5
7 Borussia Dortmund 12 4 4 4 16 18-21 9
8 VfB Stuttgart 12 4 3 5 15 19-23 6
9 VfL Wolfsburg 13 3 5 5 14 21-21 2

Note: O-Rank represents overall ranking in Bundesliga 2008/2009.