Monday, 6 October 2014

The best performers in the latest round of Italian league action are recognised by Goal in our all-star XI
 It was the weekend of the first-against-second clash in Serie A, but Juventus and Roma were far from the only teams boosted by stellar performances. Eight teams in total can boast a representative in our esteemed Goal Team of the Week for round six.

Udinese's excellent start to the season has largely rendered Orestis Karnezis redundant, but a solo supershow from the Greek goalkeeper almost saw the Zebrette through to another three points, against Cesena. One save in particular from Guido Marilungo was right out of the top drawer.

Fiorentina's hammering of Inter was topped off by a fantastic run and finish by Nenad Tomovic, a rightful reward for a spectacular showing by the right-back, while Leonardo Bonucci grabbed the all-important winner in the top-of-the-table showdown with a magnificent volley to cap a commanding display at the back. Another star stopper was Alex, who helped to record AC Milan's first clean sheet of the season, while Lorenzo Tonelli grabbed a second goal in three games and kept Palermo silent throughout as Empoli chalked up a 3-0 win.
There were dozens of top displays across midfield, but few were able to match Antonio Candreva's typically energetic display on the flank for Lazio, and the Italy wide man also helped himself to the eventual winner against Sassuolo. Panagiotis Tachtsidis covered every blade of grass and then some for Verona against Cagliari, and just as it looked as though it would only be good enough to help his side to a point, he delivered a thumping left-foot strike to steal all three in the 92nd minute. Roma may have gone down to Juve, but Seydou Keita was poetry in motion throughout the game of the weekend, while Juan Cuadrado hit a stunning second for Fiorentina as he helped stamp on Inter's throat.

Keisuke Honda's wonderful start continued with an impeccable free-kick against Chievo, while continuing the much-improved level of performance which has helped him to register four goals in six games for Milan this term. And on Sunday, Juve went three points clear at the top thanks in large part to the coolness of Carlos Tevez, who twice sent Lukasz Skorupski the wrong way from 12 yards as he took on Roma's defence almost single-handedly for much of the match. 

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