Serie A Team of the Week: Quagliarella's goals and Sorrentino's saves earn the honours

Sep 24, 2012 12:00:00 PM

Goal.com looks at the star performers from the latest round of Italian league action at the weekend

There may have been fewer goals scored in Serie A this weekend, but there were still plenty of performances to catch the eye as Italy's provincial outfits continue to stand toe-to-toe with some of the bigger names in the land. As a result, Goal.com's top players of the round come from another diverse spread of clubs.

It took Juventus over an hour to break the deadlock against Chievo thanks largely to the efforts of Stefano Sorrentino in the Flying Donkeys' goal. The shot-stopper was eventually beaten by a quick-fire double by Fabio Quagliarella, but it took a howitzer of a strike to break the 33-year-old's resistance.

AC Milan's woes continued with defeat at Udinese, with the ever-reliable Mehdi Benatia starring for the Friulani, while Massimo Paci successfully managed to keep a close eye on Diego Milito as Siena beat Inter for the first time ever in a league fixture. Lucio rounds off our back three thanks to his performance on debut as Juve beat Chievo 2-0.

Cristian Raimondi was the unlikely goalscoring hero as Atalanta handed Gian Piero Gasperini a bad start to his Palermo tenure at the Atleti Azzurri d'Italia, and he slots in alongside Juan Quintero, who also got on the scoresheet as Pescara earned their first Serie A point with a 1-1 draw at Bologna. Juraj Kucka's all-action midfield display in Genoa's backs-to-the-wall win at Lazio sees him make our XI, and Kwadwo Asamoah also gets recognition for another performance of power and panache for Juventus.

In the forward line, the relative lack of goals is reflected by the inclusion of two wide attackers. Alejandro Gomez helped Catania to overcome the second-minute dismissal of Pablo Alvarez to earn a share of the spoils with Napoli, and Alessio Cerci marked his first start for Torino with a key role in their 1-1 draw at Sampdoria. But the big name in the lineup is Fabio Quagliarella, with his magnificent volleyed opener and his match-clinching second against Chievo capping of an excellent week for both club and player.

SORRENTINO

CHIEVO

vs Juventus (A)

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BENATIA	PACI	LUCIO

UDINESE	SIENA	JUVENTUS
vs Milan (H)	vs Inter (A)	vs Chievo (H)
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RAIMONDI	QUINTERO	KUCKA	ASAMOAH

ATALANTA	PESCARA	GENOA	JUVENTUS
vs Palermo (H)	vs Bologna (A)	vs Lazio (A)	vs Chievo (H)
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TOTW Apps: 2	TOTW Apps: 1	TOTW Apps: 1	TOTW Apps: 1

CERCI	QUAGLIARELLA	GOMEZ

TORINO	JUVENTUS	CATANIA
vs Sampdoria (A)	vs Chievo (H)	vs Napoli (H)
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