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Calcio’s Oscar hopefuls revealed

The nominations in full:

Best Italian Player: Daniele De Rossi (Roma), Andrea Pirlo (Milan), Francesco Totti (Roma)

Best Foreign Player: Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Inter), Kaka (Milan), Adrian Mutu (Fiorentina)

Best Goalkeeper: Sebastien Frey (Fiorentina), Julio Cesar (Inter), Angelo Peruzzi (Lazio)

Best Youngster: Riccardo Montolivo (Fiorentina), Giampaolo Pazzini (Fiorentina), Giuseppe Rossi (Villarreal)

Best Defender: Marco Materazzi (Inter), Philippe Mexes (Roma), Alessandro Nesta (Milan)
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PREVIEW: Roma - Napoli

 
Roma - Napoli
 
Stadio Olimpico

The Derby del Sud returns to the Serie A fixture list after six years and is set to be as fiery as ever – which is why the Napoli fans have been barred from travelling to the Olimpico.

This has always been a bitter rivalry between the two most important cities in the south of Italy and resulted in some thumpings for the visitors. These include an 8-0 in 1959 and the memorable 6-2 in October 1997, which saw a young Francesco Totti start upfront for Roma. MORE

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Roma 2 - 0 Dynamo Kiev

Roma had a strong start to their Champions League campaign as Simone Perrotta and Francesco Totti disposed of Dynamo Kiev 2-0, including a glorious team move.

Luciano Spalletti surprisingly gave Amantino Mancini a starting role despite injury worries, picked ahead of Ludovic Giuly. 

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