Roma coach Ranieri counting on fit-again Toni to fire title challenge
Submitted by tribalfootball.com on Sun, 03/14/2010 - 00:21
Roma coach Claudio Ranieri says the return to full fitness of Luca Toni can boost their title chances.
Ranieri admits Friday's shock defeat suffered by Inter Milan has opened the Scudetto door to Roma.
“We need Toni more than ever,” confessed Ranieri. “He will be in the starting XI and is better than last week, when he had only two training sessions with us.
“You saw what an impact he made towards the end of the 0-0 with Milan, as he held the ball up and everyone poured into the box. We’re in good shape physically, but have lost a bit of that sharpness that allowed us to have four incredible months.”
Read more:
Tribal Games
Tribalfootball Store
- home
- News
- Leagues
- English Premier League
- English Championship
- Barnsley
- Coventry City
- Peterborough United
- Birmingham City
- Blackpool
- Brighton & Hove Albion
- Bristol City
- Burnley
- Cardiff City
- Crystal Palace
- Derby County
- Doncaster Rovers
- Hull City
- Ipswich Town
- Leeds United
- Leicester City
- Middlesbrough
- Millwall
- Nottingham Forest
- Portsmouth
- Reading
- Southampton
- Watford
- West Ham United
- Football League One
- AFC Bournemouth
- Brentford
- Bury
- Carlisle United
- Charlton Athletic
- Chesterfield
- Colchester United
- Exeter City
- Hartlepool United
- Huddersfield Town
- Leyton Orient
- Milton Keynes Dons
- Notts County
- Oldham Athletic
- Preston North End
- Rochdale
- Scunthorpe United
- Sheffield United
- Sheffield Wednesday
- Stevenage
- Tranmere Rovers
- Walsall
- Wycombe Wanderers
- Yeovil Town
- Scottish Premier League
- MLS
- A-League
- Argentine Primera División
- Swiss Super League
- Grasshopper
- Lausanne Sports
- Luzern
- Neuchatel Xamax
- Servette
- Sion
- Basel
- Thun
- Young Boys
- Zurich
- Adrian Nikci
- Andrea Guatelli
- Berat Djimsiti
- Chaker Zouaghi
- Heinz Barmettler
- Johnny Leoni
- Jorge Filipe Avelino Teixeira
- Josip Drmic
- Mathieu Beda
- Maurice Brunner
- Milan Gajic
- Mohamed Amine Chermiti
- Oliver Buff
- Pedro Henrique Konzen Medina da Silva
- Rafael Ramazotti De Quadros
- Raphael Koch
- Stefan Glarner
- Yassine Chikhaoui
- Swiss Challenge League
- Belgian First Division
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série A
- Brazil Serie B
- Chinese Super League
- Eredivisie
- German Bundesliga
- German Bundesliga 2
- Italian Serie A
- Italian Serie B
- French Ligue 2
- Italian Serie C1
- J-League
- Ligue 1
- Portuguese Liga
- Prva HNL
- ASB Premiership
- Russian Premier League
- Segunda División
- Segunda División B
- Spanish Liga
- Super League Greece
- Turkish Super Lig
- transfer news
- Results & Fixtures
- football store
- video games
Results & Fixtures
Matches
Tables
| Team | P | W | D | L | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Juventus | 38 | 23 | 15 | 48 | 84 | |
| Milan | 38 | 24 | 8 | 6 | 41 | 80 |
| Udinese | 38 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 17 | 64 |
| Lazio | 38 | 18 | 8 | 12 | 9 | 62 |
| Napoli | 38 | 16 | 13 | 9 | 20 | 61 |
| Internazionale | 38 | 17 | 7 | 14 | 3 | 58 |
| Roma | 38 | 16 | 8 | 14 | 6 | 56 |
| Parma | 38 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 1 | 56 |
| Bologna | 38 | 13 | 12 | 13 | -2 | 51 |
| Chievo | 38 | 12 | 13 | 13 | -10 | 49 |
| Catania | 38 | 11 | 15 | 12 | -5 | 48 |
| Atalanta | 38 | 13 | 13 | 12 | -2 | 46 |
| Fiorentina | 38 | 11 | 13 | 14 | -6 | 46 |
| Siena | 38 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 44 | |
| Cagliari | 38 | 10 | 13 | 15 | -9 | 43 |
| Palermo | 38 | 11 | 10 | 17 | -10 | 43 |
| Genoa | 38 | 11 | 9 | 18 | -19 | 42 |
| Lecce | 38 | 8 | 12 | 18 | -16 | 36 |
| Novara | 38 | 7 | 11 | 20 | -30 | 32 |
| Cesena | 38 | 4 | 10 | 24 | -36 | 22 |
Related Stories
- May 06 Inter Milan coach Stramaccioni: I want to keep job
- May 04 Italy coach Prandelli coy over Inter Milan rumours
- May 02 Stramaccioni hasn't spoken to Inter Milan about extended stay
- May 29 Coutinho wants Inter Milan future under Stramaccioni
- May 29 Agent insists AC Milan have free run at Chievo defender Acerbi
Popular Stories
- May 28 Hazard tells Man Utd, Chelsea and Man City: I've made my decision
- May 29 Hazard tells Man Utd, Man City: I choose CHELSEA!
- May 28 Tottenham's Saha: Hazard will join Chelsea
- May 28 Chelsea move ahead of Man Utd in Hazard battle
- May 28 Chelsea ahead of Man City as AC Milan decide to 'sacrifice' Ibrahimovic


Post new comment