Serie A 2010/11 Schedule Released

The trumpeted announcement of the Serie A calendar is quite the event, with more subplots than a Aurelio De Laurentiis movie and the draw actually made by monkeys riding tricycles dressed in Armani, vaguely resembling a Lyon kit release in the end.

They also announce the weeks by having a blind man, typically one of their esteemed referees, throwing darts at a dartboard so that it reads something like 1, 2, 8, 17, 9, 4, etc.

But it’s still the Serie A Calendar, and as such, it holds one very important answer: When’s everyone going to start hating each other again?

Easy answer: Week 1.

Not entirely – the juiciest nugget of Week 1 appears to be Fiorentina-Napoli with the first real battle becoming Juve-Sampdoria in Week 2. A very, very far cry from the Milan derby and Roma-Juve in the Week 2 last year; luckily, however, those very same big matchups which turned out to be big mismatches will occur in Week 12 this year – once everyone has had ample time to get their shit together/fire a coach or two. It appears you can teach an old dog new tricks.

(Week 12 also features the Sicilian derby, Palermo v Catania; Italian popo will certainly be earning their checks that weekend.)

This year we’ll have to wait until Week 5 for the first big matchup – depending on how you value the Supercoppa on August 21st – when Inter and Roma dance for the 837th time in the last 4 years. Inter will then follow that up with the Derby d’Italia against Juve.

Those aside it’s the Rome derby in Week 10, the Genoa derby in Week 17, other unmentioned derbies and still yet dozens and dozens of games where the teams and fans just plain don’t like each other (Francesco has it a bit more in-depth). Serie A’s back.

Week 1
29/8/10 and 16/1/11

Bari-Juventus
Bologna-Inter
Chievo-Catania
Fiorentina-Napoli
Milan-Lecce
Palermo-Cagliari
Parma-Brescia
Roma-Cesena
Sampdoria-Lazio
Udinese-Genoa

Week 2
12/9/10 and 23/1/11

Brescia-Palermo
Cagliari-Roma
Catania-Parma
Cesena-Milan
Genoa-Chievo
Inter-Udinese
Juventus-Sampdoria
Lazio-Bologna
Lecce-Fiorentina
Napoli-Bari

Week 3
19/9/10 and 30/1/11

Bari-Cagliari
Chievo-Brescia
Cesena-Lecce
Fiorentina-Lazio
Milan-Catania
Palermo-Inter
Parma-Genoa
Roma-Bologna
Sampdoria-Napoli
Udinese-Juventus

Week 4
22/9/10 and 2/2/11

Bologna-Udinese
Brescia-Roma
Cagliari-Sampdoria
Catania-Cesena
Genoa-Fiorentina
Inter-Bari
Juventus-Palermo
Lazio-Milan
Lecce-Parma
Napoli-Chievo

Week 5
26/9/10 and 6/2/11

Bari-Brescia
Chievo-Lazio
Catania-Bologna
Cesena-Napoli
Fiorentina-Parma
Juventus-Cagliari
Milan-Genoa
Palermo-Lecce
Roma-Inter
Sampdoria-Udinese

Week 6
3/10/10 and 13/2/11

Bologna-Sampdoria
Chievo-Cagliari
Fiorentina-Palermo
Genoa-Bari
Inter-Juventus
Lazio-Brescia
Lecce-Catania
Napoli-Roma
Parma-Milan
Udinese-Cesena

Week 7
17/10/10 and 20/2/11

Bari-Lazio
Brescia-Udinese
Cagliari-Inter
Catania-Napoli
Cesena-Parma
Juventus-Lecce
Milan-Chievo
Palermo-Bologna
Roma-Genoa
Sampdoria-Fiorentina

Week 8
24/10/10 and 27/2/11

Bologna-Juventus
Chievo-Cesena
Fiorentina-Bari
Genoa-Catania
Inter-Sampdoria
Lazio-Cagliari
Lecce-Brescia
Napoli-Milan
Parma-Roma
Udinese-Palermo

Week 9
31/10/10 and 6/3/11

Bari-Udinese
Brescia-Napoli
Cagliari-Bologna
Catania-Fiorentina
Cesena-Sampdoria
Genoa-Inter
Milan-Juventus
Palermo-Lazio
Parma-Chievo
Roma-Lecce

Week 10
7/11/10 and 13/3/11

Bari-Milan
Bologna-Lecce
Fiorentina-Chievo
Inter-Brescia
Juventus-Cesena
Lazio-Roma
Napoli-Parma
Palermo-Genoa
Sampdoria-Catania
Udinese-Cagliari

Week 11
10/11/10 and 20/3/11

Brescia-Juventus
Cagliari-Napoli
Catania-Udinese
Cesena-Lazio
Chievo-Bari
Genoa-Bologna
Lecce-Inter
Milan-Palermo
Parma-Sampdoria
Roma-Fiorentina

Week 12
14/11/10 and 3/4/11

Bari-Parma
Bologna-Brescia
Cagliari-Genoa
Fiorentina-Cesena
Inter-Milan
Juventus-Roma
Lazio-Napoli
Palermo-Catania
Sampdoria-Chievo
Udinese-Lecce

Week 13
21/11/10 and 10/4/11

Brescia-Cagliari
Catania-Bari
Cesena-Palermo
Chievo-Inter
Genoa-Juventus
Lecce-Sampdoria
Milan-Fiorentina
Napoli-Bologna
Parma-Lazio
Roma-Udinese

Week 14
28/11/10 and 17/4/11

Bari-Cesena
Bologna-Chievo
Brescia-Genoa
Cagliari-Lecce
Inter-Parma
Juventus-Fiorentina
Lazio-Catania
Palermo-Roma
Sampdoria-Milan
Udinese-Napoli

Week 15
5/12/10 and 23/4/11

Chievo-Roma
Catania-Juventus
Cesena-Bologna
Fiorentina-Cagliari
Lazio-Inter
Lecce-Genoa
Milan-Brescia
Napoli-Palermo
Parma-Udinese
Sampdoria-Bari

Week 16
12/12/10 and 1/5/11

Bologna-Milan
Brescia-Sampdoria
Cagliari-Catania
Genoa-Napoli
Inter-Cesena
Juventus-Lazio
Lecce-Chievo
Palermo-Parma
Roma-Bari
Udinese-Fiorentina

Week 17
19/12/10 and 8/5/11

Bari-Palermo
Catania-Brescia
Cesena-Cagliari
Chievo-Juventus
Fiorentina-Inter
Lazio-Udinese
Milan-Roma
Napoli-Lecce
Parma-Bologna
Sampdoria-Genoa

Week 18
6/1/11 and 15/5/11

Bologna-Fiorentina
Brescia-Cesena
Cagliari-Milan
Genoa-Lazio
Inter-Napoli
Juventus-Parma
Lecce-Bari
Palermo-Sampdoria
Roma-Catania
Udinese-Chievo

Week 19
9/1/11 and 22/5/11

Bari-Bologna
Catania-Inter
Cesena-Genoa
Chievo-Palermo
Fiorentina-Brescia
Lazio-Lecce
Milan-Udinese
Napoli-Juventus
Parma-Cagliari
Sampdoria-Roma

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