In one of those rare weeks when Juventus were beaten, there is no surprise to see a Parma player get recognition in the Goal Team of the Week for Serie A. However, there is hot competition elsewhere after a fascinating weekend across the country.
Inter bounced back to form with a storming victory at Verona, with Samir Handanovic as responsible as anyone else for the 3-0 win having made yet another penalty save from Luca Toni and produced a number of other key stops.
Alessandro Florenzi may prefer to be playing regularly in the Roma midfield but he could find himself playing at right back a whole lot more with further performances like the one in the 1-1 draw at Torino. The young Italian struck a penalty and was excellent defensively too. Facundo Roncaglia lines up alongside him after a commanding performance on the right in Genoa's 2-0 win against Cagliari, and he partners a local rival in Matias Silvestre after the Argentine out-performed Mattia Destro in Sampdoria's draw with Milan.Achraf Lazaar completes the defensive line after his barnstorming display and crucial first goal in Palermo's impressive 3-1 success at Udinese.
Lazaar's team-mate Ivaylo Chochev also earned a mention with his performance in midfield, while Dries Mertens was a goalscoring star of Napoli's 3-0 win over Fiorentina. But Jose Mauri was the headline act of the week, netting the only goal and overcoming an all-star Juventus midfield as top beat bottom in Parma.
The front line predictably includes Miroslav Klose following his magnificent shift in Lazio's 4-0 demolition of Empoli to move into second place, while Rodrigo Palacio also stood out in Inter's win at Verona. Over in Bergamo, German Denis was in top form as he grabbed a double for Atalanta which gave them a 2-1 lead to hold onto win 10 men late on as they overcame Sassuolo.
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