<div style="float: right;margin-left: 5px"><a href="http://view.picapp.com/pictures.photo/entertainment/udinese-calcio-siena/image/8624627?term=di+natale" target="_blank"><div><figure class="external-image"><img loading="lazy" class="alignright" style="border: 0px initial initial" src="http://view4.picapp.com/pictures.photo/image/8624627/udinese-calcio-siena/udinese-calcio-siena.jpg?size=500&amp;imageId=8624627" border="0" alt="Apr. 25, 2010 - Udine, Italy - epa02131368 Udinese Calcio forward Antonio Di Natale jubilates after scoring a goal against AC Siena during the Italian Serie A soccer match at Friuli stadium in Udine, northern Italy, 25 April 2010. Udinese won 4-1." width="240" height="262"></figure></div></a></div>
With the winter break, I’ve decided to look at this season’s current top goalscorers. It has been an interesting season, and there are some veterans accompanied by new signings which populate this list. Here’s a look at the top 10 Serie A goalscorers so far this season:
<ol>
<li>Di Natale (Udinese) – 10 goals</li>
<li>Cavani (Napoli) – 10 goals</li>
<li>Quagliarella (Juventus) – 9 goals</li>
<li>Eto’o (Inter Milan) – 9 goals</li>
<li>Di Vaio (Bologna) – 9 goals</li>
<li>Ibrahimovic (AC Milan) – 9 goals</li>
<li>Matri (Cagliari) – 8 goals</li>
<li>Borriello (Roma) – 7 goals</li>
<li>Hamsik (Napoli) – 7 goals</li>
<li>Pastore (Palermo) – 7 goals</li>
</ol>
A unique mix to say the least. We have Di Natale at the top of the list having scored 10 goals so far this season for Udinese. I shouldn’t be surprised, mainly because Di Natale has always scored plenty of goals, but every season I think that his goalscoring record will slowly die off, but I’m always wrong. Di Natale’s ten goals this season have been crucial to Udinese’s campaign, and he has scored about 48% of Udinese’s goals this season. Not bad for a 33 year-old.
<div style="float: left;margin-right: 5px"><a href="http://view.picapp.com/pictures.photo/entertainment/uruguay-germany/image/9324179?term=edinson+cavani" target="_blank"><div><figure class="external-image"><img loading="lazy" class="alignleft" style="border: 0px initial initial" src="http://view3.picapp.com/pictures.photo/image/9324179/uruguay-germany/uruguay-germany.jpg?size=500&amp;imageId=9324179" border="0" alt="July 10, 2010 - Port Elizabeth, South Africa - epa02244165 Uruguay&apos;s Edinson Cavani celebrates after scoring the 1-1 equalizer during the FIFA World Cup 2010 3rd place soccer match between Uruguay and Germany at the Nelson Mandela Bay stadium in Port Elizabeth, South Africa, 10 July 2010." width="180" height="324"></figure></div></a></div>
Cavani is joint top with Di Natale, and while I was slightly doubtful at first regarding the Uruguayan’s abilities, he has proven himself to be a true goalscorer. The 23 year-old is tall, fast, and knows where the goal is, and playing alongside two other young stars, Lavezzi and Hamsik, he has found his place at Napoli. A large part of Napoli’s success in the Serie A this season (second place, just three points from AC Milan) has to be attributed to Cavani, and the Uruguayan has also been scoring important goals in the Europa League. If Cavani can finish the season with at least 20 goals – a notion which seems very possible – then there will be “bigger” teams knocking on Napoli’s door for the striker.
After Di Natale and Cavani we have a quartet of players all with nine goals. Quagliarella, Eto’o, Di Vaio, and Ibrahimovic have all been key players for their sides this season. Quagliarella has been a target for Krasic’s crosses, Di Vaio has scored 56% of Bologna’s goals, Eto’o has started wonderfully scoring goals for fun, and Ibrahimovic has been wreaking havoc under Massimiliano Allegri. If Juventus, Bologna, AC Milan, and Inter Milan didn’t have these players, they’d be in a very different position in the Serie A. We’ll see if Di Vaio can continue scoring and keep Bologna up, and we will also see if Eto’o can continue to score under Leonardo…
Matri is always among the top goalscorers, and that is probably why there were rumours circulating that he might join AC Milan in the January transfer window. With the long-term injury to Inzaghi, and Pato having difficulty with niggling problems, Matri could be a hard-working partner for Ibrahimovic. But maybe AC Milan have already found a different partner with the name of Antonio Cassano. Cassano will be joining the likes of Ibrahimovic, Ronaldinho, Robinho, Gattuso, and Boateng, talk about adding another lunatic to the asylum…
The rest of the list is Borriello, Hamsik, and Pastore all with three goals. I wasn’t sure about these three and their amount of goals. Borriello had a shaky time at AC Milan, Hamsik was fairly quiet last season, and Pastore tends to set up more goals than the ones he scores. But I’m pleasantly surprised, an Italian along with two young talented midfielders isn’t a bad image for the Serie A at all.
What do you think about the current top scorers of the Serie A? Share your comments below!

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<div style="float: right;margin-left: 5px"><div><figure class="external-image"><img loading="lazy" class="alignright" style="border: 0px initial initial" src="http://view2.picapp.com/pictures.photo/image/8624047/bologna-parma/bologna-parma.jpg?size=500&amp;imageId=8624047" border="0" alt="Apr. 25, 2010 - Bologna, Italy - epa02131278 Italian forward Marco Di Vaio of FC Bologna celebrates after scoring his team&apos;s first goal against FC Parma during the Italian Serie A soccer match at Dall&apos;Ara stadium in Bologna, Italy, 25 April 2010." width="300" height="450"></figure></div></div>
Bologna is a club which has to establish itself in the Serie A, too many times has it finished 17th (like last season), scraping enough points to remain the Serie A. Now, with Sergio Porcedda as president of the club, Bologna are beginning to make some smart moves on the transfer market, and building a project. The dream would be to return to the great heights of the Bologna team which won 7 scudetti, the goal is to place mid-table, and the hope is that they escape relegation.

New signings
Bologna have really made their presence known this summer, they targeted some important players and have already some top notch players. Lots of young and exciting players have joined Bologna, like Krhin (midfielder on loan from Inter Milan), who is only 20 years-old, but very promising; and also Ekdal who has apparently joined Bologna on loan from Juventus and is just 21 years-old. To help out Di Vaio in attack, Bologna bought Meggiorini, 25 year-old who scored 41 goals in 110 appearances for Cittadella, a smart signing. Bologna also fixed up the defense with Garics (left-back from Atlanta who can also play left midfield), Esposito (center-back on loan from Genoa and was called up by Italy but didn’t play), and Morleo (left-back from Crotone). But Bologna’s biggest signing this transfer market is Gaston Ramirez, 20 year-old attacking midfielder who comes from Penarol, a very promising player who could become an important player in the future for Bologna.
What’s missing
While Bologna have bought some excellent players, the job isn’t done. In attack, 34 year-old Di Vaio won’t last forever, so a new forward would be useful. Another midfielder would also be useful, considering that they’ve got Mudingayi in the middle and Busce who is 34 on the wings, a new midfielder could come in handy. To address these issues Bologna is chasing the Uruguayan Perez (they’ll be meeting Monaco officials wednesday) who had a great World Cup, and Bologna have also targeted Chelsea’s midfielder Matic, only 22 years-old and the hope would be to get the player on loan for the upcoming season.
Formation
With Colomba at the helm, it seems inevitable that Bologna will play a classic 4-4-2, while they won’t be a super attacking team like Bari, they’ll utilize Krhin and Ekdal’s youth to tire teams out along with Di Vaio who is deadly in front of goal. The starting 11 will be something like this: Viviano in goal, Garics, Esposito, Britos, and Morleo in defense from right to left, Busce, Mudingayi, Krhin, and Ekdal in the midfield from right to left, and Meggiorini and Di Vaio up front.
While Bologna doesn’t usually instill fear into its upcoming opponents (who will be Inter Milan on the first day of the Serie A), I am of the opinion that next season Bologna can emerge well and establish themselves in the mid-table area. With a promising keeper like Viviano (called up from Prandelli to play Ivory Coast), and possibly Perez playing in front of the defense, I don’t think they will be easy to defeat. As for where the goals will come from, Di Vaio has often been a prolific scorer, and he could easily score 20 goals this season with the right support. I’m really looking forward to see Bologna, and I have a lot of hope in them that they will do well.

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