In your own time, Koz, but that Serie A table would sure look fine... :cool: 
Ascoli burst onto the stage. By Cosimo Galtieri, Notizie Delle Marche.
The first four months of Serie A action this season have seen relegation-tipped Ascoli obtain some very surprising results, including away wins against giants Sampdoria
[11th September 2005, first Serie A game of the season, 3-2] and Inter
[5th October 2005, 2-0]. At home, Ascoli have dropped few points so far, the only defeat conceded to third-placed Palermo
[30th October 2005, 0-1].
Manager Dello Spliff's flat four-four-two is a firm favourite with Ascoli fans, who enjoy the attacking verve and quick passing game their team often displays. The manager has professed his admiration for Czech master Zdenek Zeman, currently in charge at Lecce, whose unwavering belief in attacking football is, in Dello Spliff's own words,
"A breath of fresh air for Italian football". Averaging around two goals a game, they also managed to keep ten clean sheets in nineteen Serie A matches, and a lot of the credit for the latter achievement must go to Argentinian goalkeeper Sebastián Saja, who after a shaky start has put in some first-rate performances, notably in the league game against Inter at the San Siro.
In the Italian Cup, Ascoli only barely made it past Serie B hopefuls Cesena, going though on away goals
[3-3 on aggregate], but in the Second Round they crashed out to giants Inter, unable to hang on to the 1-0 advantadge from the first leg, and eventually soundly beaten in the San Siro
[0-3]. This was not too much of a disappointment for Dello Spliff, who admitted he felt his squad was too small to pursue both league and cup aspirations.
Halfway through the season, Ascoli continue to shock the pundits and currently lie in fourth place in Serie A. Twelve victories, four draws and only three defeats which give them a very handy forty points, still in touch with leaders Milan and all but ensured of consolidating their place in the Italian top flight, which was the avowed aim at the beginning of the campaign.
The Results.
11/9/05, vs. Sampdoria (away, Serie A):
3-2 (Riganó 7; Güiza 18, 87).
14/9/05, vs. Cesena (away, Italian Cup Round 1 Leg 1):
1-3 (Bucchi pen 6).
17/9/05, vs. Lazio (home, Serie A):
2-2 (Pieri 20, Güiza 55).
21/9/05, vs. Roma (away, Serie A):
1-3 (Bernardini 80).
25/9/05, vs. Brescia (home, Serie A):
2-0 (Bystron 57, José 77).
28/9/05, vs. Cesena (home, Italian Cup Round 1 Leg 2):
2-0 (Robert 1, 19).
2/10/05, vs. Atalanta (home, Serie A):
4-0 (Regueiro 12; Güiza 19, 37; Petre 27).
5/10/05, vs. Inter (away, Serie A):
2-0 (Riganó 45, 79).
16/10/05, vs. Messina (away, Serie A):
1-1 (Güiza 43).
19/10/05, vs. Genoa (home, Serie A):
2-0 (Bucchi 22, 50).
23/10/05, vs. Siena (away, Serie A):
1-1 (Riganó 50).
30/10/05, vs. Palermo (home, Serie A):
0-1.
6/11/05, vs. Cagliari (away, Serie A):
1-0 (Bucchi 44).
9/11/05, vs. Inter (home, Italian Cup Round 2 Leg 1):
1-0 (Güiza 90+3).
20/11/05, vs. Catania (away, Serie A):
3-0 (C. Martins 12, Güiza 27, Bystron 36).
23/11/05, vs. Chievo (home, Serie A):
4-1 (Robert 4; Bernardini 10, 42; Bucchi 62).
27/11/05, vs. Bologna (home, Serie A):
3-0 (Regueiro 1, 44; Bucchi 27).
11/12/05, vs. Udinese (home, Serie A):
2-2 (Bertolini 23, Güiza 54).
14/12/05, vs. Juventus (away, Serie A):
0-4.
18/12/05, vs. Milan (home, Serie A):
1-0 (Bystron 34).
28/12/05, vs. Inter (away, Italian Cup Round 2 Leg 2):
0-3.
4/1/06, vs. Parma (away, Serie A):
2-0 (Riganó 28, Güiza 60).
8/1/06, vs. Lecce (home, Serie A):
1-0 (Güiza 45+1). 
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