17 October 2004 REGGINA 0-1 SAMPDORIA Bazzani 36 Assist : Volpi BOLOGNA 2-1 ATALANTA Bellucci 37 (Pen) Budan 12 Amoroso 60 Budan ran onto Di Natale's long ball and poked the ball into the corner. Both 'keepers made phenomenal saves before Bologna levelled from the spot after Giunti dived in the box. Amoroso took the points with a grass cutter. Tons of chances for both sides and Taibi made another magnificent save late on from Loviso. Attendance : 17,000 Assists : Di Natale, Giunti (won pen), Bellucci BRESCIA 3-1 PARMA Di Biagio 25 (fk) Gilardino 11 Caracciolo 27 Mannini 47 Gilardino gave Parma the perfect start in this six pointer against fellow strugglers Brescia, blasting a right foot shot past Castelazzi after Morfeo threaded the ball through the Brescia defence. The home side hit back with two goals in two minutes the first of which was an extraordinary free kick from Di Biagio, struck from around 35 yards. Caracciolo headed in Domizzi's free kick and Mannini completed the rout when he volleyed in a loose ball. Attendance : 6,900 Assists : Morfeo, won fk?, Domizzi (fk), n/a CAGLIARI 0-1 MILAN Pirlo 20 Pirlo gave a complacent Milan side, who clearly had their minds set on Barca, all three points with a fantastic individual goal. Attendance : 20,000 Assist : Seedorf FIORENTINA 0-0 SIENA The fixture list has been very kind to Fiorentina, they don't play anyone decent until week 9 when they are at home to Lecce then home to Inter. Hopefully they'll get an almighty thrashing in one of these games and we'll see the end of that useless bastard Mondonico. Attendance : 34,000 INTER 3-1 UDINESE Adriano 7 (fk), 12 Mauri 51 Vieri 57 The quality of Adriano's goals was such that no one who sees this match or the goals will forget them for as long as they live. His first was a ludicrously powerful free kick from about 40 yards and five minutes later he almost certainly became only the second play after George Weah to run the length of the pitch and score. Inter were defending a corner and Veron stuck out a foot, Adriano ran onto the ball and a quick change of direction sent Felipe crashing to the ground, Bertotto tracked him back and Jankulovski arrived for support, he went past both of them before hammering the ball into the bottom corner. Attack of course hasn't been a problem for Inter, defending has and three of them stood and watching Mauri receive a pass and score. Vieri put paid to any chance of a comeback when he held off Cribari to score his first goal in open play since March. THE best goals are scored in Serie A. Toldo was on the bench. Attendance : 62,000 Assists : Vieri (won fk), Veron, Di Michele, Adriano LAZIO 0-1 CHIEVO Brighi 71 Attendance : Red Card : Tiribocchi 35 (Chievo) Assist : Amauri LECCE 2-0 PALERMO Vucinic 49, 80 What a bloody great match. Sicignano kept the visitors at bay with some fabulous saves one in particular, from Barone's 35 yard strike, was breathtaking. Against the run of play Lecce took the lead. Palermo screwed up playing offside forcing Guardalben off his line and substitute Vucinic lobbed into an empty net. Palermo kept bombing forward, Giacomazzi cleared off the line, Toni missed an open goal and Brienza's ferocious drive left the crossbar shaking. Just as it seemed an equaliser was only a matter of time Giacomazzi slipped in Vucinic for his second. Attendance : 18,000 Assists : Giacomazzi (x2) 16 October 2004 JUVENTUS 2-1 MESSINA Zalayeta 25 Zampagna 68 Nedved 54 Juve should have had more to show for their first half dominance than Zalayeta's bullet header. Messina were much improved in the second half but after missing their best chance conceded a second on the break. Nedved, who came in for some fierce treatment, finished off a lovely move. Ibrahimovic displayed his range of extravagant skills in the build up. With his back to play he controlled a cross on his chest before volleying into the path of Camoranesi, he returned the ball, Ibrahimovic nutmegged Rezai then chipped the ball into the box and Nedved volleyed in off the post. Zampagna got Messina back in the match with an excellent volley on the turn. Zalayeta was substituted after missing two absolute sitters. Attendance : 12,000 Assists : Camoranesi, Ibrahimovic, Zanchi LIVORNO 0-2 ROMA Totti 30 Montella 68 No Capello is good times for Montella who has always been one of the very best strikers in Serie A. He made the first goal for Totti after his shot spun up off the heels of a defender, he controlled the ball on his chest then chipped upto Totti who volleyed through a ruck of players. Montella went top of the scoring charts with a fantastic second, blasting the ball into the bottom corner from wide left on goal. Roma's idiot president should have put his political differences aside and appointed Del Neri as Prandelli's replacement instead of the untested Voller. Attendance : 20,000 Assists : Montella, Totti |