22 January 2006 |
FIORENTINA | 2-0 |
MESSINA |
Toni 46, 72 | ||
Toni struck the underside of the crossbar
twice, George made a couple of great saves and Fiorentina wasted another six or so chances before finally taking the lead late in the first half. Pazzini headed down a longball and Toni ran wide of a defender before hooking the ball into the corner, reminiscent of a goal Van Basten scored in a Milan derby. Everton flop Kroldrup, who didn't get a chance to make a name for himself due to injuries, made his Fiorentina debut in the second half. Brocchi found Toni out wide left with a crossfield pass, he brought the ball under control, went past two defenders then curled then curled inside a post, brilliant goal. Attendance : 25,000 Assists : Pazzini, Brocchi |
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ASCOLI | 2-0 |
LECCE |
Ferrante 4 | ||
Bjelanovic 37 | ||
An untimely slip by a Lecce defender allowed
Ferrante to run onto a long ball and fire Ascoli into the lead although the 'keeper should have done better. Minutes after Coppola made a brilliant save to deny Vucinic an equaliser, Foggia broke from the half-way line and lobbed a ball out wide to the unmarked Fini who had time to measure a cross and still got it wrong but Bjelanovic stooped to head into the bottom corner. Attendance : 9,000 Red Card : Del Grosso 63 (Ascoli) Assists : Comotto, Fini |
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JUVENTUS | 2-1 |
EMPOLI |
Cannavaro 17, 77 |
Almiron 3 |
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Vannucchi touched a free kick to Almiron and
he sent a blistering first time shot screaming into the top corner. Cannavaro met Camoranesi's free kick with a spectacularbut low diving header which Berti somehow managed to let sneak past him into the net. After the break Zebina made his return to first team action. Berti, who was terrible on every cross, ball watched Cannavaro head in Del Piero's corner. Cannavaro got a nice boost off Lucchini by grabbing his shirt with both hands and pushing himself off. That's damn clever. Del Piero hit the crossbar twice. Attendance : 26,292 Assists : Vannucchi (fk), Camoranesi (fk), Del Piero (ck) |
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LIVORNO | 1-1 |
TREVISO |
Galante 93 |
Reginaldo 7 |
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Reginaldo spun onto a miss-hit shot to volley
Treviso into the lead. Boriello wasted a glorious chance to increase Treviso's lead. Livorno eventually figured Treviso out and continually ripped through their offside trap but with no real pace in attack failed to take advantage. In the third minute of injury time Paulinho headed Bakayoko's free kick against a defender and Galante lashed the ball into the net. Attendance : 12,000 Red Cards : Gustavo 77 (Treviso), E Filippini 93 (Treviso) Assists : Maggio, n/a |
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PARMA | 2-1 |
CHIEVO |
Rossi 47 |
Amauri 26 |
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Simplicio (83 Pen) | ||
Chievo recycled a corner, Semioli whipped a
perfect cross into the box for Amauri to head past Guardalben. Chievo should have been well clear before 18 year old defender Rossi equalised, headed in his first ever Serie A goal. Marchionni got Fontana sent off by doing the old hooking a leg over the goalkeeper trick. Simplicio converted the penalty to move Parma within touching distance of safety. Attendance : 12,500 Red Cards : Fontana 80 (Chievo), Rossi 87 (Parma) Assists : Semioli, Morfeo, Marchionni (won pen) |
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REGGINA | 2-1 |
SAMPDORIA |
Paredes 7 |
Kutozov 45 |
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Amoruso 47 | ||
Antonioli punched out a corner, Mesto met the
ball first time but sent a poorly struck volley bobbling along the turf, as the ball came to Paredes he hit a spectacular, mid-air back heel volley, sending the ball into the opposite corner of the net. Reggina were giving Samp a taste of their own medicine and causing all manner of problems from set pieces and crosses. Kutuzov recovered brilliantly to equalise after initially falling on his arse when attempting to shoot. Amoruso restored Reggina's lead by heading in a corner just before half time. Attendance : 15,000 Assists : Mesto, n/a, Cozza |
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SIENA | 0-3 |
MILAN |
Kaka' 12, 84 |
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Shevchenko 69 |
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Pirlo played a short corner into Gattuso, he
stuck a high cross in the air, Stam headed down and Kaka' poked in from close range. Milan got a wake-up call early in the second when Chiesa's shot came back off a post. This forced the Rossoneri to move up a gear and their pressure paid off when Mirante spilled a cross and Shevchenko tapped into an empty net. Shevchenko picked out Kaka' with an excellent cross out wide and the Brazilian shaped to centre for the expecting Gilardino only to roll the ball inside the post. Attendance : 13,500 Assists : Stam, n/a, Shevchenko |
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UDINESE | 1-4 |
ROMA |
Di Natale 66 |
Mancini 40 (Pen), 76 |
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De Rossi 62 |
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Chivu 79 (Pen) |
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Udinese started well and Roma looked nervous
in the absence of Totti but Pinzi gave them a helping hand, literally, by violently pushing Cufre in the face in full view of the referee. Roma took the lead from the penalty spot after Chivu had his run checked by Felipe. The Italian commentator claimed it was dubious, for once I didn't agree. De Rossi, who by no stretch of the imagination is a tall player, jumped between two much bigger but static Udinese players to head in Roma's second. Udinese's coach was sent off for casting aspersions on the referees parentage and, hilariously, Di Natale scored immediately, volleying in Zenoni's cross at the near post. Cosmi is so doomed. Roma went up a gear and Mancini, who looks more Bangladeshi than Brazilian, restored their two goal advantage when he raced onto Taddei's pass and rounded the 'keeper before shooting in off a post. Mancini then made Bertotto look like a complete fool with a series of dummies on the edge of the box, after such humiliation Bertotto had no choice but to bring him down. Mancini passed up the chance to complete a hat-trick by leaving the penalty duties to Chivu . Attendance : 17,000 Red Card : Pinzi 23 (Udinese) Assists : Chivu (won pen), Bovo (ck), Zenoni, Taddei, Mancini (won pen) |
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21 January 2006 | ||
LAZIO | 1-1 |
CAGLIARI |
Di Canio 37 |
Gobbi 69 |
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Di Canio made up for a terrible early miss by
heading Lazio into the lead from Oddo's cross. Siviglia was sent off for kicking Abeijon - after the midfielder elbowed him in the head. Gobbi, wearing a gimp mask to protect his nose, finished off a nice passing move to equalise. Cribari had a goal disallowed for no good reason and Liverani was sent off for apparently elbowing Canini, even the Cagliari players were stunned. However Liverani showed real class by not protesting and shaking the refs hand as he left the field. This ref, Mazzoleni, must support Roma because he really screwed over Lazio in this match, it was the most blatantly biased officiating I have seen in a long time. Attendance : 25,000 Red Card : Siviglia 41 (Lazio), Liverani 79 (Lazio) Assists : Oddo, Capone |
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INTER | 3-0 |
PALERMO |
Cambiasso 33 | ||
Cordoba 75 | ||
Figo 80 | ||
Cordoba headed on a Figo corner and Cambiasso
beat Lupatelli with a powerful near post header. There were chances raining in on goal at both ends which is strange because when I was switching between this live and another match it seemed duller than an episode of Friends. Figo appeared to score direct from a corner, Cordoba claimed it but Terlizzi got the last touch. Figo, who is still great, did get himself on the score-sheet with a spectacular free kick from a ludicrous angle. Attendance : 48,942 Assists : Cordoba, n/a, ? (won fk) |