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| 15 April 2006 |
| CAGLIARI | 1-1 |
JUVENTUS |
| Suazo 45 (Pen) |
Cannavaro 95 |
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| Cannavaro conceded the penalty with a sloppy
challenge on Langella. Suazo sent Buffon the wrong way. He could have scored another a minute later but having got past Cannavaro took a dive instead of heading for goal. Ayroldi gave Juve a bullshit penalty. Chimenti, who was at Juve during the first half of the season, saved Del Piero's spot kick. Cannavaro headed in a last second equaliser from a corner, the second consecutive week in which Cagliari have threw points away at the death which explains their fury at the ref and two red cards. Juve's football has got progressively worse in recent weeks, they are now almost totally reliant on long balls and set pieces but then over the past two seasons Milan have played the football and Juve have won scudetto. Remaining fixtures : JUVENTUS : Lazio (H), Siena (A), Palermo (H), Reggina (A) MILAN : Messina (A), Livorno (H), Parma (A), Roma (H) Milan's last two matches are a killer. Milan have come back from similar situations in the past to win league titles but on both occasions (1988 & 1999) they beat the league leaders to turn the tide, that didn't happen this time. Attendance : 20,000 Red Cards : Abeijon 95 (Cagliari), Langella 95 (Cagliari) Assists : Langella (won pen), Camoranesi (ck) |
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| CHIEVO | 2-0 |
MESSINA |
| Semioli 15 |
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| Obinna 92 (Pen) | ||
| Amauri headed on a ball to Pellissier, he
held off Rezai before firing a cross into the box and Semioli scored via a double deflection off Storari and Innocenti. Messina had nearly all of the play but kept missing chances. Obinna won and converted an injury time penalty. Attendance : 5,500 Red Card : Mandelli 55 (Chievo) Assist : n/a, Obinna (won pen) |
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| EMPOLI | 2-1 |
SIENA |
| Tosto 36 |
Bogdani 87 |
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| Tavano 39 | ||
| Vannucchi hit an outswinging corner, everyone
missed it and bounced towards the edge of the box, Tosto took a touch to control it then cracked a shot in off a post. Tavano brought a long ball under control, took a step inside a defender and from 25 yards sent the ball curling wide of Mirante in the Siena goal. A couple of Empoli fans held aloft a banner calling for his inclusion in the Italy squad. I don't fancy his chances. In any other European team he'd be a shoe in. Balli made three World Class saves before Bogdani headed in his 11th of the season. Molinaro almost snatched a point at the death but his shot came back off a post. Attendance : 6,000 Assist : Vannucchi (ck), Moro, n/a |
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| LAZIO | 3-1 |
LIVORNO |
| Oddo 20 (Pen) |
Colucci 52 |
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| Pandev 55, 72 | ||
| Pfertzel pushed Pandev to concede a penalty.
Lazio paid the price for taking their foot off the gas. Colucci equalised after a period of sustained pressure with a tap-in after Peruzzi spilled a shot. Pandev restored Lazio's lead with a flick header from a superb Oddo cross. Vargas' absolutely rubbish clearance gifted Pandev a second. Vargas took out his frustrations by kicking Pandev from behind, an earning himself an early bath. Attendance : 28,000 Red Card : Vargas 82 (Livorno) Assist : Pandev (won pen), n/a, Oddo, n/a |
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| LECCE | 1-2 |
UDINESE |
| Giacomazzi 38 |
Barreto 25 |
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Stovini 59 (og) |
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| Rossini rode a tackle from a defender and
passing out wide to Obodo, Barreto, given a ridiculous amount of space by the Lecce defence, blasted the midfielders cross past Sicignano. Babu appeared to foul Muntari on the right wing but the ref let it go, Babu ran the line before pulling the ball back to the edge of the box and Giacomazzi thumped the ball into the back of the net. Di Natale 'headed' in the winner via a handball off Stovini. Udinese coach Galeone was so happy with the win at full time he lit up a cigarette, pervert. Attendance : 10,400 Assist : Obodo, Babu, n/a |
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| PALERMO | 3-3 |
ROMA |
| Di Michele 50 |
Taddei 23 |
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| Barone 52, 79 |
Mancini 29 (Pen), 30 |
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| Both teams had spurned a dozen chances
between them (and I'm not exaggerating) when Taddei beat Agliardi with a terrible shot. Palermo were playing a high offside trap and getting continually caught. On one such occasion Taddei ran at Agliardi and tried to go round but Agliardi grabbed his shorts so the ref pointed to the spot. Taddei won the ball immediately after the re-start from the goal, passed to Aquilani and he threaded a ball trough to Mancini, he rounded the 'keeper and tapped into an empty net. Palermo had already gone close to reducing the arrears in the first half before giving Roma a taste of their own medicine and were hit by two brilliant quick goals. Di Michele took out De Rossi with a feint then curled the ball inside the top corner. Barone made it 2-3 with a spectacular low diving header from a stupid angle. Godeas headed down a loose ball and Barone leapt in the air to hit a stunning right foot overhead kick into the bottom corner. Great game, shocking, shocking defending. Attendance : 27,855 Assist : Aquilani, Taddei (won pen), Aquilani, Codrea, Brienza (ck), Godeas |
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| REGGINA | 2-0 |
ASCOLI |
| De Rosa 10 | ||
| Amoruso 27 | ||
| Ascoli failed to clear a corner and Mesto
sent a cross sailing over Coppola and De Rosa headed into an empty net. Lanzaro hit a great crossfield pass to Vigiani and as he knocked the ball forward two defenders immediately appealed for offside with Amoruso standing alone in front of goal, 2-0. Reggina already had two penalty appeals turned down before the ref turned away another one for a blatant handball. With 38 points on the board both teams are almost certainly safe, I can't imagine Messina pulling back a 7 point deficit with four games to go. Attendance : 11,500 Assists : Mesto, Vigiani |
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| SAMPDORIA | 1-2 |
PARMA |
| Sala 39 |
Corradi 52 (Pen) |
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Bresciano 90 |
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| Midget Bucci, who has been excellent for
Parma in recent weeks, flapped at a free kick, Flachi fired a volley at goal and Sala turned in from close range. Bonera, I'm not sure what he was doing inside the box, took a dive under pressure from Diana, who looked on in disbelief when the ref pointed to the spot. Parma's brilliant wide men combined to score a last minute winner. Marchionni controlled a deep cross on his chest before flicking the ball away from a defender and firing it back across goal, Bresciano took a couple of steps before whacking it into the top right corner. Sampdoria coach Walter Novellino was almost in tears at full time but he's still in a job. I can't imagine Bresciano will be at Parma next season, I expect he'll end up at Fiorentina or Lazio, if they find the money. Attendance : 22,000 Assist : Flachi, Bonera (won pen), Marchionni |
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| TREVISO | 1-3 |
FIORENTINA |
| Borriello 39 |
Toni 25 |
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Brocchi 49 |
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Montolivo 84 |
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| Treviso lined up to defend a corner with a
man marking the near post yet it still wasn't enough to stop Toni heading in goal #28. Toni missed an open goal after the 'keeper dropped a cross. Three former Milan players were involved in the next two goals. Boriello stole the ball off Donadel and, after playing a one-two with Vascak, finished with a right foot volley. Zoncope was twice beaten from distance though should have done better on Brocchi's shot. Attendance : 7,547 Assists : Pasqual (ck), Vascak, Toni, Brocchi |
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| 14 April 2006 | ||
| MILAN | 1-0 |
INTER |
| Kaladze 70 | ||
| The first half was terrible. Dida, who had an
awful game, got away with murder after dropping what should have been a routine catch at Cambiasso's feet. In the second half his possible replacement in the Brazil goal at the World Cup, Cesar, made excellent saves from Seedorf and Kaka'. Figo, not exactly known for being good in the air, easily escaped the attentions of Maldini but headed Stankovic's cross way wide of a post. Zanetti headed clear another poor free kick by Pirlo, who should have been benched weeks ago, Nesta volleyed the ball to Seedorf, he hit a sky high cross into the box, Kaladze took the ball on his chest before lashing a left foot half volley into the roof of the net, excellent finish. Dida dropped another ball but once again Cambiasso failed to take advantage. Attendance : 74,137 Assist : Seedorf |
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