22 April 2006 |
ASCOLI | 2-2 |
CAGLIARI |
Ferrante 18 |
Suazo 53, 64 |
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Domizzi 73 (Pen) | ||
Ferrante met Del Grosso's teasing cross with
a glancing header which caught Chimenti by surprise. Canini was sent off for pulling back Bjelanovic as he ran in on goal. Bega followed him minutes later for protesting. Suazo had a shot charged down but was first onto the rebound and waltzed through the Ascoli defence to equalise. 10 minutes later Cotini hit a long ball over the top of the Ascoli defence and while they appealed in vain for offside, Suazo drew out the 'keeper and tapped in his second. Referee De Sanctis, who will be the only Italian ref at the World Cup and is one of the worst possible choices, gave Ascoli a penalty for no reason whatsoever then dished out a second yellow to Cristiano for kicking Suazo. Attendance : 12,500 Red Card : Canini 21 (Cagliari), Bega 23 (Cagliari), Cristiano 89 (Ascoli) Assists : Del Grosso, n/a, Cotini, Ferrante (won pen) |
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FIORENTINA | 2-1 |
EMPOLI |
Rigano 43 (og) |
Rigano 66 |
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Jimenez 58 | ||
Former Fiorentina striker Cristiano Rigano
deflected Pasqual's free kick into his own net. Jorgensen ran onto a loose ball after Toni, who looked especially slow today, hit a shot into a defender, he juggled the ball before floating a cross over to the back post leaving Jimenez with an easy header. Lobont made an excellent point blank save from Rigano but he scrambled the rebound over the line. Attendance : 35,000 Assists : n/a, Jorgensen, n/a |
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INTER | 4-0 |
REGGINA |
Cruz 16 (Pen), 92 |
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Martins 23 | ||
Cesar 27 | ||
Adriano was dropped for being a prick. His
replacement, Cruz, began the slaughter from the penalty spot after Pizarro's theatrics conned the ref. Martins made it 2-0 following some rapid fire passing between Stankovic and Cristiano Zanetti. Cruz made a goal for Cesar with a fantastic right wing cross even Figo would have been proud of. Man of the match Cruz completed the rout from a pass by another of Argentina's fringe players, Solari. Attendance : 35,000 Assists : Pizarro (won pen), C Zanetti, Cruz, Solari |
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JUVENTUS | 1-1 |
LAZIO |
Trezeguet 87 |
Rocchi 29 |
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Siviglia almost scored an own goal after
Peruzzi spilled a cross. Trezeguet flashed a half volley wide of a post and Vieira sent a powerful header against the bar. Ibrahimovic also went close with a shot from distance. Dabo fired a ball down the right channel, Pandev centred and Rocchi shot first time under Abbiati. Dabo had a goal disallowed for one of those was he/was he not interfering in play offsides. Dabo was shown a straight red for his protests, which seemed extraordinarily harsh. Juve didn't play anywhere near as well in the second half but broke through following a great move on the edge of the Lazio penalty box. Vieira passed Del Piero's deflected cross into Nedved, he played a one-two with Vieira then headed his pass towards Trezeguet who flicked the ball over Peruzzi as he strayed off his line. Nedved hit a power puff shot at Peruzzi after Ibrahimovic held up a pass and in stoppage time the giant Swede missed a totally open goal. JUVENTUS : Siena (A), Palermo (H), Reggina (A) MILAN : Livorno (H), Parma (A), Roma (H) Attendance : 34,000 Red Card : Dabo 34 (Lazio) Assists : Pandev, Nedved |
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LECCE | 1-1 |
TREVISO |
Vucinic 3 |
Reginaldo 83 |
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Giacomazzi swung a cross over to Vucinic who
was given a ridiculous amount of time and space in which to score. Ledesma was sent off for kicking De Martino in the back. Lecce eventually tired and following a series of close shaves a slack header let in Reginaldo for the equaliser. Lecce are relegated. Vucinic is expected to join Roma. Ledesma was a target for Milan and Juve last season but I don't expect either to make a bid given his performances this campaign. The same could be said for Cassetti. Giacomazzi is a gifted player and would be a good addition to clubs like Roma, Fiorentina and Lazio i.e. clubs who would be expected to fight for a Champions League place. Attendance : 350 Red Card : Ledesma 33 (Lecce) Assists : Giacomazzi, n/a |
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LIVORNO | 3-1 |
PALERMO |
Lucarelli 4 (Pen), 41, 50 |
Tedesco 92 |
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Livorno, who have lost seven consecutive
games, went ahead after from the spot after Palladino was fouled in the box. Lucarelli made it 2-0 against the run of play, heading in an excellent cross from Balleri. Belleri caught Barzagli dithering on the ball near his box and fired in a cross which Zaccardo almost turned into his own net, the ball came back off a post leaving Lucarelli with a tap-in to complete his hat-trick. Tedesco scrambled in a consolation goal. Attendance : 10,500 Assists : Palladino (won pen), Belleri, n/a, n/a |
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MESSINA | 1-3 |
MILAN |
Sculli 6 |
Jankulovski 33 |
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Gattuso 44 |
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Gilardino 90 |
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Dida made another of his blunders to hand
Messina the lead. He failed to hold onto a tame free kick, Nesta slipped as he tried to clear, while fouling Muslimovic at the same time, and Sculli broke from the wall to score. Kaka' was stretchered off after injuring his knee when attempting to hurdle Nocerino's body check. Dida almost fumbled in another before Jankulovski, who came on for Ambrosini who in turn had replaced Kaka', got a nervous Milan back on track with a near post half volley, similar to the chance Gilardino missed against Barca. Gattuso beat George with a speculative shot from 25 yards. At the end of the first half Nocerino was sent off for pulling back Shevchenko, who could have scored a hat-trick. George sold Aronica short on a pass from goal, Seedorf intercepted and lobbed the ball upto Gilardino who tapped into an empty net. Aronica took out his frustrations on Cafu, Seedorf got in his face, they both gave each other love taps and walked - on the advice of a linesman as the ref had his back to play. Attendance : 30,000 Red Cards : Nocerino 45 (Messina), Sculli 87 (Messina), Aronica 90 (Messina), Seedorf 90 (Milan) Assists : n/a, n/a, Serginho, Seedorf |
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PARMA | 1-1 |
SIENA |
Morfeo 63 |
Guzman 23 |
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The Parma defence got caught ball watching
Fortin's massive goalkick and Guzman nipped in to score as Cannavaro Jr tried to head the ball back to his 'keeper. Corradi held up a high cross for Morfeo to drill home the equaliser, his first goal from open play this season. Attendance : 13,000 Assists : n/a, Corradi |
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ROMA | 0-0 |
SAMPDORIA |
Attendance : 40,000 Red Card : Mexes 89 (Roma) Assists : n/a |
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UDINESE | 1-1 |
CHIEVO |
Di Natale 77 |
Pellissier 88 (Pen) |
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This was a very interesting 'development' in
this match - if it's taken further. They had a camera fixed on the goal-line and by pure coincidence Udinese striker Barreto looked to have give his team the lead with a wonderful lob but the ball was cleared off the line. This camera however showed the ball had clearly crossed the line. Of course there's no chance of FIFA adopting this method while that imbecile Bladder is in charge, especially as they have a deal with Addidas who have developed the insanely expensive chip in ball technology. Anyway Udinese were all over Chievo and should have had the points wrapped up long before Di Natale finally beat Jimmy Fontana with a deflected shot. Bertotto gave away a late penalty with a stupid foul on Pellissier and he made up for a shocking miss minutes earlier by converting. Attendance : 15,000 Assists : n/a, Pellissier (won pen) |