14 May 2006 |
CAGLIARI | 2-2 |
INTER |
Capone 8 |
Conticchio 10 (og) |
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Suazo 32 |
Solari 36 |
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Esposito beat the awful Wome down Inter's
left before swinging a cross towards the centre of the box and Capone headed over Orlandoni. Cruz equalised with a deflected free kick. Wome was again at fault for Cagliari's goal, this time he slipped when attempting to clear Esposito's centre leaving Suazo with a tap-in. Cruz touched on Pizarro's pass to Solari, he took the long way round Cagliari's defence before beating Chimenti with a brilliant left foot shot. Cagliari : Suazo is certain to go but no one knows where's he'll end up. He's perfect for the Premiership. Inter : There's a strong rumour Capello will leave Juve (sinking ship?) for Inter. Interest in Adriano seems to have cooled. He'll put himself in the shop window at the World Cup. Van Nistelrooy is a perfect replacement. Attendance : 16,000 Assists : Esposito, n/a, n/a, Pizarro |
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CHIEVO | 0-2 |
FIORENTINA |
Toni 21 |
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Dainelli 85 |
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Lobont made one of those out of this World
saves he's known for from a bullet header. Fiorentina, who were under the cosh at this point, scored minutes later. Toni tapped in a rebound after Fiore's half volley cannoned back of a post. Dainelli headed in the second from a Fiore cross prompting a pitch invasion. Fiorentina : Assuming they're in Serie A next season (I don't know anything about their involvement in the scandal) they need to strengthen the defence. Riise is one of the rumoured candidates. Bojinov has been making noises about leaving over a lack of first team opportunities. Attendance : 26,289 Assists : n/a, Fiore |
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EMPOLI | 1-2 |
ASCOLI |
Tavano 25 |
Budan 73, 85 |
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Almiron helped on a corner via his back, the
ball popped up and Tavano volleyed it in at the back post. Empoli were totally on top until Pratali was sent off for no good reason. Perulli swung a cross into the box, Coppola was too slow off his line and Budan headed in the equaliser. Guana won a ball in midfield before threading a pass through to Budan who rounded Balli and tapped into an empty net. Empoli : Tavano has been linked with.. Real Madrid! Attendance : 5,000 Red Card : Pratali 39 (Empoli) Assists : Almiron, Perulli, Guana |
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LAZIO | 1-0 |
PARMA |
Rocchi 61 | ||
Lazio's president is an idiot, more on that
later Anyway Rocchi scored a fabulous goal. He had his back to play on the edge of the box as Zauri chipped up a pass, he bounced the ball of his chest, turned and blasted a right foot volley into the bottom corner. Lazio : Will miss Pandev if he returns to Udinese as expected. Lazio are one of the best footballing sides in the league but don't have the money to strengthen the squad, that assuming they're in Serie A next season and based on what I've read they're in deep shit. Attendance : 31,886 Assist : Zauri |
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MILAN | 2-1 |
ROMA |
Kaka' 5 (Pen) |
Mexes 33 |
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Amoroso 90 (Pen) | ||
Shevchenko watched the game high up from one
of the tiers surrounded by delirious fans. Referee De Marco gave Milan a cheap penalty when Gilardino went down after a tussle with Cufre. Kaka' converted. Gilardino had a chunk of Mexes' shirt as he tried to attack a free kick, Dida helped him out by completely missing the ball - just as I said he had recovered his form. Totti made his return from injury a minute later. Kaka' missed two great chance to restore Milan's lead. Pirlo headed Doni's goalkick straight to Taddei who had all the time in the World to beat Dida but shot weakly and early. Bovo hauled down Gilardino to concede a second penalty and Kaka' passed up the chance to score a second by giving Amoroso a shot at his first Milan goal. Galliani and Berlusconi, who has a lot of free time thesedays, couldn't bear to look but he converted. Simic should have been sent off for planting a knee into the back of Mancini. Roma had a penalty appeal turned down when Nesta pulled back De Rossi but then he does it every week. Milan : No mention of Van Nistelrooy as a replacement for Shevchenko, it looks like Henry and Eto'o are the targets and Gallas is almost certain to arrive with Shevchenko headed to Chelsea. Unless new revelations come to the fore Milan will probably escape any major action from the on going investigations. Roma : One of the few big clubs to escape mention in the scandal but then they've had their share of problems in recent years. The club are in desperate need of a striker, Mido will probably be sold, and could use a new right back. Roma continue to produce outstanding youngsters, especially in midfield. The giant 16 year old striker Okaka looks a great prospect. Attendance : 66,305 Red Card : Bovo 90 (Pen) Assists : Gilardino (won pen), Bovo (fk), Gilardino (won pen) |
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PALERMO | 1-0 |
MESSINA |
Godeas 32 | ||
Palermo : A good squad that should have
challenged for a UEFA Cup spot. They've got money and in Di Michele a dynamite striker. Attendance : 26,558 Assist : n/a |
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REGGINA | 0-2 |
JUVENTUS |
Trezeguet 23 |
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Del Piero 91 |
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Juve needed a point to retain the scudetto
and as Paparesta wasn't officiating there was no danger of screwing up. Pelizzoli made a brilliant save from Cannavaro's outrageous back heel volley (from a corner) and Trezeguet headed in the rebound. Del Piero came off the bench to score his 12th goal of the season and usher in the celebrations. Juventus : Well what can you say? Another tainted title. The evidence against Juve is overwhelming with direct links from master manipulator Luciano Moggi to the very top officials in the Italian game including FIGC Vice President Innocenzo Mazzini and president of the UEFA referees commission Pierluigi Pairetto. If the past is anything to go by they should be relegated to Serie B at the very least. It's worth nothing however they've came through the steroid scandal unscathed and are Italy's most popular club and, from a commercial stand point, most important. If I wanted to watch something that had already been decided I'd watch Pro-Wrestling. Attendance : 50,000 (played at a neutral venue, Bari's stadium) Assists : n/a, Nedved |
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SAMPDORIA | 1-3 |
LECCE |
Flachi 92 |
Del Vecchio 24 |
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Konan 52, 85 |
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Del Vecchio tapped into an empty net after
Castelazzi parried from Vucinic. Cichero pulled the ball across the face of goal and Konan slammed it into the back of the net and ran past a static defence to head in his second. Flachi, who played for himself all match (shooting on sight, never passing) hit a stunning long range shot in injury time. Attendance : 22,000 Assists : n/a, Cichero, Billy, Palombo |
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SIENA | 0-0 |
LIVORNO |
Attendance : 7,000 Assists : n/a |
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TREVISO | 2-1 |
UDINESE |
Borriello 37 (Pen), 77 |
Pieri 17 |
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Pieri made a ran from the half-way line and
as he played a one-two with Barreto on the edge of the box the striker was chopped down by two defenders, Pieri flicked up the ball then lobbed over Zancope as the Treviso defence appealed for offside before turning their back to play and walking away. After a brief hold-up the ref consulted one of his assistants and awarded the goal. Muntari made a spectacular one handed save from Borriello's goal-bound shot, earning an instant red card. Borriello tapped the ball past Paoletti then headed a superb winner from a Filippini cross. Galeone's first loss as Udinese coach Attendance : 4,000 Red Card : Muntari 35 (Udinese) Assists : Barreto, n/a, A Filippini |