| 18 April 2007 |
| ASCOLI | 2-5 |
MILAN |
| Di Biagio 33 (Pen) |
Gilardino 3, 27 |
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| Guberti 41 |
Kaka' 25 (Pen), 35 |
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Seedorf 75 |
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| Ascoli needed a good start if they had any
hopes of getting something from this match and needless to say they didn't get one. The defence tried to play offside as Seedorf chipped a ball into the box, Ronaldo flicked the ball over the head of a defender and Gilardino volleyed into the corner. Ronaldo broke on the counter and carried the ball 50 yards before Eleftheropoulos floored him to concede a penalty. He looked absolutely wasted when he got to his feet. After Kaka' successfully converted the spot kick Gilardino got on the end of a Jankulovski cross to head in Milan's third. Guberti suckered the ref into awarding a penalty and Di Biagio reduced the arrears from the sport. Two minutes later Kaka' intercepted a half cleared corner before turning and crashing a right foot shot beyond Eleftheropoulos. Guberti collected the ball from a throw in, jinked his way between two defenders and everyone watched his low shot bobble into the corner. Pirlo chipped a delightful pass into Seedorf and Eleftheropoulos' mad rush off his line allowed the Dutchman to lob in the fifth. Milan have opened up a four point gap over Palermo and should push Lazio all the way for third place. Attendance : 15,004 Assists : Ronaldo, Ronaldo (won pen), Jankulovski, Guberti (won pen), n/a, Pesce (throw in), Pirlo |
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| EMPOLI | 2-0 |
ATALANTA |
| Saudati 35 |
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| Almiron 54 |
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| The excellent Vannucchi, Empoli's equivalent
of Zola, chipped a cross into the box from out wide on the left flank, with his back to goal Saudati pulled the ball down before blasting a scissor kick into the bottom corner, great goal. Bellini was harshly sent off on half time for either a headbutt or elbow on Pozzi though in truth all he did was attack a cross. Busce ran from the half way line into the box before pulling the ball across goal, Talamonti should have cleared but missed leaving Almiron with a tap-in. Almiron blasted a penalty straight at Bassi shortly before Vieri made his long awaited (if you support Atalanta) return to first team action almost exactly a year after he picked up an injury when playing for Monaco. Attendance : 4,000 Red Card : Bellini 45 (Atalanta) Assists : Vannucchi, Busce |
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| INTER | 1-3 |
ROMA |
| Materazzi 52 (Pen) |
Perrotta 44 |
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Figo 89 (og) |
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Cassetti 94 |
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| Roma went balls to the wall at Inter right
from the off. Julio Cesar parried from Totti and Maicon made a brilliant clearance as Perrotta seemed certain to score on the rebound. It took Inter 37 minutes to put the Roma goal under press, Stankovic crashing a speculative shot against the bar. At the other end Cesar made a stunning save to tip a Mancini shot against the post just before Roma took the lead. De Rossi intercepted a poor Materazzi clearance and threaded a pass between two defenders to Chivu who had made an overlapping run down the left flank, he rolled the ball to the back post and Perrotta tapped in. Referee Trefoloni got Inter back on track with a fabrication of a penalty after Adriano threw himself over Doni. After Materazzi converted it was all one way traffic. Doni made a stunning one handed save down to his left, tipping Adriano's low header onto a post. One of the saves of the season. Ibrahimovic, standing unmarked at the back post, blazed wide after Stankovic hammered a driven cross into the box. Doni made another great save, this time from Stankovic and Maicon, probably the best wing back in the World, flashed a shot wide of a post. Roma were on the way to escaping with a point until Cambiasso body checked De Rossi on a rare attack. Totti slammed his free kick into the wall and it took a deflection off Figo leaving Cesar rooted to the spot. In the last minute of injury time De Rossi sold Figo with a dummy before playing in Cassetti to score a flattering third. This was supposed to Inter's coronation but Roma spoilt the party. That's one loss (their first of the season) and two draws in their last three games. They're missing Vieira but it's doesn't matter as another two wins guarantees them a second successive scudetto. They won't win a third. Attendance : 67,500 Assists : Chivu, Adriano (won pen), n/a, De Rossi |
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| LAZIO | 0-0 |
CHIEVO |
| Attendance : 19,411 Red Cards : Behrami 45 (Lazio), Sammarco 45 (Chievo) Assist : n/a |
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| LIVORNO | 2-1 |
CAGLIARI |
| Lucarelli 5 |
Suazo 61 (Pen) |
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| Knezevic 67 |
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| Cesar threaded a pass to Morrone who
miss-controlled due to a deflection off a defender, the ball rolled onto the end of Lucarelli's left foot and he side footed past Chimenti. Pavan rugby tackled Suazo to concede the game tying penalty but 6 minutes later Knezevic met a Fiore free kick with an absolute bullet of a header. Attendance : 6,500 Assists : Morrone, Suazo (won pen), Fiore (fk) |
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| REGGINA | 3-1 |
MESSINA |
| Bianchi 13 |
Rigano 27 (Pen) |
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| Reggina got a lucky break on 13 minutes.
Amoruso's speculative shot took a deflection off a Messina player and landed at Amerini's feet, Eleftheropoulos saved and Bianchi knocked in goal #17 of the season. Messina got themselves level with a bollocks of a penalty. Bianchi passed out wide to Modesto and Amoruso met his first time cross with a terrific diving header at the near post. Morello gave away a penalty for a messy challenge on Amoruso and earned himself a red card for taking his protests too far. Amoruso smacked the ball into the bottom corner. If anyone is going to scupper Reggina's survival hopes it's probably Parma who have a much easier run in. Chievo's recent form gives both teams hope. Attendance : 13,000 Red Card : Morello 70 (Messina) Assists : n/a, Rigano (won pen), Modesto, Amoruso |
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| UDINESE | 1-0 |
SAMPDORIA |
| Iaquinta 53 (Pen) |
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| Attendance : 12,000 Assist : n/a |
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| PARMA | 2-0 |
FIORENTINA |
| Rossi 27, 89 (Pen) |
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| Budan turned onto a ball before playing in
Rossi with a perfectly weighted pass, Rossi waited for Potenza to slid in, took a kick on the ankles and remarkably didn't go down, then toe poked past fat man Frey in the Fiorentina goal. Dessena took a tumble in the box under a legit challenge from Pasqual, immediately appealed to the ref for a penalty and he obliged. Rossi took his tally to 6 in 12 games from the penalty spot. Attendance : 17,822 Assists : Budan, Dessena |
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| SIENA | 1-0 |
TORINO |
| Antonini 65 |
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Attendance : 6,000 Assist : Eremenko |
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| CATANIA | 1-2 |
PALERMO |
| Caserta 59 |
Caracciolo 50 |
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Di Michele 83 |
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| Attendance : Assists : n/a, Bresciano, Zaccardo |
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