31 October 2013

ROMA 1 (Borriello 68)
CHIEVO 0

Roma laboured to victory with Borriello heading in a cross at the back post to set a new Serie A record as Roma became the first team to start the season with 10 consecutive wins but on the evidence of this they need Totti and Gervinho back if the record is to continue.

Attendance : 44,000
Assist : Ljajic


30 October 2013

CAGLIARI 0
BOLOGNA 3 (Garics 26, Kone 58, Pazienza 61)

Agazzi failed to hold a speculative shot and Garics thrashed in the rebound. In something of a surprise Kone didn't score an overhead kick or scissor kick or volley but a routine tap-in. Pazienza headed in Kone's free kick to give Bologna a much needed three points.

Attendance : 3,500
Red Card : Murru 52 (Cagliari)
Assists : n/a, Garics, Kone


FIORENTINA 1 (Rossi 28 Pen)
NAPOLI 2 (Callejon 12, Mertens 36)

Evil triumphed in this battle between good and evil, despite Fiorentina having almost 70% possession and three times as many attempts. Higuain found Callejon with a super cross and he punched a half volley past Neto. Fraud Rossi converted a gift of a penalty but Mertens quickly restored Napoli's lead. Higuain back heeled Mertens pass as he spun away from a defender and Mertens ran through Fiorentina's weak defence before angling a shot into the right corner. Cuadrado was shown two yellows for diving.

Fiorentina are a major soft touch and Napoli the antethis of good football but then under Benitez it's to be expected.

Attendance : 27,000
Red Card : Maggio 80 (Napoli), Cuadrado 91 (Fiorentina)
Assists : Higuain, Savic (won pen), Higuain


GENOA 1 (Gilardino 57)
PARMA 0

Attendance : 20,000
Assist : Biondini


VERONA 2 (Gomez 51, Toni 78)
SAMPDORIA 0

Cacciatore hit a great longball out of defence to Taleb who flicked it onto Toni, Toni played in Gomez on the overlap and he tucked his shot inside a post. Toni horribly miscued when trying to shoot a deflection but scored at the second attempt.

Attendance : 20,000
Assists : Toni, n/a


JUVENTUS 4 (Vidal 26, Pirlo 34, Tevez 66, Bonucci 71)
CATANIA 0

Vidal scored via a massive deflection. Pirlo scored his second goal of the season with a trademark free kick, his 23rd in Serie A (five behind Mihajlovic who holds the record with 28). Llorente gave Tevez a hospital pass for Juve's third. Juve's dominance was such that Bonucci was in the box lurking with intent, Giovinco burst in from the left and Bonucci finished with a fine first time shot.

Attendance : 38,000
Red Card : Guarante 84 (Catania)
Assists : n/a, Tevez (won fk), Llorente, Giovinco


LIVORNO 3 (Paulinho 25, Greco 34, Emerson 63)
TORINO 3 (Immobile 4, Glik 8, Cerci 87 Pen)

Immobile gave draw specialists Torino the perfect start when he slid home Cerci's cross. Glik headed in a second four minutes later. Paulinho began the comeback with a tap in at the back post. He also had a hand in the second, dummying Emeghara's centre for Greco to fire past Padelli. Emerson baited a defender with a series of stepovers before uncorking a stunning shot from 35 yards that crashed in off the underside of the crossbar. Cerci equalised three minutes from time after Immobile shot against the hand of a defender. Harsh.

Attendance : 10,000
Assists : Cerci, Cerci, Schiattarella, Emeghara, Coda, n/a


MILAN 1 (Kaka' 54)
LAZIO 1 (Ciani 72)

Kaka' rolled back the years with a superb goal. Running onto a Balotelli centre he whipped a right foot shot up and over into the top right corner. Milan of course cannot defend worth a lick and conceded mid-way through the second half when De Jong charged across Ciani to headed clear a cross only he missed the ball completely.

Attendance : 42,000
Assists : Balotelli, Candreva


SASSUOLO 1 (Zaza 25)
UDINESE 2 (Di Natale 18 Pen, Muriel 56)

Ziegler did a Pro-Wrestling style chop block to take out Basta for the penalty. Zaza forced a mistake from Naldo to equalise. Six Udinese players broke on a counter attack, Allan slipped a ball wide left to Muriel and he blasted first time into the bottom right corner. Zaza was sent off for going through the back of Silva with a wild two footed lunge. Despite going a man down Sassuolo dominated the rest of the match, forcing three saves from Brkic.

Attendance : 8,000
Red Card : Zaza 80 (Sassuolo)
Assists : Basta (won pen), Antei, Allan


29 October 2013

ATALANTA 1 (Denis 25)
INTER 1 (Alvarez 16)

Alvarez hooked a shot through Stendardo leg's after Palacio headed down Kovacic's cross. Moralez punished sloppy play by Alvarez to make the equaliser for Denis.

Attendance : 16,511
Assists : Palacio, Moralez