22 December 2013

BOLOGNA 1 (Diamanti 57)
GENOA 0

Attendance : 20,418
Assist : Moscardelli


ATALANTA 1 (Moralez 15)
JUVENTUS 4 (Tevez 6, Pogba 46, Llorente 75, Vidal 79)

Tevez gave Juve a sixth minute lead from the edge of the box. Atalanta equalised following a super run by Bonaventura, Moralez got wicked swerve on his shot - Buffon beaten for the first time in 745 minutes. Pogba put Juve back in front a minute into the second half. Llorente flicked on a cross and Pogba (linked with a €40 million move to PSG and for €40 million they've got no chance) tapped the ball into the bottom corner. Two goals in four minutes put Juve well and truly out of sight. Llorente turned Vin Diesel (Migliaccio) in slow motion before thumping in his fifth goal of the season. Vidal completed the rout at the back post.

Attendance : 8,748
Assists : n/a, Bonaventura, Llorente, Chiellini, Lichtsteiner


VERONA 4 (Toni 5, Iturbe 44, Romulo 63, Toni 78)
LAZIO 1 (Biglia 27)

Toni headed in a Jorginho free kick. Biglia headed in the equaliser from a corner but Iturbe restored Verona's lead just before half time with a stunning free kick. Romulo tapped in a Toni centre and Toni completed the rout from Jorginho's pass.

If Lazio don't invest in the transfer window they will continue to sink and Hernanes will be gone at the end of the season.

Attendance : 19,300
Assists : Jorginho (fk), Candreva (fk), n/a, Toni, Jorginho


ROMA 4 (Benatia 19, Destro 55, Benatia 59, Gervinho 80)
CATANIA 0

Totti was back in the starting line-up though it was Ljajic who stole the show. Benatia headed in his first by re-directing a Destro header. A shocking goalkeeping mistake gifted Destro his third goal in as many games. Benatia headed in a Ljajic free kick. Gervinho missed an open goal then from 12 yards horribly scuffed a centre but luckily for him the ball bounced inside the left post.

Garcia switched to 4-2-3-1 for this game though it was against the bottom side so doesn't really count. We'll see how effective it is if he uses it against Juventus after the Christmas break.

Attendance : 41,000
Assists : Destro, n/a, Ljajic (fk), Ljajic


SAMPDORIA 1 (Eder 44)
PARMA 1 (Lucarelli 64)

Eder punished a poor defensive header to give Sampdoria the lead. Lucarelli headed in the equaliser from Palladino's corner.

Attendance : 23,000
Assists : n/a, Palladino


SASSUOLO 0
FIORENTINA 1 (Rossi 82)

Attendance : 12,000
Assist : Pizarro


TORINO 4 (Immobile 47, Immobile 65, Vives 80, Cerci 93)
CHIEVO 1 (Thereau 9)

Thereau blasted Chievo into the lead from Sardo's cutback but Torino produced a storming second half comeback. Cerci made the equaliser for strike partner Immobile and he gave his side the lead with a sensational right foot shot from 30 yards. Cerci put in Vives on the counter for Torino's third and fittingly capped a man of the match display with a nonchalant shot from the edge of the box. It was Torino's third successive victory which rockets them upto seventh place - their highest position in 20 years.

Attendance : 17,786
Assists : Sardo, Cerci, n/a, Cerci, Meggiorini


INTER 1 (Palacio 86)
MILAN 0

Billed as the derby of austerity that was reflected on the pitch. An awful game lit up by a brilliant goal. Balotelli lazily gave away the ball, Nagatomo ran infield and sprayed a pass out wide to Jonathan, Guarin fired a centre through Muntari's legs and Palacio back heeled past Abbiati. Muntari, who should have been sent off in the first half, was given his marching orders for a shoulder block on Kuzmanovic.

Balotelli was awful. Kaka' barely better. Rumour is Chelsea will sign Guarin next month. Guarin will be a huge loss for Inter and perfect for Chelsea's midfield, if he plays.

Attendance : 69,311
Red Card : Muntari 93 (Milan)
Assist : Jonathan


21 December 2013

LIVORNO 1 (Siligardi 32)
UDINESE 2 (Lopez 11, Heurtaux 65)

Lopez charged down a defender as he tried to clear and beat a poorly positioned Bardi with an angled drive. Siligardi scored a near identical equaliser. Danilo almost scored an incredible mid-air back heel volley, his shot floored Bardi and Heurtaux tapped in the rebound.

Attendance : 8,748
Assists : n/a, Paulinho, n/a


CAGLIARI 1 (Nene 9)
NAPOLI 1 (Higuain 19 Pen)

Maggio, whose has been awful since the start of last season, slipped when tracking a cross, allowing Astori to centre for Nene. Diver Pandev dived to win the penalty. Napoli were jobbed out of three points when Callejon ran onto a clearance and blasted a volley into the bottom corner from the edge of the box but a linesman raised his flag for offside, presumably indicating the ball had struck a team-mate which it clearly didn't.

Napoli are now 10 points off top spot which is simply not good enough given the investment although Albiol aside it's not really the new signings that are the problem, it's Benitez - one shot on target against a mid-table side is pathetic. Let's see who they sign in January.

Attendance : 4,800
Assists : Astori, Pandev (won pen)