19 September 2004 UDINESE 4-0 PARMA Di Natale 15 Jankulovski 73 (Pen) Di Michele 75 Fava 92 When attempting to cut out a through pass Bovo directed the ball to Di Natale and with Frey off his line the striker lobbed first time into an empty net. Gilardino should have equalised but turned Maccarone's cross wide of the post. Bonera earned a second yellow for pushing Iaquinta as he ran in on goal. Having been denied a clear penalty earlier in the second half Udinese got one when Pizarro tripped over his own feet, after Jankulovski converted Parma fell apart. Di Michele lobbed over Frey to score the third and Fava scuffed in a fourth in injury time. Attendance : 15,000 Red Card : Bonera 30 (Parma) Assists : n/a, Pizarro (won pen), Pizarro, Jankulovski BOLOGNA 0-2 MILAN Shevchenko 84 (Pen) Kaka' 91 Milan were made to work awfully hard by a Bologna side that rode their luck on several occasions. Cafu volleyed against the crossbar mid-way through the first half and Inzaghi almost scored with his first touch when coming on as a second half substitute but his shot rebounded off the inside of a post. Having been denied a penalty for clear handball Milan were awarded a spot kick when Colucci floored Kaka'. Shevchenko sent Pagliuca the wrong way and in injury time Kaka' hooked in a loose ball following a strong run by Inzaghi and series of deflections. Attendance : 25,000 Assists : Kaka' (won pen), n/a FIORENTINA 2-1 CAGLIARI Miccoli 15 Suazo 92 Dainelli 90 Maltagliati's sloppy clearance fell to Miccoli and he blasted Fiorentina into the lead. Dainelli lobbed over Katergiannakis. One time Juventus target Suazo scored a late consolation goal. Attendance : 29,000 Assists : n/a, Fantini, Conti JUVENTUS 2-0 ATALANTA Trezeguet 14, 68 The goals weren't as significant as what happened after Trezeguet had scored from two defensive mistakes. Notorious for contributing absolutely nothing but goals and never doing anything outside the box he dropped back into midfield and linked superbly with Ibrahimovic. He released the giant Swede with a superb chipped pass but Taibi saved then he found him with a pass from the right flank, Ibrahimovic laid the ball off to Zebina and he volleyed against the crossbar. Attendance : 20,000 Assists : n/a LAZIO 1-1 REGGINA Inzaghi 32 (Pen) Bonazzoli 35 Inzaghi dived to win a penalty then won an argument with Di Canio over who should take it. Three minutes later Bonazzoli equalised with a fantastic right foot volley. Attendance : 35,000 Assists : Inzaghi (won pen), Mozart LIVORNO 1-2 CHIEVO Protti 15 Cossato 49 Semioli 57 Following the euphoria over their opening game draw with Champions Milan Livorno were quickly brought down to Earth against Chievo, despite taking an early lead against the run of play through Protti. Cossato equalised when Livorno failed to deal with a long ball into the box and Semioli drifted in from the left before catching Amelia by surprise with a low shot. Attendance : 18,000 Assists : Vigiani, Semioli, Baronio MESSINA 4-3 ROMA Parisi 20 (Pen) Montella 35, 64, 69 Sullo 47 Giampa 74 Zampagna 78 It wasn't a very good week for Mexes. Following his red card on Wednesday he was adjudged to have fouled Zampagna and Parisi put the minnows in front. Sullo restored Messina's lead after Montella had equalised. Pelizzoli tipped Zampagna's stunning volley against the post and Sullo slammed in the rebound. Montella equalised for the second time with a precise shot from the edge of the box and put Roma into the lead with a close range volley. After that he left the field injured and Messina scored twice in four minutes to complete a remarkable victory. Giampa made it 3-3 when he latched onto a ball after Parisi's free kick deflected off the Roma wall. Zampagna, who was really impressive, won the match with a magnificent lob on the break. Attendance : 33,000 Assists : Zampagna (won pen), Coriva, n/a, Mancini, Mido, n/a, Iliev SIENA 2-1 SAMPDORIA Vergassola 10 Flachi 5 Portanova 70 After Flachi headed in Bazzani's cross. Two former Sampdoria players combined for the equaliser, Chiesa laying the ball off for Vegassola who thumped the ball past Turci. Defender Portanova headed in Camorani's cross as the Samp defence tried and failed to spring the offside trap. Volpi earned himself a second yellow card for throwing the ball at a linesman. Attendance : 10,000 Red Cards : Corrozzieri 54 (Sampdoria), Volpi 84 (Sampdoria) Assists : Bazzani, Chiesa, Camorani 18 September 2004 INTER 1-1 PALERMO Adriano 46 Toni 66 Inter were desperately unlucky not to come away with three points. After Adriano headed the Nerazzurri into the lead a beautiful move down the left ended with Pasquale running onto Adriano's first time pass and pulling the ball across the face of goal, thanks to Grosso's timely shirt pulling Cruz failed to connect. In between beating up Materazzi, throwing elbows and diving Toni found time to score the equaliser, tapping in Zauri's center after the midfielder beat three players on the by-line. Inter had another clear penalty appeal turned down for a foul on Adriano before Biava was sent off for chopping down Martins when he was through on goal. Adriano almost snapped the crossbar in half with a ridiculous shot from distance. Attendance : 68,190 Red Card : Biava 81 (Palermo) Assists : Ze Maria, Zauli LECCE 4-1 BRESCIA Bojinov 38, 72 Caracciolo 27 Bjelanovic 51 Giacomazzi 82 Lecce surprisingly reacted well to Brescia taking the lead. Bojinov turned onto a loose ball and fired into the corner to equalise and Bjelanovic put Lecce in front when he slid in to meet Rullo's center. A fantastic pass by Pinardi sent Bojinov clear and he showed great composure in beating Castelazzi. Bjelanovic headed on Rullo's cross and Giacomazzi blasted in a fourth. Bojinov is a massive talent usually let down by his finishing. Keep an eye on this kid, he could go all the way. Attendance : 10,000 Assists : Almeyda, n/a, Rullo, Pinardi, Bjelanovic Red Card : Almeyda 72 (Brescia) |