3 October 2004 ROMA 3-3 INTER Montella 8 Cambiasso 45 Totti 56 (fk) Mexes 51 (og) De Rossi 73 Recoba 53 Ze Maria ball watched Mancini's cross float into the box and didn't bother making a challenge as Montella took the ball on his chest and blasted into the top corner. Cambiasso scored his first goal for Inter at the end of the half when he headed Recoba's cross emphatically past Toldo. Two mistakes from Mexes gave Inter what should have been an unassailable lead. After slicing Veron's show past his own 'keeper his untimely slip allowed Recoba to burst into the box and he beat Toldo with a ferocious drive inside his near post. Totti began the comeback with an outstanding free kick from absolutely miles away from goal, his 100th in Serie A. Another Totti free kick lead to the equaliser, Dellas, on as a sub for the staggeringly poor Panucci, headed across goal, Mido threw himself at the ball, it deflected to De Rossi and he controlled on his chest before volleying past Toldo. It's matches like these i.e. matches between the top clubs that set Serie A apart from every other league. Attendance : 65,000 Assists : Mancini, Recoba, n/a, Stankovic, Totti (won fk), Mido ATALANTA 1-1 LAZIO Gautieri 11 Muzzi 85 Gautieri's well placed low shot looked to have given Atalanta their first win of the season before Budan's wayward clearance fell to Muzzi leaving him with a chance he couldn't miss. Assist : Budan, n/a MESSINA 4-1 SIENA Parisi 33 Conte 40 (og) Di Napoli 35, 54 Amoruso 83 (Pen) Parisi received the ball on the left flank and tried his luck from distance, the ball took a wicked deflection off Cirillo past Manninger. CM0304 star Zoro rode two tackles before passing to journeyman striker Di Napoli and he showed great skill to beat Mignani - by fouling him, then shot into the corner. Conte became the third Messina player to get on the score sheet in five minutes but at the wrong end. Di Napoli exchanged passes with Zampagna, who has done a lot more to earn an Italy cap then Cagliari's Esposito, before blasting a half volley into the corner, beautiful goal. Amoruso put away a penalty for a slightly flattering fourth. Attendance : Assists : ?, Zoro, n/a, Zampagna, Amoruso (won pen) MILAN 3-1 REGGINA Shevchenko 11, 89 Franceschini 59 Kaka' 66 Shevchenko took a pass from Kaka', stepped inside two players and hammered into the roof of the net. Milan's poor defending from set pieces allowed Reggina back in the match. Franceschini got above Maldini to head in Nakamura's free kick. Maldini cannot jump. Cafu launched a long ball downfield, Shevchenko tried to round Storari but the 'keeper got a touch, Shevchenko recovered and centred for Kaka', 2-1. Boriello, on loan from Milan, had a goal disallowed for no reason whatsoever, apparently for a foul on Nesta. Shevchenko then raced downfield and cracked the ball into the bottom corner from 25 yards. Kaka' seems to have recovered from his poor start to the season now all Milan need to do is sort out their defence. Attendance : 59,473 Assists : Kaka', Nakamura (fk), Shevchenko, ? PALERMO 1-0 BOLOGNA Brienza 40 Attendance : 32,425 Assist : Zaccardo PARMA 0-0 FIORENTINA Both teams should be fined and their coaches sacked. Attendance : 14,434 SAMPDORIA 2-0 LIVORNO Rossini 78 Diana 87 Two mistakes by Livorno 'keeper Mareggini sent them rock bottom and moved struggling Samp into mid-table. Both goals were largely identical, crosses from the right, Mareggini came off his line, missed, goal. Attendance : 25,000 Assist : n/a, Bazzani UDINESE 0-1 JUVENTUS Zalayeta 60 Ibrahimovic could be in trouble for head butting Cribari. Juve lost Trezeguet and Nedved to injuries. Trezeguet's looks more serious as he fell on the shoulder that gave him many problems last season. Attendance : 28,000 Assist : Camoranesi (ck) 2 October 2004 CAGLIARI 2-1 BRESCIA Zola 13 (pen) Caracciolo 38 Langella 83 Langella vaulted over Mareco to win a penalty and Zola scored his first Serie A goal in 8 years from the spot. Caracciolo headed Brescia level late in the half. Langella ran onto a pass from Zola, beat two defenders and his curling effort caught the inside of the right post before ricocheting into the opposite corner of the net, it looked absolutely superb. Attendance : 12,000 Assists : Langella (won pen), Di Biagio, Zola Red Cards : Esposito 89 (Cagliari), Zoboli 89 (Brescia) CHIEVO 2-1 LECCE Baronio 48 Vucinic 92 Tiribocchi 78 Baronio blasted ? free kick through a ruck of players. Dreadful defending from a corner allowed Chievo to double their lead and Tribocchi to score his first Serie A goal. Vucinic's stunning goal from 30 odd yards came too late. Lecce blew a chance to go top of the league. Attendance : 13,000 Assists : ?, Franceschini, n/a |