Serie A 2005-2006 Round 5

25 September 2005

LAZIO	4-2	PALERMO
Rocchi 58, 86		Caracciolo 36
Pandev 59		Gonzalez 49
Manfredini 65

There were approximately 237 chances before the opening goal. Santoni hit a monstrous goalkick downfield, Caracciolo showed great pace to burst past two defenders and lobbed over the advancing Peruzzi. Lazio should have been level long before Gonzalez doubled the visitors advantage following good work by Caracciolo and Makinwa. Santoni gifted Lazio a goal they desperately needed (and deserved) when he charged off his line and almost floored one of his own defenders, Rocchi rolled the ball into an empty net. A minute later Palermo screwed up offside as Pandev raced onto Rocchi's pass and found the bottom corner. Manfredini met Oddo's free kick with a mid air volley or heal, clearly he didn't mean it. Palermo missed chances to draw level before they were hit by a sucker punch. Rocchi started the move by skipping past a defender and passing to Inzaghi. Inzaghi checked back, Dabo took the ball off him, ran into the box and centred for Rocchi to tap-in. Had Guardalben been fit Lazio wouldn't have made a comeback but on the balance of play they deserved the three points. An incredible match. Pandev is coming along nicely. Attendance : 20,000 Assists : Santoni, Makinwa, n/a, Rocchi, Oddo (fk), Dabo

LIVORNO	2-0	ASCOLI
Palladino 51
Lucarelli 78 (Pen)

Palladino gathered a hospital pass and ran past a very slow Ascoli defender before rolling the ball into the corner. Lucarelli converted a penalty awarded for handball. Attendance : 15,000 Assists : n/a, n/a

SAMPDORIA	1-2	CHIEVO
Flachi 50		Franceschini 36
		Obinna 61

This was a major upset given Samp's form leading upto this match but they never got going and Chievo deservedly took the lead with a well worked goal. 18 year old Obinna, playing his first ever Serie A match, beat a defender before laying off the ball with a back heel to Luciano, his first time cross was flicked on by Amauri and Franceschini headed into the corner. Flachi bounced Zauli's cross off his chest and held off a defender before beating Fontana. Obinna gave Chievo the points with an unbelievable goal. Standing with his back to play inside the box diagonally on goal he controlled the ball with his right foot and beat a defender with an outrageous turn while bringing the ball onto this left foot. He took a couple of steps forward before changing direction, ran through two more defenders and drilled the ball into the bottom corner with his right and still had the energy to do a Martins style somersault. The best Serie A debut since Cassano. Attendance : 23,000 Assists : Amauri, Zauli, ?

SIENA	4-2	MESSINA
Locatelli 10, 46		Zoro 12
Chiesa 28, 40		Di Napoli 66

Siena looked to have wasted a chance to take the lead when Aronica overhit and pass and Chiesa couldn't control however Locatelli latched onto the ball and just managed to keep it in play, as Storari dived at his feet he turned away and rolled the ball inside the post. Zoro blasted in the equaliser after Siena failed to clear a corner. Chiesa restored Siena's lead with a tap-in and they ran away with the game either side of half time. Siena should have been awarded a penalty for a clear handball but instead of protesting Locatelli floated the ball into the box and Chiesa poked under Storari. Locatelli helped himself to another goal 12 seconds after the re-start. Locatelli lost possession but Fusco miss controlled a back pass and Locatelli pounced. Di Napoli held off Portanova's half arsed challenge to complete the scoring. Attendance : 7,500 Assists : n/a, n/a, Bogdani, Locatelli, n/a, Yanagisawa

TREVISO	0-2	MILAN
		Shevchenko 44 (Pen)
		Gilardino 73

Zancope floored Gilardino to concede a penalty and went for the sympathy vote by feigning injury. Gilardino, who missed a hatful of chances, headed in the second after Gattuso helped on Pirlo's cross. Attendance : 17,000 Assists : Gilardino (won pen), Gattuso


24 September 2005

REGGINA	2-0	UDINESE
Cozza 43
Cavalli 76

The pitch had more bald patches than Bobby Charlton. Cozza received a pass, turned and let rip with a bullet of a shot straight into the top corner. While Udinese were busy appealing for offside substitute Cavalli turned in ? cross. As the old saying goes don't cut off your nose to spite your face. Despite having 2 years left on his contract Udinese are trying to blackmail Iaquinta into signing a new one by leaving him on the bench. Since then they've lost two on the bounce. Attendance : 10,000 Assists : Vigiani, Modesto

PARMA	1-2	JUVENTUS
Delvecchio 13		Camoranesi 44
		Vieira 82

For reason's I haven't figured out a transvestite did the commentary for this match on C5. I guess it's a change of pace from the models and dancing girls. Parma's lumbering giant strikers combined to give their club a shock lead. Corradi headed on a cross and Delvecchio volleyed into the net. Camoranesi equalised with an amazing strike from 25 yards. After initially miss controlling Vieira's pass he struck the ball with a toe poke sending it screaming into the roof of the net. Ibrahimovic made his way towards the edge of the box and despite being faced by two defenders he somehow managed to cross the ball between them towards the back post where Vieira was waiting with a bullet header. Ibrahimovic's display was so good the transvestite was reduced to tears. Vieira should have left Arsenal two years ago, he's different class under Capello which is ironic given it was Capello who got rid of him over a decade ago. Attendance : 23,116 Assists : Corradi, Vieira, Ibrahimovic