17 September 2006 |
PARMA | 0-2 |
MILAN |
Seedorf 25 fk |
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Kaka' 85 Pen |
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Seedorf gave Milan the lead with a monstrous
free kick from about 30 yards. Gilardino left the field on a stretcher after a clash of heads left him busted wide open just above the temple. Against a better team Milan would have been punished for such an abject second half performance but Kaka' wrapped up the points from the penalty spot after De Lucia floored him when he ran in on goal. Attendance : 19,746 Assists : Oliveira (won fk), Kaka' (won Pen) |
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ASCOLI | 1-1 |
MESSINA |
Perrulli 88 |
Rigano 62 |
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The problem with a 20 team league is that it
increases the mediocrity in the lower half of the table and these two teams are certainly evidence of that. Rigano, who formed such a great partnership with Tavano at Empoli last season, towered above the Ascoli defence to head in Masiello's cross. A free kick slammed into Messina wall and Perrulli latched onto the ball to smash home the equaliser. Attendance : 7,000 Assists : Masiello, n/a |
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CATANIA | 0-0 |
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Attendance : 20,000 Assist : n/a |
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LAZIO | 1-2 |
PALERMO |
Rocchi 73 |
Di Michele 11, 38 |
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Simplicio, one of several astute signings
made by Palermo over the summer, intercepted a pass as Lazio broke forward to attack and played it straight down the middle for Di Natale to race clear and lob over the exposed Peruzzi. Lazio poured forward and should have been level before Palermo hit them with a sucker punch from a corner. Corini sent Barzagli clear, with almost the entire Lazio outfield in the Palermo half, Barzagli threaded the ball between two players to Di Michele who ran on the outside of Zauri, at the same time drawing out Peruzzi, and beat him with an exquisite lob. Having made three outstanding saves Agliardi let a tame effort from Di Rocchi squirm under his body. Mauri should have given Lazio a deserved share of the points but missed an open goal. Attendance : 16,000 Assists : Simplicio, Barzagli, Mauri |
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EMPOLI | 1-1 |
CHIEVO |
Vannucchi 61 fk |
Mandelli 15 |
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Bruno's header, from a corner, proved too hot
to handle for Empoli 'keeper Balli and Mandelli knocked the rebound into the net via his knee. Luciano got a second yellow for going through the back of Almiron. It was largely one way traffic after that. Squizzi should have been the second Chievo player to have been sent off when he flew out of his box to chop down Pozzi but the ref bottled it and only gave a yellow. Justice was served from the resulting free kick when Squizzi dropped the ball into his own net then made a miracle save from Saudati minutes later. Attendance : 3,500 Red Card : Luciano 18 (Chievo) Assists : n/a, Pozzi (won fk) |
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LIVORNO | 1-0 |
FIORENTINA |
Lucarelli 58 |
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Attendance : 10,000 Red Card : Pasqual 83 (Fiorentina) Assist : Passoni (ck) |
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SIENA | 1-3 |
ROMA |
Frick 86 |
Taddei 46 |
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Pizarro 70 |
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Okaka 92 |
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Manninger was having an excellent game in
goal for Siena - until half time. He let in a weak as piss shot from Taddei who made the second by firing the ball across the face of goal and Pizarro poked it in at the back post. Frick gave Siena a glimmer of hope when he inadvertently deflected team-mate Locatelli's header into the net but another dreadful mistake by Manninger gifted the child Okaka Roma's third. Manninger had an absolute nightmare but was totally hung out to dry by a defence that ball watched the opposition dance around their box. I can't remember the last time I saw a defence play as poorly as this. During the first half Chiesa slapped Panucci in the face, and to be fair who can blame him, so is looking at a trial by television suspension. Attendance : 9,000 Red Card : Brevi 27 (Siena) Assists : Perrotta, Taddei, Locatelli, Mancini |
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UDINESE | 2-0 |
TORINO |
Di Natale 25 |
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Felipe 65 |
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Abbiati, who was so impressive on loan for
Torino's hated neighbours Juve at the start of last season, let an easy shot from Di Natale slip through his fingers to give Udinese the lead. Felipe made up for a terrible miss in the first half with a spectacular mid-air volley at the near post. Attendance : 14,000 Assists : Asamoah, Di Natale |
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REGGINA | 2-1 |
CAGLIARI |
Lucarelli 52 |
Suazo 62 Pen |
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Bianchi 93 |
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Leon picked up the ball out on the left flank
and destroyed his marker with a fantastic nutmeg before lofting the ball to the back post for Alessandro Lucarelli to head in. Suazo equalised with an absolute bullshit penalty awarded when Esposito did a diving swan act. Suazo should have given Cagliari the lead when put clean through but under pressure from Lucarelli he lost his balance and shot wide. Amoruso thundered a header against the underside of the crossbar before last week's hat-trick hero tapped in the winner after Chimenti made a stunning point blank save from Amoruso. Attendance : 9,700 Assists : Leon, Esposito (won pen), n/a |
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INTER | 1-1 |
SAMPDORIA |
Bonanni 79 og |
Flachi 48 Pen |
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After making a hat-trick of World Class saves
in the first half, Castelazzi started the second by launching a goal kick upfield, Flachi chased down the ball and Cordoba brought him down in the box to concede a penalty. Crespo and Figo spurned further chances before Vieira wrongly had a goal disallowed for offside. Inter's luck finally turned when Castelazzi flapped at a corner and the ball bounced off team-mate Bonanni into the back of the net. Following on from their pathetic display in Europe on Tuesday looking at the result you could be forgiven for thinking this was a typical half arsed effort from the Nerazzurri and in some ways (Ibrahimovic's decision making) it was though they should have won comfortably. Attendance : 45,194 Assists : Flachi (won pen), n/a |