Everyone's favourite fascist Paolo Di Canio was back in the starting line-up and missed two great first half chances. Cagliari were killing Lazio with their pace but had to wait until the second half before taking the lead. Budel chipped a ball over the top of the Lazio defence and Esposito blasted the ball into the bottom corner. Deep into injury time Oddo struck an amazing free kick from 35 yards out wide right, the ball sailed over the Cagliari defence and dipped right onto Bazzani's head and Siviglia nodded his flick on past Iezzo.
Attendance : 14,000 Assists : Budel, Bazzani
FIORENTINA 1-1 MESSINA Dainelli 60 Di Napoli 95
Dainelli headed Fiorentina into a deserved lead from Miccoli's free kick. Miccoli was substituted shortly after hitting the crossbar. Fantini, who replaced him, was partly to blame for the late equaliser when he failed to get tight on Di Napoli as he latched onto a knockdown before shooting past Cejas who inexplicably found himself back in goal.
Attendance : 28,000 Red Cards : Maggio 90 (Fiorentina), Zoro 94 (Messina) Assists : Miccoli (fk), Rafael
JUVENTUS 0-1 INTER Cruz 24
Ibrahimovic was really fired up for this one. He left Cordoba needing a bandage after an early clash of heads when jumping for a ball then nutted Mihajlovic when both players were face to face on the turf following a tussle. From a Nedved corner Emerson saw his header cannon back off the underside of the crossbar. Cruz jumped above Cannavaro to meet Ze Maria's free kick, Buffon dived and seemed to forget to catch the ball. Terrible mistake. I've been saying for two years he makes bad mistakes and people still think I make this things up. At the other end Inter's much maligned goalkeeper punched away Birindelli's free kick.
Cruz wasted Inter's only other chance with a poor attempt at a lob on a counter attack. Ibrahimovic struck the outside of a post with a magnificent, curling left foot half volley. It would have been goal of the season. He had another brilliant effort saved by Toldo then appeared to floor Cordoba in an off the ball incident although it looked like a dive. Inter survived half a dozen or so desperate penalty appeals as Juve ran out of ideas.
Attendance : 25,000 Assist : Ze Maria (fk)
LECCE 1-1 BOLOGNA Giacomazzi 20 Bellucci 42
Vucinic received the ball with his back to goal but the Bologna defence were distracted by Konan, who was standing miles offside, as they appealed Vucinic floated a cross to the back post and Giacomazzi hammered a right foot volley past Pagliuca. From a free kick Cassetti hammered the ball through the wall but Pagliuca made a brilliant save. As is typical with Lecce their offside trap once again proved to be their downfall and also proves Zednek Zeman is a big, big idiot. Four players were standing in and around the penalty area when a clearance was sliced back into their box. Two of them ran out trying to play Bellucci offside, their hands went up, the linesman's flag didn't, 1-1. Eremenko was booked for diving after Torrisi tripped him in the box.
Attendance : 10,984 Assists : Vucinic, n/a
MILAN 1-0 CHIEVO Seedorf 64
Attendance : 54,894 Assist : n/a
PALERMO 3-3 BRESCIA Terlizzi 14 Wome 17 Toni 49 (Pen), 79 Di Biagio 21 (Pen) Caracciolo 85
Terlizzi headed Palermo in front from Corini's free kick. Wome followed up his superb goal against Milan with an even better effort, a sensational 30 yard free kick with crashed into the top corner. Biava pulled down Zambrella to concede a penalty. For the second game in a row Di Biagio had to re-take the sport kick for encroachment and he only just scored, via a deflection off Guardalben. I don't believe Di Biagio has missed a penalty since the 1998 World Cup quarter-finals. Brienza conned Rosetti into awarding Dallamano a second yellow with an excellent dive, on first viewing given the way he fell I was convinced it was a foul. However the next passage of play would have convinced Brescia Rosetti was doing his best to screw them. As Stankevicius ran forward to take a pass out of defence Rosetti body checked him, Corini took possession then swung the ball into the box, Toni dived, penalty. Toni converted. Guardalben made an excellent, point blank save from Stankevicius. Terlizzi was sent off for bringing down Serie A's only Lithuanian international (they'll be a flood of them next season). Toni headed Palermo into the lead but Brescia's own giant won them a point on a counter attack when he stayed onside to tap in Martinez's center.
It was absolutely pissing down. Pisanu played a one-two with Kutuzov before stepping away from Cordoba and centring into the box, Gasbarroni arrived to poke past Frey. Gilardinhodidn't make the best of connections with Simplicio's free kick but his header was perfectly placed.
Roma were in total control but failed to take their chances. Alberto ran from the half way line, turned inside Chivu, sending him crashing to the ground and centred for Maccarone to tap in. Chiesa finished brilliantly from Maccarone's pass. Totti was booked for trying to kick Tudor, Tudor should have been sent off for first pushing Totti back then slapping his face. Totti's second yellow card was for an apparent punch on Colonnese. It looked like a clear dive.
A one touch passing moved ended with Mauri giving Udinese an early lead. Di Michele slipped a pass through to Jankulovski and his centre was stabbed into the net by Mauri. Vigiani chipped the ball into the box and Lucarelli bravely jumped for it as De Sanctis flew out of his box with his first aimed at the strikers header, he missed, 1-1.
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<christian9997@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:1114331493.054045.311130@o13g2000cwo.googlegroups.com...> Benny wrote:>
JUVENTUS 0-1 INTER> > Cruz 24
then nutted Mihajlovic when both players were face to face on the> turf following > a tussle.
I know I'm a bit late with this but I was surprised to see Mihajlovic> playing for Inter in the Champions League. Wasn't he at Lazio> previously?> Does that mean that Mancini chose to take him with him when he moved to> Inter?> Why would he want to do that? Mihajlovic always looks like a rather> slow and clumsy defender (plus he's always getting into trouble).
You obviously haven't noticed that he still has a menacing free kick.
I know that he can take good free-kicks but is that enough for Mancini to> always want him in his team?
When the majority of them turn into goals, yes. Look at the alternative; a clumsy fouling Materazzi.
"Catenaccio" <calciocatenaccio@inter-online.com> wrote in message news:1114336571.358634.65030@g14g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
[Mihajlovic]
Overall though, he's> been a plus, cue games such as Brescia and Roma at home where his left> foot got Inter the points.
Absolutely. Not just for the goals, but for the consistent threat he represents on every set piece. He's also very good at provoking opposing strikers into violent reactions, even though it's not always Inter who gets the benefits...
