A review of the weekend's action in the Serie A in which Alessandro Del Piero scored his 250th goal for Juventus.
Julio Cruz's stoppage-time winner snatched all three points for Inter Milan in a disappointing encounter against Udinese at the San Siro on Sunday.
The result was a harsh blow for the Friulians who deserved at least a point, but return to Udine empty-handed and drop three places to fifth in the Serie A standings.
A stoppage-time equaliser from Andrea Esposito prevented AC Milan from returning to the top of the league as Lecce earned a 1-1 draw at the Stadio Via del Mare.
A Ronaldinho goal 11 minutes from time had put the Rossoneri ahead, but Esposito's last-gasp header earned Lecce a draw which ruined Milan's plans of moving back above arch rivals Internazionale into top spot.
Alessandro Del Piero celebrated his 34th birthday in style by scoring his 250th goal for Juventus as they beat Chievo 2-0.
Del Piero broke the deadlock after 40 minutes in signature style with a swerving free-kick from just outside the area that whistled past Chievo goalkeeper Stefano Sorrentino.
It was reward for an opening half Juve dominated and a second was not long coming after the break with Vicenzo Iaquinta tapping in the rebound after Sorrentino had saved his 54th-minute penalty.
Napoli returned to winning ways to climb to second in the Serie A standings by beating struggling Sampdoria 2-0.
Daniele Mannini opened the scoring for the Partenopei midway through the first half and substitute Marcelo Zalayeta bagged the second to make the game safe 15 minutes from time.
Diego Milito scored a hat-trick as Genoa crushed 10-man Reggina 4-0 to move to within three points of the Serie A summit.
The Argentinian international took centre stage as Reggina's resistance crumbled following the dismissal of defender Andrea Costa on the stroke of half-time.
Giuseppe Sculli also scored for the hosts, for whom it was a sixth successive home victory, to leave Reggina rooted to the foot of the table.
Fiorentina notched up their fourth home win of the season as they defeated Atalanta 2-1.
The Viola took a two-goal lead into the break thanks to strikes from Felipe Melo and Alberto Gilardino before Sergio Floccari reduced the gap from the penalty spot late on.
Three goals in the second half helped Lazio to their third consecutive win in Serie A as they overcame Siena 3-0.
The in-form Mauro Zarate opened the scoring 12 minutes after the break, before second-half substitute Tommasi Rocchi added two goals in the final minutes to cement the win.
Rocco Sabato's late free-kick saw Catania come from behind to claim a 2-1 victory over Cagliari.
Jedaias Jeda took advantage of poor defending to head Cagliari in front in the sixth minute but Giuseppe Mascara equalised in the 37th minute.
And a good second-half performance paid off as Sabato pounced three minutes from time to ensure Catania got back to winning ways after three consecutive defeats.
On Saturday, an own goal by Cicinho in stoppage time gifted Bologna and new coach Sinisa Mihajlovic their first draw of the season - 1-1 against Roma.
Francesco Totti celebrated his 400th Serie A appearance with a 69th-minute goal, which seemed to be enough to grant Roma their second win in a week, before Cicinho headed into his own net in the second minute of stoppage time.
Jurgen Samuel's late goal against the 10 men of Palermo helped Torino to a 1-0 victory.
Toro looked to be heading for a frustrating draw until a red card for Antonio Nocerino seven minutes from time changed the face of the game, and Samuel was able to produce the winner with 89 minutes played.
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Sunday, November 9, 2008
Serie A, Del Piero creates history for Juve
Alessandro Del Piero celebrated his 34th birthday by scoring his 250th goal for Juventus in the 2-0 win over Chievo.
Del Piero broke the deadlock after 40 minutes in signature style with a swerving free-kick from just outside the area that whistled past Chievo goalkeeper Stefano Sorrentino.
It was reward for an opening half Juve dominated and a second was not long coming after the break with Vicenzo Iaquinta tapping in the rebound after Sorrentino had saved his 54th-minute penalty.
The win maintains Juve's excellent recent form that has seen them rise to sixth place in the Serie A table, while new Chievo boss Domenico Di Carlo, who replaced Giuseppe Iachini earlier this week, saw his side slip to second from bottom.
Di Carlo made five changes for his first game in charge with Marco Malago, Andres Mantorani, Giampiero Pinzi, Antonio Langella and Mauro Esposito called into the starting XI.
For Juve, Iaquinta was one of three changes from the team that beat Roma 2-0 last time out.
The Italy striker replaced Amauri while Olof Mellberg and Paolo De Ceglie came in for Zdenek Grygera and Pavel Nedved respectively.
Juve took just six minutes to get into their stride when Cristian Molinaro broke free down the right flank before crossing a ball to Mohamed Sissoko at the top of the area where the former Liverpool midfielder took a touch to compose himself before arrowing a shot narrowly wide.
Chievo summoned a response, although it would prove one of few, four minutes later when Esposito used his speed to surge into space and cross to the near post where Sergio Pellissier arrived first, in front of Nicola Legrottaglie, but his effort flew wide.
From then on the first half belonged to Juve who controlled possession of the ball and they deservedly went ahead five minutes before the interval.
It came from Del Piero and proved to be a goal to befit his milestone as the veteran sweetly struck his free-kick, from a central position outside the area, just under the crossbar.
The goal added to a memorable day for Del Piero who, in a addition to turning 34, was making his 337th Serie A appearance for Juve to move him second on the club's all-time list alongside Gaetano Scirea.
Juve's second goal of the game was not long coming after the break with Chievo defender Andrea Mantovani penalised for handball in the 54th minute.
Iaquinta stepped up to take the spot-kick and while he saw his effort saved by Sorrentino, the rebound well kindly in the centre of the area to allow him to redeem himself.
The game slowed after that with Chievo showing little signs of finding a goal to make the game interesting again.
They did, however, have an appeal for a penalty waved away after 71 minutes when Legrottaglie awkwardly controlled the ball with Chievo protesting he had used an arm.
At the other end Del Piero forced Sorrentino into a good save to deny his long-range shot before substitute Grygera hit the crossbar with a spectacular 30-yard shot in injury time.
Del Piero broke the deadlock after 40 minutes in signature style with a swerving free-kick from just outside the area that whistled past Chievo goalkeeper Stefano Sorrentino.
It was reward for an opening half Juve dominated and a second was not long coming after the break with Vicenzo Iaquinta tapping in the rebound after Sorrentino had saved his 54th-minute penalty.
The win maintains Juve's excellent recent form that has seen them rise to sixth place in the Serie A table, while new Chievo boss Domenico Di Carlo, who replaced Giuseppe Iachini earlier this week, saw his side slip to second from bottom.
Di Carlo made five changes for his first game in charge with Marco Malago, Andres Mantorani, Giampiero Pinzi, Antonio Langella and Mauro Esposito called into the starting XI.
For Juve, Iaquinta was one of three changes from the team that beat Roma 2-0 last time out.
The Italy striker replaced Amauri while Olof Mellberg and Paolo De Ceglie came in for Zdenek Grygera and Pavel Nedved respectively.
Juve took just six minutes to get into their stride when Cristian Molinaro broke free down the right flank before crossing a ball to Mohamed Sissoko at the top of the area where the former Liverpool midfielder took a touch to compose himself before arrowing a shot narrowly wide.
Chievo summoned a response, although it would prove one of few, four minutes later when Esposito used his speed to surge into space and cross to the near post where Sergio Pellissier arrived first, in front of Nicola Legrottaglie, but his effort flew wide.
From then on the first half belonged to Juve who controlled possession of the ball and they deservedly went ahead five minutes before the interval.
It came from Del Piero and proved to be a goal to befit his milestone as the veteran sweetly struck his free-kick, from a central position outside the area, just under the crossbar.
The goal added to a memorable day for Del Piero who, in a addition to turning 34, was making his 337th Serie A appearance for Juve to move him second on the club's all-time list alongside Gaetano Scirea.
Juve's second goal of the game was not long coming after the break with Chievo defender Andrea Mantovani penalised for handball in the 54th minute.
Iaquinta stepped up to take the spot-kick and while he saw his effort saved by Sorrentino, the rebound well kindly in the centre of the area to allow him to redeem himself.
The game slowed after that with Chievo showing little signs of finding a goal to make the game interesting again.
They did, however, have an appeal for a penalty waved away after 71 minutes when Legrottaglie awkwardly controlled the ball with Chievo protesting he had used an arm.
At the other end Del Piero forced Sorrentino into a good save to deny his long-range shot before substitute Grygera hit the crossbar with a spectacular 30-yard shot in injury time.
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