Italian Serie A Week 23rd: the Champions League zone is getting crowded !

Walter Zenga (Picture taken from Interdipendenza.net)

Very nice fixture for the Italian Serie A even if there was something like a tennis match result between Juventus and Sassuolo. 7-0 and that's it. There is not much to comment on this one except that Allegri lost for injury three players: Matuidi, Rugani and Khedira. The rest is just garbage. Sassuolo completely didn't play at all. Hattrick by Gonzalo Higuain, two goals scored by Khedira and the others ones were Pjanic and Alexsandro. Let's turn this page, it's better. 

Fantastic instead the point conquered by Walter Zenga and his Crotone away against Inter. The Spalletti's team simply can't win anymore. Eder was replacing Icardi (injured) and he even scored the league with a header luckily deflected by Faraoni at 23'. The second half is another story and again thanks for a lucky rebounds action the ball finished on Barberis who shot practically from the keeper box equalizing the match. Awful match played by Perisic who missed some huge chances. He clearly wants to leave and it's gonna be probably at the end of the season.

Much better the 1-1 between Sampdoria and Torino. Many chances for both teams but it's the Giampaolo's team to get the lead with a precise free kick by Torreira at 11'. A powerful shot by Acquah deflected by G.Ferrari gave the 1-1 after 14 minutes. Belotti who got on the pitch during the second half had couple of great chances that probably in other times would have never missed. In the end one point a piece it's not that bad.

Verona lost only 0-1 in the home match against Roma because of a nice shot by Cengiz Under after only 1 minute ! Pecchia's team should have done much better especially considering they were one man up since the 51' when Pellegrini did a very stupid foul getting a direct red card. Thanks to Alisson and to the defensive line the match ended up like that. 3 very important points for Roma that gets much closer to Inter! Only one point now! 

People! The Gasperini's Atalanta is really solid! Despite the 1-0 win against Chievo the result should have been much more even if Chievo had some chance especially when Inglese got on the pitch. A lucky goal by Mancini (Only 4 apps in the Italian Serie A) gave 3 points to the team! They did so many shots on goal but today even the midfielder bomber Cristante made some mistakes in the last 16 meters zone.

WE must say we were sure about the Fiorentina's victory away against Bologna. Pioli's team put up a great performance and deserved the 3 points especially after the very ugly home loss in the past fixture against Verona. Superb match played by Federico Chiesa who even scored the winning goal. Incredible fact in the soccer's history: 2 goals scored directly from corner kick - at 41'Veretout but it was more an own goal by Mirante and at 44' it was Pulgar who designed a nice shot-cross while incredibly none was covering the goalkeeper post not even Sportiello who got indeed surprised. 1-2 anyway and great morale boost for the Viola.

Deserved 2-0 win for Cagliari against Spal. Important points for the safety. Very well played by the Lopez's guys who firstly scored with Cigarini (again after the past week goal) and even with Sau after a fantastic back heel assist by Castan.

Milan looks pretty much solid now but that wasn't enough to get 3 more points. Only 1-1 at the Dacia Arena. A great goal by Suso gave the lead in the first half to Milan but they were left in 10 men because of a red card shown to Calabria at 68'. That changed everything. Udinese grew up so fast and with much power pushing till the 1-1 goal who was rather unfortunate becasue of a double deflection firstly by Bonucci then by Donnarumma in his own net. Fair result in the end but well done Rino Gattuso. Seems like you brought this team back to life.

Napoli secured his leadership with a fine 0-2 victory against Benevento. The Derby della Campania didn't give us any surprise. A fantastic lob was scored by Mertens at 20'. The captain Marek Hamsik closed the match scoring the last goal at 47'. Only few attempts from Benevento but the Sarri's team was just too much for them.

Huge surprise at Olimpico Stadium where Genoa won 1-2 against Lazio despite they were missing players like Taarabt, Rossi, Spolli and Izzo. Great defensive performance by the Ballardini's team who was very effective using the counter-attack. Lead taken thanks to the classic Former Player goal by Pandev at 55'. Parolo brought the Biancocelesti on track after only 4 minutes when  he shot over a Caceres' cross beating Perin. The VAR disallowed a goal to Laxalt because a suspicious hand ball (WE think it was a good decision) but it s still Laxalt who killed the stadium spirit scoring with a header at 90'+2' !!! Dramatic but effective! Simone Inzaghi lost a huge chance to gather points for the Champions League Preliminary spot.

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