December 20, 2016
Atalanta 2-1 Empoli
Franck Yannick Kessie 74’ Levan Mchedlidze 51’
Marco D’Alessandro 90’+4’
Atalanta left it late.
Three second half goals decided this match. A late goal from Marco D’Alessandro gave Atalanta a deserved home victory over Empoli.
December 21, 2016
Inter Milan 3-0 Lazio
Ever Banega 54’
Mauro Icardi 56’ 66’
Inter Milan moved four points away from Lazio after scoring three second-half goals to get an important home win ahead of the winter break.
A victory for Lazio would have made them part of the top three in the Serie A.
December 22, 2016
Cagliari 4-3 Sassuolo
Marco Sau 14’ Claud Adjapong 30’
Marco Borriello 62’ Lorenzo Pellegrini 33’
Diego Farias 73’ 76’ Francesco Acerbi 58’
Cagliari came out on top in a 7-goal thriller against a 10-man Sassuolo side. The victory allowed Cagliari to double the gap they had over Sassuolo on the league table.
Fiorentina 3-3 Napoli
Federico Bernardeschi 52’ 69’ Lorenzo Insigne 25’
Mauro Zarate 82’ Dries Mertens 68’
Manolo Gabbiadini 90’+4’
Dries Mertens was on the score sheet for Napoli as they scored a late goal to salvage an away point against Fiorentina.
Palermo 1-1 Pescara
Robin Quaison 33’ Cristiano Biraghi 90’+3’
Both teams remain in the relegation zone after only managing to get a point from this fixture. A victory won’t have rescued either side from the relegation zone either.
Roma 3-1 Chievo Verona
Stephan El Shaarawy 45’+1’ Jonathan De Guzman 37’
Edin Dzeko 52’
Diego Perotti 90’+3’(pen)
With Napoli playing a draw against Fiorentina, Roma took advantage and opened a three-point gap between the two.
Roma is currently the strongest threat to Juventus title defense.
Sampdoria 0-0 Udinese
Victory for the home side would have taken the team a point over Udinese. A goalless draw keeps a two-point gap between the two.
Torino 1-0 Genoa
Andrea Belotti 49’
In a closely contested match, a single goal in the second half gave Torino a victory to open a gap between themselves and Genoa.
