December 2, 2016
Napoli 3-0 Inter Milan
Piotr Zielinski 2’
Marek Hamsik 6’
Lorenzo Insigne 51’
Napoli handed an inconsistent Inter Milan a sixth defeat of their season. Two early goals helped Napoli secure this victory.
December 3, 2016
Juventus 3-1 Atalanta
Alex Sandro 15’ Remo Freuler 82’
Daniele Rugani 19’
Mario Mandzukic 64’
Juventus got back to their winning ways and bounced back from their surprise defeat to Genoa with a comfortable home victory over Atalanta.
December 4, 2016
AC Milan 2-1 Crotone
Mario Pasalic 41’ Diego Falcinelli 26’
Gianluca Lapadula 86’
Gianluca Lapadula scored late to rescue Mbaye Niang failed penalty kick that could have given Milan a lead earlier in the second half.
This victory over newly-promoted Crotone means that AC Milan has now gone five league matches without a defeat. A run that keeps them four points from the top of the league.
Lazio 0-2 Roma
Kevin Strootman 64’
Radja Nainggolan 77’
Two goals in the second half ensured Roma’s victory in the first derby della Capitale of the 2016/17 Serie A.
A defeat for Roma would have been hard for fans to swallow. Losing to their city rivals would have allowed Lazio to leap over Roma in the league standings.
Pescara 1-1 Cagliari
Gianluca Caprari 90’+2’ Marco Borriello 24’
A late goal allowed relegation-zoned Pescara to avoid home defeat to Cagliari.
Sampdoria 2-0 Torino
Edgar Barreto 51’
Patrik Schick 90’+5’
Sampdoria got a home win over Torino and cut in half the gap between the two sides in the league standings.
Two second half goals including a late goal made Torino’s trip a pointless one.
Sassuolo 3-0 Empoli
Lorenzo Pellegrini 22’(pen)
Federico Ricci 36’(pen)
Antonio Rausa 53’
Two first-half penalties were converted into goals to help Sassuolo pick up three points at home over Empoli. It was Empoli’s third consecutive league defeat.
Fiorentina 2-1 Palermo
Federico Bernardeschi 33’(pen) Mato Jajalo 50’
Khouma Babacar 90’+3’
Palermo sits at the bottom of the table after their seventh consecutive league defeat.
It was looking like and upset until a late goal in additional time secured the maximum points for Fiorentina.
After going down to a first-half penalty, Mato Jajalo scored a second-half equalizer for Palermo to level it up.
December 5, 2016
Chievo Verona 0-0 Genoa
It was a goalless draw between Chievo Verona and Genoa. Valter Birsa missed a first-half penalty that could have given Chievo Verona a goal to help them to a home victory.
Udinese 1-0 Bologna
Danilo 90’+3’
Udinese leaped over Bologna in the league standings with a late goal in the final minute of the match. It was a home win for Udinese that prevented a third consecutive league defeat .
