Italian Serie A – Round Fifteen

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 .