Italian Serie A -Round Twelve

November 5, 2016

Torino                                   5-1                Cagliari

Andrea Belotti 2’ 59’(pen)                    Federico Melchiorri 41’

Adem Ljajic 11’

Marco Benassi 38’

Daniele Baselli 51’

It was a comfortable home victory for Torina against Cagliari.  There was very little doubt about the outcome of this fixture by the end of the first half.

Napoli                           1-1                  Lazio

Marek Hamsik 52’                              Balde Diao Keita 54’

Lazio had a point lead on the league table to protect, and that is what they did when Balde Diao Keita scored for Lazio soon after Marek Hamsik gave Napoli hope of climbing above Lazio in the league table.

Because of what was at stake for the two teams, we got what we expected – a tight affair.

November 6, 2016

Pescara                                   0-4                      Empoli

                                                                          Massimo Maccarone 12’ 44’

                                                                          Manuel Pucciarelli 23’

                                                                          Riccardo Saponara 89’

Empoli separated themselves from Pescara in the league  standings with a healthy away win.  

With a 3-0 lead at the half, many fans knew that newly promoted Pescara was not going to surprise us with a comeback.

Chievo Verona                         1-2                     Juventus

Sergio Pellissier 66’(pen)                                   Mario Mandzukic 53’

                                                                                Miralem Pjanic 75’

Juventus hold on to the top spot with another win.

It was a tighter match than expected but as in most cases, Juventus found a way to win. Three goals were scored in the second half of this match. Juventus scored the majority and left with an away win over Chievo Verona.

Genoa                                        1-1                        Udinese

Lucas Ariel  Ocampos 24’                                   Cyril Thereau 11’

Genoa couldn’t find a winning goal at home against Udinese. Two first-half goals decided the match as a draw.

Palermo                                       1-2                   AC Milan

Ilika Nestrovski 71’                                              Suso 15’

                                                                              Gianluca Lapadula 82’

After losing an early lead in the final quarter of the match, Gianluca Lapadula scored late for AC Milan to leave Palermo with maximum points.

Sassuolo                                       0-3                            Atalanta

                                                                                         Alejandro Gomez 19’

                                                                                         Mattia Caldara 24’

                                                                                          Andrea Conti 43’

Atalanta got a fourth consecutive league victory by scoring three goals in the first half to get an away win over Sassuolo.

Fiorentina                                       1-1                     Sampdoria

Federico Bernardeschi 37’                                      Luis Muriel 57’

The home team won the first half, and the away team won the second. Fiorentina and Sampdoria played out a 1-1 draw.

Inter                                                  3-0                         Crotone

Ivan Perisic 84’

Mauro Icardi 89’(pen) 90’+3’

Better late than never.

Stefano Vecchi won his first Seriea match as Inter Milan’s interim manager.  

The goals came late for Inter Milan to get a home win over newly promoted Crotone.

Roma                                                3-0            Bologna

Mohamed Salah 13’ 63’ 71’

Mohamed Salah scored a hat-trick to help Roma keep pace with Juventus at the top of the league table.

It was the second consecutive league defeat and the seventh consecutive match without  a victory for Bologna.