Italian Serie A:
A 10-point deduction and a 4-1 defeat to Empoli have dropped Juventus to 7th place in the league standings.
There are two more Champions League qualification spots remaining after Lazio joined Napoli. Inter Milan and AC Milan are looking likely to secure the other two spots, but Atalanta and Roma will try to have a say in the final rounds.
Cremonese has joined Sampdoria in relegation, leaving one more spot to be filled. Hellas Verona currently occupies that spot, but with a few rounds left in the season, Spezia and Lecce are the other two possibilities.
Spezia and Lecce played to a goalless draw, keeping them just above the relegation zone. Fortunately for both teams, Hellas Verona left Bergamo empty-handed.
LEAGUE STANDINGS – ITALIAN SERIE A
1 | Napoli ( 36 ) – 86 points
2 | Lazio ( 36 ) – 68 points
3 | Inter Milan ( 36 ) – 66 points
4 | AC Milan ( 36 ) – 64 points
5 | Atalanta ( 36 ) – 61 points
6 | Roma ( 36 ) – 60 points
7 | Juventus ( 36 ) – 59 points
8 | Monza ( 36 ) – 52 points
9 | Bologna ( 36 ) – 50 points
10 | Torino ( 36 ) – 50 points
11 | Fiorentina ( 36 ) – 50 points
12 | Udinese ( 36 ) – 46 points
13 | Sassuolo ( 36 ) – 44 points
14 | Empoli ( 36 ) – 42 points
15 | Salernitana ( 36 ) – 39 points
16 | Lecce ( 36 ) – 33 points
17 | Spezia ( 36 ) – 31 points
18 | Hellas Verona ( 36 ) – 30 points
19 | Cremonese(R) ( 36 ) – 24 points
20 | Sampdoria(R) ( 36 ) – 18 points
MATCH RESULTS
[ 1 ] Sassuolo || Domenico Berardi 45+6'
[ 2 ] Monza || Patrick Ciurria 60' Matteo Pessina 90+3'
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[ 1 ] Cremonese || Daniel Ciofani 90+1'
[ 5 ] Bologna || Marko Arnautovic 14' Lewis Ferguson 27' Stefan Posch 45+1'Riccardo Orsolini 62'
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[ 3 ] Atalanta || Davide Zappacosta 22' Mario Pasalic 53' Rasmus Hojlund 62'
[ 1 ] Hellas Verona || Darko Lazovic 11'
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[ 5 ] AC Milan || Rafael Leao 9' Olivier Giroud 23' 29'(pen) 68' Brahim Diaz 63'
[ 1 ] Sampdoria || Fabio Quagliarella 20'
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[ 0 ] Lecce
[ 0 ] Spezia
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[ 1 ] Torino || Antonio Sanabria 66'
[ 1 ] Fiorentina || Luka Jovic 48'
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[ 3 ] Napoli || Andre-Frank Anguissa 67' Giovanni Di Lorenzo 85' Gianluca Gaetano 90+4'
[ 1 ] Inter Milan || Romelu Lukaku 82'
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[ 0 ] Udinese
[ 1 ] Lazio || Ciro Immobile 61'(pen)
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[ 2 ] Roma || Stephan El Shaarawy 47' Nemanja Matic 83'
[ 2 ] Salernitana || Antonio Candreva 12' Boulaye Dia 54'
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[ 4 ] Empoli || Francesco Caputo 18'(pen) 48' Sebastiano Luperto 21' Roberto Piccoli 90+3'
[ 1 ] Juventus || Federico Chiesa 85'
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Monza beat Sassuolo 2-1, Ciurria and Pessina scoring in the 60th and 90+3rd minutes to overturn Berardi’s opener.
Bologna thrashed Cremonese 5-1 in a goal-fest. Marko Arnautovic, Lewis Ferguson, Stefan Posch, and Riccardo Orsolini scored for Bologna, while Daniel Ciofani scored a consolation goal for Cremonese in the 90+1st minute. Bologna’s attacking prowess was on full display.
Atalanta beat Hellas Verona 3-1 in Bergamo, with Zappacosta, Pasalic, and Hojlund scoring for the hosts and Lazovic replying for Verona.
AC Milan put on a scintillating attacking display to thrash Sampdoria 5-1. Olivier Giroud scored three times, including a penalty, while Rafael Leao and Brahim Diaz were also on target. Fabio Quagliarella scored a consolation goal for Sampdoria.
Torino and Fiorentina played out a 1-1 draw, with Antonio Sanabria scoring for the hosts and Luka Jovic equalizing for the visitors.
Napoli beat Inter Milan 3-1, with Andre-Frank Anguissa, Giovanni Di Lorenzo, and Gianluca Gaetano scoring for the winners and Romelu Lukaku getting a consolation goal for Inter.
Lazio edged Udinese 1-0, with Ciro Immobile scoring the only goal from the penalty spot.
Roma and Salernitana played out a 2-2 draw, with Stephan El Shaarawy and Nemanja Matic scoring for the hosts and Antonio Candreva and Boulaye Dia finding the net for the visitors.
Empoli beat Juventus 4-1 in a stunning upset. Francesco Caputo scored twice, while Sebastiano Luperto and Roberto Piccoli also found the net for the hosts. Federico Chiesa scored Juventus’ only goal.
