Domestic Leagues
Serie A – Round Seven
October 1, 2016
Pescara 0-2 ChievoVerona
Riccardo Meggiorini 76’
Roberto Inglese 85’
Chievo Verona scored two goals in the final quarter of the match to win away against newly promoted Pescara. It was a win that keeps Chievo Verona with the ‘big boys’ of Serie A.
Udinese 0-3 Lazio
Ciro Immobile 28’ 61’
Balde Diao Keita 54’
Ciro Immobile scored a brace as Lazio kept up the pace with the league leaders by grabbing a win over Udinese.
October 2, 2016
Empoli 0-3 Juventus
Paulo Dybala 65’
Gonzalo Higuain 67’ 70’
After a goalless first half, three goals in five minutes gave Juventus full three points in their away match at Empoli.
It was a win that ensured that the defending champions remained on top of the league table. It was the third consecutive victory for Juventus after their loss to Inter Milan.
It was also the third consecutive defeat for Empoli after their goalless draw with Torino.
Atalanta 1-0 Napoli
Andrea Petagna 9’
Atalanta did Juventus a favor by beating Napoli. Andrea Petagna’s 9th-minute goal was the only goal of the match.
Juventus victory and Napoli’s defeated extended a point gap to a four point gap between the two teams at the top of the Serie A table.
Bologna 0-1 Genoa
Giovanni Simeone 77’
The match finished with three players sent off on a red card, two from Bologna and one from Genoa.
Giovanni Simeone scored against a 10 man Bologna team to give Genoa the winning goal in the 77th minute.
Cagliari 2-1 Crotone
Davide Di Gennaro 38’ Adrian Stoian 90’
Simone Padoin 56’
Two newly promoted teams with different stories to tell about their Seria A season. A goal in each half gave newly promoted Cagliari a home win over newly promoted Crotone.
It was the third win of the season for Cagliari, while Crotone continues to be winless after seven matches.
Sampdoria 1-1 Palermo
Bruno Fernandes 90’ + 5 Ilija Nestorovski 60’
A late goal deep into additional time gave Sampdoria a point in their home match against Palermo.
Bruno Fernandes fired in a late goal to break the hearts of Palermo and their fans. On the balance of play, it was a more than a deserved point.
AC Milan 4-3 Sassuolo
Giacomo Bonaventura 9’ Matteo Politano 10’
Carlos Bacca 69’(pen) Francesco Acerbi 54’
Manuel Locatelli 73’ Lorenzo Pellegrini 56’
Gabriel Paletta 77’
AC Milan got a home win against Sassuolo a seven-goal thriller at the San Siro.
Five goals in the second saw AC Milan fight from two goals behind in the second half to finish the match a goal ahead.
The home side’s early lead in the 9th minute was canceled just a minute later by Sassuolo’s Matteo Politano. It was a 1-1 draw before the break.
In less than 15 minutes after the restart, Milan found themselves two goals behind.
Carlos Bacca scored a penalty in the 69th minute to start Milan’s comeback. About ten minutes later, the home team was celebrating a lead when Gabriel Paletta scored the winner in the 77th minute for AC Milan to get a very important win.
Torino 2-1 Fiorentina
Iago Falque 15’ Khouma Babacar 85’
Marco Benassi 60’
It was a consecutive win for Torino after a ‘2-1’ home victory over Fiorentina.
Roma 2-1 Inter Milan
Edin Dzeko 5’ Ever Banega 72’
Konstantinos Manolas 76’
Konstantinos Manolas scored the winning goal for Roma to bounce back from their defeat to Torino with a home win over Inter Milan.
Manolas scored just four minutes after Ever Banega found an equalizing goal for Inter Milan to cancel out Edin Dzeko’s goal early goal in the first half.
The win sent Roma from a point behind Inter Milan to two points above. Roma sits six places ahead of Inter Milan.