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| Sanchez bagged another three points for form team Udinese |
Udinese broke into the top six in Serie A by coming from behind for the second week in a row to beat Juventus 2-1 on their own turf. Back-to-back wins over Inter and Juve signal the Bianconeri’s intentions of qualifying for Europe this campaign.
Alexis Sanchez scored the winner five minutes from time, but he will be unavailable for Udinese’s next game against Bologna as a result of the red card he received three minutes after his winning goal. Juventus centre-half Leonardo Bonucci had also received his marching orders just a minute before Sanchez.
Snow in Bologna forced the only postponement of the weekend, therefore Roma will be forced to revisit the Stadio Renato Dall'Ara at a later date.
The most exciting game of the weekend was in Milan, where Inter came from 2-0 down to beat Palermo 3-2. Samuel Eto'o scored the winning goal, while new signing (from Sampdoria) Giampaolo Pazzini contributed the other two Inter goals.
Edinson Cavani netted a hat-trick for Napoli as they eased to a 4-0 win over Sampdoria at the Stadio San Paolo. Cavani now becomes top goalscorer in Serie A, with 17 goals to his name so far this season.
Ten-man AC Milan kept second-placed Napoli at arm’s length thanks to a 2-0 win over Catania on Saturday. Mark Van Bommel was sent off in his Serie A debut for the Rossoneri, but goals from Robinho and Ibrahimović ensured that they returned from Sicily with all three points regardless.
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| Kozak made his mark on his first start for Lazio |
Libor Kozak scored twice on his full debut to ensure a return to winning ways for Lazio. Their clash with Fiorentina at the Stadio Olimpico was a flat affair until the Czech striker sparked a suddenly cheerful atmosphere with his second-half brace.
Finally, Brescia have sacked coach Mario Beretta and replaced him with his predecessor Giuseppe Iachini. The bizarre move was announced after Sunday’s 3-0 loss to Chievo, which was Brescia’s fifth defeat in six league games. Iachini was out of work for less than two months, and is now once again faced with the tough task of saving the newly-promoted side from an instant return to Serie B.
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| Iachini: back to business at Brescia |
The 23rd round of Serie A fixtures take place in midweek this week, so selected match previews and betting tips will be posted on Tuesday. Til then…
Serie A – week 22 results
Brescia 0-3 Chievo
Cagliari 2-1 Bari
Genoa 3-1 Parma
Inter Milan 3-2 Palermo
Juventus 1-2 Udinese
Lecce 1-1 Cesena
Napoli 4-0 Sampdoria
Catania 0-2 AC Milan
Lazio 2-0 Fiorentina
