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Milan. “Giuseppe Meazza”
AC Milan – Udinese 1: 1
Goals: Cassie 90 + 7 (feather) – Bekao 69
“Milan“: D. Donnarumma, Calulu (Calabria 63), Kier, Romagnoli, Hernandez, Tonali (Meite 46), Cassie, Castillejo (Salemakers 75), Diaz (Howge 63), Rebich, Leau
“Udinese“: Musso, Bekao, Bonifazi, Nuitink, S. Molina, Arslan (Walas 71), Makengo (Llorente 56), De Paul, Seegelaar (Striger-Larsen 71), R. Pereira (Samir 82), Nestorovski
Warnings: Rebic 24, Hernandez 32, Cassie 90, Romagnoli 90 + 2 – Zeegelaar 54
Milan felt that they had changed course. Following the infamous defeat in La Spezia and the derby, he rehabbed with an impressive away win over Roma. Recovering the intensity, courage, fury and flank speed not seen in 2021. Recovering Milan 2020. From here it only remained to continue in this decisive, as his mentor Stefano Pioli said, the moment of the season. It wasn’t easy to continue though, given the injuries of Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Hakan Chalhanoglu, the exhaustion of the Roma Calabria heroes and Tomori. And also the power of Udinese. What the Rossoneri did not face.
The Friulians were not an easy opponent. They lost only one of their last seven games, they stopped Atalanta and Inter. In the last six rounds they have scored more points than Milan: 11 to nine. And in the full-time games they made me suffer. The 1-0 in the first round of the 2019/20 season without a single shot on goal by the Milanese started the nightmare of Marco Giampaolo’s cadence. In the second round, Ante Rebic’s double allowed the Milanese to snatch the victory only in injury time. And in the first round of the 2020/21 season, only Zlatan brought him in a punch himself with scissors in the 84th minute. He was nervous today too.
Milan completely dominated, in the first half possessing the ball 64 percent of the time. Although he acted extremely slowly. The first blow of the match came only in the 19th minute. Díaz from afar. Musso took it. At the end of the first half, the score was 4: 2. The Devils played as usual this year. I mean, they were sleeping. And Udinese always like that. It is that Castillejo revived at the end with a good blow. Musso defended himself. A more aggressive start to the second half with Meite punches from afar and Cassie’s head was also stopped by Musso. Yes, even before Romagnoli saved Nestorovski at the goal line.
By the middle of the second half, the Friulians also calmed down and began to attack more and more frequently. Especially on the right. One of the escapes and he won the corner. Bekao closed his head weakly, but both he and the other players disoriented Donnarumma, and he missed under his foot. Yes, the same Bekao who put Giampaolo 1-0. Answer? None. The Lombards continued to play as if they were leaders with a score of 3: 0. They found no solution. I didn’t find speed. It is true that they were saved by volleyball with a high extended arm (why ???) from Strieger-Larsen in the last seconds of the match. But the overall score is low.
Tomorrow, Inter can increase the lead to six points. Juventus and Atalanta are only four. Milan fails in early 2021.
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Florence Artemio Frankie
“Fiorentina” – “Rome” 1: 2
Goals: Spinazzola 60 (own goal) – Spinazzola 48, Diavara 88
“Fiorentina“: Dragovski, Milenkovic, H. Peczella, Quarta, Venuti, Amrabat, Pulgar (Caceres 72), Castrovilli (Kokorin 52), Igor (Biragi 42), Ribéry (Valero 79), Vlahovic
“Rome“: Pau Lopez, Mancini, Cristante, Kumbulla (Smalling 81), B. Perez (Karsdorp 81), Veretu (Pedro 61), Diavara, Spinazzola, Lorenzo Pellegrini, Mkhitaryan (El Shaaravi 67), Mayoral
Warnings: Riberi 71 – Mancini 40, Kumbulla 74
A loss in Milan, a Top 4 exit for the first time in ten rounds and a confirmation of weakness against the giants led to the talk of Paulo Fonseca’s departure in the summer. But a round before that, a series of 12 straight wins over teams below the Top-9 was interrupted. At Benevento, the Romans created almost nothing even against ten rivals. Outside they lost four games out of seven, did not score in three in a row. The fourth would be the anti-record of the last 35 years. However, they were lucky with a rival. “Fiorentina” lost three of the previous four games, they play badly, they don’t believe in themselves …
In “Fiorentina” they promised that they would play aggressively and fight. At the same time, Cesare Prandelli spoke of defense and counterattacks. Most likely, he was satisfied with reducing the opponent only to shots from a distance in the opening. And only for two in total until the 44th minute. While Vlahovic once checked Lopez. Only Pellegrini responded with a similar check in 45th place. Roma have already started the second half with a successful free kick. Mancini found Spinazzola in the center of the penalty area. But then Spinazzola himself cut a Biragi cross from the left at his own goal, and the score was tied.
Borja Mayoral could quickly return the advantage to the guests. Dragovski intervened. And until minute 88 he practically rested. The rival failed to disturb him in any way. However, the Pole ultimately failed. Diavara closed the center for Karsdorp, the VAR annulled the decision of the referees on the field on an offside position. And “Roma” officially recovered the meaning of the defeat of “Milan”.
The toughest victory by far the best game. But claims about the character of the Fonseca team should be dropped at least temporarily. She is in the fight again. Just two points behind third place, six behind second. And the “Fiorentina” again lost the result in the end. How I can ?!
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Bergamo. “Geviss Stadium”
Atalanta – Crotone 5: 1
Goals: Gozens 12, Palomino 48, Muriel 50, Ilicic 58, Miranchuk 78 – Sima 23
Atalanta was also lucky. “Crotone” last, suffered six defeats in a row, scored only three points in ten games. He recently changed his head coach. Instead of Giovanni Stroppa, came the motivational Cerse Cosmi, who always talks about despair. On the other hand, anticipating the battle with “Inter”, “Atalanta” could award a fourth consecutive victory for the first time in the season. Of course, he could have stumbled. Do not forget the defeat at home a year ago since the last SPAL, in 2021 they did not beat Udinese, Genoa, they lost 3: 0 over Torino. But I did the work on the errors.
The Bergamanos immediately began shooting at goal. Gosens, Malinovsky’s shot from a distance was blocked. Another attempt by Gosens worked. Ilicic, who returned in the first 11 from a short exile, unleashed the defender from the flank and hung with precision. The SPAL winds return with Romero’s childhood mistake and Sima’s hook on the goalkeeper. Malinovskiy finished the counterattack with a pass from two and a missed shot, and this continued to be the best action of “Atalanta” in the second quarter of the match. A Messias guest striker almost overlooked hosts Sportiello’s goalkeeper. The first half should definitely be recorded by Cosmi.
The favorite has already started the second half with two goals. With the help of an outside defense. Muriel sent a very slow ball from the bottom of the corner, but it reached Palomino. Golemic lost his balance right in front of his goalkeeper, and Muriel himself, who is very angry because he did not score in the previous game, does not need more. Soon, Ilicic, in his corporate style, went around and eliminated all the questions, leaving his team in fourth place. Miranchuk spun as well, having thrown an already painful defeat. And the third place is due precisely to this downpour.
Miranchuk replaced Malinovsky. In the 63rd minute.
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Genoa. “Luigi Ferraris”
Genoa – Sampdoria 1: 1
Goals: Dzappakosta 53 – Tonelli 76
The coronavirus, the calendar and other circumstances have done their best to downplay the colorful Genoa derby. Empty stands. Mid-week tour. One of six games that started at the same time. After all, league middlemen don’t have much of a relegation threat. Also, the teams that tied in the first round, that is, are not too angry. It is true that in the Cup the “Genoa” made a comeback and eliminated the neighbors. His mentor, Davide Ballardini, has never lost a derby in four cadences at the club. This was to serve as motivation for the “Sampdoria”.
However, “Doria” was more nervous. After two seasons of fighting for relegation, the “Genoa” with Ballardini arrived in December, aired a series of seven games without defeat, and only then lost to “Inter”. Even that defeat with a score of 0: 3, the manager took it easy, talking about a good game in the first half. The “Sampdoria” Claudio Ranieri beat “Inter”, “Atalanta”, “Lazio” in the first round. But he won only one of the last five games. And the coach himself is angry, upset, declares: “Who is not with me, let him go.” A clear sign of internal problems.
There were no shots on goal in the first half. And there were few hits. An accidental ball from the Genoa Hare midfielder cut the crossbar. But the second half of left-back Dzappakosta started with a breakthrough, which can be seen in him about once in a circle. He bypassed opponents, approached the center and shot clearly from the penalty line. However, Sampdoria replied. Tonelli as if closing the canopy from the corner with his head. And this result is unlikely to upset any of the middle peasants much.
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Benevento. “Ciro Vigorito”
“Benevento” – “Ellas Verona” 0: 3
Goals: Pharaohs 25, Fullon 34 (own goal), Lasagna 50
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Cagliari. “Sardenya Arena”
Cagliari 1-0 Bologna
Aim: Rugani 19
