Milan, Inter, Fiorentina and the "fight in reverse" for the Europa League, Rome and Naples in the photo finish
It should be a close fight for qualifying in the Europa League. Juventus travels towards its sixth consecutive Scudetto, Rome and Naples compete for second place between extensions and recoveries. Lazio and Atalanta consolidate their positions and for the sixth place, last useful for the Europa League, there are Milan, Inter and Fiorentina. These teams in the last 3 games have obtained respectively 2, 1 and 3 points, out of the 9 available. A decidedly meager booty for the three teams. In the queue, Pescara has already arithmetically relegated and for Palermo it is a matter of time. The third slot for relegation is currently occupied by Crotone, who is 4 and 5 points behind Empoli and Genoa in an endless crisis. Juric, the Genoa coach, at the end of the game let himself go in a disconsolate tears, testifying to the difficult moment of the rossoblu.
The sky over Rome is blue-white!
In Rome the derby started very heartfelt, it can be said that it is "the game of the year". The Giallorossi arrive in good condition, with the obligation to win to recover points at Juventus and keep Napoli at a distance. At Lazio, on the other hand, the 3 points are used to consolidate the fourth place. Lazio took the lead thanks to a good idea from Keita, called to inherit the position of Immobile, absent due to injury. At the end of the first half Orsato assigns a penalty to Roma for an alleged contact in the area between Wallace and Strootman. The replays, however, reveal that the contact never took place, and now Strootman risks disqualification for simulation. De Rossi signs the 1-1 before returning to the locker room. The second half Lazio enters with the right attitude, while Roma fight in a disorganized way. By Basta and Keita again the goals for the biancazzurro success.
Inter no longer knows how to win, Napoli is a corsair in Milan
Inter - Napoli was the postponement of the day. Both teams are engaged in a qualifying fight. For Napoli the opportunity to hang up Roma is greedy, but Inter, despite being in crisis of results, is always a difficult opponent. Napoli presents itself with the typical formation, surprisingly Eder starts in Inter, while Joao Mario is in the direction and not Banega. After a few attempts from distance it is Mertens who becomes dangerous in front of Handanovic. At the end of the first half Napoli took the lead: on Insigne's cross, Nagatomo missed the control and favored Callejon behind him. For Handanovic there is no escape, Napoli takes the lead. In the second half, Napoli wasted several opportunities with Insigne, Mertens and Rog. Inter's reaction is in Perisic's feet with a nice volley. Too little to recover, Napoli takes the 3 points home.
The other matches
Juventus earns a point against an always excellent Atalanta, capable of recovering in the final minutes. Juventus are missing 4 points to be crowned champion of Italy. Milan impacted Crotone, but stretched over Fiorentina, capable of losing on the Palermo field. Turin and Sampdoria split the stakes, to underline the beautiful goal by Schick, at his 11th mark. Bologna is rampant against a dull Udinese, thanks also to the return to goal by Mattia Destro. Cagliari wins by measure against Pescara, while Empoli and Genoa lose respectively against Sassuolo and Chievo. The curiosity of the day: the top 10 players in the top scorers did not score on this day. From the beginning of the championship it had never been verified that Belotti, Dzeko, Icardi, Higuain, Mertens and Immobile did not score. The main strikers who have scored are Keita, Schick, Callejon and Destro, proving that all players are important in football.
34nd matchday of Serie A
Atalanta 2 - 2 Juventus (45 ′ Conti, 89 ′ Freuler; 50 ′ Spinazzola (A), 83 ′ Dani Alves)
Turin 1 - 1 Sampdoria (78 'Iturbe; 12' Schick)
Rome 1 - 3 Lazio (45 'De Rossi; 12', 85 'Keita, 50' Basta)
Bologna 4 - 0 Udinese (2 ′, 59 ′ Right, 45 ′ Taider, 68 ′ Danilo (A))
Cagliari 1 - 0 Pescara (23 'Joao Pedro)
Crotone 1 - 1 Milan (8 'Trotta; 50' Paletta)
Empoli 1 - 3 Sassuolo (24 'Pucciarelli; 19' Peluso, 34 'Matri, 57' Duncan)
Genoa 1 - 2 Chievo (43 ′ Pandev; 60 ′ Bastien, 70 ′ Birsa)
Palermo 2 - 0 Fiorentina (32 'Diamonds, 90' Aleesami)
Inter 0 - 1 Naples (43 ′ Callejon)
The Serie A standings
Juventus 84
Roma 75
Naples 74
Lazio 67
Atalanta 64
Milan 59
Inter 56
Fiorentina 55
Turin 49
Sampdoria 46
Udinese 43
Chievo 41
Cagliari 41
Sassuolo 39
Bologna 38
Genoa 30
Empoli 29
Croton 25
palermo 19
Pescara ** 14
** relegated to Serie B
