The draw stops Inter and Lazio, Juventus, Rome and Naples fly
On a Sunday without real big matches, Inter failed to keep up with the top 3 and stopped in Turin. A 2 - 2 that doesn't make Pioli smile. Like Inter, Lazio also crashes at Cagliari in a goalless draw. The others in the leading group instead win, with Juventus, Napoli and Rome heading towards qualification for the next Champions League. In the queue, however, the situation remains the same as last week. In fact, they lose the bottom 5 of the ranking. A statistical note: Palermo, Crotone and Pescara scored 41 points in total. It has never happened in the history of the 20-team championship that the last 3 teams had so few points. This figure is an indicator of how in the Italian league there are some very uncompetitive teams.
Belotti and Icardi do not affect, the goals come from midfield
Saturday's advance pits Inter and Turin against each other and everyone has thought about the Belotti challenge - Icardi: 22 goals the first, 20 goals the second. After the first 25 minutes of high intensity comes the goal from the least expected on the scoreboard. At 27 'Kondogbia receives a throw-in in the area, jumps two men and kicks towards Hart, who is not flawless on the occasion. Kondogbia thus scores the second goal at Turin in two years of Serie A. The reaction is not long in coming: on the developments of a corner kick Baselli signs the equalizer with his head. In the second half it is Torino who take the lead. Acquah, at Iturbe's suggestion, unloads a right foot from outside the box on which Handanovic can do nothing. Three minutes later it is Candreva, with the collaboration of Hart, to re-establish parity. At the end Perisic betrays his own, missing two delicious opportunities. This draw complicates Pioli's plans, with Inter still at 55. However, there are other 27 points available ...
Naples calls, Rome responds
The Roma environment is not the best, after Lyon's elimination from the Europa League. The team is forced to win, even more so after Napoli's victory. In front of a Sassuolo in search of mathematical salvation, at the end of a tiring and difficult season. After a sparkling start, Sassuolo scored in the 9th minute thanks to the attacking trident. Berardi crosses from the left, Politano lets it slide for Defrel who leaves no way out for Szczesny. Despite a few too many difficulties, the goals from the Giallorossi arrive. Paredes opens the dances from outside the box, Salah instead takes advantage of a short rebound by Consigli to sign the 2 - 1. In the second half Dzeko scores the 31st goal of the season after an excellent penetration into the area. Roma thus obtain 3 precious points, for Sassuolo a painless defeat.
The other matches
As mentioned, Juventus and Napoli win by measure against Sampdoria and Empoli. In particular, Napoli, on 3-0 at the end of the first half, suffered the return of Empoli, who managed to score two goals. The pursuers Milan and Atalanta, on the other hand, manage to get the better of Genoa and Pescara. For Pescara this is the twenty-first defeat with 66 goals conceded, with the team still at only 12 points. In Cagliari, Lazio did not go beyond 0-0, a result that seemed to be destined for Fiorentina as well. Kalinic at the end, as last week in Cagliari, brings the 3 points to Florence, against a Crotone who is approaching relegation. 4 - 1 instead the result of both Bologna - Chievo and Udinese - Palermo.
29th day of Serie A
Turin 2 - 2 Inter (33 'Baselli, 59' Acquah; 27 'Kondogbia, 62' Candreva)
Milan 1 - 0 Genoa (34 'Mati Fernandez)
Empoli 2 - 3 Naples (70 'El Kaddouri, 82' Maccarone; 19 ', 38' Insigne, 24 'Mertens)
Atalanta 3 - 0 Pescara (13 ′, 93 ′ Gomez, 69 ′ Grassi)
Bologna 4 - 1 Chievo (61 'Verdi, 72', 90 'Dzemaili, 93' Di Francesco; 40 'Castro)
Cagliari 0 - 0 Lazio
Crotone 0 - 1 Fiorentina (90 'Kalinic)
Sampdoria 0 - 1 Juventus (7 'Cuadrado)
Udinese 4 - 1 Palermo (42 'Thereau, 60' Zapata, 68 'De Paul, 80' Jankto; 12 'Sallai)
Rome 3 - 1 Sassuolo (16 ′ Paredes, 45 + 3 ′ Salah, 67 ′ Dzeko; 9 ′ Defrel)
The Serie A standings
Juventus 73
Roma 65
Naples 63
Lazio 57
Inter 55
Atalanta 55
Milan 53
Fiorentina 48
Sampdoria 41
Turin 40
Chile 38
Udinese 36
Bologna 34
Cagliari 32
Sassuolo 31
Genoa 29
Empoli 22
palermo 15
Croton 14
Pescara 12
