Serie A Special: What we learnt from round 19 matches - Part 1
It was an excellent night of football in Italy. Twenty teams locked horns on Sunday in what was the best match day in whole of Europe. Thirty goals were scored as there was controversy, records broken, upsets and everything to write about.
AS http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Roma-c31603 travelled to Genoa to face an out of form Sampdoria outfit, and despite taking the lead in the first half, Gilarossi managed to concede twice in the second 45 minutes. Brazilian defender, Juan, had an atrocious outing and must shoulder the blame
for both the Blucerchiati goals.
AC Milan and Udinese played arguably the game of the season. The final score line read 4 – 4 and football was the ultimate winner – so much for calling Serie A the defensive league. Elsewhere, Inter Milan continued their winning start to the New Year while
Juventus were broken by a headed http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Napoli-c40003 won 3 – 0 at Stadio San Paolo.
The upset of the round however, was Lecce’s 2 – 1 away victory over high-flying SS http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Lazio-c39775.
Bettor.com now analyses the key points for its readers:
Inter Milan and Leonardo continue the revival
Former AC Milan manager, Leonardo, continued the good work with a resurgent Nerazzurri outfit. Last night, reigning Italian and European champions travelled to Sicily to play Catania. http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Esteban-Cambiasso-c12912 was the two-goal hero for Leonardo’s men as Inter emerged
victorious by a 2 – 1 score line.
Two wins in two games for Nerazzurri following the new manager’s appointment. Massimo Morrati must be one happy man right now. Inter Milan have played two less games then the rest and are currently eleven points off the pace. Should Leonardo manage to win
the two games in hand, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Inter-c39567 can go as high as third in the rankings; five points off the summit.
With renewed confidence and a host of key players returning to first team fold, Moratti’s Inter have everything to play for.
Milan 4 – 4 Udinese, everything beautiful and ugly about the Rossoneri
Zebrette visited San Siro yesterday. Simply put, it was a beautiful night for football. The first half saw Milan struggle against Udinese’s wide play. The likes of Di Natale and Sanchez asked all sorts of questions of a weak Rossoneri rearguard. The dynamic
duo frequently drifted to the right wing, causing Rossoneri full back http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Luca-Antonini-c22503 no end of torture.
Di Natale put his team ahead with a reflexive volley after the ball had cannoned of the post only to see http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Alexandre-Pato-c4901 equalise in the first half injury time. The second half was a blinder. Six goals in the space of 45 minutes left the San Siro crowd at
the edge of their seats.
Where the game showed Milan’s attacking potential, it also exposed a weak Rossoneri defence to the core. Conceding four goals at home can never be a positive. Allegri’s men were beaten all ends up on deadly Zebrette counter attacks. With Daviolo set to play
Tottenham Hotspur; another team deadly on counter attacks, in the Champions League later this season, Rossoneri tactician will have sleepless nights thinking about his slow and brittle backline.
Continued in Part 2...
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