Week 35 of the Serie A was full of tight matches showing the competitive balance of Italy’s 1st Division of Football. Only one match had a goal differential of more than 2 goals and there were 6 draws over the weekend. One of those draws delayed a Scudetto celebration for Inter Milan. Chievo battled Il Nerazzurri to a 2-2 draw in Verona. Luciano’s 73rd minute goal delayed Inter ‘s celebration of a 4th consecutive Scudetto.
The marquee match featured the two winningest clubs in Serie A history as Milan hosted Juventus at the San Siro. Vincenzo Iaquinta’s goal in the 60th was a quick response to Clarence Seedorf’s goal in the 57th minute as the game eventually ended in a 1-1 draw. The draw ended Milan’s 5-game winning streak but extended their unbeaten streak to 9 matches. Juventus has now drawn in 4 straight games and are now winless in their last 6 matches.
Fiorentina tightened their grip on the last Champions League spot by defeating Catania on the road 2-0. I Viola have won 6 of their last 7 matches while their main competition for that last UCL spot needed a late goal to salvage a point. Genoa drew 1-1 at Atalanta with Domenico Criscito scoring in 2nd half injury to get the point.
In the relegation battle, Torino took on Bologna with the winner jumping out of the relegation zone for this week. Both sides split the points with a 1-1 draw. Torino’s Alessandro Rosina buried a PK to give them a 1-0 lead in the 37th minute but refs returned the favor to Bologna in the 86th minute. Il Capo Cannoniere leader Marco Di Vaio sank a PK in the 86th minute to secure the draw. Torino remains in 17th place just one point out of the relegation zone.
Here are the results & standings from Week 35:
SATURDAY, MAY 9th
Sampdoria 5 – 0 Reggina
SAM: Daniele Dessena (1′& 31′), Delvecchio (37′), Marilungo (46′), Pazzini (52′)
Lazio 1 – 3 Udinese
LAZ: Tommaso Rocchi (56′)
UDI: Floro Flores (60′), D’Agostino (69′), Quagliarella (86′)
SUNDAY, MAY 10th
Atalanta 1 – 1 Genoa
ATL: Jaime Andrés Valdés (9′)
GEN: Domenico Criscito (90′)
Lecce 1 – 1 Napoli
LEC: Andrea Zanchetta (pen 43′)
NAP: Joao Batista Inacio Piá (33′)
Chievo 2 – 2 Inter Milan
CHI: Michele Marcolini (27′) & Luciano (73′)
INT: Hernán Crespo (3′) & Mario Balotelli (65′)
Torino 1 -1 Bologna
TOR: Alessandro Rosina (pen 37′)
BOL: Marco Di Vaio (pen 86′)
Siena 1 – 0 Palermo
SIE: Emanuele Calaiò (60′)
Cagliari 2 – 2 AS Roma
CAG: Alessandro Matri (34′) & Robert Acquafresca (58′)
ROM: Francesco Totti (63′) & Simone Perrotta (69′)
Catania 0 – 2 Fiorentina
FIO: Stevan Jovetic (11′) & Luciano Zauri (93′)
AC Milan 1 – 1 Juventus
ACM: Clarence Seedorf (57′)
JUV: Vincenzo Iaquinta (60′)
STANDINGS
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