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On Sunday, the matches of the 33rd round of the Italian championship were extremely dramatic, with three teams snatching victories in the last moments. Meanwhile, struggling for survival, "Brescia" won convincingly, and Lithuanian Marius Stankevičius scored one of the two goals for his team. "Brescia" needed points to stay in the top league, and they managed to win them - they defeated "Reggina" at home with a score of 2-0. The hosts took the lead at the beginning of the second half thanks to a goal from L. Di Biagio, and half an hour later, M. Stankevičius managed to score, which was like a reward for his excellent performance recently. The biggest surprise was provided by "Messina", who, after a dramatic and intense battle, forced "Inter" to suffer their first defeat of the season away from home and their second in the league altogether. The guests took the lead with a goal from J. Cruz, but A. Di Napoli soon equalized, and at the end of the match, Rafael secured a sensational victory for the Sicilians. "Palerma" suffered a painful blow to their hopes of playing in the Champions League next season, as they lost to "Atalanta" in Bergamo, where L. Sala's precise strike in the 80th minute saved the team's chances of staying in the league. The match between "Livorno" and "Lecce" was intense and dramatic - the hosts scored a goal in the third minute of extra time, and although the visitors quickly equalized, their goal was disallowed due to a doubtful offside. T. Danilevičius did not appear on the winning team. "Sampdoria" returned to the fourth position by defeating the struggling "Roma" team at home. M. Tonetto scored in the 33rd minute, F. Flachi doubled the lead in the 78th minute, and V. Montella's penalty kick in the last minute was not enough for the visitors. The matches of the next day ended in a draw: "Chievo" failed to win against "Cagliari" and played 1-1, while D. Zoff's "Fiorentina" played a draw with "Bologna" and once again found themselves in the relegation zone. In the evening, the central matches of the round will be played between "Lazio" and "Juventus" clubs. After these matches, the situation in the middle and at the bottom of the league table became even more unclear and complicated - with five rounds remaining, only a 12-point difference separates the 7th position from the last, 20th position, showing the competitiveness of the league. This means that every point shared in the final stages of the season could be vital. Table Round 33 Statistics 1 - 0 89' [1 - 0] Luigi Sala 0 - 0 2 - 0 48' [1 - 0] Luigi Di Biagio 78' [2 - 0] Marius Stankevičius M. Stankevičius played the entire match 1 - 1 32' [1 - 0] Sergio Pellissier 74' [1 - 1] Massimo Gobbi 1 - 0 90+3' [1 - 0] Cristiano Lucarelli T. Danilevičius did not appear on the field 2 - 1 46' [0 - 1] Julio Cruz 59' [1 - 1] Arturo Di Napoli 90+3' [2 - 1] Rafael 2 - 1 33' [1 - 0] Max Tonetto 75' [2 - 0] Francesco Flachi (penalty) 90+3' [2 - 1] Vincenzo Montella (penalty)
