In Italy, there were four more "Serie A" matches played. In the most recent encounter, the unexpected defeat was suffered by the footballers of Florence's "Fiorentina," who were defeated by the mid-table team "Empoli" as guests. "Viola" controlled the ball a bit longer and had more shots towards the goal, but the hosts were more effective in finishing their attacks, scoring twice while Paulo Sousa's players failed to score any goals. "Empoli" secured the victory with precise strikes from Manuel Pucciarelli and Piotr Zielinski. After the failure, "Fiorentina" dropped to fourth place, being overtaken by the Milan team "Inter." Playing without the disqualified Gonzalo Higuain, "Napoli" demonstrated that they can score goals even without their leader. The South Italian club managed to defeat the underdog Verona's "Hellas" with a score of 3-0. The winners were brought forward in the 33rd minute by Manolo Gabbiadini, and at the end of the half, Samuel Souprayen, who brought down Jose Callejon in the penalty area, was sent off the field. Then, Lorenzo Insigne converted the penalty from 11 meters, and Callejon secured the victory in the second half. This victory does not allow the leader, Turin's "Juventus," to get too far ahead - they lead with several points. In a late-night match, Rome's "Lazio" away crushed "Palermo" with the same result. The capital club secured the victory with two goals scored in the first half by veteran Miroslav Klose, and the victory was ultimately secured by "Manchester United's" summer target, Felipe Anderson. Results: "Empoli" 2 - 0 "Fiorentina" [1-0] 41' Manuel Pucciarelli [2-0] 88' Piotr Zielynski "Napoli" 3 - 0 "Hellas" [1-0] 33' Manolo Gabbiadini 45' Samuel Souprayen (sent off from "Hellas") [2-0] 45' Lorenzo Insigne (from the penalty spot) [3-0] 70' Jose Maria Callejon "Sampdoria" 2 - 0 "Udinese" [1-0] 58' Pablo Armero (own goal) [2-0] 85' Fernando "Torino" 2 - 1 "Atalanta" [1-0] 35' Bruno Peres [2-0] 46' Maxi Lopez [2-1] 82' Luca Cigarini 90' Marten De Roon (sent off from "Atalanta") "Palermo" 0 - 3 "Lazio" [0-1] 10' Miroslav Klose [0-2] 15' Miroslav Klose [0-3] 73' Felipe Anderson
