Today the battles of the seventeenth round of the "Serie A" resumed after the winter break. Fans were able to witness nine matches during the day.
The country's vice-champions, AS Roma, defeated Udinese with a minimal advantage as guests and managed to get closer to the league leader, Juventus. The only goal among the "giallorossi" after Francesco Totti's pass was scored by defender Davide Astori. However, a lot of fans had the question whether the ball truly crossed the goal line.
AC Milan, dreaming of returning to international tournaments, admitted defeat to Sassuolo in their own stadium. The "Rossoneri" were ahead at the beginning of the first half, but the visitors quickly equalized and scored a winning goal in the second half through Simone Zaza.
Although playing to a draw with Atalanta, balancing on the edge of relegation, Sampdoria from Genoa climbed to fifth place. The match between these clubs ended 2-2.
The most impressive results were in Palermo, where the home team crushed Cagliari 5-0. In this match, the sought-after striker by major European clubs, Paulo Dybala, scored a brace.
In one of the evening matches, Napoli leveled points with Lazio, occupying the third place. Rafa Benitez's team defeated Cesena 4-1 as guests. Gonzalo Higuain scored a brace.
In the latest match, the defending Serie A champions and current league leaders, Juventus, hosted Inter Milan. somewhat unexpectedly, Roberto Mancini's pupils managed to secure a draw in the opponents' field. The match ended 1-1, with goals exchanged by the Argentinians Carlos Tevez and Mauro Icardi.
Results:
Udinese 0 - 1 Roma
[0-1] 17' Davide Astori
Milan 1 - 2 Sassuolo
[1-0] 9' Andrea Poli
[1-1] 28' Nicola Sansone
[1-2] 68' Simone Zaza
Chievo 0 - 0 Torino
Empoli 0 - 0 Hellas
65' Lorenzo Tonelli (Empoli) sent off
77' Emil Hallfredsson (Hellas) sent off
Genoa 2 - 2 Atalanta
[0-1] 37' Davide Zappacosta
[0-2] 49' Maxi Moralez
[1-2] 51' Iago Falque (from the penalty spot)
[2-2] 69' Alessandro Matri
Palermo 5 - 0 Cagliari
[1-0] 6' Michel Morganella
[2-0] 10' Ezequiel Munoz
26' Daniele Conti (Cagliari) sent off
[3-0] 33' Paulo Dybala (from the penalty spot)
[4-0] 72' Paulo Dybala
[5-0] 85' Edgar Barreto
Parma 1 - 0 Fiorentina
[1-0] 11' Andrea Costa
34' Mario Gomez (Fiorentina) missed a penalty
79' Gonzalo Rodriguez (Fiorentina) sent off
86' Stefan Savic (Fiorentina) sent off
Cesena 1 - 4 Napoli
[0-1] 29' Jose Maria Callejon
[0-2] 41' Gonzalo Higuain
[0-3] 64' Daniele Capelli (own goal)
[0-4] 72' Gonzalo Higuain
[1-4] 75' Franco Brienza
Juventus 1 - 1 Inter
[1-0] 5' Carlos Tevez
[1-1] 64' Mauro Icardi
86' Mateo Kovacic (Inter) sent off
