Today in Italy, seven matches of the 31st national championship round were played. Interestingly, there were five draws in seven matches.
Giuseppe Iachini's players at home beat the "Genoa" team fighting for a place in the UEFA Europa League. The winners brought three points through a first-half double by Ivailo Chochev. After the break, Iago Falque managed to score a goal, but the visitors failed to equalize even though they controlled the ball for more than 60 percent of the time.
Meanwhile, the country's vice-champion "Roma" failed to take advantage of their main competitor, "Lazio," losing and not overcoming Bergamo's "Atalanta" fighting for survival this season.
In this match, neither team managed to create many dangerous opportunities, and both goals were scored from the penalty spot. "Roma" shared points with "Lazio," but due to the worse goal difference, they remain in third place.
A bit later, the teams of "Cagliari" and "Napoli" also provided an intense battle for the spectators gathered at the stadium. Rafa Benitez's team playing away managed to score three goals in the first hour, and after the 66th minute, Christiano Maggio successfully held on after receiving his second yellow card and celebrated a secured victory.
Now the Southern Italian club moves into fourth place on the league table, reducing the gap from third place to just five points.
In the latest match, the "Inter" and "Milan" clubs faced each other in the Milan derby. Spectators at the "San Siro" stadium witnessed a fierce battle, but no goals were scored. The match ended with a 0-0 result, and both teams remain in the middle of the table.
Results:
"Sassuolo" 1 - 1 "Torino" [1-0] 45' Domenico Berardi (penalty) [1-1] 59' Fabio Quagliarella (penalty)
"Chievo" 1 - 1 "Udinese" [1-0] 39' Sergio Pellisier [1-1] 72' Boštjan Cesar (own goal)
"Empoli" 2 - 2 "Parma" [0-1] 19' Francesco Lodi [1-1] 32' Massimo Maccarone [2-1] 45' Lorenzo Tonelli [2-2] 72' Ishak Belfodil
"Palermo" 2 - 1 "Genoa" [1-0] 9' Ivailo Chochev [2-0] 30' Ivailo Chochev [2-1] 52' Iago Falque
"Roma" 1 - 1 "Atalanta" [1-0] 3' Francesco Totti (penalty) [1-1] 23' German Denis
"Cagliari" ?0 - 3 "Napoli" [0-1] 24' Jose Maria Callejon [0-2] 45' Antonio Balzano (own goal) [0-3] 59' Manolo Gabbiadini 66' Christian Maggio ("Napoli") sent off
"Inter" ? - ? "Milan"
