The 17th round of the Italian championship started today with "Empoli" winning against "Cagliari", where Levan Mchedlidze scored a double after two assists from Guido Marilungo.
Next up was the 3rd place team, "Milan". Although the hosts of the "San Siro" stadium were considered favorites in the match, the Bergamo team "Atalanta", not far behind them in the table, put up a tough fight.
The match was intense, but the fans were disappointed as it ended goalless. Tomorrow, "Napoli" will have the chance to overtake the "rossoneri" when they play against "Torino".
And finally, in the evening, the leaders of "Serie A" Turin "Juventus" faced "Roma". The capital club had beaten the same "Milan" in the previous round, so they trusted their strength and wanted to take a win from the "bianconeri" fortress.
However, the match didn't start well for them and Gonzalo Higuain scored in the 14th minute after a pass from Sami Khedira.
All the matches were evenly contested and it was truly interesting to watch, but "gialorossi" could not expand the scoreline. This means that the defending champions from Turin have now escaped with a seven-point lead.
Results:
"Empoli" 2 - 0 "Cagliari" [1-0] 8' Levan Mchedlidze [2-0] 72' Levan Mchedlidze 81' Joao Pedro Galvao ("Cagliari") missed penalty shot from 11 meters
"Milan" 0 - 0 "Atalanta"
"Juventus" 1 - 0 "Roma" [1-0] 14' Gonzalo Higuain
