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On Friday, after playing the postponed 37th round of the Italian Championship, a new "Serie A" champion was revealed - for the 28th time in their history, Turin's "Juventus" club secured the first place by maintaining a four-point lead over their main rival "Milan" with one game left.
3 - 3
7' [1 - 0] Serginho
8' [1 - 1] Alessandro Costacurta (own goal)
16' [2 - 1] Serginho
32' [3 - 1] Jon Dahl Tomasson
76' [3 - 2] Luca Toni (penalty)
79' [3 - 3] Simone Barone
This match was postponed to Friday due to the participation of the "Milan" team in the Champions League final, and the team's coach C. Ancelotti decided not to put effort into the Italian Championship anymore, sending out substitute players - a very rare opportunity was given to even such an unknown 18-year-old defender L. Marzoratti.
The hosts surged forward in the sixth minute, when Serginho sent the ball into the net after a penalty area scramble, but just a minute later A. Costacurta scored an own goal, making the score level.
The match unfolded interestingly, and in the 16th minute "Milan" took the lead again, as Serginho received a great pass from H. Crespo and beat the opponent's goalkeeper. These were the first two goals for the Brazilian in Serie A, and in the 32nd minute J. Dahl Tomasson doubled the lead, ending the first half with the hosts leading 3-1.
After the break, "Palermo" took the initiative, and although L. Toni missed a couple of shots next to the goal, he managed to score in the 76th minute - after the goalkeeper C. Abbiati's mistake, a penalty was awarded to "Palermo" striker, who had to retake it due to players entering the penalty area too early, but the leader of the Sicilian team scored for the second time.
The visitors regained hope to win at least one point, and after confusing two defenders, S. Barone equalized the score in just three minutes. The match ended in a draw, so "Juve", despite the result of the match against "Livorno" on Sunday, can celebrate another "scudetto" trophy won.
