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Today, seven matches of the 30th round of the Italian league took place. Both Milan clubs combined scored 7 goals and easily defeated their opponents, "Udinese" and "Lazio". Luca Toni saved the "Fiorentina" club, while "Palermo" achieved an important victory against their table neighbors.
Two goals by Alvaro Recoba secured an "Inter" victory at home against "Lazio" club. The match ended with a score of 3-1. The first half was full of opportunities for both teams to score, but only "Inter" managed to do so. Alvaro Recoba's precise pass to the penalty area was received by Luis Figo, and the Portuguese player put his club ahead with an excellent shot. Just before the end of the first half, a great opportunity arose for "Lazio" defender Goran Pandev, one-on-one with the goalkeeper, but he failed to equalize the score, shooting the ball straight at goalkeeper Francesco Toldo.
The second half started with a defensive mistake by "Lazio", which the hosts immediately capitalized on. Massimo Oddo tried to head the ball back to his team's goalkeeper, but "Inter" forward Alvaro Recoba was standing in front of the goalkeeper, and he cleverly headed the ball over the goalkeeper to make it 2-0. After this goal, the hosts continued to press forward, with Adriano, Juan Sebastiano Veron, and Pierre Wome testing "Lazio" goalkeeper Angelo Peruzzi with dangerous shots.
However, the visitors then launched a counterattack and narrowed the gap. Luciano Zauri sent the ball into the penalty area, where unmarked Goran Pandev sent the ball into the goal defended by Francesco Toldo. Nevertheless, "Inter" managed to secure their victory when A. Recoba scored his second goal after a brilliant pass from Juan Sebastiano Veron.
Meanwhile, "AC Milan" also celebrated a victory, defeating "Udinese" 4-0 away. The hosts' dominance began in the 41st minute when a mistake by "Udinese" goalkeeper Morgan De Sanctis allowed Andriy Shevchenko to send the ball into an empty goal.
In the last 30 minutes of the match, the visitors played with nine men, as Igor Tudor was sent off the field at the start of the match, and a red card was shown to Matteo Paro in the 70th minute.
Results of Sunday's matches:
3-1
36' [1-0] Luis Figo
46' [2-0] Alvaro Recoba
54' [2-1] Goran Pandev
71' [3-1] Alvaro Recoba
0-4
41' [0-1] Andriy Shevchenko
60' [0-2] Alberto Gilardino
65' [0-3] Andriy Shevchenko
71' [0-4] Clarence Seedorf
3-1
42' [0-1] Maurizio Domizzi
53' [1-1] Christian Brocchi
82' [2-1] Luca Toni
89' [3-1] Giampaolo Pazzini
4-1
3' [1-0] Victor Obinna (penalty)
29' [1-1] Paolo Foglio (penalty)
56' [2-1] Marco Malago
66' [3-1] Matteo Brighi
81' [4-1] Amauri
1' Igor Tudor sent off ("Siena")
70' Matteo Paro sent off ("Siena")
0-2
57' [0-1] Massimo Mutarelli
66' [0-2] David Di Michele
0-2
61' [0-1] Nicola Pozzi
82' [0-2] Francesco Tavano
83' Giandomenico Mesto sent off ("Reggina")
1-2
53' [0-1] Mark Bresciano
90' [0-2] Fabio Simplicio
90+8' [1-2] Mirko Vucinic
Unplayed matches:
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League table:
