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The two matches on Saturday took place in the 33rd round of the Italian "Serie A" championship - the league leader "Milan" easily defeated "Parma" and hoped for the failure of their rivals Turin's "Juventus", meanwhile "Udinese" achieved an important victory and continues to fight for a place in the Champions League.
3 - 0
34' [1 - 0] Kaka
61' [2 - 0] Jon Dahl Tomasson
70' [3 - 0] Marcos Cafu
This week, "Milan" managed to recover from the three-point deficit against "Juventus" and aimed to win in these matches to remain at the top of the league. The hosts broke through after chaos in the visitors' penalty area - S.Frey saved Rui Costa's shot, A.Shevchenko's attempt was blocked at the goal line, but Kaka sent the ball into the net with a follow-up shot.
After playing for just over an hour, Danish J.D.Tomasson doubled the score, receiving a pass from Kaka during a counterattack and beating the opponent's goalkeeper from close range. Soon after, Cafu made it a thrashing score with an accurate shot, and at the end of the match, P.Inzaghi, who has been plagued by injuries in recent years, also took to the field.
This was the 22nd victory of the season, and "Milan" now has a temporary three-point lead over "Juventus", who will face Rome's "Lazio" in an away match on Sunday evening. There are still five rounds left until the end of the championship.
2 - 3
6' [0 - 1] David Di Michele
9' [1 - 1] Massimo Maccarone
53' [1 - 2] David Di Michele
57' [2 - 2] Rodrigo Taddei
66' [2 - 3] Vincenzo Iaquinta
Inspired by two unexpected victories, "Siena" managed to recover twice after conceding goals, but "Udinese" took three important points from Tuscany, helping them to stay in the fight for the fourth place, which will allow them to participate in the Champions League next season.
The visitors took the lead in the sixth minute, when D.Di Michele scored a great goal. However, just three minutes later, "Siena" equalized this deficit - after E.Chiesa's penalty kick, M.Maccarone headed the ball into the net.
At the beginning of the second half, the same scenario repeated itself: "Udinese" took the lead again thanks to a goal by D.Di Michele, but "Siena", or more precisely Brazilian R.Taddei, equalized the score. The winning goal for the visitors was scored by V.Iaquinta in the 66th minute.
