At the first meeting on Sunday in the "Serie A" championship, Verona's "Chievo" hosted "Roma" footballers at home. The latter faced a truly serious challenge.
The "Giallorossi" encountered serious problems already in the 12th minute when Bruno Peres made a mistake that gave a great opportunity for Roberto Inglese to score. However, he missed the target.
In the middle of the first half, "Roma" had several chances, but goalkeeper Stefano Sorrentino defended them perfectly. In the 60th minute, he also stopped Maxime Gonalons' attempt.
In the second half, Edin Džeko didn't take advantage of his great chances, and without more opportunities, the match ended in a goalless draw.
This resulted in two lost points for Eusebio Di Francesco's team, as they failed to capitalize on the draws of Turin Juventus and Milan Inter.
Napoli, who had the opportunity to rise to the top of the standings, also failed to do so. Maurizio Sarri's team couldn't beat Fiorentina's footballers at home.
Despite the danger at the end of the first half, even the Napoli team's shots were defended well by goalkeeper Pepe Reina.
In the evening match between Milan and Bologna, coach Gennaro Gattuso managed to secure his first win.
After the embarrassment against Benevento in the previous weekend, Milan quickly took the lead in the 10th minute with a goal by Giacomo Bonaventura.
Although Simone Verdi equalized the score in the middle of the first half, the Milan players created many more attacks. Eventually, Bonaventura scored another goal with a header, giving Milan three points and moving Gattuso's team up to seventh place.
Results:
Chievo 0 - 0 Roma
SPAL 2013 2 - 2 Hellas
[0-1] 55' Alessio Cerci (penalty) [0-2] 69' Martin Caceres [1-2] 86' Alberto Paloschi [2-2] 88' Mirko Antenucci (penalty)
