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The leader of the Italian championship "Juventus" experienced their first failure this season on Saturday, while Marius Stankevicius' "Brescia" climbed up from the bottom of the standings after a narrow victory.
1 - 0
86' [1 - 0] Markus Schopp
"Brescia" managed to defeat "Chievo" at home and joined the teams in the middle of the table, all with 12 points. Meanwhile, "Chievo" suffered their third consecutive loss.
M.Stankevicius, who played the full match, actively contributed to the team's victory - in the 70th minute, his header was saved by goalkeeper L.Marchegiani, and with four minutes left in the match, M.Schopp scored the winning goal after a great pass from the Lithuanian player.
2 - 1
13' [1 - 0] Giuseppe Colucci
14' [1 - 1] Zlatan Ibrahimovic
26' [2 - 1] Marco Zamboni
75' Giuseppe Colucci ("Reggina") was sent off
The hosts were fortunate to snatch a point from the league leaders. In the 13th minute, F.Cannavaro's clearance hit G.Colucci and the ball deflected into the net past goalkeeper G.Buffon. This was the first away goal "Juve" conceded this year.
However, the visitors soon equalized as a major defensive error by G.De Rosa allowed Z.Ibrahimovic to score. But luck smiled again on "Reggina" - in the 26th minute, M.Zamboni's shot deflected off M.Blasi and deceived the goalkeeper, finding the net.
"Juve" dominated the entire game but struggled to score. M.Zalayeta hit the post after halftime, and a second goal by Z.Ibrahimovic in the 60th minute was disallowed due to offside. With fifteen minutes left to play, G.Colucci was sent off for a second yellow card, increasing the visitors' dominance. However, O.Kapo's goal at the end of the match was disallowed for offside, and the result remained unchanged.
