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In the Italian championship on Sunday, seven matches were played, after which it became clear that Turin's Juventus club became the sole leader of the league. Both Milan and Udinese suffered their first defeats. Despite facing Ascoli, considered one of the league's underdogs, Juve had to put in a lot of effort to earn three points. The national champions narrowly defeated their opponents by only one goal difference thanks to two goals from the team captain Alessandro del Piero. Last year's Serie A runner-up Milan stumbled in Genoa. They were defeated 2-1 by the local Sampdoria team. The Milan club had taken the lead thanks to A.Gilardino's goal, but the hosts responded with two goals and managed to overcome last year's Champions League finalists. Champions League participant Udinese suffered their first defeat, losing 4-2 to the Fiorentina team. The Florence club, led by L. Toni, played excellently in the match, leaving no room for their opponents to score even a point. Rome's Lazio team continues their successful performance in the championship, this time defeating Treviso. By the 26th minute, the score was 2-0 in favor of the Rome club. However, Treviso did not give up, and just before the end of the first half, A.Pinga narrowed the gap with a successful penalty kick. But in the second half, Lazio maintained their lead and even increased it when M.Oddo successfully converted a penalty kick in the 88th minute, securing the seventh point for Lazio this season. Palermo also earned three points, defeating the Siena players 2-1 away from home. The Sicilian club took the lead in the 19th minute, but their lead did not last long, as Siena equalized just a minute later. However, in the second half, A.Makinwa once again put Palermo in the lead, and this time the visitors managed to withstand the attacks of the host team. Chievo earned their sixth point, defeating Reggina 3-1 away from home. The hosts took the lead, but Chievo responded with three goals, two of which were scored by D.Franceschini. The only draw of the day was between the Cagliari and Messina teams. M.Donati put the visitors ahead in the 30th minute, but after eleven minutes, Cagliari player D.Suazo equalized the score.
