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On Saturday, two matches of the 28th round took place in the Italian championship, in which both leaders of the championship - "Juventus" and "Milan" managed to defeat their opponents.
The Serie A leader "Juventus" played away against the "Sampdoria" team and managed to beat them with a score of 1-0.
At the beginning of the first half, the hosts were more dangerous, but "Juventus" defender Fabio Cannavaro and the crossbar prevented them from scoring. Towards the end of the half, the visitors also created some opportunities, but Emerson and Pavel Nedved's shots went wide.
At the start of the second half, Pavel Nedved again made a dangerous shot towards the goal, but the ball flew just inches wide of the post. However, the Czech player's efforts were soon rewarded. After a cross from Adriano Mutu, P. Nedved scored with a header to put his team ahead. A few minutes later, "Juventus" could have increased their lead through Patrick Vieira, but his header was off target. All the hosts' efforts to equalize were thwarted by the well-organized defense of the visitors, and the Turin team celebrated another victory.
In second place, "Milan" managed to break down the defense of the underdog "Empoli" at home towards the end of the match. Milan's longtime player Filippo Inzaghi saved the team, scoring in the 77th minute to put his team ahead. However, after this goal, Milan's players felt more relaxed and were able to score two more goals. These were scored by the same Filippo Inzaghi and the Ukrainian Andriy Shevchenko.
Statistics of Saturday's matches:
0 - 1
69` [0 - 1] Pavel Nedved
3 - 0
77` [1 - 0] Filippo Inzaghi
81` [2 - 0] Andrey Shevchenko
86` [3 - 0] Filippo Inzaghi
Tournament table:
