On quite an unusual day, on Monday, two Italian championship matches were played. Rome's "Lazio" club did not withstand the neighbor from the tournament table "Sassuolo" at home, losing with a score of 2-0. The hosts really had real opportunities in this match, but failed to take advantage of them. They missed the first goal when Domenico Berardi stepped up to take the penalty kick in the 41st minute. Later, the same Italian could extend the lead, but was well played by the opponent's goalkeeper Etrit Berisha. Nevertheless, the capital club continued to struggle to finish attacks and eventually the lead was doubled by Gregoire Defrel. A little later, the battling for prize places Florence's "Fiorentina" and "Napoli" teams fought. The match ended in a draw, which is a good result for the team from Southern Italy trailing behind the leader Turin's "Juventus" and "Viola" overtaking "Roma". There were also opportunities in this match, but both goals were scored in the beginning of the first half. In the 7th minute, defender Marcos Alonso scored with a header after Gonzalo Higuain responded with a precise shot just a few moments earlier. After playing just over half an hour, Nikola Kalinic could have brought "Fiorentina" back in front in a quick counterattack, but he hit the goalpost. Cristiano Tello's shot followed shortly after in the 40th minute. After the break, "Viola's" goalkeeper Ciprian Tatarusanu had to save his team. He resisted almost one hundred percent of the opponents' chances. Results: "Lazio" 0 - 2 "Sassuolo" [0-1] 41' Domenico Berardi (from a penalty kick) [0-2] 67' Gregoire Defrel "Napoli" 1 - 1 "Fiorentina" [0-1] 6' Marcos Alonso [1-1] 7' Gonzalo Higuain
