Today were played seven matches of the thirteenth round of the Italian championship. Among them - several very intriguing duels.
"Milan", aiming to return to Europe, defeated "Udinese" with a score of 2-0. The match was full of action - even two red cards were shown. The referee sent off one player from each team. The victory was gifted to the fashion capital team by Jeremy Menez, who scored a brace in the second half.
"Juventus" and "Roma", leading the table, celebrated hard-fought victories at home.
"Bianconeri" defeated "Torino" 2-1. Massimiliano Allegi's men took the lead early in the match when Arturo Vidal converted a penalty, but the balance was quickly restored by Bruno Peres.
In the remaining time, a fierce battle ensued, and in the 78th minute, "Juve's" defender Stephan Lichsteiner received his second yellow card, and it seemed like "Roma" could close in on the main title contenders. However, the live legend Andrea Pirlo saved the evening by scoring a fantastic goal in extra time, forcing the opponents to pull the ball out of the corner of the goal.
Meanwhile, the capital club faced off against Milan's "Inter". The hosts took the lead with a goal from Gervinho, but shortly after, Andrea Ranocchia equalized.
After the break, the events on the pitch unfolded even faster: the result became 2-2 after 12 minutes. However, moments after another goal from the Milanese team, the ball was put into the net by Miralem Pjanic, and after an hour of play, Rudi Garcia's protégés led 3-2.
The "Inter" players failed to offer anything more to their opponents, and at the very end of the match, Pjanic, once again, secured the deserved victory for the representatives of the "eternal city".
"Genoa" rose to third place in the table with an 11-point victory over "Cesena" away.
Results:
"Milan" 2 - 0 "Udinese" 62' Maurizio Domizzi ("Udinese") sent off [1-0] 65' Jeremy Menez (from a penalty) 71' Michael Essien ("Milan") sent off [2-0] 75' Jeremy Menez
"Cagliari" 0 - 4 "Fiorentina" [0-1] 17' Matias Fernandez [0-2] 55' Matias Fernandez [0-3] 69' Mario Gomez [0-4] 74' Juan Cuadrado
"Cesena" 0 - 3 "Genoa" [0-1] 5' Alessandro Matri [0-2] 8' Luca Antonelli 30' Alessandro Matri ("Genoa") missed a penalty [0-3] 43' Massimo Volta (own goal) 63' Emmanuel Cascione ("Genoa") missed a penalty
"Empoli" 0 - 0 "Atalanta"
"Palermo" 2 - 1 "Parma" [1-0] 37' Paulo Dybala [1-1] 41' Raffaele Palladino [2-1] Edgar Barreto 80' Felipe ("Parma") sent off 90' Edgar Barreto ("Palermo") sent off
"Juventus" 2 - 1 "Torino" [1-0] 15' Arturo Vidal (from a penalty) [1-1] 22' Bruno Peres 78' Stephan Lichsteiner ("Juventus") sent off [2-1] 90' Andrea Pirlo
"Roma" 4 - 2 "Inter" [1-0] 22' Gervinho [1-1] 36' Andrea Ranocchia [2-1] 47' Jose Holebas [2-2] 57' Pablo Osvaldo [3-2] 60' Miralem Pjanic [4-2] 90' Miralem Pjanic
