19 March 2008

Single point increases lead

The Wednesday League round was exciting, but most of the excitement happened away from the Castellani. In Empoli, Juventus were unable to score and they ended the match 0-0 with two regrets: a rather obvious penalty denied to Iaquinta and most of all not having took full advantage of the rival teams' results.

Indeed both Fiorentina (at Napoli) and AC Milan (at home against Sampdoria) lost tonight. In any case Ranieri's team increased their advantage, even if only by one point. Now they have five points more than the Viola and nine more than the Rossoneri, but the advantage could have been greater.

There's no time for regrets, though. Saturday it's already time for the big match, away to Inter Milan, who drew at Genoa and will thus be looking for points to inch closer to the League title.

TIM 2007/08 Serie A - Day 29
Empoli, Castellani Stadium. Wednesday March 19 2008, 8.30 pm

EMPOLI-JUVENTUS 0-0
EMPOLI: Bassi; Buscè, Marzoratti, Piccolo, Antonini; Abate, Moro (Giovinco 77 mins), Musacci (Budel 70 mins), Marchisio, Giacomazzi (Vannucchi 57 mins); Volpato. Subs not used: Balli, Vanigli, Tosto, Caturano. Manager: Malesani.
JUVENTUS: Buffon; Zebina, Legrottaglie, Chiellini, Molinaro (Grygera 29 mins); Camoranesi (Nedved 82 mins), Nocerino, Tiago (Trezeguet 61 mins), Salihamidzic; Del Piero, Iaquinta. Subs not used: Belardi, Stendardo, Sissoko, Palladino. Manager: Ranieri.
REFEREE: Rizzoli from Bologna.
YELLOW CARDS: Molinaro 8 mins, Marzoratti 14 mins, Giacomazzi 55 mins, Camoranesin 67 mins, Grygera 72 mins, Budel 86 mins.

 

 

Atalanta	Bari	1 - 0
Bologna	Milan	0 - 0
Fiorentina	Roma	0 - 1
Genoa	Chievo	1 - 0
Inter	Cagliari	3 - 0
Lazio	Catania	0 - 1
Livorno	Juventus	1 - 1
Palermo	Parma	2 - 1
Siena	Sampdoria	1 - 2
Udinese	Napoli	3 - 1