Week-End Reviews

Sure was a busy week-end in Serie A this week. The Derby della Madonnina may not have provided a lot of goals, but excitement definitely wasn’t absent from San Siro on Sunday.

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Italy.TheOffside.com week 5 review

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Italian Calcio Blog week 5 review

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Gazzetta in English week 5 review

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Serie A started with Bianconeri and Viola involved on Saturday, on account of their mid-week commitments in the UEFA Champions League (against Bate and Steaua respectively). And while Fiorentina went on to beat Genoa 1-0 (thanks to yet another goal by Alberto Gilardino), Juventus was held to a 0-0 draw at Sampdoria. Not the best motivational result for Claudio Ranieri’s boys…

Fiorentina 1-0 Genoa Match Report (mCalcio)

Sampdoria 0-0 Juventus Match Report (mCalcio)

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On Sunday, the big hero of the Serie A afternoon was Argentine forward Mauro Zarate, who scored twice and set up another goal to help Lazio beat Torino 3-1 Sunday (and assert itself as a serious challenger to Inter Milan atop the Italian league standings). Zarate drew three defenders toward him and passed to Goran Pandev for the opening goal in the 30^th minute, then scored in the 63^rd with a powerful, curling shot before adding a penalty in the 84^th. Nicola Amoruso pulled one back for Torino with a penalty in added time.

With its fourth win in five rounds, Lazio took a two-point lead on Inter ahead of the Milan derby later Sunday, leading the Serie A with 21 points. Napoli, who beat Bologna 1-0, is next with 11 points while Inter, Udinese and Catania are tied with 10 each.

Torino 1-3 Lazio Match Report (mCalcio)

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Of course, the biggest attention on Sunday was pointed toward Stadio Giuseppe Meazza “San Siro” in Milan, which hosted the 171^st edition of the famous AC Milan vs. Inter Milan match. The great victors of the night were the Rossoneri and in particular a certain Ronaldinho Gaucho, who thanks to his first half header gave Carlo Ancelotti his first derby win of the season (and also José Mourinho’s first loss in the Serie A).

Milan 1-0 Inter Match Report (mCalcio)

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In other matches, Fabio Quagliarella scored one and set up another goal as Udinese beat Siena 2-1, and Michele Paolucci found the net for Catania in a 1-0 win over Chievo. Roma beat Atalanta 2-0 for only its second win, with goals from Christian Panucci and Mirko Vucinic as captain Francesco Totti again sat out. Also, Fabrizio Miccoli scored his fourth goal of the season as Palermo beat Reggina 1-0, and Lecce had goals from Guillermo Giacomazzi and Jose Castillo in a 2-0 win over last-place Cagliari.

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GOALS of the WEEK

Nothing particularly extraordinary this week, with the exception of two very nice top-corner howitzers. Mauro Zarate is appearing quite regularly in this segment lately…
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• Gilardino‘s pivoting half-volley (Fiorentina-Genoa)
• Zarate‘s outswinging blast into the top corner (Torino-Lazio)
• Miccoli‘s dribble and outside-foot flick (Palermo-Reggina)
• Ronaldinho‘s powerful header into the top corner (Milan-Inter)

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And the winner is… Guillermo Giacomazzi. You just gotta love it when someone blasts it into the top corner from 30 yards, and as far as this week goes, Giacomazzi’s was better than Zarate’s.
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Serie A 2008-09 Matchday 5

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	Sampdoria	0-0	Juventus
	Fiorentina	1-0	Genoa
	Udinese	2-1	Siena
	Roma	2-0	Atalanta
	Lecce	2-0	Cagliari
	Bologna	0-1	Napoli
	Torino	1-3	Lazio
	Palermo	1-0	Reggina
	Catania	1-0	Chievo
	Milan	1-0	Inter

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Tags: Alberto Gilardino, Fabrizio Miccoli, Guillermo Giacomazzi, Mauro Zarate, Ronaldinho, Serie A

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