Sunday 6 februari > Serie A

Bologna 1 - 0 Catania
Portanova 41’


Review:

Bologna gave themselves breathing space above the Serie A relegation zone with a 1-0 win over struggling Catania. Daniele Portanova got the only goal four minutes before the break with a close-range effort.
By then, Catania had already played almost 20 minutes a man down after the 22nd-dismissal of Pablo Alvarez for two quick bookings.

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Brescia 2 - 0 Bari
Diamanti 17’ (pen.)
Caracciolo 90’


Review:

Alessandro Diamanti's penalty and a late Andrea Caracciolo strike earned Brescia a vital win over relegation rivals Bari. The hosts were the better side throughout and the win lifts them above Cesena into 18th place, just a point behind Catania and safety

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Napoli 2 - 0 Cesena
Cavani 13’
Sosa 90'


Review:

Napoli took advantage of AC Milan`s failure to beat Genoa as they closed the gap at the top of Serie A to just three points.
With Milan only taking a point back to the capital following a 1-1 draw, Walter Mazzarri`s men took full advantage as a goal in each half put second-bottom Cesena to bed.
The in-form Edinson Cavani put them in front with his 17th goal of the season, with Jose Ernesto Sosa confirming the win in injury time.

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Parma 1 - 1 Fiorentina
Amauri 15’   D'Agostino 49’ (pen.)


Review:


Fiorentina yet again came up short in their bid to register an away win as they settled for a 1-1 draw at Parma. Carvalho Amauri scored his first goal for Parma since joining the club on loan from Juventus in the 15th minute. Gaetano D'Agostino equalised early in the second half from the penalty spot after Massimo Gobbi held Fiorentina's Michele Camporese inside the area. Parma were unlucky not to claim all three points as Amauri's header struck the crossbar with five minutes to go, with Fiorentina goalkeeper Artur Boruc beaten. The return to action of Fiorentina striker Adrian Mutu, who came on with 15 minutes remaining, failed to inspire the Viola to a rare away victory. The result has left the Florence outfit in 11th place, three points clear of Parma after 24 games.

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Genoa 1 - 1 AC Milan
Floro Flores 45’   Pato 29’

Review:


Genoa were able to hold on for a draw with Milan, keeping them safe from relegation for the meantime, while Napoli closed the gap at the top of the table, after taking all three points against Cesena. Pato took the lead for Milan, but Antonio Floro Flores was on hand to deliver an equaliser just before half-time. Genoa were forced into an early switch, as Mattia Destro picked up an injury and Rodrigo Palacio came on to take his place.

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Lecce 2 - 4 Palermo
Giacomazzi 17’   Miccoli 45’
Jeda 50’             Pastore 57’
                          Hernández 60’
                          Ilicic 62’

Review:
 The hosts led first through Guillermo Giacomazzi and then Jeda, but Palermo levelled when Fabrizio Miccoli struck in first half stoppage time and again through Javier Pastore's 57th-minute strike.
That was the first of three in five minutes for Palermo, who pulled away with strikes from substitutes Abel Hernandez and Josip Ilicic.
It was just a fourth away win of the season for Palermo as they put themselves firmly in the battle for a Champions League place.

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Lazio Roma 1 - 1 Chievo Verona
Hernanes 45’         Cesar 64’

Review:
Lazio and Chievo shared the spoils with a 1-1 draw at the Stadio Olimpico in Serie A this afternoon. Hernanes put the home side ahead just before half time with a magnificent free kick, but in the second half Bostjan Cesar grabbed the equaliser for the Flying Donkeys.
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Inter Milan 5 - 3 AS Roma 
Sneijder 3’                   Simplício 13’
Eto'o 35’, 63’ (pen.)    Vucinic 75’
Motta 71’                    Loria 81’
Cambiasso 90’
Review:
Samuel Eto’o scored a brace for Inter Milan as the champions surged up to third, five behind Serie A leaders AC Milan with a game in hand, after an enthralling 5-3 home win over last season’s runners-up AS Roma here on Sunday. Inter took the lead in the third minute when Wesley Sneijder, in his first start for over a month, teed himself up and fired past Julio Sergio from the edge of the area. Roma were soon back in the game when Fabio Simplicio slid in Marco Cassetti’s low cross, but Inter was back in the lead by halftime when Eto’o scored his first following a breakaway. Former Inter defender Nicolas Burdisso was sent off for conceding a penalty with a foul on Giampaolo Pazzini 17 minutes into the second period and Eto’o dispatched the spotkick as last term’s treble winners purred like never before in this campaign. Brazil-born Thiago Motta celebrated his first call-up to the Italy squad with Inter’s fourth in the 71st. Roma, who could soon have new American owners, fought back though and Mirko Vucinic deflected in Daniele De Rossi’s freekick before Simone Loria scrambled home from a corner to trail 4-3. With Roma’s defence stretched though Esteban Cambiasso grabbed Inter’s fifth in injury time.



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