Serie A Review ai??i?? Round 21 And Round 22: Juventus And Milan Drop Points

By Chelston D'souza
13 years Ago

Serie A saw plenty of action and controversy in Rounds 21 and 22 despite a few games being postponed.

Juve Record Yet Another Draw

Yes, for the 9^th time this season, Juventus ended up sharing the spoilsAi??with teams, they really should have done better against. Siena this time, became the only team to come to the Juventus Stadium and hold Juventus to a goalless draw and this was the first time the Bianconeri failed to score at home. With Milanai??i??s draw against Napoli, Antonio Conteai??i??s sideAi??failedAi??to grabAi??an opportunity to extend their lead at the top of the table. The less-fancied outfits have been Juveai??i??s bane this season andAi??Conte’s menAi??havenai??i??t disposed them off as easily as they have done.

Their midweek game against Parma was postponed on account of heavy snowfall like many other Serie A games during the midweek round of action.

AC Milan Struggle For Form

The month of February will prove to be the most decisive one for Milan. With the Rossoneri in the running for all three competitions, come the end of the month, they could find themselves in desirable positions on all fronts or completely struggling to add any silverware. In midweek, Lazio earned a well-deserved victory against Milan with goals from Hernanes and Rocchi.

During the weekend, they struggled once again to break down a resolute Napoli defense and take advantage of Juve’s slip-up against Siena. Their struggles against the bigger sides in the peninsula continued and to add insult to injury, Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s moment of madness meant that he will be suspended for three games; although Milan will appeal against it. They now remain a single point behind Juve, who have a game in hand.

And The RestAi??

Roma decimated Inter at the Stadio Olimpico with Fabio Borini bagging a brace. Ranieri, who admittedly, is a Roma fan could do absolutely nothing about Roma’s ruthless onslaught. The bottom of the table, however, remained as it was -Ai??Novara, Lecce and Cesena all in the danger zone.

Game Of The Rounds

Inter 4-4 Palermo

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Controversy Of The Rounds

Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Milan)

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Ibrahimovic maybe a brilliant footballer, but at times has thisAi??immature side which gets the better of him. What made him slap Aronica is somethingAi??only he can explain. However, heAi??might justAi??have put his side in jeopardy, ahead of aAi??tricky February. He will miss the games against Udinese, Cesena and Juve.

Goal Of The Rounds

Rodrigo Palacio (Genoa)

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Skill, technique and a lot of audacity – ingredients of this perfectly executed back-heel goal by Rodrigo Palacio.

Skill Of The Rounds

Francesco Totti (Roma)

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He mayAi??not have age on his side,Ai??but his skill certainly remain with him. There’s only one Emperor of Rome.

Player Of The Rounds

Diego Milito (Inter)

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Team Of The Rounds

Results

Round 21

Inter 4-4 Palermo
Napoli 0-0 Cesena
Udinese 2-1 Lecce
Lazio 2-0 Milan
Cagliari 4-2 Roma
Novara 1-2 Chievo
Parma ai??i?? Juventus (Postponed)
Atalanta ai??i?? Genoa (Postponed)
Siena ai??i?? Catania (Postponed)
Bologna ai??i?? Fiorentina (Postponed)

Round 22

Fiorentina 3-2 Udinese
Juventus 0-0 Siena
Roma 4-0 Inter
Palermo 2-1 Atalanta
Milan 0-0 Napoli
Lecce 0-0 Bologna
Novara 0-0 Cagliari
Genoa 3-2 Lazio
Chievo 1-2 Parma
Cesena ai??i?? Catania (Postponed)

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