(updates previous).
Inter won at Empoli and
remained at the top of the table, Napoli and Fiorentina kept up,
and Juve continued to win on the 18th day of Serie A after the
Christmas holidays.
In Empoli, Inter did not shine and instead suffered
throughout the match but in the end Mauro Icardi scored the 1-0
thanks to which the team remained at the top of the table.
The Argentine player, last season's top scorer, has scored
five goals over the last five games.
One point behind Roberto Mancini's team are Napoli and
Fiorentina, which beat respectively Torino and Palermo.
At the San Paolo stadium everything happened in the first
half of the game: Insigne first scored a wonder-goal for Napoli,
then Quagliarella scored the 1-1 before Hamsik decided the
match.
In the second half, Napoli suffered a bit but managed to
keep the lead.
In Palermo, the protagonist was Slovenia's Ilicic who scored
two splendid goals and launched Fiorentina to their 3-1 victory.
Juventus also beat Verona 3-0, their eighth consecutive
victory in the championship.
Everything was easy with a pearl of a freekick by Argentine
player Dybala and then the second powerfully headed goal by
Bonucci.
Zaza in the end scored the third one.
Roma first scored two goals against Chievo but let their
rivals take the lead before the final 3-3 draw.
The goal by young Sadiq and Florenzi's goal were an illusion
for the Giallorossi but Chievo drew level with Paloschi and
Danielli.
Then Roma scored with Iago Falque before the Verona team
drew with Pepe - a goal that was eventually ruled legitimate
thanks to goalline technology.
Milan lost 1-0 in a home match against Bologna.
The Rossoneri attacked, repeatedly dominating but missing a
number of opportunities.
Saturday will see a match between a disappointed Roma and
Milan, which could cost the coaches of the Giallorossi, Garcia,
and the Rossoneri, Mihajlovic, their posts.
Among other results, Lazio drew with Carpi 0-0 and Udinese
beat Atalanta 2-1.
Sampdoria won Genoa's derby march with two goals by Soriano
and one by Eder, giving their team a 3-0 lead, then Genoa tried
to take back the match with two goals by Pavoletti but the game
ended 3-2 for Sampdoria.
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