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Serie A Round 13 Results: Palermo beats Fiorentina to ruin Delio Rossi's Sicilian return
It's been another weekend of prolific entertainment for Calcio purists, as Cesena records successive wins for the first time this season, while Cagliari claims a late point
Nov 27, 2011 3:00:00 PM
By Livio Caferoglu
| Friday NOVEMBER 25 |
KO | Sunday NOVEMBER 27 |
KO |
| Udinese - Roma |
2-0 |
Siena - Inter |
0-1 |
| Saturday NOVEMBER 26 | KO | Palermo - Fiorentina |
2-0 |
| Novara - Parma |
2-1 | Cesena - Genoa |
2-0 |
| Lecce - Catania | 0-1 | Cagliari - Bologna |
1-1 |
| Lazio - Juventus |
0-1 | AC Milan - Chievo |
2:45 |
| Atalanta - Napoli |
1-1 |
| Udinese |
2-0 |
Roma |
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Two late goals from Antonio Di Natale and Mauricio Isla gave Udinese a 2-0 victory against Roma, as the Zebrette move up to second place in the Serie A table. |
| Novara |
2-1 |
Parma |
| Novara produced an industrious second half performance on Saturday to come from behind to beat Parma 2-1 in Piedmont, achieving only the team's second league win of the campaign in the process. Parma has been the Jekyll and Hyde team in Serie A this season, following up a victory with a defeat in its past six fixtures, but started positively as Francesco Valiani, Stefano Morrone and Graziano Pelle were all denied by Alberto Fontana early on. His resistance was broken on 29 minutes, albeit by a teammate, as Matteo Centurioni deflected Jonathan Biabiany's cross into his own net to give Franco Colomba's side the chance of back-to-back wins for the first time since early October. However, the goal acted as a much-needed impetus for Novara, and it was no surprise that the new boys grabbed an equalizer on 70 minutes, after Marco Rigoni's cross met the head of Rubino. The onslaught from Atilio Tesser's men continued, and they found the winner from Rigoni, who headed in Mazzarani's cross with just 10 minutes to play. Novara managed to hold out for the victory, despite Giuseppe Gemiti's straight red for dangerously lunging into Biabiany late in the proceedings, and Sebastian Giovinco's free kick attempt which hit the post. |
| Lecce |
0-1 |
Catania |
| Lecce's wretched form at the Via del Mare continued on Saturday, after it fell to a last gasp 1-0 defeat against Catania, as the loss now means Eusebio Di Francesco's side has picked up just the solitary point in six home fixtures this season. It was the visiting team which started most brightly, as the likes of Gonzalo Bergessio, Alejandro Gomez and Gennaro Delvecchio fired numerous snapshots at Massimiliano Benassi, who was forced to remain on his toes. The home side had to wait 34 minutes for its first opportunity, which came in the form of Rodney Strasser's left footed strike inside the box, but Mariano Andujar did well to gather the ball confidently. The second-half was a continuation of where the first period left off, as Lecce remained on top. Luis Muriel, Massimo Oddo and Christian Obodo all had attempts at the Argentine shot-stopper, but none were particularly testing. However, drama ensued at the death as Pablo Barrientos collected Maxi Lopez's pass and subsequently powered the winner home in the dying embers to hand Vincenzo Montella's side all three points and seventh place in Serie A. Lecce, however, is now rooted to the bottom. |
| Lazio |
0-1 |
Juventus |
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| Atalanta |
1-1 |
Napoli |
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Edinson Cavani's late equalizer allowed Napoli to cancel out former striker German Denis' strike to return to the San Paolo with a point, after both teams played out a 1-1 draw. |
| Siena |
0-1 |
Inter |
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| Palermo |
2-0 |
Fiorentina |
| Palermo's imperious home record shows no signs of abating after it eased to a 2-0 win over Fiorentina to wreck Delio Rossi's return to the Renzo Barbera. Devis Mangia's side took the lead inside 22 minutes, as Fabrizio Miccoli finished off a lightning quick counterattack. The former Italy striker was fed through by Josip Ilicic, before leaving Alessandro Gamberini for dead and poking the ball past Artur Boruc. The home side then doubled its advantage on 73 minutes, as Ilicic capped an impressive display with an fine free kick from 25 yards out, which left Boruc with no chance once more, as Palermo held out onto a deserved victory. There was more late drama as Cesare Natali was sent his marching orders with just a minute of normal time remaining, after collecting a second yellow for arguing with the referee. The result sees Palermo climb to fifth place, with six wins out of six on home soil, while Fiorentina has dropped to 16th in the Serie A standings. |
| Cesena |
2-0 |
Genoa |
| Cesena's revival under Daniele Arrigoni goes from strength to strength, as the club moves off the bottom of the Serie A table thanks to a well-deserved 2-0 win over Genoa. Despite not having the majority of possession, the team outgunned its opponent and was awarded a penalty on 75 minutes as Emiliano Moretto brought down Erjon Bogdani in the box. Adrian Mutu then proceeded to convert the spot kick past former Fiorentina colleague Sebastian Frey to give the Seahorses a vital lead. However, the advantage came under threat as substitute Nicola Ravaglia was shown a straight red for protesting over the decision to only give Moretti a yellow card for his direct involvement in the penalty incident. Fortunately for the Emilia-Romagna club, Mutu was on hand to net his brace and secure the win late on, after pinging a shot past Frey from the edge of the box, as Alberto Malesani's inconsistent Genoa drops to ninth in the table. |
| Cagliari |
1-1 |
Bologna |
| In a match that took all of 75 minutes to come alive, Cagliari managed to salvage a 1-1 draw against Bologna, as the spoils were shared in Sicily. Despite the home dominating most of the play through the midfield partnership of Daniele Conti and Radja Nainggolan, it was the visiting side which took an unlikely lead through Marco Di Vaio, who took full advantage of a defensive mistake by Albin Ekdal to slot the ball past Michel Agazzi. However, justice was to be served with just eight minutes left, as substitute Nicola Cherubin gifted Cagliari with a penalty, and captain Conti was on hand to dispatch the ball into the back of the net. The Sardinians now sit in 14th place, while Bologna is just a point above the relegation zone in 17th. |
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Chievo |
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