The 20th round of Serie A (the first of the return leg) saw some exciting matches and surprising results. Here is a summary of the main events.
Genoa and Torino share the spoils
Genoa did not disappoint in their first game without Radu Dragusin and, in fact, probably deserved to win on points against Torino. In the first half, the Grifone dominated the game, but they were denied by Vanja Milinkovic-Savic and slowed down the pace in the second half. It ended 0-0 at Marassi, with Torino regretting the mistake of Sanabria and remaining tenth with 28 points. The red and blues, on the other hand, rose to 22 points in 20 games.
Verona edge out Empoli
Verona earned some valuable points in the fight for survival, as they beat Empoli 2-1. Djuric gave the hosts an early lead with a header in the 3rd minute, then Ngonge doubled the score in the 56th minute. The newly-returned Zurkowski reduced the gap in the 64th minute, but in the final half-hour the Tuscans could not snatch a draw (despite having a numerical advantage from the 87th minute due to the expulsion of Duda).
Napoli come back to beat Salernitana in serie A
Thanks to a goal in a scramble by Rrahmani in the 96th minute, Napoli came back to beat Salernitana 2-1 in the 20th round of Serie A, kicked the crisis and rose to 31 points in the standings. Candreva stunned the Maradona stadium with a curling shot from the edge of the box under the crossbar in the 29th minute. In the stoppage time of the first half, the other decisive episode: Fazio kicked Simeone’s foot, Marinelli called by the Var awarded the penalty that Politano converted (49’). The second half was a monologue by the Italian champions who tried in every way and broke through the wall of Salernitana in full recovery with a paw of the Kosovar defender.
Inter crush Monza in Serie A
Inter beat Monza 5-1 in the fourth advance of the 20th round of Serie A and continued their march at the top of the table, temporarily stretching to + 5 over Juventus second. The Nerazzurri directed the match at the U-Power Stadium already in the first half with the goals of Calhanoglu from the penalty spot and Lautaro (12 ‘and 14’). In the second half, the hat-trick was signed again by the Turk (60’), at his first brace in A, before the penalties converted by Pessina (68’), Lautaro (84’) and the final seal of Thuram (88’). Palladino remained stuck in the middle of the table, Inzaghi sent a clear message to Allegri and the rivals of the Supercup.
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