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Match Day 22: Juventus Lose Second To Cagliari
1/31/09 by: Special K
Oh dear Juventus is faltering. The Bianconeri squandered all the good results they have achieved during the month of January after closing the gap between themselves and Inter to 3 points. Today's disappointing 2-3 result to Cagliari on home turf is the second loss for Juventus striker Del Piero (pictured/Reuters) and company while front runners Internazionale have righted their ship, winning the last two against Catania and Sampdoria. Tomorrow the Milan club plays lowly Torino who are currently in a tailspin and should have no problem in stretching their lead to 9 points. Torino having not won in the last 4 Serie A outings must look as far back as December 21, and their home defeat of Napoli for any consolation.
Note: Cagliari (away record, 3-2-6) have now won 2 on the road beating Lazio last week at the Stadio Olimpico 4-1, prior to that win the club had only one additional victory away from home at Torino back in October.
Juventus vs Cagliari Highlights
In other news stunned Napoli gave up a 2-0 lead after home sons Antonio Di Natale and Fabio Quagliarella helped to equalize for the visitors giving Udinese the 2-2 draw. (Both players come from the Naple region)
The San Paolo hosted a great game on Saturday evening, Napoli was punished by two Neapolitan players who play for Udinese, Antonio Di Natale and Fabio
Quagliarella.
Napoli took a 2-0 lead in the first 27 minutes of the game on goals by Ezequiel Lavezzi and Marek Hamsik. Hamsik returned after missing two games because of the suspension he received after
his red card in Verona.
In the 24th minute , German Denis took the ball at the midfield circle and carried it to kist outside the Udinese penalty area before passing to Lavezzi who whistled a shot past Andonovich
1-0 Napoli.
Just three minutes later Hamsik put a header past Andonovich off a free kick from Walter Gargano 2-0 Napoli.
But Udinese would answer when in the 31st minute, Paolo Cannavaro chased a ball in the Napoli area, but in the process tripped Isla, Gervasoni gave the penalty, Di Natale converted,
2-1.
In the 38th minute Lavezzi was tripped in the area by Isla but Gervasoni did not give the penalty, instead giving Napoli a corner kick.
Then in the 45th minute Fabio Quagliarella scored what I consider the prettiest goal of the Serie A season so far. On a pass by Isla he turned and shot from just outside the box, beating
Navarro 2-2.
Watch Quagliarella's goal
The second half Napoli attacked consistently, Lavezzi had 2 chances Zalayeta one and Hasek another but nothing.
In the 90th minute Udinese almost stole the game on a shot by Giovanni Pasquale that went just past the post.
Napoli now must go to play Juventus in Torino on Wednesday in the Coppa Italia quarter final. Winner will play Lazio in one semifinal, the other semifinal features Inter and Sampdoria.
- Jozy Altidore will spend the rest of the season at Spanish second division side Xerez.
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Roma have signed defender Souleymane Diamoutene from Lecce. AS
Roma
- Jonathan Soriano joins Albacete on loan from Espanyol. RCD Espanyol
- Luis Fabiano is going to miss at least three weeks with a strained his left knee.
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