Week 35, 2012 Serie A: Sunday’s Results - Three’s A Crowd In Third Place
Poor Genoa. They gave it their all, bless. But in the end, they just couldn't find that much needed equaliser. Daniele Portanova kicked off the scoring, heading in a free kick from Alessandro Diamanti. Gaston Ramierez then made it 2-0 before the break, tapping in the ball Sebastien Frey knocked to his feet. Genoa came back after the break with a header by Rodrigo Palacio, but Gyorgy Garics restored Bologna's two-goal advantage less than two minutes later. Substitute Cristóbal Jorquera gave Genoa a second in the 77th minute, but it just wasn't enough to keep the rossoblu from relegation fears.
Atalanta 2-0 Fiorentina
Atalanta beat Fiorentina in the day's only pointless match. Oh, and Cagliari and Chievo Verona drew yesterday, if you're curious.
Inter Milan 2-1 Cesena
The Seahorses took a surprise lead for all of two minutes, through a goal by Luca Ceccarelli. But before the already-relegated Cesena had even finished their celebrations, Joel Obi had equalised for Inter. Mauro Zarate then put the hosts ahead, heading in a lovely cross from Freddy Guarín.
Sebastian Giovinco. ‘Nuff said. Oh, and Gabriel Paletta. Whatever, it means Genoa breathe a bit easier.
Antonio Conte's men made it clear that the scudetto already has "Juventus" edged on its face, entering halftime with a 2-0 lead and eventually beating Serie B-bound Novara by four goals. I guess you know you're stuck with relegation when you let Marco Borriello score, and Mirko Vucinic bag a brace. Arturo Vidal, though...that's acceptable.
Antonio Cassano is back! Yay!!!!!!!!!! Milan might not be landing the title this year, but azzurri fans will sure be glad to see Fatantonio has struck a goal against Siena. And just three minutes later, Zlatan Ibrahahimovic gave Milan another, perhaps to remind everyone that he's still the true star in the rossoneri sky. In the manner of a club realising that second place is the best they'll get, Milan shut off a bit, allowing Erjon Bogdani to grab a goal for Siena. Antonio Nocerino struck late and Ibra got a second, completing the thrashing, but unless Juve falter, Milan are out of the race.
