Milan close gap as Juve held by Roma
Serie A leaders Juventus were held to a 1-1 draw at home by Roma yesterday allowing rivals Milan to cut their lead to eight points with their 3-1 victory over Fiorentina. Juve led through a 35th minute header from Brazilian midfielder Emerson but had...
Serie A leaders Juventus were held to a 1-1 draw at home by Roma yesterday allowing rivals Milan to cut their lead to eight points with their 3-1 victory over Fiorentina.
Juve led through a 35th minute header from Brazilian midfielder Emerson but had Czech midfielder Pavel Nedved sent off on the stroke of half-time.
Down to 10 men for the second half, Juve looked to have held on but five minutes from the end Roma drew level with a header from Moroccan midfielder Houssine Kharja.
Milan came from behind to beat Fiorentina comfortably at the San Siro after Italy international Luca Toni had put the Florence side ahead in the 13th minute.
Ukrainian Andriy Shevchenko scored the equaliser before second-half goals from Brazilian Kaka and midfielder Gennaro Gattuso ensured the points for Carlo Ancelotti's team.
With seven games remaining Juve have 78 points with Milan on 70 - both teams are in Champions League quarter-final, first-leg action this week with Juve at Arsenal and Milan away to Olympique Lyon.
Inter setback
Champions League contenders Inter's hopes of catching Milan suffered a blow with a 1-0 defeat at mid-table Parma which leaves them in third-place trailing their city rivals by five points.
Inter, who face Spain's Villarreal in their Champions League quarter-final, first leg on Wednesday, were beaten by a 39th minute goal from Parma's Brazilian midfielder Fabio Simplicio as they fell to their sixth league defeat of the season.
Bernardo Corradi broke down the left flank and put in a low cross which Inter's Cameroonian defender Pierre Wome badly miscontrolled, allowing the ball to spill to Simplicio who drove home his ninth league goal of the season.
Parma went close to a second on several occasions but Inter keeper Francesco Toldo produced a series of good saves - twice keeping out excellent long-range strikes from Australian midfielder Mark Bresciano.
Inter almost grabbed a last-minute equaliser but Parma keeper Luca Bucci's diving save kept out a glancing header from Argentine Esteban Cambiasso.