Football. ua sums up the 21st round of the championship of Italy.

After the twenty-first round of the championship of Italy at the top of the standings, castling could well have happened, since Juventus took not dangerous for him Genoa, and Napoli went on a visit to Atalanta, which in itself is a tough nut to any rival, and for the "parthenopes" and even more recently has become a stumbling block. Everything went to the next misfire of the guests in Bergamo and this time, but Themis again wanted to influence the result.

Tour results To make the right decision, the VAR is not required. In the last four matches, Napoli lost three times to Atalanta, and managed to lose to Bergamas already this year - on January 2 in the Cup of Italy. You should not expect an easy walk this time, because if the Neapolitans lose points can cost the title, then for the hosts is fraught with not getting into the number of participants in European competition in the coming season.

In general, the game turned out quite equal. The hosts tried to attack more, but the guests responded much more sharply, and almost every one of their attacks could end with a goal. But only at the last moment, then Berisha, then the defenders saved the gates, and sometimes the Neapolitans themselves squandered promising moments.

In the end, the account was opened, but under rather contradictory circumstances. Pass Callejon to the exit of Mertens was amazing, the pass and the blow of the Belgian - are wonderful, but at the time of transfer, Dries, who did not score in the championship 910 minutes, climbed to the offside for a few centimeters.

At the repetition, it was clearly visible, but Daniele Orsato refused to resort to the services of the VAR, although the owners urged him to use progressive technology.

Nevertheless, the scored goal revived the meeting. Atalanta could equalize (Reina pulled out a blow to Kristant), Napoli could bring the matter to the finish (Hamshik did not get into an empty corner, and Horn shot straight into the goalkeeper), but the ball only once went to the net, although this time the goal was not scored because of the " for the offside, and Orsato flatly refused to trust VAR.

Minimum effort - the maximum result Since Juventus began his fight against Genoa already knowing all the results of the tour, the "zebra" had no choice but to try again to reduce the gap from Napoli to a minimum. Despite the absence of almost half of the main squad due to various injuries, the "old lady" held the match very confidently, quickly leading in the account after "stenochka" Douglas Costa and Manjukich and then playing the result.

Yes, it is worth paying tribute to the guests who did not surrender at the mercy of the winner, and after the break they even tried to recoup, but often more acute moments arose at the gates of Perina, who before the impact of ex-midfielder Shakhtar in the 16th minute kept his goal dry 415 minutes. He played great and this time, and largely thanks to him, Juventus did not score a couple more times.

The only thing that overshadowed the hosts the joy of victory - a trauma of Alex Sandro, because of which the Brazilian was unable to finish the match.

Interestingly, before the match was announced the best player of Juventus in December. And they became ... goalkeeper Szczesny.

Draw in favor of Lazio The full meeting of Inter and Roma could be considered the central match of the tour with good reason, even though the main losers of the winter agreed: the "snakes" who did not win five rounds, and the "wolves" who did not know the joy of victories in three matches of the championship. Simply at any result, the further alignment in the fight for the European Cup places could change.

It can not be said that the match on Giuseppe Meazza turned into a masterpiece or something surprised. Roma must be given credit for the fact that, experiencing an acute shortage of personnel, the guests managed to impose a fight with a powerful (at least - by name) opponent, but at the same time they did not lose only thanks to the phenomenal game of their goalkeeper Alisson and the catastrophic error of Santon after being removed from gate of the same Becker, as a result of which the account was opened.

Of course, Inter did not deserve defeat, and the goal under the curtain from Vesino was in some way compensated for the persistence with which the "Nerazzurri" sought to win. However, the lose-lose series is continued, and more often than not the memory of Inter's failure in the season-2015/2016, when under the direction of Roberto Mancini, the "snakes" met Christmas in the first place, and finished the championship on the fourth.

A gift of competitors could not help taking advantage of Lazio, who literally took out Chievo with a score of 5: 1 and rose to third place in the standings. At the same time, the "eagles" did without the best scorer of the Italian championship Ciro Immobile, who was injured at the beginning of the match, once again proving that the team of Simone Inzaghi is not so much dependent on his best goalscorer, as the same Inter from Icardi.

By the way, coach Lazio said that the damage to Immobile is not very serious, and although it is doubtful that he will take part in the postponed match of the twelfth round against Udinese, which will be held on Wednesday, January 24, but on a Sunday visit to Milan should be in the ranks.

If Lazio at least does not lose in a duel with Udinese, he will beat Inter not only on the difference between goals scored and conceded goals. And if you consider that on the same day Roma will play with Sampdoria and theoretically can score three points, then the position of the recent leader of Serie A can get complicated to the limit.

And Milan - with a character!.

Since Atalanta by the efforts of Napoli and the referees lost, Sampdoria sin was not to take advantage of the moment and break away from the competition in the fight for a place in the European League. And the Genoese did everything right. Fiorentina long ago did not win the "Bleuercyati" in the championship, besides there was a reason to take revenge on another contender for the League of Europe for the defeat in the Cup of Italy.

Despite the fact that the entire host team played with a spark, most of all lit on the field Quagliarella and Ramirez. The first scored all three goals at the gate "violets", and the second three times he was assisted. At the same time, the hat-trick of the veteran striker allowed him to enter the TOP-50 scorers for the history of Serie A.

Now the main persecutor of Sampa was Milan, who showed character in the struggle with the opponent and the bad weather in Sardinia. In the match, which took place in a strong gusty wind, the guests were missed for the first time in the season in the first fifteen minutes of the first half, and Giggio Donnarumma was replayed by Barella not without the help of the wind, changing the trajectory of the ball throughout the meeting.

However, as part of the "Rossoneri" found himself a superhero who defied the elements. Although Kessya did not manage to calm the winds that walked through the Sardinia Arena, he managed to score twice, providing his team with an exit strong-willed victory and rise to seventh place.

Is that the end of the fairy tale?.

Two wins in a row Benevento ended in defeat in Bologna. And here there was his "serial killer". Verdi has never failed to hit the gate of the "witches", but all three of the balls were slaughtered after his broadcasts. It should be noted and Dzemali, who scored in the first match after returning from the lease in Montreal Impact. The victory allowed Bologna to remain among the potential applicants for vouchers to the Europa League (albeit with a minimum of chances), but the task of Benevento to keep a residence permit in the elite was again complicated.

"Baranka" an explicit outsider championship supported only Verona, but Croton took three points from his direct competitor, while SPAL shared points with undefeated in seven rounds Udinese. Now debutants of Serie A from Campagna from the saving seventeenth place again separates eleven points.

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