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Gameweek 23 Review

nospam@example.com (Seria A Online) — Mon, 12 Feb 2007 21:20:30 +0000

Inter were not phased by the absence of fans in Verona, securing their record 15th consecutive Serie A victory.The Nerazzurri's bid to continue their 14-match winning streak was played in an empty Stadio Bentegodi due to enhanced security restrictions.

Francesco Totti scored his 139th Serie A goal as Roma comfortably swept Parma aside. 3-0 the result.

Empoli have beaten Palermo in both their meetings this season and a Sergio Almiron goal proved enough in Sicily. The spoils were shared in a disappointing match between Atalanta e Lazio, which may well have been affected by the lack of a crowd.

Ronaldo made his Rossoneri debut and Gennaro Gattuso scored a rare goal as Milan continued their revival. Emergency work on San Siro saw 28 turnstiles installed overnight, bringing the stadium up to the standard where at least the 37,000 season ticket holders could be allowed in despite the drastic new security measures to view Ronaldo's debut. Milan were closing in on a Champions League spot and took on a Livorno side without a win in nine.

Palermo 5 - 3 Catania

nospam@example.com (Seria A Online) — Fri, 22 Sep 2006 21:00:17 +0000

Palermo fought back to win an incredible eight-goal thriller that had action, drama and some comical goalkeeping errors.

Corona 27 (C), Tedesco 28 (P), Fabio Simplicio 47 (P), Mascara 64 (C), Corini pen 69 (P), Amauri 74 (P), Barzagli 81 (P), Spinesi 93 (C)

Palermo: Agliardi; Cassani, Zaccardo, Barzagli, Pisano; Tedesco (Guano 60), Corini, Simplicio; Bresciano; Amauri (Caracciolo 86), Di Michele (Diana 76)

Catania: Pantanelli; Silvestri, Stovini, Sottil, Falsini (Vargas 78); Baiocco, Biso, Caserta; Mascara (Del Core 87), Corona, Colucci (Spinesi 72)

Ref: Trefoloni

Sent off: Fabio Simplicio 90 (P)

Palermo hammers West Ham

nospam@example.com (Seria A Online) — Fri, 15 Sep 2006 22:29:00 +0000

Andrea Caracciolo scored the only goal of the game as a solid Palermo outfit won at West Ham in the first leg of their UEFA Cup clash.

The Italian international netted a controversial goal on the stroke of half-time to give his side control of the tie ahead of the return in Sicily.

In minute 42. Tevez got on the end of a Bobby Zamora cross but Fontana got enough on the ball to tip it away for a corner. It proved to be a costly miss as Palermo took the lead with their next attack.

The Upton Park boys, pushed on by their passionate fans, continued to search for the equaliser and went mighty close in the 78th minute. Yossi Benayoun crossed for Marlon Harewood – Tevez’s replacement – yet he was unfortunate to see his strike hit the post.

Palermo held on for a splendid win which has put them in pole position to reach the group stages of the competition for the second consecutive season