Frosinone-Roma 0-3
NETWORKS: 38′ pt Huijsen; 26′ st Azmoun, 36′ st Paredes (pen).
FROSINONE (4-2-3-1): Turati 6; Lirola 6 (22′ st Case 5.5), Monterisi 5, Okoli 5, Valeri 6; Mazzitelli 6, Brescianini 6.5 (22′ st Harroui 5.5); Reinier 6 (30′ st Barrenechea 6), Soulè 5.5 (43′ st Seck sv), Gelli 5; Kaio Jorge 5.5 (22′ st Cheddira 5.5). On the bench: Cerofolini, Frattali, Pahic, Kvernadze, Ibrahimovic, Baez. Coach: Di Francesco 5.5.
ROME (4-2-3-1): Svilar 6.5; Kristensen 5.5 (22′ st Celik 6), Mancini 6.5, Huijsen 7 (1′ st Llorente 6), Angelino 6.5 (37′ st Smalling sv); Cristante 6, Paredes 7; Baldanzi 6 (37′ st Aouar sv), Azmoun 7, El Shaarawy 5.5; Lukaku 5 (1′ st Pellegrini 6). On the bench: Rui Patricio, Boer, Karsdorp, Zalewski, Renato Sanches, Spinazzola, Bove, Dybala. Coach: De Rossi 6.5.
REFEREE: Giua of Olbia 5.5.
NOTE: Peaceful evening, pitch in good condition. Booked: Huijsen, Mancini, Azmoun. Corners: 10-2 for Frosinone. Recovery: 2′; 3′.
Frosinone – After Inter’s comeback within friendly walls, Roma returned to winning in Frosinone despite much initial suffering. At Stirpe it ends 3-0 thanks to a beautiful goal from Huijsen, a second from Azmoun and a penalty from Paredes: with this success De Rossi’s team gets closer to -4 from fifth place against a great Bologna, while Di’s men Francesco, with his third knockout in a row, remain stuck at 23 points with only three points more than the relegation zone.
Udinese-Cagliari 1-1
NETWORKS: 14′ pt Zemura, 44′ pt Gaetano.
UDINESE (3-5-1-1): Okoye 6; Perez 6, Gianetti 5.5, Kristensen 6; Ehizibue 6.5 (20′ st Ferreira 5.5), Samardzic 5.5, Walace 5.5, Lovric 5.5 (38′ st Payero sv), Zemura 7 (20′ st Ebosele 5.5); Thauvin 6.5 (34′ st Brenner 5.5); Lucca 5.5 (34′ st Success sv). On the bench: Padelli, Silvestri, Tikvic, Kabasele, Zarraga, David. Coach: Cioffi 6.
CAGLIARI (4-3-2-1): Scuffet 6; Zappa 5 (38′ st Di Pardo 6), Mina 6, Dossena 6, Augello 6.5; Deiola 6, Makoumbou 6, Jankto 5.5 (38′ st Nandez 6); Gaetano 7, Luvumbo 6; Lapadula 5.5 (33′ st Pavoletti 6). On the bench: Radunovic, Obert, Wieteska, Azzi, Iliev, Viola, Prati, Sulemana, Petagna. Coach: Ranieri 6.
REFEREE: Mariani of Aprilia 6.
NOTE: clear day, pitch in fair condition. Booked: Lucca, Dossena, Augello, Gianetti, Joao Ferreira. Corners: 4-3 for Cagliari. Recovery: 2′; 5′.
UDINE – Udinese and Cagliari drew 1-1 in the 3pm match of the twenty-fifth matchday of Serie A. At the Bluenergy Stadium everything happened in the first half: Gaetano responded to Zemura’s initial lead. A fair draw based on what we saw on the pitch, at the end of a balanced, intense, but very dirty match on a technical level.
Empoli-Fiorentina 1-1
NETWORKS: 30′ st Beltran, 12′ st Niang (penalty)
EMPOLI (3-4-2-1): Caprile 5.5; Ismajli 6, Walukiewicz 6, Luperto 6; Gyasi 5 (1′ st Cancellieri 6.5), Grassi 6 (30′ st Marin 6), Maleh 6 (35′ st Fazzini 6), Cacace 5 (42′ st Pezzella sv.); Zurkowski 6.5, Cambiaghi 6; Cerri 5.5 (1′ st Niang 7). On the bench: Perisan, Vertua, Goglichidze, Shpendi, Kovalenko, Bereszynski, Destro, S. Bastoni. Coach: Nicola 6.
FIORENTINA (4-2-3-1): Terracciano 6; Faraoni 5 (17′ st Kayode 6), Milenkovic 6, Fourth 6.5, Biraghi 6 (30′ st Parisi 6); Mandragora 6.5, Duncan 6 (17′ st Arthur 6); Sottil 6 (27′ st Ikoné 6), Beltran 7, Gonzalez 5.5; Belotti 5.5 (27′ st Bonaventura 6). On the bench: Martinelli, Vannucchi, Lopez, Ranieri, Nzola, Infantino, Comuzzo, Barak. Coach: Italian 5.5
REFEREE: Pairetto by Nichelino 6.5.
NOTE: clear afternoon, pitch in excellent condition. Booked: Gyasi, Luperto, Zurkowski, Biraghi, Beltran Corners: 0-3 Recovery: 5′ pt, 4′ st.
EMPOLI – The Tuscan derby between Empoli and Fiorentina ends in a draw, at the end of a very balanced match with which the blue and white led by Davide Nicola manage to keep their unbeaten streak intact which has now lasted five matches. M’Baye Niang responded to Beltran’s goal in the second half and from a penalty.