From: marco@thunder.mcrcim.mcgill.edu (Marco Petroni)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.soccer,soc.culture.italian
Subject: Italian League: Serie A and B Results and Standings (24/1/93 Games)
Date: 24 Jan 93 20:59:23 GMT
Organization: McGill Research Centre for Intelligent Machines, Montreal, Canada

Milan finishes the first half of the season at the top of the table
with and 8 point lead over second place Inter. In Serie B, the second
half of the season began today with Reggiana dealt their first loss of
the season, after going 19 games undefeated.

Here are the results for the Serie A and B games played earlier
today, with the updated tables...

Serie A, Week 17; Games played Sunday, January 24, 1993:

Atalanta	2	Ancona		1
   Rambaudi '20		   Agostini '28 (2nd)
   Montero  '49 (2nd)

Atalanta finally got the win 3 minutes into extra time after coming
close to scoring the winner three minutes earlier. Atalanta played a
good match as did Ancona, who looked more dangerous in the second
half, with Agostini scoring the equalizer and coming close to giving
Ancona the lead at the end of the second half, when his shot rang off
the post. With this win, Atalanta is in sole possession of third
place, and Ancona fails to obtain any points in their bid to avoid a
seemingly certain relegation.


Foggia		1	Fiorentina	0
   Kolivanov '8 (2nd)

Foggia took to the attack in this match, putting pressure on a very
disorganized and unmotivated Fiorentina side. Foggia went ahead early
in the second half, and nine minutes later Effenberg was sent off
after receiving his second yellow card of the match, for protesting
too strongly to the referee. This numerical disadvantage didn't help
Fiorentina's efforts to obtain an equalizer. After Effenberg was sent
off Foggia attacked with three forwards; Medford, Biagioni, and
Kolivanov, but were unable to add to their lead. Fiorentina really put
on a poor display, fielding a very weak mid-field and not playing well
as a team overall. So, Foggia gets another important win, and
Fiorentina gets its 4th consecutive loss.


Lazio		1	Juventus	1
   Cravero '41		   Baggio '14

Things didn't start off well for Lazio, with Signori blowing a penalty
kick four minutes after the opening whistly. Juventus, whose strong
mid-field was the key to their better play, went on the board first,
thanks to a goal by Baggio. With 4 minutes left in the match, Cravero
equalized for the home side. Overall, the emotion and antagonism in
this game were very high, even if the quality of play was lacking to a
certain degree.  As the game progressed, Juventus gradually left space
for the Lazio attack, who failed to take advantage of the situation
thanks to a lack luster performance by their attack. Signori was well
covered by the Juve defense and on Juve's side, Vialli was practically
invisible on the field.


Milan		1	Genoa		0
   Savicevic (pk) '33 (2nd)

Milan was always on the offensive again today, but great saves by
Genoa goalkeeper Spagnulo kept the score low, with the home team being
only able to score on a penalty kick. Genoa rarely ventured into the
Milan penalty area, but one of the few times that they did was at the
31st minute of the second half, when the visitors requested a penalty
kick for a tackle by Boban on Panucci, which was not awarded by the
referee who claimed that the latter player was offside when the ball
was kicked. Two minutes later, Milan was awarded a penalty kick for a
very obvious handball by Bortolazzi, who put up his hand in an attempt
to stop a cross in the Genoa penalty area. Savicevic converted the
penalty which was sufficient to give Milan the win. Overall, Milan
played a good match, but were stopped by a very attentive Genoa
defense, and a goalkeeper who appeared to be bullet-proof.


Parma		1	Napoli		1
   Asprilla '8 (2nd)	   Fonseca '17 (2nd)

Overall, the 1-1 tie is a fair result, reflecting the spirit of this
match. Parma started off strong, and their effort finally came to
fruition with the super goal by Colombian Asprilla, who at the 8th
minute of the second half, dribbled his way past the entire Napoli
defense, and kicked the ball right past a hapless Galli, and into the
Napoli goal. Following the goal, Asprilla had another good opportunity
four minutes later, but it was Napoli who appeared to be more
motivated following Parma's goal. The Napoli attack, lead by an
unstoppable Zola, scored the equalizer at the 17th minute of the
second half, thanks to a header by Fonseca, which slipped through the
hands of Parma's goalkeeper Ballotta. As the half progressed, Parma
slowed down, leaving Asprilla more and more alone at the front, and
the send off of Zoratto with 7 minutes left in the half, didn't help
matters. So, a good start to the match by Parma, whereas Napoli had a
good finish.


Pescara		0	Cagliari	1
			   Moriero '30 (2nd)

The home team gets is 5th home loss of the season at the hands of
Cagliari, thanks to a goal by ex-Pescara player Moriero, who had
substituted Oliveira, who had been playing poorly. Pescara played more
aggressively in the first half, with Cagliari starting to get their
act together late in the second half, scoring the winning goal on a
counter attack. The visitors had another chance to add a second goal
late in the game when Francescoli missed a beautiful opportunity,
taking too much time to take his shot. So, despite playing at home,
Pescara loses a chance to get out of the cellar, and just like Ancona,
relegation seems to be more and more of a sure thing with each passing
Sunday.


Sampdoria	1	Brescia		0
   Corini '44

Samp played a good match, scoring late in the first half and playing
the remaining 45 minutes of the match in 10 after a player was sent
off. Overall, not much to say about this match, except that Brescia
appealed to the referee for a penalty kick at the 20th minute of the
second half, after a foul on Raducioiu by Pagliuca, by the players
protests were futile, and this loss keeps Brescia in the relegation
area of the table.


Torino		1	Inter		2
   Scifo '25 (2nd)	   Sosa (pk) '15 (2nd)
			   Fontolan  '16 (2nd)

A good game by both teams, but Inter comes out of the match with the
two points. All of the scoring was done in the second half, with Inter
scoring two quick goals. The first was scored by Sosa, who converted a
penalty kick, awarded for a foul by Fortunato on Berti. After the
goal, Torino's defense opened up, allowing Fontolan to take a shot
from a distance, which was not very strong, but whose accuracy beat
Marchegiani cleanly. Torino managed to reduce the Inter lead, thanks
to a goal on a shot by Scifo, which may have been deflected by
Manicone in the Inter defense. As Torino pressed looking for the
equalizer, Inter's defense did well to neutralize the Torino forwards.


Udinese		1	Roma		2
   Rizzitelli (og) '25	   Rizzitelli '19
			   Rizzitelli '32

Well, one player scored all the goals in this match, giving his team
the victory, and the home team the consolation goal. Udinese tried
desperately to equalize in the second half, but Roma's defense marked
the Udinese forwards well. Udinese's efforts in searching for the
equalizer were not helped by having to play one player short, after
Contratto was sent off, but they were also unlucky in a couple of
occasions in the Roma box. Roma lost Aldair to an injury in the game,
with the Brazilian forced to leave the game in the second half,
weakening the Roma defense, but Roma held on for the win.

Leading Scorers (I Marcatori):
==============================

Signori (Lazio)		17 (3)

Balbo (Udinese)		14 (3)

Van Basten (Milan)	12 (2)
Fonseca (Napoli)	12 (0)

R. Baggio (Juventus)	11 (0)

Detari (Ancona)		 9 (1)

Ganz (Atalanta)		 8 (0)
Mancini (Sampdoria)	 8 (3)

-- Numbers in parentheses represent goals from total scored on penalty kicks.

Serie A standings after 17 games:

		W	T	L	GF	GA	PTS	MI
Milan		14	3	0	38	14	31	5
Inter		10	3	4	32	23	23	-2
Atalanta	9	2	6	22	23	20	-6
Lazio		6	7	4	34	26	19	-7
Juventus	6	7	4	30	22	19	-6
Sampdoria	6	7	4	29	26	19	-7
Cagliari	7	4	6	16	16	18	-7
Torino		4	9	4	18	14	17	-9
Parma		7	3	7	20	21	17	-9
Fiorentina	5	6	6	29	28	16	-9
Foggia		6	4	7	21	29	16	-10
Roma		5	5	7	19	19	15	-10
Napoli		6	3	8	26	28	15	-10
Genoa		4	7	6	24	33	15	-10
Udinese		6	2	9	24	24	14	-12
Brescia		4	6	7	16	23	14	-11
Ancona		4	2	11	27	42	10	-15
Pescara		3	2	12	24	38	8	-18

Next Week's Fixtures (start of the second half of the season):

	Week 18: 31/1/93
	================

Ancona		-	Torino
Brescia		-	Napoli
Foggia		-	Milan
Genoa		-	Fiorentina
Inter		-	Udinese
Juventus	-	Cagliari
Lazio		-	Sampdoria
Parma		-	Atalanta
Pescara		-	Roma



Serie B, Week 20; Games played Sunday, January 24, 1993:

Bari		1	Monza		0
Cosenza		0	Padova		1
Cremonese	1	Cesena		0
Lecce		1	Piacenza	0
Lucchese	1	Andria		1
Modena		4	Ascoli		1
Pisa		1	Taranto		1
Spal		3	Ternana		0
Venezia		1	Bologna		0
Verona		1	Reggiana	0


Serie B standings after 20 games:

		W	T	L	GF	GA	PTS	MI
Reggiana	12	7	1	26	6	31	1
Cremonese	11	5	4	40	23	27	-3
Lecce		9	9	2	27	22	27	-3
Venezia		9	6	5	25	16	24	-7
Cosenza		7	10	3	21	12	24	-6
Ascoli		9	5	5	30	20	23	-5	**
Piacenza	7	8	5	21	16	22	-8
Padova		8	6	6	24	21	22	-7
Verona		8	6	6	21	18	22	-8
Pisa		7	6	6	12	12	20	-9	**
Bari		8	4	7	21	23	20	-8	**
Cesena		6	7	7	22	18	19	-10
Modena		6	6	8	19	25	18	-12
Spal		5	8	7	17	23	18	-13
Bologna		6	5	9	17	23	17	-13
Monza		3	10	7	12	19	16	-13
Lucchese	2	10	8	15	21	14	-17
Andria		1	10	8	13	23	12	-17	**
Taranto		2	8	10	12	29	12	-18
Ternana		1	6	13	12	37	8	-22

** Have played one game less.

That's all for now!

Marco...
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