WEEK 2
Away team  Home team  Results and stats
Piacenza AC Milan 4-2, Milan Win
Inzaghi, Bierhoff, Boban,
Stroppa, Costacurta
Parma Sampdoria 3-2, Parma Win
Ortega (2), Veron, Crespo,
Chiesa
Roma Lazio 3-2, Lazio Win
Totti, Nedved, Vieri, Di Francesco,
Protti
Juventus Venezia 4-1, Juventus Win
Salas, Maniero, Del Piero (2),
Deschamps
Bari Bologna 2-1, BolognaWin
Masinga, Kolyvanov, Marocchi
Udinese Perugia 1-0, Perugia Win
Rapajc
Fiorentina AC Milan 4-2, Milan Win
Boban, Maldini, Vakuftsis, Rui Costa,
Valderrama, Baggio
Perugia Piacenza 1-1, Draw
Piovani, Nakata
Inter Milan Lazio 3-1, Inter Win
Simeone, Ronaldo, Sousa,
Vieri

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                           Piacenza 2   Milan 4

After a poor start, AC Milan have rebounded and beat Piacenza 4-2 at a home game. Piacenza, who are currently 0-1-0 after upsetting Parma in their opener, lost to the milan giant even after starting the recently aquired Fabio Junior from Brazil. On another note, While Pagliuca has been a driving force for Piacenza, he played a bad game today letting in 4 of 8 shots.

Piacenza 2 at AC Milan 4
San Siro Stadium, Milan
Attendance: 41,00

Piacenza: (4-3-3)
Inzaghi, Diogini, Fabio Junior (Piovani), Stroppa, Mazzola (Statuto), Buso, Vierchowod, Polonia, Manighetti, Sacchetti.
GK- Pagliuca

AC Milan: (4-4-2)
Leonardo (Bierhoff), Weah, Boban, Valderrama (D.Baggio), Morfeo, Albertini, Maldini, Ayala, Costacurta, Zivkovic.
GK- Rossi

SHOTS:
Piacenza- 4 shots (Inzaghi *2), (stroppa)
Milan- 8 shots (Bierhoff *2), (Boban), (Morfeo), (Costacurta)
 
GOALS: CARDS:
Piacenza
Inzaghi
Stroppa		 Piacenza
Buso
Milan
Bierhoff
Costacurta
Boban
Morfeo		 Milan
Morfeo

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        Parma 3    Sampdoria 2

The Offensive minded tactics of Sampdoria have once again failed, leaving Sampdoria' record at 0-0-3. A special mention must go to Rookie goalkeeper Fuselli, however who made several key stops in order to prevent Parma from scoring even further. Parma have improved their record to 2-1-0 and are now looming at the top of the table in 1st place.

Parma 3 at Sampdoria 2
Luigi Ferraris Stadium, Genoa
Attendance: 51,500

Parma: (4-3-3)
Asprilla, Crespo, Balbo (Chiesa), Veron, Sharpe, Sensini (Fuser), Thuram, Cannavaro, Babayaro, Apolloni.
GK- Buffon

Sampdoria: (3-4-3)
Djorkaeff, Ortega, Montella, Ziege, Laigle, Boghossian, Berezowski, Petit, Filipescu, Paci.
GK- *Fuselli (Ambrosio)

SHOTS:
Parma- 12 shots (Asprilla *3), (Crespo *3), (Chiesa *2), (Veron)
Sampdoria- 8 shots (Ortega *2), (Ziege *2), (Laigle *2)
 
GOALS: CARDS:
Parma
Crespo
Chiesa
Veron		 Parma
Apolloni
Buffon
Sampdoria
Ortega
Ortega		 Sampdoria
Ziege
Filipescu
Berezowski

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  Roma 2   Lazio 3

This was the first time that these two teams from Rome met this season and it was a close fought match, A match with the largest attendance ever in the INSL recorded here at 52,000 all seated. In the end Lazio's offense proved too much for Roma and they began to crack before Protti ended it with a quick shot from just outside the box.

Roma 2 at Lazio 3
Renato Curi Stadium, Rome
Attendance: 52,000

Roma: (4-3-3)
Delvecchio, Sergio (Totti), Zola, Ketsbaia (Alenichev), Tommasi, Di Francesco, Cafu, Candela, Aldair, Simao. GK- Van der Sar

Lazio: (4-4-2)
Protti, Vieri, Nedved, De La Pena, Mancini, Stankovic (Almeyda), Favalli (Binz), Nesta, Mihajlovic, Couto. GK- Marchegiani

SHOTS:
Roma- 6 shots (Tommasi *2), (Totti), (Di Francesco)
Lazio- 7 shots (Vieri *2), (Protti *2), (De La Pena *2), (Nedved)
 
 
GOALS: CARDS:
Roma
Totti
Di Francesco		 Roma
Cafu
Tommasi
Lazio
Nedved
Vieri
Protti		 Lazio
none

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  Juventus 4   Venezia 1
In the match Juventus proved too powerful for the venezian club who were thrashed by juve fowards Del Piero and Salas. Both Del Piero and Salas combined for 3 goals out of just 3 shots between the two. Over to Venezia, the only scorer was Maniero who put one in the top of the net early in the match. Venezia have just now sunk to 0-0-3, while Juventus improve to 2-0-0.

Juventus 4 at Venezia 1
Pierluigi Penzo Stadium, Venice
Attendance: 39,500

Juventus: (4-3-3)
Salas, Del Piero, Inzaghi, Zidane, Di Livio (Deschamps), Ba, Pessotto, Montero, Mirkovic, Grandoni. GK- Peruzzi

Venezia: (4-4-2)
Recoba (Tuta), Maniero, Volpi, Miceli (Fabris), Valtolina, Pedone, Bilica, Luppi, Pavan,
Dal Canto. GK- Taibi

SHOTS:
Juventus- 9 shots (Del Piero *2), (Zidane *3), (Inzaghi *2), (Salas), (Deschamps)
Venezia- 5 shots (Maniero)
 
GOALS: CARDS:
Juventus
Del Piero
Deschamps
Del Piero
Salas		 Juventus
Pessotto
Montero
Venezia
Maniero		 Venezia
none

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 Bari 1   Bologna 2
Bologna managed to pull off the win from a lucky Corner kick header late in the game by Marocchi. Althought Bari keeper, Nietti, was brilliant again for this match, he had no chance of saving Marocchi's header and the match for that reason. On another note, Despite taking 3 shots Ukrainian striker Shevchenko failed to score even once gainst Antonioli. Bologna have improved to 1-0-1 while Bari end their unbeaten streak of one game and now have a record of 1-0-1 as well.

Bari 1 at Bologna 2
Dall' Ara Stadium, Bologna
Attendance: 50,000

Bari: (3-5-2)
Shevchenko, Masinga, Seedorf, Di Matteo, Georgiadis, Andersson (*Lafortezza), Giorgetti, Said, Sordo, Innocenti (Narciso) GK- Nietti

Bologna: (4-3-3)
Signori, Kolyvanov, Andersson, Marocchi, Nervo, Ingesson, Boselli, Paramatti, Shakpoke, Bia.
GK-Antonioli

SHOTS:
Bari- 6 shots (Shevchenko *3), (Masinga *2)
Bologna- 9 shots (Signori *2), (Kolyvanov *2), (Marocchi *2)
 
GOALS: CARDS:
Bari
Masinga		 Bari
Di Matteo
Bologna
Kolyvanov
Marocchi		 Bologna
Nervo
Ingesson

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 Udinese 0   Perugia 1
At Renato Curi stadium today defence prevailed. This match was the lowest scoring in the history of the INSL. The only goal coming from Perugian striker Rapajc early in the match. Udinese did have several chances, 5 shots in all, but were utterly beaten by keepers Mazzantini and later subbed in, Roccati. 4 of these stops were spectacular highlight saves made by Roccati against threats such as Amoroso and Mijatovic. Udinese fall to 0-0-2 and Perugia have improved to 2-0-0

Udinese 0 at Perugia 1
Renato Curi Stadium, Perugia
Attendance: 49,000

Udinese: (4-4-2)
Amoroso, Mijatovic, Walem, Appiah (Jorgensen), Genaux, Giannichedda (Bedin)
Calori, Pirlo, Pierini, Jorginho. GK- Turci

Perugia: (4-4-2)
Rapajc, Bucchi (Kaviedes), Nakata, Tedesco, Olive (Lehkosuo), Petrachi, Colonello, Rivas, Matrecano, Di Biseceglia. GK- Mazzantini (Roccati)

SHOTS:
Udinese- 5 shots (Mijatovic *2)
Perugia- 4 shots (Rapajc *2)
 
GOALS: CARDS:
Udinese
none		 Udinese
Calori
Pirlo
Perugia
Rapajc		 Perugia
Rapajc

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Fiorentina 2   Milan 4
Another packed stadium full of fans wanting to see the two Giants, Fiorentina and AC Milan, battle it out. Fiorentina had depended on their midfield too much for such a small number of players and Milan took advantage early in the game taking a 2-0 lead before the 2nd half. However Fiorentina soon came back with 2 quick goals and put freight into Milan fans and coaches, but soon enought Milan took back controll of the match and added a further 2 goals to end it 4-2.

Fiorentina 2 at Milan 4
San Siro Stadium, Milan
Attendance: 49,000

Fiorentina: (4-3-3)
Batistuta, Oliviera, Esposito (Vakuftsis), Rui Costa, Amor (C.Amoroso), Baglieri (Taddai),
Torricelli, Heinrich, Padalino, Dabizas. GK- Toldo

Milan: (3-4-3)
Weah, Leonardo, Bierhoff, Boban, Albertini (Morfeo), Valderrama, D.Baggio, Maldini, Costacurta, Ayala.
GK - Rossi

SHOTS:
Fiorentina- 7 shots (Vakuftsis), (Rui Costa)
Milan- 10 shots (Boban *2), (Maldini *2), (Weah *2), (Valderrama)
 
GOALS: CARDS:
Fiorentina
Vakuftsis
Rui Costa		 Fiorentina
Batistuta
Milan
Boban
Maldini
Valderrama
D.Baggio		 Milan
Albertini

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Perugia 1   Piacenza 1
Before an almost sell out crowd, Piacenza drew to the "Mighty" Perugian team 1-1. Perugia, who were surprisingly 2-0-0 this season almost lost to Piacenza before Japanese Striker, Nakata, Broke through the defence and scored late in the match. Perugia will now improve to 2-1-0 and will now hold 1st place in the INSL.

Fiorentina 2 at Milan 4
Galleana Stadium, Piacenza
Attendance: 49,500

Perugia: (4-4-2)
Rapajc, Bucchi (Kaviedes), Nakata, Tedesco, Olive (Lehkosuo), Petrachi, Colonello, Rivas, Matrecano, Di Bisceglia. GK- Mazzantini (Roccati)

Piacenza: (4-3-3)
Inzaghi, Diogini, Fabio Junior (Piovani), Stroppa, Mazzola (Statuto), Buso, Vierchowod, Polonia, Manighetti, Sacchetti. GK- Pagliuca

SHOTS:
Perugia- 5 shots (Petrachi *2), (Nakata)
Piacenza- 7 shots (Piovani *3), (Stroppa *2)
 
GOALS: CARDS:
Perugia
Nakata		 Perugia
Olive
Rivas
Piacenza
Piovani		 Piacenza
Vierchowod

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Inter Milan 3  Lazio 1
Another big match in Rome this week, Inter Milan (1-0-0)  v.s Lazio (2-0-0). Inter Milan took the lead early with goals from Simeone and Ronaldo in the first half. In the second half Sousa added to Inter lead with another goal making it 3-0. However Lazio's key striker, Vieri, scored before the matche's end to give the fans in rome something to cheer at. Vieri has now reached the position as top scorer in the league.

Fiorentina 2 at Milan 4
Renato Curi Stadium, Rome
Attendance: 52,000

Inter: (4-3-3)
Ronaldo, Baggio, Zamorano (Ventola), Simeone, Sousa, Winter (*Carboni), Simic, West, Konjic (Kleeschatzky), Galante. GK- Frey

Lazio: (4-4-2)
Protti, Vieri, Nedved, De La Pena, Mancini, Stankovic (Almeyda), Binz, Nesta, Mihajlovic, Couto. GK- Marchegiani

SHOTS:
Inter- 8 shots (Sousa *2), (Baggio *2), (Ronaldo), (Simeone)
Lazio- 6 shots (Vieri *2)
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