TOUR EVENT
Victor Budyansky sweetens Ascoli the bitterness of parting with the elite. The Russian midfielder, inspired by the promise of a call to the national team, played perhaps his best match of the season. Double 23-year-old midfielder “Ascoli” in the passing game with “Palermo” turned out to be how unexpected, so impressive. His first ball turned the tide of the meeting, which initially developed in favor of the Sicilians, and the second became completely victorious. Having adequately comforted the residents of the pretty town of Aksoli-Piceno at the finish of the bad season, Budyansky also emphasized that, unlike his current club, he was not going to say goodbye to Serie A.
HERO TOUR
Having suffered a lot during the week from Roma in the first episode of the final of the Italian Cup (2: 6), Nerazzurri took their souls to another Roman team - Lazio. Three of the four goals caught in the gates of the venerable Marco Ballotta, the work of the feet of Hernan Crespo . It seems that the Argentine is the only one in the smug and satisfied Inter who has found significant personal incentives for the end of the season. The desire to become the main sniper in black and blue, apparently, prompted Hernan to a sparkling hat-trick in the game with Lazio. From now on, he is only one goal behind Zlatan Ibrahimovic, who distinguished himself in the championship 15 times. However, Marco Materazzi is also on the alert. Becoming the author of the winning ball in a meeting with Bianchelo, the defender brought his scorer to 9 goals, gaining a third place in the standings of the “interist” snipers.
TOUR FAILURE
The winner of the confrontation between Chievo and Regina had a chance to visibly move away from the edge of the abyss. However, the matter boiled down to an unwanted draw (1: 1), which placed both behind all the other potential departures. For the Veronts, the compromise outcome is doubly sad - according to additional indicators, the Del Neri wards are significantly inferior to the Calabrians.
TOUR SENSATION
The defeat of Palermo from Ascoli (2: 3). Personnel injections of Maurizio Zamparini were extremely ineffective. “Rosanero” still manages to lose points where it seemed, in principle, impossible to allow. Now Palermo has every chance not to get into the UEFA Cup. The breath of Stefano Colantuono and his Atalanta begins to unpleasantly warm the Sicilians back. The duel with Siena, fighting for survival, does not bode well for the Zamparini team, while the Bergamaski will host the pacified Inter in the next round.
TREND
Fiorentina strives for European competition. Taking advantage of the stagnation of Palermo and the instability of Empoli’s neighbors, the team of Cesare Prandelli smoothly wedged into the UEFA Cup zone, settling there very comfortably. The victory over Cagliari (1-0) seems to allow the violets next season to bloom again throughout Europe many years later.
CM. ALSO
Rolando Bianchi is the main opening of the season in Serie A. In anticipation of the transition of the 23-year-old goalie to the top club, it is worth remembering his exploits in the past season.
TOUR DIGIT
The next, 18th goal of Rolando Bianchi not only allowed him to catch up with Cristiano Lucarelli in the sniper roster, but also designed their duet with Nicola Amoruzo as the most productive tandem of series A. There are already 32 goals on the Calabrian pair (18 + 14)! For comparison, the Florentine duo Mutu - Tony scored 31 goals for two (15 + 16), and Ibrahimovic and Crespo - 29 (15 + 14).