Week 15: Rampant Pozzi

By: Martha | December 10th, 2007

YAYS! Forget the top of the table, Nicola Pozzi scored four times for Empoli. Four freaking goals! And he hit the post! I don’t care how wet the pitch was, or how crummy the Cagliari defense were, that is impressive as hell, even if you’re not just 21. God damn. Also, it will come as no surprise to anyone who’s been paying attention to him that a not fully fit Sebastian Giovinco assisted on the first and the third, as well as the shot that hit the post.

The results of the goal explosion means that Empoli have escape the bottom, though they’re still in the drop zone. Empoli are on 13 points with Siena, who depended Genoa’s misery with their first away win; together, they’re three clear of bottom duo Cagliari and Reggina, both of whom are on 10 (though Reggina were due to play Milan this weekend, so they’ve got a game in hand). For the moment, we’ll provisionally add Alberto Malesani to the short list miracle workers who take over teams and turn them around — it’s only temporary, though, until we see how Empoli do against Genoa next weekend.

At the other end of the table, Inter beat Torino by a very flattering 4-0 scoreline, while Roma were held at Livorno, a result that allows Inter, who now have 37 points, to move five clear at the top. In third place, a late Pavel Nedved strike grabbed Juve three points, so they’re now on 29, three behind Roma. Udine, meanwhile, are lurking just one behind the Bianconeri thanks to their late comeback against Sampdoria, but behind them a gap is starting to open up: Fiorentina are three back, with Palermo, Napoli and Atalanta gathered three behind them on 21 points. (Atalanta, remember, still have a game in hand, thanks to their abandoned match with Milan.)

Full results, top o’ the table after the jump.

Empoli-Cagliari 4-1
Genoa-Siena 1-3
Inter-Torino 4-0
Juventus-Atalanta 1-0: Freaking Nedved.
Lazio-Catania 2-0
Livorno-Roma 1-1
Napoli-Parma 1-0: God I wish they would sort out the rights situation, so we could just WATCH NAPOLI’S HOME MATCHES. Zalayeta’s gorgeous goal is in the first minute of the highlights here.
Palermo-Fiorentina 2-0
Reggina-Milan P-P
Udinese-Sampdoria 3-2: Two goals for the no-longer-cold Fabio Quagliarella in the last 20 minutes. You’d think he knows the transfer window is about to open, or something, and wants to have his ego stroked by some more flattering rumors.

CLUB GP W L D PTS
Inter Milan 15 11 0 4 37
Roma 15 9 1 5 32
Juventus 15 8 2 5 29
Udinese 15 8 3 4 28
Fiorentina 15 6 3 6 24
Atalanta 14 5 3 6 21
Napoli 15 6 6 3 21
Palermo 15 5 4 6 21