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&lt;p&gt;Sassuolo and Hellas Verona earned two precious victories on a weekend that saw draws in the two head-to-head relegation clashes between Cagliari and Lecce, and Empoli and Frosinone. Ballardini`s Neroverdi managed to beat the league leaders for the second time this season and close the gap on their rivals above, while Baroni`s Scaligeri ran out winners against the Viola at the Bentegodi and climb to 14th place. In the final fixture on matchday 35, Udinese saved themselves at the death against Napoli, grabbing a point, and avoided conceding further ground to their rivals in the relegation dogfight. In the upper part of the table, the big match between Roma and Juventus ended a stalemate, helping Atalanta, who took home all three points from the Arechi to go joint-fifth with the club from the capital.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;On Friday evening, &lt;strong&gt;Torino &lt;/strong&gt;failed to find a breathrough against &lt;strong&gt;Bologna &lt;/strong&gt;in front of their own fans, meaning a &lt;strong&gt;third consecutive goalless draw&lt;/strong&gt; at the Olimpico Grande Torino and thus becoming Europe’s leading team to have the most &lt;strong&gt;0-0&lt;/strong&gt; draws this season (nine). Thiago Motta`s Rossoblù return home on a run of seven without defeat, a positive streak also resulting from the solidity shown in the &lt;strong&gt;second halves&lt;/strong&gt; of the game: with &lt;strong&gt;10 goals conceded&lt;/strong&gt;, only Real Madrid (nine) have conceded less than &lt;strong&gt;Bologna &lt;/strong&gt;at this stage of the season in Europe’s current top-five leagues.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;figure data-asset-id=&#34;ade9586f-fd85-4b5f-bf7e-3c61b29f5744&#34; data-image-id=&#34;ade9586f-fd85-4b5f-bf7e-3c61b29f5744&#34;&gt;&lt;img src=&#34;https://assets-eu-01.kc-usercontent.com:443/6be6dbcf-fd70-012d-ec80-2d3245f5ce6a/a5c50925-109d-4060-9a3b-be520a184e49/TOR-BOL.png&#34; data-asset-id=&#34;ade9586f-fd85-4b5f-bf7e-3c61b29f5744&#34; data-image-id=&#34;ade9586f-fd85-4b5f-bf7e-3c61b29f5744&#34; alt=&#34;&#34;&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;&lt;p&gt;In the first game on Saturday, at 18:00 CEST at the U-Power Stadium, &lt;strong&gt;Monza &lt;/strong&gt;and &lt;strong&gt;Lazio &lt;/strong&gt;didn’t hold back and played out an exciting 2-2 draw. The visitors took the lead through Ciro &lt;strong&gt;Immobile&lt;/strong&gt;`s tap-in, who was quick to react to Di Gregorio`s instinctive save following Kamada`s long-range effort. With that goal, the Biancocelesti captain stopped a run of nine games without scoring in the league. &lt;strong&gt;Djuric&lt;/strong&gt;’s finish from close range brought the home side back on level terms, but it did not last long because just over ten minutes later &lt;strong&gt;Vecino &lt;/strong&gt;took advantage of the Biancorossi defence falling asleep to grab his fifth of this league campaign and become Lazio’s second highest scorer of the season in Serie A TIM. Deep into stoppage time, though, &lt;strong&gt;Milan Djuric&lt;/strong&gt; rose up above everyone to send home Pessina`s cross and get his &lt;strong&gt;first brace&lt;/strong&gt; in Serie A. Only Duván Zapata (seven) and Olivier Giroud (six) have scored more &lt;strong&gt;headers &lt;/strong&gt;than the Bosnian centre forward (five) this year. Monza snatched their second draw of the season with Lazio, but also recorded their sixth game without a win. Meanwhile, the Biancocelesti’s pursuit for a Champions League spot takes a stumble.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;figure data-asset-id=&#34;9efd5aff-f2f8-4ff7-a3e9-7b9f0be109e0&#34; data-image-id=&#34;9efd5aff-f2f8-4ff7-a3e9-7b9f0be109e0&#34;&gt;&lt;img src=&#34;https://assets-eu-01.kc-usercontent.com:443/6be6dbcf-fd70-012d-ec80-2d3245f5ce6a/ebb82670-a477-4125-918d-e2fed1f946b1/MON-LAZ.png&#34; data-asset-id=&#34;9efd5aff-f2f8-4ff7-a3e9-7b9f0be109e0&#34; data-image-id=&#34;9efd5aff-f2f8-4ff7-a3e9-7b9f0be109e0&#34; alt=&#34;&#34;&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;&lt;p&gt;In the evening game, the &lt;strong&gt;Mapei Stadium&lt;/strong&gt; saw a surprising result that helps&lt;strong&gt; Sassuolo&lt;/strong&gt;`s hopes of survival. The Emilians caused an upset to beat the Italian champions, &lt;strong&gt;Inter&lt;/strong&gt;, for the&lt;strong&gt; second time&lt;/strong&gt; this season, putting an end to the Nerazzurri`s 28-game unbeaten run. The Neroverdi become only the second team to have done the double twice against Inter in the last seven seasons: Sassuolo in 2023/24 and 2017/18, and Juventus in 2022/23 and 2019/20. The hero of the day was Armand &lt;strong&gt;Laurienté&lt;/strong&gt;, top scorer in Serie A TIM since the beginning of April with four goals (joint with Çalhanoglu), who &lt;a href=&#34;https://www.legaseriea.it/en/media/serie-a/lauriente-sinks-inter-with-a-belter-13j7m00d05bcgh&#34; data-new-window=&#34;true&#34; target=&#34;_blank&#34; rel=&#34;noopener noreferrer&#34;&gt;beat Audero with a great left-footed shot&lt;/a&gt; following &lt;strong&gt;Doig&lt;/strong&gt;’s assist. The side from Milan also see their longest streak of consecutive goals scored in the top flight interrupted; the last time the Nerazzurri had not found the net in a league game was back on 15 April 2023 against Monza (1-0).&lt;/p&gt;&lt;figure data-asset-id=&#34;dc628209-77be-46ab-aeb7-bf2dd7301cd2&#34; data-image-id=&#34;dc628209-77be-46ab-aeb7-bf2dd7301cd2&#34;&gt;&lt;img src=&#34;https://assets-eu-01.kc-usercontent.com:443/6be6dbcf-fd70-012d-ec80-2d3245f5ce6a/c9f308b4-fe16-43d8-b3ca-68da1c3e1996/SAS-INT.png&#34; data-asset-id=&#34;dc628209-77be-46ab-aeb7-bf2dd7301cd2&#34; data-image-id=&#34;dc628209-77be-46ab-aeb7-bf2dd7301cd2&#34; alt=&#34;&#34;&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;&lt;p&gt;Sunday in Serie A TIM opened up with the &lt;strong&gt;fourth consecutive draw&lt;/strong&gt; in Serie A between &lt;strong&gt;Cagliari &lt;/strong&gt;and &lt;strong&gt;Lecce&lt;/strong&gt;. At the Unipol Arena, the Sardinians got their noses in front thanks to &lt;strong&gt;Yerry Mina&lt;/strong&gt;`s deflected own goal, but at the end of the half they were reduced to ten men due to Gaetano receiving a straight &lt;strong&gt;red card&lt;/strong&gt;. The Rossoblù held on to their lead up until the 84th minute when Almqvist served up a peach of an assist to &lt;strong&gt;Krstovic &lt;/strong&gt;and the Giallorossi forward had only to tuck it home. As the side from Salento pushed for a winner, only the &lt;strong&gt;post &lt;/strong&gt;denied them all three points, first from Pongracic and then Sansone before &lt;strong&gt;Scuffet &lt;/strong&gt;saved Gendrey’s effort to keep it at &lt;strong&gt;1-1&lt;/strong&gt;. Cagliari remain without a win in four, but maintain a three-point gap over third-bottom Udinese. Lecce continue their survival march under Gotti and take another important step towards that goal.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;figure data-asset-id=&#34;7fb9fe34-1c6a-4760-adde-7a44f829191c&#34; data-image-id=&#34;7fb9fe34-1c6a-4760-adde-7a44f829191c&#34;&gt;&lt;img src=&#34;https://assets-eu-01.kc-usercontent.com:443/6be6dbcf-fd70-012d-ec80-2d3245f5ce6a/7ee30c62-d258-44c7-8222-8e518ebbedbc/Sito_HERO_lec_gal.png&#34; data-asset-id=&#34;7fb9fe34-1c6a-4760-adde-7a44f829191c&#34; data-image-id=&#34;7fb9fe34-1c6a-4760-adde-7a44f829191c&#34; alt=&#34;&#34;&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;&lt;p&gt;At 15:00 CEST, the race for survival saw two massive games between &lt;strong&gt;Empoli and Frosinone, &lt;/strong&gt;and &lt;strong&gt;Hellas Verona and Fiorentina&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;A six pointer at the Castellani Computer Gross Arena ended in a &lt;strong&gt;goalless draw&lt;/strong&gt;. &lt;strong&gt;Empoli &lt;/strong&gt;proved they know how to overcome their limitations in front of goal - confirming themselves as the team to have played the most matches without finding the net in Europe’s top-five leagues (20) - with an attentive defensive display, which has provided two clean sheets in the last three games. For &lt;strong&gt;Frosinone&lt;/strong&gt;, this was a record &lt;strong&gt;sixth consecutive game without defeat&lt;/strong&gt; in the league - five draws and one win - and kept the back door shut for three games running, a first in Serie A for them.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;figure data-asset-id=&#34;ca07b869-4b9e-4e68-a576-bc6cfea5c8d7&#34; data-image-id=&#34;ca07b869-4b9e-4e68-a576-bc6cfea5c8d7&#34;&gt;&lt;img src=&#34;https://assets-eu-01.kc-usercontent.com:443/6be6dbcf-fd70-012d-ec80-2d3245f5ce6a/1198e3d4-4a9c-44dd-8a83-469b3b864a15/Sito_HERO_emp_gal.png&#34; data-asset-id=&#34;ca07b869-4b9e-4e68-a576-bc6cfea5c8d7&#34; data-image-id=&#34;ca07b869-4b9e-4e68-a576-bc6cfea5c8d7&#34; alt=&#34;&#34;&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;&lt;p&gt;At the Bentegodi, the hosts opened the scoring with captain Darko &lt;strong&gt;Lazovic’&lt;/strong&gt;s first-ever &lt;strong&gt;penalty &lt;/strong&gt;taken in Serie A TIM, calm and collected in punishing Christensen from the spot. The Viola got back in it with &lt;a href=&#34;https://www.legaseriea.it/en/media/serie-a/castrovilli-back-on-the-scoresheet-13j807983j9kl0&#34; data-new-window=&#34;true&#34; target=&#34;_blank&#34; rel=&#34;noopener noreferrer&#34;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Gaetano Castrovilli &lt;/strong&gt;returning to the scoresheet in the league after more than a year&lt;/a&gt;, exactly 357 days. The match was decided in the second half by &lt;strong&gt;Tijjani Noslin&lt;/strong&gt;, Verona’s man of the moment, with two goals and two assists since the beginning of April, and in general the best of the players who arrived in the January transfer market for contributions in front of goal. The Dutchman`s winner gave Baroni his &lt;strong&gt;ninth point&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;strong&gt;at home &lt;/strong&gt;since the beginning of March; only Inter have a better record over this period (eleven).&lt;/p&gt;&lt;figure data-asset-id=&#34;fb3544ea-c789-407e-b08a-cef9f5168643&#34; data-image-id=&#34;fb3544ea-c789-407e-b08a-cef9f5168643&#34;&gt;&lt;img src=&#34;https://assets-eu-01.kc-usercontent.com:443/6be6dbcf-fd70-012d-ec80-2d3245f5ce6a/2f01255f-fdbd-4d6c-a05e-873a88c55bb7/Sito_HERO_ver_gal.png&#34; data-asset-id=&#34;fb3544ea-c789-407e-b08a-cef9f5168643&#34; data-image-id=&#34;fb3544ea-c789-407e-b08a-cef9f5168643&#34; alt=&#34;&#34;&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;AC Milan&lt;/strong&gt; and &lt;strong&gt;Genoa &lt;/strong&gt;went head to head in the 18:00 CEST game at San Siro, playing out an intense and entertaining draw for the fans. The Ligurians surprised the hosts, coming out of the blocks quickly, and were awarded a penalty after a few minutes following Tomori’s late challenge on Vogliacco, the sixth league &lt;strong&gt;penalty &lt;/strong&gt;the Rossoneri have given away since the beginning of 2024 (worst European record). Up stepped &lt;strong&gt;Retegui &lt;/strong&gt;from the spot to send it home and give the Grifone the lead. On the stroke-half, though, &lt;strong&gt;Florenzi &lt;/strong&gt;headed home a Chukwueze cross into the box to bring the scores level, which was also his &lt;strong&gt;first goal at San Siro&lt;/strong&gt; for the Diavolo. In the second half, &lt;strong&gt;Ekuban &lt;/strong&gt;put Genoa back ahead with another great headed goal, before &lt;strong&gt;Gabbia &lt;/strong&gt;equalised with a &lt;strong&gt;header from a corner&lt;/strong&gt; (AC Milan’s twelfth of the season, the best in the league); &lt;strong&gt;Giroud &lt;/strong&gt;then volleyed home past Martinez with a beauty from inside the penalty area. For the French striker, this is his best season in terms of scoring in Serie A TIM with 14 goals: he hasn`t got as many in the league since the 16 he scored with Arsenal in the Premier League in 2015/16. However, it wasn`t enough for the Rossoneri to get back to winning ways as &lt;strong&gt;Thiaw’s own goal&lt;/strong&gt; in the 87th minute made it&lt;strong&gt; 3-3.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;figure data-asset-id=&#34;30f5e3c9-5926-491d-ae00-af513f71e02e&#34; data-image-id=&#34;30f5e3c9-5926-491d-ae00-af513f71e02e&#34;&gt;&lt;img src=&#34;https://assets-eu-01.kc-usercontent.com:443/6be6dbcf-fd70-012d-ec80-2d3245f5ce6a/b9996ee3-1e9d-4ead-98bf-1fb3caccd26a/Sito_HERO_mil_hl.png&#34; data-asset-id=&#34;30f5e3c9-5926-491d-ae00-af513f71e02e&#34; data-image-id=&#34;30f5e3c9-5926-491d-ae00-af513f71e02e&#34; alt=&#34;&#34;&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;&lt;p&gt;In the Sunday evening game, the &lt;strong&gt;big match&lt;/strong&gt; at the Olimpico between &lt;strong&gt;Roma &lt;/strong&gt;and &lt;strong&gt;Juventus &lt;/strong&gt;also ended in a draw. The Bianconeri replied to &lt;strong&gt;Lukaku’&lt;/strong&gt;s 15th-minute goal through &lt;strong&gt;Bremer&lt;/strong&gt;’s header on the half-hour mark. Since his first goal in Serie A TIM in the 2019/20 season, the Brazilian is the defender to have scored the most &lt;strong&gt;headed goals&lt;/strong&gt; in Europe’s top-five leagues (13). The outcome of the game remained in the balance until the final whistle, but that didn’t change thanks to two big saves from both sets of &lt;strong&gt;goalkeepers&lt;/strong&gt;, with &lt;a href=&#34;https://www.legaseriea.it/en/media/serie-a/super-svilar-shines-versus-juventus-13j84d6bgjmig6&#34; data-new-window=&#34;true&#34; target=&#34;_blank&#34; rel=&#34;noopener noreferrer&#34;&gt;Svilar’s, in particular, standing out&lt;/a&gt;. Roma pick up their second draw in a row and are joined in fifth spot by Atalanta, while Juventus are now on a run of seven consecutive away games without a win; that has not happened since the period between September 1998 and January 1999 when Marcello Lippi was in charge (nine on that occasion).&lt;/p&gt;&lt;figure data-asset-id=&#34;ceb84522-de56-432b-a627-1adb19c40b93&#34; data-image-id=&#34;ceb84522-de56-432b-a627-1adb19c40b93&#34;&gt;&lt;img src=&#34;https://assets-eu-01.kc-usercontent.com:443/6be6dbcf-fd70-012d-ec80-2d3245f5ce6a/f12917e8-a117-4873-9f8a-b18784a99418/Sito_HERO_rom_hl.png&#34; data-asset-id=&#34;ceb84522-de56-432b-a627-1adb19c40b93&#34; data-image-id=&#34;ceb84522-de56-432b-a627-1adb19c40b93&#34; alt=&#34;&#34;&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;&lt;p&gt;In the 18:00 CEST Monday game at the Arechi, a &lt;strong&gt;Salernitana &lt;/strong&gt;team, with nothing to play for, surprised &lt;strong&gt;Atalanta &lt;/strong&gt;with a goal from &lt;strong&gt;Tchaouna&lt;/strong&gt;, the youngest player to actively be involved in at least seven goals in this season’s Serie A TIM (four goals, three assists ). In the second half, though, the Orobici imposed their style on the game and grabbed two goals from two valuable components of Gasperini`s squad: &lt;strong&gt;Scamacca &lt;/strong&gt;equalised, scoring his fourth consecutive league goal for the first time in his career and reaching &lt;strong&gt;double figures&lt;/strong&gt; for the second time, and then &lt;strong&gt;Koopmeiners &lt;/strong&gt;brought maxiumum points to the Dea with a lethal left-footed shot from distance, becoming the first Dutch player to score at least &lt;strong&gt;twelve goals&lt;/strong&gt; in a single Serie A season since Ruud Gullit in 1994/95. The Nerazzurri achieve their second consecutive away win for the first time this season and move onto &lt;strong&gt;60 points&lt;/strong&gt;, the &lt;strong&gt;same as Roma&lt;/strong&gt;, with the a head-to-head clash with the side from the Italian capital next up, and still with a game in hand.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;figure data-asset-id=&#34;df5ed621-353e-4806-9b31-71c88aebe5b0&#34; data-image-id=&#34;df5ed621-353e-4806-9b31-71c88aebe5b0&#34;&gt;&lt;img src=&#34;https://assets-eu-01.kc-usercontent.com:443/6be6dbcf-fd70-012d-ec80-2d3245f5ce6a/2609f32c-eda1-40dd-ae89-1f9cb0a4b00d/Sito_HERO_koop.png&#34; data-asset-id=&#34;df5ed621-353e-4806-9b31-71c88aebe5b0&#34; data-image-id=&#34;df5ed621-353e-4806-9b31-71c88aebe5b0&#34; alt=&#34;&#34;&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;&lt;p&gt;In the final game of the weekend, &lt;strong&gt;Napoli &lt;/strong&gt;came close to grabbing a big win at &lt;strong&gt;Udinese&lt;/strong&gt;, but Success` goal in injury time cancelled that to further complicate the Azzurri`s European ambitions. &lt;strong&gt;Osimhen &lt;/strong&gt;put the Neapolitans ahead at the start of the second half, who was able to turn home &lt;strong&gt;Politano&lt;/strong&gt;’s cross - in the last two seasons, only Harry Kane (18) has scored more &lt;strong&gt;headers &lt;/strong&gt;than the Nigerian (twelve) in Europe’s top-five leagues. In injury time, though, &lt;strong&gt;Success &lt;/strong&gt;earned the Friuliani a point, sending &lt;strong&gt;Kristensen&lt;/strong&gt;`s headed assist past Meret. This is the Bianconeri striker’s first goal of the season. Napoli’s defensive fragility has brought about an unwanted record for &lt;strong&gt;Calzona&lt;/strong&gt;, who becomes the Club’s first coach in history to have conceded at least one goal in each of his first eleven games in charge in Serie A. On the other side, &lt;strong&gt;Cannavaro &lt;/strong&gt;remains without a win since joining the Friuliani as head coach, but pick up an important point to stay on the trail of their relegation rivals.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;figure data-asset-id=&#34;e27c788c-bfe1-4ab0-b92a-f2ac05eeb561&#34; data-image-id=&#34;e27c788c-bfe1-4ab0-b92a-f2ac05eeb561&#34;&gt;&lt;img src=&#34;https://assets-eu-01.kc-usercontent.com:443/6be6dbcf-fd70-012d-ec80-2d3245f5ce6a/5f4fc1a2-ec54-43de-89a6-c8923f63196c/Sito_HERO_udi.png&#34; data-asset-id=&#34;e27c788c-bfe1-4ab0-b92a-f2ac05eeb561&#34; data-image-id=&#34;e27c788c-bfe1-4ab0-b92a-f2ac05eeb561&#34; alt=&#34;&#34;&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&#34;https://www.legaseriea.it/en/media/serie-a/every-goal-from-round-35-13j8j8l6bijnlg&#34; data-new-window=&#34;true&#34; target=&#34;_blank&#34; rel=&#34;noopener noreferrer&#34;&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; to revisit all the goals of Matchday 35!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;(Photo LaPresse)&lt;/p&gt;

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Sassuolo and Hellas Verona earned two precious victories on a weekend that saw draws in the two head-to-head relegation clashes between Cagliari and Lecce, and Empoli and Frosinone. Ballardini`s Neroverdi managed to beat the league leaders for the second time this season and close the gap on their rivals above, while Baroni`s Scaligeri ran out winners against the Viola at the Bentegodi and climb to 14th place. In the final fixture on matchday 35, Udinese saved themselves at the death against Napoli, grabbing a point, and avoided conceding further ground to their rivals in the relegation dogfight. In the upper part of the table, the big match between Roma and Juventus ended a stalemate, helping Atalanta, who took home all three points from the Arechi to go joint-fifth with the club from the capital.On Friday evening, Torino failed to find a breathrough against Bologna in front of their own fans, meaning a third consecutive goalless draw at the Olimpico Grande Torino and thus becoming Europe’s leading team to have the most 0-0 draws this season (nine). Thiago Motta`s Rossoblù return home on a run of seven without defeat, a positive streak also resulting from the solidity shown in the second halves of the game: with 10 goals conceded, only Real Madrid (nine) have conceded less than Bologna at this stage of the season in Europe’s current top-five leagues.<figure data-asset-id="ade9586f-fd85-4b5f-bf7e-3c61b29f5744" data-image-id="ade9586f-fd85-4b5f-bf7e-3c61b29f5744"><img src="https://assets-eu-01.kc-usercontent.com:443/6be6dbcf-fd70-012d-ec80-2d3245f5ce6a/a5c50925-109d-4060-9a3b-be520a184e49/TOR-BOL.png" data-asset-id="ade9586f-fd85-4b5f-bf7e-3c61b29f5744" data-image-id="ade9586f-fd85-4b5f-bf7e-3c61b29f5744" alt=""></figure>In the first game on Saturday, at 18:00 CEST at the U-Power Stadium, Monza and Lazio didn’t hold back and played out an exciting 2-2 draw. The visitors took the lead through Ciro Immobile`s tap-in, who was quick to react to Di Gregorio`s instinctive save following Kamada`s long-range effort. With that goal, the Biancocelesti captain stopped a run of nine games without scoring in the league. Djuric’s finish from close range brought the home side back on level terms, but it did not last long because just over ten minutes later Vecino took advantage of the Biancorossi defence falling asleep to grab his fifth of this league campaign and become Lazio’s second highest scorer of the season in Serie A TIM. Deep into stoppage time, though, Milan Djuric rose up above everyone to send home Pessina`s cross and get his first brace in Serie A. Only Duván Zapata (seven) and Olivier Giroud (six) have scored more headers than the Bosnian centre forward (five) this year. Monza snatched their second draw of the season with Lazio, but also recorded their sixth game without a win. Meanwhile, the Biancocelesti’s pursuit for a Champions League spot takes a stumble.<figure data-asset-id="9efd5aff-f2f8-4ff7-a3e9-7b9f0be109e0" data-image-id="9efd5aff-f2f8-4ff7-a3e9-7b9f0be109e0"><img src="https://assets-eu-01.kc-usercontent.com:443/6be6dbcf-fd70-012d-ec80-2d3245f5ce6a/ebb82670-a477-4125-918d-e2fed1f946b1/MON-LAZ.png" data-asset-id="9efd5aff-f2f8-4ff7-a3e9-7b9f0be109e0" data-image-id="9efd5aff-f2f8-4ff7-a3e9-7b9f0be109e0" alt=""></figure>In the evening game, the Mapei Stadium saw a surprising result that helps Sassuolo`s hopes of survival. The Emilians caused an upset to beat the Italian champions, Inter, for the second time this season, putting an end to the Nerazzurri`s 28-game unbeaten run. The Neroverdi become only the second team to have done the double twice against Inter in the last seven seasons: Sassuolo in 2023/24 and 2017/18, and Juventus in 2022/23 and 2019/20. The hero of the day was Armand Laurienté, top scorer in Serie A TIM since the beginning of April with four goals (joint with Çalhanoglu), who <a href="https://www.legaseriea.it/en/media/serie-a/lauriente-sinks-inter-with-a-belter-13j7m00d05bcgh" data-new-window="true" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">beat Audero with a great left-footed shot</a> following Doig’s assist. The side from Milan also see their longest streak of consecutive goals scored in the top flight interrupted; the last time the Nerazzurri had not found the net in a league game was back on 15 April 2023 against Monza (1-0).<figure data-asset-id="dc628209-77be-46ab-aeb7-bf2dd7301cd2" data-image-id="dc628209-77be-46ab-aeb7-bf2dd7301cd2"><img src="https://assets-eu-01.kc-usercontent.com:443/6be6dbcf-fd70-012d-ec80-2d3245f5ce6a/c9f308b4-fe16-43d8-b3ca-68da1c3e1996/SAS-INT.png" data-asset-id="dc628209-77be-46ab-aeb7-bf2dd7301cd2" data-image-id="dc628209-77be-46ab-aeb7-bf2dd7301cd2" alt=""></figure>Sunday in Serie A TIM opened up with the fourth consecutive draw in Serie A between Cagliari and Lecce. At the Unipol Arena, the Sardinians got their noses in front thanks to Yerry Mina`s deflected own goal, but at the end of the half they were reduced to ten men due to Gaetano receiving a straight red card. The Rossoblù held on to their lead up until the 84th minute when Almqvist served up a peach of an assist to Krstovic and the Giallorossi forward had only to tuck it home. As the side from Salento pushed for a winner, only the post denied them all three points, first from Pongracic and then Sansone before Scuffet saved Gendrey’s effort to keep it at 1-1. Cagliari remain without a win in four, but maintain a three-point gap over third-bottom Udinese. Lecce continue their survival march under Gotti and take another important step towards that goal.<figure data-asset-id="7fb9fe34-1c6a-4760-adde-7a44f829191c" data-image-id="7fb9fe34-1c6a-4760-adde-7a44f829191c"><img src="https://assets-eu-01.kc-usercontent.com:443/6be6dbcf-fd70-012d-ec80-2d3245f5ce6a/7ee30c62-d258-44c7-8222-8e518ebbedbc/Sito_HERO_lec_gal.png" data-asset-id="7fb9fe34-1c6a-4760-adde-7a44f829191c" data-image-id="7fb9fe34-1c6a-4760-adde-7a44f829191c" alt=""></figure>At 15:00 CEST, the race for survival saw two massive games between Empoli and Frosinone, and Hellas Verona and Fiorentina.A six pointer at the Castellani Computer Gross Arena ended in a goalless draw. Empoli proved they know how to overcome their limitations in front of goal - confirming themselves as the team to have played the most matches without finding the net in Europe’s top-five leagues (20) - with an attentive defensive display, which has provided two clean sheets in the last three games. For Frosinone, this was a record sixth consecutive game without defeat in the league - five draws and one win - and kept the back door shut for three games running, a first in Serie A for them.<figure data-asset-id="ca07b869-4b9e-4e68-a576-bc6cfea5c8d7" data-image-id="ca07b869-4b9e-4e68-a576-bc6cfea5c8d7"><img src="https://assets-eu-01.kc-usercontent.com:443/6be6dbcf-fd70-012d-ec80-2d3245f5ce6a/1198e3d4-4a9c-44dd-8a83-469b3b864a15/Sito_HERO_emp_gal.png" data-asset-id="ca07b869-4b9e-4e68-a576-bc6cfea5c8d7" data-image-id="ca07b869-4b9e-4e68-a576-bc6cfea5c8d7" alt=""></figure>At the Bentegodi, the hosts opened the scoring with captain Darko Lazovic’s first-ever penalty taken in Serie A TIM, calm and collected in punishing Christensen from the spot. The Viola got back in it with <a href="https://www.legaseriea.it/en/media/serie-a/castrovilli-back-on-the-scoresheet-13j807983j9kl0" data-new-window="true" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Gaetano Castrovilli returning to the scoresheet in the league after more than a year</a>, exactly 357 days. The match was decided in the second half by Tijjani Noslin, Verona’s man of the moment, with two goals and two assists since the beginning of April, and in general the best of the players who arrived in the January transfer market for contributions in front of goal. The Dutchman`s winner gave Baroni his ninth point at home since the beginning of March; only Inter have a better record over this period (eleven).<figure data-asset-id="fb3544ea-c789-407e-b08a-cef9f5168643" data-image-id="fb3544ea-c789-407e-b08a-cef9f5168643"><img src="https://assets-eu-01.kc-usercontent.com:443/6be6dbcf-fd70-012d-ec80-2d3245f5ce6a/2f01255f-fdbd-4d6c-a05e-873a88c55bb7/Sito_HERO_ver_gal.png" data-asset-id="fb3544ea-c789-407e-b08a-cef9f5168643" data-image-id="fb3544ea-c789-407e-b08a-cef9f5168643" alt=""></figure>AC Milan and Genoa went head to head in the 18:00 CEST game at San Siro, playing out an intense and entertaining draw for the fans. The Ligurians surprised the hosts, coming out of the blocks quickly, and were awarded a penalty after a few minutes following Tomori’s late challenge on Vogliacco, the sixth league penalty the Rossoneri have given away since the beginning of 2024 (worst European record). Up stepped Retegui from the spot to send it home and give the Grifone the lead. On the stroke-half, though, Florenzi headed home a Chukwueze cross into the box to bring the scores level, which was also his first goal at San Siro for the Diavolo. In the second half, Ekuban put Genoa back ahead with another great headed goal, before Gabbia equalised with a header from a corner (AC Milan’s twelfth of the season, the best in the league); Giroud then volleyed home past Martinez with a beauty from inside the penalty area. For the French striker, this is his best season in terms of scoring in Serie A TIM with 14 goals: he hasn`t got as many in the league since the 16 he scored with Arsenal in the Premier League in 2015/16. However, it wasn`t enough for the Rossoneri to get back to winning ways as Thiaw’s own goal in the 87th minute made it 3-3.<figure data-asset-id="30f5e3c9-5926-491d-ae00-af513f71e02e" data-image-id="30f5e3c9-5926-491d-ae00-af513f71e02e"><img src="https://assets-eu-01.kc-usercontent.com:443/6be6dbcf-fd70-012d-ec80-2d3245f5ce6a/b9996ee3-1e9d-4ead-98bf-1fb3caccd26a/Sito_HERO_mil_hl.png" data-asset-id="30f5e3c9-5926-491d-ae00-af513f71e02e" data-image-id="30f5e3c9-5926-491d-ae00-af513f71e02e" alt=""></figure>In the Sunday evening game, the big match at the Olimpico between Roma and Juventus also ended in a draw. The Bianconeri replied to Lukaku’s 15th-minute goal through Bremer’s header on the half-hour mark. Since his first goal in Serie A TIM in the 2019/20 season, the Brazilian is the defender to have scored the most headed goals in Europe’s top-five leagues (13). The outcome of the game remained in the balance until the final whistle, but that didn’t change thanks to two big saves from both sets of goalkeepers, with <a href="https://www.legaseriea.it/en/media/serie-a/super-svilar-shines-versus-juventus-13j84d6bgjmig6" data-new-window="true" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Svilar’s, in particular, standing out</a>. Roma pick up their second draw in a row and are joined in fifth spot by Atalanta, while Juventus are now on a run of seven consecutive away games without a win; that has not happened since the period between September 1998 and January 1999 when Marcello Lippi was in charge (nine on that occasion).<figure data-asset-id="ceb84522-de56-432b-a627-1adb19c40b93" data-image-id="ceb84522-de56-432b-a627-1adb19c40b93"><img src="https://assets-eu-01.kc-usercontent.com:443/6be6dbcf-fd70-012d-ec80-2d3245f5ce6a/f12917e8-a117-4873-9f8a-b18784a99418/Sito_HERO_rom_hl.png" data-asset-id="ceb84522-de56-432b-a627-1adb19c40b93" data-image-id="ceb84522-de56-432b-a627-1adb19c40b93" alt=""></figure>In the 18:00 CEST Monday game at the Arechi, a Salernitana team, with nothing to play for, surprised Atalanta with a goal from Tchaouna, the youngest player to actively be involved in at least seven goals in this season’s Serie A TIM (four goals, three assists ). In the second half, though, the Orobici imposed their style on the game and grabbed two goals from two valuable components of Gasperini`s squad: Scamacca equalised, scoring his fourth consecutive league goal for the first time in his career and reaching double figures for the second time, and then Koopmeiners brought maxiumum points to the Dea with a lethal left-footed shot from distance, becoming the first Dutch player to score at least twelve goals in a single Serie A season since Ruud Gullit in 1994/95. The Nerazzurri achieve their second consecutive away win for the first time this season and move onto 60 points, the same as Roma, with the a head-to-head clash with the side from the Italian capital next up, and still with a game in hand.<figure data-asset-id="df5ed621-353e-4806-9b31-71c88aebe5b0" data-image-id="df5ed621-353e-4806-9b31-71c88aebe5b0"><img src="https://assets-eu-01.kc-usercontent.com:443/6be6dbcf-fd70-012d-ec80-2d3245f5ce6a/2609f32c-eda1-40dd-ae89-1f9cb0a4b00d/Sito_HERO_koop.png" data-asset-id="df5ed621-353e-4806-9b31-71c88aebe5b0" data-image-id="df5ed621-353e-4806-9b31-71c88aebe5b0" alt=""></figure>In the final game of the weekend, Napoli came close to grabbing a big win at Udinese, but Success` goal in injury time cancelled that to further complicate the Azzurri`s European ambitions. Osimhen put the Neapolitans ahead at the start of the second half, who was able to turn home Politano’s cross - in the last two seasons, only Harry Kane (18) has scored more headers than the Nigerian (twelve) in Europe’s top-five leagues. In injury time, though, Success earned the Friuliani a point, sending Kristensen`s headed assist past Meret. This is the Bianconeri striker’s first goal of the season. Napoli’s defensive fragility has brought about an unwanted record for Calzona, who becomes the Club’s first coach in history to have conceded at least one goal in each of his first eleven games in charge in Serie A. On the other side, Cannavaro remains without a win since joining the Friuliani as head coach, but pick up an important point to stay on the trail of their relegation rivals.<figure data-asset-id="e27c788c-bfe1-4ab0-b92a-f2ac05eeb561" data-image-id="e27c788c-bfe1-4ab0-b92a-f2ac05eeb561"><img src="https://assets-eu-01.kc-usercontent.com:443/6be6dbcf-fd70-012d-ec80-2d3245f5ce6a/5f4fc1a2-ec54-43de-89a6-c8923f63196c/Sito_HERO_udi.png" data-asset-id="e27c788c-bfe1-4ab0-b92a-f2ac05eeb561" data-image-id="e27c788c-bfe1-4ab0-b92a-f2ac05eeb561" alt=""></figure><a href="https://www.legaseriea.it/en/media/serie-a/every-goal-from-round-35-13j8j8l6bijnlg" data-new-window="true" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Click here</a> to revisit all the goals of Matchday 35!(Photo LaPresse)

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