Serie A Match Summaries - Week 6

Played on Sunday:

Bari 1 - AC Milan 3
Bari: Michael Madsen 71'
AC Milan: Oliver Bierhoff 67', Andriy Shevchenko 74' (penalty), 86'
Halftime: 0-0
Attendance: 35,000

Andriy Shevchenko scored twice to help AC Milan to an away win at struggling Bari. A 67th minute header by Oliver Bierhoff put Milan in front only for Bari midfielder Michael Madsen to equalise shortly after. Shevchenko restored the lead with a 74th minute penalty and added another four minutes from time. Shevchenko and AS Roma's Gabriel Batistuta lead the goalscorers table with six apiece.

Bologna 1 - Fiorentina 1
Bologna: Julio Cruz 38'
Fiorentina: Leandro 64' (penalty)
Halftime: 1-0
Attendance: 25,000

Brazilian forward Leandro converted a penalty in the 64th minute to earn Fiorentina a draw at Bologna. Argentine forward Julio Cruz had put the hosts ahead with a left-foot strike in the 38th minute.

Inter Milan 0 - Lecce 1
Lecce: Davor Vugrinec 20'
Halftime: 0-1
Attendance: 60,000

Croatian forward Davor Vugrinec scored in the 20th minute to give Lecce victory in the shock result of the day. Lecce were left with 10 men after defender Alberto Malusci was sent off for a last-man foul on Inter Milan striker Hakan Sukur. But they managed to hold on for their first win in the club's history away to Inter.

Perugia 1 - Napoli 1
Perugia: Marco Materazzi 71' (penalty)
Napoli: Nicola Amoruso 18'
Red Card: Francesco Baldini (Napoli) 78'
Halftime: 0-1
Attendance: 10,000 A dubious penalty converted by defender Marco Materazzi earned Perugia their draw. Nicola Amoruso had given bottom of the table Napoli an early lead with a strike from close range but hopes of getting their first victory of the season were dashed by Materazzi's 71st minute spot-kick.

AS Roma 2 - Reggina 1
AS Roma: Francesco Totti 29' (penalty), Vincenzo Montella 70'
Reggina: Erion Bogdani 60'
Halftime: 1-0
Attendance: 55,000

A neat volley by striker Vincenzo Montella gave AS Roma victory over Reggina in front of 55,000 at the Olympic Stadium. Roma had taken the lead with a 29th minute penalty from captain Francesco Totti. Albanian forward Erion Bogdani equalised for Reggina midway through the second half before Montella put Roma back on top with his third goal of the season.

Vicenza 2 - Verona 2
Vicenza: Pasquale Luiso 48', Alessandro Dal Canto 66'
Verona: Emiliano Bonazzoli 50', Mauro Camoranesi 82'
Red Card: Martin Laursen (Verona) 90'
Halftime: 0-0
Attendance: 14,000

Argentine midfielder Mauro Cameronesi scored in the 82nd minute to give Verona a draw at Vicenza in this north-eastern derby. Pasquale Luiso gave Vicenza the lead early in the second half only to see Emiliano Bonazzoli equalise for Verona two minutes later. An Alessandro Dal Canto strike put Vicenza back on top in the 66th minute but Cameronesi levelled the score late in the match to deny Vicenza their third straight win.

Parma 2 - 0 Udinese
Parma: Sabri Lamouchi 85', Johan Micoud 90'
Halftime: 0-0
Attendance: 15,748

Parma were on top throughout the game but had to wait until the five minutes from the end for the breakthrough when French midifielder Sabri Lamouchi fired home from the edge of the penalty area. Another Frenchman, Johan Micoud claimed the second with an almost identical strike in the final minute to end Udinese's unbeaten run and leave Atalanta as the only team yet to lose in Serie A.

Played Saturday:

Atalanta 2 - Brescia 0
Atalanta: Massimo Donati 16', Nicola Ventola 90'
Halftime: 1-0
Attendance: 10,000

A long-range strike from youngster Massimo Donati gave his side an early lead and paved the way for Atalanta to earn their fourth victory in six matches. Nicola Ventola scored in injury time to secure the win and keep the promoted club near the top of Italy's Serie A.

Juventus 1 - Lazio 1
Juventus: Igor Tudor 22'
Lazio: Marcelo Salas 30'
Halftime: 1-1
Attendance: 45,000

Chilean striker Marcelo Salas scored a vital goal midway through the first half to give Lazio a draw in Turin. A header from Croatian defender Igor Tudor gave Juventus an early lead before Salas beat struggling goalkeeper Edwin Van Der Sar with a well-placed shot. After six matches, both clubs have 11 points. [Full match report]

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Serie A Leading Scorers After Week 6

goals	player (penalty if applicable, team)
6	Batistuta ( Roma) , Shevchenko ( 2, Milan)
5	Leandro ( 1, Fiorentina)
4	Inzaghi ( 1, Lazio) , Rossini ( Atalanta) , Sosa ( Udinese) , Totti ( 2, Roma)
3	Bierhoff ( Milan) , Doni ( 1, Atalanta) , Hubner ( 2, Brescia) , Materazzi ( 2, Perugia) , Mboma ( Parma) , Muzzi ( Udinese) , Trezeguet ( Juventus) , Ventola ( Atalanta) , Vryzas ( Perugia) , Vugrinec ( Lecce)
2	Amoroso ( 1, Parma) , Bisoli ( Brescia) , Bonazzoli ( Verona) , Crespo ( Lazio) , Cruz ( Bologna) , Del Piero ( 1, Juventus) , Iaquinta ( 1, Udinese) , Kallon ( 1, Vicenza) , Kovacevic ( Juventus) , Marazzina ( Reggina) , Micoud ( Parma) , Mihajlovic ( 1, Lazio) , Montella ( Roma) , Nuno Gomes ( Fiorentina) , Recoba ( Inter) , Signori ( Bologna) , Sommese ( Vicenza) , Sukur ( Inter)
1	Ambrosini ( Milan) , Amoroso ( Fiorentina) , Amoruso ( Napoli) , Andersson ( 1, Bari) , Bia ( Bologna) , Binotto ( Bologna) , Blanc ( Inter) , Bogdani ( Reggina) , Bucchi ( Perugia) , Camoranesi ( Verona) , Candela ( Roma) , Cassano ( Bari) , Conte ( Juventus) , Dal Canto ( Vicenza) , Di Biagio ( Inter) , Di Livio ( Fiorentina) , Diana ( Brescia) , Donati ( Atalanta) , Farinos ( Inter) , Fiore ( 1, Udinese) , Fresi ( 1, Napoli) , Gargo ( Udinese) , Gilardino ( Verona) , Gonnella ( Verona) , Italiano ( Verona) , Jankulovski ( Napoli) , Lamouchi ( Parma) , Lucarelli ( 1, Lecce) , Luiso ( Vicenza) , Madsen ( Bari) , Margiotta ( Udinese) , Masinga ( Bari) , Moriero ( Napoli) , Mutu ( Verona) , Nedved ( Lazio) , Oliveira ( Bologna) , Piacentini ( Bologna) , Pierini ( Fiorentina) , Possanzini ( Reggina) , Rui Costa ( Fiorentina) , Salas ( Lazio) , Saudati ( 1, Perugia) , Serginho ( Milan) , Sesa ( Napoli) , Stellone ( Napoli) , Tedesco ( Perugia) , Tommasi ( Roma) , Toni ( Vicenza) , Tudor ( Juventus) , Wome ( Bologna) , Zamorano ( Inter) , Zenoni ( Atalanta) , Zenoni ( Atalanta) , Zidane ( 1, Juventus)

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