Roma record historic victory
Sunday, February 26, 2006
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AS Roma set a Serie A record of eleven consecutive league victories by defeating city rivals S.S. Lazio 2-0 at the Stadio Olimpico.
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Place in posterity
Bianconeri boosted
Juventus remain ten points clear and on course for the Scudetto despite going behind to a Gennaro Delvecchio (10) strike for US Lecce at the Stadio Delle Alpi. Emerson levelled eight minutes later with his first goal of the season before Robert Kovač put the Bianconeri ahead. Lecce's Alfonso Camorani was dismissed for a second booking on 51 minutes and Alessandro Del Piero made it 3-1 with an 88th-minute penalty.
Milan might
Fresh from Wednesday's 1-1 UEFA Champions League draw at FC Bayern München, AC Milan were thankful to second-half goals from Filippo Inzaghi and Andriy Shevchenko as they won 2-0 at US Città di Palermo to remain two-points clear of city rivals FC Internazionale Milano after their 3-1 home success against Udinese Calcio.
Cagliari held
Ascoli Calcio 1898 are eleventh after Alfredo Cariello settled their match with FC Messina Peloro in the final minute, level on points with a UC Siena side which UC Sampdoria 1-0. Elsewhere, Cagliari Calcio and AC Chievo Verona played out a 2-2 draw while Empoli FC and Treviso FC drew 1-1.
