Milan teams have bad day while Roma lose in derby

 ROME, Nov. 11 (Xinhua) -- AC Milan's revival¹ turned out short-lived as they lost 3-1 to Fiorentina at home on Sunday, while Inter² saw their ten-game winning streak³ snapped in their 3-2 loss to Atalanta.

Milan suffered their fourth home defeat of the Serie A season with the loss to Fiorentina.

Alexandre Pato failed to equalize as he missed a penalty after Alberto Aquilani managed to open his goalscoring account for the Tuscans.

Borja Valero then beat Christian⁴ Abbiati to give Fiorentina a two-goal lead but substitute Giampaolo Pazzini hit back on the hour mark to give Milan hope. However, there was ultimately no way back for a toothless Milan side when Mounir El Hamdaoui made the visitors' points safe at the death with a long-range screamer.

AC Milan head coach Massimiliano Allegri insisted that his side were not inferior to Fiorentina despite the resounding⁵ loss.

"Fiorentina played well and kept possession, but we gifted them two goals from throw-ins. We did not react well and that is unacceptable," he said.

"The Viola ran hard and pressed us around the field, but they didn't really have many chances aside from the ones we gave them.

"It was a fairly balanced encounter. Fiorentina kept possession, but it is chances that count in football," he said.

Milan's cross-city rivals Inter also met their waterloo at the same day as they fell to a 3-2 defeat away in Atalanta.

Giacomo Bonaventura gave Atalanta an early lead which lasted until 11 minutes into the second half when Fredy Guarin equalized. German Denis restored Atalanta's lead instantly before adding a third from the penalty spot in the 67th minute.

Rodrigo Palacio brought Inter back into the game in the 84th minute and Atalanta were reduced to 10 men when Facundo Parra was dismissed in stoppage time, but the Bergamese side held on to the points to move up to sixth in the table.

Lazio inflicted⁶ a third straight "Derby della Capitale" defeat on Roma 3-2, to hold on to bragging⁷ rights in the Eternal City, with Stefano Mauri's goal proving key as both sides had a man sent off.

Erik Lamela temporarily lifted the Giallorossi above their fiercest rivals in the league table, scoring his seventh goal in six games with a confident header at the Stadio Olimpico. But Vladimir Petkovic's Lazio seized control on a waterlogged pitch, Antonio Candreva and Miroslav Klose notching⁸ to turn the tables on Roma before half-time.

Daniele De Rossi conspired⁹ to get himself sent off in first-half stoppage time and Mauri clinched¹⁰ all three points with a close-range finish after the restart.

"It was a shame about that gesture," Roma head coach Zdenek Zeman commented on De Rossi's expulsion. "We talked for two days about how we shouldn't react or give the referee¹¹ the opportunity to flash cards. When you feel the derby too much, you pay for that."

The match was played under the driving rain, leaving large puddles¹² on the pitch, and even had to stop for three minutes when floodlights failed.

"For the first 20 minutes the team played well, but once the pitch became impossible to play on then we had to stop, because we are incapable¹³ of playing the long ball game. We play close passing and quick movement, so don't really know how to play that type of football," Zeman said.

Napoli kept up the hunt for the Scudetto with a 4-2 win at Genoa, who have now lost five in a row, four under the guidance of Luigi Del Neri.

Gabriele Angella's 91st-minute strike earned a point for Udinese two minutes after Alberto Paloschi's spot-kick looked to have won the 2-2 draw for their hosts Chievo.

Palermo have a new hero after 18-year-old striker Paulo Dybala scored his first two goals in Serie A to down Sampdoria 2-0 at the Stadio Renzo Barbera.

Danilo D'Ambrosio's goal brought Torino's six-game winless run to an end with a 1-0 win to see off lowly Bologna. The defender¹⁴ headed home Mario Santana's cross from close range on 65 minutes and while Bologna came close to an equalizer the hosts held on for an overdue¹⁵ three points.

Parma are still unbeaten at home since March but a 0-0 draw with Siena did little to boost their chances of securing European football.

1 revival   

n.复兴，复苏，（精力、活力等的）重振

参考例句：

• The period saw a great revival in the wine trade.这一时期葡萄酒业出现了很大的复苏。
• He claimed the housing market was showing signs of a revival.他指出房地产市场正出现复苏的迹象。

2 inter   

v.埋葬

参考例句：

• They interred their dear comrade in the arms.他们埋葬了他们亲爱的战友。
• The man who died in that accident has been interred.在那次事故中死的那个人已经被埋葬了。

3 streak   

n.条理，斑纹，倾向，少许，痕迹；v.加条纹，变成条纹，奔驰，快速移动

参考例句：

• The Indians used to streak their faces with paint.印第安人过去常用颜料在脸上涂条纹。
• Why did you streak the tree?你为什么在树上刻条纹？

4 Christian   

adj.基督教徒的；n.基督教徒

参考例句：

• They always addressed each other by their Christian name.他们总是以教名互相称呼。
• His mother is a sincere Christian.他母亲是个虔诚的基督教徒。

5 resounding   

adj. 响亮的

参考例句：

• The astronaut was welcomed with joyous,resounding acclaim. 人们欢声雷动地迎接那位宇航员。
• He hit the water with a resounding slap. 他啪的一声拍了一下水。

6 inflicted   

把…强加给，使承受，遭受( inflict的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• They inflicted a humiliating defeat on the home team. 他们使主队吃了一场很没面子的败仗。
• Zoya heroically bore the torture that the Fascists inflicted upon her. 卓娅英勇地承受法西斯匪徒加在她身上的酷刑。

7 bragging   

v.自夸，吹嘘( brag的现在分词 )；大话

参考例句：

• He's always bragging about his prowess as a cricketer. 他总是吹嘘自己板球水平高超。 来自辞典例句
• Now you're bragging, darling. You know you don't need to brag. 这就是夸口，亲爱的。你明知道你不必吹。 来自辞典例句

8 notching   

adj.多级的（指继电器）n.做凹口，开槽v.在（某物）上刻V形痕( notch的现在分词 )；赢得；赢取；获得高分

参考例句：

• Results are very linear and free from phase notching. 结果非常线性，没有相位凹口。 来自互联网
• This means that the system only improves, always notching forward, never backsliding. 这意味着系统只能够被改进，总是向前的，从不会倒退。 来自互联网

9 conspired   

密谋( conspire的过去式和过去分词 )； 搞阴谋； （事件等）巧合； 共同导致

参考例句：

• They conspired to bring about the meeting of the two people. 他们共同促成了两人的会面。
• Bad weather and car trouble conspired to ruin our vacation. 恶劣的气候连同汽车故障断送了我们的假日。

10 clinched   

v.（尤指两人）互相紧紧抱[扭]住( clinch的过去式和过去分词 )；解决（争端、交易），达成（协议）

参考例句：

• The two businessmen clinched the deal quickly. 两位生意人很快达成了协议。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Evidently this information clinched the matter. 显然，这一消息使问题得以最终解决。 来自辞典例句

11 referee   

n.裁判员．仲裁人，代表人，鉴定人

参考例句：

• The team was left raging at the referee's decision.队员们对裁判员的裁决感到非常气愤。
• The referee blew a whistle at the end of the game.裁判在比赛结束时吹响了哨子。

12 puddles   

n.水坑， （尤指道路上的）雨水坑( puddle的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The puddles had coalesced into a small stream. 地面上水洼子里的水汇流成了一条小溪。
• The road was filled with puddles from the rain. 雨后路面到处是一坑坑的积水。 来自《简明英汉词典》

13 incapable   

adj.无能力的，不能做某事的

参考例句：

• He would be incapable of committing such a cruel deed.他不会做出这么残忍的事。
• Computers are incapable of creative thought.计算机不会创造性地思维。

14 defender   

n.保卫者，拥护者，辩护人

参考例句：

• He shouldered off a defender and shot at goal.他用肩膀挡开防守队员，然后射门。
• The defender argued down the prosecutor at the court.辩护人在法庭上驳倒了起诉人。

15 overdue   

adj.过期的，到期未付的；早该有的，迟到的

参考例句：

• The plane is overdue and has been delayed by the bad weather.飞机晚点了，被坏天气耽搁了。
• The landlady is angry because the rent is overdue.女房东生气了，因为房租过期未付。