Juventus stunned by 10-man Sampdoria

 　　ROME, Jan. 7 (Xinhua) -- Juventus were stunned¹ by 10-man Sampdoria 2-1 at home on Sunday to miss the chance to reclaim² an eight-point lead at the top of Serie A.

　　Both Inter³ Milan and Roma suffered humiliating away defeat, respectively at the hands of Udinese and Napoli.

　　Juvetus seemed to enjoy a plain-sailing match as Sebastian Giovinco's early penalty put them ahead before Sampdoria's Gaetano Berardi saw red for two first-half bookings.

　　But the numerical advantage did little to help the hosts, as Mauro Icardi levelled the scores shortly after the break.

　　Icardi completed his brace⁴ with what proved to be the winner, his sensational⁵ strike rattling⁶ the Bianconeri to condemn⁷ them to a second home defeat of the season, also earning Delio Rossi a first victory as Samp boss.

　　Juventus head coach Antonio Conte insisted his side is human and could lose games.

　　"I am not bursting with joy when I lose," Conte said. "I struggle to absorb defeat and we will not look back fondly over this match. We had the advantage and deserved to be in front.

　　"This is a game that we must reflect on and will help us to grow up. It's part of the maturation process for a young side, let's put it like that.

　　"It is certainly irritating to lose on counter-attacks and we will analyse what we did wrong today. Juventus are only human, we are not martians," he said.

　　Delio Rossi gave the credit to his Sampdoria players for beating Juventus.

　　"I am very happy, above all for the guys, as this was an incredible achievement," said Rossi less than a month after taking over from Ciro Ferrara.

　　"We won against the champions of Italy while playing with 10 men. I made a tactical adjustment during the half-time break, but the lads were amazing in completing this comeback.

　　"Perhaps Juve weren't as unstoppable as in previous occasions and it certainly wasn't their best performance," he said.

　　Juventus now lead the second-placed Lazio by just five points ahead of a daunting⁸ trip to Parma.

　　Roma were thrashed by Napoli 4-1 in a one-sided game where Edison Cavani completed his hat-trick at the 70th minute to put the hosts 3-0 up. Pablo Daniel Osvaldo grabbed one back for Roma three minutes later before Christian⁹ Maggio scored Napoli's fourth goal in the 90th minute.

　　Udinese scored three goals in the second half to beat 10-man Inter 3-0.

　　Antonio Di Natale was on target twice with Luis Muriel also scoring for Francesco Guidolin's side, who were aided by a red card for Juan Jesus in the 65th minute.

　　The win lifts Udinese up to eighth in the table, level on points with AC Milan, who have a game in hand, while Inter remain in fourth.

　　AC Milan further reduced the gap on the top six thanks to a 2-1 win over Siena at the San Siro.

　　Second-half goals from Bojan Krkic and Giampaolo Pazzini earned the Rossoneri the points with Michele Paolucci scoring a late consolation¹⁰ for the Tuscans, who remain rooted to the foot of the table, six points adrift of safety.

　　Pescara eased their relegation¹¹ worries with a stunning¹² upset of Champions League hopefuls Fiorentina 2-0 in Florence.

　　A last-gasp goal from substitute Amauri condemned¹³ his former club Palermo to another defeat, 2-1 at Parma, as the Gialloblu claimed a third consecutive¹⁴ victory.

　　Isaac Cofie's first goal for Chievo settled a narrow 1-0 victory over Atalanta that keeps the Gialloblu in the hunt for a top-half finish.

　　Marco Borriello struck a second-half brace to help Genoa down fellow strugglers Bologna 2-0 and claim only their fourth win of the season.

1 stunned   

adj. 震惊的，惊讶的 动词stun的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• The fall stunned me for a moment. 那一下摔得我昏迷了片刻。
• The leaders of the Kopper Company were then stunned speechless. 科伯公司的领导们当时被惊得目瞪口呆。

2 reclaim   

v.要求归还，收回；开垦

参考例句：

• I have tried to reclaim my money without success.我没能把钱取回来。
• You must present this ticket when you reclaim your luggage.当你要取回行李时，必须出示这张票子。

3 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。

4 brace   

n. 支柱,曲柄,大括号; v. 绷紧,顶住,(为困难或坏事)做准备

参考例句：

• My daughter has to wear a brace on her teeth. 我的女儿得戴牙套以矫正牙齿。
• You had better brace yourself for some bad news. 有些坏消息,你最好做好准备。

5 sensational   

adj.使人感动的，非常好的，轰动的，耸人听闻的

参考例句：

• Papers of this kind are full of sensational news reports.这类报纸满是耸人听闻的新闻报道。
• Their performance was sensational.他们的演出妙极了。

6 rattling   

adj. 格格作响的, 活泼的, 很好的 adv. 极其, 很, 非常 动词rattle的现在分词

参考例句：

• This book is a rattling good read. 这是一本非常好的读物。
• At that same instant,a deafening explosion set the windows rattling. 正在这时，一声震耳欲聋的爆炸突然袭来，把窗玻璃震得当当地响。

7 condemn   

vt.谴责，指责；宣判(罪犯)，判刑

参考例句：

• Some praise him,whereas others condemn him.有些人赞扬他，而有些人谴责他。
• We mustn't condemn him on mere suppositions.我们不可全凭臆测来指责他。

8 daunting   

adj.使人畏缩的

参考例句：

• They were faced with the daunting task of restoring the house.他们面临着修复房子的艰巨任务。
• Starting a new job can be a daunting prospect.开始一项新工作有时会让人望而却步。

9 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。

10 consolation   

n.安慰，慰问

参考例句：

• The children were a great consolation to me at that time.那时孩子们成了我的莫大安慰。
• This news was of little consolation to us.这个消息对我们来说没有什么安慰。

11 relegation   

n.驱逐，贬黜；降级

参考例句：

• Liaoning team lost this game, is still deeply avoid relegation zone. 辽宁队本场失利后，仍然深陷保级区。 来自互联网
• In society, relegation is based on your income. 社会上的规类是以你的收入为基准。 来自互联网

12 stunning   

adj.极好的；使人晕倒的

参考例句：

• His plays are distinguished only by their stunning mediocrity.他的戏剧与众不同之处就是平凡得出奇。
• The finished effect was absolutely stunning.完工后的效果非常美。

13 condemned   

adj. 被责难的, 被宣告有罪的 动词condemn的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• He condemned the hypocrisy of those politicians who do one thing and say another. 他谴责了那些说一套做一套的政客的虚伪。
• The policy has been condemned as a regressive step. 这项政策被认为是一种倒退而受到谴责。

14 consecutive   

adj.连续的，联贯的，始终一贯的

参考例句：

• It has rained for four consecutive days.已连续下了四天雨。
• The policy of our Party is consecutive.我党的政策始终如一。