AC Milan, Inter win while Lazio, Roma lose

    ROME, Jan. 9 (Xinhua) -- Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored deep into injury time(伤停补时) to secure Serie A leaders AC Milan a thrilling 4-4 draw with Udinese at home on Sunday.
    Inter¹ managed to make up their lost ground under newly- appointed coach Leonardo when they rallied to win 2-1 at Catania, while both Lazio and Roma lost 2-1 respectively to Lecce and Sampdoria.
    In a pulsating² encounter between AC Milan and Udinese, Antonio Di Natale gave the visitors the lead after 35 minutes when he fired a low shot past Marco Amelia in the Milan goal, only for Brazilian striker Pato to level proceedings³ on the stroke of half- time.
    Alexis Sanchez restored Udinese's advantage eight minutes after the break and Di Natale scored his second on 66 minutes to give Udinese a 3-1 advantage.
    But an own-goal from Medhi Benatia with 12 minutes remaining was quickly followed by another strike from Pato to level the scores. An 89th-minute strike from German Denis looked to have secured a win for Udinese, but in the injury time, Ibrahimovic latched⁴ on to a through ball from new signing Antonio Cassano to fire a left-foot shot past Udinese goalkeeper Samir Handanovic and ensure a share of the spoils.
    Elsewhere on Sunday, second-placed Lazio could not capitalise on Milan's slip-up when they were beaten 2-1 at home by lowly Lecce.
    Lazio went behind in unfortunate fashion when Jeda's shot struck the post and hit goalkeeper Fernando Muslera on the back to fly into the net, but captain Stefano Mauri equalized from close range straight after the break despite looking offside.
    Lecce grabbed the win through Carlos Grossmuller in the 74th.
    Similarly, fourth-placed Roma could not close the gap on Milan when they went down 2-1 to Sampdoria at the Stadio Luigi Ferraris.
    The visitors, who took the lead in the first period thanks to a powerful run and shot from Mirko Vucinic, looked comfortable until substitute Juan underhit a backpass and compatriot（同胞） Julio Sergio could only bring down Angelo Palombo.
    The goalkeeper was dismissed without protest and Nicola Pozzi blasted in the resulting penalty before Juan failed to clear a ball in the box and former Roma winger Stefano Guberti nipped in to score an 84th-minute winnerInter Milan's renaissance⁵ under new coach Leonardo continued when they scored a 2-1 win over Catania away from home.
    Alejandro Gomez gave Catania the lead after 71 minutes, but a brace⁶ from midfielder Esteban Cambiasso helped secure all three points for the champions and made it two wins from two for their new boss.
    Bologna climbed to 10th spot in the table with a 2-0 win over Bari, while Fiorentina enjoyed a 3-2 win over Brescia.
    Brescia led 2-0 at half-time thanks to goals from Alessandro Diamanti and Nicolas Cordova, but Fiorentina hit back in the final 18 minutes of play with goals to Alberto Gilardino, Mario Santana and Adem Ljajic sealing a valuable three points.
    Cagliari claimed a 2-1 away win over Parma, while Genoa's trip to Cesena and Palermo's visit to Chievo Verona both resulted in goalless draws. Enditem（本文由在线英语听力室整理编辑）

1 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。

2 pulsating   

adj.搏动的，脉冲的v.有节奏地舒张及收缩( pulsate的现在分词 )；跳动；脉动；受（激情）震动

参考例句：

• Lights were pulsating in the sky. 天空有闪烁的光。
• Spindles and fingers moved so quickly that the workshop seemed to be one great nervously-pulsating machine. 工作很紧张，全车间是一个飞快的转轮。 来自子夜部分

3 proceedings   

n.进程，过程，议程；诉讼(程序)；公报

参考例句：

• He was released on bail pending committal proceedings. 他交保获释正在候审。
• to initiate legal proceedings against sb 对某人提起诉讼

4 latched   

v.理解( latch的过去式和过去分词 )；纠缠；用碰锁锁上（门等）；附着（在某物上）

参考例句：

• The government have latched onto environmental issues to win votes. 政府已开始大谈环境问题以争取选票。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• He latched onto us and we couldn't get rid of him. 他缠着我们，甩也甩不掉。 来自《简明英汉词典》

5 renaissance   

n.复活，复兴，文艺复兴

参考例句：

• The Renaissance was an epoch of unparalleled cultural achievement.文艺复兴是一个文化上取得空前成就的时代。
• The theme of the conference is renaissance Europe.大会的主题是文艺复兴时期的欧洲。

6 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。