Italian Serie A First Round
Posted on September 3, 2008
Filed Under Serie A
Saturday 30th August 2008
The Italian Serie A season kicked off with disappointment for champions Inter Milan after they drew with Sampdoria 1-1. Zlatan Ibrahimovic opened the scoring for the Nerazzurri in the 30th minute set up by new signing Mancini. Samp managed an equaliser on the 68thminute through Gennaro Delvecchio from close-range.
Elsewhere Udinese beat Palermo 3-1. Antonio Di Natale started the scoring in the 9th minute and he secured his brace before the break. A Mark Bresciano goal looked to have put Palermo back into the game. That hope was short-lived though as Swiss international Gokhan Inler headed a third for Udinese as they wrapped up the points.
On the second day of First round matches in Serie A we saw a Bologna shock 2-1 Ac Milan at the San Siro. The former European champions were shocked by an 18th minute Marco Di Vaio goal to give Bologna an early lead. AC hit back through midfielder Massimo Ambrosini in the 41st minute. Francesco Valiani scored the winner in the 79th minute. Milan do not seem to have improved from last season’s poor form.
New Boys Chievo also won as they beat Reggina 2-1. Reggina opened the scoring in the 72nd minute through a Bernardo Corradi penalty. Michele Marcolin then equalised with Chievos on spot-kick just four minutes after Corradis goal. Vincenzo Italiano clinched victory for Chievo in the 88th minute.
Lazio saw off Cagliari 4-1 in an impressive display. Joaquin Larrivey gave Cagliari a 33rd minute lead. In the 60th minute Diego Lopez conceded a penalty and saw red for Cagliari. Mauro Zarate converted from the spot for the equaliser. Pasquale Foggia then gave Lazio the lead in the 65th minute. Zarate then added a third for Lazio in the 72nd minute. Goran Pandev then rounded it off with a fourth goal six minutes from the end.
Roma could only manage a 1-1 draw with Napoli at the Stadio Olimpico. Roma took the lead on the 29th minute through Italian international Alberto Aquilani. Things got worse for the team from Naples in the 54th minute when Fabiano Santacroce was given his marching orders. Just a minute after losing Santacroce Napoli equalised through Marek Hamsik.
Juventus and Fiorentina drew 1-1. Juve took the lead on the 38th minute through Czech midfielder Pavel Nedved. That goal seemed to be enough for victory, especially as the Viola had Felipe Melo sent off in the 83rd minute. Alberto Gilardino ensured Fiorentina would share the spoils with a last minute equaliser.
Catania beat Genoa 1-0 courtesy of a Giuseppe Mascara strike in the 60th minute. Atalanta beat Siena 1-0 Simone Padoin’s 15th minute header was the only goal of the game. It got worse for Siena as Massimo Maccarone was sent off. Elsewhere Torino trounced Lecce 3-0 thanks to goals from Alessandro Rosina in the 29th minute, Paolo Zanetti in the 33rd minute and Rolando Bianchi’s 73rd minute strike finished the scoring.
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