Serie A review: Dessers scores first Serie A goal as Juventus stall at San Siro
Week 9 results showed some alignment and slight changes from last weekend's trend as Napoli continued their goalscoring spree; Edin Dzeko came to the rescue for Inter Milan as Juventus stuttered at the San Siro.
There were three away wins like last weekend, but home wins fell to three and draws fell to three with 30 goals scored, two less than the number of goals recorded the previous week.
Juventus continued their Yo-Yo form as AC Milan bounced back from back-to-back league and UEFA Champions League defeats to inflict a 2-0 defeat.
Fikayo Tomori's first-half goal and a second from Brahim Diaz, 10 minutes into the second half, were the goals the home side needed to claim a sixth league victory in season eight.
Juventus travel to Israel, hoping to regain some form against Maccabi Haifa on Tuesday.
The game with the most goals was between Napoli and newcomers Cremonese, where five goals were recorded.
Napoli, who have shone so far this season, once again proved their worth with a 4-1 win over Cyriel Dessers' Cremonese.
Matteo Politano scored a 26th-minute penalty while Giovanni Simeone, Hirving Lozano and Mathias Olivera added three more goals in the second half of the game. Cremonese, who have not won a game this season, could only find consolation with Cyriel Dessers' 46th-minute goal - a first in Serie A.
Udinese continued to show fine form as they fought back from a two-goal deficit to take a share of the points at home against Atalanta.
Ademola Lookman scored his third goal of the season for Atalanta in the 36th minute and Luis Muriel doubled the lead in the 56th minute. But return strikes from Gerard Deulofeu in the 67th minute and Nehuen Perez in the 76th minute wiped out the two-goal lead.
Meanwhile, Inter needed a Dzeko brace to further smear Sassuolo's home form with a 2-1 win. Sassuolo suffered their second home defeat in their last three games to drop to ninth place, while Inter climbed to seventh with the win.
Inter will be looking for a third straight win when they visit Camp Nou for a reverse game on Tuesday against Barcelona which they beat 1-0 at San Siro last week.
Ciro Immobile scored a late goal against Fiorentina on Monday to join Marko Arnautovic with six goals as Lazio beat Fiorentina 2-0 and moved up to third in the table on 20 points.
>Like Cremonese, Sampdoria have yet to shrug off their terrible start to the season after a 1-1 draw with relegation-threatened Bologna.
While last weekend's big defeat at Monza saw the sacking of Marco Giampaolo with former Serbian captain and Inter player Dejan Stankovic in charge of Stadio Luigi Ferraris affairs, nothing can change. seems to have changed a lot for the Blucerchiati. READ ALSO:
José Mourinho's Roma were blessed with a 2-1 win over Lecce at 10 on Sunday.
Chris Smalling scored his third goal of the campaign as he pushed for a recall to England, but Paulo Dybala, who scored Roma's second, was injured. Gabriel Strefezza netted Lecce's 39th-minute equalizer, but Dybala netted the winning goal from the penalty spot three minutes into the second half.
Napoli lead the table after nine matchdays, with 23 points while Atalanta, two against Udinese in 56th, remain in second place with 21 points, and Lazio who hammered Fiorentina 4-0, and Udinese, who fought back for a point against Atalanta, retain third and fourth positions, respectively with 20 points.
The trio Verona, Cremonese and Sampdoria occupy the last three places in the table.
Meanwhile, the duo of Lazio and Udinese are deciding who will take third place on the next matchday as they face off at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome.
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Week 9 results showed some alignment and slight changes from last weekend's trend as Napoli continued their goalscoring spree; Edin Dzeko came to the rescue for Inter Milan as Juventus stuttered at the San Siro.
There were three away wins like last weekend, but home wins fell to three and draws fell to three with 30 goals scored, two less than the number of goals recorded the previous week.
Juventus continued their Yo-Yo form as AC Milan bounced back from back-to-back league and UEFA Champions League defeats to inflict a 2-0 defeat.
Fikayo Tomori's first-half goal and a second from Brahim Diaz, 10 minutes into the second half, were the goals the home side needed to claim a sixth league victory in season eight.
Juventus travel to Israel, hoping to regain some form against Maccabi Haifa on Tuesday.
The game with the most goals was between Napoli and newcomers Cremonese, where five goals were recorded.
Napoli, who have shone so far this season, once again proved their worth with a 4-1 win over Cyriel Dessers' Cremonese.
Matteo Politano scored a 26th-minute penalty while Giovanni Simeone, Hirving Lozano and Mathias Olivera added three more goals in the second half of the game. Cremonese, who have not won a game this season, could only find consolation with Cyriel Dessers' 46th-minute goal - a first in Serie A.
Udinese continued to show fine form as they fought back from a two-goal deficit to take a share of the points at home against Atalanta.
Ademola Lookman scored his third goal of the season for Atalanta in the 36th minute and Luis Muriel doubled the lead in the 56th minute. But return strikes from Gerard Deulofeu in the 67th minute and Nehuen Perez in the 76th minute wiped out the two-goal lead.
Meanwhile, Inter needed a Dzeko brace to further smear Sassuolo's home form with a 2-1 win. Sassuolo suffered their second home defeat in their last three games to drop to ninth place, while Inter climbed to seventh with the win.
Inter will be looking for a third straight win when they visit Camp Nou for a reverse game on Tuesday against Barcelona which they beat 1-0 at San Siro last week.
Ciro Immobile scored a late goal against Fiorentina on Monday to join Marko Arnautovic with six goals as Lazio beat Fiorentina 2-0 and moved up to third in the table on 20 points.
>Like Cremonese, Sampdoria have yet to shrug off their terrible start to the season after a 1-1 draw with relegation-threatened Bologna.
While last weekend's big defeat at Monza saw the sacking of Marco Giampaolo with former Serbian captain and Inter player Dejan Stankovic in charge of Stadio Luigi Ferraris affairs, nothing can change. seems to have changed a lot for the Blucerchiati. READ ALSO:
José Mourinho's Roma were blessed with a 2-1 win over Lecce at 10 on Sunday.
Chris Smalling scored his third goal of the campaign as he pushed for a recall to England, but Paulo Dybala, who scored Roma's second, was injured. Gabriel Strefezza netted Lecce's 39th-minute equalizer, but Dybala netted the winning goal from the penalty spot three minutes into the second half.
Napoli lead the table after nine matchdays, with 23 points while Atalanta, two against Udinese in 56th, remain in second place with 21 points, and Lazio who hammered Fiorentina 4-0, and Udinese, who fought back for a point against Atalanta, retain third and fourth positions, respectively with 20 points.
The trio Verona, Cremonese and Sampdoria occupy the last three places in the table.
Meanwhile, the duo of Lazio and Udinese are deciding who will take third place on the next matchday as they face off at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome.
Support the integrity and credibility journalism of PREMIUM TIMES Good journalism costs a lot of money. Yet only good journalism can guarantee the possibility of a good society, an accountable democracy and a transparent government. For free and continued access to the best investigative journalism in the country, we ask that you consider providing modest support to this noble endeavour. By contributing to PREMIUM TIMES, you help sustain relevant journalism and keep it free and accessible to everyone.
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