Sampdoria and Palermo fans have an unfamiliar feeling running through their veins tonight. They are not used to being defeated at home, but both experienced exactly that tonight. Unbeaten at home all last season, Palermo were first too fall despite taking the lead against European Champions Inter, who without Sneijder, looke strong as they conquered the Sicilian capital. A brace from Eto'o did the trick as Diego Milito continued to stutter, but the return to form of Douglas Maicon was encouraging to see as the Brazilian looked dominant marauding up and down the right channel. Defeat then for Palermo on home turf, and this was also the case for Samp as Napoli, the dominant side on the night, came from behind to hit two goals in the last seven minutes of regulation play to take three points from Genoa. Antonio Cassano scored his third goal of the season on 78 minutes from the spot but a dominant Marek Hamsik blasted a left footed drive past Curci on 83 minutes to level the tie. Just two minutes later world cup star Edison Cavani scored his goal of the season as the near post to leave Doria fans stunned. It was a sweet moment for Walter Mazzari, the former Sampdoria manager.
Juventus continued the trend of away wins in this round with a thumping 4-0 win at Udinese that could be the tonic to turn their season around. Goals from Bonucci, Quagliarella, Marchisio and Iaquinta left Udinese rock bottom of the league. This is the exact opposite of Cesena, who currently sit top of Serie A after winning over fellow promoted team Lecce thanks to a solo Bogdani goal. Incredibly the promoted outfit have yet to concede a goal. Joining Cesena near the top are Lazio, who won their second game on the bounce again, like Inter and Napoli, coming from behind to complete a 2-1 win against Fiorentina away from home. A dubious penalty gave the Viola the lead but a deflected Ledesma strike and a debut goal from Libor Kozak after some excellent work from Hernanes was enough for Lazio to register three points. A big test awaits the Roman side next on Wednesday night in the shape of AC Milan. It will certainly be a game not to miss.
Speaking of Milan they continued to blow hot and cold in the early days of this season, stuttering to a 1-1 draw against a Catania side that were well worthy of a point. A stunning goal from Capuano gave Catania the lead but old stallwart Pippo Inzaghi was on hand to level the tie after a dream pass from Ronaldinho. But, this did not do enough to spark Milan into life as they limped along until the 90th minute mark. Roma continued to limp along as well, as they have yet to burst into the sort of form that took them within reach of the Scudetto last season. A 2-2 draw with Bologna was their result today, disappointing for them after leading 2-0 at one stage.
Elsewhere, Bari and Cagliari played out a 0-0 draw while Chievo lost their 100% record as Brescia registered their second win on the trot. Finally, Parma came from behind to halt Genoa with a late goal from defender Zaccardo after Luca Toni had scored his first goal for the Grifoni.
Juventus continued the trend of away wins in this round with a thumping 4-0 win at Udinese that could be the tonic to turn their season around. Goals from Bonucci, Quagliarella, Marchisio and Iaquinta left Udinese rock bottom of the league. This is the exact opposite of Cesena, who currently sit top of Serie A after winning over fellow promoted team Lecce thanks to a solo Bogdani goal. Incredibly the promoted outfit have yet to concede a goal. Joining Cesena near the top are Lazio, who won their second game on the bounce again, like Inter and Napoli, coming from behind to complete a 2-1 win against Fiorentina away from home. A dubious penalty gave the Viola the lead but a deflected Ledesma strike and a debut goal from Libor Kozak after some excellent work from Hernanes was enough for Lazio to register three points. A big test awaits the Roman side next on Wednesday night in the shape of AC Milan. It will certainly be a game not to miss.
Speaking of Milan they continued to blow hot and cold in the early days of this season, stuttering to a 1-1 draw against a Catania side that were well worthy of a point. A stunning goal from Capuano gave Catania the lead but old stallwart Pippo Inzaghi was on hand to level the tie after a dream pass from Ronaldinho. But, this did not do enough to spark Milan into life as they limped along until the 90th minute mark. Roma continued to limp along as well, as they have yet to burst into the sort of form that took them within reach of the Scudetto last season. A 2-2 draw with Bologna was their result today, disappointing for them after leading 2-0 at one stage.
Elsewhere, Bari and Cagliari played out a 0-0 draw while Chievo lost their 100% record as Brescia registered their second win on the trot. Finally, Parma came from behind to halt Genoa with a late goal from defender Zaccardo after Luca Toni had scored his first goal for the Grifoni.
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