Serie A reports
Reuters - Sunday 05 October 2008, 20:28
MILAN - Brief reports of Serie A matches played on Sunday:
CAGLIARI 0 AC MILAN 0
The hosts picked up their first point of the season against a Milan side which took time to get into the game.
Milan's Massimo Ambrosini miscued when in a good position and then had a 40-metre chip tipped over before Alexandre Pato went close.
ATALANTA BERGAMO 4 SAMPDORIA 2
Opposing playmakers Cristiano Doni and Antonio Cassano were again the master architects in an entertaining game with striker Sergio Floccari scoring twice to help win it for Atalanta.
Samp went ahead on seven minutes when Cassano nutmegged a defender and coolly slotted home but Floccari equalised from close range 10 minutes from the break after Doni's cute through ball.
The Atalanta captain soon laid the ball off for Gyorgy Garics to stroke home before Cassano levelled with a dubious penalty after the break. Floccari and Doni wrapped up the win as Samp lost Pietro Accardi and Daniele Dessena to red cards.
CHIEVO VERONA 0 FIORENTINA 2
The away side went ahead on the half hour when Zdravko Kuzmanovic slotted in after Chievo had failed to react to a quickly taken free kick.
Chievo's Francesco Scardina was sent off before the interval for a nasty tackle on Franco Semioli and Alberto Gilardino sealed the points for Fiorentina with his fourth goal of the league season.
GENOA 3 NAPOLI 2
The home side came from behind to triumph in a thrilling match with forward Diego Milito scoring one and setting up another.
The visitors took the lead in the first minute when Argentine playmaker Ezequiel Lavezzi burst through the defence and smashed home.
Genoa levelled at the break with an angled finish by Sokratis Papastathopoulos, who was later sent off, and went on to prevail despite Marco Rossi's red card for a professional foul. Milito set up Raffaele Palladino to score and then crashed in a shot himself before German Denis pulled one back.
JUVENTUS 1 PALERMO 2
Georgian striker Levan Mchedlidze exposed Juve's defence with an easy finish on 81 minutes to take the three points for the visitors.
Former Juve forward Fabrizio Miccoli reacted quickly to turn in midway through the first half after Gianluigi Buffon had parried Edinson Cavani's effort.
Injury-hit Juve, who also lost Olof Mellberg to a knock in the first half, equalised with Alessandro Del Piero's soft free kick but moments later Mohamed Sissoko picked up a second booking for a studs-up tackle.
REGGINA 1 CATANIA 1
Defender Andrea Costa forced the ball home 10 minutes from time as Reggina gained a deserved point after dominating.
Away striker Michele Paolucci had fired in off the bar midway through the second period to put Catania ahead before being dismissed for a second booking.
Media reports said a steward had been injured in a clash with Catania fans.
SIENA 1 AS ROMA 0
Striker Mario Frick cracked home Massimo Maccarone's pass in first-half injury time to give the home side victory against nine-man Roma.
Roma defender Philippe Mexes was dismissed for a second booking for protesting and team mate Christian Panucci soon followed him for an early bath when he received another yellow.
Four Roma fans were arrested following trouble after the game, media reported.
UDINESE 2 TORINO 0
Forward Fabio Quagliarella scored twice to send the hosts joint top.
He put them ahead on halftime when he nutmegged goalkeeper Alex Calderoni and added an easy second after Torino had a goal mysteriously chalked off.
Played on Saturday:
LAZIO 1 LECCE 1
Early season pacesetters Lazio salvaged a draw thanks to substitute Simone Inzaghi's strike at the far post a minute from time.
Promoted Lecce had gone ahead midway through the first half when forward Simone Tiribocchi netted with a powerful bouncing header after rising above the home defence.
If Lazio had won, they would have amassed their best points tally ever after six league games.
INTER MILAN 2 BOLOGNA 1
A stunning mid-air backheel from Zlatan Ibrahimovic on 25 minutes set champions Inter on their way before Adriano's penalty just after the break extended their lead following Sergio Volpi's handball.
Promoted Bologna were presented with their goal when home defenders Javier Zanetti and Ivan Cordoba left the ball for each other and Vangelis Moras stroked home after 56 minutes.
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