There was a shoot-out between Fiorentina and Napoli, while Bologna’s manager made the bench from hospital
The opening day of the Serie A season felt more like a recap sequence: that 30-second montage deployed at the start of a returning TV series to reacquaint viewers with key protagonists and story arcs.
First came the champions, Juventus, totally in control and totally underwhelming as they plodded to a one-goal victory over opponents who lacked the tools to hurt them. The Bianconeri barely even bothered to introduce us to new cast members: only Adrien Rabiot making a 27-minute cameo. Instead there was an unexpected revival for the Gonzalo Higuaín character, thought to have been written out after he was packed off to London.
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Genoa equalize for the third time!
Christian Kouamé with a beautiful diving header
3-3! pic.twitter.com/2CkVyuAmeP
Juventus official bench today. pic.twitter.com/i2LksPJCc3
⚪⚫ Rodrigo Becão scores on his debut for Udinese
It's his first ever senior goal too! #Serie A pic.twitter.com/hsBlg7NXDM
Cagliari 0-1 Brescia, Roma 3-3 Genoa, SPAL 2-3 Atalanta, Sampdoria 0-3 Lazio, Torino 2-1 Sassuolo, Verona 1-1 Bologna, Udinese 1-0 AC Milan, Fiorentina 3-4 Napoli, Parma 0-1 Juventus
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