Juventus won 1-0 at Siena on Sunday to extend its perfect start and reclaim the Serie A lead.
Alessandro Matri scored in the 54th minute to finish off a swift counterattack for the Turin powerhouse, which was completely remodelled after finishing seventh last season and missing out on Europe.
New Juventus coach Antonio Conte led Siena back into the top division last season, and Juve took advantage of its only significant scoring chance against his former club.
Udinese also remained perfect after a 2-0 win over Fiorentina with goals from Antonio Di Natale and Mauricio Isla, while Fiorentina lost forward Alberto Gilardino to what appeared to be a serious knee injury.
Juventus, Udinese and Cagliari — which beat newly promoted Novara 2-1 Saturday — have six points each but Juventus has the edge over Udinese on goals scored.
Later, defending champion AC Milan faced a tough test at Napoli, while on Saturday struggling Inter Milan and Roma drew 0-0.
Genoa and Catania also won and are next in the table with four points each.
Rodrigo Palacio scored once and set up another goal as Genoa rallied to beat Lazio 2-1 with two second-half goals. Giuseppe Sculli had given Lazio the lead after redirecting a cross from Miroslav Klose in the 11th.
In Sicily, Catania beat Cesena 1-0 with a penalty from Maxi Lopez just before halftime.
Also, Sebastian Giovinco scored an injury-time winner to give Parma a 2-1 victory over Chievo Verona. Giovinco had given Parma the lead in the 24th and former Parma forward Alberto Paloschi equalized for Chievo Verona in the 79th.
Lecce won 2-0 at Bologna with goals from a pair of Uruguayan midfielders, Guillermo Giacomazzi and Carlos Grossmuller.
Finding motivation from its six-point match-fixing penalty, Atalanta remained unbeaten with a 1-0 win over Palermo in a game that was suspended for more than 30 minutes in the second half due to a torrential rainstorm. Atalanta forward German Denis scored with an angled shot inside the near post in the 34th minute.
Atalanta, which was penalized six points for its role in a betting and match-fixing scandal, has minus two points after drawing 2-2 at Genoa in its opener last week.
Source: The Globe and Mail
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