Atalanta 0-1 Sampdoria
Sampdoria traveled to Bergamo on Sunday afternoon to take an Atalanta side that had lost their opening two matches in Serie A and had yet to score a goal. Therefore Luigi del Neri's players were confident of carry on their rich vein of form that has seen them pick maximum points so far, scoring five times in the process.
But it took Sampdoria 63 minutes to register themselves on the scoresheet. Again it was their talisman Antonio Cassano who was the creative mind behind the goal as he provided an assist that led to the goal from Daniele Mannini from outside the Atalanta penalty box.
Samp held on for a 1-0 victory and they now maintain their 100% record in the championship.
Bologna 0-2 Chievo
The Stadio Renato Dall'Ara saw an early season relegation dogfight on Sunday afternoon as Bologna hosted Chievo. Neither side had won in the league so far this season and with Chievo having collected no points from their opening two matches, this was supposed to a dull and insipid contest.
But it turned out to be quite different and saw two goals inside the first 30 minutes. Giampiero Pinzi made it 1-0 to Chievo in the 18th minute when he scored from a very close range. Sergio Pellissier then doubled the Flying Donkeys' tally in the 29th minute when he scored with a fierce strike from an Andrea Mantovani cross.
The second-half saw no goals and Chievo went back home with three points in their bag.
Udinese 4-2 Catania
Udinese were expected to register their first victory of the season on Sunday afternoon when they entertained struggling Catania at the Stadio Friuli. But it was the Sicilians who took the lead and that came as early as the 11th minute when Takayuki Morimoto scored from outside the box with a right-footed shot.
The hosts, though, replied just before the half-hour mark through Antonio Floro Flores but five minutes later Catania regained the lead when Giuseppe Mascara converted a penalty, which he had himself earned after Felipe had fouled him inside the Udinese penalty area.
Ten minutes into the second half star man Antonio Di Natale made it 2-2 as he headed home a cross from Gaetano D'Agostino. He then converted a 69th minute penalty to put Udinese ahead for the first time in the match.
Di Natale completed his hat-trick in the 79th minute when he latched onto a Francesco Lodi pass following a quick counter-attack and shot home from inside the Catania penalty area. It finished 4-2 to Udinese.
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