Inter to meet Milan on second weekend of season

Inter Milan's new striker Samuel Eto'o will get his first taste of a Milan derby on only the second weekend of the Serie A season. The Italian league announced the fixtures yesterday with champions Inter facing Milan on Aug. 29/30 after opening up at...

Inter Milan's new striker Samuel Eto'o will get his first taste of a Milan derby on only the second weekend of the Serie A season.

The Italian league announced the fixtures yesterday with champions Inter facing Milan on Aug. 29/30 after opening up at home against promoted Bari the previous weekend.

Cameroon international Eto'o joined Milan this week in a swap deal involving Zlatan Ibrahimovic going to Barcelona. Juventus, runners-up last season, will visit Roma on the second weekend of the new season.

Matches on the first two weekends will all be played in the evenings with a decision due shortly on the exact dates for games in the early part of the campaign.

Another standout fixture will be Juventus travelling to Milan, who finished a stuttering third last term, on the final day of the season on May 16.

Juve vs Inter and the Rome derby between Roma and Lazio will take place on Dec. 5/6 with the return fixtures on April 17/18 - just five matches from the end of the campaign.

Opening programme: Sunday, August 23 - Bologna vs Fiorentina; Catania vs Sampdoria; Genoa vs Roma; Inter vs Bari; Juventus vs Chievo; Lazio vs Atalanta; Livorno vs Cagliari; Palermo vs Napoli; Siena vs Milan; Udinese vs Parma.

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