Inter moved top of Serie A after winning 3-0 at Catania while Mario Gomez scored his first Serie A goals and Giuseppe Rossi made it three for the season as Fiorentina defeated Genoa 5-2 last night.

Milan bounced back from last week’s defeat at Hellas Verona with a 3-1 win at home to Cagliari in an entertaining evening featuring 32 goals in eight games.

It was one-way traffic in Sicily as Walter Mazzari’s Inter showed that they have put last season’s troubles behind them.

Smartly worked goals from Rodrigo Palacio, Yuto Nagatomo and Ricky Alvarez helped them beat a fired-up Catania team who have yet to get a point after two defeats.

Alberto Aquilani gave Vincenzo Montella’s Fiorentina the lead at Genoa after 10 minutes before Giuseppe Rossi scored his second in as many games four minutes later and Gomez tapped in his goal four minutes before the break.

Alberto Gilardino gave the home side some hope nine minutes after the break with a stunning volley, but Rossi tapped in his second almost immediately afterwards.

Francesco Lodi reduced the deficit again on the hour with a penalty following a foul on Gilardino, but an injury time penalty from Mario Gomez ruined Genoa’s celebrations for their 140th anniversary, in which cricket was played on the Stadio Luigi Ferraris pitch before the match.

The club’s official name is Genoa Cricket and Football Club, and it has a cricket team which was re-established in 2007 and plays in Italy’s top division.

Goals from Robinho, Philippe Mexes and Mario Balotelli were enough for AC Milan against a plucky Cagliari team.

Brazilian Robinho and Mexes put Massimiliano Allegri’s side two goals up after half an hour, only for Marco Sau to pull one back for the away side three minutes later.

However, Balotelli’s first league goal of the season in the 62nd minute put the result beyond doubt.

Earlier yesterday Roma moved into second place on goal difference after splendid goals from Miralem Pjanic and Adem Ljajic gave them a comfortable 3-0 win over newly promoted Hellas Verona.

Rudi Garcia’s side moved to six points after Bosnia international Pjanic’s delightful chip from more than 20 metres out in the 59th minute and a powerful long range drive from Ljajic on his Roma debut six minutes later.

Brazilian wingback Maicon had put Roma ahead after 57 minutes.

The home side were playing with the Curva Sud of the Olympic Stadium shut after racist chanting directed at Balotelli from hardcore fans at the end of last season.

Serie A

Played yesterday

Atalanta 2
Stendardo 57; Lucchini 81;
Torino 0

HT: 0-0. Att: 15,000.

Bologna 2
Moscardelli 41; Kone 64;
Sampdoria 2
Eder 25; Gabbiadini 72;

HT: 1-1. Att: 21,000.

Catania 0
Inter 3
Palacio 20; Nagatomo 57; Alvarez 80;

HT: 0-1. Att: 13,000

Genoa 2
Gilardino 54; Lodi 60 pen.;
Fiorentina 5
Aquilani 10; Rossi 14, 55; Gomez 41, 90 pen.;

HT: 0-2. Att: 22,-000.
Red card: Sampirisi (G) 90.

Milan 3
Robinho 8; Mexes 31; Balotelli 63;
Cagliari 1
Sau 33;

HT: 2-1. Att: 30,000.

Roma 3
Maicon 57; Pjanic 59; Ljajic 66;
Verona 0

HT: 0-0. Att: 25,000

Sassuolo 1
Zaza 66;
Livorno 4
Greco 43; Emeghara 69, 86; Paulinho 75;

HT: 0-1. Att: 20,000.

Udinese 3
Badu 12; Heurtaux 72; Muriel 90 pen;
Parma 1
Cassano 82;

HT: 1-0. Att: 15,000.

Next fixtures
September 14/15: Fiorentina vs Cagliari; Inter vs Juventus, Lazio vs Chievo; Livorno vs Catania; Napoli vs Atalanta; Parma vs Roma; Sampdoria vs Genoa; Torino vs Milan; Udinese vs Bologna; Verona vs Sassuolo.

Prima Divisione ‘A’
FeralpiSalo vs Venezia 2-0; Lume-zzane vs Pro Vercelli 1-2; Pro Patria vs Cremonese 1-2; San Marino vs Carrarese 0-5; Savona vs AlbinoLeffe 2-3; SudTirol vs Reggiana 1-1; V. Entella vs Como 1-0; Vicenza vs Pavia 2-1.

Prima Divisione ‘B’
Barletta vs Pisa 0-1; Benevento vs Paganese 2-1; Catanzaro vs Viareggio 1-1; Frosinone vs Ascoli 2-1; L’Aquila vs Prato 0-0; Nocerina vs Perugia 2-2; Pontedera vs Grosseto 5-2; Salernitana vs Lecce 2-1.

Standings

  P W D L F A Pts
Napoli 2 2 0 0 7 2 6
Roma 2 2 0 0 5 0 6
Inter 2 2 0 0 5 0 6
Fiorentina 2 2 0 0 7 3 6
Juventus 2 2 0 0 5 1 6
Milan 2 1 0 1 4 3 3
Livorno 2 1 0 1 4 3 3
Udinese 2 1 0 1 4 3 3
Atalanta 2 1 0 1 3 2 3
Torino 2 1 0 1 2 2 3
Cagliari 2 1 0 1 3 4 3
Lazio 2 1 0 1 3 5 3
Verona 2 1 0 1 2 4 3
Sampdoria 2 0 1 1 2 3 1
Chievo 2 0 1 1 2 4 1
Parma 2 0 1 1 1 3 1
Bologna 2 0 1 1 2 5 1
Catania 2 0 0 2 1 5 0
Genoa 2 0 0 2 2 7 0
Sassuolo 2 0 0 2 1 6 0

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