Messina 2-2 Empoli
Injury-hit Empoli twice came from behind to claim a creditable 2-2 draw at Messina on Saturday. Christian Rigano put Messina ahead in just the ninth minute but Luca Saudati's 32nd minute strike sent the sides in level at half-time and, though Ogasawara re-established the lead five minutes after the break, Antonio Busce earned his side a battling point with a 64th minute equaliser. Both sides are now on nine points after seven rounds of the season.
Cagliari 0-0 Torino
Christian Abbiati was the hero for Torino as he produced a number of fine saves to hold Cagliari to a goalless draw. Torino are still without a win on the road since March 2002 and their lack of adventure throughout the match at the sparsely populated Stadio Sant'Elia suggests that woeful run could go on for some time. After a lethargic first half, the tempo picked up in the second half and Abbiati proved to be Torino's match-saver as the hosts pressed for the breakthrough they probably merited. The points, then, were shared, as they have been in five of Cagliari's seven Serie A matches this season and, while they certainly had the chances to claim all three, both sides did little to suggest they will not be among the strugglers this season.
Sunday 22 October
Udinese 0-0 Inter
Serie A leaders Inter maintained their unbeaten record with a battling goalless draw against Udinese. Both sides created a number of chances in an entertaining encounter at the Stadio Friuli with Inter's Zlatan Ibrahimovic coming closest to securing the victory in the second half. The point was enough to keep Inter joint top while Udinese moved up to third place and also extended their unbeaten run in the league to six games.
Milan 0-2 Palermo
Palermo stunned Milan 2-0 at the San Siro on Sunday evening to join Inter at the top of Serie A. Mark Bresciano's goal early in the second-half put the visitors from Sicily in front, and after the hosts twice hit the wordwork, Palermo doubled their lead with 15 minutes remaining when Amauri beat goalkeeper Nelson Dida.
Roma 1-1 Chievo
Francesco Totti scored his first Serie A goal of the season to earn Roma a point against Chievo. Totti struck shortly after the hour mark to cancel out Sergio Pellissier's first-half effort. But neither side were happy with the result. Roma missed the chance to join Inter at the top of the table while it left the Flying Donkeys still winless after seven games.
Fiorentina 3-0 Reggina
Reggina continued their poor record at the Stadio Artemio Franchi as they slumped to a heavy 3-0 defeat against Fiorentina. Goals by Adrian Mutu, Mario Alberto Santana and Manuele Blasi were enough for the Tuscan outfit to see off Walter Mazzarri's men, who have never won a league game in Florence. The win by Fiorentina moved them off the bottom of Serie A for the first time this season, albeit on goal difference, as they moved to minus seven points on the back of three successive wins. The Viola began the campaign with a 19-point deficit following their involvement in the match-fixing scandal, while the visitors, also implicated in the pre-season debacle, started the season with a 15-point penalty.
Catania 3-1 Lazio
An inspired Catania returned to winning ways on with a convincing 3-1 triumph over a toothless Lazio side. Giuseppe Colucci opened the scoring for the Sicilians in the 36th minute before Gionatha Spinesi doubled his team's lead on the stroke of half-time. Colucci scored his second shortly after the re-start and although Tommaso Rocchi reduced the deficit three minutes later, it failed to inspire the Romans. The showdown was played at Lecce's Stadio Via Del Mare behind closed doors as punishment for Catania because of misbehaviour by their supporters in the Sicilian derby games against Palermo and Messina earlier this season.
Atalanta 3-2 Sampdoria
Atalanta capped a glorious comeback with a last-gasp winner against Sampdoria to mark the start of their centenary celebrations in spectacular fashion. It did not look good for the hosts as they got off to the worst possible start, going 2-0 down within 11 minutes thanks to a double from Fabio Quagliarella. But Cristiano Doni converted two penalties to bring them level and Riccardo Zampagna struck one minute from time to seal a thrilling 3-2 win.
Livorno 0-0 Siena
Livorno and Siena shared a 0-0 draw in their Tuscan derby - a result which left the visitors no better off than they were at the start of the week. Siena had a point deducted for missing a tax deadline in midweek and Sunday's draw means they are now back on the same points tally they had before that decision. Both sides had goals disallowed in the closing quarter of the match, Mario Frick the unlucky man for Siena while Livorno's Cristiano Lucarelli was denied yet another goal for the club he has served so well.
Parma registered their first Serie A win of the season with a narrow 1-0 victory over fellow strugglers Ascoli at the Stadio Ennio Tardini. Both sides were looking for their first three points of the season going into the game, but the hosts ended up victorious thanks to an Igor Budan strike in the 10th minute. The result means that Parma now leapfrog Ascoli into 15th place in Serie A, with Attilio Tesser's side slipping ever nearer to the relegation zone.
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