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Festy Ebosele became the fourth Irishman to play in Serie A when he came off the bench during Udinese's opening-day defeat against defending champions AC ...

Milan conceded after 90 seconds, but the reigning champions came back to beat Udinese 4-2 with an Ante Rebic brace and sprightly Brahim Diaz.

Destiny Udogie was left out ahead of his transfer to Tottenham, while Tolgay Arslan was injured and Beto only ready for the bench. The second half was not even 60 seconds old when Milan equalised. A pair of defenders got into a tangle at the back post dealing with Theo Hernandez’s cross, so Brahim Diaz pounced on the loose ball.

AC Milan began their Italian title defence with a 4-2 win over Udinese on Saturday as the new Serie A season got underway.

However the three points and four goals were the perfect way to kick-off what is likely to be a tight title tussle in Italy, with rivals Inter Milan starting their bid to reclaim the Scudetto at newly-promoted Lecce later on Saturday. The margin of defeat was harsh on Udinese who acquitted themselves well in front of a raucous home crowd at the San Siro and went in level at two apiece at half-time. The champions bounced back from going behind with less than two minutes on the clock to claim the three points thanks to two goals from Ante Rebic, a Theo Hernando penalty and a strike from Brahim Diaz.

Stadio del Mare in Lecce was home to an incredible night where Denzel Dumfries scored in the last second of the match to give Inter Milan the win in a tough ...

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It took less than 10 minutes of the Serie A season for the first refereeing controversy to arrive as defending champion AC Milan beat Udinese 4-2 Saturday ...

And it took the Belgium forward less than two minutes to reopen his Inter account. “Objectively though, a team like ours should have finished it off earlier, especially as we scored in the first minute. But Falcone was let down by his defenders in the fifth minute of stoppage time as they failed to mark Dumfries and he chested the ball in from point-blank range after Lautaro Martínez had nodded down a corner. Dumfries saw a header come off the post, while Lukaku had a goal ruled out for a foul in the buildup. Federico Dimarco floated in a cross from the left and Matteo Darmian nodded it back across goal for Lukaku to head in from close range. AC Milan also got off to a winning start as it opened its defense of the league title with a 4-2 truimph over Udinese — albeit with the help of a controversial penalty.

ROME, Aug. 13 (Xinhua) -- The 2022-23 Serie A season kicked off on Saturday with the Milanese clubs starting on the right foot, as defending champion AC ...

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The 2022-23 Serie A campaign starts today. Check out the promo video released by Lega Calcio with the stats you need to know about Round 1.

Serie A champions Milan kick-off the season at San Siro against Udinese at 17.30 today. The 2022-23 Serie A campaign starts today. Napoli will face Verona at the Stadio Bentegodi on Monday, while Juventus will host Sassuolo at the Allianz Stadium.

Defending champion AC Milan has beaten Udinese 4-2 with the help of a dubious penalty decision.

And it took the Belgium forward less than two minutes to reopen his Inter account. “Objectively though, a team like ours should have finished it off earlier, especially as we scored in the first minute. But Falcone was let down by his defenders in the fifth minute of stoppage time as they failed to mark Dumfries and he chested the ball in from point-blank range after Lautaro Martínez had nodded down a corner. Dumfries saw a header come off the post, while Lukaku had a goal ruled out for a foul in the buildup. Federico Dimarco floated in a cross from the left and Matteo Darmian nodded it back across goal for Lukaku to head in from close range. Inter brought back Lukaku on loan this offseason, a year after he left to join Chelsea shortly after firing the Nerazzurri to the Serie A title.

Brahim Diaz (centre) put AC Milan back in front after the Italian champions found themselves level with Udinese at half timeDefending Serie A champions AC ...

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Inter head coach Simone Inzaghi is planning to use his strongest possible starting eleven in this evening's Serie A opener against Lecce. This according.

The former Chelsea striker wasted no time in reacquainting himself with a Serie A scoresheet in his first game back in Italy.

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Lukaku nodded home from close range with only 81 seconds gone to give Inter the lead at the Stadio Via del Mare before Dumfries stole the headlines with a ...

Romelu Lukaku made a dream start to his return to Inter Milan on Saturday after scoring less than two minutes into the Serie A club’s season opener at Lecce. Lukaku nodded home from close range with only 81 seconds gone to give Inter the lead at the Stadio Via del Mare, an ominous sign for Lecce as he had netted against the southern side on his Italian top flight debut in 2019, a 4-0 thumping for Inter at the San Siro. Denzel Dumfries stole the headlines on Romelu Lukaku’s return to Serie A with a 94th-minute strike just as Inter looked to have dropped points at promoted Lecce.

Defending champion AC Milan has beaten Udinese 4-2 with the help of a dubious penalty decision.

But Milan restored its lead just 30 seconds after the interval as two Udinese defenders got into a tangle as they tried to deal with Hernández's cross, allowing Díaz to tap in at the back post. Just as it appeared as though Milan was going to go into the break ahead, Roberto Pereyra floated in a cross from the right and Masina got away from his marker for a diving header. It took less than 10 minutes of the Serie A season for the first refereeing controversy to arrive as defending champion AC Milan beat Udinese 4-2 Saturday with the help of a dubious penalty decision.

Milan bounced back from going behind with less than two minutes on the clock to claim the three points thanks to two goals from Ante Rebic, a Theo Hernando ...

Diaz was at the heart of things again in the 68th minute, pressuring Roberto Pereyra in the Udinese area before stealing the ball and rolling back a low pass which Rebic stretched to push in the fourth which sealed the win. A hugely entertaining first half ended with the Milan fans again wondering what was going on thanks to Adam Masina, whose diving header in the fourth minute of added time levelled the scores in spectacular fashion. Milan bounced back from going behind with less than two minutes on the clock to claim the three points thanks to two goals from Ante Rebic, a Theo Hernando penalty and a strike from Brahim Diaz.

Serie A champions AC Milan kickstarted their 2022-23 season with a dominating 4-2 win over Udinese.

Lecce have lost each of their last six Serie A opening day duels, conceding a minimum of two goals. Also, Milan have won each of their Serie A debut matches in the last three seasons. As per Opta, Inter have won four league seasonal debuts in a row for the first time since a five-match streak between 1993 and 1997. Inter clocked the fastest goal in their season debut in Serie A in the last 60 years, credit to Lukaku. Inter returnee Lukaku drew the first blood by slotting home two minutes into the game. A Rodrigo Becao (2') header stunned the hosts.

SportsBrief.com News ☆ AC Milan began their Italian title defence with a 4-2 win over Udinese on Saturday as the new Serie A season got underway.

However the three points and four goals were the perfect way to kick-off what is likely to be a tight title tussle in Italy, with rivals Inter Milan starting their bid to reclaim the Scudetto at newly-promoted Lecce later on Saturday. The margin of defeat was harsh on Udinese who acquitted themselves well in front of a raucous home crowd at the San Siro and went in level at two apiece at half-time. The champions bounced back from going behind with less than two minutes on the clock to claim the three points thanks to two goals from Ante Rebic, a Theo Hernando penalty and a strike from Brahim Diaz.

Jose Mourinho unleashes the new Roma with Paulo Dybala Tammy Abraham and Nicolò Zaniolo together, as Salernitana debut Tonny Vilhena and Antonio Candreva.

Salernitana scraped Serie A safety on the final day of the season after fighting back from a seemingly impossible situation and have stuck with coach Davide Nicola. You can follow all the build-up and action as it happens from today’s four Serie A games on the LIVEBLOG. Jose Mourinho unleashes the new Roma with Paulo Dybala Tammy Abraham and Nicolò Zaniolo together, as Salernitana debut Tonny Vilhena and Antonio Candreva.

SportsBrief.com News ☆ Salernitana vs Roma Serie A tie ended in a 1-0 win for Jose Mourinho's charges. Bryan Cristante scored the match's only goal, ...

Roma are now scheduled to take on Cremonese in their second Serie A match of the new season on Monday, August 22. Efforts by the home side to score at least a consolation for the remainder of the clash proved futile, with Cristante's goal the only difference in the clash. Jose Mourinho's AS Roma have kicked off the new Serie A campaign on a positive note after seeing off Salernitana in their season opener staged at Stadio Arechi on Sunday, August 14.

Cristante struck from distance after England striker Tammy Abraham's shot was charged down and Argentina striker Paulo Dybala hit a post before the break on ...

Former Juventus forward Paulo Dybala has had an impressive start to time in Serie A as a Roma player, helping Jose Mourinho's team open their campaign with ...

The visitors took the lead 10 minutes later. A Tammy Abraham attempt was charged down but the ball came to Cristante on the edge of the box and he fired through a crowd of bodies into the far bottom corner. Mourinho steered Roma to the Europa Conference League title last season, the club's first trophy in 14 years.