Serie A – Lazio delivered by Ciro Immobile, Paulo Dybala deprived of goal but AS Roma win the Salernitana of Ribéry

Like AC Milan and Inter Milan winners on Saturday, the Roman clubs did not miss their Serie A debut on Sunday even if Roma and Lazio were respectively jostled by Salernitana (1-0) and Bologna (2 -1). The post deprived ex-Juventus leader Paulo Dybala of his first goal with the giallorosso jersey.

But his team-mate Bryan Cristante did not miss the target (33rd) to put Roma on the road to success against a valiant Salernitana team, determined not to wait, like last season, for the last day to save themselves. .

With Franck Ribéry entering at the start of the second period, the Grenats managed to shake up the Wolf to the end, taking advantage of Romans less biting and more wait-and-see in the second period. But José Mourinho’s team, once again ambitious with an attractive recruitment campaign, did not let go of this inaugural success.

The Portuguese coach strengthened his midfield late in the game by launching his solid recruits Nemanja Matic (warned four minutes after entering) and “Gini” Wijnaldum. The latter believed to have scored his first goal of the season, refused for offside.

Immobile delivers Lazio

Before Roma, Lazio had restored a badly embarked situation against Bologna (2-1), thanks as usual to its captain Ciro Immobile. In its Olimpico stadium, Maurizio Sarri’s team started its season upside down. The fault of his young Portuguese goalkeeper Luis Maximiano, excluded from the 6th minute for having taken the ball with his hand outside his area.

In numerical superiority, the Bolognese team of ex-Laziale defender Sinisa Mihajlovic took the advantage on a penalty from Marko Arnautovic (38th), before also finding themselves at ten after the exclusion of French defender Adama Soumaoro (45th). +4e).

Lazio then came back, equalizing with a bit of success thanks to an own goal from Lorenzo De Silvestri (68th), then taking the lead thanks to Immobile (79th).

“The team deserved the win. Not so much for the game shown, but for the character“, commented the one who is aiming for the title of top scorer for the fifth time this season, to equal the record of Swede Gunnar Nordahl in the 1950s.

Fiorentina wins on the wire

Fiorentina also suffered against the promoted Cremonese (3-2), yet reduced to ten throughout the second period.

In front of the break (2-1), the Viola was surprised on a direct corner in the second half but found the resources to snatch the victory in additional time with the involuntary help of the opposing goalkeeper Ionut Radu: the Romanian , already the author of a big mistake last season which probably cost Inter Milan the title, sent a cross from Rolando Mandragora into his own net when the match was almost over (90 + 5th).

After the successful entry of all the leaders, place Monday in Naples, traveling to Verona, and Juventus, at home against Sassuolo.