The Italian Serie A began its 2009-10 season this weekend with a full set of matches. Defending Serie A champions Internazionale opened their season against Bari, Juventus plays Chievo Verona and six other matches. Here’s a recap of all the matches from Sunday along with video highlights (click on each match to view highlights).
Italian Serie Recap – Sunday August 23, 2009
Defending league title holders Inter struggled in their opening match against Bari as they could only manage a 1-1 draw. Samuel Eto’o, who transfered from FC Barcelona, scored in his opening match with a converted penalty kick. Inter appeared to be on their way to a win but conceded a second half goal to Bari to make it a 1-1 draw. Sampdoria was the only road team to get a win while there were three draws on Sunday. Genoa defeated Roma at home in a 3-2 match while newly promoted sides Livorno and Parma each got draws. Juventus started their season off with a victory with a 1-0 victory at home against Chievo. Overall, it’s only the first week and not known how each team will do this season.
| Sunday, August 23, 2009 | ||||||
| Status | Home | Score | Away | TV | VENUE (ATT.) | |
| Final | Internazionale | 1 - 1 | Bari | Giuseppe Meazza (20,000) | ||
| Final | Udinese | 2 - 2 | Parma | Friuli (14,000) | ||
| Final | Livorno | 0 - 0 | Cagliari | Armando Picchi (10,724) | ||
| Final | Genoa | 3 - 2 | AS Roma |  | Comunale Luigi Ferraris (25,414) | |
| Final | Lazio | 1 - 0 | Atalanta | Olimpico (20,000) | ||
| Final | Catania | 1 - 2 | Sampdoria | Angelo Massimino (14,000) | ||
| Final | Palermo | 2 - 1 | Napoli | Renzo Barbera (31,236) | ||
| Final | Juventus | 1 - 0 | Chievo Verona | | Olimpico Grande Torino (23,526) | |
After first day in Serie A, Milan looks better than Juventus and Inter which were strugglung against their opponents.