The second round of the Italian championship has begun and two matches have already been played. The first victory was achieved by the "Bologna" club, who won against the newcomer "Benevento", who remains without points. Here, the Bologna team scored a goal after Federico Di Francesco's pass was scored by Godfred Donsah. However, all of his work could have been ruined at the last moment when Fabio Lucioni rushed to the loose ball, but after consulting with video review specialists, the referee annulled the goal. Meanwhile, last year's "Scudetto" winners, Turin's "Juventus," demonstrated their championship character against "Genoa." The start of the match was catastrophic for Massimiliano Allegri's students as Miralem Pjanić scored an own goal during the first opponent's attack. To make matters worse, in the fifth minute, Daniele Rugani committed a foul in the penalty area and Andrej Galabinov converted the 11-meter penalty. Nevertheless, the "bianconeri" quickly recovered, and Pjanić redeemed himself by providing an assist to Paulo Dybala in the 14th minute. For the remainder of the first half, "Juve" pressed the opponents, but they held on stubbornly until almost halftime when Dybala scored from the penalty spot. Although almost no one doubted the Turin team's victory, "Genoa" still tried to fight back and indeed equalized the game, but in the middle of the second half, Juan Cuadrado put the "bianconeri" ahead. This brought them the sixth point out of a possible six, and Dybala added a hat-trick to his account.
The evening match took place at the "Stadio Olimpico" arena in the Italian capital where the "Roma" players hosted Milan's "Inter." Already in the fourth minute, Federico Fazio had a great chance to score after a corner kick by Aleksandar Kolarov, and after Mauro Icardi missed a chance, Edin Džeko put the hosts ahead. Džeko scored in the 15th minute, and after missing another excellent opportunity to equalize the score, Icardi had another chance just before halftime, yet he failed to convert. Eventually, the "Roma" attack stopped, and the "Inter" attack leader managed to break the ice in the middle of the second half when he scored after a pass from Antonio Candreva and with the help of goalkeeper Ivan Perišić. Furthermore, immediately after the second accurate strike, Icardi could have scored a hat-trick, but his shot was saved by goalkeeper Alisson. Nevertheless, the new signing Matias Vecino secured the victory for "Inter" at the end of the match and they made a serious statement to compete for top positions in the second round of "Serie A."Fourth goal for @juventusfc in the 92nd minute! Hat-trick for @PauDybala_JR: #GenoaJuve 2-4! #SerieATIM pic.twitter.com/1gIyhqBwPV
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Results: "Benevento" 0 - 1 "Bologna" [0-1] 55' Godfred Donsah "Genoa" 2 - 4 "Juventus" [1-0] 1' Miralem Pjanić (own goal) [2-0] 7' Andrey Galabinov (from penalty spot) [2-1] 14' Paulo Dybala [2-2] 45' Paulo Dybala (from penalty spot) [2-3] 62' Juan Cuadrado [2-4] 90' Paulo Dybala "Roma" 1 - 3 "Inter" [1-0] 15' Edin Džeko [1-1] 67' Mauro Icardi [1-2] 77' Mauro Icardi [1-3] 87' Matias VecinoFinal whistle at the Olimpico in Rome: victory and three points for @Inter! #RomaInter ends 1-3! #SerieATIM pic.twitter.com/CvMDQLyHDI
— Serie A TIM (@SerieA_TIM) August 26, 2017
