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Jose Mourinho stood at the helm of AS Roma in Serie A for the first time, and his team managed to start victoriously. AS Roma defeated Fiorentina 3:1 at the Olympic Stadium in Rome. The match started with Fiorentina goalkeeper Bartlomiej Dragowski receiving a red card, and after 9 minutes Henrikh Mkhitaryan scored the first goal after a successful pass from newcomer Tammy Abraham. In the second half, Nicolas Zaniolo "leveled the playing field" by receiving a second yellow card, which meant a red card and getting sent off the field. The teams were left with 10 players. Later, Fiorentina's center-back Nikola Milenkovic equalized the score, but ultimately the victory was secured by Jordan Veretout, who scored a brace within 15 minutes. In other matches, Napoli defeated Venezia 2:0 at home. Luciano Spalletti made his Serie A debut as the head coach of Napoli, and from the 23rd minute the hosts played with a disadvantage, as one of their leaders Victor Osimhen was sent off after a conflict.
