Miccoli helps to end Juve run
06 Oct 2008 - 12:17:08
Juventus' unbeaten start to the season came to an end when they were beaten 2-1 by fourth-placed Palermo on Sunday.
Former Juve starlet Fabrizio Miccoli put the Sicilians ahead before Alessandro Del Piero equalised just before half-time.
However, almost immediately Juve were reduced to ten man when Mo Sissoko was dismissed for a second bookable offence and Palermo grabbed the winner with just nine minutes left when Georgian starlet Levan Mchedlidze netted.
Udinese are second after beating Torino 2-0 thanks to Fabio Quagliarella's brace, while Atalanta are fifth after a 4-2 victory against Sampdoria.
Atalanta had to come from behind to clinch all three points though after Antonio Cassano had given Samp a seventh-minute lead.
Goals by Sergio Floccari and Gyorgy Garics before the break put Atalanta ahead, only for Cassano's second-half penalty to make it 2-2.
Late goals by Floccari and Cristian Doni finally ended Sampdoria's resistance after the visitors had been reduced to nine men.
AC Milan are only three points off the top of the table despite only managing to draw 0-0 with rock-bottom Cagliari in Sardinia, while hapless AS Roma are still pointless on their travels after losing 1-0 to Siena, Mario Frick scoring the only goal in Tuscany.
Goals by Zdravko Kuzmanovic and Alberto Gilardino helped Fiorentina cruise to a 2-0 victory against Chievo, while Genoa beat Napoli 3-2, who slip to sixth
Ezequiel Lavezzi put Napoli ahead only for Socratis Papastathopoulos to make it 1-1 just before the break.
Genoa moved 3-1 ahead in the second half through Raffaele Palladino and Diego Milito, while German Denis' late effort was too little too late for the side from Naples.
Reggina secured only their second point of the season with a 1-1 draw against Catania. Michele Paolucci gave Catania a 69th-minute lead, but was then sent off and Reggina took full advantage when Andrea Costa grabbed a late equaliser.