MILAN, Italy, 24 September 2007 — Vincenzo Iaquinta scored an 87th-minute equalizer yesterday to help Juventus draw with AS Roma 2-2 in the Serie A.
Iaquinta headed in Giorgio Chiellini’s cross after Francesco Totti scored twice in seven minutes to put AS Roma ahead 2-1. David Trezeguet headed in Juve’s first goal in the 17th - his 100th in Italy’s top division.
Also, Zlatan Ibrahimovic got his second double of the season as 10-man Inter Milan struggled to a 2-2 draw at last-place Livorno.
Ibrahimovic scored in the 35th and 72nd minutes — the second from the penalty spot — after Daniele De Vezze and Massimo Loviso had given Livorno the lead. Inter defender Maicon was sent off in the 81st for kicking Erjon Bogdani.
Later Sunday, Sampdoria played Genoa in the first Genoa derby in the Serie A in 12 years. Genoa won promotion from the Serie B last season.
Adrian Mutu scored his third goal in four games to lead Fiorentina 1-0 over Catania, and Riccardo Zampagna got an injury-time winner as Atalanta beat Lazio 2-1.
Also yesterday, it was: Cagliari 0, Palermo 1; Empoli 0, Napoli 0; and Torino 1, Siena 1.
At a packed Stadio Olimpico, Totti flicked the ball past Domenico Criscito in the 30th to create the opening for his first goal and tapped in his second, six minutes later, after Juventus goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon could only block Alberto Aquilani’s diagonal strike.
At the other end, Julio Cesar was kept busy by Loviso, who tested the Inter goalkeeper with a pair of powerful strikes in the first half. Ibrahimovic banged in Maicon’s assist to make it 1-1, and then slotted a penalty for 2-2, nine minutes after Loviso had scored with a penalty of his own.
Chelsea Start Life Under
Coach Grant Beaten at United
In London, Avram Grant lost his opening match as Chelsea’s coach after taking over from Jose Mourinho on Friday, with his side going down to 2-0 defeat to Manchester United at Old Trafford in the Premier League yesterday. Argentine Carlos Tevez scored his first goal for United when he dived in to head home a Ryan Giggs cross deep into stoppage time at the end of the first half.
Chelsea were already down to 10 men by then after referee Mike Dean’s controversial decision to send off John Obi Mikel after 32 minutes for a foul on Patrice Evra.
Newcastle United moved up from ninth to fifth after their 3-1 win over West Ham United at St James’ Park but England striker Michael Owen was substituted for the second successive match. At the other end of the table, Bolton Wanderers moved off the bottom after a 1-1 draw with Tottenham Hotspur, who stayed in 18th place. Robbie Keane put Spurs ahead after 34 minutes before Ivan Campo equalized five minutes later with a header from a freekick. Portsmouth won 1-0 at Blackburn Rovers while Aston Villa beat Everton 2-0 yesterday’s other matches.
Valencia Beat Betis 2-1 for
Fourth Consecutive Win
In Madrid, Valencia overcame Real Betis 2-1 away in the Primera Liga to earn their fourth consecutive win in all competitions yesterday.
Portugal fullback Miguel set them on their way with a great individual effort and winger Joaquin sealed the win against his former club in the closing stages. Brazilian Rafael Sobis pulled one back for Betis at the end.
Valencia climbed to third on nine points, the same as second-placed Villarreal who beat Real Murcia at home with two goals in the last five minutes from Italian striker Giuseppe Rossi.
Celtic Beaten by Hibs,
Rangers Go Top
In Glasgow, Rangers trounced Aberdeen 3-0 to go top of the Scottish Premier League yesterday after two blunders by Celtic keeper Artur Boruc sent the champions to a 3-2 defeat by Hibernian.
Rangers did all the damage in the second half, with goals from Lee McCulloch, Steven Naismith and Kris Boyd moving them on to 18 points, two more than second-placed Celtic.
McCulloch struck just 24 seconds into the second half, pouncing on a ball chested down by Gabon striker Daniel Cousin to crash a fabulous 35-meter volley high into the right of the net. Naismith then killed the game with a decisive second goal on his first start since signing from Kilmarnock.
Bayern Beat Karlsruhe to
Open Two-Point Lead
In Berlin, Bayern Munich won 4-1 at Karlsruhe SC to open a two-point lead at the top of the Bundesliga yesterday. Luca Toni opened the scoring for the Bavarians in the fifth minute, the Italian latching on to Mark van Bommel’s pass and cleverly lifting the ball over advancing goalkeeper Markus Miller before Miroslav Klose made it 2-0 15 minutes later. After six matches Bayern have 14 points, two more than second-placed Hertha Berlin, who beat Borussia Dortmund 3-2 at the Olympic Stadium on Saturday.
In yesterday’s other match, Bayer Leverkusen won 3-0 at Hanover 96 3-0 to move up to third on 11 points. Leverkusen’s Arturo Vidal slipped the ball through to Stefan Kiessling in the 50th minute and the striker’s low shot beat Robert Enke.
Bordeaux Up to Second
With Win at PSG
In Paris, Girondins Bordeaux moved up to second in the Ligue 1 standings with a 2-0 victory at Paris St. Germain yesterday.
Bordeaux went ahead on 10 minutes courtesy of a Johan Micoud goal and sank the hosts two minutes into the second half when former Manchester United striker David Bellion netted his sixth goal of the season.
Bordeaux, now under the guidance of 1998 World Cup winner Laurent Blanc, are one point adrift of leaders Nancy with 18 points from nine matches.
Nancy, who have a game in hand, beat Lorient 2-0 on Saturday.
Paris St. Germain’s bad home form continued. They have now lost two games and drawn three at their Parc des Princes and are 13th on 11 points. Stade Rennes slipped to sixth in the standings after they slumped to a 2-0 defeat against Sochaux.
The visitors opened the scoring courtesy of a Stephane Dalmat volley from just inside the box before wrapping up the win in the 58th minute through Mickael Isabey.
Sochaux left the relegation zone and are 17th on nine points.
