Serie A wrap: Juve off to flying start, Cagliari shock Roma

Ten-man Juventus made the perfect start to life in their new stadium with a 4-1 win over Parma in Serie A action, while Cagliari shocked Roma.

Juventus Arena was buzzing when new signing Stephan Lichtsteiner scored the opener after 17 minutes.

Andrea Pirlo provided plenty of drive from midfield and could prove to be a valuable acquisition after leaving AC Milan in the off-season.

The 32-year-old provided the first assist before goals to Simone Pepe and Arturo Vidal made it 3-0 for the hosts.

Pirlo set up Claudio Marchisio for a fourth before Paolo De Ceglie was red-carded for the hosts.

Former Juventus winger Sebastian Giovinco added a consolation penalty in stoppage time to make it 4-1. The goal was his fourth against his former club since going out on loan to Parma last year.

Cagliari stunned Roma with a 2-1 away win at the Stadio Olimpico. Daniele Conti put the visitors ahead on 61 minutes before Moestafa El Kabir added a second in injury time.

It was the worst possible start for new coach Luis Enrique, the only consolation for him a Daniele De Rossi strike after Francesco Totti’s free kick some six minutes into stoppage time.

Roma showed off their bounty of new signings with Maarten Stekelenburg, Gabriel Heinze, Jose Angel, Miralem Pjanic, Bojan Krkic and Pablo Osvaldo all starting. But their off-season spending failed to pay immediate dividends and Enrique will now have plenty of questions following his side’s first-up failure.

Udinese started their season on a positive note with early goals to Dusan Basta and Antonio Di Natale enough to gift them the three points away to Lecce.

Meanwhile, Fiorentina put two past Bologna at home to post their first victory.

Alessio Cerci opened their account on 20 minutes before Alberto Gilardino added a second just after half-time as it ended 2-0.

Genoa were held to a 2-2 draw with newly-promoted Atalanta who sit on -5 points at the foot of the table following their six-point penalty for their part in a betting scandal.

Fellow newcomers Novara held Chievo to the same scoreline with a late goal from Massimo Paci rescuing a point, while Catania and Siena played out a goalless draw.

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