Inter’s Loss Leaves

Inter Milan lost its first game of the season, falling 1-0 at Napoli in the Italian league.Marcelo Zalayeta scored the winning goal in the third minute. With a soft touch, Zalayeta lifted the ball over the head of Inter goalkeeper Julio Cesar, who was outside the area after failing to clear a long pass.

With strikers Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Julio Ricardo Cruz both out, Inter coach Roberto Mancini started David Suazo and 18-year-old Mario Balotelli. Mancini replaced defender Christian Chivu, who had to leave with an injured shoulder at the beginning of the second half, with striker Hernan Crespo in a failed bid to spark his offensive.

Fiorentina got an injury-time goal from Pablo Osvaldo to beat Juventus 3-2. Osvaldo headed in a short cross from Papa Waigo in the third minute of injury time. Waigo had scored 15 minutes earlier to tie the score at 2-2.


Massimo Gobbi gave Fiorentina the lead in the 19th minute with his first goal of the year, but Mohamed Sissoko tied the score in the 29th with a bicycle kick. Mauro Camoranesi then put Juventus ahead with a volley off a cross from Alessandro Del Piero in the 57th.

Inter’s loss leaves it in first place with 61 points. AS Roma is second with 55 points after beating Parma 4-0 Saturday, while Juventus has 48 and Fiorentina has 47.(Source:Yahoo/AP)