Fiorentina versus Juventus first

The accessories for the 2008-09 season have been announced in Rome and Fiorentina will host bitter rivals Juventus in the opening day.

After weeks of anticipation, the Serie A finally, the clubs know they will face the first day - the weekend of August 31. The selection of accessories see a rejuvenated Juventus travel to the Stadio Artemio Franchi grudge match against Fiorentina on.

José Mourinho's good debut at Inter is a testing trip to Sampdoria at Marassi play.

Ronaldinho first Serie A game will be at San Siro against newly-promoted Bologna, while Roma host Napoli in a tense encounter at the Stadio Olympics.

Serie B play-off winners visit Torino Lecce and Chievo ease Cadetti champions on their way by welcoming Reggina at the Stadio Bentegodi.

The first large-Inter Milan derby is a 5 week, while Juventus of Turin and the clash in week 8 and Lazio Rome and crossed swords in week 12.

Fiorentina-Inter and Juventus is Week 9-Rome is Week 10 - the same day in Milan host Napoli. Week 13 finds that the Derby d'Italia as Juventus host Inter, while Milan travel to Juve in week 16 and the rematch will be an exciting end of season encounter.

The closure of the campaign is replete with mouth-watering ties, especially among them Milan-Rome in the penultimate week. The last day saw Juventus play Lazio, Fiorentina host Milan, Rome, Turin and Inter take home to play Atalanta. The season begins on Saturday August 30 and ends on May 31, 2009.

Meanwhile, the presidents of Serie B, decided to boycott the ceremony in protest after the top-flight clubs refused to guarantee the amount of money that would give his colleagues Second Division when the TV rights were in agreement.

Last year a total of £ 50m was promised, but there have been no guarantees so far this time. "There was no agreement and so it will not be present for the presentation of new facilities," chief Frosinone Maurizio Stirpe explained.

"We have decided to leave the game for Serie A and the next step to the second tier clubs are not playing."

Week 1 fixtures: Atalanta - Siena, Cagliari - Lazio; Catania - Genoa; Chievo - Reggina, Fiorentina - Juventus, Milan - Bologna, Rome - Napoli, Sampdoria - Inter; Torino - Lecce, Udinese - Palermo (channel4)