Serie A returns with goals, VAR controversy and Sinisa Mihajlovic Nicky Bandini

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There was a shoot-out between Fiorentina and Napoli, while Bologna’s manager made the bench from hospital
The opening day of the Serie A season felt more like a recap sequence: that 30-second montage deployed at the start of a returning TV series to reacquaint viewers with key protagonists and story arcs.
First came the champions, Juventus, totally in control and totally underwhelming as they plodded to a one-goal victory over opponents who lacked the tools to hurt them. The Bianconeri barely even bothered to introduce us to new cast members: only Adrien Rabiot making a 27-minute cameo. Instead there was an unexpected revival for the Gonzalo Higuaín character, thought to have been written out after he was packed off to London. Continue reading...

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