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Milan (AP) – Former Napoli Premier League player lighted up Serie A on the first day New season<\/span> Saturday.<\/p>\nKevin de Bruin<\/span> He won the net with his debut Scott McTominai<\/span> Antonio Conte’s team began the Serie A title defense and won the opener as they scored a comfortable 2-0 victory in Serie B champion Sassolo.<\/p>\nMassimiliano Alegri’s return<\/span> AC Milan got off to a brooding start for the newly promoted Cremonese as Rossonelli lost 2-1 at home. Jean Piero Gasperini<\/span> The first match to take charge of Rome ended with a 1-0 victory over Bologna.<\/p>\nMcTominay joined Manchester United’s Napoli last year, and was extremely successful in making him the ultimate player of Serie A Player of the Year.<\/p>\n
The 28-year-old then suspended last season by scoring the first goal of Napoli’s new campaign in the 17th minute, peeling off a Matteopolitino cross from the marker from right to the top near the corner.<\/p>\n
McTominay also sent a fierce effort by crashing from the crossbar during the first half stop time, but Politano hit the post before doubled the lead in a somewhat strange situation.<\/p>\n
De Bruyne whipped on a free kick from the left wide (actually on the touchline), bouncing off the ground, overcoming everyone in the area before going to the far bottom corner.<\/p>\n
De Bruyne, 34, a two-time Premier League player of the season, joined Napoli in June on a free transfer 10 years later at Manchester City.<\/p>\n
After midfielder Ismael Kone had 11 minutes left after the second yellow card, Sassoro finished the match with 10 men.<\/p>\n
An epic goal<\/h2>\n
Cremonese marked his return to Italy’s top flight with his first victory over Milan at San Siro thanks to an early candidate for Federico Bonazzoli’s season goal.<\/p>\n
Bonazoli, 28, began his career at Inter Milan, won in the 61st minute to prove the winner with an acrobatic overhead kick.<\/p>\n
Strahinja Pavlovic headed to the equalizer during the first half stop time to cancel the 28-minute opener for Federico Baschirotto.<\/p>\n
After leaving Milan in 2014, Allegri rejoined Rossoneri at the end of May, replacing those fired Sergio Conceco<\/span>.<\/p>\nThe Gasperini era begins<\/h2>\n
Wesley made his debut in Serie and got off to a strong start to Gasperini in his Roman career.<\/p>\n
The Brazilian defender, who joined Flamengo in July, dropped the long ball down to the top and appeared to have been intercepted by John Lucmee, but the Bologna defender managed to return to Wesley’s path, which fired the ball towards the lower left corner.<\/p>\n
Bologna injured both Ciro Immobile and Nicol\u00f3 Casale in the first half.<\/p>\n
Elsewhere, Genoa drew on Rexe at home 0-0.<\/p>\n
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AP Soccer: https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/soccer<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
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