Serie A round-up: Sensational Antonio Candreva brace earns Salernitana draw at Roma, Lecce stun Lazio with late comeback
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Updated 20/08/2023 at 21:06 GMT
Two goals in 13 minutes for Antonio Candreva - including a composed solo effort and a sweet curled strike from outside the box - helped Salernitana earn a draw on the road against Roma. Lecce stunned Lazio with a late comeback, Juventus swept Udinese aside, and Charles De Ketelaere and Nadir Zortea came off the bench to score late for Atlanta who won at Sassuolo on the opening Serie A weekend.
Antonio Candreva of US Salernitana celebrates after scoring first goal during the Serie A Tim match between AS Roma and US Salernitana at Stadio Olimpico August 20, 2023 in Rome, Italy. (Photo by Giuseppe Maffia/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
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Juventus, Atalanta and Lecce all picked up wins on the opening weekend of Serie A, while two stunning goals from 36-year-old Antonio Candreva helped Salernitana draw in Rome.
Candreva backed up a composed finish into the roof of the net with a stunning strike to earn Salernitana a point away against AS Roma.
Roma took the lead through Andrea Belotti when he showed excellent control to bring the ball down from a lofted pass over the top of the defence, before poking home.
Just after the half-hour mark, Candreva picked up a loose ball, darted into the box and slammed an effort into the roof of the net to draw the visitors level.
Early in the second half, Candreva produced an exquisite strike, bringing a cross down with his right foot, before shifting onto his left to bend a delightful strike across the face of goal and in at the far post.
It was certainly an effort worthy of three points, but it wasn’t to be as Belotti got involved in the action once more. He was on target with his head from a corner in the 82nd minute to earn the hosts a point.
There was more drama in the game involving Lecce and Lazio.
Ciro Immobile thought he had the game won for Lazio thanks to his 26th-minute strike, but Lecce produced a stunning turnaround with less than five minutes to go to snatch the game away from the away side.
Pontus Almqvist grabbed an equaliser in the 85th minute and with three minutes left on the clock, Federico Di Francesco struck to complete the most unlikely of comebacks and send Stadio Via Del Mare into pandemonium.
Federico Chiesa’s goal within 120 seconds and Dusan Vlahovic’s 20th-minute penalty put the visitors firmly in control.
Adrien Rabiot added a third on the stroke of half-time in a comfortable evening for Massimiliano Allegri’s side.
Atalanta left it late and needed recruits off the bench to get past Sassuolo.
With the game level at half-time, Tullio Gritti called on loanee Charles De Ketelaere to make an impact from the bench, which came to fruition in the 83rd minute when the Belgian midfielder struck to give the away side the lead.
Nadir Zortea needed less time to make his mark. He was introduced in the 72nd minute and sealed the victory in added time, scoring in the 93rd minute to make sure of the points.
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