Eto’o’s Inter double downs Palermo

Eto’o’s Inter double downs Palermo

Samuel Eto’o shone
yet again with both goals in Inter Milan’s 2-1 comeback win at Palermo
to send the champions to second place in Serie A on Sunday.

The Cameroonian was
often overshadowed by strike partner Diego Milito in Inter’s staggering
treble triumph last term but their roles have been reversed so far this
season.

While Milito has
struggled, Eto’o has started his second campaign at Inter in supreme
form and again dug Rafael Benitez’s inconsistent side out of a hole.

Slovenian Josip
Ilicic put struggling Palermo ahead in the first half before Eto’o
produced a piece of magic to equalise on 62 minutes following Milito’s
pass and soon finished off a fine move involving Dejan Stankovic and
Maicon to seal victory.

Eto’o scored the
winner in last weekend’s 2-1 win over Udinese and salvaged a 2-2 draw
at Twente Enschede in the Champions League in midweek.

Juve revival

Juventus, whose
poor form last term had continued into the new season, bounced back
with a 4-0 win at pointless Udinese with striker Fabio Quagliarella
scoring against his former club.

Leonardo Bonucci
grabbed the opener before Quagliarella’s crafty backheel, a thunderbolt
from Claudio Marchisio and Vincenzo Iaquinta’s fourth.

Striker Marco
Borriello netted his first league goal for AS Roma as they raced into a
2-0 lead against Bologna but Claudio Ranieri’s faltering side allowed
Marco Di Vaio to score two second-half goals and secure a 2-2 draw for
the visitors.

Roma, runners-up last season, were thumped 5-1 at Cagliari last weekend before losing to Bayern Munich on Wednesday.

Former Roma forward Luca Toni scored his first league goal for Genoa from the penalty spot in a 1-1 draw at Parma.

Chievo had been the
only side with a 100 percent record after two matches but their bubble
burst with a 1-0 home defeat by promoted Brescia while Bari drew 0-0
with Cagliari in the early game.

In Saturday’s matches, AC Milan could only draw 1-1 at home with
Catania and Lazio won 2-1 at woeful Fiorentina to spark protests from
the home fans.

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