It was a good day for debutants in Italy's Serie A as new faces at Juventus and Atalanta gave their teams a winning start to the league season.
New Juventus coach Thiago Motta surprised fans by handing a debut to youth academy graduate Samuel Mbangula on Monday and the 20-year-old winger responded by scoring the opening goal in a 3-0 win over Como.
Mbangula cut in from the left in the 23rd minute and slotted a low drive into the far corner to give Juventus the lead.
US international Timothy Weah scored the second for the Turin club when he smashed a shot in off the underside of the bar just before halftime. It was the American's first league goal for the club.
Andrea Cambiaso added a third in injury time to pad the scoreline in Cesc Fbregas' first league game in charge of Como since taking over as head coach this offseason.
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New signings Mateo Retegui and Marco Brescianini both scored twice as Atalanta routed Lecce 4-0 in a blistering start to its ...
