(ANSA) - Rome, August 21 - Italy's first season with the
Video Assistant Referee (VAR) opened at the weekend.
The first VAR decision was a Cagliari penalty saved by
Gianluigi Buffon after the on-pitch ref missed an Alex Sandro
foul.
"I welcome the VAR if it helps calm hot heads down," said
Buffon.
Here are the weekend's results:
In Bergamo: Atalanta-Roma 0-1
In Bologna: Bologna-Torino 1-1
In Crotone: Crotone-Milan 0-3
In Milan: Inter-Fiorentina 3-0
In Rome: Lazio-Spal 0-0
In Turin: Juventus-Cagliari 3-0
In Genoa: Sampdoria-Benevento 2-1
In Reggio Emilia: Sassuolo-Genoa 0-0
In Udine: Udinese-Chievo 1-2
In Verona: Verona-Napoli 1-3
Here is the Serie A table (tabulate under: points, played,
won, drawn, lost, goals for, goals against):
Juventus 3 1 1 0 0 3 0
Napoli 3 1 1 0 0 3 1
Milan 3 1 1 0 0 3 0
Inter 3 1 1 0 0 3 0
Chievo 3 1 1 0 0 2 1
Roma 3 1 1 0 0 1 0
Sampdoria 3 1 1 0 0 2 1
Bologna 1 1 0 1 0 1 1
Torino 1 1 0 1 0 1 1
Genoa 1 1 0 1 0 0 0
Sassuolo 1 1 0 1 0 0 0
Lazio 1 1 0 1 0 0 0
Spal 1 1 0 1 0 0 0
Benevento 0 1 0 0 1 1 2
Crotone 0 1 0 0 1 0 3
Fiorentina 0 1 0 0 1 0 3
Udinese 0 1 0 0 1 1 2
Atalanta 0 1 0 0 1 0 1
Verona 0 1 0 0 1 1 3
Cagliari 0 1 0 0 1 0 3.
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"Welcome if it calms hot heads' says Buffon