Juventus, Inter score impressive wins in Serie A

ROME (AP):

Samuel Eto'o scored twice and five-time defending champion Inter Milan rallied to beat Palermo 2-1, while Italy's most successful team Juventus romped to an impressive 4-0 away with at Udinese in yesterday's Serie A action.

Slovenia midfielder Josip Ilicic had put Palermo in front after 28 minutes in the Sicilian capital before Eto'o struck back in the 62nd and 70th.

With Diego Milito struggling, Eto'o has been the early season standout for Inter. He also scored the equaliser when Inter opened the defence of its Champions League title with a 2-2 draw against FC Twente on Tuesday and scored twice when Inter beat AS Roma in the Italian Super Cup last month.

With seven points, Inter shares the Italian league lead with newly promoted Cesena, which beat Lecce 1-0 despite having to play with 10 men due to a referee's error.

Juventus won their first match in beautiful fashion, beating Udinese with goals from Leonardo Bonucci, Fabio Quagliarella, Claudio Marchisio and Vincenzo Iaquinta.

Meanwhile, Roma remained winless after allowing two late scores from Marco Di Vaio in a 2-2 draw with Bologna.

Midweek draw

Juventus was also coming off a midweek draw with Lech Poznan in the Europa League, when it allowed two early goals. The Bianconeri got off to a better start this time, with Bonucci hitting the target from close range in the 18th following a free kick from Alessandro Del Piero.

Newly signed Quagliarella scored against his former club in the 24th following a cross from new Serbia winger Milos Krasic, who also set up a volley from Marchisio in the 43rd. Iaquinta finished off the rout in the 77th with a shot from beyond the area, a positive sign for the forward after a series of injuries kept him off Italy's World Cup squad.