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TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 2013 SPORTS19 Fiorentina thrash Genoa ROME: Mario Gomez scored his first Serie A goals and Giuseppe Rossi made it three for the season as Fiorentina continued their impressive start by beating Genoa 5-2 on Sunday. Inter Milan also kept pace with league lead- ers Napoli after an easy 3-0 win at Catania. AC Milan bounced back from last week’s defeat at Hellas Verona with a 3-1 win at home to Cagliari in an entertaining evening during which 32 goals were scored in eight games, mak- ing it a total of 43 in an action- packed weekend. Alberto Aquilani put Fiorentina ahead at Genoa after 10 minutes before Giuseppe Rossi doubled their lead four minutes later after a howler from Genoa keeper Mattia Perin and Gomez tapped in his Victor Moses first four minutes before the break. Liverpool make Moses “I’m looking to score as many goals as I can for Fiorentina, I look third deadline day signing to score goals because I’m an attacker,” said Rossi, who has ITALY: Fiorentina’s Borja Valero of Spagna (left) vies for the ball with Genoa’s Davide Biondini during LONDON: Victor Moses has become the Manchester United through injury. been left out of Cesare Prandelli’s a Serie A soccer match. —AP third player to join Liverpool yesterday, Uruguayan centre-back Sebastian Coates Italy squad for their qualifiers with the forward signing on a season- has already been ruled out for most of against Bulgaria and Czech cricket was played on the Stadio well for every match and give the hour, only for Marco Sau to pull long loan from Chelsea, the Premier the season with a knee injury. Republic. Luigi Ferraris pitch before the best account of ourselves possi- one back for the away side three League club confirmed. “I know the history of the club and the “I think Prandelli knows better match. ble, exactly what I’ve with my minutes later. However, Balotelli’s The 22-year-old winger, who arrived Premier League is the best league in the than me what Rossi is capable of,” The club’s official name is teams throughout my career,” he first league goal of the season in at Stamford Bridge from Wigan last sea- world, in my opinion,” Ilori, who was added Fiorentina manager Genoa Cricket and Football Club said. Three smartly worked goals the 62nd minute put the result son, joins defenders Mamadou Sakho born in London, told the club’s official Vicenzo Montella. and it has a cricket team which from Rodrigo Palacio and Yuto beyond doubt. from Paris St Germain and Tiago Ilori website. Alberto Gilardino gave the was re-established in 2007 and Nagatomo and an exceptional Earlier on Sunday Roma from Sporting Lisbon as new arrivals on “Liverpool, have a great team and I home side some hope nine min- who play in Italy’s top division. individual effort from Ricky moved into second place on goal the final day of the transfer window. think it’s the place for me to be at the utes after the break with a stun- It was one-way traffic in Sicily Alvarez were enough for Inter in a difference after splendid goals The Nigeria international scored 10 moment. “I know there have been some ning volley, but Rossi tapped in as Inter look to have put last sea- impressive performance, and from Miralem Pjanic and Adem goals in 42 appearances for Chelsea but great teams here in the past and the club his third in two games almost son’s troubles behind them after they joined four other sides, Ljajic gave them a comfortable 3- faced a challenge to get game time fol- has won a lot of trophies and I want to immediately afterwards. thumping a fired-up Catania including Fiorentina, on six 0 win over newly promoted lowing the arrivals of Brazil playmaker be a part of it.” Francesco Lodi reduced the team who have no points after points. Goals from Robinho, Hellas Verona. Willian, German Andre Schurrle and vet- No fees were disclosed for the players, deficit again on the hour with a two defeats. Philippe Mexes and Mario The home side were playing eran Cameroon striker Samuel Eto’o. who join Toure, Cissokho, Iago Aspas, penalty following a foul on Manager Walter Mazzari Balotelli were enough for AC with the Curva Sud section of the “There are a lot of quality players here Luis Alberto and Simon Mignolet as new Gilardino. However, an injury refused to be drawn on talk that Milan against a plucky Cagliari Olympic Stadium shut after racist - they’re winning games and creating arrivals at Anfield since the end of last time penalty from Mario Gomez they could mount a title chal- team. Brazilian Robinho and chanting directed at Balotelli chances,” he told the club’s official web- season. ruined Genoa’s celebrations for lenge. “The only aim we have is to Mexes put Massimiliano Allegri’s from hardcore fans at the end of site (www.liverpoolfc.com). “My aim while I am here is to play in their 140th anniversary, in which do what we did tonight, prepare side two goals up after half an last season.—Reuters “It’s a massive thing for me to be the Champions League with Liverpool,” here.” The 23-year-old Sakho is a France Sakho, who made 151 league appear- international, having played 14 times for ances for PSG, scoring seven times, said. his country since making his debut “I remember their teams when they Corinthians rout Flamengo against England in 2010, while 20-year- were in the competition when I was old Ilori has played for Portugal at age- younger. “The Champions League is a BRAZIL: Alexandre Pato ended a barren run Flamengo defence and sent Pato racing clear. Cruzeiro with Gremio, Atletico Paranaense group level. tournament that all the great clubs in by scoring twice, the second from an almost He rounded Flamengo goalkeeper Felipe, and Botafogo sandwiched in between. The pair have lifted the number of Europe participate in and that’s where impossible angle, to set Corinthians on the seemed to have gone too wide but somehow Flamengo, who claim to be Brazil’s most pop- defenders signed by Brendan Rodgers we need to get to.” Liverpool top the way to a comprehensive 4-0 win over rapidly- managed to chip the ball between a defend- ular club, dropped to 15th, only two points during the transfer window to four, Premier League standings with three fading Flamengo in the Brazilian champi- er and a post from near the goal-line. clear of the relegation zone. although Kolo Toure and Aly Cissokho wins from as many matches to start the onship on Sunday. Flamengo, under former Brazil coach Former Brazil coach Dunga’s Internacional missed Sunday’s 1-0 win over campaign.—Reuters The former AC Milan forward, who has Mano Menezes, were never in the game and drew their sixth game in a row, 0-0 at been jeered off several times recently after conceded further goals in the last 15 minutes Coritiba, to stay seventh, finishing with 10 some lacklustre performances, opened the scored by Romarinho and Paolo Guerrero, men after defender Alan was sent off in the EPL transfers scoring in the 25th minute when he tapped from a penalty. second half. Botafogo and Sao Paulo also in Romarinho’s pass at the far post. Seven Corinthians moved up to fifth with 29 played out a goalless draw at the LONDON: Some of the transfers to have Aston Villa for Stoke City on a season- minutes later, a Douglas pass split the points from 17 games, two behind leaders Maracana.—Reuters taken place in the English Premier long loan deal. The 27-year-old will be League during the final day of the close- reunited with Stoke manager Mark season transfer window yesterday: Hughes at the Britannia Stadium, having previously worked under the Welshman AMALFITANO LOANED at Manchester City. TO WEST BROM French attacking midfielder Morgan TRIO ARRIVE AT PALACE Amalfitano, 28, joined West Bromwich Promoted Crystal Palace added a pair Albion from Marseille on a season-long of new defenders to their squad, with 26- loan with an option to buy. year-old Jamaica international Adrian “Morgan is a technical player with Mariappa joining from Reading and 22- good quality on the ball. He also has fan- year-old full-back Jack Hunt signing from tastic work-rate and we believe his game Huddersfield Town. is well suited to the Barclays Premier Scotland international midfielder League,” West Brom manager Steve Barry Bannan also arrived on a three-year Clarke told the club website. contract after falling out of the first-team West Brom also signed Northern Irish picture at Aston Villa. goalkeeper Lee Camp on a short-term rolling contract after Ben Foster was RAZAK LEAVES CITY FOR ANZHI ruled out for three months by injury. Manchester City allowed Ivory Coast international midfielder Abdul Razak to IRELAND REJOINS HUGHES AT STOKE join Russian side Anzhi Makhachkala on a Irish midfielder Stephen Ireland left season-long loan deal.—AFP Kuwait shooting tourney concludes SANTIAGO: Handout picture released by ANFP showing Chilean national footballers jogging during a training session ahead of their Sept. 6 match against Venezuela for the Brazil 2014 World Cup South American qualifiers.—AFP KUWAIT: The shooting tournament of exerted in the shooting school which late Sheikh Faisal Al-Duaij Al-Sabah con- produces shooters who become com- cluded on Saturday. This annual tourna- petitors at the world level.