It was Matchday Uno in Serie A at the weekend as the 2019/20 campaign kicked into life. Heading to the sweltering heat of Udine for the first 'Framed' of the campaign on Italian soil we went pitchside as Udinese hosted a new look AC Milan side under the leadership of new boss Marco Giampaolo.
Full of fresh season optimism the hosts took the game to their much fancied opponents and the home faithful were rewarded for their vocal efforts when Rodrigo Becao's header gave them a shock 1-0 lead which they held onto to kick off the new campaign in winning style. As for the Visitors, it's back to the drawing board for Giampaolo as his side failed to record a single shot on target all game.
A dream debut for the Brazilian Becao, nodding in the winner at one end and ensuring that the only place the usually busy Krzysztof Piatek would have looked dangerous on Sunday afternoon was on a scrabble board. It could have been worse for Milan had Gianluigi Donnarumma not tipped the majestically named Kevin Lasagna's goal bound effort over the bar late on. Champions League qualification is the goal for Giampaolo this season so Milan will have to bounce back quickly when they host Brescia at the San Siro on Saturday evening. Yeah, you wish your name was Kev Lasagna too.
Photography by Giacomo Cosua for SoccerBible.
