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Napoli still team to beat under new man Garcia

It is early days in Italy's Serie A and champions Napoli are already on maximum points, but they face last season's runners-up Lazio on Saturday in new manager Rudi Garcia's first real test.

Perfect Napoli See Off Sassuolo, Juventus Survive Penalty Controversy

Napoli continued a perfect start to their Serie A title defence with Sunday's 2-0 win over 10-man Sassuolo, while Juventus survived penalty controversy in a 1-1 draw with furious Bologna. Victor Osimhen netted his third goal of the season from the penalty spot 15 minutes into Napoli's first home match since lifting the league title in front of their fans for the third time back in June. And captain Giovanni Di Lorenzo made sure Napoli would make it six points from six in the 64th minute, not long after Maxime Lopez was sent off and Giacomo Raspadori -- who had hit the post seconds after kick-off -- blasted a penalty into the stands.

'Immensely Honoured' Roberto Mancini Named New Coach Of Saudi Arabia

Roberto Mancini was on Sunday named as the new coach of the Saudi Arabia national team on a deal reported to be worth more than $25 million a year after he controversially quit the Italy job earlier this month. The Saudis, who beat eventual champions Argentina at last year's World Cup in Qatar, have been without a coach since Herve Renard left to take charge of France's women's team. Mancini, 58, led Italy to the Euro 2020 title but failed to qualify for last year's World Cup.