Serie A starts in 2011 with a Melo-dramatic Juventus

By Mirko Corli, writing from Torino

The first round of 2011 Serie A action came with a couple of surprises.

First and foremost, Juventus.

The bianconeri lost 4-1 at home against Parma, and this is a big surprise not only because Juve closed 2010 in good shape and with the will of doing something more in the upcoming year, but also because it is a defeat that can mean more. They lost their best striker this campaign, Fabio Quagliarella, just after the kick-off. Knee problems for him, the injury looked like a serious one. We’ll see in the next few days how long he will be out, but the feeling is it could be a long time.

Then we have Felipe Melo. He has been playing so well this season some have difficulty believing he is the same player he was last year. He started well today, but then he was sent off for kicking Parma’s Paci in the face while on the ground.

(Source: matchcentre)