The champion dominated the game against the Basques but was not sharp enough • Juventus and Pirlo in the premiere on the lines defeated Sampdoria 0: 3
Mikel Oyersbal stops Tony Cross, tonight in Anuata
Photo:
IP
Real Madrid went up tonight (Sunday) for their first game of the season in the Spanish league and they did so as the Spanish champions.
The Blancos, who managed to win all of their last 10 games last season after the forced Corona break until winning the title, reached today a very difficult away game against Real Sociedad in the Basque Country.
Zidane and his trainees controlled the ball much more (70% - 30%), risked the goal much more than the hosts (5:13) but unfortunately did not manage to score.
The fact that Rafael Varane was named the game's standout says a lot about the rust with which the Whites came into the game.
The one who also had a less successful day in La Liga is Sean Weissman, who came on in the halftime loss of Real Valladolid to Betis.
The Greens are one of two teams with six points, with the other being Grande who beat Deportivo Alavés 1: 2.
Cadis' 0-2 win over Waska made history, with Cadiz goalkeeper Albert Sifuentes becoming, at 41, the oldest adult to make his Premier League debut.
Juventus players celebrate, tonight in Turin // Photo: Reuters
In Italy
, Juventus opened the season with a home game against Sampdoria when new coach Andrea Pirlo made his debut on the lines of the old lady.
Parma acquisition Swede Diane Kolosevsky scored the first (13) for the hosts, Leonardo Bonucci doubled (78) after a corner kick and who if not Cristiano Ronaldo took advantage of a great ball from Arun Ramsey and swept the road to a great 0-3.
Napoli needed goals from Dries Martens and Lorenzo Insigne to beat Parma 0-2.
A disappointing Genoa last year defeated Crotone 1: 4.
Matthias Destro (7) Goran Pandev (10) Davide Zapacosta (34) and Marco Piazza (75) scored.
Emanuel Rivier just shrank.
In another game: Sesuolo - Cagliari 1: 1.