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53 Sport maltatoday, SUNDAY, 22 SEPTEMBER 2013 FOOTBALL Livorno miss chance to go top LIVORNO missed the chance to move level with the Serie A leaders following a goalless draw at Genoa. The away side were nonetheless content with an away point, especially after young goalkeeper Francesco Bardi made an athletic save in injury-time to keep out Emanuele Calaio's point-blank header. Thomas Manfredini also hit the crossbar with a looping header late in the game. Sampdoria defender Lorenzo De Silvestri scored the last of three injury-time goals to deny Cagliari all three points in a 2-2 draw at the Nereo Rocco stadium. The hosts, who last week benefited from Mauricio Pinilla's stoppagetime goal in their draw with Fiorentina, looked on course for victory when Albin Ekdal put them ahead midway through the first half. Even though Manolo Gabbiadini equalised very late on, Daniele Conti gave Cagliari the lead again immediately after before De Silvestri popped up in the third minute of time added on and ensure the match finished as a 2-2 draw. Chievo recovered from conceding in the first minute to claim their first Serie A win of the season 2-1 at home to Udinese. Just 50 seconds had passed when Maicousel pounced on some forgettable home defending to run the ball into an empty net. Chievo recovered from their early calamity to equalise through Sergio Pellissier after 13 minutes before Luca Rigoni claimed the matchwinner just before half-time with a deflected strike. Italian Serie A Standings 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 SSC Napoli Roma Inter Fiorentina Juventus Livorno Lazio Hellas Verona Cagliari AC Milan Udinese Torino Genoa ChievoVerona Atalanta Bologna Sampdoria Parma Catania Sassuolo 3 3 3 3 3 4 3 3 4 3 4 3 4 4 3 3 4 3 3 3 9 9 7 7 7 7 6 6 5 4 4 4 4 4 3 2 2 1 0 0 Cambiasso hails Inter coach Mazzarri Inter Milan midfielder Esteban Cambiasso has hailed the work new coach Walter Mazzarri has done so far. THE Nerazzurri go into today's game at promoted Sassuolo inspired by their strong start to the campaign. Inter won their first two Serie A games before drawing 1-1 with Juventus in Milan last weekend. "I like Mazzarri," Cambiasso said. "He knows what he wants and he's got personality. "That is what you need at a big club like Inter. "After three games we have let in just one goal and that came against Juventus. "Our results so far are not by chance but rather down to Mazzarri's work." Tuscan tactician Mazzarri, who led Napoli to a runners-up finish behind Juventus last season, replaced the sacked Andrea Stramaccioni this summer. Inter will fancy their chances against Sassuolo, who lie at the foot of the standings without a point to their name. The Neroverdi, who are coached by Eusebio Di Francesco, have struggled in every department. They have the worst defence in the competition with nine goals conceded YOUR FIRST CLICK OF THE DAY www.maltatoday.com.mt while they have managed to find the net just once. Last weekend's 2-0 reverse at Verona marked their third straight loss. "Despite our poor start to the season, I believe we can beat Inter," Sassuolo defender Reto Ziegler said. "We need to hurt our rivals and the way to do that is by scoring goals and giving everything we have on the pitch. "It's going to be difficult to play against Inter but we are playing at home and we have so much hunger to win. "While Inter's aim might be the Scudetto, our aim is to avoid the drop and I can tell you that Inter will suffer on Sunday." The hosts will be without central defender Emanuele Terranova, who sustained a knee injury in training this week. Esteban Cambiasso Fast, Reliable, Economical 24Hrs Service Best Prices Discounts for Account Holders Car, Vans & Coaches SILVER CABS, No.4, Margaret Mangion Street, Paceville, St. Julians STJ 3180 Tel: +356 21 389 575 24Hrs Mob: 9921 5286 Freephone: 800 73770