MILAN (AP) — Canada forward Jonathan David scored in his Serie A debut to set Juventus on the way to a 2-0 win over Parma in their season opener on Sunday.
David's Dream Debut
David joined Juventus in July on a free transfer after his five-year contract at Lille expired.
David scored in the 59th minute, getting in front of his marker to prod home Kenan Yildiz's cross to open the scoring.
"It's everything I hoped for," said David, who was given a standing ovation when he was replaced by Vlahovic in the 80th minute.
"It was the first game of the season and the fans brought an amazing atmosphere and you could feel them pushing us forward. I'm happy to score in my first game but the most important thing is the three points."
The 25-year-old David scored 25 goals and provided 12 assists in 49 matches across all competitions for Lille last season. He is also Canada's all-time leading scorer with 36 goals in 67 appearances.
"The target is to help the team as much as I can," David said. "If it's by scoring goals, by getting assists, running back, defending, I will do everything."
Juventus Seals Victory With 10 Men
Juventus ended the match with 10 men after Andrea Cambiaso was sent off seven minutes from time but substitute Dusan Vlahovic doubled the Bianconeri's lead moments later.
A rapid counterattack saw Vlahovic send Yildiz down the right and then race from the center circle into the box to tap home the return pass.
Cambiaso earned himself a needless red card after going up together with Mathias Løvik for a high ball and then reacting by shoving the Parma player and appearing to strike him in the face with his arm.
Other Serie A Results
Pisa's first match back in Serie A since 1991 ended with a credible 1-1 draw at Atalanta. Pisa, which finished second in Serie B last season, surprisingly took the lead in Bergamo in the 26th minute.
Atalanta was playing its first match of the post-Gian Piero Gasperini era after the coach left for Roma following nine years in charge and was replaced by Ivan Jurić.
Gianluca Scamacca leveled five minutes into the second half, gathering a pass from Mario Pasalic and cutting inside his defender before firing into the far bottom corner. It was Scamacca's first goal in more than 450 days.
Nico Paz set up one goal and scored a stunning second as Como kicked off its Serie A season with a 2-0 win over Lazio.
Cesc Fabregas' team broke the deadlock less than two minutes into the second half when Nico Paz gathered the ball inside his own half and feinted past a Lazio player before threading an impressive through ball for Tasos Douvikas.
Nico Paz got on the scoresheet himself in the 73rd minute with a free kick into the top left corner. Lazio had thought it had equalized 10 minutes earlier but Taty Castellanos' strike was ruled out by the video assistant referee for offside.
Sebastiano Luperto scored deep in stoppage time to snatch a 1-1 draw for Cagliari at home to Fiorentina.