Sun Sep 15 03:36:47 UTC 2024: ## Milan Dominates Venezia, Juventus Stumbles in Serie A
**Milan** roared back to life with a resounding 4-0 victory over **Venezia** on Saturday, sending a clear message ahead of their crucial Champions League clash against Liverpool and the upcoming Milan derby. The win, Milan’s first of the season, came after a disappointing start to the campaign and eased the pressure on manager Paulo Fonseca.
Theo Hernandez opened the scoring within two minutes, and Matteo Gabbia doubled the lead in the 16th minute. Christian Pulisic and Tammy Abraham, who scored on his full debut, added two more goals from penalties within a seven-minute span in the first half, putting the game beyond reach for Venezia.
“It was important to win, and win in this manner, to give the players belief in what we’re doing,” Fonseca said. “This week I’ve been thinking about Liverpool and Inter. I know how important the derby is… I know that we’ve not won the last few derbies, we’re working to change that.”
Meanwhile, **Juventus** was held to a goalless draw at **Empoli**, a result that did little to inspire confidence ahead of their Champions League encounter with PSV Eindhoven on Tuesday. Juventus managed only a few chances throughout the match and relied on Federico Gatti’s last-minute tackle to preserve the draw.
“Let’s put this match behind us and focus on Tuesday,” said Juventus manager Thiago Motta. “PSV are a good team who play good football, we’ll need to be at our best.”
In other Serie A news, **Bologna** secured a crucial point with a late equalizer against **Como** thanks to Samuel Iling-Junior’s brilliant goal. The result keeps Bologna in contention ahead of their Champions League debut against Shakhtar Donetsk on Wednesday.
“We need to be better, we’ve been too sloppy in our first four matches,” admitted Bologna coach Vincenzo Italiano. “We’ve not been together for very long and we know where we need to improve.”
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