Football: Genoa's Piatek off to best Serie A debut in 70 years

Krzysztof Piatek scored both Genoa goals last weekend to take his season tally to eight in six games. Photo / Getty Images

Krzysztof Piatek is off to the best start for a Serie A debutante in nearly 70 years.

The 23-year-old Poland striker scored both Genoa goals in a 2-1 win over Frosinone yesterday to raise his tally to eight in six matches. The last player to achieve that was Karl Aage Hansen with Atalanta in 1949-50.

Overall this season, Piatek has scored 12 goals in all competitions - including his four-goal haul in the Italian Cup in August. His performances have helped Genoa into sixth place.

Piatek had already scored twice before Frosinone pulled one back with a penalty from Camillo Ciano for the club's first goal of the season.

Piatek joined Genoa from Cracovia for a reported fee of €4 million ($7 million) in June. There are reports Juventus are interested in signing him to a much bigger contract.

Three pieces of individual brilliance helped AC Milan to a 4-1 win at Sassuolo, despite not having any available forwards, with Gonzalo Higuain, Patrick Cutrone and Fabio Borini all not fit to start.

Milan had won only one of their first five Serie A games.

"We were missing the win because in recent matches, we have always played well but without bringing home what we deserved," Milan coach Gennaro Gattuso said.

Sassuolo knew they could move second with a victory after an impressive start to the season.

Bologna's 21-year-old winger Riccardo Orsolini showed glimpses of why he is considered one of Italy's next great strikers in a 2-1 comeback win over Udinese.

Soon after coming off the bench, Orsolini expertly redirected a cross inside the near post for the winner eight minutes from time - earning his first Serie A goal. Orsolini, on loan from Juventus, also hit the post in the closing minutes.

At last year's Under-20 World Cup, Orsolini won the tournament's Golden Boot award by scoring five goals to help Italy finish third.

Gervinho was on target again as he fired Parma to a 1-0 win over Empoli, who hit the post twice.

The 31-year-old former Arsenal and Roma player has scored three goals in his past four matches.

Fiorentina's 2-0 win over Atalanta gave the Viola four victories in four home matches.

Jordan Veretout converted a penalty for Fiorentina and Cristiano Biraghi added another from a free kick confirmed by goal-line technology.

Simone Zaza scored his first goal since joining Torino in a 1-0 win at Chievo Verona.

- AP