The return of Kaka alongside high-profile acquisitions Ronaldinho and Andriy Shevchenko did nothing to lift the Rossoneri and they were second best on the day.

A goal from Giuseppe Sculli after half an hour and a penalty from the returning Diego Milito in second-half injury time decided the game in favour of a lively home team who, like Milan, had spent a lot of money in the transfer market this summer, but appear to be getting a better return on their investment.

A tired Ronaldinho and disorientated Shevchenko lasted just 45 minutes for Milan, who have only a few days to regroup before their UEFA Cup tie against FC Zurich.

Despite the setback Ancelotti vowed to continue doing things his way.

"To be honest, I am not interested in what is being written," he said.

"It is the same situation now as it has been in the past and I feel the club is still very close to me.

"Of course I am sorry for what is happening, but I will keep doing it my way."

Lazio continued to roll as they secured a comfortable 2-0 win over Sampdoria at the Stadio Olimpico.

Picking up from where they left off in putting four goals past Cagliari two weeks ago, Lazio got an early strike from Mauro Zarate before Goran Pandev sealed the win 19 minutes from time.

Atalanta kept up their 100% start to the season as Tiberio Guarente got the only goal in a 1-0 win over Bologna.

Adrian Mutu scored on his return from injury but it was not enough to prevent Fiorentina from going down to a 2-1 loss at Napoli.

Mutu gave the Viola a half-time lead but second half goals from Marek Hamsik and former Fiorentina winger Christian Maggio ensured all three points remained in Naples.

Juventus moved into a share of third place in Serie A alongside Torino, Internazionale and Napoli thanks to a 1-0 win over Udinese in the evening kick-off.

The Bianconeri hit the woodwork twice and were good value for their win, which was earned by an Amauri goal in the 67th minute.

Second-half strikes from Fabio Caserta and Jose Castillo gave Lecce their first win of the season at the Stadio Via del Mare, beating Chievo 2-0 in the battle of the newly-promoted teams.

Caserta headed the opening goal two minutes after half-time before substitute Castillo notched his first ever Serie A goal to ensure a comfortable win.

Cagliari's dismal start to the season continued as they went down 2-0 to Siena, leaving them without a point at the bottom of the table.

Emanuele Calaio's 10th-minute opener saw Siena get off to the best possible start and Abdelkader Ghezzal netted the second on his debut in injury time.

Nicola Amoruso scored on his return to Reggina but it was not enough to maintain Torino's 100% start to the new season in a 1-1 draw.

The 34-year-old Amoruso scored after 13 minutes to put Torino ahead but an own goal from Marco Di Loreto two minutes before half-time enabled Reggina to pick up their first point of the campaign.

On Saturday, Inter chalked up their first victory of the season and made it a winning home debut for coach Jose Mourinho as they came from behind to beat Catania 2-1.

Davide Ballardini celebrated a winning start to his reign as Palermo coach as his side beat Roma 3-1.