Defending champion AC Milan remained winless in Serie A following a 1-1 draw with Udinese Wednesday, while 10-man Juventus drew 1-1 with Bologna to end its perfect start. At the San Siro, Antonio Di Natale took advantage of an error from Milan goalkeeper Christian Abbiati to give Udinese the lead in the 29th minute and Milan's 18-year-old forward Stephan El Shaarawy equalized in the 63rd after replacing Alexandre Pato, who came off after just 19 minutes with an apparent thigh injury. In Turin, Mirko Vucinic took advantage of a quick free kick from Andrea Pirlo to put Juventus ahead in the 29th but then picked up his second yellow card just before the break for a hard foul and Daniele Portanova equalized for Bologna in the 52nd. Also, it was: Cesena 1, Lazio 2; Chievo Verona 1, Napoli 0; Fiorentina 3, Parma 0; Genoa 3, Catania 0; Lecce 1, Atalanta 2; and Palermo 3, Cagliari 2. Inter Milan Thursday officially announced the appointment of Claudio Ranieri as its new coach, a day after predecessor Gian Piero Gasperini was fired. Wins for City, Reds and Chelsea Debutant Owen Hargreaves scored his first goal for more than three years and Mario Balotelli grabbed his first of the season as Manchester City beat holder Birmingham City 2-0 in a League Cup third round tie at the Etihad Stadium Wednesday. Liverpool, which has won the competition a record seven times, welcomed back skipper Steven Gerrard as a late substitute after six months out with a groin injury in a 2-1 away win at Championship (second division) high fliers Brighton & Hove Albion. In the west London derby at Stamford Bridge 10-man Chelsea beat Fulham 4-3 on penalties after the sides drew 0-0 following extra time. There was a moment of doubt over the decisive penalty from Fulham's Bryan Ruiz whose shot hit the bar, bounced on the line and hit the bar again before bouncing away. Fulham protested the ball had crossed the line, but the officials ruled otherwise. In the two other matches, Championship leaders Southampton beat in-form Preston North End of League One 2-1 while Cardiff City beat Sven-Goran Eriksson's Leicester City 7-6 on penalties after the all-Championship tie ended 2-2 following extra time.
