Serie A champions Inter Milan were held to a 1-1 draw at Sampdoria.
Inter held as Udinese win
Serie A champions Inter Milan were held to a 1-1 draw at Sampdoria.
The Nerazzurri looked on course to open their campaign as they took the lead in Genoa just after the half-hour mark.
New signing Mancini set Zlatan Ibrahimovic clear and the Swede fired home clinically.
But Samp fought back and secured a point on 68 minutes as Gennaro Delvecchio converted from close-range after Daniele Franceschini headed the ball back across goal.
A the Stade Friuli, Udinese opened their campaign with a 3-1 win over Palermo.
Antonio Di Natale was the star of the show for the home side as he grabbed a brace.
He opened the scoring on nine minutes after good work from Gokhan Inler and he doubled his tally before the break when he fired home from just inside the box.
Mark Bresciano looked to have given the Sicilian visitors some hope on 68 minutes, but within minutes Inler had headed home a third for Udinese.
