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MILAN, Italy -- Roma maintained its perfect start to the Serie A season with a 2-0 win at Sampdoria on Wednesday and took sole lead of the table after Napoli was surprisingly held to a 1-1 draw at home to Sassuolo. Two-time defending champion Juventus abject start to the season continued as it had to come from behind for a controversial 2-1 win at Chievo Verona, while AC Milan again scored twice in the dying minutes to draw 3-3 at Bologna. Mehdi Benatia scored a stunning first goal in Italian football for Roma and Gervinho sealed the result. The capital club has won its opening five matches and moved two points clear of Napoli and Juventus. "Im happy with our five consecutive wins, but Im more interested in entering the history books at the end of the season, not now," Roma coach Rudi Garcia said. "Its too early to evaluate everything, but Im happy for the squad. I have a fantastic group and thats important for the future." Elsewhere, Lazio bounced back from its derby defeat to Roma to beat 10-man Catania 3-1. In other results it was: Parma 4, Atalanta 3; Torino 2, Hellas Verona 2; and Livorno 1, Cagliari 1. Napoli had won its opening four matches, while Sassuolo was the only team without a point in Serie A and was still reeling from a 7-0 defeat at home to Inter Milan on the weekend. Napoli took the lead in the 15th minute when a cross was cleared straight at Blerim Dzemaili, who lashed it into the bottom left corner from 25 yards. Sassuolo had scored just one goal in its opening four matches and Simone Zaza was again the scorer five minutes later, firing into the roof of the net from a tight angle following a Jasmin Kurtic through ball. And Sassuolo held on for its first ever Serie A point. The result means that Roma is the only team still with a perfect record following its victory against Sampdoria. Roma was struggling to break down a resilient Sampdoria defence and Garcias frustration got the better of him as he was sent to the stands 10 minutes into the second half for his protests. Benatia broke the deadlock 10 minutes later with a wonderful solo effort. The Morocco striker wove his way through the Sampdoria defence, beating four players on his way into the penalty area. He then tripped but fired home as he fell. Gervinho also scored his first Serie A goal after he was sent clear by Francesco Totti, two minutes from time. Sampdoria winger Antonino Barilla was sent off for a second booking in stoppages Milan was unbeaten at Bologna since 2002 but had endured a miserable start to the season with just four points from as many games and was missing the suspended Mario Balotelli as well as a number of injured players. It took the lead in the 12th minute when Andrea Poli fired Robinhos smart pass across goal into the bottom left corner but Diego Laxalt levelled for Bologna in the 33rd following a swift counter. Milan missed a series of incredible chances and Laxalt -- who is on loan from the Rossoneris bitter rival Inter Milan -- headed in Lazaros Christodolopoulos cross seven minutes into the second half to put Bologna in front. Cristaldo also celebrated his first Serie A start with a goal, extending Bolognas lead shortly after the hour with a diving header into the bottom right corner following Alessandro Diamantis cross. Phillipe Mexes had a shot crash off the crossbar and it seemed as if Milan was heading for a third defeat of the season. However, Milan had recently come back with two late goals at Torino to secure a draw and it did so again. Robinho pulled one back in the 89th and played a part in the equalizer two minutes later. The Brazilians header was saved but the rebound ricocheted to Ignazio Abate to snatch a share of the points. "I believe that before Christmas we will be in another position," Milan coach Massimiliano Allegri said. "The other teams have started well and we have dropped points, but the team is growing and I have faith in my lads. I know that it wont be easy to finish in the top three but we have everything to go for it. "Im not disappointed with how we played. But I am angry because after the 3-3 we gave away the ball and risked conceding a fourth. They are things that should not happen. I am satisfied, but we arent converting even 30 per cent of our chances and that cant happen either." Juventus struggled to carve out opportunities in Verona and Chievo took a shock lead in the 27th minute. Italy goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon made a rare mistake, clearing a ball straight to Gennaro Sardo, who crossed in for Cyril Thereau to fire into the bottom left corner with a side-footed volley. Juve levelled less than two minutes after halftime. Chievo goalkeeper pulled off a fantastic save to parry Fabio Quagliarellas header from Paul Pogbas cross. Quagliarella then drove the follow up onto the crossbar but eventually managed to scramble it into the back of the net. There was controversy three minutes later. Another mistake by Buffon saw him only parry Simone Bentivoglios shot. Alberto Paloschi fired in the rebound but was harshly ruled out for offside, sparking furious protests. The assistant referee had appeared to mistake Paloschi for Thereau who had been in an offside position. Juventus took the lead in the 65th when Alessandro Bernardini dived onto Pogbas cross and turned it into his own goal. Joe Maddon Cubs Jersey . The San Francisco 49ers and Oakland Raiders are giving it a try, too. 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The Falcons, who represent the Mountain West Conference, are no strangers to this particular stadium, which used to be known as Broncos Stadium, home of Boise State football. Air Force has not had a lot of success in the building, but the team did pull off a major upset of BSU during the regular season with a 28-14 triumph in late September. That victory was just one of nine triumphs for head coach Troy Calhoun and his crew in 2014 as the squad posted a mark of 5-3 in conference play which, unfortunately, was only good for a fourth-place finish in the Mountain Division. As for the Broncos, those hailing from Western Michigan and the Mid-American Conference, they managed to finish third in the West Division standings with a 6-2 mark, and were 8-4 overall thanks to non-conference triumphs over Idaho and Murray State in the month of September. The program did enjoy a six-game win streak during one stretch, but that came to an end with a 31-21 loss versus Northern Illinois in late November. Western Michigan hasnt had much success in the postseason historically -- in fact that team is winless in five previous bowl appearances. The most recent showing saw the team bow to Purdue, 37-32, in the 2011 Little Caesars Bowl, but there is still enthusiasm about the prospect of meeting up with Air Force this weekend. Western Michigan University is extremely excited and grateful to share our celebratory season with the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl and the city of Boise, said head coach P.J. Fleck. The 18-year existence of this bowl shows the elite commitment and work ethic of all that are involved in this historic bowl. Boise, it is time to ROW THE BOAT! As for the Falcons, who missed the postseason in 2013, their bowl history traces back to the 1959 Cotton Bowl and a 0-0 tie versus TCU. The squad has a mark of 10-12-1 in the postseason but had been sitting at .500 prior to losing to both Toledo and Rice in the Military and Armed Forces Bowls, respectively, the last two times out. With respect to the series between these programs, this is the first meeting. For the Broncos, a team led by Fleck who was named the MAC Coach of the Year, the focus will be on running back Jarvion Franklin who not only was named the MAC Freshman of the Year, he also the leagues Offensive Player of the Year as well. Franklin set the MAC single-season rushing mark with 1,525 yards and also set new WMU standards with 25 touchdowns and 150 points in a single season. Franklin was a workhorse for the Broncos as he carried the ball 294 times and averaged 5.2 yards per carry in order to take some of the pressure off quarterback Zach Terrell who managed to complete 70 percent of his passes for 3,146 yards and 23 scores, against 10 interceptions.dddddddddddd Although he missed one game, Corey Davis turned his 70 catches into 1,232 yards and 12 TDs, averaging close to 18 yards per reception. Just ahead of him on the total receptions list with 79 is Daniel Braverman who landed in the end zone only half as many times as Davis. As anyone who takes on Air Force knows, stopping the run is paramount and thats something that the Broncos did rather well during the regular season. The team ranked 37th in the FBS with just 142.7 ypg allowed on the ground, but you can be sure that number will be challenged quite a bit by the Academy. Expect to see Grant DePalma (97 tackles) in on many stops this weekend, the same for Justin Currie (95), and while both Ronald Zamort and Donald Celsicar tied for the team lead with four interceptions, there wont be much call for their services this time around. As has been the case for countless years now, the Falcons again rely heavily on their rushing attack, one that ranked seventh in the nation during the regular season with 272.2 ypg. Leading the way in the triple-option attack was Jacobi Owens with 1,054 yards on 204 carries, leading to five touchdowns, but he will not be suiting up this weekend due to a foot injury he suffered last month. Quarterback Kale Pearson was listed as the second-leading rusher with 646 yards, his six TDs on the ground tied for the team-high, but he is currently listed as questionable for the final game of the year for the Falcons as well. Should Pearson be unable to go, next up would be Nate Romine, a sophomore who has appeared in just four games this season, completing 8-of-15 passes for 73 yards and an interception. Obviously, Romine would not be called upon to put the ball in the air that much, but should the Falcons opt to throw the ball from time to time, the likely target would be Jalen Robinette who has 40 catches for 716 yards and four scores, not to mention Garrett Brown who has six TDs on 29 grabs. When and if the offense stalls, the Falcons can feel secure in bringing on kicker Will Conant who was named the Mountain West Special Teams Player of the Year after converting 18-of-20 field goal attempts, and making good on all 42 of his PATs. A First-Team All-Mountain West selection, Weston Steelhammer is the face of the defense for the Falcons these days. With six interceptions, at least one in three straight games, Steelhammer has the most since 2009 when Anthony Wright had seven picks for the unit. In addition to his picks, he also has two fumble recoveries and has registered a safety on one of his five tackles for loss. Another player the Broncos need to keep an eye on is Jordan Pierce, who easily paced the Falcons with 107 tackles, and was tops with both 16.5 TFL and 5.0 sacks. ' ' '