The Italian top flight saw no less than three upsets this weekend, and Vincent Lai is here to hype up the heroes of those encounters, and a few others too.

Livorno and Bari managed to upset AS Roma and Lazio respectively, but it was the silencing of high-flying Fiorentina that showed Napoli as the biggest winner this weekend, ending the game victorious even when new manager Walter Mazzarri was sent off.

Morgan De Sanctis - Napoli

The Italian Numero Tre Napoli's Numero Uno this weekend as De Sanctis single-handedly held off Fiorentina's arsenal of attackers. The 1.9m custodian blocked Adrian Mutu's short-range effort, stopped a volley from Alberto Gilardino, and probably caused more shots to go off-target with his awesome hombre-ness.

Alessandro Nesta - AC Milan

Nesta did what his colleagues upfront are paid to do on a weekly-basis, scoring twice to lift AC Milan to sixth in the Serie A table. The long-serving Rossoneri centre-back was Milan's fox-in-the-box in the 81^st minute, nodding home to equalise for the visitors after Marco Borriello's shot struck the upright. The 33-year-old then headed a bullet past Chievo 'keeper Stefano Sorrentino deep into stoppage time to give the San Siro boys a vital win.

Iván Córdoba - Inter Milan

Another old-warhorse that showed he has plenty of game left. No, Cordoba did not score for the Nerazzurri last Saturday, but he did marshal Inter's defence well in place of first-team regular Walter Samuel.

Giorgio Chiellini - Juventus

Chiellini looks to have hit a rich vein of form of late, and he was at his absolute best on Sunday as he kept Massimo Maccarone and Emanuele Calaiò quiet throughout the afternoon, rendering them to virtual spectators at the Stadio Artemio Franchi.

Fabio Galante - Livorno

The fossil was Livorno's rock in defence on Sunday as the 35-year-old shackled Mirko Vucinic, Jeremy Menez and Julio Baptista after being sent on the pitch to replace Romano Perticone in the 25^th minute.

Daniele Mannini - Sampdoria

Mannini scored a brace in the Blucerchiati's 4-1 demolition of Bologna a result that leaves 'Doria second in the Serie A league table. The winger was on hand to blast home Giampaolo Pazzini's pass on the volley as Bologna keeper Emiliano Viviano was left strandered at his near post. Mannini then capped of Sampdoria's fourth as he headed Antonio Cassano's cross into the back of the net. The 26-year-old, who celebrated his birthday on Sunday, has scored five goals in eight appearances this season.

Wesley Sneijder - Inter Milan

The Dutchman scored from an exquisite freekick to net Inter their winner in a 2-1 victory over Catania. Sneijder is adpating well to the pace and physical nature of the Serie A, and is quickly evolving into the midfield maestro the Nerazzurri need to unlock defences in Italy and in Europe.

Christian Maggio - Napoli

The right-back scored the Azzurri's winner against high-flying Fiorentina, while getting himself involved in the thick of the action for the whole 90 minutes. Maggio scored on the break after sprinting to meet German Denis' long ball to tap home Napoli's winner from close range. The away win sees Napoli end their poor away run, which had seen them lose the previous four, conceding 11 goals in the process.

Riccardo Meggiorini - Bari

The backup striker had an immediate impact on Bari's 2-0 win over Lazio as he scored just one minute after coming on for Paolo Barreto in the 69^th minute. Meggiorini's goal sealed Lazio's fate, a winless run that has stretched to seven games, taking their tally to three defeats and four draws since August 30.

Amauri - Juventus

The fearsome striker scored the only goal in a thrilling match against Siena as the Old Lady sank the home team 1-0. Amauri rose to head in fellow compatriot Diego's free-kick into the area as Siena custodian Gianluca Curci was left grasping air.

Alessandro Matri - Cagliari

Matri did not score the Sardinians' winning goal in the 87^th minute over Genoa, but he did everything possible to ensure Andrea Lazzari got the ball to tap it pass Marco Amelia into bottom corner of the net. The tall striker held off two defenders, and even drew the 'keeper, as he laid the ball onto Lazzari's path before falling flat on his face. Heroic stuff of legends. By the way, Cagliari earned their first home win of the season.