Giampaolo Pazzini hopes AC Milan's win at Bologna eases the pressure on the club.

Milan had lost the opener 1-0 at home to Sampdoria, but with the arrival of Bojan Krkic and Nigel De Jong - who both made their debuts tonight - could they challenge for the Scudetto?

"Victories often wipe out problems. A side like Milan has to target the Scudetto and will try to the very end.

"We wanted to start the campaign with a win and didn't manage it, but many new players have come in and this result gives us great satisfaction."