Inter Milan and Juventus maintain title race.
Empoli upsets Napoli, AC Milan blows two-goal lead against Lecce.
Atalanta rescues point against Udinese with late goal.
Rome Derby ends goalless.
RESULTS
[ 2-2 ] SASSUOLO vs. SALERNITANA
[ 1-0 ] GENOA vs. HELLAS VERONA
[ 2-2 ] LECCE vs. AC MILAN
[ 2-1 ] JUVENTUS vs. CAGLIARI
[ 1-1 ] MONZA vs. TORINO
[ 0-1 ] NAPOLI vs. EMPOLI
[ 2-1 ] FIORENTINA vs. BOLOGNA
[ 1-1 ] UDINESE vs. ATALANTA
[ 0-0 ] LAZIO vs. ROMA
[ 2-0 ] INTER MILAN vs. FROSINONE
Inter Milan and Juventus got the win to keep the gap intact in the title race. AC Milan, Napoli, and Atalanta dropped points from their respective matches to fall further from the top two, but there were no positional changes. Empoli moved out of the relegation zone with a win against Napoli. Cagliari dropped into the relegation zone with Empoli and a Salernitana side that remains winless at the bottom.
LEAGUE STANDINGS – SERIE A
Inter Milan [1st, 12/38 games, 31 pts]
Juventus [2nd, 12/38 games, 29 pts]
AC Milan [3rd, 12/38 games, 23 pts]
Napoli [4th, 12/38 games, 21 pts]
Atalanta [5th, 12/38 games, 20 pts]
Fiorentina [6th, 12/38 games, 20 pts]
Roma [7th, 12/38 games, 18 pts]
Bologna [8th, 12/38 games, 18 pts]
Monza [9th, 12/38 games, 17 pts]
Lazio [10th, 12/38 games, 17 pts]
Torino [11th, 12/38 games, 16 pts]
Frosinone [12th, 12/38 games, 15 pts]
Genoa [13th, 12/38 games, 14 pts]
Lecce [14th, 12/38 games, 14 pts]
Sassuolo [15th, 12/38 games, 12 pts]
Udinese [16th, 12/38 games, 11 pts]
Empoli [17th, 12/38 games, 10 pts]
Cagliari [18th, 12/38 games, 9 pts]
Hellas Verona [19th, 12/38 games, 8 pts]
Salernitana [20th, 12/38 games, 5 pts]
Taking a 2-goal lead in the opening 20 minutes was not enough for Salernitana to secure their first league win of the season. They ended up with a point from a 2-2 draw with Sassuolo.
Hellas Verona is without a win since the first two league games, losing 9 out of the last 11 games, with a ‘1-0’ defeat at Genoa being their latest result.
AC Milan took a 2-0 lead into the break but blew it in the second half, settling for a 2-2 draw against Lecce.
Juventus won their fifth straight game in a run of seven unbeaten league games (six wins) with a victory over Cagliari. Daniele Rugani’s goal in the 70th minute ended up being the game-winner.
Viktor Kovalenko entered the game in the 71st minute, scoring the only goal 20 minutes later to get Empoli three points at Naples against reigning champions Napoli. Empoli was staring at a third consecutive league defeat ahead of the fixture.
Nicolas Gonzalez scored the game-winning goal from a penalty in the opening minutes of the second half, helping Fiorentina secure a ‘2-1’ win over Bologna to end a run of three league defeats. It was Bologna’s first defeat in 12 games (11 league games).
A goal in the second minute of added time saved Atalanta from a defeat to Udinese.
The Rome Derby ended goalless, fair on the balance of play. Roma remains a point ahead of Lazio in the league.
Inter Milan got the game-winning goal towards the end of the first half through Federico Dimarco and started the second half with an early goal through Hakan Calhanoglu’s penalty. Inter Milan stayed at the top of the league with a ‘2-0’ home win over Frosinone.
MATCH RESULTS – SERIE A
[ 2 ] Sassuolo || Kristian Thorstvedt 36′ 52′
[ 2 ] Salernitana || Chukwubuikem Ikwuemesi 5′ Boulaye Dia 17′
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[ 1 ] Genoa || Radu Dragusin 44′
[ 0 ] Hellas Verona
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[ 2 ] Lecce || Nicola Sansone 66′ Lameck Banda 70′
[ 2 ] AC Milan || Olivier Giroud 28 Tijani Reijnders 35′
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[ 2 ] Juventus || Gleison Bremer 60′ Daniele Rugani 70′
[ 1 ] Cagliari || Alberto Dossena 75′
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[ 1 ] Monza || Andrea Colpani 65′
[ 1 ] Torino || Ivan Ilic 55′
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[ 0 ] Napoli
[ 1 ] Empoli || Viktor Kovalenko 90+1′
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[ 2 ] Fiorentina || Giacomo Bonaventura 17′ Nicolas Gonzalez 48′(pen)
[ 1 ] Bologna || Joshua Zirkzee 33′
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[ 1 ] Udinese || Walace 44′
[ 1 ] Atalanta || Ederson 90+2′
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[ 0 ] Lazio
[ 0 ] Roma
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[ 2 ] Inter Milan || Federico Dimarco 43′ Hakan Calhanoglu 48′(pen)
[ 0 ] Frosinone
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