Serie A
Torino – Juventus: A Grim Match Sees Juventus Use Torino’s Tactics Against Them (0-1)
A dismal display of two teams unable to string passes together and carry out effective offensive actions. Fittingly, from a set piece routine Juventus opened the
AS Roma – Napoli: Foolish Handballs Undo Napoli’s Well-Working Game Plan (2-1)
An impressive defensive setup created a solid base for AS Roma to take the game to Napoli and capture the lead. After Kolarov missed a penalty,
Napoli – Atalanta Bergamo: Late Josip Iličić goal erases Napoli’s dominant second half (2-2)
Napoli took a leaf out of Manchester City’s book and mostly outplayed Atalanta with a pass-and-press game. A dominant second half display from Napoli seemed to
AS Roma – AC Milan: Diligent Roma Defeat An Ineffective Milan Side (2-1)
While Milan’s intentions still remain unclear, Roma is slowly molding into the picture Paulo Fonseca has in mind – a high pressing and patient, yet incisive,
SS Lazio – Atalanta Bergamo: Atalanta and Lazio exploit each others weaknesses in another rollercoaster ride (3-3)
Staying in line with their recent encounters, Lazio and Atalanta did not disappoint in yet another rollercoaster ride that neutral spectators will have certainly enjoyed. In
Genoa CFC – AC Milan: Milan Edge Out Four Red-Card Thriller (1-2)
This game had it all: a goalkeeping howler, a penalty save and let’s not forget the small matter of four red cards. Marco Giampaolo’s Milan career
AC Milan – Fiorentina : A competitive Fiorentina side dismantle a crumbling Milan team (1-3)
First Fiorentina scared them, then they slowly deceived them, only to dismantle Milan once and for all in a second half that could not have gone
Internazionale – SS Lazio: Impressive Inter Remain On Winning Track (1-0)
Inter had a lot of possession in the first half, without creating major chances. This was down to Lazio’s outstanding defensive performance, barring one cross at
AS Roma – Atalanta Bergamo: Strong Performance Earns Atalanta Win Despite Chances Conceded (0-2)
Atalanta were able to win away at Roma in a game where they were the superior team for much of the game with and without the
AC Milan – Internazionale: Textbook Conte display disarms a helpless and toothless Milan side (0-2)
Inter’s responded to their disappointing Champions League draw to Slavia Praha with a textbook Antonio Conte display. This win ensured their rampage in Serie A continued