Serie A
US Sassuolo – AC Milan: deadly counterattack of Milan proves too much for Sassuolo (1-4)
AC Milan’s fast attacks and individual quality in the final third gave them a much-needed win away from home against Sassuolo. The home team’s possession led
Juventus – Napoli: Juventus assert superiority after falling behind (3-1)
Following a promising high-pressing start from Napoli that gave the visitors an early lead, Juventus, asserted their superiority and ran away with the Serie A lead.
AS Roma – Lazio Roma: AS Roma beat city rivals in end-to-end and intense derby (3-1)
This edition of the Derby della Capitale was close and very intense, with chances for either side. AS Roma won because of better finishing and converting
Internazionale – ACF Fiorentina: Inter extend run of impressive results despite Fiorentina targeting the midfield battle (2-1)
Internazionale completed a fine week of results despite repeatedly showing vulnerabilities. ACF Fiorentina put them under sustained pressure and was sold short in the final result.
UC Sampdoria – Internazionale: Inter claim victory in hard-fought away game at Samp (0-1)
Internazionale looked like being held to a goalless stalemate away at UC Sampdoria had it not been for Marcelo Brozović’s superb last-gasp winner. The home side
US Sassuolo – Empoli FC: One half of good football enough for Sassuolo against Empoli’s 4-3-1-2 (3-1)
Empoli scored after eighteen seconds and managed to press Sassuolo effectively for the entire first half, but came up short nonetheless. Despite their good pressing, Empoli
Napoli – Fiorentina: Napoli struggles in 4-4-2, but still eke out win against Fiorentina (1-0)
After a first half that saw both teams have some structural issues in possession, it was Napoli that eventually figured it out and scored a deserved
AC Milan – AS Roma: well-organised Milan get deserved late winner
AS Roma had a lot of problems in their away game against a well-organised AC Milan. Both managers decided to change their formation at one point