Serie A matchday 10 preview: Milan v Inter, Juventus v Napoli, Lazio and Inter level on 25

Inter and Lazio are level on 25 points and on goal difference after nine matches, and the match to watch comes on Saturday night at San Siro, where fifth-placed AC Milan host Inter in the first derby of the season, three days after losing 4–2 at home to Bologna. Lazio play on Sunday afternoon at home to Cagliari, and AS Roma, third on 21 and the only other unbeaten side, go to Udinese on Saturday. On Sunday night Juventus and Napoli, level on 14, meet in Turin, and the round closes on Monday with Atalanta against Parma.

Saturday

Bologna v Monza (14:00 UTC, Stadio Renato Dall'Ara). Bologna, eleventh on 11, won 4–2 at Milan with a hat-trick from Samuel Mbangula Tshifunda, though Sky Sport says he could lose his place to Cambiaghi. Monza, sixteenth on seven, lost 4–1 at home to Napoli and have conceded 22; Gustavo Varela has eight goals, level with A. Raimondo at the top of the scorers. Bologna have won the last three meetings: 3–1 here in January 2025, 4–0 here in the Coppa Italia in December 2024 and 2–1 at Monza in September 2024.

Udinese v AS Roma (17:00 UTC, Bluenergy Stadium). Udinese, seventeenth on five, drew 0–0 at Parma and have one win in nine. Roma came from behind to beat Cagliari 4–2 and have scored 23, second only to Inter; D. Malen has seven goals. Sky Sport lists Paulo Dybala and goalkeeper Mile Svilar among Roma's absentees. Udinese won 1–0 here in February; Roma won 2–0 at home in November 2025 and 2–1 here in January 2025.

AC Milan v Inter (19:45 UTC, San Siro). Inter, top on goals scored, won 2–0 at Venezia with two own goals and have won eight of nine. Milan, fifth on 18, lost for the first time against Bologna. Sky Sport reports that Fikayo Tomori is out for a month, and that Adrien Rabiot and Gila are fit again; Inter are without five players, Lautaro Martínez, John Stones and Benjamin Pavard among them. Rúben Amorim said he had "zero envy" of Inter's coach and that a win would calm everything, Corriere dello Sport reports; Cristian Chivu said last season had taught him the derby is not decisive, according to beIN Sports. Inter have not beaten Milan in the last five meetings: Milan won both league derbies last season 1–0, here in March and at Inter in November 2025, and the sides drew 1–1 in a friendly in August.

Sunday

Como v Venezia (11:30 UTC, Stadio Giuseppe Sinigaglia). Como, fourth on 20, scored three times in the last ten minutes to win 3–1 at Torino and have conceded eight, as few as Roma. Venezia, bottom on three, have lost eight of nine and scored six. Sky Sport reports that Moise Kean is out for Como. The last two Serie A meetings were drawn, 1–1 here in March 2025 and 2–2 in Venice in December 2024.

Frosinone v Torino (14:00 UTC, PSC Arena). Frosinone, sixth on 17, beat Lecce 5–1 and have scored 22; A. Raimondo has eight goals. Torino, ninth on 13, lost 3–1 to Como after three wins in a row. The last two Serie A meetings both finished 0–0, at Torino in April 2024 and here in December 2023; Frosinone won 2–1 at Torino in the Coppa Italia in November 2023.

Lazio v Cagliari (14:00 UTC, Stadio Olimpico). Lazio won 6–2 at Sassuolo, have won five in a row and have conceded seven, the fewest in the league. Sky Sport reports that Andrea Pinamonti has recovered, while Adam Marušić and Nicolò Rovella will not be risked. Cagliari, tenth on 13, lost 4–2 at Roma. Cagliari have not beaten Lazio in the last five meetings: 0–0 at Cagliari in February, 2–0 to Lazio here in November 2025 and 2–1 to Lazio at Cagliari in February 2025.

Lecce v Genoa (17:00 UTC, Stadio Via del Mare). Lecce, fourteenth on nine, lost 5–1 at Frosinone and have conceded 19; Sky Sport says Gaspar serves the second match of a ban. Genoa, thirteenth on 10, beat Juventus 2–0. Lecce won 1–0 here in May; the sides drew 0–0 at Genoa in August 2025, and Genoa won 2–1 at home in March 2025.

Juventus v Napoli (19:45 UTC, Allianz Stadium). Both sides have won four, drawn two and lost three. Juventus lost 2–0 at Genoa and have scored 11; Napoli won 4–1 at Monza. Sky Sport lists Kenan Yildiz, Khéphren Thuram and Manuel Locatelli among Juventus's absentees, and reports that Stanislav Lobotka will be out for about 90 days, with Kevin De Bruyne in midfield. Juventus won the last meeting 3–0 here in January; Napoli won the two before, both 2–1 at home, in December 2025 and January 2025.

Monday

Sassuolo v Fiorentina (17:30 UTC). Sassuolo, fifteenth on eight, lost 6–2 to Lazio and are without Kristian Thorstvedt, suspended after his red card, Sky Sport reports. Fiorentina, eighteenth on five, drew 2–2 with Atalanta and have one win in nine. The sides drew 0–0 in Florence in April; Sassuolo won 3–1 here in December 2025.

Atalanta v Parma (19:45 UTC, New Balance Arena). Atalanta, twelfth on 11, drew 2–2 at Fiorentina; with Gianluca Scamacca still out, N. Krstović, who has six goals, leads the line, Sky Sport reports. Parma, nineteenth on five, have scored five, the fewest in the league. Atalanta won 4–0 here in January; the sides drew 1–1 at Parma in August 2025, and Parma won 3–2 here in May 2025.

The table before the round

#	Team	P	GD	Pts
1	Inter	9	+15	25
2	Lazio	9	+15	25
3	AS Roma	9	+15	21
4	Como	9	+9	20
5	AC Milan	9	+7	18
6	Frosinone	9	+8	17
7	Napoli	9	+6	14
8	Juventus	9	+1	14
…
16	Monza	9	−6	7
17	Udinese	9	−9	5
18	Fiorentina	9	−10	5
19	Parma	9	−10	5
20	Venezia	9	−13	3

The top three all have a goal difference of +15, and Inter lead Lazio on goals scored, 25 to 22. Three sides are level on five points from seventeenth to nineteenth, and Fiorentina play Sassuolo on Monday.

Numbers to know

• A. Raimondo of Frosinone and Gustavo Varela of Monza lead the scorers with eight; D. Malen of Roma has seven, N. Krstović of Atalanta six.
• Inter, Lazio and Roma are the only unbeaten sides; Inter and Lazio have won eight of nine.
• Inter have scored 25, the most in the league; Lazio have conceded seven, the fewest.
• Venezia have lost eight of nine matches; Parma have scored five.
• Matchday 9 brought 43 goals in ten matches.

The full round with kick-off times in your time zone is on the Serie A page.

Sources for the context: Sky Sport, Sky Sport, Corriere dello Sport, beIN Sports.