Serie A matchday 11 preview: Napoli v Lazio, Inter v Como, Lazio three points clear

Lazio go into the last round before the international break three points clear at the top, after Inter lost the derby 3–1 to AC Milan. The match to watch first is on Sunday lunchtime in Naples, where the leaders visit Napoli, eighth on 14. Later on Sunday Inter, second on 25, host Como, fourth on 23, and on Saturday night AS Roma, third on 24 and unbeaten like Lazio, are at home to Sassuolo. The round opens on Friday with the bottom two, Venezia and Udinese, and closes on Sunday night with Fiorentina against Juventus.

Friday

Venezia v Udinese (19:45 UTC, Stadio Pier Luigi Penzo). Venezia, bottom on three, lost 1–0 at Como and have scored six, the fewest in the league. Udinese, nineteenth on five, conceded four in the first half and lost 5–2 at home to Roma. Udinese won the last meeting 2–1 at home in the Coppa Italia in September and 3–2 at home in February 2025; Venezia won 3–2 here in October 2024.

Saturday

Cagliari v Frosinone (14:00 UTC, Unipol Domus). Cagliari, twelfth on 13, lost 2–1 at Lazio, with Adam Obert sent off in stoppage time. Frosinone, sixth on 20, beat Torino 2–0 and have scored 24, level with Lazio. Cagliari won 4–1 here in the Coppa Italia in September 2025; in Serie A, Frosinone won 3–1 at home in January 2024 and Cagliari 4–3 here in October 2023.

Torino v Lecce (14:00 UTC, Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino). Torino, tenth on 13, have lost their last two, 2–0 at Frosinone the latest. Lecce, fourteenth on nine, lost 2–1 at home to Genoa and have conceded 21. Torino won 1–0 here in February; Lecce won the two meetings before that at home, 2–1 in November 2025 and 1–0 in May 2025.

Parma v Bologna (17:00 UTC, Ennio Tardini). Parma, fifteenth on eight, won 3–0 at Atalanta for their second win of the season. Bologna, ninth on 14, beat Monza 2–1. Parma won the last meeting 1–0 at Bologna in February; Bologna won 2–1 at home in the Coppa Italia in December 2025 and 3–1 here in November 2025.

AS Roma v Sassuolo (19:45 UTC, Stadio Olimpico). Roma led 4–0 at half-time at Udinese and won 5–2; their goal difference of +18 is the best in the league. Sky Sport lists Paulo Dybala and Koné as out for this match, with goalkeeper Mile Svilar back only after the break and Rensch the latest absentee. Sassuolo, seventeenth on eight, lost 4–2 at home to Fiorentina and have conceded 26, the most in Serie A. Roma have won the last four meetings: 2–0 here in January, 1–0 at Sassuolo in October 2025 and 1–0 here in March 2024.

Sunday

Napoli v Lazio (11:30 UTC, Stadio Diego Armando Maradona). Lazio beat Cagliari 2–1 with a late Andrea Pinamonti goal, have won nine of ten and have conceded eight, the fewest in the league. Corriere dello Sport reports that Mattia Zaccagni has a thigh strain that keeps him out, and that Gennaro Gattuso's first option is to move Tijjani Noslin to the wing, with Pinamonti up front; Gudmundsson returns only after the break. Napoli lost 2–0 at Juventus and then 4–1 at Porto in the Champions League on Wednesday. Luca Marianucci, sent off in Turin, is suspended, Sky Sport confirms, and lists Di Lorenzo and Olivera as doubts. After the Porto defeat Matteo Politano told Sky Sport the players back the coach but are struggling, Corriere dello Sport reports. Lazio won the last meeting 2–0 here in April; Napoli won 2–0 in Rome in January, and the sides drew 2–2 in Rome in February 2025.

Genoa v AC Milan (14:00 UTC, Stadio Luigi Ferraris). Genoa, eleventh on 13, won 2–1 at Lecce. Milan, fifth on 21, beat Inter 3–1, with all four goals of the derby inside 43 minutes; Diego Moreira scored one and set up the other two. Genoa have not beaten Milan in the last six meetings: Milan won 2–1 here in May, the sides drew 1–1 at San Siro in January, and Milan won 2–1 here in May 2025.

Monza v Atalanta (14:00 UTC). Monza, eighteenth on seven, lost 2–1 at Bologna; Gustavo Varela scored a penalty there and leads the scorers with nine. Atalanta, thirteenth on 11, lost 3–0 at home to Parma despite 70 per cent of the ball. Atalanta have won the last six meetings, the latest 4–0 at Monza in May 2025.

Inter v Como (17:00 UTC). Inter lost for the first time this season in the derby. Sky Sport reports that Lautaro Martínez is out until after the break, while Cristian Chivu hopes to have Stones and Jones, who trained partly with the group this week, back. Como won 1–0 against Venezia with a Lucas Da Cunha penalty and have conceded eight, as few as Lazio. Sky Sport lists Moise Kean and Diao among Como's absentees. Como have not beaten Inter in the last six meetings: Inter won 4–3 at Como in Serie A in April and 3–2 at home in the Coppa Italia semi-final later that month, after a 0–0 at Como in March.

Fiorentina v Juventus (19:45 UTC, Stadio Artemio Franchi). Fiorentina, sixteenth on eight, came from behind to win 4–2 at Sassuolo for their second win of the season. Sky Sport lists Pongracic as out and Ranieri as a doubt. Juventus, seventh on 17, beat Napoli 2–0 and have conceded 10. Sky Sport reports that Kenan Yildiz, Manuel Locatelli and Khéphren Thuram are still out, and that Juventus are trying to get McKennie fit. Fiorentina won the last meeting 2–0 in Turin in May; the sides drew 1–1 here in November 2025, and Fiorentina won 3–0 here in March 2025.

The table before the round

#	Team	P	GD	Pts
1	Lazio	10	+16	28
2	Inter	10	+13	25
3	AS Roma	10	+18	24
4	Como	10	+10	23
5	AC Milan	10	+9	21
6	Frosinone	10	+10	20
7	Juventus	10	+3	17
8	Napoli	10	+4	14
…
15	Parma	10	−7	8
16	Fiorentina	10	−8	8
17	Sassuolo	10	−10	8
18	Monza	10	−7	7
19	Udinese	10	−12	5
20	Venezia	10	−14	3

Five points cover the top four. Three sides are level on eight from fifteenth to seventeenth, one point above Monza, and Venezia and Udinese meet on Friday at the bottom.

Numbers to know

• Gustavo Varela of Monza leads the scorers with nine; Malen of Roma and Raimondo of Frosinone have eight, Krstović of Atalanta six.
• Lazio and Roma are the only unbeaten sides; Lazio have won nine of ten.
• Roma have scored 28, the most in the league; Lazio and Como have conceded eight, the fewest.
• Venezia have lost nine of ten matches and scored six.
• Matchday 10 brought 34 goals in ten matches, and Milan scored all three of theirs in the derby before half-time.

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, Sky Sport, Corriere dello Sport, Corriere dello Sport.