Serie A matchday 11: Lazio held in Naples, Inter a point behind, Roma win again

Lazio drew 1–1 at Napoli on Sunday lunchtime and are still top of Serie A and unbeaten, but their lead is down to a point: Inter beat Como 2–0 in the evening and have 28, and AS Roma, 3–0 winners over Sassuolo on Saturday, are on 27 and also unbeaten. AC Milan won 2–1 at Genoa to go fourth on 24, and on Sunday night Fiorentina and Juventus drew 2–2. Matchday 11 brought 24 goals in ten matches: four home wins, three away wins and three draws, and five own goals.

Friday and Saturday

Venezia 2–1 Udinese was the meeting of the bottom two. Toma Bašić put Venezia ahead on 53 from Antoine Hainaut's pass, Matias Moreno's own goal levelled it on 57, and Enrique Pérez Muñoz, from Pasquale Mazzocchi's pass, won it on 65. Udinese are now bottom, a point behind Venezia.

Cagliari 1–0 Frosinone was won by Michel Adopo on 38, from Paul Mendy's pass. Frosinone had 64 per cent of the ball, 29 shots, nine on target, and 13 corners; Cagliari had 14 shots. It was Cagliari's first league win since matchday 5.

Torino 1–1 Lecce was settled by two own goals: Kialonda Gaspar's put Torino ahead on 60 and Daniel Bragança's levelled it on 73. The sides had three shots on target between them.

Parma 1–2 Bologna was played eleven against ten from the 9th minute, when Abdoulaye Niakhate Ndiaye of Parma was sent off after a VAR review. Arthur Theate scored for Bologna on 53 from Nicolò Cambiaghi's pass and Riccardo Orsolini converted a penalty on 72; Vincent Sierro replied with a Parma penalty on 81. Bologna had 33 shots, ten on target, and 15 corners.

AS Roma 3–0 Sassuolo was 2–0 after half an hour: Mario Hermoso scored on 27 and Sebastian Walukiewicz turned the ball into his own net on 30. Rodrigo Mora, from Donyell Malen's pass, made it three on 58. Roma had 28 shots, nine on target; Sassuolo had one on target and have lost their last five league matches. Asked whether he would watch Inter's match, Gian Piero Gasperini joked to Sky Sport that everyone was waiting "on the perch like owls".

Sunday

Napoli 1–1 Lazio was level from early in the second half. Davide Frattesi put Lazio ahead on 28 from Tijjani Noslin's pass, and Alfonso Pedraza's own goal on 48 brought Napoli level. Both sides had six shots on target; Napoli's xG was 2.44 to Lazio's 0.92. ANSA notes the draw ended Lazio's run of six straight league wins; Sky Sport reports that Lazio were without the injured Mattia Zaccagni, and that Nuno Tavares did not come out for the second half.

Genoa 1–2 AC Milan was 2–0 by the 19th minute: Alphadjo Cissè scored on 13 from Adrien Rabiot's pass and Christian Pulisic on 19 from Gonçalo Ramos's. Mikael Ellertsson, from Tommaso Baldanzi, pulled one back on 88. Genoa had 17 shots to Milan's six, and Milan had two on target.

Monza 0–1 Atalanta was won by Nikola Krstović on 49. Monza's coach, Ivan Juric, was shown a red card on 90+4; Corriere dello Sport reports that he was booked and then sent off for protesting when no penalty was given for a challenge on Colpani. It was Atalanta's first league win since matchday 6, and Monza have now lost four in a row. Juric said, ANSA reports, that he was going home convinced that Monza will stay up.

Inter 2–0 Como was decided in the first 19 minutes. Pio Esposito scored on 12 from Djed Spence's pass and Marcus Thuram on 19. Como had 57 per cent of the ball but one shot on target. Cristian Chivu said his side raised the tempo and the intensity, ANSA reports; Cesc Fàbregas said Inter had been "much better than us" and Como had to accept it.

Fiorentina 2–2 Juventus was level twice. Mateo Pellegrino scored on 4 from Pedro Gonçalves's pass, Nick Woltemade equalised on 32 from Randal Kolo Muani's, Alieu Njie put Fiorentina ahead again on 54, and Gleison Bremer, from Douglas Luiz's pass, made it 2–2 on 66. Fiorentina had 22 shots, Juventus 18, and six each on target.

The table after matchday 11

#	Team	P	W	D	L	GD	Pts
1	Lazio	11	9	2	0	+16	29
2	Inter	11	9	1	1	+15	28
3	AS Roma	11	8	3	0	+21	27
4	AC Milan	11	7	3	1	+10	24
5	Como	11	7	2	2	+8	23
6	Frosinone	11	6	2	3	+9	20
7	Juventus	11	5	3	3	+3	18
8	Bologna	11	5	2	4	+2	17
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15	Fiorentina	11	2	3	6	−8	9
16	Parma	11	2	2	7	−8	8
17	Sassuolo	11	2	2	7	−13	8
18	Monza	11	2	1	8	−8	7
19	Venezia	11	2	0	9	−13	6
20	Udinese	11	1	2	8	−13	5

The provider's table did not yet carry Sunday night's draw in Florence when this was written; the rows for Juventus and Fiorentina above include it. Lazio lead on 29, a point ahead of Inter and two ahead of Roma, with Milan five behind. The points race shows how the gap has moved: Lazio were three clear of Inter and four of Roma after matchday 10, and one draw has brought both closer. At the bottom, Udinese are a point behind Venezia and two behind Monza.

Numbers to know

• Lazio and Roma are the only unbeaten sides; Roma have scored 31, the most, and Lazio have conceded nine, the fewest.
• Five of the round's 24 goals were own goals.
• Bologna had 33 shots against ten-man Parma; Frosinone had 29 at Cagliari and lost.
• Sassuolo have lost five league matches in a row.
• Gustavo Varela of Monza still leads the scorers with nine.

Next up

After the international break, matchday 12 opens on Saturday 21 November with Como v Cagliari and Lazio v Lecce at 14:00 UTC, Parma v AS Roma at 17:00 UTC and Napoli v Torino at 19:45 UTC. On Sunday 22 November, Sassuolo v Genoa is at 11:30 UTC, AC Milan v Frosinone at 14:00 UTC, Bologna v Udinese at 17:00 UTC and Atalanta v Inter at 19:45 UTC. On Monday 23 November, Monza v Fiorentina kicks off at 17:30 UTC and Juventus v Venezia closes the round at 19:45 UTC. The full round is on the Serie A page.

Sources for the context: ANSA, ANSA, ANSA, ANSA, Sky Sport, Sky Sport, Corriere dello Sport.