Serie A matchday 6 preview: three leaders on 13 points, Roma at Como, Cagliari host Juventus, Milan go to Sassuolo

Three sides share the lead on 13 points after five rounds, all of them unbeaten, and all three play at the weekend. Inter are at home to Parma on Saturday evening; on Sunday Roma, top on goal difference, go to Como at lunchtime and Lazio host Monza. A point behind, Cagliari, with two goals conceded, host Juventus on Sunday night. At the bottom, Venezia are still without a point.

Saturday

Genoa v Fiorentina (13:00 UTC, Luigi Ferraris). Genoa are nineteenth with one point and three goals and lost 2–1 at Parma; Fiorentina, seventeenth on four, drew 1–1 with Napoli and have conceded twelve; Paolo Vanoli replaced the sacked Fabio Grosso in September, Sky Sport Italia lists. Genoa's coach, Daniele De Rossi, said before the match "I'm calm, I'm doing my job", ANSA reports. Genoa have not beaten Fiorentina in the last five meetings: 2–2 here in November and 0–0 in Florence in May, and two Fiorentina wins before that.

Inter v Parma (16:00 UTC, San Siro). Inter have scored 15, the most in the league, and drew 2–2 at Roma after four straight wins; Parma, fifteenth on four, beat Genoa 2–1 for their first win, and it is Alberto Gilardino's first match as Parma coach since he replaced Carlos Cuesta, according to Sky Sport Italia. Sky reports that Inter have all their internationals available, with Curtis Jones out with an adductor strain. Inter won both meetings last season 2–0, here in May and in Parma in January; the meeting in Parma in April 2025 was 2–2.

Napoli v Frosinone (18:45 UTC, Stadio Diego Armando Maradona). Napoli, ninth on seven, drew 1–1 at Fiorentina; Frosinone, sixth on ten, beat Como 2–0, and A. Raimondo has four goals for them. Sky Sport Italia reports that Napoli are increasingly confident Scott McTominay will be in the squad. Their last league meeting, here in April 2024, finished 2–2; Frosinone won 4–0 here in the Coppa Italia in December 2023.

Sunday

Como v Roma (10:30 UTC, Stadio Giuseppe Sinigaglia). Roma have won four and drawn one, have conceded three, and drew 2–2 with Inter; D. Malen leads the scorers with six. Como, eighth on ten, lost for the first time, 2–0 at Frosinone. According to Sky Sport Italia, Bryan Cristante is unlikely to play for Roma because of knee inflammation while Malen has recovered, and Como are monitoring Moise Kean, who has slight muscle fatigue. In four meetings each side has won both of its home games: Como 2–1 here in March and 2–0 in December 2024, Roma 1–0 in December 2025 and 2–1 in March 2025.

Lazio v Monza (13:00 UTC, Stadio Olimpico). Lazio have four wins and a draw, three goals conceded, and won 2–0 at Venezia; Monza, sixteenth on four, beat Sassuolo 2–1 for their first win, and Gustavo Varela has four goals. Lazio are unbeaten in the last five meetings, the most recent 5–1 here in February 2025.

Lecce v Bologna (13:00 UTC, Stadio Via del Mare). Lecce, twelfth on six, lost 3–0 at Milan; Bologna, eighteenth on two, have no win and three goals, and drew 1–1 with Torino. Raffaele Palladino replaced the sacked Domenico Tedesco in September, and Bologna have signed Matteo Darmian to cover for Holm, who is out for four to six months, Tuttosport reports. Lecce have not beaten Bologna in the last five meetings: 2–2 and 0–0 here in 2025, and three Bologna wins, the latest 2–0 in Bologna in April.

Sassuolo v AC Milan (16:00 UTC, Mapei Stadium). Sassuolo, tenth on seven, beat Juventus 3–2 and then lost 2–1 at Monza; AC Milan, fifth on eleven and unbeaten, beat Lecce 3–0. Milan lose Estupiñan, who hurt a knee on international duty, Sky Sport Italia reports, and Corriere dello Sport says Rúben Amorim has announced heavy rotation. Sassuolo won 2–0 here in May; the meeting in Milan in December was 2–2, and the one here in April 2024 3–3.

Cagliari v Juventus (18:45 UTC, Unipol Domus). Cagliari, fourth on twelve, have won four of five with five goals scored and two conceded, the fewest in the league; they won 1–0 at Udinese last time. Juventus, seventh on ten, beat Atalanta 2–0, and are without Locatelli and Yildiz, with Cabal a serious doubt, according to Sky Sport Italia. Cagliari won 1–0 here in January; Juventus won 2–1 at home in November and 1–0 here in February 2025.

Monday

Atalanta v Venezia (16:30 UTC, New Balance Arena). Atalanta, eleventh on six, have lost their last three, 2–0 at Juventus most recently; Venezia have lost all five and conceded 13, the most in the league. Atalanta are unbeaten in the last five meetings: 0–0 here in March 2025 and 2–0 in Venice in October 2024.

Torino v Udinese (18:45 UTC, Stadio Olimpico di Torino). Both have four points: Torino, fourteenth, drew 1–1 at Bologna, and Udinese, thirteenth, lost 1–0 at home to Cagliari, their third defeat in a row. Udinese won both meetings last season, 2–1 here in January and 2–0 at home in May; Torino won 2–0 here in April 2025.

The table before the round

#	Team	P	GD	Pts
1	Roma	5	+11	13
2	Inter	5	+7	13
3	Lazio	5	+5	13
4	Cagliari	5	+3	12
5	AC Milan	5	+6	11
6	Frosinone	5	+5	10
7	Juventus	5	+4	10
8	Como	5	+3	10
…
17	Fiorentina	5	−6	4
18	Bologna	5	−3	2
19	Genoa	5	−7	1
20	Venezia	5	−9	0

Inter play first and can sit alone on top overnight with a win on Saturday; Roma and Lazio answer on Sunday.

Numbers to know

• D. Malen of Roma has six league goals; A. Raimondo, Lautaro Martínez and Gustavo Varela have four each.
• Roma, Inter, Lazio and Milan are unbeaten; Bologna, Genoa and Venezia are without a win.
• Cagliari have conceded two goals, the fewest; Venezia 13, the most.
• Inter have scored 15, Genoa and Bologna three each.

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

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