Serie A matchday 8 preview: Napoli v Roma, Inter and Lazio at home, Milan at Udinese

Inter and Lazio are still level at the top on 19 points, both unbeaten, and both are at home this weekend. The match to watch first is on Saturday afternoon, when AS Roma, third and two points behind, go to Napoli without their captain. AC Milan, fourth and also unbeaten, close the round on Sunday night at Udinese, who have lost five league matches in a row.

Friday

Torino v Monza (18:45 UTC, Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino). Torino, tenth on ten points, won 3–0 at Parma, Giovanni Simeone scoring twice; Monza, fourteenth on seven, beat Cagliari 4–0, and Gustavo Varela's two goals took him to six. Monza won 1–0 in Turin in the Coppa Italia in September; in the league Torino won 2–0 at Monza in March 2025, the sides drew 1–1 here in November 2024, and Torino won 1–0 here in March 2024.

Saturday

Cagliari v Bologna (13:00 UTC, Unipol Domus). Cagliari, seventh on 13, lost 4–0 at Monza; Bologna, fifteenth on five, lost 3–1 at home to Inter and have scored six, as many as Cagliari. The last meeting, in Bologna in May, finished 0–0; before that Bologna won three in a row, 2–0 here in October 2025 and in October 2024 among them.

Como v Sassuolo (13:00 UTC, Stadio Giuseppe Sinigaglia). Como, fifth on 14, won 3–1 at Fiorentina; Sassuolo, thirteenth on eight, lost 4–2 at Frosinone. Sky Sport Italia reports that Moise Kean misses this match with a shin problem and that Trevoh Chalobah is a serious doubt. Sassuolo won 2–1 at home in April; Como won 2–0 here in November 2025 and 3–0 here in the Coppa Italia in September 2025.

Napoli v AS Roma (16:00 UTC, Maradona Stadium). Napoli, ninth on ten, lost 1–0 at Venezia, Kevin De Bruyne missing a penalty on 68. Tuttosport reports that Aurelio De Laurentiis is standing by Massimiliano Allegri for now. Sky Sport Italia lists Alisson Santos, Buongiorno, Favasuli and Neres as out. Roma beat Genoa 2–0 and have conceded three, the fewest in the league. Lorenzo Pellegrini was hurt in the Champions League win over Slovan Bratislava, and Tuttosport reports a high-grade hamstring injury in his right thigh that should keep him out for about two months. Sky adds that Svilar, Koné and Dybala are out and that Cristante is a serious doubt. Roma have not won any of the last five meetings: 2–2 here in February, a 1–0 Napoli win in Rome in November 2025, 1–1 in Rome in February 2025 and 1–0 to Napoli here in November 2024.

Lazio v Parma (18:45 UTC, Stadio Olimpico). Lazio, second on goal difference, won 3–0 at Juventus with goals from Provstgaard, Isaksen and Dele-Bashiru, and have conceded four. Sky Sport Italia lists Gudmundsson as out, Marusic as a serious doubt and Taylor as likely to recover from a muscle problem in time. Parma, nineteenth on four, lost 3–0 at home to Torino and have scored four, the fewest in the league; Sky lists Elphege, Almqvist and Nicolussi Caviglia as out. The last meeting here, in April, finished 1–1; Lazio won 1–0 in Parma in December 2025, and Parma 3–1 at home in December 2024.

Sunday

Inter v Fiorentina (11:30 UTC, Milan). Inter won 3–1 at Bologna after going a goal down, Thuram, Carlos Augusto and Bonny scoring, and have 21 goals, the most in the league. Sky Sport Italia reports that Lautaro Martínez is out until after the November international break, that Pavard and Curtis Jones are expected back in the first half of November, and that John Stones is aiming for the derby on 31 October. Fiorentina, eighteenth on four, lost 3–1 at home to Como and have conceded 17, the most in Serie A; Sky lists Ranieri as a serious doubt. The sides drew 1–1 in Florence in March; Inter won 3–0 here in October 2025 and 2–1 here in February 2025, four days after a 3–0 Fiorentina win in Florence.

Atalanta v Frosinone (14:00 UTC, New Balance Arena). Atalanta, eleventh on nine, have lost four of their last five league matches, the latest 3–2 at Milan after trailing 3–0. Sky Sport Italia lists Kessié, Kolasinac, Kossounou, Hien and Raspadori as out, with Scalvini awaiting tests. Frosinone, sixth on 13, beat Sassuolo 4–2, and Antonio Raimondo's hat-trick took him to seven, the most in the league. Atalanta won 5–0 here in January 2024, Frosinone 2–1 at home in August 2023.

Genoa v Venezia (14:00 UTC, Stadio Luigi Ferraris). Genoa, seventeenth on four, lost 2–0 at Roma and have scored five; Venezia, bottom on three, beat Napoli 1–0 with a goal from Adams for their first win of the season. Genoa won 2–0 here in February 2025, Venezia 2–0 at home in September 2024.

Lecce v Juventus (17:00 UTC, Stadio Via del Mare). Lecce, twelfth on nine, won 3–0 at Udinese; Juventus, eighth on eleven, lost 3–0 at home to Lazio. Sky Sport Italia lists Yildiz, Locatelli, Thuram, Ekhator, Grabara and Conceição as out for Juventus, and Coulibaly and Ilić for Lecce. Lecce have not beaten Juventus in the last five meetings: Juventus won 1–0 here in May, the sides drew 1–1 in Turin in January, and Juventus won 3–0 here in January 2024.

Udinese v AC Milan (19:45 UTC, Bluenergy Stadium - Stadio Friuli). Udinese, sixteenth on four, lost 3–0 at home to Lecce and have conceded 16; Sky Sport Italia lists Alaba, Zaniolo, Bayo and Gueye as out. Milan beat Atalanta 3–2, Gonçalo Ramos scoring a penalty and missing another, and have four wins and three draws. ANSA reports they then lost 3–0 at Bournemouth in the Europa League, with Mike Maignan sent off, and quotes Rúben Amorim saying the team had to get back to Milan as soon as possible to prepare for Udinese. Sky lists Gabbia and Saelemaekers as out and Ramos as a doubt with a calf problem. Udinese won 3–0 at San Siro in April; Milan won 3–0 here in September 2025 and 4–0 here in April 2025.

The table before the round

#	Team	P	GD	Pts
1	Inter	7	+12	19
2	Lazio	7	+10	19
3	AS Roma	7	+13	17
4	AC Milan	7	+7	15
5	Como	7	+5	14
6	Frosinone	7	+4	13
7	Cagliari	7	−1	13
8	Juventus	7	+1	11
…
15	Bologna	7	−4	5
16	Udinese	7	−7	4
17	Genoa	7	−8	4
18	Fiorentina	7	−9	4
19	Parma	7	−9	4
20	Venezia	7	−10	3

Roma play first of the top three, on Saturday afternoon; Lazio answer that evening and Inter on Sunday lunchtime. Four sides are on four points, one above Venezia. Sky Sport Italia reports that no player is suspended for the round.

Numbers to know

• A. Raimondo of Frosinone leads the scorers with seven; D. Malen of Roma and Gustavo Varela of Monza have six each.
• Inter, Lazio, Roma and Milan are the four unbeaten sides.
• Roma have conceded three goals, the fewest; Fiorentina 17, the most.
• Inter have scored 21; Parma four, the fewest.
• Udinese have lost their last five; Atalanta four of their last five.

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, Tuttosport, Tuttosport.