Serie A matchday 8: Inter and Lazio still level, Napoli and Roma draw 3–3, Atalanta and Frosinone 4–4

Inter scored twice in stoppage time to beat Fiorentina 2–1 on Sunday, and Lazio beat Parma 2–1 on Saturday, so the two are still level at the top on 22 points, Inter ahead on goal difference. Napoli and AS Roma drew 3–3 in Naples, and AC Milan won 2–0 at Udinese to join Roma on 18, four points off the top. Atalanta and Frosinone shared eight goals in Bergamo. Matchday 8 brought 34 goals in ten matches: five home wins, three away wins and two draws.

Friday

Torino 3–2 Monza was Torino's third win in a row. Kian Fitz-Jim scored on 39 from Giovanni Simeone's pass, Gustavo Varela equalised for Monza on 47, and Rafik Belghali, from Gvidas Gineitis, and Nikola Vlašić scored on 61 and 72. Nathan Patterson's own goal on 90+4 made the last minutes closer than the match had been: Torino had seven shots on target to three. Varela now has seven league goals, level with Antonio Raimondo at the top of the scorers.

Saturday

Cagliari 0–2 Bologna was settled after the break. Nicolò Casale scored on 57 from Juan Miranda's pass, and Federico Bernardeschi converted a penalty on 80. Cagliari had one shot on target and committed 25 fouls, and Bologna won for the second time in three matches.

Como 2–0 Sassuolo was Anastasios Douvikas's match: he scored on 49 from Maxence Caqueret's pass and on 60 from Kaiki Bruno's. Sassuolo did not have a shot on target. Como are fifth, a point behind Roma and Milan.

Napoli 3–3 AS Roma was 2–0 to Napoli early in the second half: Frank Anguissa scored on 28 and Scott McTominay on 48 from Matteo Politano's pass. Matías Soulé pulled one back on 69 from Donyell Malen's pass, and Leonardo Balerdi, on as a substitute on 58, equalised on 74 from Santiago Castro's. McTominay restored Napoli's lead on 83 from Mathías Olivera's pass, and Balerdi scored again on 89 from Wesley's. Napoli's coach, Massimiliano Allegri, was sent off on 90. Allegri told Sky Sport that the fourth official had called the referee over and that he had been sent off "because I kept quiet". Roma had 60 per cent of the ball and 24 shots; Napoli had nine on target to four. Gian Piero Gasperini said that even at 2–0 down his side had felt they could turn it round, Sky Sport reports. It was the third draw in the last four meetings.

Lazio 2–1 Parma was goalless until early in the second half. Kenneth Taylor scored on 50, and Diego Carlos turned the ball into his own net on 58. Simone Lontani, a substitute, pulled one back for Parma on 90+5 from Giovanni Fabbian's pass. Lazio had 68 per cent of the ball and 21 shots.

Sunday

Inter 2–1 Fiorentina looked lost for Inter until stoppage time. Álex Jiménez put Fiorentina ahead on 65 from Nicolò Fagioli's pass. Marcus Thuram equalised on 90+1 from Andy Diouf's pass, and Piotr Zieliński, a substitute, scored the winning penalty on 90+7, given, ANSA reports, for a foul on Thuram by Valdepeñas. Inter had 33 shots, eleven on target, and Fiorentina's goalkeeper made eight saves. Cristian Chivu told Sky Sport that Thuram had taken on responsibility in Lautaro Martínez's absence.

Atalanta 4–4 Frosinone had seven goals by the 50th minute. Romano Schmid scored for Frosinone on 1, Nikola Krstović equalised on 14 from Charles De Ketelaere's pass, and Schmid scored again on 17 from Farès Ghedjemis's. Éderson converted a penalty on 33 after a VAR check, Krstović scored again on 45 from Davide Zappacosta's pass, Giacomo Calò made it 3–3 on 48, and Eljif Elmas, from Krstović, put Atalanta ahead again on 50. Aleksa Terzić, on at half-time, equalised on 82. Ghedjemis set up three of Frosinone's goals. Atalanta were whistled at the end, ANSA reports, and Maurizio Sarri called the first two goals his side conceded obvious gifts and admitted that, as things turned out, taking off De Ketelaere for an extra midfielder had not been the right choice.

Genoa 1–0 Venezia was won by Mikael Ellertsson on 25 from Stephan El Shaarawy's pass. Venezia had 20 shots and ten corners, and Genoa's goalkeeper made five saves. Venezia have lost seven of their eight matches.

Lecce 0–2 Juventus was decided before half-time. Weston McKennie scored on 29 from Douglas Luiz's pass, and Douglas Luiz, from Federico Gatti, made it two on 41. Juventus had two shots on target and scored with both; Lecce had 16 shots, four on target, and Gaspar was sent off in stoppage time for a second booking for protesting, according to ANSA. Luciano Spalletti said afterwards that Juventus know they are "not where we want to be", ANSA reports.

Udinese 0–2 AC Milan began with Christian Pulisic's goal on 6, from Luka Modrić's pass, and Omari Hutchinson added the second on 65. It was Hutchinson's first Serie A goal, Sky Sport notes, and ANSA reports that the 20-year-old Diawara made his Serie A debut for a Milan side missing, according to the club, Rabiot, Gila, Moreira and four others. Milan had seven shots on target; Udinese's goalkeeper made five saves. Udinese have lost six in a row, and ANSA writes that Kosta Runjaic's position is increasingly at risk.

The table after matchday 8

#	Team	P	W	D	L	GD	Pts
1	Inter	8	7	1	0	+13	22
2	Lazio	8	7	1	0	+11	22
3	AS Roma	8	5	3	0	+13	18
4	AC Milan	8	5	3	0	+9	18
5	Como	8	5	2	1	+7	17
6	Frosinone	8	4	2	2	+4	14
7	Juventus	8	4	2	2	+3	14
8	Torino	8	4	1	3	+2	13
9	Cagliari	8	4	1	3	−3	13
10	Napoli	8	3	2	3	+3	11
11	Atalanta	8	3	1	4	−1	10
12	Lecce	8	3	0	5	−5	9
13	Bologna	8	2	2	4	−2	8
14	Sassuolo	8	2	2	4	−4	8
15	Monza	8	2	1	5	−3	7
16	Genoa	8	2	1	5	−7	7
17	Udinese	8	1	1	6	−9	4
18	Fiorentina	8	1	1	6	−10	4
19	Parma	8	1	1	6	−10	4
20	Venezia	8	1	0	7	−11	3

Inter and Lazio are level on 22, Inter ahead on goal difference, +13 to +11; Roma and Milan are four behind on 18, and all four are still unbeaten. The points race shows Inter and Lazio level after every matchday but the fourth, and Milan, four behind Inter after the fourth, now level with Roma. At the bottom, Udinese, Fiorentina and Parma have four points and Venezia three.

Numbers to know

• Raimondo and Varela lead the scorers with seven, one ahead of Malen.
• Lazio have conceded five goals in eight matches, the fewest; Fiorentina have conceded 19, the most.
• Inter had 33 shots against Fiorentina, 11 on target, and won with two goals in stoppage time.
• Eight of the round's 34 goals came from the 80th minute on.
• Juventus scored twice from two shots on target at Lecce.

Next up

Matchday 9 is played midweek. On Tuesday 27 October, Sassuolo v Lazio opens at 17:30 UTC, and AS Roma v Cagliari and Torino v Como follow at 19:45 UTC. On Wednesday 28 October, AC Milan v Bologna, Parma v Udinese and Venezia v Inter kick off at 17:30 UTC, and Genoa v Juventus and Monza v Napoli at 19:45 UTC. On Thursday 29 October, Frosinone v Lecce kicks off at 17:30 UTC and Fiorentina v Atalanta closes the round at 19:45 UTC. The full round is on the Serie A page.

Sources for the context: ANSA, ANSA, ANSA, ANSA, ANSA, AC Milan, Sky Sport, Sky Sport, Sky Sport, Sky Sport.