Amorim reshuffles Milan again as Tomori and Camarda get their chance
With pressure mounting after a Europa League defeat to Benfica, Ruben Amorim turns to Fikayo Tomori and Francesco Camarda for a must-navigate trip to Salzburg.
Breakdowns of how specific games and famous tactical contests were decided.
With pressure mounting after a Europa League defeat to Benfica, Ruben Amorim turns to Fikayo Tomori and Francesco Camarda for a must-navigate trip to Salzburg.
Ignazio Abate starts Giovanni Simeone and Che Adams together as Torino host Udinese, who leave free-agent signing David Alaba on the bench for a Round 6 closer between two sides stuck on four points.
Nikola Krstovic scored twice and Franck Kessie added another as Atalanta snapped a three-game losing run, but Venezia's missed chances and a late Eljif Elmas red card tell their own story.
Udinese coach Kosta Runjaic explains why David Alaba, three months without a competitive game, began on the bench rather than being rushed back into the starting XI.
A 3-1 win over Venezia left Atalanta facing fresh fitness worries over Bellanova and Scalvini, while a late red card for Elmas rules him out of Sunday's trip to Milan.
Franck Kessie scored his first Serie A goal since returning to Atalanta as Sarri’s side ended a three-game losing run, though the coach was unhappy with how his team managed the closing stages.
A fourth consecutive Serie A defeat leaves Udinese searching for answers after another goalkeeping mistake, this time from Maduka Okoye, proved decisive against Torino.
Roma led 3-1 with seven minutes left but conceded three corner-kick goals in a row as Real Madrid completed a 4-3 comeback at the Stadio Olimpico.
Lautaro Martinez, Nicolò Barella and Alessandro Bastoni return to Cristian Chivu's starting XI for a San Siro clash with Nicolò Tresoldi's Club Brugge, though a midfield puzzle remains unsolved.
Gian Piero Gasperini had the atmosphere he wanted against Real Madrid, but a 3-1 lead evaporated in seven late minutes as José Mourinho's changes turned the Stadio Olimpico quiet.
With Stamford Bridge standing in for a ground they cannot use, Shakhtar Donetsk's Champions League campaign is run as much by logistics as by tactics.
A dismal final ten minutes undid Roma as Real Madrid's bench, inspired by Endrick, Espí and Arda Güler, turned a 3-1 deficit into a 4-3 Champions League win in Rome.