Frosinone's goals are real, but Alvini refuses to trust the table yet
A 5-1 win over Lecce extended Frosinone's record-breaking start to Serie A, but coach Massimiliano Alvini insists the numbers do not yet guarantee safety.
Match Analysis
Breakdowns of how specific games and famous tactical contests were decided.
Maignan's calm words can't hide Milan's transition problem
Mike Maignan urged restraint after Milan's 4-2 collapse against Bologna, but the numbers behind the defeat point to a defensive pattern, not a single bad night.
Lazio's unbeaten start invites a Leicester City comparison, with caveats
Dario Marcolin says Gennaro Gattuso's Lazio echo Claudio Ranieri's title winners, but the mechanisms behind the table-topping run are rooted in squad cohesion and a kind run of fixtures, not a miracle.
Araujo's Liverpool reinvention shows how context shapes a defender
Ronald Araujo struggled under Hansi Flick's high line at Barcelona but has become an instant fit at Liverpool, a shift that says as much about system as talent.
Allegri accepts ban, turns focus to Napoli's second-half fragility
Massimiliano Allegri has dropped his appeal against a touchline suspension and pointed to Napoli's second-half defensive data as the real issue ahead of the trip to face Monza.
Genoa's quick counters expose a leggy Juventus at Marassi
Kingsley Ehizibue and Tommaso Baldanzi struck inside the opening half-hour as Genoa punished defensive errors to beat a short-handed Juventus 2-0.
Inter's late smash-and-grab at Venezia keeps pace with Lazio
An own goal and a deflected Carlos Augusto header gave Inter a 2-0 win over bottom club Venezia, extending a pattern of narrow, late victories as the Nerazzurri move level with Lazio ahead of Saturday's derby with Milan.
Nico Paz's late double rescues Como from Torino collapse
Como overturned a first-half deficit at Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino, with Nico Paz and Martin Baturina scoring in the final minutes to complete a 3-1 comeback despite Torino's dominant start.
Mbangula hat-trick exposes Milan's left flank as Amorim suffers first league loss
Samuel Mbangula's treble sent Bologna to a 4-2 win at San Siro, and the pattern behind all three goals pointed to a structural problem Milan still have not solved.
Napoli win at Monza but Lobotka injury overshadows Hojlund's breakthrough
Rasmus Hojlund ended an eight-match goal drought and Matteo Politano, Rafa Marin and Kevin De Bruyne added further goals in a 4-1 win at Monza, but Stanislav Lobotka was stretchered off after a bad ankle injury.
Spalletti's Juventus found out again that duels decide matches
A 2-0 defeat at Genoa left Luciano Spalletti questioning whether his Juventus squad has the physical edge for a league he says has fundamentally changed.
Palestra set for first Chelsea start, but wing-back role exposes his adaptation gaps
Marco Palestra is expected to start at wing-back against Liverpool in the EFL Cup, a chance to answer doubts raised by his early Premier League cameos, Football Italia reports.