The most surprising result of Serie A's seventh matchday comes from the Allianz Stadium in Turin, where Juventus was held to a draw at home by Cagliari. The Bianconeri took the lead through a penalty by Vlahovic, but were pegged back in the final minutes by a Marin penalty. This result allowed Inter, led by a hat-trick from Marcus Thuram, to leapfrog Thiago Motta's side in the standings with a 3-2 win over Torino in Saturday's evening match.
In the late game at the Artemio Franchi, Milan suffered a 2-1 defeat against Fiorentina. Pulisic equalized after a goal by former Milan player Adli, but Gudmundsson secured the win for La Viola. The match will be remembered for the penalty mishaps: Maignan saved a spot-kick from Kean at 0-0, and De Gea denied two penalties—one from Theo Hernandez in the first half and another from Abraham in the second.
Napoli continues to sit at the top of the table, maintaining a two-point lead over Inter and a three-point cushion over Juventus. The Partenopei claimed a 3-1 home victory against Como in Friday's opening match of the seventh round.
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Elsewhere, Lazio followed up their 4-1 win against Nice in the Europa League with a 2-1 comeback victory over Empoli, with Pedro scoring the decisive goal. Atalanta also returned to winning ways under Gasperini, thrashing Genoa 5-0, with former Genoa player Retegui netting a hat-trick against his old club. Udinese found their form too, narrowly defeating Lecce, coached by former manager Gotti, thanks to a Zemura free-kick.
After wins against Udinese and Venezia, Roma stumbled to a 1-1 draw at Monza. The Giallorossi, seeking redemption after their European loss to Elfsborg, took the lead through Dovbyk but were pulled back by Dany Mota. Meanwhile, the Emilia Derby between Bologna and Parma ended in a goalless draw, and in the other derby of the day, Verona came from behind to defeat Venezia 2-1. Both Venezia and Monza sit at the bottom of the table with 4 points each.
