All the big teams win—except the league leaders. The Serie A weekend wraps up with victories for Juventus, Atalanta, Milan, Roma, and Lazio. The only team to drop points is Antonio Conte's Napoli, who were held to a draw at the Maradona by Udinese. McTominay put the visitors ahead, but Ekkelenkamp equalized. This marks Napoli's second consecutive draw, following the one against Roma. Inter now sits four points behind, awaiting their match, while Gasperini’s Atalanta has closed the gap to five points. The Bergamo side dominated Verona with a crushing 5-0 victory, led by a sensational Retegui, who scored four goals and strengthened his lead as Serie A’s top scorer, along with a goal from Ederson.
Baroni’s Lazio responded to Juventus with a goal fest of their own, reclaiming fourth place in the standings. A 5-1 thrashing of Monza, now bottom of the table, led to the sacking of coach Bocchetti. Alessandro Nesta is expected to return to the bench. At the Stadio Olimpico, Pedro stole the show with a brace, while Castellanos added a goal and two assists.
Roma secured a narrow win in Venice thanks to a penalty from Dybala, keeping their European ambitions alive. Meanwhile, Juventus and Milan also celebrated wins in the earlier fixtures. Thiago Motta’s Juventus was propelled by Kolo Muani, who scored another brace against Como, while Milan marked their new striker Gimenez’s first goal. A 2-0 victory over Empoli was sealed by Leão’s opener.
The standings now show Lazio in fourth with 45 points, followed by Juventus at 43 and Milan at 38, with a game in hand. At the bottom of the table, Cagliari claimed a crucial victory in a relegation battle against Parma, who remain third from last, with Venezia and Monza increasingly adrift.