Como close to Roma as Lazio stay top; Cagliari lose 2-0 to Bologna

Napoli sit ninth on 11 points, seven behind Roma and 11 behind Lazio, with Tuesday's fixtures the chance to claw something back.

by Gennaro SanninoSunday 25 October, 10:44 CET· 3 hours ago

Girone: il Como sale a 17 e tallona la Roma, il Cagliari cade in casa con il Bologna — Grafica Arena Napoli

Lazio beat Parma 2-1 and stay top of the group on 22 points. Parma are 19th on 4 points after eight games.

Como won 2-0 against Sassuolo to move up to 17 points and fourth, one point behind Roma on 18. Sassuolo are 14th on 8.

The result that reshapes the middle of the table is Cagliari 0-2 Bologna. Bologna climb to 8 points and 13th. Cagliari stay on 13, eighth, level with Frosinone and Torino. Torino arrived on the back of a 3-2 win over Monza on Friday, which leaves Monza 15th on 7 points.

Where Napoli stand

After the 3-3 draw with Roma on Saturday, Napoli are ninth on 11 points. That is seven behind Roma and 11 behind Lazio. Inter have 19 points and a game in hand, so some of the teams above Napoli still have a match to play.

It is not a gap to look at calmly, and the 3-3 did nothing to close it.

What comes next

The round continues on Sunday 25 October with Genoa v Venezia and Atalanta v Frosinone at 15:00 CET, Lecce v Juventus at 18:00 and Udinese v Milan at 20:45.

On Tuesday 27 October three games matter to the teams above Napoli: Sassuolo v Lazio at 18:30 CET, then Torino v Como and Roma v Cagliari at 20:45. If Lazio or Roma drop points, Napoli can make up some ground. If both win, the gap stays as it is.

Napoli play on Wednesday 28 October at 20:45 CET, away to Monza. Monza have 7 points and come off defeat to Torino. After the draw with Roma, and after two games without a win before the Bodø tie, Napoli need to win rather than watch the others.