Papers hail Favasuli, but the real story is Roma and Inter's breakaway

Il Mattino's back page runs 'La favola di Favasuli' — Favasuli's fairytale — casting the teenager as the utility man Allegri has rediscovered since his debut last Sunday. Tuttosport pushes further on the contract front, headlining a claim that the defender has signed an eight-year deal with 'a particular option'. That detail, for now, is only a headline — no further reporting backs it up.

On Sunday's game, Il Corriere dello Sport reports that Allegri has moved training to mornings this week, getting the squad used to the unusual 12:30 CET kick-off at the Franchi. The same paper also headlines 'Il Napoli ritrova il rap di Lang' — Napoli have Lang's rap back — hinting the winger has rediscovered his form after a difficult few weeks.

Il Mattino already looks beyond Florence to the international break, writing that Allegri's plan includes 'three big names to get back', players described so far as 'resounding disappointments'. It's a heavy verdict, but the paper doesn't put names to it.

Away from the back pages, DAZN pundit Sala told CalcioNapoli24 a line the reports carried without the context that explains it.

You'll have to get used to this scene from Allegri.

Our take

The risk today is letting Favasuli's fairytale bury the real questions: what happens to a midfield still waiting for McTominay, and whether the football stays this subdued even against sides Napoli should beat. The Roma-Inter breakaway that Gazzetta and Corriere describe is fact, not invention — after four rounds, Napoli are already six points off the top, and it's right to say so plainly.

On Il Mattino's 'resounding disappointments', we'd have liked names. Staying vague serves the headline, not the reader who wants to know who needs to give more.