Roma face tricky trip to Como, Lazio can go top alone with Monza win

Cagliari and Juventus meet head-to-head for the top positions, while Genoa, Fiorentina, Torino and Udinese fight it out at the bottom, all before Napoli-Frosinone.

by Gennaro SanninoFriday 9 October, 10:44 CET· 3 hours ago

Girone: la Roma rischia a Como, la Lazio può allungare con il Monza — Grafica Arena Napoli

Napoli host Frosinone at the Maradona on Saturday 10 October at 20:45 CET (19:45 UK, 14:45 ET), but the rest of the group plays out a round that could shift the picture well before kick-off.

Roma lead the group with 13 points and travel to Como, who have 10 and are in good form. It is not a straightforward trip for the Giallorossi.

Lazio sit level with Roma on 13 points and host Monza, stuck on 4. A win would send them top alone.

The direct clashes

Cagliari, fourth on 12 points, host Juventus, seventh on 10, in a head-to-head that matters for the top of the table. The winner pushes back towards the leading positions; the loser risks losing touch with the group ahead of Napoli.

The bottom of the table has its own direct clashes. Genoa, last with a single point, host Fiorentina, who have 4 — one of the last clear chances for both sides to move off the foot of the table quickly.

Torino and Udinese, level on 4 points, meet each other in a relegation-zone six-pointer. Bologna, second-from-bottom on 2 points, travel to Lecce, who have 6, needing to climb out of the group's most dangerous positions.

Sassuolo host Milan, fifth on 11 points and chasing consistency away from home, while Atalanta host Venezia, still without a point after five rounds.

Napoli sit ninth with 7 points. It is a round to watch from the outside: the results above them will show how far off the pace they really are before Allegri's side return to the Maradona on Saturday against Frosinone.