39 Goals and a New Leader as Serie A Round 4 Rewrites the Race

Sassuolo turn late drama into a major Juventus setback

Sassuolo produced the round’s most dramatic result by beating Juventus 3-2. S. Esposito opened the scoring in the 65th minute, while E. Zhegrova struck twice in the closing stages to put Juventus under pressure. K. Bowie’s 89th-minute goal added to the disorder before V. Adzic scored in the 90th minute. Zhegrova finished with two goals, but Juventus left without a point.

The biggest scoreline came at San Siro, where Inter defeated Udinese 5-3. Udinese scored through J. Abankwah and J. Ekkelenkamp before Carlos Augusto and N. Barella helped Inter respond. M. Thuram, F. Esposito and A. Bonny also found the net, while I. Gueye scored in the 90th minute. Inter’s eight-goal contest was the round’s highest-scoring match.

Mastantuono leads Fiorentina’s response

F. Mastantuono was the outstanding individual of the round, scoring a hat-trick in Fiorentina’s 4-2 win at Venezia. A. Adams opened the scoring, and Mastantuono then scored in the 29th, 30th and 84th minutes. M. Pellegrino and A. Hainaut also scored for Fiorentina, while Venezia’s two goals came from the same sequence of six total goals. The result left Venezia at the foot of the table without a point after five matches.

Lecce also claimed a high-scoring home win, beating Monza 3-2. L. Coulibaly scored twice, including the third-minute opener and a 21st-minute goal. Tiago Gabriel and R. Mangas put Monza on the scoresheet before E. Zeballos settled the match in the 89th minute. Coulibaly’s two goals placed him among the round’s leading scorers alongside Zhegrova and D. Moreira.

Late goals decide several tight fixtures

Cagliari added another significant result by winning 2-1 at Atalanta. P. Mendy scored in the 19th minute, G. Scamacca equalised before half-time, and D. Maldini converted a 61st-minute penalty. Cagliari now sit fourth with 12 points, one behind the three clubs leading the division.

Como beat Parma 2-1 after J. Ramon and Kaiki scored in the 23rd and 83rd minutes. D. Romero pulled one back in the 90th, but Como held on. Napoli secured a narrower victory, defeating Bologna 1-0 through S. Lobotka’s 66th-minute goal. Bologna remain 18th with two points and no wins.

AS Roma won 2-0 at Torino, with D. Malen scoring in the 40th minute and N. Pisilli adding a second in the 90th. Lazio and AC Milan shared four goals: M. Cancellieri and T. Noslin scored for Lazio, while M. Moreira scored twice for Milan in the second half. Genoa and Frosinone finished 1-1, leaving Genoa with one point after five matches.

Roma, Inter and Lazio set the pace

Roma lead the table on 13 points with a goal difference of 11, ahead of Inter on the same points and a goal difference of seven. Lazio also have 13 points, with a goal difference of five. All three remain unbeaten at 4-1-0. Cagliari’s fourth-place position keeps them within one point of the leaders, while AC Milan occupy fifth on 11 points. Frosinone complete the listed top six on 10 points.

At the bottom, Bologna have two points, Genoa one and Venezia none. Venezia’s fifth defeat leaves them nine goals below zero in goal difference, while Genoa’s record stands at 0-1-4. The round delivered 39 goals across 10 matches, with the table now showing a narrow title race and a clear gap between early contenders and the bottom three.