Monza’s upset reshapes a tightly packed Serie A top six

Monza produced the round’s biggest surprise by beating Sassuolo 2-1, lifting a side ranked 16th above a team listed 10th. G. Varela delivered the decisive contribution, scoring in the 51st minute and converting a penalty 12 minutes later. V. Adzic pulled one back in the 88th minute, but Monza held on for a valuable result.

Roma and Inter share four-goal contest

AS Roma and Inter drew 2-2 in the round’s most productive match. Roma seized control through two M. Kone goals, scored in the sixth and 37th minutes. Inter responded immediately after half-time through L. Martinez, who struck in the 46th minute and completed his brace in the 79th. Both forwards finished among the round’s top scorers with two goals each.

The draw leaves Roma and Inter level on 13 points, both with four wins, one draw and no defeats. Roma lead the standings with a goal difference of 11, while Inter’s is seven. Lazio also have 13 points, keeping the leading group tightly packed after five rounds.

Lazio and Milan strengthen top-six positions

Lazio won at Venezia, with J. Yeboah scoring in the 17th minute, M. Zaccagni adding a penalty in the 51st and T. Noslin scoring in the 60th. The result keeps Lazio third on goal difference, five points clear of sixth-placed Frosinone.

AC Milan moved to 11 points with a 3-0 win over Lecce. C. Pulisic opened the scoring after 14 minutes, A. Rabiot doubled the lead in the 61st and D. Moreira completed the scoring in the 73rd. Milan remain fifth and unbeaten, with three wins and two draws. Frosinone are sixth on 10 points after defeating Como 2-0 through G. Calo’s 14th-minute goal and G. Kvernadze’s strike just before half-time.

Cagliari and Juventus collect clean-sheet wins

Cagliari strengthened fourth place by beating Udinese 1-0. D. Maldini scored in the 54th minute, giving Cagliari 12 points from four wins and one defeat. Juventus also won without conceding, beating Atalanta 2-0. F. Conceicao put Juventus ahead in the 28th minute before Bremer added the second in the 77th.

Parma edged Genoa 2-1. D. Romero scored in the 38th minute, M. Osmajic restored Parma’s advantage in the 70th and P. Almqvist struck in the 80th. Bologna and Torino drew 1-1, with F. Bernardeschi scoring after 14 minutes and S. Kulenovic equalising in the 77th. Fiorentina and Napoli also shared the points, 1-1, after B. Gilmour’s 23rd-minute goal and J. Jimenez’s 51st-minute response.

Relegation pressure grows at the bottom

Bologna remain 18th with two points and no wins, while Genoa are 19th on one point after four defeats and one draw. Venezia sit bottom without a point after five matches, with a goal difference of minus nine. The round’s results therefore brought contrasting movement: Monza gained a notable win, while the bottom three remain without a victory. Across the 10 matches, 24 goals were recorded.