Internazionale were held at home, but Lazio failed to capitalise in the Rome derby before Juve were rocked in Naples
On his first weekend playing in Serie A, Ashley Young brought Inter back within touching distance of league leaders Juventus. OK, maybe that’s oversimplifying things a smidge. There were twists and turns galore on a weekend when the top four sides picked up three points between them, scoring fewer goals collectively than Atalanta managed on their own.
Still, let’s begin with Young, and Inter. They were first to act in the title race, with a Sunday lunchtime kick-off at home to Cagliari. It felt like an opportunity to put pressure on Juventus and Lazio before they played at Napoli and Roma, respectively, in the evening.
⚫ Inter in front!
⚽ A perfect cross from debutant Ashley Young is nodded home by Lautaro Martínez pic.twitter.com/z5CdZnqzOX
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Possibly the strangest goal of the weekend
Veretout
Lopez
Smalling
Roma will be furious with themselves over this one
Roma & Lazio have drawn both derbies in a single Serie A campaign for the first time since 2002-03 pic.twitter.com/Tvtb5ZrX7K
INSIGNE WITH A BRILLIANT VOLLEY TO SEAL IT!
The skipper sends the San Paolo wild with a goal that doubles Napoli's lead over Juve pic.twitter.com/wo2FvZ1Xx0
Brescia 0-1 AC Milan, Torino 0-7 Atalanta, Fiorentina 0-0 Genoa, SPAL 1-3 Bologna, Napoli 2-1 Juventus, Roma 1-1 Lazio, Parma 2-0 Udinese, Sampdoria 0-0 Sassuolo, Verona 3-0 Lecce, Inter 1-1 Cagliari
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