The eighth round of the Italian league opened today (Saturday) with the victory of the leader of the table Napoli over Torino. In the main game, Roma’s Jose Mourinho got an important win at Inter. The evening will end with the match between Empoli and champions Milan, who will try to return to the top of the table in Italy.
Inter – Roma 2:1
The two teams reached the most fascinating game in the eighth round after losing before going into the break, and Jose Mourinho saw his players come back from behind and get three points at the expense of the team he led to winning the treble 12 years ago. For Inter, who took the lead from a goal by Federico DiMarco (30), it was their fourth loss in six rounds – which further undermines the status of coach Simona Inzaghi.
The worst news for the Giallorossi is related to Paulo Dybala: the Argentinian striker, who suffered a muscle injury before the national team break, suffered another one tonight precisely after scoring a great equalizer (39). Chris Smalling (75) completed the turnaround and gave Roma a valuable treble, the team’s first from the capital at the San Siro since the 2016/17 season.
Napoli – Turin 1:3
The Partenopei secured another week at the top of Serie A with a fourth straight win, while the visitors suffered a third straight loss, failing to beat Napoli since the 2008/9 season. Andre-Frank Zambo-Angisa scored an early brace (6, 12) to become the first Napoli player to score twice in the first quarter of an hour in a league game since January 1994, when Uruguay’s Daniel Fonseca did it against Cremona. It was also the debut pairing of Zambo-Angisa in his career, who to date has scored only three goals in his club career. Havicha Cabrezadalia ran half a court without interruption on the way to conquering the third (37) of the Blues, Antonio Sanabria just missed (44).
Empoli – Milan (21:45, Sport1)
After the 2:1 loss to Napoli in the seventh round, the champions will come to Empoli for an important game in which they have never lost away. The Rossoneri want to return to threatening the top, but with a string of injuries in the form of Theo Hernandez, Sandro Tonali, Zlatan Ibrahimovic and the team’s goalkeeper, Mike Mannion, the task will not be easy for Stefano Pioli’s apprentices. The hosts will hope to get at least a point from the Milanese, as they have recorded a single loss in the last five games.
Sunday games in the Italian league
Lazio – Spezia (13:30)
Lecce – Carmonza (16:00, Sport2)
Sampdoria – Monza (16:00)
Sassuolo – Salernitana (16:00, Sport2)
Atlanta – Fiorentina (19:00)
Juventus – Bologna (21:45)