Table-toppers Inter Milan host Fiorentina
Struggling Parma head to title contenders Lazio
Napoli entertain Roma in a blockbuster contest
The Serie A season has reached matchday eight and there are 10 games taking place, spanning from Friday to Sunday.
Torino vs Monza – Friday October 23 (7.45pm)
Key stats
Torino are on a three-game unbeaten run (W2 D1)
Monza are winless in four away matches in Serie A (L3 D1)
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Team news
Torino are missing Emirhan Ilkhan, Niccolo Fortini and Ricardo Rodriguez due to injury.
Monza are without Jan Ziolkowski and captain Matteo Pessina while Idrissa Toure is a doubt. Lorenzo Lucchesi is available after serving a suspension.
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Torino have resumed their season well since the international break, winning both matches against Udinese and Parma to put them closer to the European places.
Just one of Monza’s seven total points has come away from home and they have suffered defeats at Inter, Lecce and Lazio, conceding 10 goals in those losses.
Score prediction: Torino 3-1 Monza (13/1 with LiveScore Bet)
Cagliari vs Bologna – Saturday October 24 (2pm)
Key stats
Cagliari have collected 10 points from the last 15 on offer
Bologna have failed to score in two of their three away fixtures this season
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Team news
Cagliari will be without Riyad Idrissi, Mattia Felici and Yael Trepy because of injury.
Emil Holm and Riccardo Orsolini are both sidelined for Bologna, who also have a doubt over the fitness of Roberto Piccoli.
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Bologna have struggled on their travels, losing 1-0 twice this season before narrowly edging past Lecce 2-1 in their last road assignment.
Cagliari are unbeaten in their last two home games, beating Lecce before drawing with Juventus, and they can claim a crucial three points.
Score prediction: Cagliari 2-0 Bologna (23/2 with LiveScore Bet)
Como vs Sassuolo – Saturday October 24 (2pm)
Key stats
Como thrashed Manchester United 4-1 in the Champions League on Wednesday
Sassuolo have collected just one point from a possible 12 on their travels
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Team news
Trevoh Chalobah and Moise Kean missed Como's win over Manchester United and will need to be assessed. Assane Diao is out with a thigh issue.
Sassuolo defender Fedde Leysen is facing several months on the sidelines after suffering an anterior cruciate ligament injury.
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Como are enjoying another impressive season and Wednesday’s win over the Red Devils extended their unbeaten record at home to four matches this season, with 10 goals scored in total.
Sassuolo have lost three and drawn one of their four away fixtures, but they have scored in all of those contests and they should be able to grab a consolation at Stadio Giuseppe Sinigaglia.
Score prediction: Como 3-1 Sassuolo (17/2 with LiveScore Bet)
Napoli vs Roma – Saturday October 24 (5pm)
Key stats
Napoli have won their last three home games
Roma are unbeaten on their travels (W2 D2)
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Team news
Napoli are missing Alisson Santos and David Neres due to injury.
Donyell Malen is back from suspension for Roma, who will need to assess both Paulo Dybala and Lorenzo Pellegrini ahead of the contest.
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It has been an inconsistent start to the season for Napoli, who have mixed three wins with three losses and a draw in Serie A, but they have won their last three home assignments.
Roma have fared better, going unbeaten in their seven league matches and collecting 17 points, but they have not won in Naples since 2018.
Score prediction: Napoli 2-2 Roma (21/2 with LiveScore Bet)
Lazio vs Parma – Saturday October 24 (7.45pm)
Key stats
Lazio are unbeaten in Serie A this season (W6 D1)
Parma are the lowest scorers in the division with just four goals
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Team news
Adam Marusic, Nicolo Rovella and Kenneth Taylor are all doubts for Lazio, who are definitely without Matteo Cancellieri.
Parma are missing Nesta Elphege, Lautaro Valenti, Hans Nicolussi Caviglia and Pontus Almqvist.
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Lazio have made an impressive start to the season, collecting 19 points from a possible 21, and they have not lost at home in the league since May.
Parma are struggling to cope after major summer departures and five defeats from seven Serie A games suggests this will be a campaign battling to avoid the drop.
Score prediction: Lazio 2-0 Parma (21/4 with LiveScore Bet)
Inter vs Fiorentina – Sunday October 25 (11.30am)
Key stats
Inter have won six and drawn one of their opening seven league games
Fiorentina have lost their last three visits to Inter
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Team news
Lautaro Martinez is the latest injury problem for Inter and he has joined Curtis Jones and John Stones on the sidelines.
Arthur Atta and Luca Ranieri will both miss Fiorentina's trip to Inter because of injury.
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Inter’s title defence has been near-perfect with six wins and a draw to their name and they have been ruthless in the final third, scoring a division-leading 21 goals.
It has been a different story for Fiorentina, who have netted just eight times and have collected a miserly four points from a possible 21.
Score prediction: Inter 3-1 Fiorentina (8/1 with LiveScore Bet)
Atalanta vs Frosinone – Sunday October 25 (2pm)
Key stats
All nine of Atalanta’s points have come at home
Frosinone lost 3-0 at Napoli in their last away outing
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Team news
Isak Hien and Odilon Kossounou remain unavailable for Atalanta, who have concerns over the fitness of Sead Kolasinac, Franck Kessie, Kamaldeen Sulemana and Giacomo Raspadori. Eljif Elmas is back after serving a suspension.
Florian Grillitsch is the only fitness concern for Frosinone, who should stick with the same starting XI from the Sassuolo win.
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While disappointing on their travels, Atalanta are a force to be reckoned with at home and three of their four wins in all competitions in Bergamo have seen both teams score.
Frosinone have scored in three of their four away games and they should be able to give the home side something to worry about.
Score prediction: Atalanta 2-1 Frosinone (7/1 with LiveScore Bet)
Genoa vs Venezia – Sunday October 25 (2pm)
Key stats
Genoa are unbeaten in three matches at home
Venezia have lost all four away games this season
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Team news
Djibril Sow, Elias Havel and Franz-Ethan Meichtry are fitness doubts for Genoa, who are missing Lorenzo Venturino and Lorenzo Colombo.
Venezia are without Gio Busio, Bartol Franjic, Andrea Adorante and Marin Sverko because of injury.
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Venezia have struggled on their travels, losing all four away games, and their tally of 16 goals conceded in Serie A is the joint second-worst heading into matchday eight.
Goals have been few and far between for Genoa, who have scored just five times, but they beat Fiorentina 2-1 in their last home fixture and look capable of claiming an important win.
Score prediction: Genoa 1-0 Venezia (6/1 with LiveScore Bet)
Lecce vs Juventus – Sunday October 25 (5pm)
Key stats
Lecce are yet to draw this season (W3 L4)
Juventus are unbeaten in their last 12 meetings with Lecce
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Team news
Lassana Coulibaly suffered a thigh injury against Udinese last weekend and is expected to miss out for Lecce.
Francisco Conceicao, Kenan Yildiz, Manuel Locatelli and Khephren Thuram are sidelined for Juventus.
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It has been all or nothing for Lecce this season, with three wins and four losses, and they may end up being edged out of Sunday’s clash at home to Juventus.
Juventus have won two of their four away assignments this term, the most recent a 2-1 triumph at Celta Vigo, and they can get the job done on their travels.
Score prediction: Lecce 1-2 Juventus (7/1 with LiveScore Bet)
Udinese vs AC Milan – Sunday October 25 (7.45pm)
Key stats
Udinese have lost five league games in a row
AC Milan are unbeaten in Serie A this season (W4 D3)
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Team news
Udinese are missing David Alaba due to injury but Nicolo Zaniolo could play a part off the bench after returning to fitness.
AC Milan are sweating over the availability of Goncalo Ramos and Samuel Chukwueze.
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Udinese are in a dire run of form and the fact they have failed to score in their last two home matches is a big concern heading into this visit of AC Milan.
Two of Milan’s four Serie A wins have come with clean sheets and they will fancy their chances of another shutout success.
Score prediction: Udinese 0-2 AC Milan (13/2 with LiveScore Bet)
