Last round saw Juventus drop points for the first time all season, and as a result, the gap between the reigning Scudetto champs has been narrowed to just four points. Meanwhile, at the bottom of the table, Chievo and Frosinone will be desperate to get their seasons up and running, while Roma, who have impressed in the Champions League, will hope to get back on track after a rather embarrassing defeat in front of their home fans last weekend.
Here is everything you need to know ahead of matchday 10 of the 2018/2019 Serie A season.
Key fixture - Napoli vs Roma
Arguably, one of the two biggest games of matchday ten will be Napoli vs Roma. The Partenopei come into this game having secured a 2-2 draw with PSG at the Parc des Princes, which will be a satisfying result in a rather tricky quartet for Carlo Ancelotti's side. In Serie A, Napoli have been quite solid, and with Juventus dropping points in a surprise 1-1 draw with Genoa, the gap has now been narrowed to four points. Of course, the Bianconeri are not expected to slip up again as they travel to face Empoli, but with Napoli's strong home record, Ancelotti's troops will hope to take advantage of Roma's less than consistent form in Serie A as they hope to continue keeping up some pressure on the reigning Scudetto champions.
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Talking point # 1- Roma to rebound from shock loss?
September 1965. That was well before any of the players who took part in Roma's recent game against SPAL at the Stadio Olimpico were even born, and frankly, most of the fans who watched it on TV and live were not even born yet, either. And that just so happened to be the last time SPAL managed to beat Roma. Well, last weekend, it happened yet again. The pressure will be on Roma to rebound from that shock loss, and so far, Roma have already slipped up this season. They were the first team to concede two goals against a Bologna side who had not scored all term, and while they have been impressive in the Champions League after losing their opening game, Eusebio Di Francesco's side will want to recover from their shocking defeat to SPAL by trying to get something out of their upcoming clash with Napoli.
Talking point # 2- Will Chievo or Frosinone finally win a game?
Both Chievo and Frosinone have yet to win a game this season and sit in 20th and 19th place respectively in the table. The Flying Donkeys have been hardly flying this season, and despite firing coach Lorenzo D'Anna and bringing in Giampiero Ventura, it has not brought them any changes in fortunes. They will face Cagliari on Sunday after losing 5-1 to Atalanta last weekend in Ventura's first home game, and now travel to Cagliari's home ground this weekend.
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Meanwhile, Frosinone, who ended up drawing 3-3 with fellow strugglers Empoli in a relegation six-pointer last round, will be taking on SPAL, who shocked Roma 2-0 by beating the Giallorossi at the Stadio Olimpico. Even more impressive is the fact that it was their first away win with a clean sheet since 1965. Now that they are back on home turf, SPAL will certainly be fancying their chances against the struggling Canarini on Sunday.
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Will either of these two sides win their first game this weekend? We will find out by the time their two games end this Sunday, of course, but they surely will be up against it when they face both Cagliari and SPAL on the road.
Serie A Matchday 10 Listings
Here are the rest of the listings taking place this round.
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Sassuolo 2 - 2 Bologna
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