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Join us for all the build-up and action as it happens from today’s five Serie A games, Torino-Lazio, Roma-Venezia, Como-Verona, Empoli-Fiorentina and Napoli-Monza.
We begin at 11.30 UK time (10.30 GMT) with surprise leaders Torino hosting Lazio, as a win would keep them top of the table.
At 14.00 UK (13.00 GMT), Ivan Juric’s Roma welcome Venezia and Como take on Verona.
Fiorentina visit Empoli at 17.00 UK (16.00 GMT) in the Tuscan Derby, then Antonio Conte’s Napoli try to keep the winning streak going against Monza at 19.45 UK (18.45 GMT).
That is all for the Liveblog, check the main site for more post-match coverage, including the highlights of this game.
It is the first time Napoli have been alone on top of the table for 18 months – since Luciano Spalletti won the Scudetto.
Napoli 13 points
Juventus 12
Milan, Inter and Torino 11
Empoli, Lazio and Udinese 10
Roma 9
Como 8
Fiorentina, Atalanta and Bologna 7
Week 6 concludes on Monday with Parma vs. Cagliari
Politano and Kvaratskhelia on target, Napoli are the new Serie A leaders!
Spinazzola and Billy Gilmour on, Olivera and Lobotka off.
David Neres cuts inside and whips a ferocious left-foot curler just wide of the far post!
Into 4 minutes of stoppages.
Mazzocchi sprints all the way down the right and finds Raspadori, who turns on a sixpence, but the shot hits the wrong side of the side-netting.
Politano has cramp and Anguissa is down too with an issue, but seems better after some water.
Raspadori and David Neres on, Politano and Lukaku off.
Another Monza free kick, this one near the corner flag from Kyriakopoulos, but Lobotka clears and then Caprile plucks the follow-up cross out of the air.
Maldini free kick this time is into the Napoli wall.
Caprari and D’Ambrosio on for Monza, Izzo and Bianco off.
Maldini wins a good free kick for Monza just outside the area from Lobotka.
Conte really wants to keep the clean sheet, Napoli now in a 5-4-1 formation.
Kvaratskhelia off, Mazzocchi on for Napoli.
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Monza pushing hard now, Maldini shot charged down, then Napoli try a long ball for Lukaku, intercepted by an acrobatic Pablo Mari clearance.
A surprisingly long spell of Monza possession, Napoli sit very deep for the first time, in the end Carboni blasts over from distance.
A good Napoli move there with Kvaratskhelia down the right, rolls across for McTominay, who can’t quite get control of it as Pereira prods it off his foot. Turati then boots clear and catches Kvara on the way through, but only after getting the ball.
Monza again, Paolo Maldini free kick is not far wide of the near post! Caprile seemed awfully certain that was going wider than it actually did…
Rare Monza foray forward earns a corner, from which Milan Djuric’s header at the back post is captured by Caprile.
Politano corner finds the head of McTominay and it’s INCHES away from the far post! Turati was never getting there.
Bondo loses the ball to McTominay and Kvaratskhelia breaks away on the counter, spreads it to Lukaku, crucial block for a corner.
Again, long periods of Napoli possession, so not much has changed even with Monza 2-0 down.
There were a lot of Monza players warming up, but no changes.
10 – Matteo Politano is one of the only three players to have scored in each of the last 10 Serie A seasons (since 2015/16) with Duván Zapata and Paulo Dybala. Continuity.#NapoliMonza pic.twitter.com/eH3Yv94Gbt
— OptaPaolo (@OptaPaolo) September 29, 2024
Empoli conceded only 2 goals and still they’re not the best defence.
Politano – Lukaku – Conte. Remember super goal of Politano, then canceled because Lukaku was offside. Matteo said later “Romelu owe me one goal”.