Atalanta are shock Serie A leaders with five match days. La Dea are two points ahead of second-place Napoli in the race for the Scudetto. The opposite end of the Serie A table sees Monza, Cremonese, and Sampdoria all mired in the bottom three.
Second-place Napoli host 14th-place Spezia on Sunday at the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona. Napoli are coming off of a Champions League match on Wednesday night versus Liverpool at home. Spezia’s arrival will put Luciano Spalletti’s squad depth to the test.
Spezia went to Napoli and won 1-0 last season. The visitors do not have a strong record versus Napoli, however. Spezia have posted just two wins along with four defeats against Napoli in the last six head-to-head meetings.
Napoli came from behind to defeat Lazio 2-1 away last weekend. The win ended two consecutive draws for the Partenopei. Napoli have outscored opponents 12-4 in Serie A this term.
Atalanta have taken 13 points from 15 points on offer. Gian Piero Gasperini’s team has won three straight matches and looked brilliant doing it. Cremonese are up next for Atalanta. The newly-promoted side will make the trip to Bergamo seeking a first win of the Serie A season.
The most recent fixture between these teams was in 2016 during the Coppa Italia. Atalanta won the fixture 3-0. Atalanta are playing brilliantly on the defensive side of the ball. Three of La Dea’s matches in Serie A ended as wins to nil.
Cremonese picked up their first points of the campaign last weekend courtesy of a nil-nil draw with Sassuolo. One point from 15 points on offer has been secured by Cremonese. Four goals have been scored with nine conceded.
Udinese have surprised Serie A onlookers thus far. The Zebrette are fourth in the standings after five matches. Sassuolo, on the other hand, are down the table in 12th. Udinese will fancy a win versus the Neroverdi.
The Zebrette have a record of 4W-2D-0L versus Sassuolo in the teams’ last six meetings. Udinese lost their season opener to AC Milan 4-2. Since then, Udinese are unbeaten in four straight matches. Three of those four matches saw Udinese keep clean sheets. Last time out, they defeated Roma 4-0.
Sassuolo are unbeaten in four straight matches, but their last three games all ended as draws. Six points have been picked up from 15 points on offer by the Neroverdi.
Hellas Verona are unbeaten versus Lazio in the teams’ last two Serie A matches. Verona have a record of 2W-2D-2L against Lazio in their last six head-to-head encounters.
Lazio have dropped to ninth in the Serie A table after a 2-1 loss to Napoli at home on matchday No. 5. The Biancocelesti are winless in back-to-back matches.
Hellas Verona are 13th and unbeaten in two straight league matches. Until matchday No. 5’s 2-1 win versus Sampdoria, Verona had failed to win their opening four league fixtures.