Four points separate first-place AC Milan and fourth-place Fiorentina ahead of round No. 9 in Serie A.
With eight matches down, there is a chance that Serie A could see a new champion come the end of the season. However, there is a lot of football left to play.
Inter Milan go into round No. 9 in second place and two points off city rival AC Milan. Inter went unbeaten in their last six games versus Torino, winning five and drawing one. The Nerazzurri won three of their last four games versus Torino by a score of 1-0.
Torino went winless in their last four Serie A matches. Il Toro are 14th in the standings and struggling to gain points. Torino are unbeaten at home this season, with one win and three draws.
Inter went unbeaten in five of their last six Serie A games, winning four times and drawing once. The Nerazzurri won all three of their away matches this season. Striker Lautaro Martinez leads Serie A with 10 goals scored.
Reigning champions Napoli look likely to miss out on the title this season in their current form. They are fifth in the standings and go into round No. 9 seven points off AC Milan. Napoli struggled in their last six games with Hellas Verona, winning twice, drawing three times, and losing once.
Verona took eight points from the opening eight games. They go into round No. 9 winless in their last six Serie A fixtures. Hellas were outscored 8-5 in their opening eight fixtures.
Napoli went unbeaten in four of their last five games. However, Rudy Garcia’s team is coming off a 3-1 home loss to Fiorentina. The good news for Garcia is that Napoli are unbeaten in four away games.
Four of the last six matches between Atalanta and Genoa in all competitions finished as draws. Atalanta were victorious in the remainder of the six matches. Genoa are aiming to end a poor run of form versus Atalanta in all competitions.
Genoa are 15th thanks to take eight points from their last eight matches in Serie A. The Grifone are coming off a controversial 1-0 loss to AC Milan at home. The defence allowed 12 goals in the opening eight games.
Atalanta are sixth in the standings and look like making a run at the top five. Gian Piero Gasperini’s team went unbeaten in four of their last six Serie A matches. They outscored their opening eight opponents 13-8.
Frosinone posted a record of 3W-2D-1L in their last six matches versus Bologna in all competitions. The teams have not met since 2019, meaning there are no recent trends between the two clubs.
Bologna are in good form ahead of round No. 9. They are unbeaten in six straight games, but four of those fixtures ended in draws. Indeed, Bologna have the joint-most draws in Serie A with five.
Frosinone have surprised Serie A fans this season. They are eighth in the table, with 12 points from the opening eight games. The Lions scored eight goals and conceded eight times to start the season.