To start the Sunday programme, Napoli faced off against Venezia, with the action set to continue later in the afternoon with Bologna against Lazio, Roma taking on Cagliari, and Fiorentina clashing with Juventus. The standout fixture of the day, however, is the showdown at Bergamo, where Atalanta hosts the mighty Inter.
Currently, the line-ups for both matches are as follows:
VENEZIA (3-5-2): Radu; Schingtienne, Idzes, Candela; Zerbin, Perez, Nicolussi Caviglia, Duncan, Ellertsson; Fila, Maric. Manager: Di Francesco
NAPOLI (3-5-2): Meret; Di Lorenzo, Rrahmani, Buongiorno; Politano, Gilmour, Lobotka, McTominay, Spinazzola; Lukaku, Raspadori. Manager: Conte
For the other matches, Bologna welcomes Lazio, with Italian coach returning Freuler after suspension and Calabria edging out De Silvestri for the right flank. In Lazio’s camp, Gila and Rovella start, while Baroni opts for Dia as the sole striker, leaving Castellanos on the bench.
BOLOGNA (4-2-3-1): Skorupski; Calabria, Beukema, Lucumì, Miranda; Freuler, Ferguson; Orsolini, Odgaard, Ndoye; Castro. Manager: Italiano
LAZIO (4-2-3-1): Provedel; Lazzari, Gila, Romagnoli, Marusic; Guendouzi, Rovella; Isaksen, Vecino, Zaccagni; Dia. Manager: Baroni
Now turning to Roma-Cagliari, Nicola shifts to a three-man defence, while Ranieri looks to replace the fatigued Dybala with Soulé in his starting XI.
CAGLIARI (3-5-1-1): Caprile; Mina, Luperto, Palomino; Zortea, Adopo, Prati, Deiola, Obert; Viola; Piccoli. Manager: Nicola
ROMA (3-4-2-1): Svilar; Rensch, Mancini, Ndicka; Saelemaekers, Konè, Paredes, Angelino; Soulé, Baldanzi; Dovbyk. Manager: Ranieri
For the Fiorentina-Juventus match, Palladino is set to field a duo of Kean and Gudmundsson up front, while Motta bolsters his defence with Kalulu and Veiga.
FIORENTINA (3-5-2): De Gea; Pongracic, Marì, Ranieri; Dodò, Cataldi, Mandragora, Fagioli, Gosens; Gudmundsson, Kean. Manager: Palladino
JUVENTUS (3-5-2): Di Gregorio; Kalulu, Kelly, Veiga; Weah, Locatelli, Thuram Koopmeiners, McKennie; Nico Gonzalez, Kolo Muani. Manager: Motta
And finally, for Atalanta vs. Inter, Pasalic rounds out Gasperini’s attacking trio, while Inzaghi resolves his defensive line.
ATALANTA (3-4-3): Carnesecchi; Djimsiti, Hien, Kolasinac; Bellanova, De Roon, Ederson, Zappacosta; Pasalic, Retegui, Lookman. Manager: Gasperini
INTER (3-5-2): Sommer; Pavard, Acerbi, Bastoni; Dumfries, Barella, Calhanoglu, Mkhitaryan, Carlos Augusto; Lautaro Martinez, Thuram. Manager: Inzaghi