Overview
- Napoli host Roma at the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona on Saturday, October 24, while Inter welcome Fiorentina to San Siro on Sunday, October 25, in Matchweek 8 fixtures that follow Champions League games.
- Inter sit top of Serie A with 19 points and an extended unbeaten run but will pick from a depleted squad after midweek action with Lautaro Martínez, Curtis Jones and John Stones all unavailable.
- Napoli remain inconsistent in the league and coach Massimiliano Allegri has publicly demanded improved off-the-ball organisation after three early domestic defeats.
- Roma travel unbeaten domestically and boast the division’s best defensive record, though they will be without key starters including Lorenzo Pellegrini, Paulo Dybala and goalkeeper Mile Svilar.
- Fiorentina sit near the bottom with four points and a leaky defence, a slump that makes rotation at San Siro unlikely to halt Inter’s momentum and that could widen gaps in the table if results go against the Viola.