Overview
- Inter beat Monza 4-1 at San Siro as Hakan Calhanoglu opened the scoring and Piotr Zielinski, Francesco Pio Esposito and Yann Aurel Bisseck completed the comeback and rout.
- Napoli won 2-0 at Genoa with Kevin De Bruyne scoring late to break the deadlock and double the lead in Massimiliano Allegri's first match in charge of the club.
- Inter showed clear second-half control after a sluggish first period and coach Cristian Chivu said the team had been 'a bit rusty' before improving after the break.
- Concerns remain about Inter's new goalkeeper Josep Martinez after a risky dribble near his own goal, while John Stones made his Serie A debut and teammates Andy Diouf, Djed Spence and Curtis Jones began to be integrated.
- Como drew 1-1 at Udine as the club prepares for Champions League participation, and the early results will be watched for how summer signings and tactical tweaks shape each team's form in the next rounds.