Serie A weekend round-up: Milan clubs take advantage as title rivals slip up

The Serie A season resumed following October's internationals, and it proved to be a big weekend for the league's title contenders. 

Several of the early-season pacesetters dropped points, allowing the Milan clubs to take full advantage. While at the bottom, there are still four winless clubs after seven rounds of action. 

Here are the big talking points from Matchday seven. 

Champions gamble wrongly 

Antonio Conte chose to shuffle his pack for the trip to Torino, leaving out Scott McTominay and Rasmus Hojlund due to minor knocks suffered on international duty, and the decision proved to be the wrong one for the Napoli boss. 

The champions failed to break down a stubborn Torino side and were left ruing their missed chances when their own loanee, Giovanni Simeone, scored the only goal of the game to see the home side take all three points. 

The defeat saw Napoli drop off top spot and leaving fans still waiting to see a real conviction from their team so far this season in the defense of their Serie A crown. 

Rafa's back 

Christian Pulisic's injury presented the perfect opportunity for Rafael Leao to kickstart his season after coming back from injury, and boy, did he deliver. 

In a game where Milan struggled to impose themselves on a winless Fiorentina, it was the Portuguese maverick who got the Rossoneri back into the game with an arrowing strike from distance, before cool dispatching the spot kick that won the game. 

His performance is a huge boost for Max Allegri, and it's a victory that sees his side go back to the top of the Serie A table. 
 

Inter reign in Rome 

The big game of the weekend proved to be a cagey affair and in the end was actually decided by a goal in the first six minutes of the match. 

Roma went into the game joint top of the league, while Inter's recent form had seen them look like the pre-season title contenders everyone expected them to be, and it was the visitors who continued that run. 

Ange-Yoan Bonny's goal was enough to seal all three points and briefly took Christian Chivu's men top of the table for the first time this season. 

City rivals Milan may have leapfrogged them come the end of the weekend, but with a trip to Napoli ahead next weekend, it may not be the last time we see Inter top of the pile and showing their title intent. 

Como confine first defeat 

Perhaps the result of the weekend in Serie A, as Como got their first win over Juventus since 1952 and inflicted a first defeat of the season on the Old Lady. 

Nico Paz was once again the architect for Cesc Fabregas' men, scoring one and setting up the other in the 2-0 victory, and his stock continues to rise. The Argentine now has four goals and four assists in his first seven games, the most goal involvements in Serie A this season. 

As for Juve, that's no league win in four games now for Igor Tudor, and if he doesn't turn the tide soon, major fingers will be pointing in his direction. 

Results from Serie A matchday seven

Saturday, October 18

• Lecce 0-0 Sassuolo 
• Pisa 0-0 Hellas Verona
• Torino 1-0 Napoli
• Roma 0-1 Inter 

​​Sunday, October 5

• Como 2-0 Juventus 
• Cagliari 0-2 Bologna 
• Genoa 0-0 Parma
• Atalanta 0-0 Lazio 
• Milan 2-1 Fiorentina 

Monday, October 20 

• Cremonese vs Udinese 

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