The official fixture list for the 2013/14 season were announced today, throwing up some interesting contests in the opening months.

Juventus begin their title defence away to Sampdoria, before taking on Lazio and Inter in consecutive weeks. Inside the first eight firxtures, La Vecchia Signora will also take on title rivals A.C. Milan and Fiorentina. The final big hurdle for Conte's men will be their home fixture with A.S. Roma on matchday 18.

Last year's runner up, Napoli are at home to Bologna on the first matchday, and with Chievo Verona and Atalanta in the proceeding fixtures, Benitez's men will be confident of taking all nine points before they go to the San Siro to face Milan on matchday 4. Napoli will be hoping to lift their first Scudetto in the Maradona era, away to Hellas Verona.

Milan start their 2013/14 campaign with a tricky away fixture at Hellas Verona, and will then have games against both Napoli and Juventus in the opening number of weeks. Allegri's team will travel to Sassuolo on the final day.

Arguably the most notable matchdays are matchday's 7 and 26. Inter will host Roma, in what could be a bout for UEFA Champions League qualification, Juventus play Milan and Fiorentina will travel to Lazio.

Matchday 1 and 20:

Torino Sassoulo
Fiorentina Catania
Cagliari Atalanta
Inter  Genoa
Livorno Roma
Hellas Verona Milan
Sampdoria Juventus
Parma  Chievo
Lazio Udinese
Napoli Bologna          

Matchday 2 and 21:

Catania            Inter 
Chievo Napoli
Atalanta Torino
Juventus Lazio     
Milan Cagliari
Udinese Parma
Sassoulo Livorno
Genoa Fiorentina
Bologna Sampdoria
Roma Hellas Verona

Matchday 3 and 22:

Inter  Juventus
Lazio  Chievo
Livorno Catania
Torino Milan
Udinese Bologna
Napoli Atalanta
Parma Roma
Fiorentina Cagliari
Sampdoria Genoa
Hellas Verona Sassoulo        

Matchday 4 and 23:

Bologna Torino
Catania Parma
Roma Lazio
Juventus       Hellas Verona
Atalanta  Fiorentina
Genoa Livorno
Sassoulo Inter
Catania Parma
Cagliari Sampdoria
Chievo Udinese

Matchday 5 and 24:

Torino Hellas Verona
Udinese Genoa
Sampdoria Roma
Napoli Sassoulo
Bologna Milan
Chievo Juventus
Livorno Cagliari
Inter Fiorentina
Lazio Catania
Parma Atalanta

Matchday 6 and 25: 

Atalanta Udinese
Milan Sampdoria
Cagliari Inter
Roma Bologna
Catania Chievo
Fiorentina Parma
Hellas Verona Livorno
Genoa Napoli
Sassoulo Lazio
Torino Juventus          

Matchday 7 and 26:

Catania Genoa
Bologna           Hellas Verona
Chievo Atalanta
Juventus Milan
Inter Roma
Napoli Livorno
Parma Sassoulo
Sampdoria Torino
Lazio Fiorentina
Udinese Cagliari

Matchday 8 and 27:

Atalanta Lazio
Fiorentina Juventus
Cagliari Catania
Genoa Chievo
Hellas Verona Parma
Livorno Sampdoria
Milan Udinese
Roma Napoli
Torino Inter
Sassoulo Bologna             

Matchday 9 and 28:

Bologna Livorno
Chievo Fiorentina
Catania Sassoulo
Inter              Hellas Verona
Juventus Genoa
Lazio  Cagliari
Udinese Roma
Sampdoria Atalanta
Parma Milan
Napoli Torino

Matchday 10 and 29:

Atalanta Inter
Cagliari Bologna
Fiorentina Napoli
Genoa Parma
Hellas Verona Sampdoria
Juventus Catania               
Livorno Torino
Milan Lazio
Sassoulo Udinese
Roma Chievo

Matchday 11 and 30: 

Bologna Chievo
Hellas Verona Cagliari
Lazio Genoa
Livorno Atalanta
Milan Fiorentina
Napoli Catania
Parma Juventus
Sampdoria Sassoulo
Udinese Inter                    
Torino Roma

Matchday 12 and 31:

Atalanta Bologna             
Cagliari Torino
Catania Udinese
Genoa               Hellas Verona
Chievo Milan
Fiorentina Sampdoria
Inter Livorno
Parma Lazio
Roma Sassoulo
Juventus Napoli

Matchday 13 and 32:

Bologna Inter
Hellas Verona Chievo
Livorno Juventus
Milan Genoa
Napoli  Parma
Roma Cagliari
Sampdoria Lazio
Sassoulo Atalanta
Torino Catania
Udinese Fiorentina       

Matchday 14 and 33:

Cheivo Livorno
Parma Bologna
Atalanta Roma
Catania Milan
Cagliari Sassoulo
Fiorentina Hellas Verona
Genoa Torino
Inter Sampdoria
Lazio Napoli
Juventus Udinese

Matchday 15 and 34:

Bologna Juventus
Hellas Verona Atalanta
Cagliari Genoa
Inter Parma
Livorno Milan
Napoli Udinese
Roma Fiorentina
Sampdoria Catania                   
Sassoulo Chievo
Torino Lazio

Matchday 16 and 35:

Catania      Hellas Verona
Chievo Sampdoria
Udinese Torino
Parma Cagliari
Napoli Inter
Milan Roma
Lazio Livorno
Juventus Sassoulo
Genoa Atalanta
Fiorentina Bologna

Matchday 17 and 36:

Torino Chievo
Sassoulo Fiorentina
Sampdoria Parma
Roma Catania
Livorno Udinese
Atalanta Juventus
Bologna Genoa
Cagliari Napoli
Inter Milan
Hellas Verona Lazio                    

Matchday 18 and 37:

Catania Bologna
Chievo Cagliari
Fiorentina Livorno
Genoa Sassoulo
Udinese         Hellas Verona
Parma Torino
Napoli Sampdoria
Milan Atalanta
Lazio Inter
Juventus Roma

Matchday 19 and 38:

Torino Fiorentina
Sassoulo Milan
Sampdoria Udinese
Roma Genoa
Livorno Parma
Inter Chievo
Hellas Verona Napoli                
Cagliari Juventus
Bologna Lazio
Atalanta Catania