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 |