The arrival of the international break sees the kick starting month of the 24/25 season come to an end.
All twenty teams are on the board within their first three matches which shows the rife competition in the league.
This preview takes a look at how every team has faired so far this season.
Atalanta
The Nerazzurri are yet to kick on from their UEFA Europa League triumph.
Having been undone by Real Madrid in the UEFA Super Cup, Gian Piero Gasperini’s side have won just one of their first three matches.
La Dea’s opening match was a resounding 4-0 away win at Lecce. New signing, Matteo Retegui netted twice to help certify his credentials as a top Italian striker. Midfielder, Marco Brescianini also secured a brace to mark his league debut for Atalanta since his transfer from Frosinone.
Since the opening day massacre, Atalanta fell to defeat by Torino and Inter which means they sit 12th in the league table.
Mario Pasalic missed a late penalty to rescue a point on the road in Turin, but Atalanta’s goal difference was tarnished in the 4-0 beat down by Inter at San Siro.
There are positives for Atalanta as their new front men seem to be firing on all cylinders, but the void left from Teun Koopmeiners’ departure has significantly weakened Atalanta.
Bologna
Having been at the heart of an Italian fairytale last season, Bologna have lived a nightmare start to their 24/25 campaign.
The Veltri have just two points under their belt and sit in the relegation zone. Despite being early days, it is hard not to fear for Vincenzo Italiano.
Italiano was brought in to replace Thiago Motta who swapped Bologna for Juventus after the end of last season. The new man at the helm has Champions League Football to account for whilst his squad has been picked apart by European giants in the off season.
Riccardo Calafiori and Joshua Zirkzee were key departures which forced Bologna to take action in the transfer window.
The Champions League outfit gained two points after disappointing draws at home to Udinese and Empoli. But a heavy 3-0 defeat to Napoli was the rude awakening which suggests Bologna are in for a tough season.
Marquee signing, Thijs Dallinga is yet to open his goal scoring account for Bologna, but his talismanic nature should start prove his worth.
Bologna’s fortunes are expected to change, especially with some favourable fixtures in the near future.
Cagliari
The Rossoblu are winless so far in the Serie A, but they have picked up two points at home which proves they are difficult to beat on home soil
Davide Nicola has a resolute defence which shut out Roma as well as making things difficult for Como and Lecce. Cagliari operate a defensive system with five defenders which minimises the space for the opposition to work with.
But the problem for Cagliari lies in their attack, the red and blues have scored just once in 270 minutes. The front two of Zito Luvumbo and Roberto Piccoli failed to break down the ten men of Lecce as they fell to a 1-0 defeat.
Cagliari sit outside of the drop zone but with two favourable matches been and gone, it is an upwards climb for Gli Isolani.
Nicola must address the lack of goal threat if his side are to win matches, the most likely scenario would see one of the three central midfielders have their defensive shackles loosened to get in the box more often.
Como
Having recruited a number of veterans, a lot of attention has been drawn to Cesc Fabregas’ Como as they compete in their debut season in the Serie A.
But despite the Spaniard’s best efforts, Como sit bottom of the league at the end of August.
The Blue and White’s warm welcoming was short lived as Juventus brushed them aside in a 3-0 win. All be it, there was not much hope for Como as they travelled to Turin who were eager to impress.
The Lombardy based club had to then travel to Cagliari where they showed fight and resilience to salvage a draw. Patrick Cutrone netted his first of the season in the fruitful affair.
Cutrone was in the headlines for the wrong reasons in the following game-week as Como lost at home to Udinese by a singular goal. Fabregas’ men may feel hard done by, having missed numerous chances including a stoppage time penalty which Cutrone dragged wide of the post.
As with most newly promoted teams, Como will need time to adapt to the pace and technicality of the Serie A. Maybe when the veterans began to find their groove, results may turn in their favour.
But as for now, Como fans must fear the worst as they face an uphill battle.
Empoli
The Azzurri Empolesi have had a positive start to their season as they sit pretty in 7th. Whether a European position remains achievable come the end of the season is a different matter, but it is hard to ignore Empoli’s strong start.
Roberto D’Aversa sets up Empoli in a system where the striker is supported by two men who play closely behind. Two wing-backs provide the width and help to add the pressure on the opponents.
Emmanuel Gyasi has been a beneficiary of this style having netted twice from the right flank. Striker, Lorenzo Colombo’s goal helped secure victory away at Roma in game-week two.
Empoli drew with Bologna and Monza to remain unbeaten following the start of the international break.
Having just avoided relegation last season, Empoli are on the right track to secure safety.
Fiorentina
La Viola have had a busy start to the campaign having to overcome Puskas Akademia to secure qualification to the UEFA Conference League.
Free signing, David De Gea was the hero as Fiorentina edged past the Hungarian outfit on penalties. Fiorentina made life difficult as they finished the second leg with eight players following three red cards.
Despite all the financial worries and the departure of Nico Gonzalez, Fiorentina have had a steady start to their Serie A season with three draws.
Newly promoted, Parma and Venezia were able to frustrate Fiorentina and steal a point. The Florence based side finished the 1-1 draw against Parma with ten men after another red card which implies there are behavioural issues among Raffealle Palladino’s men.
But Fiorentina remain unbeaten having shown great will power to overcome a two goal deficit to Monza. New addition, Robin Gosens scored in the sixth minute of injury time to rescue a hard earned point.
A positive for Fiorentina is that Moise Kean seems to be finding his feet having scored three times already.
Genoa
The Grifone are on course for a mid-table finish having won, drew and lost a game.
Genoa hosted the champions, Inter, on match-day one where Junior Messias stoppage time goal earned a deserved point.
The oldest club in Italian history then went on to beat Monza 1-0 as Andrea Pinamonti scored his first goal since returning to Genoa.
Genoa’s defeat came courtesy of Hellas Verona who seized control in the second half and scoring the two winning goals.
Alberto Gilardino has an array of quality at his dispense and his side already look like stern competition for Italy’s top sides.
The likes of: Pierluigi Gollini, Koni De Winter, Ruslan Malinovskyi, Fabio Miretti and Vitinha are all high calibre players and it would not be a surprise to see Genoa target a European finish.
Hellas Verona
It has been an admirable start for Hellas Verona who sit fifth on six points from three difficult fixtures.
La Mastini opened their 24/25 account by toying with giants, Napoli in a 3-0 win. Substitute, Daniel Mosquera had a dream debut scoring twice.
Paolo Zanetti’s side then suffered a 3-0 defeat themselves, to Juventus before putting things right against Genoa.
Another clean sheet in the 2-0 triumph over Genoa has fans praying their good form continues with some favourable fixtures listed in September and October.
Hellas Verona are another club who are embracing the benefits of having three central defenders which is in good taste with the history of Italian football.
Inter
The defending champions face stronger competition to last season but Inter have started the season in impressive fashion.
The Nerazzuri are hoping to add to their 20 league titles, but they dropped points to Genoa in their season opener.
Marcus Thuram’s brace was not enough to secure the three points. Having been the best defensive side last season, the Inter back four looked a shadow of their normal selves.
Simone Inzaghi soon restored order as Inter beat Lecce 2-0. Matteo Darmian and Hakan Calhanoglu were the scorers.
The three time Champions League winners then went on to thrash Atalanta 4-0. An early blitzing forced an own goal as well as Nicolo Barella scoring within the opening ten minutes. Thuram then netted twice as he now has four goals already this season.
Lautaro Martinez, Marko Arnautovic and Mehdi Taremi are all yet to open their 24/25 goal scoring accounts but with Thuram being in red hot form, Inter fans will not panic.
Juventus
The Old Lady have shown signs of promise in Motta’s opening month as Juventus head coach.
A number of new signings including Douglas Luiz, Kephren Thuram and Pierre Kalulu have strengthened the squad as the improvement on the pitch is clear too see.
La Bianconeri are second in the league having won their first two matches 3-0. Motta’s side looked in complete control in the victories over Como and Hellas Verona.
Youngster, Samuel Mbangula stole the show with a goal and two assists in the opening three matches. Dusan Vlahovic continued where he left off last season, having scored twice against Hellas Verona.
But the big difference from the new look Juve to the one last season is the air tight defence. Motta’s preferred back four of: Juan Cabal, Bremer, Federico Gatti and Nicolo Savona are yet to concede a goal.
Juventus’ third clean sheet came in a frustrating 0-0 draw at home to Roma. Nevertheless, Juventus fans are full of optimism having endured a few years of mediocracy.
Lazio
Last season Lazio failed to replicate their impressive form in the season prior, but the Biancocelesti have had an appropriate start this time around.
Marco Baroni’s side got off to a thrilling win by dismantling Venezia in a 3-1 triumph. Valentin Castellanos and Mattia Zacagni contributed with goals to avoid an early scare.
However, the Roman side suffered an early defeat at the hands of Udinese. Gustav Isaksen came off the bench to score what was a late consolation as the game had already been put beyond Lazio’s reach.
The Stadio Olimpico was the host of a thrilling encounter when Lazio drew with visitors, Milan. The 2-2 draw was a captivating match which had both teams come from behind.
Boulaye Dia scored his first goal for Lazio since his transfer from Salernitana, which added with the goal threat of Castellanos, forms a fierce attack.
Head coach, Baroni, has all the foundations to apply pressure on the top four of the Serie A and the Europa League trophy is by no means unattainable.
Lecce
La Salentini established themselves as a mid-table outfit last season. So far, Lecce have continued in a similar vein which has put pre-season worries to rest.
Luca Gotti faced early critics after a heavy 4-0 loss to Atalanta. Lecce attempted 21 shots and had nothing to show for it which highlights their attacking struggles.
Having lost to the Europa League champions, Lecce then lost 2-0 courtesy of the Serie A winners, Inter. Gotti’s side remained competitive but again struggled to score.
Nikola Krstovic was the hero in the 1-0 win over Cagliari, as the Montenegro striker scored the only goal.
Much credit has to go to his defensive counterparts who played the second half with ten-men after Patrick Dorgu had seen red in the first half.
Despite facing a difficult start to their season, Lecce fans must be confident of securing another mid-table finish. Although, the lack of conviction from the forwards must be addressed.
Milan
La Rossoneri are in a spot of bother as they are winless heading into the international break.
Despite keeping hold of star players like Theo Hernandez and Rafael Leao, Milan fans have been in uproar. Kalulu was allowed to leave for rivals Juventus.
Kalulu’s presence is already being sorely missed as Milan have conceded two goals in each of their three matches.
Late goals from Alvaro Morata and Noah Okafor rescued a point for Milan at home to Torino. The fixture last season finished in a 4-1 triumph which already shows Milan’s demise.
Paulo Fonseca tasted a first defeat with Milan shortly after as they lost away to newly promoted, Parma. Christian Pulisic scored but a goal for Parma in each half proved too difficult to overcome.
The European giants drew to Lazio in the final match of August, Strahinja Pavlovic scored his first Milan goal and Leao netted his first of the season.
Fonseca will hope his star studded side will come to grips with his authentic style of play in the coming weeks. The main priority will be to eradicate the defensive errors which have punished Milan in recent weeks.
Monza
Having finished 12th last season, La Brianzoli have been slow off the blocks so far.
Head coach, Alessandro Nesta, encourages his team to have the majority of the possession but his attack did little with it in their first two matches.
Monza drew 0-0 in a frustrating tie with Empoli. It was a bleak performance by Monza’s standards but the performance declined the following week.
Genoa took all three points at the Stadio Brianteo by scoring with their only shot in target. Monza failed to capitalise on the home advantage as they suffered a narrow defeat.
Nesta’s men burst to life in Florence in a 2-2 draw. A late winner by Fiorentina denied Monza of all three points. Milan Duric and Daniel Maldini both scored in the first half to earn Monza their second draw of the season.
Nesta will be aware that there is work to be done ahead of their next fixture against Inter.
Napoli
There has been a series of changes at the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona, the most notable being the appointment of Antonio Conte as head coach.
La Partenopei finished tenth last season and the added uncertainty of Victor Osimhen has made life all the more difficult. But fast forward to the end of August and Napoli find themselves with a sense of optimism.
Osimhen has since signed for Galatasaray and midfield general Piortr Zielinski moved to Inter but Conte has still impressed in his early tenure.
Napoli got off to an embarrassing start by losing 3-0 on their travels at Hellas Verona. But since then the fortune has changed in Naples.
Conte’s first home match seems to of been a taste of what Napoli fans are in for, as they’re side cruised to a 3-0 win over Bologna.
Khvicha Kvaratskhelia was instrumental to the attack as Giovanni Simeone scored to help deter the worries about the departure of their talisman.
But the real Conte magic came in the 2-1 triumph of Parma who took an early lead. Napoli did the unthinkable and scored two goals in injury time to stun the visitors.
Substitute, Romelu Lukaku scored on his debut before Andre-Frank Zambo Anguissa stabbed in the winner.
Three of Napoli’s new signings, Lukaku, David Neres and Learnado Spinazzola all had a goal contribution in their comeback win.
Expect more of Napoli as their resurgence continues.
Parma
Parma are back in the big time after winning Serie B last season. Fabio Pecchia was close to guiding his side to a near perfect start as they bid to avoid relegation.
La Crociati were handed a difficult opening three fixtures as they kicked things off in a 1-1 draw with Fiorentina. Dennis Man scored in the first half which proved enough to earn a point.
Man was on point against Milan with a goal inside two minutes as Parma battled for a 2-1 win. Matteo Cancellieri scored the winner to get Parma their first win of the season.
The league returnees came so close to consecutive wins as they lead Napoli for 92 minutes.
Ange Bonny converted a spot kick but two late Napoli goals stripped Parma of a precious away win.
Despite the late blow in Naples, Parma have had an impressive start to the season. Having gone toe to toe with some of the league’s best sides, Parma must have their fans vote of confidence to stay up.
Roma
La Lupi have had a miserable start to their season, much the contradictory to Daniele De Rossi’s start after replacing Jose Mourinho.
De Rossi’s men look disjointed so far which has lead to Roma being placed 17th in the league table.
Despite their best efforts, Roma failed to breach the Cagliari defence as they were forced to settle for a 0-0 draw.
Empoli travelled to the capital and left with three points as Eldor Shomurodov’s goal as a substitute was not enough to overcome the initial two goal deficit.
But there was a sign of promise in the draw with Juventus. A draw did not suit both teams in terms of the league table, but it was a fitting result after 90 minutes.
There is work to be done in Rome but it is too early to write off the Southern Italian’s as their squad is filled with quality.
Torino
It would be naive to ignore La Granata’s start to the season is they sit pretty in third place.
Paulo Vanoli has worked his magic and got Torino playing a street wise style of football which is paying dividends.
The Bulls from Turin came close to winning away at Milan. An own goal and Duvan Zapata game Torino a 2-0 lead which was eaten into in stoppage time.
Torino had to take a point on their travels. Had it not been for the two late Milan goals, the Maroons would be top of the Serie A.
Che Adams marked his home debut against Atalanta with a goal and an assist for Ivan Ilic. Torino escaped a late scare thanks to a missed penalty as they clinched all three points in a 2-1 triumph.
Vanoli’s men showed much patience and desire to break down the Venezia defence. Saul Coco scored the only goal in the 86th minute much to the delight of the travelling fans from Turin.
Wether it be luck or the know how to edge through in tight matches is a mystery for now, but Torino are in fine form ahead of their September matches.
Udinese
Having avoided relegation in the dying embers last season, Udinese have transformed into a formidable force.
La Friulani are unbeaten and sit level on points with the league leaders, Inter.
Kosta Runjaic has had a great start to life in Udine which started with a 1-1 draw at Bologna.
Both teams were awarded a penalty as Bologna put theirs away to gain the lead. Florian Thauvin had his effort saved but Lautaro Giannetti headed from the following corner to draw level.
Thauvin soon made up for his penalty miss by scoring and assisting in the 2-1 win at home to Lazio. Lorenzo Lucca’s early goal set the tone as Udinese impressed.
Midfielder, Brenner scored an improvised volley to help Udinese win 1-0 over Como. A late penalty miss by Como sparred Martin Payero’s blushes as the three points stayed in Udine.
In what is expected to be a tough season for Udinese, it has been an ideal start for Runjaic who will look to build on their unbeaten streak.
Venezia
Having returned to the Serie A after promotion, Venezia fans have already discovered the magnitude of the task ahead as they sit in 19th.
Eusebio Di Francesco would have rolled his eyes when the fixture schedule was allowed. Lazio, Torino and Fiorentina are all difficult opponents for a newly promoted side.
Magnus Kofod Andersen scored his first goal for Venezia in the 3-1 defeat to Lazio in which the Eastern Italians were beaten comfortably.
A positive for the side from Venice is the defence who looked effective in the matches against Fiorentina and Torino.
A clean sheet helped earn a 0-0 draw in Florence and Venezia looked set to make it two 0-0 draws until Torino scored late into the tie.
It is not panic stations yet for Venezia, but the team will need to be more productive in front of goal if they are to stay in the league.
Overall it has been a thrilling month of Italian football which has set the scene for a thrilling September of Serie A action.
