We will get a check of the title credentials for just a few contenders in Matchday 7 of the Serie A season this weekend.

All eyes shall be on shock aspect Fiorentina (fifth, 12pts) which welcomes pacesetter Napoli (1st, 18pts), the one group on most factors this season with six wins out of six. A victory for the Viola would put them into severe rivalry for Champions League spots this season.

A group that many tabbed as a possible outsider for the Serie A title will get an opportunity to relaunch its bid as Atalanta (seventh, 11pts) hosts second-place AC Milan (2nd, 16pts), which has solely dropped two factors all season. The opposite Milan-based membership, Inter Milan (third, 14pts) has a equally stiff check on the highway at tough Sassuolo (twelfth, 7pts), whereas fourth-place AS Roma (4th, 12pts) ought to have a neater time at dwelling (on paper) in opposition to overachieving Empoli (eighth, 9pts).

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However the huge match of the weekend is the Turin derby with Juventus (tenth, 8pts) and Torino (ninth, 8pts) even on factors within the standings. Juve, one of many preseason favorites, is determined for a victory in its try to remain inside attain of the highest spots. 

On the backside of the desk, the Verona–Spezia and Salernitana–Genoa matches may have any winners feeling good about their possibilities to beat the drop to Serie B this season, with the house groups having slightly extra stress on them to get three huge factors at dwelling.

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The way to watch Italian Serie A within the USA

The 2021-22 Italian Serie A season is the primary league marketing campaign to be carried completely by CBS Sports activities by means of its CBS Sports activities Community linear TV channel and the Paramount+ streaming platform. All 380 Serie A matches shall be streamed on Paramount+.

The community can even produce pregame and postgame studio reveals titled “Calcio e Cappuccino” (“Soccer and Cappuccino”) round choose matches.

• Dates: Saturday, Aug. 21, 2021, by means of Sunday, Might 22, 2022
• TV channels (USA): CBS Sports activities Community (choose matches)
• Streaming: Paramount+

For televised matches, CBS Sports activities Community (CBSSN) is streamed on fuboTV, which provides a free seven-day trial for brand new customers. The channel can be obtainable on main cable, satellite tv for pc and telco suppliers, in addition to streaming suppliers YouTubeTV, DirecTV and Hulu.

Serie A schedule: Matchday 7

(Residence golf equipment listed first)

Friday, Oct. 1

Saturday, Oct. 2

Sunday, Oct. 3