Serie A awaits a busy month. Between one break and another for the national team there are six championship rounds and three cup rounds in 29 days.
For Roma, Inter, Napoli, Como, Juve, Milan and Atalanta one match every three days. For the others one every five days. The calendar of Rome, Naples and Cagliari is truly strict, while that of Milan and Atalanta is more affordable. Eight most intriguing matches. 6th day Como-Rome; 7/a: Milan-Atalanta and Juventus-Lazio; 8/a Naples-Rome; 10/a Milan-Inter and Juve-Napoli; 11/a Napoli-Lazio and Inter-Como.
ROME (13 points): Como, Napoli and Man United away, Real Madrid and Cagliari at home. Roma have a start full of pitfalls which will test their ambitions. In 4 days first Fabregas then Mourinho: Gasp will need the whole squad.
Calendar (away matches in capital letters): 11/10 at 12.30 COMO; CHAMPIONS 14/10 at 9pm Real Madrid; 10/17 at 8.45pm Genoa; CHL 20/10 at 9pm Slovan; 24/10 at 6pm NAPLES; 27/10 at 8.45pm Cagliari; 31/10 at 6pm UDINESE; CHL 3/11 at 9pm MANCHESTER UNITED; 7/11 at 8.45pm Sassuolo;
INTER (13 points): many commitments, but many easy ones for Chivu's super squad. In the Champions League 9 points possible, in the championship the derbies with Milan and Como are at the bottom. It can create the conditions for an escape. Calendar: 10/10am 6pm Parma; CHL 10/13 9pm Bruges; 17/10 at 18 BOLOGNA; CHL 21/10 9pm Shakhtar; 25/10 at 12.30 pm Fiorentina; 28/10 at 6.30pm VENICE; 31/10 at 8.45pm MILAN; CHL 3/11 at 9pm FEYENOORD; 8/11 at 6pm Como.
LAZIO (13 points): Gattuso wants to demonstrate that he is not leaders by chance. Good calendar, except for the away games against Juventus and Napoli.
Calendar: 11/10 at 3pm Monza; 18/10 at 8.45pm JUVENTUS; 24/10 at 8.45pm Parma; 27/10 at 6.30pm SASSUOLO; 1/11 3pm Cagliari; 8/11 at 12.30 NAPLES;
CAGLIARI (12 points): Pisacane surprised everyone with a good game and now wants to get further satisfaction, starting with the match against Juve. Then he will have two trips to the Olimpico.
Calendar: 11/10 at 8.45pm Juventus; 10/19 at 6.30 pm MONZA; 24/10 at 3pm Bologna; 27/10 at 8.45pm ROME; 1/11 at 3pm LAZIO; 7/11 at 3pm Frosinone;
MILAN (11 points): perhaps has the easiest path among the big names. The rocks are in Bergamo and in the derby. Calendar: 11/10 at 6pm SASSUOLO; EUROLA LEAGUE 10/15 6.45pm SALZBURG; 18/10 6pm Atalanta; EL 22/10 at 9pm BOURNEMOUTH; 25/10 at 8.45pm UDINESE; 28/10 at 6.30pm Bologna; 31/10 at 8.45pm Inter; EL 5/11 6.45pm Ferencvaros; 8/11 at 3pm GENOA;
COMO (10 points): opens with Roma and closes with Inter. The rest is within his reach, including the super Champions League match against Manchester United.
Calendar: 11/10 at 12.30 Rome; CHL 10/14 6.45pm FEYENOORD; 18/10 3pm FIORENTINA; CHL 21/10 6.45pm Manchester United; 24/10 3pm Sassuolo; 27/10 at 8.45pm TURIN; 1/11 12.30pm Venice; CHL 4/11 at 9pm LENS; 8/11 at 6pm INTER.
FROSINONE (10 points): has everything to continue its virtuous path. The rocks are away: Napoli, Atalanta and then the surprise match against Cagliari.
Calendar: 10/10 at 8.45pm NAPLES; 16/10 at 8.45pm Sassuolo; 25/10 3pm ATALANTA; 29/10 at 6.30pm Lecce; 1/11 at 3pm Turin; 7/11 at 3pm CAGLIARI
JUVENTUS (10 points): medium obstacles both in the league and in the Europa League. It depends on whether Spalletti's group grows or not. The most insidious matches, with Lazio and Napoli, are at home.
Calendar: 11/10 at 8.45pm CAGLIARI; EL 15/10 at 9pm CELTA VIGO; 18/10 at 8.45pm Lazio; EL 22/10 at 6.45pm Rennes; 25/10 at 6pm LECCE; 28/10 at 8.45pm GENOA; 1/11 at 8.45pm Naples; EL 5/11 at 9pm AZ ALKMAAR; 8/11 at 8.45pm FIORENTINA.
NAPLES (7 points): if they don't recover players and increase their performance, it will be tough for Allegri having to play against Roma, Juventus, Porto and Lazio.
Calendar: 10/10 at 8.45pm Frosinone; CHL 10/13 9pm VILLARREAL; 17/10 at 3pm VENICE; CHL 20/10 at 9pm Bodo/Glimt; 24/10 at 6pm Rome; 28/10 at 8.45pm MONZA; 1/11 at 8.45pm JUVENTUS; CHL 4/11 at 9pm PORT; 8/11 at 12.30 Lazio.
ATALANTA (6 points): except for Milan, they all have non-transcendental opponents to be able to start the recovery.
Calendar: 12/10 at 6.30 pm Venice; CONFERENCE 15/10 at 9pm Pafos; 18/10 at 6pm MILAN; CL 22/10 at 9pm AJAX; 25/10 3pm Frosinone; 29/10 at 8.45pm FIORENTINA; 2/11 at 8.45pm Parma; CL 5/11 at 6.45pm Kairat; 8/11 at 3pm MONZA;
FIORENTINA (4 points): the progress shown with Vanoli will be tested with Como, Inter, Atalanta and Juve.
Calendar: 10/10 at 25 GENOA; 18/10 at 3pm Como; 25/10 at 12.30 INTER; 29/10 at 8.45pm Atalanta; 2/11 at 6.30pm SASSUOLO; 8/11 at 8.45pm Juventus.
