It’s early but signs of an actual title race in Italy are truly delightful.
Juventus and Napoli remain perfect, with the latter above the former in the Serie A table this early season following Wednesday wins.
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Roma and Atalanta posted blowout wins, while AC Milan won a day after their Milanese rivals Inter needed a 77th minute penalty to draw at Bologna.
Lazio 1-4 Napoli
There were five goals in this one, but the only one you need to witness comes on this unreal shot from an odd angle by the world’s top under-appreciated scorer: Dries Mertens.
Oh my, @dries_mertens14 just did THIS 👇 #LazioNapoli pic.twitter.com/VqNm06a9Bv
— beIN SPORTS USA (@beINSPORTSUSA) September 20, 2017
Juventus 1-0 Fiorentina
Mario Mandzukic scored the lone goal as The Old Lady slipped further behind Napoli in goal difference.
AC Milan 2-0 SPAL
I Rossoneri scored on a penalty in each half, with new boys Ricardo Rodriguez and Franck Kessie converting the chances.
Benevento 0-4 Roma
Edin Dzeko buried a pair of goals and the hosts gifted i Lupi a pair of own goals.
Elsewhere
Bologna 1-1 Inter Milan -- Tuesday
Cagliari 0-1 Sassuolo
Genoa 1-1 Chievo
Verona 0-0 Sampdoria
Udinese 2-3 Torino
STANDINGS
| Team | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Home | Away | PTS |
| Napoli | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 3 | 16 | 2-0-0 | 3-0-0 | 15 |
| Juventus | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 11 | 3-0-0 | 2-0-0 | 15 |
| Inter Milan | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 2-0-0 | 2-1-0 | 13 |
| AC Milan | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 3-0-0 | 1-0-1 | 12 |
| Torino | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 1-1-0 | 2-1-0 | 11 |
| Lazio | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 1-1-1 | 2-0-0 | 10 |
| Roma | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 1-0-1 | 2-0-0 | 9 |
| Sampdoria | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1-0-0 | 1-2-0 | 8 |
| Atalanta | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 2-0-1 | 0-1-1 | 7 |
| Fiorentina | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 1-0-1 | 1-0-2 | 6 |
| Cagliari | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | -2 | 1-0-1 | 1-0-2 | 6 |
| Chievo | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | -3 | 0-1-1 | 1-1-1 | 5 |
| Bologna | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | -3 | 0-2-1 | 1-0-1 | 5 |
| SPAL | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | -5 | 1-0-1 | 0-1-2 | 4 |
| Sassuolo | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | -5 | 0-1-1 | 1-0-2 | 4 |
| Udinese | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 10 | -3 | 1-0-2 | 0-0-2 | 3 |
| Genoa | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | -4 | 0-1-2 | 0-1-1 | 2 |
| Verona | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 11 | -10 | 0-1-2 | 0-1-1 | 2 |
| Crotone | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 11 | -10 | 0-1-2 | 0-0-2 | 1 |
| Benevento | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 14 | -13 | 0-0-3 | 0-0-2 | 0 |
