Hello Serie A fan,

Lazio do their talking on the pitch. Juventus save theirs for the post-match interviews. And Maurizio Sarri would like to know why everyone else gets to tell the referee where to go.

Boaz and Kenny pick through a weekend of statement wins, familiar failings and questionable defending. Gattuso’s Lazio leave Turin with three points and rather fewer doubters, while Spalletti’s Juventus finish with a pitch full of forwards and more fingers to point than answers.

The first "Scudetto derby" of the season brings Milan an hour of dominance, Atalanta a belated comeback, and Kenny very little pleasure. Rabiot runs the show, Maignan puts rather a lot on the line, and Sarri discovers that some words are harder to get away with than others.

Elsewhere, Inter keep the Pazza nickname alive, Roma bounce back with a Castro masterpiece, and De Roon’s new life remains a sensitive subject in Bergamo. Napoli run into a Stanković-inspired brick wall, while Como return to winning ways and Fiorentina contemplate another season of the same old story.

Plus: Good Week / Bad Week, honourable and dishonourable mentions, Sassuolo defending in a manner that’s unfair to call schoolboy, and a six-year-old’s application to become Milan’s lucky charm.

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Hello Serie A fan, after a brief Scudetto sabbatical, we return to find that Serie A has apparently misplaced its handbrake.

Napoli finally stop the bleeding against Bologna, although Allegri’s stress levels remain dangerously high. Juventus turn Sassuolo away into a late-game public-safety announcement. Atalanta dominate, concede, and continue the awkward business of teaching a Gasperini-built squad some Sarri grammar. Milan donate a half to Lazio, then send Diego Moreira on to retrieve it.

By the lake, Como put four past Leipzig. Inter make Real Madrid work. Roma take a useful point from Istanbul. And Arsenal remind Napoli that European redemption arcs require an attack.

Plus: Good Week / Bad Week, honourable and dishonourable mentions, Italian football’s ongoing war on boring calcio, and enough managers, returns and resignations to make the recycling bin feel like a tactical innovation.

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Hello Serie A fan. Pioli's on fire, and doesn't he just know it? The Rossoneri win their first Scudetto in 11 years, as Zlatan goes full WWE. Roma prepare for a European final and Salernitana complete the great escape. We'll discuss all of that, and round up the rest of the season in this episode of Scudetto.

Running order:

(00:00) Intros, drinks and unpleasantries

(02:17) Milan win their 19th Scudetto after relentless run-in; RedBird waiting in the wings

(07:24) Inter fall short in the title race, but two pieces of silverware reflect a successful first season under Inzaghi

(11:29) Roma secure Europa League qualification as they prepare for the Conference League final against Feyenoord

(13:58) Salernitana complete unlikely escape despite last-day mauling by Udinese

(16:27) Good season / bad season – from 1st to 20th in Serie A

(35:07) Keeping up with the Italians

(36:44) Honourable and dishonourable mentions

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