Updated November 1st, 2019 at 16:59 IST

Serie A Matchday 11 preview: Roma vs Napoli and other top matches

Serie A: Juventus face a tough fixture away to Torino while Inter travel to Bologna on Matchday 11 of the league as both sides battle it out for the top spot

Reported by: Sujay Chakraborty
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The Italian clubs have been under immense pressure as the fixture list keeps on piling up. In the mid-week fixtures, we saw Juventus scrape past Genoa, thanks to a Cristiano Ronaldo penalty right at the death. Also, Inter Milan beat Brescia despite manager Antonio Conte expressing his frustrations with the tough schedule. We now quickly move onto Matchday 11 and here are the top matches to keep an eye out on.

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Serie A: AS Roma vs Napoli, 7:30 PM IST, November 2, 2019

Stadio Olimpico will be buzzing when Napoli pay a visit on Saturday. Both the sides who have struggled for consistency this season will be looking for a major statement over their league rivals. Roma are currently fourth in the league just a point ahead of sixth-placed Napoli. It’ll be interesting to see which side come out on top on Saturday.

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Serie A: Bologna vs Inter Milan, 10:30 PM IST, November 2, 2019

Inter Milan will have to be at their best when they travel to Bologna on Saturday. Despite an injury to Stefano Sensi, others; namely Romelu Lukaku and Lautaro Martinez have stepped up well to keep Antonio Conte’s men just a point behind table-toppers Juventus.

Also read | Serie A: Antonio Conte Claims Inter Have Been Handed A Tough Schedule

Serie A: Torino vs Juventus, 1:15 AM IST, November 3, 2019

Speaking of Juventus, they too have a tough fixture away to Torino on Saturday night. And despite a laboured performance against Genoa on Thursday, Juventus will again be the favourites to win. Miralem Pjanic should be back on Sunday to provide the quality that the Old Lady missed against Genoa.

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Serie A: AC Milan vs Lazio, 1:15 AM IST, November 4, 2019

Stefano Pioli registered his first victory since taking over at AC Milan on Thursday night against SPAL. Despite the victory, Milan are still not performing at their best and a lot of work is needed. They will host Lazio next which is sure to be another tough test for Pioli. Lazio's Ciro Immobile has scored 12 times already in the league and another one for him on Sunday night won’t be tough be imagine.

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Published November 1st, 2019 at 11:30 IST