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Six games in: What the Serie A table is, and isn’t, telling us

Six games is 16% of the season. Some of what the Serie A table shows will last until May, some will be forgotten by Christmas. We go through the standings team by team, from Inter’s leaky defence to Venezia’s six defeats, and pick out what to watch on Matchday 7, including Juventus v Lazio on Sunday.

13.10.26, 09:59

Six games in: What the Serie A table is, and isn’t, telling us

Six games is a strange point in a Serie A season. It is long enough for the table to look like it means something, and short enough for one bad weekend to rewrite it. Every team has now played 16% of its league campaign. Some of what we are seeing will last until May. Some of it will be forgotten by Christmas.

With the international break over and Matchday 6 complete, here is a sober read of the standings: What looks like a real signal, what looks like noise, and what to watch when Matchday 7 kicks off on Friday.

The headline: Inter and Lazio level at the top

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Andrea Locorotondo

is an SJA- and AIPS-accredited sports journalist with venue access across UEFA and FIFA competitions. He is the founder and editor of Calcio Society, and co-founded the independent Aston Villa title The Holte Roar.

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