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Join us for all the build-up and action as it happens from today’s five Serie A games, Como-Juventus, Milan-Fiorentina, Atalanta-Lazio, Genoa-Parma and Cagliari-Bologna.
We begin at 11.30 UK time (10.30 GMT) with Juve potentially catching the joint leaders if they manage to get the better of Nico Paz’s Como.
At 14.00 UK, Cagliari-Bologna and Genoa-Parma take place, then Atalanta welcome troubled Lazio at 17.00 UK.
AC Milan can become sole leaders with a victory, but have serious injury worries against Fiorentina at 19.45 UK (18.45 GMT).
Max Allegri explains his tactical decisions after AC Milan beat Fiorentina with a Rafael Leao brace to go top of the table. ‘I needed to have some options off the bench.’
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Stefano Pioli feels Fiorentina ‘did not deserve to be on the losing side’ against Milan, as the penalty is ‘encouraging players to continue simulating, because they know it pays off.’
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Fiorentina director Daniele Pradè hit out at the ‘scandalous’ VAR decision giving Milan a 2-1 victory, but also accepted ‘blame’ for their current predicament. ‘Stefano Pioli can get us out of this.’
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Rafael Leao feels the ‘team emerged’ after breaking the deadlock to turn Fiorentina around, but Luka Modric warns his AC Milan teammate ‘is one of the best in the world and can still improve.’
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Rafael Leão is the Panini Player of the Match 🏆#MilanFiorentina pic.twitter.com/IyOg5XmLT0
— Lega Serie A (@SerieA_EN) October 19, 2025
This is the first time Milan have been alone at the top of the Serie A table since Week 8 in 2023-24.
Gabbia did NOT want Rafael Leão to take a booking for removing his shirt 😅#MilanFiorentina pic.twitter.com/jLIfWhEMtd
— Lega Serie A (@SerieA_EN) October 19, 2025
| Rank | Teams | Played | Goal difference | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MIL | 7 | 7 | 16 |
| 2 | INT | 7 | 10 | 15 |
| 3 | NAP | 7 | 5 | 15 |
| 4 | ROM | 7 | 4 | 15 |
| 5 | BGN | 7 | 6 | 13 |
| 6 | COM | 7 | 4 | 12 |
| 7 | JUV | 7 | 2 | 12 |
| 8 | ATT | 7 | 6 | 11 |
| 9 | SAS | 7 | 0 | 10 |
| 10 | USC | 6 | -1 | 9 |
| 11 | LAZ | 7 | 3 | 8 |
| 12 | CAG | 7 | -2 | 8 |
| 13 | UDI | 6 | -3 | 8 |
| 14 | TOR | 7 | -7 | 8 |
| 15 | PAR | 7 | -4 | 6 |
| 16 | LEC | 7 | -5 | 6 |
| 17 | VER | 7 | -7 | 4 |
| 18 | FIO | 7 | -5 | 3 |
| 19 | GEN | 7 | -6 | 3 |
| 20 | PIS | 7 | -7 | 3 |
Stefano Pioli is having some angry words with the referee, and he’s got a point. That was a very soft penalty to give with a VAR review. Did it really qualify as a clear and obvious error?
Rafael Leao bagged a brace to turn Fiorentina around after the Robin Gosens opener, including a controversial penalty, sending Milan top of the Serie A table.
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Fiorentina pouring forward, but Pongracic balloons into the stands from the edge of the area. Wasteful.
512 – Rafael #Leão has scored at the Meazza in #SerieA 512 days after his previous home goal in the competition, on 25 May 2024 against Salernitana. Back.#MilanFiorentina
— OptaPaolo (@OptaPaolo) October 19, 2025
It just had to be Rafael Leão again ⭐
A cool and composed finish from the spot to give AC Milan the lead 🥶
📺 @tntsports & @discoveryplusUK pic.twitter.com/doMXpJBN6m
— Football on TNT Sports (@footballontnt) October 19, 2025
Looks like cramp, but just in case, Leao hobbles off to be replaced by Balentien.
Fiorentina free kick cleared by Gabbia, Leao tries to go on the counter and pulls up clutching his leg… Just cramp?
Into 6 minutes of stoppages!
Saelemaekers off, De Winter on.
Ranieri booked and has to be careful, as he’s muttering all sorts towards the referee…
Sohm and Dzeko on, Nicolussi Caviglia and Mandragora off for Fiorentina.
He decided to go for precision rather than power, drilled it low into the near bottom corner past De Gea!
It’s a harsh one, but Parisi didn’t help himself by reaching out an arm like that.
Now, who takes it? Milan’s record from penalties is BAD.
Leao is taking it! His first in the Milan jersey.
It’s not much of a grab to the neck or shirt… But it is a grab. Gimenez made such a meal of that…
He’s going to view it!
Gimenez did not help his case by going down clutching his face when the hand was on his shirt…
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