Round five: Roman rule

Round five of the season saw both Rome clubs land impressive results as Roma secured a later 1-0 win against European Champions Inter, while Lazio beat Chievo by the same scoreline to put themselves joint top of the division thanks to Mauro Zarate's first goal for seven months. Napoli and Milan however are not far behind, both securing good wins against Genoa and Cesena respectively. Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored an impressive lob while Edison Cavani scored two superb goals in Cesena to blow them away 4-1 in the closing stages.

Elsewhere Fiorentina picked up their first win of the season with a 2-0 win over Parma, with Lorenzo Di Silvestri on target with a heavily deflected goal while Udinese picked up their point of the season away at a somewhat stagnent Sampdoria. Bologna continued to build on their impressive start to the season picking up a hard earned draw in Catania with Marco Di Vaio scoring his fourth goal of the season. Bari, a revelation last season, continued to show no signs of a second season syndrome as they beat Brescia 2-1 at home to give themselves eight points from the opening five rounds.

In the evening game Milos Krasic scored a hatrick for Juventus as they beat Cagliari 4-2 on home turf in a highly entertaining encounter. However, Luigi Del Neri will be concerned about their defensive frailties at Alessandro Matri exposed their backline on two occasion's. Its not a bad defeat for Cagliari as they were the last side to be unbeaten in Serie A this season and they will look to bounce back against Chievo on Sunday.