Roma and Inter top on 12, Elche v Real Madrid tonight

Matchday four closed with three more wins. In Turin, Roma won 2-0: Malen scored in the first half and Pisilli in stoppage time, making it four wins out of four for Gasperini (ANSA, Corriere dello Sport). At Como, Fabregas's side beat Parma 2-1 with goals from Ramon and Kaiki, Romero's strike not enough for the visitors (Corriere dello Sport). Later at San Siro came the craziest game of the weekend: Udinese went 2-0 up, then Inter scored five and won 5-3, according to ANSA and Sky Sport. Abroad, Leeds thrashed Newcastle 4-1 at Elland Road in the Premier League, while in La Liga Real Betis came from behind to win 2-1 at Villarreal, with former Napoli defender Natan decisive (Corriere dello Sport).

The morning is about words and open cases. Chivu did not hide the problems to Gazzetta: "Seven goals conceded in three games? If I weren't worried I wouldn't be a coach"; to Corriere dello Sport he added that the Champions League "sucks a lot of energy out of you". According to Fanpage, Martinez is under scrutiny after the games against Real Madrid and Udinese, but the coach is backing him. At Juventus, after the defeat at Sassuolo, Carnevali told ANSA that "changing the coach is not in my nature". In Cagliari the Daniel Maldini case continues: the club announced negative toxicology results (Eurosport, ANSA), while according to Il Messaggero the striker had tested positive for alcohol and had his licence withdrawn after the car accident. Udinese said Piotrowski's cardiac ablation procedure was successful (Corriere dello Sport). In Naples, Corriere dello Sport reports that Lobotka's renewal is still far off, and NapoliCalcioNews says Meret and Marianucci are close to returning.

No Serie A today, but La Liga opens its midweek round with three games (Italian time): Rayo Vallecano v Espanyol at 19:00, Alavés v Valencia at 20:00 and Elche v Real Madrid at 21:30. Real are second on 12 points, three behind Barcelona, and visit the second-to-last side; Valencia are bottom with one point and look for a first win at Alavés, fourth on 10. Rayo rely on Camello, whose 6 goals put him level at the top of the scoring chart with Raphinha, Mbappé and Yamal. Tomorrow it is Barcelona v Santander and Atlético v Osasuna.

In Serie A the table shows Roma and Inter on 12, with Roma ahead on goal difference (+11 against +7). Behind them, on 10, are Como and Lazio, then Cagliari on 9 and Milan on 8; Juventus are eighth on 7, Napoli tenth on 6 and Venezia bottom with zero. Malen leads the scorers with 6 goals. The fixture list has already served up the first head-to-head: Roma v Inter at the Olimpico on Saturday at 18:00. In the Premier League, Arsenal and Manchester City remain level at the top on 12, with Leeds up to third on 8.