The sixth round of fixtures in Serie A saw the league table begin to take shape, as Napoli, Atalanta and AC Milan continued their unbeaten starts to the new season, proving their early intentions to win the Scudetto.
Meanwhile, Udinese are fast becoming the new Atalanta of the division as they moved up to fourth with a 3-1 victory over Sassuolo.
All of that and more in our latest 10 things we learned from Serie A with Sportsmail‘s ALVISE CAGNAZZO.
Napoli sealed a 1-0 victory over Spezia to remain unbeaten and top of the Serie A league table
Olivier Giroud sealed a 2-1 win for 10-man AC Milan over Sampdoria to also remain unbeaten
1 – CONTE GOT IT RIGHT ON NDOMBELE
When Tottenham Hotspur manager Antonio Conte issues a verdict, it is very rare for him to make a mistake.
The Italian coach did not consider Tanguy Ndombele a suitable player for Tottenham and his start to Serie A in Napoli confirms Conte’s views on his poor physical and mental state.
The former France international is currently a burden for the Neapolitan club’s midfield and after 45 minutes Luciano Spalletti decided to replace Ndombele with Stanislav Lobotka, restoring tactical intelligence and quality to the midfield.
Tottenham boss Antonio Conte was right about Tanguy Ndombele, who is struggling for Napoli
In order to be a regular starter in the Napoli line-up, Ndombele will have to work on his aggressive tackling.
Ndombele seems unable to avoid picking up yellow or red cards with the amount of fouls given against him already in Serie A this season.
Eljif Elmas and Lobotka offer more stable technical and tactical guarantees and the Frenchman wearing No 91 is last in the pecking order under Luciano Spalletti, who is rather disappointed by his start in Serie A.
Lobotka is indispensable to Napoli, but will not be able to play all the games this campaign, and for this reason it is absolutely essential to recover a player who until a few years ago seemed destined to become a top player.
Ndombele, who is on loan at Napoli, has already fallen down the pecking order since joining
2 – RASPADORI IMPORTANT FOR NAPOLI
As the months go by, the comparison seems more and more to be the right one: Giacomo Raspadori resembles Paolo Rossi in a very strong way.
The Italian attacker bought by Sassuolo is proving to have talent and can be a huge success for title challengers Napoli.
After having missed an endless series of chances against Spezia, he finally…