Inter were the first to start the latest round of Serie A matches, thrashing their opponents with a brilliant 5:0 away performance, followed by Roma's 4:1 win over league rivals Atalanta. However, Milan were unable to withstand Napoli's onslaught in a tightly contested match, and ended up losing. Inter's "wait-and-see" attitude resulted in two good news. In the fierce competition, Milan duo Napoli and Atalanta became the favorites to win the Serie A this season. Meanwhile, fifth-ranked Roma, sixth-ranked Juventus, and seventh-ranked Fiorentina all have 31 points, with only six points separating them. Although it is difficult for these teams to enter the title race, their chances of entering the Champions League should not be ignored.
And in the Bundesliga, Bayern consolidated their lead in the first round with an easy 4:0 win over Wolfsburg. Meanwhile, Borussia Dortmund suffered an unexpected defeat. This allowed Bayern to build up a huge 9-point advantage. With only two points separating third-placed Freiburg from seventh-placed Union Berlin, the outcome of a single match could completely rewrite the league's landscape in a short period of time.
