Matchday 5 of this 2022/23 Serie A season threw up some of the biggest fixtures of the Italian football calendar, none more so than AC Milan v Inter in the season’s first Milan Derby. Beyond that, we had Fiorentina v Juventus to enjoy and Lazio v Napoli as well, and they were all on Saturday – the first of a three-day Matchday.
There were some big winners and losers, naturally. Rafael Leao was at his sublime best for AC Milan in their 3-2 win over Inter, and Napoli came from behind to win 2-1 away at Lazio. In Florence, Fiorentina and Juventus played out the least eventful game of the day and drew 1-1.
On Sunday, the fixture list threw up a shock 4-0 win for Udinese over AS Roma. Verona beat Sampdoria earlier in the day, while Spezia and Bologna drew 2-2, and Cremonese held Sassuolo to a goalless draw for their first point of the season.
Atalanta beat Monza away on Monday night to go top of the table, as Torino beat Lecce and Salernitana drew 2-2 against Empoli in Campania.
Serie A Table after Matchday 5
| Pos | Club | MP | Pts |
| 1 | Atalanta | 5 | 13 |
| 2 | Napoli | 5 | 11 |
| 3 | AC Milan | 5 | 11 |
| 4 | Udinese | 5 | 10 |
| 5 | AS Roma | 5 | 10 |
| 6 | Torino | 5 | 10 |
| 7 | Juventus | 5 | 9 |
| 8 | Inter | 5 | 9 |
| 9 | Lazio | 5 | 8 |
| 10 | Salernitana | 5 | 6 |
| 11 | Fiorentina | 5 | 6 |
| 12 | Sassuolo | 5 | 6 |
| 13 | Verona | 5 | 5 |
| 14 | Spezia | 5 | 5 |
| 15 | Empoli | 5 | 4 |
| 16 | Bologna | 5 | 3 |
| 17 | Lecce | 5 | 2 |
| 18 | Sampdoria | 5 | 2 |
| 19 | Cremonese | 5 | 1 |
| 20 | Monza | 5 | 0 |
Serie A Matchday 5 Results
| Date | Fixtures/Results |
| Saturday, September 3 | Fiorentina 1-1 Juventus |
| Saturday, September 3 | AC Milan 3-2 Inter |
| Saturday, September 3 | Lazio 1-2 Napoli |
| Sunday, September 4 | Cremonese 0-0 Sassuolo |
| Sunday, September 4 | Spezia 2-2 Bologna |
| Sunday, September 4 | Verona 2-1 Sampdoria |
| Sunday, September 4 | Udinese 4-0 AS Roma |
| Monday, September 5 | Monza 0-2 Atalanta |
| Monday, September 5 | Salernitana 2-2 Empoli |
| Monday, September 5 | Torino 1-0 Lecce |
