Serie A fixtures 2023/24: First six games of Italy's top sides compared
Making a swift start to the Serie A 2023/24 season is going to be absolutely crucial for many teams, especially given it is really hard to tell which team is most likely to win the title. There is a lot of the transfer window still to go, but you could say none of the top seven looks to be in superb shape right now compared to last season.
Napoli are now without Luciano Spalletti, whilst Kim Min-jae is set to depart for Bayern Munich and others could follow. AC Milan have lost Sandro Tonali to Newcastle and have other areas to address, whilst Juventus are very hard to read at this stage with Massimiliano Allegri set to stay. AS Roma have a couple of promising new players, whilst Lazio may still lose Sergej Milinkovic-Savic.
Inter appear to be shopping well, but Simone Inzaghi cannot lose anywhere close to 12 Serie A games like he did last season. As for Atalanta, they are always hard to read until the season begins as they shop in more niche markets.
With the Serie A fixtures having now been released for the 2023/24 campaign, take a look at the first six games that each of the top seven sides will play and see who has got the toughest or easiest start. You can find out more about the Serie A 2023/24 season here. As for when the major derbies are being played and the first and last weekend's of the season, you can find that here.
First six fixtures for Serie A's top sides
Napoli's first six Serie A fixtures
Napoli will feel that they have a superb chance to get their title defence off to a very good start given they only need to face one other big side in Lazio, and they also face two of the promoted teams in Genoa and Frosinone.
| Date | Fixture |
| August 19/20 | Frosinone vs Napoli |
| August 27/28 | Napoli vs Sassuolo |
| September 2/3 | Napoli vs Lazio |
| September 16/17 | Genoa vs Napoli |
| September 23/24 | Bologna vs Napoli |
| September 26/27 | Napoli vs Udinese |
Lazio's first six Serie A fixtures
Lazio have got a pretty tough start to the new season as they need to face both Napoli and Juventus, both away from home as well. The matches against Monza and Torino also have the potential to be tricky.
| Date | Fixture |
| August 19/20 | Lecce vs Lazio |
| August 27/28 | Lazio vs Genoa |
| September 2/3 | Napoli vs Lazio |
| September 16/17 | Juventus vs Lazio |
| September 23/24 | Lazio vs Monza |
| September 26/27 | Lazio vs Torino |
Inter's first six Serie A fixtures
Inter will be aiming to win the Serie A title next season and their fixture list, whilst not easy, is not overly scary. The Milan derby is the standout, whilst the Fiorentina and Monza games could be tough. They will expect a good haul of points there though.
| Date | Fixture |
| August 19/20 | Inter vs Monza |
| August 27/28 | Cagliari vs Inter |
| September 2/3 | Inter vs Fiorentina |
| September 16/17 | Inter vs AC Milan |
| September 23/24 | Empoli vs Inter |
| September 26/27 | Inter vs Sassuolo |
AC Milan's first six Serie A fixtures
AC Milan have got their work cut out early on in Serie A because they need to face both AS Roma and Inter in the first six games, whilst they have a tricky trip to Bologna to start with. Stefano Pioli will need his new signings to integrate quickly.
| Date | Fixture |
| August 19/20 | Bologna vs AC Milan |
| August 27/28 | AC Milan vs Torino |
| September 2/3 | AS Roma vs AC Milan |
| September 16/17 | AC Milan vs Inter |
| September 23/24 | AC Milan vs Verona |
| September 26/27 | Cagliari vs AC Milan |
Atalanta's first six Serie A fixtures
Atalanta are not necessarily aiming for the Serie A title, but their early fixtures could put them up near the top of the table given they have none of the big sides to face, with the trip to Fiorentina looking like the hardest game on paper.
| Date | Fixture |
| August 19/20 | Sassuolo vs Atalanta |
| August 27/28 | Frosinone vs Atalanta |
| September 2/3 | Atalanta vs Monza |
| September 16/17 | Fiorentina vs Atalanta |
| September 23/24 | Atalanta vs Cagliari |
| September 26/27 | Verona vs Atalanta |
AS Roma's first six Serie A fixtures
AS Roma will be happy overall with this set of games. The Giallorossi will have a few players who need to settle into the game and apart from the game against Milan, they should get the chance to do that.
| Date | Fixture |
| August 19/20 | AS Roma vs Salernitana |
| August 27/28 | Verona vs AS Roma |
| September 2/3 | AS Roma vs AC Milan |
| September 16/17 | AS Roma vs Empoli |
| September 23/24 | Torino vs AS Roma |
| September 26/27 | Genoa vs AS Roma |
Juventus' first six Serie A fixtures
Similar to Roma's, Juventus will be pretty happy with their fixtures. Hosting Lazio is the standout, but apart from that they are all games that the Bianconeri would expect to get three points from.
| Date | Fixture |
| August 19/20 | Udinese vs Juventus |
| August 27/28 | Juventus vs Bologna |
| September 2/3 | Empoli vs Juventus |
| September 16/17 | Juventus vs Lazio |
| September 23/24 | Sassuolo vs Juventus |
| September 26/27 | Juventus vs Lecce |