The 2026-2027 Serie A season kicked off last weekend in Italy, with Inter, the 2025-2026 Scudetto winners, looking to defend the title in the new season. AC Milan, their cross-city rivals, made some key signings in the summer after replacing the coach and the whole club hierarchy after the disappointing end to the last campaign, and they appointed former Manchester United coach Ruben Amorim to lead the new cycle. Six teams replaced their coaches, including Napoli, which saw Antonio Conte leave the Azzurri after two seasons and appointed former AC Milan and Juventus manager Massimiliano Allegri.
Let's take a look at our power rankings after the first weekend of action: The Serie A title holders kicked off their new season with a strong 4-1 win over Monza at San Siro. Francesco Pio Esposito's backheel was probably the goal of the weekend, while Cristian Chivu can count on his "new" starting right winger, Andy Diouf. Two assists and a well-deserved Man of the Match award.
The best performance of the weekend. AS Roma scored four goals against Fiorentina, widely considered one of the most interesting teams around Italy. Paulo Dybala shined with three assists in one game but Donyell Malen stole the show with the hat-trick.
The Rossoneri won the opening match against Torino and it's good news for Ruben Amorim. More than anything else, the world discovered the talent of Alphadjo Cisse, who scored the opening goal of the season. The Italian winger, who will turn 20 later this year, started instead of Rafael Leao, who is still injured and likely to leave AC Milan in the last days of the summer transfer window.
Allegri's Napoli kicked things off with a 2-0 win over Genoa but the Azzurri didn't convince me at all, especially in the first half of the game. They were also lucky to win, as the first goal scored by Kevin de Bruyne should have been disallowed due to a foul. Cesc Fabregas started with a draw at Udinese.
It might sound like a negative result for a team like Como but Udine is never an easy place to win. We can expect this team to improve in the coming weeks, and at the end of the day a draw is not the end of the world. I wasn't impressed by Juventus' opening match against Frosinone, won thanks to the header scored by Bremer in the first half.
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