In the eighth round of Serie A, which took place on October 23, 24, and 25, two teams fighting for relegation, Lecce and Brescia, engaged in an early battle. Brescia, playing away, broke the deadlock first. In the 19th minute, Córdoba delivered a great pass, and Caracciolo scored with his right foot from the middle of the penalty area, 1-0; In the 54th minute, Giacомazzi assisted, and Offré swept the ball into the bottom left corner of the goal with his left foot from the center of the large penalty area, 1-1, Lecce playing at home equalized the score; In the 61st minute, Vives crossed from the side, and Di Michele scored with his left foot, 2-1, Lecce staged a great comeback. Playing at home against Cagliari, who lacked offensive tactics, Lazio quickly gained the lead. In the 21st minute, Mauri, who had performed well recently, delivered a free kick from the front field, and Florcari scored with his right foot from the middle of the large penalty area, 1-0; In the 53rd minute, Mauri expanded the lead to two goals. Hernanes delivered a great pass, and Mauri scored in the bottom right corner from the center of the large penalty area, 2-0; In the 59th minute, Cosu crossed from the side, and Matri headed the ball into the corner, 2-1, Cagliari reclaimed a goal. Subsequently, Bisoli made two substitutions, but it was insufficient, and Cagliari lost 1-2 away. After winning, Lazio continued to lead the Serie A standings.
Lazio 2-1 Cagliari
Lecce 2-1 Brescia
Udinese, showing signs of rebounding recently, welcomed a strong opponent Palermo at home and started with a dream-like opening. In the 9th minute, Udinese delivered a free kick from the front field, and Benatia scored with his right foot, 1-0; In the 53rd minute, Cassani fouled Zapata while defending a corner kick, and Udinese was awarded a penalty, which Dī Nā Tǎlē converted successfully, 2-0; In the 64th minute, Coda received his second yellow card and was sent off. Near the end of the match, Palermo reclaimed a goal. In the 83rd minute, Pinilla scored with his left foot from a narrow angle, 2-1. After consecutively defeating Cesena, Brescia, and Palermo, Udinese has achieved a "three-match winning streak."
At home against newly promoted Cesena, Chievo broke the deadlock in the 31st minute when Pellissier delivered a cross, and B-Češar scored with a header, 1-0; In the 45th minute, Colucci delivered a corner kick, and Gí Mènès scored with his right foot from the middle of the large penalty area, 1-1; In the 88th minute, Van Bergen received his second yellow card of the match and was sent off, which significantly dampened Cesena's morale. In stoppage time, Mantovani delivered a corner kick, and Treo scored with his right foot near the penalty spot, sending the ball into the top left corner of the goal, 2-1, Chievo narrowly defeated Cesena at home.
Chievo 2-1 Cesena
Genoa, who had just lost to Roma last weekend, returned home to face Catania. In the 68th minute, Genoa launched a quick counterattack, and Rafinha delivered a precise cross, allowing captain Marco Rossi to score with his right foot from close range, 1-0, which was also the only goal of the match.
Udinese 2-1 Palermo
Fiorentina 2-1 Bari
Fiorentina's performance has been very poor since the start of the new season. After losing to Sampdoria away in the previous round, they were already at the bottom of the table. However, against Bari at home, Fiorentina performed decently. In the 34th minute, Marquionni assisted, and Donadèr scored first with his right foot, 1-0; In the 82nd minute, Fiorentina launched a quick counterattack, and Gilardino scored with a close-range right-footed shot into the far corner, 2-0; Near the end of the match, Bari reclaimed a goal. Rivas delivered a corner kick, and Parisi headed the ball into the net, 2-1; Fiorentina secured a long-awaited victory and escaped the embarrassment of being at the bottom of the table.
Genoa 1-0 Catania
In a match that took place ahead of schedule, Fiorentina defeated Bari 2-1 at home, escaping the embarrassing position of being at the bottom of the table. On the 24th, "leader" Lazio easily won against Cagliari at home and continued to rank first in Serie A. In an early relegation battle, two newly promoted teams faced each other directly, and Lecce reversed Brescia.