Lazio's undefeated streak came to and end mid week when they finally played a decent team and lost to Milan 2-0 at home. Up until then Lazio had played, Messina, Treviso and Cagliari and still attempted the 2nd least shots on goal, while allowing the 2nd most on goal.  Their defence is suspect and their midfield is not good at all.  Palermo have started where they left off last season and despite selling Luca Toni, offensively Makinaw and Caracciolo have taken over the controls.  Palermo defender Terlizzi has scored in all 4 of Palermos games and is always a threat on set piece and corners.  This is a tough game to call with any result possible, but I think a draw would best help both teams.  NO BETS.

I will support Livorno here in a game in which the first team to score should win.  Ascoli have done rather well for their first season in Serie A.  They opened up the season drawing on of the best teams in the world in Milan 1-1.  In their 2nd game they tied Lecce 0-0. Game three saw them lose 2-1 to Juventus and there certainly isn't any shame in that.  Midweek they tied Siena 1-1.  As good as Ascoli are in their defensive game, offensively they attempt the least shots on goal in Serie A.  Livorno have looked good on the defensive end having only allowed 1 goal so far this season.  Offensively they have only scored 1 goal in their last 3 games and Lucarelli is yet to find the scoring touch he had last season.  Livorno haven't had the toughest schedule so far but I was impressed with their effort last weekend against a very good offensive Roma team in which Livorno held them to a 0-0 scoreless draw only allowing Roma 4 shots on goal.  I cannot see Ascoli finding their offensive game against a stout Livorno defence.  Perhaps backing the better, defensive team, at home is the way to go.

Chievo are still anaemic offensively basically rarely scoring except for their 3 against Reggina and it worth noting 2 other team have also scored 3 against Reggina.  Mid week Chievo lost to Inter 1-0 in a game that flatters Chievo very much.  Sampdoria are pulling off surprise wins like the one against Milan last weekend in which they were dominated but still escaped with a 2-1 win.  Sampdoria won mid week again Treviso but the fact that Treviso attempted 17 shot on them worries me a little.  Sampdoria also allowed Reggina to score 2 on them in game 2, so perhaps this is exactly what the doctor ordered to help Chievo with their offensive woes?  NO BETS.

Roma looked superb mid week clobbering Parma 4-1.  In retrospect, that isn't as big a deal as you would think when you consider Parma allow 18.5 shot attempts per game and Roma thumped 21 on them!  Roma beat up Reggina 3-0 as well but as soon as they were faced with a decent opponent they didn't look as good.  Against Livorno they tied 0-0 and at home against a good Udinese side they lost 1-0.  I don't think Cagliari are a good side, but at home they are a different team.  Last season they had the 2nd best home record and this season in their first 2 home games they came away with two draws.  Surprisingly Cagliari have improved defensively from last season and at home this season in two games they allowed opponents only 4 shots combined on goal.  Roma have a few injuries for this one which include Cassano, Mancini and their defensive ace Chivu.  Roma are famous for playing a great game followed by a flop.  Everything here points to and upset or at the very least a draw.

I think Empoli wins here but I won't touch this one.  Empoli hadn't scored a single goal in their first three games but netted 3 mid week against Cagliari.  Lecce are having troubles finding the net themselves having recorded only 2 goals in their four games.  The home team should win here, but neither are reliable enough to back with real money.  NO BETS.

Im not big on following public opinion but this one does have the makings of a high scoring game.  After all, a Fiorentina team that attempts the 4th most shots in Serie A and Inter who attempt the 2nd most!  Fiorentina have gone OVER 2.5 goals in all 4 of their games, while Inter have gone OVER 2.5 goals in 3 of their first 4.  Inter coach Mancini said he will line up his first team a team that includes Adriano, while Luca Toni and Bojinov will start up front for Fiorentina.  Inter are still suspect at the back IMO, and Fiorentina should find some holes in the Inter defence to score 1 or 2 here.  Fiorentina aren't the tightest at the back having allowed Udinese to score 2 on them at home and they even allowed Messina to score 2 on them.  I think Inter will win here, but the over seems a bit more appealing in a game that might finish 3-2.

Milan will have their way with Treviso that I guarantee 100%.  The problem here is that Milan have a cup game mid week and will only score enough to win here.  The payout is horrible and backing Milan at -1.5 is risking.  NO BETS.

Messina have the injury bug with starters Zanchi, Zampagna and Parisi all sitting this one out yet I still think they either win or draw here! Siena have failed to impress me so far this season.  In their season opener they beat Cagliari 2-1 and I've documented how bad Cagliari are on the road, not to mention in that game they were down to 10 players from the 67th minute on.  Game two Siena lost to a better Milan team 3-1.  Game 4, they lost to a very good Palermo team 2-1.  Finally mid week they went to Ascoli and tied 1-1.  For starters I'm not very impressed with them allowing 7 goals in 4 games!  Secondly, on the offensive side of the ball they really have know one that puts a scare in you.  Messina lost their season opener 1-0 to Lazio but out shot them 20-9.  Game two Messina tied offensive powerhouse Fiorentina 2-2 in a game in which they didn't look out of place.  Game 3 they tied Cagliari in Cagliari and that is never an easy task.  Mid week they tied Livorno 0-0. Take away the 2 goals Fiorentina scored against Messina and they have allowed only 2 goals in their other 3 games.  I see a low scoring game here and that fits right into Messina's game plan.  Don't be surprised to see a 1-0 Messina win , but im looking for something along the lines of 0-0 or 1-1.