Serie A’s fifth round closed with Milan’s 3-0 home win over Lecce, a result that gave the weekend its final shape. Across the division, assists came from corners, quick breaks, aerial lay-offs and passes made under pressure, while several decisive goals arrived without an official final touch to record.
Matchday five assist record
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Monza’s 2-0 victory over Sassuolo included an assist for Samuele Birindelli. His corner was met by Varela, who rose highest to score the Brianzoli’s opening goal.
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Cagliari beat Udinese 1-0 through a Daniel Maldini goal. The 2001-born forward took advantage of a defensive lapse from the Friulani, but no assist was awarded.
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Bologna and Torino drew 1-1 at the Dall’Ara in Raffaele Palladino’s first match on the Bologna bench. Federico Bernardeschi scored for the home side, while Nikola Kulenovic found Torino’s equaliser after a pass from Rolando Mandragora.
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Roma and Inter shared four goals in a 2-2 draw, producing three assists. Molina headed the ball into Koné’s path for the Frenchman’s first goal, before Gianluca Mancini redirected Paulo Dybala’s cross towards Koné for his second. Inter’s contribution came through Marcus Thuram, who combined with Lautaro Martinez before the Argentine beat Mile Svilar.
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Lazio won 2-0 away to Venezia at the Penzo, with Nuno Tavares providing the second goal. His cross allowed Tijjani Noslin to head past Stankovic. It was the Portuguese player’s second assist of the campaign.
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Fiorentina and Napoli finished 1-1 at the Franchi. Matteo Politano’s corner found Billy Gilmour, whose finish beat David de Gea, while Ndour set up Jimenez for Fiorentina’s equaliser from the edge of the area.
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Schmid supplied both goals as Frosinone defeated Como 2-0 at the Stirpe. He found Calò arriving from deep for the opener, then led a break before releasing Kvernadze, who worked the ball onto his left foot and made it two.
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Parma’s 2-1 win over Genoa featured three different providers. Tourè released Romero near the centre circle before the Argentine beat Bijlow after a dribble and a close-range finish. Colombo then sent Osmajic through following a counterattack that began from a Genoa corner, with Corvi unable to deal decisively with the situation. Elphege completed the list by controlling with his back to goal and releasing Almqvist, who ran through to score.
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Juventus beat Atalanta 2-0, with both goals created from wide deliveries. Celik picked out Conceiçao in the central area for the opener, while Zhegrova’s corner was headed in by Bremer for the second.
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Milan completed the round by defeating Lecce 3-0. Pavlovic’s long ball sent Christian Pulisic clear in front of Falcone for the first, and Gonçalo Ramos then chose the pass for Adrien Rabiot to score Milan’s second. Diego Moreira added the third without an assist being credited.
The coaching bonus rule
Under the Fantacampionato Gazzetta scoring system, an assist is worth one point to the player who provides it. When the decisive pass is delivered by a substitute, the coach also receives an additional 0.5 rating bonus.
