Serie A moves into its seventh round with disciplinary decisions already shaping the weekend’s selection calls. Torino’s Monday-night win over Udinese brought the sixth matchday to a close, and the league now pauses around European commitments before returning on Friday 16 October.
Quick facts
- Matchday seven begins with Frosinone against Sassuolo on Friday 16 October.
- The round concludes on Monday 19 October, when Parma host Torino at 20:45.
- Roma’s Malen, Atalanta’s Elmas and Monza’s Lucchesi have each received a one-match ban.
- Juventus coach Luciano Spalletti and Cagliari coach Fabio Pisacane are suspended from the touchline.
Malen will be unavailable to Roma for one league fixture, while Elmas and Lucchesi will also miss their respective clubs’ next Serie A appointments. It leaves three squads preparing for the new round without players who would otherwise have been part of their immediate planning.
The sanctions also extend to the benches. Spalletti and Pisacane cannot take their places in the technical area during matchday seven after the confrontation that followed Cagliari’s meeting with Juventus.
For Torino, the timing brings a quick return to league business after their victory over Udinese. They will travel to Parma for the final fixture of the round on Monday evening, with the championship calendar resuming after the European schedule has run its course.
