Serie A has confirmed the kick-off times for its opening five rounds, and the headline fixture is clear. Inter, the reigning champions, host Monza on Saturday August 22 at 17.30 UK time, which is 18.30 local time. The season's first matches also include Udinese against Monza on the same day.
The opening night schedule
Inter are the biggest name in the first wave of fixtures for a reason. They finished last season on 87 points and with a +54 goal difference, so the title defence begins in a setting that fits the scale of their status. The first confirmed kick-offs also give Udinese and [Como] a place on the opening weekend, but the focus will stay on Inter-Monza.
Week 4 still carries asterisks
The early calendar is not fully settled yet. Some Week 4 fixtures have asterisks because they could change depending on the Champions League and Europa League calendar. The clearest example is the possibility of switches in the AC Milan-Lazio and Sassuolo-Juventus timings on September 12 and 13, which is exactly the sort of scheduling headache Serie A still has to manage.
That is the main caveat around an otherwise clean opening announcement. The first five rounds are in place, but Week 4 remains the part that could move again once Europe intrudes on the domestic calendar.
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