Serie A has had 9 penalties awarded so far this season, with 6 converted. That leaves the division on a 67% success rate and already split between clubs that have finished from the spot and clubs that have not had much to celebrate yet.
Inter and Lazio set the pace
Inter are 1 for 1 from the spot, with Hakan Calhanoglu scoring against Parma. Lazio are also 1 for 1, with Mattia Zaccagni scoring against Venezia. Those are the cleanest early lines in the league's penalty table.
The league's conversion rate is 67%, quoted by Sky Sport Italia in comments translated from Italian. No one is on 2, given the mistakes by Kevin De Bruyne and Sergio Ramos. That keeps the top end crowded and the gap between perfect and imperfect starts fairly small.
Milan, Napoli and the clubs still waiting
AC Milan are 1 for 2 from the spot after a goal and a save in their match against Atalanta, while Napoli are also 1 for 2 after Kevin De Bruyne scored against Frosinone and missed against Venezia. Both sit at 50 percent, which is a long way from Inter and Lazio's perfect start.
[Clubs] still waiting for their first penalty make up the other side of the story, and Cagliari are one of the early exceptions. They are 1 for 1 after Gianluca Maldini scored against Atalanta, and they sit seventh in Serie A with 13 points after 6 matches. Their start is one of the few that combines a clean penalty record with a strong league position.
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