Serie A releases full fixture list for 2018-19 season
Italian football fans can finally start marking down their calendars.
Serie A revealed the complete schedule for the 2018-19 season on Thursday, as seven-time reigning champions Juventus, along with the chasing pack, learned their prospective paths to the Scudetto.
The Bianconeri will open their title defense in Verona on Aug. 19 against Chievo. The contest will offer the first official opportunity to see Cristiano Ronaldo in action with his new club.
Elsewhere, Lazio will host Napoli in the most enticing encounter of the round, while Inter and Roma, two revamped sides with lofty ambitions after busy summers, are set to meet Sassuolo and Torino, respectively.
View the entire 2018-19 Serie A schedule here.
Opening-week matches
- Atalanta vs. Frosinone
- Bologna vs. SPAL
- Chievo vs. Juventus
- Empoli vs. Cagliari
- Lazio vs. Napoli
- Milan vs. Genoa
- Parma vs. Udinese
- Sampdoria vs. Fiorentina
- Sassuolo vs. Inter
- Torino vs. Roma
The season is slated to begin Aug. 19, and end May 26.