Sassuolo won the opening game of the Serie A winning 3-2 at Hellas Verona. This was followed by routine wins for Inter Milan, Atalanta, and Lazio. Defending champions Inter Milan thrashed Genoa 4-0 with debutants Edin Dzeko and Hakan Calhanoglu both among the goals. Meanwhile, Atalanta needed an injury-time winner from Roberto Piccoli to win 2-1 away to Torino.