The big news at the top was Torino's come from behind win away at Sampdoria on Friday night, a result that saw them leading the division along with Padova after their 4-2 win at Empoli. Empoli fired coach Alfredo Aglietti after the match, replacing him with Giuseppe Pillon. Il Toro inflicted Sampdoria's first defeat of the season in a tight game that was decided by Rolando Bianchi's third goal of.