Juventus slumped to another surprise defeat as they lost 1-0 at Sassuolo while Roma reclaimed top spot in Serie A with a 3-1 home victory over Udinese.
AS Roma moved top of Serie A after a 2-1 victory away at leaders Fiorentina, with Mohamed Salah marking his return to Tuscany with a goal and a red card.
AS Roma's Daniele De Rossi celebrated his 500th appearance for the club with a goal in their 3-1 win over Empoli as they moved up to 2nd place in Serie A.
Roma are in talks with Arsenal to bring goalkeeper Szczesny on a season-long loan, since he moved down the pecking order after the arrival of Petr Cech.