Juventus’ pursuit of a fifth straight Serie A title begins at home to Udinese in late August as the draws of the Italian top-flight were held yesterday in Milan.

While Massimiliano Allegri’s men were drawn against the team also referred to as Bianconeri on the opening weekend of the new season, expected challengers Roma were sent to Verona.

Milan face a daunting trip to Fiorentina and city rivals Inter tackle Atalanta at San Siro.

Further key first-round ties to emerge at yesterday’s official unveiling of the 2015-16 fixture calendar involved the newly-promoted clubs, with Carpi taking in a first ever top-flight game at Sampdoria.

Southern outfit Frosinone – the Serie B runners-up – entertain Torino and play-off final winners Bologna travel to the capital to face Lazio.

Napoli begin life after coach Rafael Benitez with a journey north to Sassuolo.

Empoli host Chievo and Genoa cross the Tyrrhenian Sea to confront Palermo, thus completing the curtain-raising schedule. The fledgling campaign will heat up in only its second week as Rudi Garcia and Roma look to strike an early blow against Juve, the club who have beaten them to the Scudetto in both 2014 and 2015.

Milan is treated to its first Derby della Madonnina in the third round with Roberto Mancini’s Inter assuming the role of nominated home team against Sinisa Mihajlovic and his Rossoneri side.

A grudge match between Napoli and Juventus at Stadio San Paolo is pencilled in for the sixth weekend, and the Old Lady subsequently visit their Derby d’Italia rivals Inter in the middle of October.

Fans from across the Eternal City will assemble on the 12th weekend of the season as Roma – unbeaten in the last four league derbies – go head-to-head with Lazio for the first time since May.

Opening programme

Sunday, August 23
Empoli vs Chievo
Fiorentina vs Milan
Frosinone vs Torino
Verona vs Roma
Inter vs Atalanta
Juventus vs Udinese
Lazio vs Bologna
Palermo vs Genoa
Sampdoria vs Carpi
Sassuolo vs Napoli