(Reuters) - Talking points from the weekend's Serie A matches.

ALLEGRI AND JUVE A MESS OF THEIR OWN MAKING

Massimiliano Allegri's second coming at Juventus just gets worse by the week.

Having lost last season's top goalscorer in Serie A Cristiano Ronaldo to Manchester United three weeks ago, Juve then suffered a shock 1-0 defeat at home by newly-promoted Empoli in their next match.

In the first game following the international break this weekend at Napoli, things did not improve, as basic defensive errors again proved costly as Juve lost 2-1 to sit on one point from their three matches this term.

Allegri let his frustration boil over after the match, with Napoli coach Luciano Spalletti insisting his counterpart refused to shake hands after the final whistle. All is not well in Turin, ahead of the resumption of the Champions League this week.

NO HOLDING ZLATAN BACK

Approaching the age of 40, you would think Zlatan Ibrahimovic would need time to get back accustomed to top-flight football again after a four month injury lay off. In fact, he required just seven minutes.

Coming off the bench to make his return from a knee injury, the veteran Swede fired the winning goal seven minutes into his appearance to steer AC Milan to a 2-1 win over a determined Lazio on Sunday.