| Napoli beat Inter 2-0 (H) on 13 Dec 1981 |
| Inter beat Roma 3-2 (H) on 22 Nov 1981 |
| Roma beat Bologna 3-1 (H) on 8 Nov 1981 |
| Bologna beat Avellino 1-0 (A) on 25 Oct 1981 |
| Avellino beat Cesena 2-0 (H) on 29 Nov 1981 |
| Cesena beat Fiorentina 2-1 (H) on 8 Nov 1981 |
| Fiorentina beat Como Calcio 1-0 (H) on 13 Sep 1981 |
| Como Calcio beat Cagliari 2-1 (H) on 22 Nov 1981 |
| Cagliari beat Catanzaro 2-1 (H) on 8 Nov 1981 |
| Catanzaro beat Ascoli Calcio 1-0 (H) on 11 Oct 1981 |
| Ascoli Calcio beat Udinese 3-0 (H) on 20 Sep 1981 |
| Udinese beat Torino 3-2 (H) on 11 Oct 1981 |
| Torino beat Genoa 1-0 (A) on 13 Sep 1981 |
| Genoa beat Juventus 2-1 (H) on 8 Nov 1981 |
| Juventus beat Milan 1-0 (A) on 4 Oct 1981 |
| Milan beat Napoli 1-0 (A) on 27 Sep 1981 |
HWC: Thick arrows show the earliest chain of wins that passes through every team and returns to its start.