Serie A – Matchday 20

Another round, another bunch of surprises in Serie A. Spalletti and his men keep marching on though…

Results

27.1.2023		Bologna	2		Spezia	0
27.1.2023		Lecce	1		Salernitana	2
28.1.2023		Empoli	2		Torino	2
28.1.2023		Cremonese	1		Inter	2
28.1.2023		Atalanta	2		Sampdoria	0
29.1.2023		AC Milan	2		Sassuolo	5
29.1.2023		Juventus	0		Monza	2
29.1.2023		Lazio	1		Fiorentina	1
29.1.2023		Napoli	2		AS Roma	1
30.1.2023		Udinese	1		Verona	1

At least one Milan based side got back to winning ways, after last round’s disastrous showing, as Inter beat Cremonese, 2-1. On the other hand, Pioli’s AC Milan suffered another shocking defeat, this time losing at home against Sassuolo, 2-5. Atalanta confirmed it’s good form, together with winger, Lookman as they beat Sampdoria at home, 2-0.

The other surprise result featured Juventus, as they lost, also at home against Monza, 2-0. This means Monza beat Juventus two times this season. After a nice start of the year, Lazio also lost some points, as they drew against Fiorentina, 1-1. In the highlight of the round, Napoli beat Roma 2-1 to distance themselves even further from the rest of Serie A. Osimhen scored a great goal once again.

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Standings

#		Team	Played	Win	Draw	Lose	Goals	Points
1		Napoli	20	17	2	1	48 : 15	53
2		Inter	20	13	1	6	40 : 26	40
3		Lazio	20	11	5	4	36 : 16	38
4		Atalanta	20	11	5	4	39 : 23	38
5		AC Milan	20	11	5	4	37 : 29	38
6		AS Roma	20	11	4	5	26 : 18	37
7		Udinese	20	7	8	5	28 : 22	29
8		Torino	20	7	6	7	21 : 22	27
9		Bologna	20	7	5	8	26 : 30	26
10		Empoli	20	6	8	6	19 : 24	26
11		Monza	20	7	4	9	25 : 28	25
12		Fiorentina	20	6	6	8	22 : 26	24
13		Juventus	20	11	5	4	30 : 17	23
14		Salernitana	20	5	6	9	25 : 38	21
15		Lecce	20	4	8	8	19 : 24	20
16		Sassuolo	20	5	5	10	23 : 31	20
17		Spezia	20	4	6	10	17 : 32	18
18		Verona	20	3	4	13	18 : 32	13
19		Sampdoria	20	2	3	15	8 : 34	9
20		Cremonese	20	0	8	12	15 : 35	8

Napoli are still on top and they have no gathered a 13 point lead. Even if the lead looks too massive to disappear, we must not forget that there are still 18 rounds in Serie A. Inter are second on 40 points, followed by Lazio, Atalanta and Milan, all on 38 points. Roma is just one point behind. Napoli are way ahead, however the race for the podium places will be very tight.

Cremonese is last on 8 points, one less than Sampdoria. 18th placed Verona’s chances of staying up also look grim, as they have 5 less points than 17th place Spezia.

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Team of the week

With Inter crawling back to winning ways, we have 2 Interistas in the team of the week. Attacked Lautaro Martinez and defender Darmian are both included. Bologna also gets two players, Posch and Orsolini are included. Sassuolo is rewarded for destroying Milan, with a Berardi inclusion. The star of the round is none other than Romanian midfielder Razvan Marin, who get’s a 9.1 from Sofascore.