Serie A – Matchday 18

Osimhen and Kvaratskhelia dominate the league, as Napoli extends it’s lead and things are getting serious for the top 4 spots. This and more in Matchday 18 of Serie A!

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Results

13.1.2023		Napoli	5		Juventus	1
14.1.2023		Cremonese	2		Monza	3
14.1.2023		Lecce	2		AC Milan	2
14.1.2023		Inter	1		Verona	0
15.1.2023		Sassuolo	0		Lazio	2
15.1.2023		Torino	0		Spezia	1
15.1.2023		Udinese	1		Bologna	2
15.1.2023		Atalanta	8		Salernitana	2
15.1.2023		AS Roma	2		Fiorentina	0
16.1.2023		Empoli	1		Sampdoria	0

The round started off with an absolute gem, as leaders Napoli hosted second placed Juventus, who have been in great form recently. The game was anything but close though, as Spelletti’s men, lead by Osimhen and Kvaratskhelia absolutely dominated the old lady and walked away with a 5-1 victory. This puts Napoli in a very comfortable situation going forward.

This is true even more so because of the fact that from the top 3, not only Juventus failed to secure the 3 points, but AC Milan only managed a 3-3 versus Lecce. Inter on the other hand though, managed to win their game and are now level on points with their city rivals. The two sides from Rome also won, as Lazio beat Sassuolo, while AS Roma beat Fiorentina, both 2-0.

The score of the round comes from Atalanta, as they demolished Salernitana, 8-2.

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Standings

#		Team	Played	Win	Draw	Lose	Goals	Points
1		Napoli	18	15	2	1	44 : 14	47
2		AC Milan	18	11	5	2	35 : 20	38
3		Juventus	18	11	4	3	27 : 12	37
4		Inter	18	12	1	5	38 : 24	37
5		Lazio	18	10	4	4	31 : 15	34
6		Atalanta	18	10	4	4	34 : 20	34
7		AS Roma	18	10	4	4	23 : 16	34
8		Udinese	18	6	7	5	26 : 21	25
9		Torino	18	6	5	7	18 : 20	23
10		Fiorentina	18	6	5	7	21 : 24	23
11		Bologna	18	6	4	8	23 : 29	22
12		Empoli	18	5	7	6	16 : 22	22
13		Monza	18	6	3	9	22 : 27	21
14		Lecce	18	4	8	6	18 : 20	20
15		Spezia	18	4	6	8	17 : 28	18
16		Salernitana	18	4	6	8	23 : 35	18
17		Sassuolo	18	4	4	10	17 : 28	16
18		Verona	18	2	3	13	15 : 31	9
19		Sampdoria	18	2	3	13	8 : 31	9
20		Cremonese	18	0	7	11	13 : 32	7

As mentioned, Napoli are sitting comfortably at the top, on 47 points. Milan is second on 38, while Juventus are Inter are a further point behind. Just outside the top 4 we have the quartet of Lazio, Atalanta and Roma, all on 34.

Cremonese are still last, sitting on 7 points. Sampdoria and Verona are both yet to hit double digits, so these 3 teams are looking almost certain for relegation.

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Team of the Week

No surprises, Napoli and Atalanta dominate this week’s TOTW. From Napoli we have Osimhen, Kvaratskhelia and centre back Kim, while from Atalanta we have Lookman, Hojlund and Koopmeiers. Roma also sends two of it’s troops, as centre back Mancini and Paolo Dybala are both added to the team. We also find Lazio’s Milinkovic-Savic in the team.