Serie A – Matchday 24

Napoli extend their lead and they are looking unstoppable. The two Milan sides are level on points, while Lazio and Roma seem to be fighting it out for the 4th spot. Serie A matchday 24, ladies and gentlemen!

Results

25.2.2023		Empoli	0		Napoli	2
25.2.2023		Lecce	0		Sassuolo	1
26.2.2023		Bologna	1		Inter	0
26.2.2023		Salernitana	3		Monza	0
26.2.2023		Udinese	2		Spezia	2
26.2.2023		AC Milan	2		Atalanta	0
27.2.2023		Verona	0		Fiorentina	3
27.2.2023		Lazio	1		Sampdoria	0
28.2.2023		Cremonese	2		AS Roma	1
28.2.2023		Juventus	4		Torino	2

The matchday kicked off with Empoli up against the leaders,. After a fierce battle, the match ended 0-2, Spalletti’s Napoli adding 3 more points to their impressive tally.
In one of the more interesting matches of the round, it was Bologna coming up against Inter, with the match endeding 1-0, Bologna grabbing the crucial win and moving Inter even further from the top.
In one of the more interesting matches of the round, it was the other Milano based side, AC Milan hosting Atalanta and after 90 minutes, the match ended 2-0, Milan grabbing the crucial win. Cremonese hosted Mourinho’s Roma and surprisingly got their FIRST win of the season. To conclude the round, we had Juventus hosting Torino. The match ended 4-2, Juventus securing the 3 points.

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Standings

#		Team	Played	Win	Draw	Lose	Goals	Points
1		Napoli	24	21	2	1	58 : 15	65
2		Inter	24	15	2	7	44 : 28	47
3		AC Milan	24	14	5	5	41 : 30	47
4		Lazio	24	13	6	5	40 : 19	45
5		AS Roma	24	13	5	6	31 : 21	44
6		Atalanta	24	12	5	7	42 : 28	41
7		Juventus	24	15	5	4	40 : 19	35
8		Bologna	24	10	5	9	31 : 33	35
9		Torino	24	8	7	9	26 : 29	31
10		Udinese	24	7	10	7	33 : 30	31
11		Monza	24	8	5	11	28 : 34	29
12		Fiorentina	24	7	7	10	27 : 30	28
13		Empoli	24	6	10	8	22 : 31	28
14		Sassuolo	24	7	6	11	27 : 35	27
15		Lecce	24	6	9	9	24 : 27	27
16		Salernitana	24	6	6	12	28 : 44	24
17		Spezia	24	4	8	12	21 : 41	20
18		Verona	24	4	5	15	20 : 37	17
19		Cremonese	24	1	9	14	19 : 43	12
20		Sampdoria	24	2	5	17	11 : 39	11

Napoli is the team with the most points, having an eighteen points lead over second placed Inter. Are Napoli champions yet? Not mathematically, but they are looking unstoppable, while the Milan sides are looking shaky. Lazio moves to 4th, one more point than Roma.
Sampdoria are last with 11 points, one less than Cremonese who finally got their win. Verona are 18th, with Spezia right in front at 17th.

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Team of the Week

Salernatina with 3 players in the team of the week, including Ochoa in goal. Pirola and Candreva also make the cut. We also have Bremer in defense, alongside Fiorentina’s Martinez. In midfield we have Luis Alberto from Lazio and Zielinski from Napoli. In the attack we have Rafael Leao, together with Nzola and Udinese’s Beto.