Napoli continues to dominate the standings, while Inter maintains the pressure and Juventus loses ground, overtaken by Atalanta. Lazio and Fiorentina could join Gasperini’s team in tomorrow’s away games in Como and Genoa.
Ahead of a major clash next week, Inzaghi is four points behind Conte thanks to a convincing win over Empoli. The game was decided by a brace from former player Frattesi, who is establishing himself as an effective striker, with the champions playing with a numerical advantage for an hour after Goglichidze was sent off. Lautaro then sealed the deal with a third goal, making the score 3-0. Juventus drew again, but in a comeback and not against Inter; the team that put Thiago Motta’s team in difficulty was an in-form Parma, who created many chances but squandered them. The Emilians took the lead through Delprato after just three minutes, but McKennie equalised in the thirtieth minute. Despite this, Parma regained the lead through Sohm before half-time. In the second half, Weah equalised again for the Bianconeri, but Vlahovic had difficulty capitalising.
Thanks to the victory against Monza, Atalanta has overtaken Juventus in the standings. After a goalless first half despite a goal disallowed for Monza amid protests, Samardzic broke the deadlock in the final minutes and Zappacosta sealed the final 2-0. With this victory, Atalanta rises to 19 points, six less than league leaders Napoli. Tomorrow Lazio and Fiorentina will try to get even closer.
Udinese were stopped by Venezia’s comeback, who recovered from a two-goal deficit to earn three crucial points thanks to a brace from the penalty spot by Pohjanpalo. This victory allows Venezia to temporarily leave last place to Genoa.
Napoli are showing impressive form, inspired by Antonio Conte’s winning mentality. After getting a convincing win against Milan thanks to goals from Lukaku and Kvara, the team faces a series of tough matches against Atalanta, Inter, Roma and Torino. Milan, on the other hand, have to make up ground while their opponents are responding well to the upcoming challenges. Inter seem to have regained momentum after the thrilling draw with Juventus and win comfortably against Empoli who have lost strength compared to the start of the season.