Serie A

The Italian Serie A is finally back after the break with a crucial game in the title race.

With twenty minutes left, Inter Milan are in control of the match and seem to be in a good mood while Napoli still didn't have a shot on target so far. Napoli, the last match of the day for the Serie A action! Another big chance for Inter Milan with Romelu Lukaku who went close to score the first goal of the match after an incredible assist of Nicolò Barella. Inter definitely deserved to score the opening goal of the game today. Luciano Spalletti's team managed to win 13 games and only drew two so far in the first 15 matches of the season and are the frontrunners for the final victory. The Nerazzurri are eight points behind and conceded far too many goals already (22 in 16 games, the worst team in the top ten) but the game against Napoli showed that they have the quality and the potential to start a winning streak that can lead to a quick comeback in the table. Despite a difficult situation off the pitch, with a new board that is about to be formed on Jan 18, Massimiliano Allegri was able to change the curse of the current Juventus season and won the last seven Serie A matches, beating Cremonese 1-0 on Wednesday. This is where Spalletti's experience and influence in the dressing room have to make a difference in the coming weeks to avoid a possible step back. The news is that we still have a Scudetto race this season, and this is because of three reasons On the other hand, this is one of the games that can shape psychologically a team, especially in a very special city like Naples where the fans have a particular affection for the team that sometimes can put more pressure on the players compared to other cities and clubs. Simone Inzaghi's boys celebrated after the final whistle because this is the kind of win that can completely change the course of a season and open up what appeared to be close to becoming a one-horse race. Inter Milan are back in the Scudetto race after winning 1-0 at the San Siro against previously unbeaten Napoli, who still lead the Serie A table.

AC Milan closed to within five points of Serie A leaders Napoli with Wednesday's 2-1 win at Salernitana while Lazio slumped to a 2-1 defeat at promoted ...

Goals from Rafael Leao and Sandro Tonali put Milan in full control at Salernitana before a late strike from Federico Bonazzoli caused some anxious moments for ...

Oriol Soldevila scored a hat-trick for the home side, three times cancelling out strikes from Ronald Araujo, Ousmane Dembele and Raphinha, before substitute Ansu Fati snatched the winner for the record 31-time winners two minutes before the end of the first period of extra-time. Udinese and Empoli also drew 1-1, with the visitors reduced to 10 men for the final 11 minutes following a second yellow card for Jean Akpa Akpro. The visitors laid siege to the Inter goal in the dying stages with substitute Giacomo Raspadori seeing a late low effort saved by Andre Onana.

Defending champion AC Milan pulled to within five points by beating Salernitana 2-1, Juventus moved within seven points by beating Cremonese 1-0 for its seventh ...

1 — a result that still enabled the Partenopei to win their group. “Several players weren’t up to form.” That its rivals weren’t given time to catch up to its high-paced play. [a knife attack](https://apnews.com/article/sports-soccer-europe-italy-milan-186ad6d8d3cd2f42bde8ac7a721c7c17) at a shopping center in October. [Mexico goalkeeper Guillermo Ochoa](https://apnews.com/article/world-cup-sports-soccer-europe-mexico-470302fe58952a43f0fbb71af3af7a02) made a Serie A debut to remember for Salernitana. That its rhythm wasn’t broken.

Edin Dzeko bust open the Serie A title race on Wednesday with the only goal in Inter Milan's 1-0 win over Napoli which cut the leaders' advantage at the top ...

It's not simple facing Cremonese," said coach Massimiliano Allegri to DAZN. Cremonese are still yet to win a game in their first top flight season since 1996 but they struck the woodwork twice and will be encouraged by successive home draws with Milan and Juve either side of the break for the World Cup. Poland forward Arkadiusz Milik struck his fifth league goal of the season in added time with a free-kick which handed Juve their seventh straight win, a run in which they haven't conceded a goal and will give them a boost after scandal hit late last year. Simone Inzaghi's side sit fourth and are back in the discussion for the Scudetto after their third straight league win, one which puts some pressure on a Napoli team who threatened to run away with the league before the World Cup. Second-placed AC Milan were the main beneficiaries of their local rivals' win at the San Siro, their title defence boosted by a 2-1 win at Salernitana in the day's first match. Milan (AFP) – Edin Dzeko bust open the Serie A title race on Wednesday with the only goal in Inter Milan's 1-0 win over Napoli which cut the leaders' advantage at the top of the league to five points.