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AC Milan are back in the first place in the Serie A table after Inter Milan drew at the Stadio Maradona against Napoli last Saturday. Juventus and Atalanta’s fight for the last Champions League spot is still on. Lazio and AS Roma are still too inconsistent to contend for fourth place while Fiorentina are back on track with a nice win away at Spezia. Elsewhere Cagliari are proving to be a different team after the January transfer window, and Salernitana decided to sack their manager and try something new, hoping that this decision will help them to avoid relegation. And now, onto the rankings.
1 – Inter Milan (-)
Even though Inter Milan dropped out of first place in the Serie A table this week, we still consider them as leading candidates to win the title at the end of the season for two reasons. First of all, Simone Inzaghi’s side still have one game in hand to play (vs. Bologna away) so on a points per game basis they’re still league leaders. But, most importantly, Inter Milan have played so many difficult matches in the past month, including the Milan derby, Napoli away, Atalanta away and Lazio at home. For these reasons, the next few weeks should look better as the schedule eases and more points will be on the way if things go smoothly.
2 – AC Milan (-)
It’s been an amazing week for AC Milan, with a crucial victory against Inter Milan, an easy win in Coppa Italia against Lazio at home, and ending with a 1-0 win at home against former Rossoneri coach Marco Giampaolo’s Sampdoria. It’s a result that gives Milan fans a return to the top of the table after almost three months. Rafael Leao’s goal was the difference and was assisted by goalkeeper Mike Maignan, who’s proving to be one of the best in Italy this year, after replacing Gianluigi Donnarumma who left the club at the end of last season. Maignan is second to only Inter’s Samir Handonovic in how he’s faired as compared to expected goals…
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