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Serie A Power Rankings: Napoli fall behind in title chase, Jose Mourinho’s Roma are finishing strong

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We are heading into the last month of this incredible Serie A season and we don’t know yet who is going to win the Scudetto, which teams are going to play European soccer next season or which three sides will be relegate to Serie B. All the races are exciting and there are likely to be surprises in store up and down the table over the final few weeks. With five or six games to go anything can still. Let’s go into the rankings to figure out what has changed since last week. 

Serie A title contenders

The teams that are in the race to win the scudetto this season. 

1. Inter Milan (-): After beating Juventus to put their bad stretch firmly in the rearview mirror, Inter Milan are on a three match Serie A winning streak thanks to wins against Hellas Verona and Spezia. During the week, the Nerazzurri also won the second leg of the Coppa Italia semifinal against AC Milan, a further indication that this is the team to beat as they chase a back-to-back Scudetto for the first time in over twelve years. Next week Simone Inzaghi’s side will finally make up their match against Bologna leaving all of the top three teams with the same matches left to play. 

Remaining matches (6): Roma (H), Bologna (A), Udinese (A), Empoli (H), Cagliari (A), Sampdoria (H), 

2. AC Milan (-): It was a difficult week for AC Milan even if they won last Friday against Genoa at home. Losing the derby against Inter Milan in the Coppa Italia semifinal is a bitter pill to swallow. As happened in February, this match can also have some repercussions in the title race. Back then it was Inter Milan that were psychologically affected by the loss and this time it might happen the opposite. The Rossoneri really need a reaction in the next few matches and that won’t be easy given that they travel to Lazio and then host Fiorentina. The pressure is now on them. 

Remaining matches (5): Lazio (A), Fiorentina (H), Hellas Verona (A),…

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