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The Serie A season on Paramount+ is now 14 games deep and there is finally a clear leader as Napoli pulled clear of AC Milan at the summit. Inter Milan closed the gap keeping their hopes of repeating alive, as they sit four points behind the league leaders. Atalanta opened a gap in fourth with Juventus continuing to toil while Sampdoria are suddenly alive at the other end of the table.
We look at how the rankings have changed since the international break.
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1 – Napoli (-)
Luciano Spalletti’s men brushed Lazio aside 4-0 to hit top spot alone which made up for their defeat against Inter the week before. That loss had threatened to derail the Partenopei as they lost Victor Osimhen for months, but they hit back strongly.
2 – AC Milan (-)
A surprise pair of defeats with a 3-1 home loss to Sassuolo coming after a thrilling defeat to Fiorentina which witnessed seven goals. Coach Stefano Pioli has just had his contract renewed so needs to arrest this slide immediately.
3 – Inter Milan (-)
Simone Inzaghi’s men followed up their win over Napoli with another success, this time against Venezia which has seen them close the gap on the top two. Just one point separates them from their bitter Milan rivals who are suddenly struggling for form.
4 – Atalanta (-)
A 1-0 win away at Juve followed a 5-2 pasting of Spezia which has now boosted Gian Piero Gasperini’s men into fourth and on Inter’s heels. With Fiorentina seven points back, La Dea are relatively comfortable in the European spots.
5 – AS Roma (+1)
Jose Mourinho’s men built on their win over Genoa with another victory against a lower-ranked side in Torino. Those six points have boosted the capital outfit back up after a tough few weeks and Atalanta are now within three.
6 – Fiorentina (+1)
A stunning 4-3 triumph over Milan was followed up by a 2-1 loss to Tuscan rivals Empoli which keeps Vincenzo Italiano’s men in European contention but is another…
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