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After 18 rounds of the Italian Serie A season.

By Toud Lalker

Posted on December 30, 2023

Juventus won 1-0 against Roma.
AC Milan won 1-0 against Sassuolo.
Fiorentina won 1-0 against Torino.
Atalanta won 1-0 against Lecce.
Lazio won 3-1 against Frosinone.
Udinese won 3-0 against Bologna.
Cagliari draw 0-0 against Empoli.
Salernitana won 1-0 away against Hellas Verona.

SCOREBOARD

1-0 : FIORENTINA vs. TORINO
0-0 : NAPOLI vs. MONZA
1-1 : GENOA vs. INTER MILAN
3-1 : LAZIO vs. FROSINONE
1-0 : ATALANTA vs. LECCE
0-0 : CAGLIARI vs. EMPOLI
3-0 : UDINESE vs. BOLOGNA
1-0 : AC MILAN vs. SASSUOLO
0-1 : HELLAS VERONA vs. SALERNITANA
1-0 : JUVENTUS vs. ROMA

The top three teams scored a goal in this round, with Inter Milan being the only one to also concede a goal. As expected, there was no change in the top three positions, but Inter Milan’s lead was reduced to two points after Juventus took advantage of Inter Milan’s draw with Genoa and picked up a win over Roma. AC Milan joined Juventus in victory, with a win over Sassuolo. Fiorentina moved up a spot to enter the top four, while Bologna dropped to fifth. Atalanta moved up two spots with their win over Lecce, while Roma and Napoli both dropped a spot.

INTER MILAN
45 : accumulated points
2.5 : ppg
9 : dropped points
0.78 : win rate
0.17 : draw rate
0.06 : losing rate
2.33 : scoring rate
0.44 : goal concession rate

THE LEAGUE POINTS

Inter Milan (45), Juventus (43), AC Milan (36), Fiorentina (33)
Bologna (31), Atalanta (29), Roma (28), Napoli (28)
Lazio (27), Torino (24), Monza (22), Genoa (20)
Lecce (20), Frosinone (19), Udinese (17), Sassuolo (16)
Cagliari (16), Hellas Verona (14), Salernitana (12), Empoli (12)

TORINO
24 : accumulated points
1.33 : ppg
30 : dropped points
0.33 : win rate
0.33 : draw rate
0.33 : losing rate
0.83 : scoring rate
1 : goal concession rate

Three ‘1-0’ league wins in a row for Fiorentina after Luca Ranieri scored the game-winning goal in the 83rd minute, handing them three points at home at Torino’s expense. The result marked Torino’s first defeat in their last five league games.
Napoli dropped two points in a goalless draw at home against Monza. Matteo Pessina had an opportunity from the penalty spot to win the game for Monza but ended up failing to do so.
It was two points dropped in Genoa for Inter Milan after Radu Dragusin scored in the 7th minute of added time, canceling Marko Arnautovic’s goal for Inter Milan and seeing Genoa end the first half even on the scoreboard. The ‘1-1’ scoreline held to the final whistle for a deserved draw for both sides. Genoa goes three games unbeaten, beating Sassuolo and holding the top two teams in the league standings to ‘1-1’ draws each.
Frosinone took the lead in the 58th minute when Matis Soule converted from the penalty spot, but that was not enough to secure them a home victory against Lazio. Valentin Castellanos scored the equalizing goal in the 70th minute and assisted the winning goal in the 72nd minute to help Lazio secure a ‘3-1’ win over Frosinone.
Ademola Lookman scored the only goal of the match, securing Atalanta a win over Lecce.
Udinese earned their first league victory in seven matches by defeating Bologna 3-0. Bologna had been unbeaten in their previous six matches, winning five and drawing one.
Christian Pulisic scored the only goal of the game, earning AC Milan three points at Sassuolo’s expense.
Salernitana ended the year with their second league win of the season, following a draw against AC Milan with a ‘1-0’ win over Hellas Verona.
Adrien Rabiot scored the deciding goal at the start of the second half, securing Juventus a ‘1-0’ win against Roma.

EMPOLI
12 : accumulated points
0.67 : ppg
42 : dropped points
0.17 : win rate
0.17 : draw rate
0.67 : losing rate
0.56 : scoring rate
1.72 : goal concession rate

Salernitana rose a position from the bottom of the league table after grabbing three points from a win against Hellas Verona. The result saw Hellas Verona drop into the relegation zone. Empoli fell to the bottom of the table.

FIORENTINA (1) – (0) TORINO
fiorentina : luca ranieri 83′
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NAPOLI (0) – (0) MONZA
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GENOA (1) – (1) INTER MILAN
genoa : radu dragusin 45+7′
inter milan : marko arnautovic 42′
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LAZIO (3) – (1) FROSINONE
lazio : valentin castellanos 70′ gustav isaksen 72′ patric 84′
frosinone : matias soule 58′ (pen)
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ATALANTA (1) – (0) LECCE
atalanta : ademola lookman 58′
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CAGLIARI (0) – (0) EMPOLI
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UDINESE (3) – (0) BOLOGNA
udinese : roberto pereyra 23′ lorenzo lucca 48′ martin payero 52′
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AC MILAN (1) – (0) SASSUOLO
ac milan : christian pulisic 59′
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HELLAS VERONA (0) – (1) SALERNITANA
salernitana : loum tchaouna 48′
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JUVENTUS (1) – (0) ROMA
juventus : adrien rabiot 47′
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