Serie A will play one more round of football before the winter break. Inter can extend their lead at the top of the table, giving coach Simone Inzaghi a great Christmas gift.
At the bottom of the table, Udinese, Empoli, and Hellas Verona will attempt to get out of the bottom three.
The recent trend between Bologna and Atalanta saw the away team claim a victory. Can Atalanta win away on Saturday? The last three games between these clubs saw the away team claim victories.
Atalanta saw over 2.5 goals in six of their last six matches in Serie A. La Dea are on a two-game winning streak in Serie A but still sit seventh. Atalanta are two points off the top four.
Remarkably, Bologna supporters are dreaming of Champions League football. Coach Thiago Motta has Bologna in fourth place. The Rossoblu took 10 points from the last 12 points on offer in Serie A. They defeated Salernitana 2-1 and Roma 2-0 in their last two fixtures.
Torino did the Serie A double over Udinese last season by scores of 2-1 and 1-0. This is a fixture between two teams going in opposite directions in the standings.
Udinese are 17th in the standings, with a mere 13 points this season. The Zebrette are on a five-game winless streak in Serie A. Although Udinese are scoring goals, they are also conceding them.
Torino went unbeaten in their last three Serie A games. Five points separate Torino from the top four ahead of the weekend. Torino’s games have not seen a lot of goals this season. In 16 games, Il Toro conceded 16 goals and scored just 14 times.
Hellas Verona went unbeaten in their last four games in all competitions against Cagliari. However, these teams have not met on the pitch since 2021-22.
Cagliari saw more than 2.5 goals in nine of their last 11 Serie A games. However, they will go up against a Hellas Verona team that went winless in their last 14 Serie A games. Verona took a mere three points from the last six games, collecting three draws.
The Islanders are 16th in the standings. This is a relegation six-point affair between two teams battling against the drop. Cagliari won just one of their last five Serie A matches. They are coming off a 2-1 loss to Napoli.
Inter are four points ahead of Juventus after the latter slipped up last time out. The Nerazzurri could move as many as seven points clear of the Bianconeri with a win over Lecce. Inter did the Serie A double over Lecce last season by scores of 2-1 and 2-0.
Inzaghi’s team is playing excellent in defence. Inter kept six clean sheets in their last eight games in the league. Each of the Nerazzurri’s last three matches ended as wins to nil. They outscored those three opponents 9-0.
Lecce will go to San Siro unbeaten in five straight Serie A games. The Giallorossi drew four of those five games, while posting just one win. Lecce scored eight times in their last five fixtures.