Serie A hit: Inter demands Napoli

While the Milanese have only won one of their last four league games, Napoli have scored the maximum points from their last four games. The second-placed team is already eight points ahead of the third-placed team.

Inter coach Luciano Spalletti identified a simple reason for the many point losses: his team is not callous enough. “If we have an advantage in a game, we have to bring the result home,” explained the 59-year-old. “We have to get smarter. We still don’t manage to be determined enough, even though we have the quality.”

The Milanese not only lost their place in the Champions League round of 1 with a 1-2 draw against PSV Eindhoven in mid-December. Recently they also lost ground in the league. In the 2-0 draw against Spalletti's former club AS Roma, they gave up a lead twice. This was followed by a 1-1 draw against the superior league leaders Juventus, a 0-1 home win against Udinese and a disappointing 1-XNUMX draw at Chievo Verona on Saturday.

Nainggolan is missing “Sometimes we don’t make the right decisions, so we don’t get the most out of ourselves,” said Spalletti, who continues to have to make do without star midfielder Radja Nainggolan. The club recently suspended the Belgian for disciplinary reasons without giving any details. According to Italian media reports, the 30-year-old, who moved from AS Roma to Milan in the summer for a rumored fee of 38 million euros, is said to have turned up late for training several times in the past few weeks.

Napoli remain the only team with serious hopes of ending Juventus' hegemony. The Neapolitans are eight points behind the series champions, who are visiting medium-sized team Atalanta Bergamo on Wednesday afternoon (15.00 p.m.). However, Juventus have only given up two points in the first 17 league rounds.

An Inter win against Napoli would probably take all the excitement out of the title race - even if Napoli's coach sees it differently. “The championship is still open – not because of the points difference, but because there is still such a long way to go,” said Carlo Ancelotti. His team will do everything to keep the title race open for as long as possible. Ancelotti: “We have to think about ourselves. If we start thinking about Juventus, we risk becoming demoralized.” Serie A, Matchday 18 (on Wednesday, December 26th) 12.30 clock: Frosinone - Milan

15.00 clock: Atalanta - Juventus Bologna-Lazio Cagliari - Genoa Fiorentina - Parma Sampdoria – Chievoverona

18.00 clock: Rome - Sassuolo Spal – Udinese Turin - Empoli

20.30 clock: Inter - Napoli

SP G U V TV P 1. Juventus 17 16 1 0 34:8 49 2. Naples 17 13 2 2 34:14 41 3. Inter 17 10 3 4 29:14 33 4. Lazio 17 8 4 5 25:20 28 5.Milan 17 7 6 4 24:19 27 6. Sampdoria 17 7 5 5 29:21 26 7. Fiorentina 17 6 7 4 25:17 25 8. Sassuolo 17 6 7 4 27:23 25 9. Atalanta 17 7 3 7 31:23 24 10. Roma 17 6 6 5 29:23 24 11. Torino 17 5 8 4 20:18 23 12. Parma 17 6 4 7 16:21 22 13. Genoa 17 5 4 8 25:34 19 14. Cagliari 17 3 8 6 16:23 17 15. Empoli 17 4 4 9 22:33 16 16. Col 17 4 4 9 14:25 16 17.Udinese 17 3 5 9 14:23 14 18.Bologna 17 2 7 8 13:24 13 19. Frosinone 17 1 6 10 12:36 9 20. Chievo Verona 17 0 8 9 13:33 5

Serie A Italy	SP	TV	P
1. Inter	33	79:18	86
2.Milan	33	64:39	69
3. Juventus	33	47:26	64
4.Bologna	33	48:26	62
5. Roma	32	57:38	55
6. Atalanta	32	59:37	54
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Serie A hit: Inter demands Napoli

Inter challenges runner-up SSC Napoli in the Italian Serie A hit on St. Stephen's Day (20.30:XNUMX p.m.).

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