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The 34th round of the Italian Serie A kicked off with a big win for "Napoli". Antonio Conte's team crushed "Cremonese" 4-0 at home.
Idman.Biz reports that after this victory, the Naples representative climbed to the second place with 69 points. However, "Inter" remains the leader of the tournament table with 78 points and one game in hand.
The intrigue in the upper part of the tournament table is now focused not only on the issue of formal championship, but also on the fight for a place in the Champions League. "Milan" has 66 points, and "Juventus" has 63 points. In this regard, the central match of the round, which will be held at "San Siro", will directly affect the situation in the top four.
"Milan" – "Juventus"
This game is of particular importance for "Milan" for two reasons. First, the team must maintain its place in the top three and not let its direct rival get close. Secondly, a possible loss of points, given the density in the upper part of the tournament table, may complicate the fight for a place in the Champions League.
"Juventus", in turn, will enter the game with the aim of reducing the point difference with the "rossoneri" and strengthening their position in the Champions League zone.
The match held in Turin in the first round of the current season ended with a score of 0:0. That meeting once again confirmed this duel of recent years: minimum free zones, cautious football and a high price for every mistake. Now the situation has become even more tense, because the teams are separated by only three points.
"Milan" comes to this game after a 1-0 victory over "Verona". This result helped the team to strengthen in the Champions League zone, although it is still too early to talk about stability. In the main match of the round, the team leaders are expected to take the initiative in attack.
"Juventus", on the contrary, has come into shape in the decisive stage of the season. The Turin club defeated "Bologna" 2:0 in the last round, strengthening its position in fourth place. If the team achieves a positive result at "San Siro", it retains the chance to move to higher places.
The history of confrontations is also in favor of "Juventus". In official games, the teams have met 245 times so far. In these meetings, "Milan" won 94, "Juventus" won 71, and 80 games ended in a draw. The upcoming match will be the 246th series of this competition.
Serie A, schedule of the 34th round:
April 24
"Napoli" – "Cremonese" 4:0
April 25
"Parma" – "Pisa"
"Bologna" – "Roma"
"Verona" – "Lecce"
April 26
"Fiorentina" – "Sassuolo"
"Genoa" – "Como"
"Torino" – "Inter"
"Milan" – "Juventus"
April 27
"Cagliari" – "Atalanta"
"Lazio" – "Udinese"
Tournament table before the main games of the 34th round:
"Inter" – 78
"Napoli" – 69
"Milan" – 66
"Juventus" – 63
"Como" – 58
"Roma" – 58
"Atalanta" – 54
"Bologna" – 48
"Lazio" – 47
"Sassuolo" – 45
"Udinese" – 43
"Torino" – 40
"Genoa" – 39
"Parma" – 39
"Fiorentina" – 36
"Cagliari" – 33
"Lecce" – 28
"Cremonese" – 28
"Verona" – 18
"Pisa" – 18
