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The 34th round of the Italian Serie A started with a big win for Napoli. Antonio Conte's team defeated Cremonese 4:0 at home.
Idman.Biz reports that after this victory, the Naples representative rose to the second step with 69 points. Nevertheless, 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 ticket to the Champions League. Milan has 66 points, and Juventus has 63 points. In this regard, the central game of the tour to be held at San Siro will directly affect the situation in the top four.
Milan vs. 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 could complicate the fight for a ticket to the Champions League, given the density in the upper part of the tournament table.
Juventus will enter the game with the aim of reducing the difference in points 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 empty zones, careful football and the high price of every mistake. Now the situation is even more tense, because the teams are separated by only three points.
Milan enters this game after a 1:0 victory over Verona. That 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 tour, the team's leaders are expected to take the initiative in the attack.
Juventus, on the contrary, has found form in the decisive stage of the season. The Turin club defeated Bologna 2:0 in the last round and strengthened its position in fourth place. If the team gets a positive result at San Siro, it will retain its chance to move to higher positions.
The history of confrontations is also in Juventus' favor. In official games, the teams have met 245 times so far. In these matches, 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
