By Anna Italia
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Hello my friends, we are starting the New Year 2018 and I surely wish you the best with your favorite teams!!! Here are the 2017-2018 Serie A Week 20 Results for the Twentieth Round on Friday 5 and Saturday 6 January 2018.
Napoli securing the first position after defeating Hellas Verona at the San Paolo Stadium with a 2-0. Napoli reaching 51 points. The race for the Scudetto continues to be a two-race. Juventus defeating Cagliari at the Sardega Arena reaching 50 points. Napoli having only -1 point above Juventus.
A big flop. AS Roma with a major step back seeing their chances to climb to the top 2 positions disappearing. Roma losing the home game at the Olimpico Stadium against Atalanta with a 1-2 remaining with 39 points. Roma going down from the 4th to the 5th position.
Inter failing to win the match against Chievo Verona at the Marc’Antonio Bentegodi Stadium ending with another draw 1-1. Last week, Inter also with a draw 0-0 against Lazio at the Giuseppe Meazza Stadium. You bet it is a step back for Inter because with 42 points they are now -9 points below Napoli. Making matters worst, Inter might lose the third position next round in case of losing the match against AS Roma at the Giuseppe Meazza Stadium because Roma have a better goal difference and the victory will put Roma with 42 points.
Good news for Lazio! Lazio defeating SPAL and jumped from the 5th to the 4th position because Roma lost the match against Atalanta. Lazio reaching 40 points.
AC Milan defeating Crotone with a 2-0. A ray of hope gaining these 3 points reaching 28 points while for Crotone is a cold shower because the defeat keeps them in the relegation zone. Milan in the 11th position is under pressure to save this season as they are in the other side of the Table.
The sad news is for the three teams remaining in the relegation zone: Crotone, Hellas Verona, and Benevento. It is already a wake up call for all three to react as we are starting the second part of the season and their chances to remain in Serie A are in jeopardy. Benevento gaining momentum after winning their second game this season reaching now 7 points. Benevento defeated Sampdoria with a 3-2 at the Stadio Ciro Vigorito delighting their fans. Yet, despite Benevento’s victory, they are still in the last position. Hey, but this victory is an added boost to believe in salvation.
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Results from Serie A Week 20
- Chievo Verona 1 – 1 Udinese
- Fiorentina 1 – 1 Inter
- Torino 3 – 0 Bologna
- AC Milan 1 – 0 Crotone
- Benevento 3 – 2 Sampdoria
- Genoa 1 – 0 Sassuolo
- SPAL 2 – 5 Lazio
- Napoli 2 – 0 Hellas Verona
- AS Roma 1 – 2 Atalanta
- Cagliari 0 – 1 Juventus
The top scorer of the Serie A Up to Week 20: Lazio forward Ciro Immobile with 20 goals
Photo: twitter.com/OfficialSSLazio
Top Serie A teams standing AFTER Serie A Week 20 game. First 4 qualifying for Champions League, 5 and 6 for Europa League.
– NAPOLI 1st position with 51 points and a positive goal difference of +31
– JUVENTUS 2nd position with 50 points and a positive goal difference of +34
– INTER 3rd positions with 42 points and a positive goal difference of +20
– LAZIO 4th position with 40 points and a positive goal difference of +24
– AS ROMA 5th position with 39 points and a positive goal difference of +16
–SAMPDORIA 6th position with 30 points and a positive goal difference of +7
Relegation Zone:
– CROTONE, 18th position with 15 points and a negative goal difference of -25
– HELLAS VERONA, 19th position with 13 points and a negative goal difference of -23
– BENEVENTO, 20th position with 7 points and a negative goal difference of -30
2017- 2018 Italy Serie A Standing
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