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👉 Hello, my friends. Here are the 2023-2024 Italian Serie A Week 18 RESULTS / Eighteenth Round on Friday 29 and Saturday 30 December 2023. This is the last round of 2023 and I wish you all the best for a HAPPY NEW YEAR 2024.
The battle for the Scudetto remains a two-way race. The race is very tight between Inter with 45 points and Juventus with 43 points. Inter ended 2023 with a 1-1 draw against Genoa.
Inter stops after four victories in a row. Arnautovic broke the deadlock in the 42nd minute, but Genoa equalized through Dragusin. The match was interrupted in the first half for about eight minutes, smoke bombs lit in the stands.
The good news is that Juventus shortened the distance to -2 points below Inter after defeating AS Roma with a 1-0. Juventus reached 43 points. Juventus are +7 points above Milan. Roma stepped down from the 6th to the 7th position remaining with 28 points.
Another team smiling is AC Milan because they consolidated third place reaching 36 points after defeating Sassuolo. Milan won 1-0 with the goal by Captain America Christian Pulisic in the 59th minute thanks to Bennacer’s assist. Milan are only +3 points above Fioretinta with 33 points.
Bad news is for Napoli struggling to defend their Title as Italy’s Champions. The match between Napoli and Monza ended with a scoreless goal. Monza had the greatest opportunity, with a penalty kick for Pessina saved by goalkeeper Meret. In the end, the two teams leave the pitch with a point on each side, but with a completely different taste: sweet for Monza, bitter for the Neapolitans.
Fiorentina beat Torino 1-0 thanks to a headed goal by Ranieri. Torino is stuck at 24 and now risks losing contact with Lazio, Atalanta, and Roma. Fiorentina rose to 33 points thanks to their tenth victory. The third consecutive 1-0 after those over Verona and Monza. Nothing to be done for Juric’s men who lose the second of their last three away games and now risk seeing the train that takes them to Europe run away.
Salernitana gained momentum and hope for salvation after defeating Hellas Verona. A goal from Tchaouna decided the match between Hellas and Salernitana. The race for salvation is also tight because the differences are small. Salernitana with 12, Empoli with 13, and Cagliari with 14 points. Everything can change in the next 4 games.
👉 Top Serie A teams standing AFTER Serie A Week 18 game. The first 4 qualify for the Champions League, 5 and 6 for Europa League. (Saturday 30 December 2023)
– INTER, 1st position with 45 points and a positive goal difference of +34
– Juventus, 2nd position with 43 points and a positive goal difference of +16
– AC MILAN, 3rd position with 36 points and a positive goal difference of +12
– FIORENTINA, 4th position with 33 points and a goal difference of +9
– BOLOGNA, 5th position with 31 points and a positive goal difference of +6
– ATALANTA, 6th position with 29 points and a positive goal difference of +9
Relegation Zone:
– CAGLIARI, 18th position with 14 points and a negative goal difference of -15
– EMPOLI, 19th position with 13 points and a negative goal difference of -20
– SALERNITANA, 20th position with 12 points and a negative goal difference of -21
👉 2023 – 2024 Italy Serie A Standing – Serie A Table up to Saturday 30 December 2023
✅ Good morning, my friends! Here are the front pages from the Italian newspapers La Gazzetta dello Sport, Corriere dello Sport, and Tutto Sport, Saturday 30 December 2023.
La Gazzetta dello Sport, Front Page, Saturday 30 December 2023
Front Page La Gazzetta dello Sport, Saturday 30 December 2023
👉No Winter Champions title, Genoa stops the Nerazzurri too
Inter splint
✅ Here are the match officials and fixtures for the Serie A Week 18 / Eighteenth Round on Friday 29 and Saturday 30 December 2023 as designated by the Italian Referee Association (AIA).
🇮🇹 The Italian Referee Association (AIA) has designated the match officials for the Serie A Week 18 game Genoa vs Inter on Friday 29 December 2023 at the Luigi Ferraris Stadium in Genoa, Italy at 20:45.
Referee Daniele Doveri from the section of Roma 1 will be assisted by Filippo Bercigli from the section of Firenze and Giuseppe Perrotti from the section of Campobasso. The Fourth Official will be Marco Piccinini from the section of Forlì. The VAR will be Massimiliano Irrati from the section of Pistoia. The AVAR will be Gianpiero Miele from the section of Nola.
=============== Italian Serie A Tickets for the next 10 games
NAPOLI – MONZA
Diego Armando Maradona Stadium
Referee: DI BELLO
Assistants: ZINGARELLI – BARONE
Fourth Official: RUTELLA
VAR: VALERI
AVAR: LONGO S.
18:30
LAZIO – FROSINONE
Olimpico di Roma Stadium
Referee: FELICIANI
Assistants: LO CICERO – TRINCHIERI
Fourth Official: FABBRI
VAR: SERRA
AVAR: DI PAOLO
20:45
✅ Good morning, my friends! Here are the front pages from the Italian newspapers La Gazzetta dello Sport, Corriere dello Sport, and Tutto Sport, Saturday 23 December 2023.
La Gazzetta dello Sport, Front Page, Saturday 23 December 2023
Front Page, La Gazzetta dello Sport, Saturday 23 December
👉Mini League
So many big clubs against the Super League
👉Small Milan, Jovic saves them in Salerno at the 90th
Little Devil
👉New couple
Without Lautaro, Inzaghi launches Arna-Thuram against Lecce
Corriere dello Sport, Front Page, Saturday 23 December 2023
Front Page, Corriere dello Sport, Saturday 23 December
👉Milan’s draw in Salerno (2-2) fires up the Champions League race.
Today Roma-Napoli and Bologna-Atalanta
Everybody in
Jovic saves Pioli
Fiorentina are fourth
By Anna Italia
