Serie A is back and entering the final stretch of the year after a short international break. The most anticipated fixture is here as second place Juventus host leaders Inter Milan.
Saturday, 25 November
36/10 Salernitana | Draw 26/10 | Lazio 15/20 (16:00)
Salernitana host Lazio at home in the first game of the weekend. Lazio will be looking to return to business with a victory over Salernitana who currently sit in last place. With no disrespect to Salernitana but I see this as a formality for Maurizio Sarri and his men. Back the away win.
16/10 Atalanta | Draw 47/20 | Napoli 16/10 (19:00)
This match can go either way as both teams have the pedigree to snatch the victory. Atalanta will be expected to control proceedings with home ground advantage while Napoli look to begin life after sacking Rudi Garcia. Napoli have the better head-to-head record winning the previous three meetings with Atalanta. I feel like Napoli will have that new manager bounce and will come out with a point to prove. Napoli to win.
19/20 AC Milan | Draw 24/10 | Fiorentina 11/4 (21:45)
AC Milan will be desperate to pick up the victory at home after two consecutive defeats. The Rossoneri are eight points behind leaders Inter Milan and are winless in their last four outings. Fiorentina have been decent away from home this season and will be looking to take advantage of the poor form AC Milan find themselves in. La Viola will draw some inspiration from their previous victory over AC Milan and perhaps adopt the same approach to try and make it back-to-back victories against the Italian giants. I back AC Milan to clinch the win despite the inconsistent form.
Sunday, 26 November
19/10 Cagliari | Draw 23/10 | Monza 14/10 (13:30)
Currently, Cagliari rank 18th, while Monza hold 9th position. Cagliari picked up two victories on the spin before Juventus ended that run with a 2-1 victory over the Rossoblu. Monza don’t score many goals and with only four clean sheets so far this season, it will take a collective performance both defensively and offensively in order to make it two consecutive away victories. This will be their first meeting since 2001 and I back Monza to get over the line and claim the victory.
16/10 Empoli | Draw 49/20 | Sassuolo 15/10 (16:00)
The Carlo Castellani Stadium will be in full voice as Empoli take to the field after their impressive win over Napoli last time out. Empoli are looking to make it two wins in a row while Sassuolo are winless in their last five fixtures. Nicolas Haas and Etrit Berisha will need to bring their A-game on the day for Empoli and try to stop Kristian Thorstvedt and the brilliance of Domenico Berardi of Sassuolo. Two points separate these two teams and I see Sassuolo walking away with the victory.
29/20 Frosinone | Draw 23/10 | Genoa 18/10 (16:00)
Two evenly matched teams looking to put each other to the sword as 1 point separates them on the log standings. Both teams come into this fixture with two wins and three loses from their previous five fixtures. Frosinone are unbeaten in their last five home fixtures making them a formidable opponent on home soil. This will be their first meeting since making promotion from Serie B, back the home victory.
13/20 Roma | Draw 11/4 | Udinese 42/10 (19:00)
This should be a routine victory for Roma as they have been superb at home this season. Scoring 15 goals and conceding five across six home games will give them confidence to go out and pick up their fifth consecutive home win. Udinese on the other hand will be determined to put up a fight and challenge Roma as they are unbeaten in their last three away matches. Roma to win with over 2.5 goals.
22/10 Juventus | Draw 23/10 | Inter Milan 12/10 (21:45)
The two best teams in the league lock horns at the Allianz Stadium as they try to take points off each other. Juventus come into this fixture on the back of five straight victories while leaders Inter Milan are on a run with one draw and four consecutive victories from their last five. It will be Federico Chiesa and Dusan Vlahovic against Marcus Thuram and Lautaro Martinez in a striking master class on the day. Juventus are unbeaten at home this season while Inter Milan are unbeaten away from home. Inter Milan to snatch the victory and open a five-point gap at the top of the log standings.
Monday, 27 November
31/20 Verona | Draw 2/1 | Lecce 39/20 (19:30)
Verona needs something special to turn their season around as they occupy 19th place with eight points from 12 games. They face Lecce who sit in 14th place on 14 points after 12 games. Lecce managed to pick up a point against AC Milan previously which will not only give them belief but will motivate them and give that extra edge they need to get the victory. Lecce for the win.
12/10 Bologna | Draw 43/20 | Torino 23/10 (21:45)
The final fixture of gameweek 13 sees Bologna take on Torino at the Renato Dall’Ara Stadium. Both teams have got the better of each other in past results and a win for Torino will see them leapfrog Bologna on the log standings. Bologna is unbeaten in their last five fixtures at home and will look to control proceedings from the first whistle and limit Torino from creating opportunities. Bologna to win and keep their impressive home form alive.
