The race for the Serie A title is very close this season with three clubs still in with chances. Inter Milan lead the way, however their city rivals, AC, are just a few points behind with Roma also in the mix.
Inter failed to open up a six point gap over Milan after being held to a draw by Genoa. AC Milan were also held to a goalless draw by Roma, so Inter leads the pack with AC Milan only four points behind them and Roma following at seven points behind the leaders. Will Inter win it once again?
The Italian capital derby will take place on Sunday as fierce rivals Roma and Lazio will meet for the third time this season. Roma have won the previous two encounters, 2-0 in the league and 2-1 in the Italian cup, so Lazio will be keen on getting revenge. Roma are coming from a severe Champions League defeat, 3-0 at the hands of Shakhtar Donetsk and are currently 6th in the league while Lazio beat Palerom 2-0 last week and are in 4th place in the Serie A.
Defending champions Inter Milan will meet their title rivals from last season AS Roma on Sunday but this time the two teams are far from last year's glory days. Inter beat Bari in the last league game and are now in third place, seven points behind leaders AC Milan, while Roma are down in fifth place, nine points off the pace.
Struggling Roma will have a chance to redeem themselves on Saturday when they will meet second placed Napoli at Olimpico. Last week Roma were beaten 5-3 at Inter while Napoli continued their title chase with a quick 2-0 win against Cesena. Napoli are just three points behind leaders AC Milan while Roma slid down in 7th place, 10 points behind the leaders.
The classic Rome derby finds the two sides in unexpected positions: Lazio are the surprising league leaders after having a fabulous start to the season while Roma are slowly trying to climb up the table after a poor debut to the campaign. Sunday's game will leave Lazio top of the table regardless of the result but there will surely be plenty of determination both on and off the pitch.
The Italian Serie A will have a cracking derby on Saturday, Juventus vs Roma. Both sides have been in pretty good form lately: Juventus are 5th after being held to a draw at Brescia in midweek but they won at AC Milan a fortnight ago while Roma have won the derby against Lazio last week and also beat Fiorentina 3-2 on Wednesday. After a poor start to the season Roma found their feet and moved up the table in sixth place.
The Italian Serie A will re-start on January 6th, here is how the top of the table looks like before Christmas (17 games have been played):
1. AC Milan -36 points
2. Napoli -33 points
3. Lazio -33 points
4. Juventus -31 points
5. Roma -29 points
Who will win the title this season?
