10 things we learned from Serie A Round 15
The race for the Serie A title is heating up after Inter Milan reclaimed top spot from Juventus with a valuable victory over Napoli.
It piled more misery on reigning champions Napoli who are quickly losing their status as one of the top teams in the league.
Juventus again demonstrated their Scudetto credentials with a hard-fought win against Monza, but Dusan Vlahovic's struggles in front of goal continued.
Hakan Calhanoglu demonstrated why he is the midfielder every coach wants with a stunning goal against Napoli, while there was drama elsewhere as Lecce goalkeeper Vladimiro Falcone won his side a penalty.
Mail Sport covers 10 key talking points from the latest Serie A action.
1. Dusan Vlahovic's penalty struggles continue
Vlahovic has missed four of the last seven penalties, a disturbing statistic considering he had previously scored all 12 of the penalties taken. The Serbian striker reiterated on the pages of the 'Gazzetta dello Sport' that he wants to stay at Juventus, but he is sensationally wasting all the opportunities that his Juventus team-mates are creating for him.
Against Monza he played one of the worst matches of the season, he never managed to raise the team and suffered more than he should have for the serious error made from the spot.
Vlahovic is not calm, he feels the media pressure of being Juventus' central striker and at the moment both Moise Kean and Arek Milik offer better technical-tactical guarantees.
He played a negative game overall - missing a perfect assist from Federico Chiesa and lost his physical duel with Spaniard defender Pablo Marì. Vlahovic is only useful when he plays with his back to goal and in the few minutes he was on the pitch Milik did much more.
Vlahovic is not considered a technical
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