Race for Scudetto: Leao difference for Milan; Gasperini has Atalanta on track
Another painful stall for Max Allegri's Juventus, which lost 1-0 to Igor Tudor's Lazio, in his first match as Maurizo Sarri's replacement. The bench on which the Juventus coach sits is getting hotter and hotter, and there are already rumours about his possible replacement at the end of the season, which could be Thiago Motta, hands down the best coach in Italy right now. There was also a surprising draw for Daniele De Rossi's Roma, stopped by an excellent Lecce: Luca Gotti's cure is working. Let's see what happened in the latest round of Serie A...
MATCH OF THE WEEK - FIORENTINA v AC MILAN
Rafael Leao is Milan's extra man right now, an unstoppable winger, but it is impossible not to point out the consistency with which Ruben Loftus-Cheek is finding his way to goal, one game after another - or at least near enough!
Stefano Pioli has been achieving important results in recent weeks even with less-than-stellar performances, and that is always a credit, it is the factor that makes the difference at the end of the season. Negative moments happen and it is inevitable, but having the strength and quality to be able to come out on top even after so-and-so performances is a recipe for success.
Saturday night's clash between Milan and Fiorentina was absolutely entertaining: lots of chances, on both sides, with Mike Maignan and Pietro Terracciano the absolute stars of the match. The French saved the Rossoneri on several occasions, especially from Andrea Belotti and Rolando Mandragora, while the latter had to put up the wall multiple times to keep the result alive in the final moments of the game.
Vincenzo Italiano's Fiorentina conceded so many chances to their opponents, but certainly had the merit of managing to build just as many,
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