TEN THINGS WE LEARNED in Serie A Round 15 this weekend
Juventus kept the heat on Inter Milan at the top of the Serie A standings this weekend, claiming a 1-0 win against Napoli on Friday night with Federico Gatti scoring in the second-half.
Yet, Inter continued their fine vein of form, putting four goals past Udinese to extend their unbeaten run in the Italian top-flight to 13 matches on the bounce.
There were some big losses around the league, too, with Atalanta claiming a 3-2 win against a 10-man AC Milan who had Davide Calabria sent off late on in the match.
Equally, Roma were sent down to nine men after Nicola Zalewski and Romelu Lukaku were both sent off during their 1-1 draw against Fiorentina.
There was plenty to take stock of after a gripping weekend of Serie A action, and Mail Sport's Alvise Cagnazzo brings you 10 things we learned from the latest round of the Italian first division.
Gatti could be considered Juventus' new additional striker. The defender was decisive against Napoli, scoring to help Juve secure three points and keep the heat on Inter Milan at the top of the league table.
Andrea Cambiaso's precise cross into the defender was beautiful and Gatti did well to jump between Giovanni Di Lorenzo and Amir Rrahmani to score the header.
When he attacks, he transforms into a powerful and aggressive centre-forward and appears to have the steely physique of former Leeds centre-forward Mark Viduka. In defence he concedes practically nothing to his opponents, he dominates attackers physically and has enjoyed an excellent period of form.
Gatti is certainly the best among Juventus' current crop of centre-backs and his ability to score goals, having now netted three since the start of the Serie A season, is equally impressive.
He has now scored more than Juve's forwards
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