In his “Topic of the day”, on the columns of La Gazzetta dello Sportmister Fabio Capello analyzes the difficulties of Juventus and Milan, who are already behind in the championship: “To be sure not to miss the objective, Juve and Milan must aim for at least fourth place. And with the competition that is emerging in this first part of the championship, the The Champions League race for the two big teams is anything but a given. Leaders Napoli, with no other commitments during the week, have everything to last until the end of the season, occupying one of the top places over Inter, which in my opinion is the team best equipped of the lot, it is unlikely to leave the top four.
While Atalanta has been a Champions League reality for years now: a serious club, a good coach and a strong identity make them a credible candidate, I would even say strongly likely to achieve the position. But Juve and Milan must also be careful of the so-called outsiders, who are doing very well. I’m referring to Lazio and Fiorentina, who are higher in the standings, without forgetting Roma, who are a bit behind at the moment.”
This is the updated Serie A standings:
Naples 25
Inter 21
Atalanta 19
Fiorentina 19
Lazio 19
Juventus 18
Udinese 16
Milan 14*
Turin 14
Rome 13
Bologna 12*
Empoli 11
Parma 9
Like 9
Verona 9
Cagliari 9
Monza 8
Venice 8
Lecce 8
Genoa 6
* one game less