Serie A: AC Milan take on AS Roma in tough title credentials test as Juventus face Verona

(Football news) Napoli retained the lead in the Serie A after getting a 3-0 victory over Bologna as they face Salernitana this weekend to maintain the lead. AC Milan take on Jose Mourinho’s AS Roma as they too will be looking to take the lead, Juventus will be hoping to bounce from midweek disappointment as they face Hellas Verona.

AC Milan face a tough task of facing AS Roma, Stefan Poli’s side will be looking to continue their unbeaten run as they have already equaled their best start to the season. The task won’t be easy, Roma went back to winning ways midweek as they will hope to get a result against a big team. For Milan, we can expect Theo Hernandez and Brahim Diaz to be back into the playing XI after recovering from Covid and as for AS Roma they have a fully fit squad to select from except Chris Smalling. Mourinho’s side are still fragile at the back, the loss to Bode is still fresh and Mourinho can somewhat redeem himself with a victory over them. A victory for AS Roma would mean that they can be in the Champions League position.

Juventus take on Hellas Verona in a crucial match, Allegri’s side will be hoping to brush off their midweek loss to Sassuolo as they have to win in order to keep tabs on the leaders, Juventus are already 13 points behind Napoli and Milan. Allegro’s team will be without Federico Chiesa as Dybala and Morata are expected to start in the Juventus attack. The ‘Old Lady’ need to be aware of Giovanni Simeone’s threat as he has been in red hot form scoring four goals against Lazio last weekend.

Inter Milan face Udinese in a tough home fixture, Inzaghi will be coming back to the touch line after serving his one match suspension. Inter will be hoping that a new contract renewal for Lautaro Martinez will boost his confidence in the final third, for Inter there would be no injury as they have a full squad to pick from. Inter are 7 points adrift from the runaway leaders but if they go on a winning run then they might close the gap and maybe challenge for their title.

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