The 15th round of matches in Italy's Serie A kicked off on Friday and will run through December 15, potentially having a significant impact on the Scudetto race, Idman.Biz reports.
Milan - Sassuolo (December 14)
Milan go into the round as leaders: they have 31 points, the same as Napoli, while Inter are one point behind. In their previous Serie A match, Milan came back from 0:2 to beat Torino 3:2, and Christian Pulisic, back after illness, scored a brace. At the same time, Rafael Leao picked up an injury in that game and remains out of the squad for the match against Sassuolo.
The hosts' personnel situation remains difficult: in addition to Leao, Santiago Gimenez and Youssouf Fofana are also said to be unavailable. A positive for Milan is that the team are not playing in European competitions, meaning their December schedule is less congested than that of their rivals.
Sassuolo travel to San Siro in eighth place and in a good mood after a 3:1 win over Fiorentina. However, according to Reuters, the visitors will definitely be without forward Andrea Pinamonti, who was injured last round. It is also worth noting that Domenico Berardi and Daniel Boloca are also listed among Sassuolo's absentees.
Other matches of Serie A Round 15
Lecce - Pisa (December 12) - 1:0
Torino - Cremonese (December 13)
Parma - Lazio (December 13)
Atalanta - Cagliari (December 13)
Fiorentina - Verona (December 14)
Udinese - Napoli (December 14)
Genoa - Inter (December 14)
Bologna - Juventus (December 14)
Roma - Como (December 15)
Serie A standings before the main matches of Round 15
Milan - 31
Napoli - 31
Inter - 30
Roma - 27
Bologna - 25
Como - 24
Juventus - 23
Sassuolo - 20
Cremonese - 20
Lazio - 19
Udinese - 18
Atalanta - 16
Lecce - 16
Cagliari - 14
Genoa - 14
Parma - 14
Torino - 14
Pisa - 10
Verona - 9
Fiorentina - 6
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