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Join us for all the build-up and action as it happens from today’s three Serie A games, as Atalanta host Venezia, there’s the Scudetto showdown Napoli vs. Inter, then Udinese-Parma.
We begin at 14.00 GMT in Bergamo, where Atalanta hope to beat relegation strugglers Venezia and then potentially close up to the top two.
That’s because Napoli and new leaders Inter go head-to-head at 17.00 GMT at the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona.
Finally, Parma want to ride the wave of enthusiasm from new coach Cristian Chivu in a trip to Udinese at 19.45 GMT.
Udinese have not amassed this many points after 27 rounds since 2013, when Francesco Guidolin took them to the European preliminary rounds.
They have also already picked up 39 points, two more than throughout all of last season.
| Rank | Teams | Played | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Napoli | 38 | 82 |
| 2 | Inter | 38 | 81 |
| 3 | Atalanta | 38 | 74 |
| 4 | Juventus | 38 | 70 |
| 5 | Roma | 38 | 69 |
| 6 | Fiorentina | 38 | 65 |
| 7 | Lazio | 38 | 65 |
| 8 | Milan | 38 | 63 |
| 9 | Bologna | 38 | 62 |
| 10 | Como | 38 | 49 |
| 11 | Torino | 38 | 44 |
| 12 | Udinese | 38 | 44 |
| 13 | Genoa | 38 | 43 |
| 14 | Verona | 38 | 37 |
| 15 | Parma | 38 | 36 |
| 16 | Cagliari | 38 | 36 |
| 17 | Lecce | 38 | 34 |
| 18 | Empoli | 38 | 31 |
| 19 | Venezia | 38 | 29 |
| 20 | Monza | 38 | 18 |
Thauvin penalty proves to be enough for another Udinese victory.
Serie A | Udinese 1-0 Parma: Thauvin keeps Friulani flag flying
Almqvist is also booked for a foul on Lovric, who was very slow on that counter-attack.
It’s lucky Davis was offside, because when clear on goal his shot was so bad it went for a throw-in…
Rui Modesto first yellow card of the game. At the 94th minute.
Hainaut and Drissa Camara on, Man and Valeri off.
Into 5 minutes of added time.
Lucca off, Davis on for Udinese.
Pellegrino responds for Parma, curler from the edge of the area, Padelli gets down to palm it round the post!
On the resulting corner, Pellegrino’s bullet header is straight at the goalkeeper!
Ehizibue, Ekkelenkamp and Thauvin off for Udinese.
Kristensen, Rui Modesto and Iker Bravo on.
Almqvist might’ve been offside, not clear, but either way he ran clear on goal, got around Padelli and was depositing into an empty net until Solet got back to clear on the line!
Almqvist goes down after seemingly getting his heel caught just outside the box, but the referee waved play on.
It was a cracking finish from Thauvin, bent into the far top corner with the inside of the left foot from the edge of the area, but the offside flag was up for the Lucca assist.
Udinese are wasting so many chances, Lucca slips and fires straight at Suzuki.
The offside flag went up eventually, but Lucca had run from the centre-circle and seen his strike parried by Suzuki anyway.
Genuinely don’t know how he missed that!
Zarraga cross from the right is deflected into his path, he has all the time in the world to control, look up and take his shot from nine yards – and fires wide.
Even Thauvin can’t quite understand it and that was his foot.
Padelli goes to punch away a Parma corner, accidentally punches his teammate Bijol instead.
Ehizibue has a pop from distance for Udinese, but it swings well wide of the far post.
Udinese corner finds the Solet header, but it’s over the bar again.
Almqvist runs forward, is just outside the area and suddenly forgets what a football is, stumbles and falls over.
Thauvin smacks a powerful strike from outside the box, Suzuki takes the sting out and then has it under control.
Atta hurt himself with that accidental slip, seems like he sprained something. Zarraga coming on instead.
Napoli should have had a pen and won 2-1. We all know in Europe that would have been a penalty. Italian officiating standards are slipping so poorly.