Atalanta can celebrate Christmas as the sole Serie A leaders, although Inter are keeping up the pace only three points behind with a game in hand, but there are big changes at the bottom.
We go into the brief Christmas break in Italy, because the teams will be back on the pitch this weekend with the Week 18 fixtures on Saturday December 28, Sunday December 29 and Monday December 30.
Atalanta have won 11 Serie A matches in a row and therefore eat their Panettone in top spot, two points clear of Antonio Conte’s Napoli.
However, Inter have a game in hand and are just three behind La Dea.
Things are starting to stretch out a bit behind them, with Lazio falling behind, Juventus catching Fiorentina – who again have a game in hand – plus Bologna ahead of Milan.
In the drop zone, Monza are left rock bottom and sacked coach Alessandro Nesta, as Venezia shocked Cagliari to lift themselves up.
It’s otherwise very tight, with seven teams in a three-point radius.
