Napoli can put a tombstone on the pursuit ambitions of the pursuers as early as January, with the resumption of Serie A with five tight rounds.
The eight points over Milan, his most dangerous rival, are a large and reassuring margin for Spalletti.
Juve, Lazio and Inter will have to make a string of victories to return to hope, while Atalanta and Roma seem competitive at best for a place in the Champions League.
Six direct clashes in January between the top seven: Inter-Naples, Milan-Rome, Naples-Juve, Lazio-Milan, Juve-Atalanta, Naples-Rome.
On 18 January the Super Cup will be awarded in Riyadh at 8pm with the Milan-Inter derby.
Since there will also be the round of 16 of the Italian Cup, the two Milanese will play 7 matches in three and a half weeks.
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NAPLES 41 points:
3 out of 5 away games, three direct matches, two of which at Maradona.
If she comes out unscathed from the tests against Inter and Juve it will be difficult to get her back together and the Scudetto race will go downhill.Calendar (away games in capital letters):
INTER 4/1 H20.45;
SAMPDORIA 8/1 at 6pm;
Juventus 13/1 h8.45pm;
Cremonese Italian Cup 17/1 h21;
SALERNITANA 21/1 h18;
Rome 29/1 h8.45pm.
- MILAN 33 points
: remains the No. 1 rival of the Neapolitans and has a better calendar, with the two Romans to keep at bay.
At the end of January he could have nibbled at various points.
Calendar: SALERNITANA 4/1 h12.30;
Rome 8/1 h8.45pm;
CI Turin 11/1 h21;
LECCE 14/1 h18;
Inter Super Cup 18/1 h20;
LAZIO 24/1 h8.45pm;
Sassuolo 29/1 at 12.30.
-JUVENTUS 31 points
: after the shock of the budget problems and the change at the top, Allegri evaluates whether the team, despite the absences, can remain competitive.
The trip to Naples is the toughest test.
Calendar: CREMONESE 4/1 6.30pm;
Udinese 7/1 h18;
NAPLES 13/1 h8.45pm;
CI Monza 19/1 h21;
Atalanta 22/1 h8.45pm;
Monza 29/1 h3.
-LAZIO 30 points:
after the knockouts in friendlies, he has a soft start to find rhythm and form.
The calendar smiles at Sarri, who of clashes between the first has only the match against Milan at the Olimpico.
Calendar: LECCE 4/1 at 4.30pm;
Empoli 8/1 h15;
SASSUOLO 15/1 h12.30;
CI Bologna 19/1 h18;
Milan 24/1 h8.45pm;
Fiorentina 29/1 h18.
- INTER 30 points
: if they beat Napoli in the second half, they regain their morale, they have a series of very favorable matches and the possibility of raising the Super Cup.
Calendar: Naples 4/1 h8.45pm;
MONZA 7/1 h8.45pm;
CI 10/1 h21 Parma;
Verona 14/1 h8.45pm;
Supercoppa Milan 18/1 h20: Empoli 23/1 h20.45;
CREMONESE 28/1 h18.
-ATALANTA 27 points
: similar speech for the players from Bergamo who, however, start from the rear and can at most compete for a place in the Champions League.
The biggest obstacle is Juventus away.
Calendar: SPEZIA 4/1 at 2.30pm;
BOLOGNA 9/1 h8.45pm;
Salernitana 15/1 at 6pm;
CI Spezia 19/1 h15;
JUVENTUS 22/1 h8.45pm;
Sampdoria 28/1 h8.45pm
- ROME 27 points:
the drop in November weighs on the standings, and Mourinho wants a sprint start to attempt a recovery made difficult by the away games with Milan and Naples.
Schedule: Bologna 4/1 at 4.30pm;
MILAN 8/1 8.45pm;
IC Genoa 12/1 h21;
Fiorentina 15/1 h8.45pm;
SPICE 22/1 h18;
NAPLES 29/1 h8.45pm.