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It is a busy time in Italian football with the games coming thick and fast. This week, Khvicha Kvaratskhelia's Napoli exit, Juventus' unusual captain situation and Inter's impending title charge were on the agenda.

With the Supercoppa Italiana having gone the way of AC Milan and the January transfer window now underway, that is where the focus lies in Serie A.

Matchday 25 of this 2023/24 Serie A season saw even more excitement and twists, with Monza stealing the show by beating AC Milan 4-2 on Sunday night. This Italian Football Podcast is here to discuss all of the weekend's action.Bologna also picked up a memorable win by beating Lazio 2-1 in the capital, and Atalanta continued to look good in the race for fourth with a 3-0 win at home against Sassuolo.At the top of the table, Inter extended their lead by beating Salernitana 4-0 at home before Juventus dropped points with their 2-2 draw at Hellas Verona.Elsewhere, Torino beat Lecce 2-0, Napoli-Genoa, Udinese-Cagliari and Empoli-Fiorentina all drew 1-1. AS Roma won 3-0 away at Frosinone.

Italian Serie A Podcast: Inter beat Juventus in the Derby d’Italia to take hold of the title raceInter beating Juventus 1-0 was the standout result on a weekend of noteworthy Serie A results, and our Italian Football Podcast is here to chat through it all. Conor Clancy and Euan Burns are together in Rome for this Italian Football Podcast recording, and they chat through the recent Derby d’Italia and what it means to the Serie A title race.

There were plenty of points dropped and penalties missed during Matchday 22 of the 2023/24 Serie A season, with Inter reclaiming their place at the top of the table.The Nerazzurri were 1-0 winners away at Fiorentina with Lautaro Martinez scoring his 19th goal of the season, but Nico Gonzalez produced a truly awful penalty miss that stopped his team from getting a point.That was a crucial three points for Inter because Juventus drew 1-1 against Empoli, having seen Arkadiusz Milik get sent off after just 18 minutes. The gap is now one point and Inter have a game in hand.AC Milan failed to make up any ground on Juventus as they drew 2-2 at home to Bologna, missing from the spot on two occasions. Lazio and Napoli played out a shocking 0-0 draw, and Atalanta reached fourth by beating Udinese 2-0.Elsewhere, Torino beat Cagliari 2-1, Genoa beat Lecce 2-1, Monza won 1-0 against Sassuolo and Verona drew 1-1 with Frosinone.

Inter were crowned Serie A's winter champions on Matchday 19 of this 2023/24 Serie A season as they scraped a dramatic and late 2-1 win at home to Hellas Verona, with Juventus overcoming difficulty as well to come from behind to beat Salernitana by that same scoreline.Two European hopefuls lost as Fiorentina stumbled at Sassuolo and Napoli were hammered away at Torino, while AS Roma and Atalanta drew 1-1 in the capital. AC Milan beat Empoli 3-0 and Lazio won 2-1 at Udinese to take full advantage of the other sides slipping up.Elsewhere, Bologna drew 1-1 with Genoa and Monza beat Frosinone 3-2.To chat through the above and all the rest of the games, Euan Burns hosts Vito Doria and debutant Ben Dixon for this Italian Football Podcast.