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by Proximus
The 18th day of Serie A offers a duel at the top this Sunday (8:45 p.m.) with the trip from Juventus to Inter Milan. The spectators will also be entitled to one match in the match, as this clash will see Cristiano Ronaldo and Romelu Lukaku, the two top scorers in the championship.
On January 6, Inter, second, saw his fine winning streak interrupted in Genoa, losing somewhat surprisingly against the Sampdoria (2-1). Alexis Sanchez missed a penalty in the first quarter of an hour, while Romelu Lukaku, mounted during the match, could not avoid the defeat of his family.
Juventus, which points to the fourth place, has also suffered a surprise loss recently. The reigning champions fell heavily at home against the Fiorentina, well installed in the soft belly, on December 22 (0-3). It must be said that the exclusion of Juan Cuadrado at the start of the match did not make things easier. Ten days earlier, the Old Lady nevertheless inflicted a beating at FC Barcelona at Camp Nou in the group stage of the Champions League.
A new record for CR7?
Stops which are undoubtedly attributable to hellish pace the sequence of meetings. But the top scorers in the championship do not care and continue to score: Cristiano Ronaldo has scored 7 times in as many games since December 13, while Lukaku scored 4 goals in the same period. The Portuguese goal machine prances in top scorer with 15 roses. He is followed by the Red Devil who totals 12 achievements.
Big Rom’s appetite will be great for this top game, as the Belgian striker is silent for two matches. But Ronaldo will not lack motivation either: with his goal against Sassuolo the day before, the Portuguese reached the bar of 759 buts, tying the record for top scorer in history football, Czech striker Josef Bican. There is no doubt that the Portuguese superstar intends to climb to the first place in this ranking, and what setting is more favorable than the den of the Nerazzurri to achieve such a feat?
Better attack vs. best defense
But it is anything but certain that Ronaldo will be able to give even more shine to his record potential by winning in Milan. Because with Lukaku at the helm, Inter simply has the best attack of Serie A. With 43 buts, Antonio Conte’s troops scored three more goals than Atalanta, the second best attack. The Milanese will not have it easy, however, as they will be opposed to the best defense from the country. The Old Lady only cashed 16 buts so far just like the Hellas Verona and Naples.
The best attack against the best defense, that promises sparks! Will CR7 make a success of his date with history and can Lukaku find his way back to the goal against the defending champion?
Watch the clash between Inter and Juventus this Sunday, January 17 at 8:45 p.m. on Eleven Sports 1, available in the All Sports Option from Proximus Pickx.
The program for the 18th day of Serie A:
Friday January 15th
Lazio – AS Rome (20h45)
Saturday January 16
Bologna – Hellas Verona (3pm)
Turin – Spezia (18h)
Sampdoria – Udinese (20h45)
Sunday January 17th
Naples – Fiorentina (12h30)
Sassuolo – Parme (15h00)
Crotone – Benevento (15h)
Atalanta – Genoa (18h)
Inter – Juventus (20h45 sur Eleven Sports 1)
Monday January 18
Cagliari – AC Milan (20h45)
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