The twenty-second round of the Italian league begins today, Friday, with a match between Bologna and their guest Benevento at the "Renato Dall'Ara" stadium, in a balanced encounter between the two teams, which are in 13th and 14th places in the standings with 23 points each.
AC Milan leads the Italian league standings with 49 points and will visit Spezia on Saturday evening. Inter Milan is in second place with 47 points, facing Lazio at home on Sunday evening in a key match of the round. Juventus occupies third place with 42 points and has a postponed match against Napoli, whom they will face tomorrow, Saturday, at the "Diego Armando Maradona" stadium.
Following them is AS Roma in fourth place with 40 points, on goal difference from Lazio, who is in fifth place with the same score before face Udinese on Sunday evening. Lazio holds the fifth position with 40 points prior to their match against second-placed Inter Milan on Sunday.
Napoli is currently sixth in the standings with 37 points, following the match against Juventus and has a postponed match from the first half of the season against Juve. Atalanta sits in seventh place, also with 37 points, on goal difference from sixth-placed Napoli, ahead of their away match against Cagliari on Sunday. Notably, Sassuolo is in eighth place with 31 points and will face Cagliari at home on Sunday.
