The 2023 24 season of Europe's top five leagues continues, with a number of key derbies this weekend, and in the early hours of this morning, the second leg of the Italian national derby was staged, and Inter Milan sat at home to face Juventus, the main opponent of the championship, which is a turning point battle for the Serie A title this season. In La Liga, there is also a derby, Real Madrid sits at the Bernabeu Stadium to face the city rival Atletico Madrid. The major giants have joys and sorrows, a few are happy and a few are sad.
Inter Milan 1-0 Juventus
Inter Milan have been fighting on multiple fronts this season, with Inzaghi Jr. leading the team to win the Italian Super Cup, achieving a third consecutive championship in this cup competition. Although Inter Milan were eliminated from the Coppa Italia, they still maintained the Champions League and Serie A double-front. In Serie A, Inter Milan has maintained a streak of unbeaten, leading Juventus by 1 point with one less round of games and occupying the initiative in the title race.
Juventus have no European assignments this season, reached the quarter-finals of the Coppa Italia and are very consistent in Serie A, having been unbeaten in 17 consecutive games and keeping the pressure on Inter Milan in the standings. Since Juventus is not tied up in European tasks, they can concentrate on the Serie A title race. This round is the 243rd Italian national derby in the history of Inter Milan and Juventus, and it is about the championship pattern.
In the game, Barella crossed in the first half to create an own goal for Gatti, in the second half Calhanoglu hit the post, and Szczesny pounced on Arnau. In the end, Inter defeated Juventus 1-0 to win the "Battle of Tianwang Mountain", Inter Milan was unbeaten in 16 rounds of the league, and Juve's unbeaten in 17 rounds was ended. In terms of standings, Inter Milan has 57 points, leading by 4 points with 1 game less, and Juventus is in second place with 53 points.
Real Madrid 1-1 Atletico Madrid
Real Madrid is facing a personnel crisis this season, but the old coach Ancelotti led Real Madrid through the crisis with his super coaching adjustment ability, so he was awarded a contract extension, Real Madrid also remained stable, recently won 6 consecutive wins in La Liga, and remained unbeaten in 16 consecutive rounds.
Atletico Madrid had a slump towards the end of the first half of the season, but after Simeone's adjustments, the team returned to form and recently won four in a row in all competitions and three in La Liga to return to the top four. In the face of their rivals, Atletico Madrid can always play like chickens, inspiring amazing fighting spirit, and in the first leg of this season's derby, Atletico Madrid overturned Real Madrid, which was also the only defeat of Real Madrid this season.
In the game, in the first half, the two sides attacked and defended each other, and Dias scored in a chaotic battle. In the restart, Savic scored with a header but was disallowed for Saul to interfere with the goalkeeper from an offside position, and Llorente equalized in stoppage time. In the end, Real Madrid 1-1 Atletico Madrid. In the standings, Real Madrid leads with 58 points and 2 points, and Atletico Madrid is fourth with 48 points.
Napoli 2-1 Verona
Napoli, as the defending champion of Serie A, was cheated by the owner Delao, and the coach who won the championship was forced to leave the team because of a conflict with the Delao, Napoli began to be turbulent, and the state at the beginning of the season fluctuated greatly, very sluggish, so the coach was changed in the middle of the season, but Mazzarhi's appointment could not prevent Napoli from declining, and Napoli's ranking also fell out of the top four. Mazari is in desperate need of a win to get back on winning track.
In the game, in the first half, Napoli dominated the attack, and Kvaratskhelia continued to threaten with long-range shots; In the second half, Kubola broke the deadlock and Ngonggo equalised against his old boss to give Kvaratskhelia a stunner. In the end, Napoli defeated Verona 2-1 and ranked 7th with 35 points from 22 games, one point away from Atalanta in fourth place, and Verona is 18th in the standings with 18 points from 23 games.