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&lt;p&gt;On &lt;strong&gt;matchday 25&lt;/strong&gt; in Serie A TIM, Inter, who still have a game in hand, extended their lead at the top of the table to nine points as second-place Juventus were held in Verona and AC Milan fell to defeat against Monza. In midtable, Torino picked up an important win, while Genoa came away with a draw against Napoli.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;In the game that kicked off the latest round of fixtures, Ivan Jurić celebrated his 100th Serie A match in charge of &lt;strong&gt;Torino&lt;/strong&gt; with a &lt;strong&gt;2-0&lt;/strong&gt; victory over &lt;strong&gt;Lecce&lt;/strong&gt;, a result that keeps the Granata well in the running for Europe. &lt;strong&gt;Bellanova&lt;/strong&gt;’s first league goal for the club and a header from &lt;strong&gt;Zapata &lt;/strong&gt;secured three points for the hosts, who now sit just two points behind seventh place and a Conference League spot. Torino are now unbeaten in six matches and have kept a clean sheet in twelve of their 24 matches so far: the last time they reached such a tally was in 1991/92, a campaign where they finished third. Lecce, meanwhile, lost their sixth consecutive match on the road - these fixtures have seen them score just once - and remain on 24 points.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;figure data-asset-id=&#34;c4821d8a-39a7-4946-9248-2db910973933&#34; data-image-id=&#34;c4821d8a-39a7-4946-9248-2db910973933&#34;&gt;&lt;img src=&#34;https://assets-eu-01.kc-usercontent.com:443/6be6dbcf-fd70-012d-ec80-2d3245f5ce6a/297e6372-db24-4d77-a42f-c04b820b10ab/GettyImages-2015897808.jpg&#34; data-asset-id=&#34;c4821d8a-39a7-4946-9248-2db910973933&#34; data-image-id=&#34;c4821d8a-39a7-4946-9248-2db910973933&#34; alt=&#34;&#34;&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;&lt;p&gt;At San Siro on Friday evening, &lt;strong&gt;Inter&lt;/strong&gt; beat &lt;strong&gt;Salernitana 4-0&lt;/strong&gt; in Fabio Liverani’s first match in charge of the Granata. &lt;strong&gt;Thuram&lt;/strong&gt;,&amp;nbsp;&lt;strong&gt;Martinez&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;and&amp;nbsp;&lt;strong&gt;Dumfries&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;all got on the scoresheet in the first half, while Marko&amp;nbsp;&lt;strong&gt;Arnautović&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;added a fourth (his first Nerazzurri goal on home soil) after the restart. Marcus Thuram has now bagged ten league goals this campaign and followed in the footsteps of Youri Djorkaeff (14 goals in 1996/97) by becoming the second Frenchman to achieve double figures with Inter in a single Serie A TIM season. The Nerazzurri had 18 corners during the match, a record across the top five European divisions so far in 2023/24.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;figure data-asset-id=&#34;b6c59305-b78c-40a8-86dc-39b257d7bdba&#34; data-image-id=&#34;b6c59305-b78c-40a8-86dc-39b257d7bdba&#34;&gt;&lt;img src=&#34;https://assets-eu-01.kc-usercontent.com:443/6be6dbcf-fd70-012d-ec80-2d3245f5ce6a/237f693d-1f50-457f-bfaf-8d3c4d54619d/GettyImages-2015974675.jpg&#34; data-asset-id=&#34;b6c59305-b78c-40a8-86dc-39b257d7bdba&#34; data-image-id=&#34;b6c59305-b78c-40a8-86dc-39b257d7bdba&#34; alt=&#34;&#34;&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;&lt;p&gt;In the opening match on Saturday, &lt;strong&gt;Napoli&lt;/strong&gt; were held to a 1-1 draw by &lt;strong&gt;Genoa&lt;/strong&gt; at the Maradona. Gilardino’s Rossoblù took the lead through Morten&amp;nbsp;&lt;strong&gt;Frendrup’s first goal in the Italian top flight but weren’t quite able to see the match out: &lt;/strong&gt;Cyril&amp;nbsp;&lt;strong&gt;Ngonge netted a 90th-minute equaliser from &lt;/strong&gt;Giovanni Di Lorenzo’s knockdown. In 2023/24, no defender has provided more assists than Di Lorenzo, who sits level with Toljan and Dimarco in this regard (five). The Partenopei, who also drew with Genoa earlier on in the campaign (2-2), continue to trail the European places.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;figure data-asset-id=&#34;215e83c7-94c0-47f8-b72f-c72c9f28994e&#34; data-image-id=&#34;215e83c7-94c0-47f8-b72f-c72c9f28994e&#34;&gt;&lt;img src=&#34;https://assets-eu-01.kc-usercontent.com:443/6be6dbcf-fd70-012d-ec80-2d3245f5ce6a/1546d298-254e-4290-8e65-3582a13c088b/GettyImages-2017830668.jpg&#34; data-asset-id=&#34;215e83c7-94c0-47f8-b72f-c72c9f28994e&#34; data-image-id=&#34;215e83c7-94c0-47f8-b72f-c72c9f28994e&#34; alt=&#34;&#34;&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;&lt;p&gt;In the 18:00 CET kick-off at the Bentegodi, &lt;strong&gt;Juventus&lt;/strong&gt; once again failed to come away with a win: they were held to a 2-2 draw by a spirited &lt;strong&gt;Hellas Verona&lt;/strong&gt; side. The hosts opened the scoring thanks to a stunner from &lt;strong&gt;Folorunsho&lt;/strong&gt;; it was the seventh goal the Bianconeri have conceded from outside the box this campaign, more than any other side. &lt;strong&gt;Vlahovic&lt;/strong&gt; then equalised from the penalty spot, putting his recent spot-kick misses behind him. The Serbian striker has now scored seven goals for Juventus in his first six games this calendar year; only Cristiano Ronaldo has done better in this regard thanks to a ten-goal haul at the start of 2020.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;In the second half, Tijjani&amp;nbsp;&lt;strong&gt;Noslin&amp;nbsp;netted the home side’s second and, in doing so, became the first Dutchman to score for Hellas in Serie A TIM, but the Bianconeri restored parity through Rabiot just three minutes later. &lt;/strong&gt;Baroni’s side were able to come away with a precious point in their fight to beat the drop, while Allegri’s team conceded more than one goal in a single match for the first time since losing 4-2 away to Sassuolo in September 2023.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;figure data-asset-id=&#34;c5d22b98-663e-47cd-b05f-a95aab064acf&#34; data-image-id=&#34;c5d22b98-663e-47cd-b05f-a95aab064acf&#34;&gt;&lt;img src=&#34;https://assets-eu-01.kc-usercontent.com:443/6be6dbcf-fd70-012d-ec80-2d3245f5ce6a/b33b859b-2f42-4647-97d5-0df89c3ef559/GettyImages-2018177472.jpg&#34; data-asset-id=&#34;c5d22b98-663e-47cd-b05f-a95aab064acf&#34; data-image-id=&#34;c5d22b98-663e-47cd-b05f-a95aab064acf&#34; alt=&#34;&#34;&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;&lt;p&gt;Speaking of the Neroverdi, they lost &lt;strong&gt;3-0&lt;/strong&gt; to &lt;strong&gt;Atalanta &lt;/strong&gt;at the Gewiss Stadium on Saturday evening. La Dea have now won five consecutive league matches, with those who play in the middle of the park continuing to make a key contribution: 24 of Atalanta’s goals have been scored by their midfielders, nine more than any other side. It’s something that has characterised Gasperini’s side in the past few years: &lt;strong&gt;Pašalić&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;(22) and&amp;nbsp;&lt;strong&gt;Koopmeiners&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;(21) are the two midfielders who have found the net the most in Serie A TIM in the past three seasons. Sassuolo paid a heavy price for &lt;strong&gt;Pinamonti’&lt;/strong&gt;s failure to convert from the spot, with &lt;strong&gt;Carnesecchi&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;coming to the rescue for the home side. After 14 consecutive successful penalties, the Neroverdi’s run is now over in the Italian top flight. For the first time in history, Sassuolo have failed to score in both their home and away matches against Atalanta in a single season. Dionisi’s men sit level on points with third-from-bottom Verona.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Sunday in Serie A TIM kicked off with another three points for &lt;strong&gt;Thiago Motta&lt;/strong&gt;’s &lt;strong&gt;Bologna&lt;/strong&gt;, whose extraordinary season continued with a fine victory away to &lt;strong&gt;Lazio&lt;/strong&gt;. The Rossoblù fell behind following&lt;strong&gt; Isaksen&lt;/strong&gt;’s opener but turned things around through &lt;strong&gt;El Azzouzi&lt;/strong&gt;, who scored with his first effort at goal in the league this season, and &lt;strong&gt;Zirkzee&lt;/strong&gt;, who now has nine goals to his name in 2023/24. Bologna have 45 points after 25 matches, a club record in the three-points-per-win era, and are currently sharing fourth place with Atalanta. Sarri, who took charge of his 100th Lazio match in Serie A TIM, was left disappointed as his side lost their second consecutive six-pointer in the fight for Europe. They’ll be looking to reverse the trend when they travel to face Torino in the rearranged matchday 21 clash between the sides on Thursday 22 February.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;For the fourth time in a row with &lt;strong&gt;Empoli &lt;/strong&gt;as the home team, the Azzurri and &lt;strong&gt;Fiorentina &lt;/strong&gt;played out a draw. &lt;strong&gt;Beltran&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;scored his sixth goal in his last nine matches for the Viola before M`Baye&amp;nbsp;&lt;strong&gt;Niang&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;became the first Empoli player to bag in both of his first two top-flight appearances for the club since the start of the three-points-per-win era. Meanwhile, Nicola is the first coach to go unbeaten in each of his first five games in charge of the Azzurri in the Italian top flight. As for Italiano, he had to settle for a point that sees his side fall further adrift of fourth place but which consolidates Fiorentina’s seventh-place position ahead of Lazio and Napoli.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;figure data-asset-id=&#34;9fafdfd0-3ca3-4dff-873e-04acec1535fe&#34; data-image-id=&#34;9fafdfd0-3ca3-4dff-873e-04acec1535fe&#34;&gt;&lt;img src=&#34;https://assets-eu-01.kc-usercontent.com:443/6be6dbcf-fd70-012d-ec80-2d3245f5ce6a/dbafb7f1-b837-486a-a446-1cc6e346c070/GettyImages-2013754217.jpg&#34; data-asset-id=&#34;9fafdfd0-3ca3-4dff-873e-04acec1535fe&#34; data-image-id=&#34;9fafdfd0-3ca3-4dff-873e-04acec1535fe&#34; alt=&#34;&#34;&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Udinese &lt;/strong&gt;and &lt;strong&gt;Cagliari &lt;/strong&gt;also shared the spoils in a relegation six-pointer in Udine at 15:00 CET. Jordan&amp;nbsp;&lt;strong&gt;Zemura&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;opened the scoring with a fine left-footed effort and, in doing so, wrote a bit of Serie A history: it was the first goal scored by a Zimbabwean in the Italian top flight. However, &lt;strong&gt;Gaetano&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;equalised for the Sardinians, meaning the Bianconeri were forced to settle for their 14th draw this campaign. Udinese remain three points above the relegation zone, while Cagliari were able to add a point to their tally after four consecutive defeats.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;figure data-asset-id=&#34;d2230ea7-c714-4cf6-ad05-dfe1033c82f5&#34; data-image-id=&#34;d2230ea7-c714-4cf6-ad05-dfe1033c82f5&#34;&gt;&lt;img src=&#34;https://assets-eu-01.kc-usercontent.com:443/6be6dbcf-fd70-012d-ec80-2d3245f5ce6a/a87b797c-dc51-446e-800e-5ecac3d47d63/GettyImages-2020641707.jpg&#34; data-asset-id=&#34;d2230ea7-c714-4cf6-ad05-dfe1033c82f5&#34; data-image-id=&#34;d2230ea7-c714-4cf6-ad05-dfe1033c82f5&#34; alt=&#34;&#34;&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;&lt;p&gt;The final game on matchday 25 was a six-goal thriller between &lt;strong&gt;Monza &lt;/strong&gt;and &lt;strong&gt;AC Milan&lt;/strong&gt; at the U-Power Stadium, with the Biancorossi recording their first-ever victory over the Rossoneri thanks to two late goals. A &lt;strong&gt;Pessina &lt;/strong&gt;penalty and a curling effort from &lt;strong&gt;Dany Mota&lt;/strong&gt; had the hosts two up at the break, but Pioli’s men, who were reduced to ten men following Jović’s sending-off shortly after the restart, hit back with goals from &lt;strong&gt;Giroud &lt;/strong&gt;and &lt;strong&gt;Pulisić&lt;/strong&gt;. However, as the Rossoneri attempted to complete an incredible turnaround, Monza struck twice on the counter through &lt;strong&gt;Bondo&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;and&amp;nbsp;&lt;strong&gt;Colombo&lt;/strong&gt;. The Brianzoli scored four goals for the first time ever in a single Serie A TIM match, while AC Milan suffered another defeat in Lombardy after previously losing to Atalanta on 9 December. The Rossoneri need to be wary of Atalanta’s fantastic form: La Dea now sit seven points behind them with a game in hand ahead of the meeting between the sides at San Siro on Sunday evening.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;figure data-asset-id=&#34;be75d1c3-8063-4241-8e1e-61f706f67604&#34; data-image-id=&#34;be75d1c3-8063-4241-8e1e-61f706f67604&#34;&gt;&lt;img src=&#34;https://assets-eu-01.kc-usercontent.com:443/6be6dbcf-fd70-012d-ec80-2d3245f5ce6a/73d72ad0-ad5a-4a52-b22f-344c2784090d/GettyImages-2021120179.jpg&#34; data-asset-id=&#34;be75d1c3-8063-4241-8e1e-61f706f67604&#34; data-image-id=&#34;be75d1c3-8063-4241-8e1e-61f706f67604&#34; alt=&#34;&#34;&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;&lt;p&gt;There were certainly some fantastic finishes on matchday 25, from Bellanova and Folorunsho’s strikes from outside the box through to Mota and Pulisić’s gems. &lt;a href=&#34;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HKUgiuSPISQ&#34; data-new-window=&#34;true&#34; target=&#34;_blank&#34; rel=&#34;noopener noreferrer&#34;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;All 31 goals from the latest round of fixtures can be relived by watching our goal collection&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;(Foto Getty Images)&lt;/p&gt;

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On matchday 25 in Serie A TIM, Inter, who still have a game in hand, extended their lead at the top of the table to nine points as second-place Juventus were held in Verona and AC Milan fell to defeat against Monza. In midtable, Torino picked up an important win, while Genoa came away with a draw against Napoli.In the game that kicked off the latest round of fixtures, Ivan Jurić celebrated his 100th Serie A match in charge of Torino with a 2-0 victory over Lecce, a result that keeps the Granata well in the running for Europe. Bellanova’s first league goal for the club and a header from Zapata secured three points for the hosts, who now sit just two points behind seventh place and a Conference League spot. Torino are now unbeaten in six matches and have kept a clean sheet in twelve of their 24 matches so far: the last time they reached such a tally was in 1991/92, a campaign where they finished third. Lecce, meanwhile, lost their sixth consecutive match on the road - these fixtures have seen them score just once - and remain on 24 points.<figure data-asset-id="c4821d8a-39a7-4946-9248-2db910973933" data-image-id="c4821d8a-39a7-4946-9248-2db910973933"><img src="https://assets-eu-01.kc-usercontent.com:443/6be6dbcf-fd70-012d-ec80-2d3245f5ce6a/297e6372-db24-4d77-a42f-c04b820b10ab/GettyImages-2015897808.jpg" data-asset-id="c4821d8a-39a7-4946-9248-2db910973933" data-image-id="c4821d8a-39a7-4946-9248-2db910973933" alt=""></figure>At San Siro on Friday evening, Inter beat Salernitana 4-0 in Fabio Liverani’s first match in charge of the Granata. Thuram,&nbsp;Martinez&nbsp;and&nbsp;Dumfries&nbsp;all got on the scoresheet in the first half, while Marko&nbsp;Arnautović&nbsp;added a fourth (his first Nerazzurri goal on home soil) after the restart. Marcus Thuram has now bagged ten league goals this campaign and followed in the footsteps of Youri Djorkaeff (14 goals in 1996/97) by becoming the second Frenchman to achieve double figures with Inter in a single Serie A TIM season. The Nerazzurri had 18 corners during the match, a record across the top five European divisions so far in 2023/24.<figure data-asset-id="b6c59305-b78c-40a8-86dc-39b257d7bdba" data-image-id="b6c59305-b78c-40a8-86dc-39b257d7bdba"><img src="https://assets-eu-01.kc-usercontent.com:443/6be6dbcf-fd70-012d-ec80-2d3245f5ce6a/237f693d-1f50-457f-bfaf-8d3c4d54619d/GettyImages-2015974675.jpg" data-asset-id="b6c59305-b78c-40a8-86dc-39b257d7bdba" data-image-id="b6c59305-b78c-40a8-86dc-39b257d7bdba" alt=""></figure>In the opening match on Saturday, Napoli were held to a 1-1 draw by Genoa at the Maradona. Gilardino’s Rossoblù took the lead through Morten&nbsp;Frendrup’s first goal in the Italian top flight but weren’t quite able to see the match out: Cyril&nbsp;Ngonge netted a 90th-minute equaliser from Giovanni Di Lorenzo’s knockdown. In 2023/24, no defender has provided more assists than Di Lorenzo, who sits level with Toljan and Dimarco in this regard (five). The Partenopei, who also drew with Genoa earlier on in the campaign (2-2), continue to trail the European places.<figure data-asset-id="215e83c7-94c0-47f8-b72f-c72c9f28994e" data-image-id="215e83c7-94c0-47f8-b72f-c72c9f28994e"><img src="https://assets-eu-01.kc-usercontent.com:443/6be6dbcf-fd70-012d-ec80-2d3245f5ce6a/1546d298-254e-4290-8e65-3582a13c088b/GettyImages-2017830668.jpg" data-asset-id="215e83c7-94c0-47f8-b72f-c72c9f28994e" data-image-id="215e83c7-94c0-47f8-b72f-c72c9f28994e" alt=""></figure>In the 18:00 CET kick-off at the Bentegodi, Juventus once again failed to come away with a win: they were held to a 2-2 draw by a spirited Hellas Verona side. The hosts opened the scoring thanks to a stunner from Folorunsho; it was the seventh goal the Bianconeri have conceded from outside the box this campaign, more than any other side. Vlahovic then equalised from the penalty spot, putting his recent spot-kick misses behind him. The Serbian striker has now scored seven goals for Juventus in his first six games this calendar year; only Cristiano Ronaldo has done better in this regard thanks to a ten-goal haul at the start of 2020.In the second half, Tijjani&nbsp;Noslin&nbsp;netted the home side’s second and, in doing so, became the first Dutchman to score for Hellas in Serie A TIM, but the Bianconeri restored parity through Rabiot just three minutes later. Baroni’s side were able to come away with a precious point in their fight to beat the drop, while Allegri’s team conceded more than one goal in a single match for the first time since losing 4-2 away to Sassuolo in September 2023.<figure data-asset-id="c5d22b98-663e-47cd-b05f-a95aab064acf" data-image-id="c5d22b98-663e-47cd-b05f-a95aab064acf"><img src="https://assets-eu-01.kc-usercontent.com:443/6be6dbcf-fd70-012d-ec80-2d3245f5ce6a/b33b859b-2f42-4647-97d5-0df89c3ef559/GettyImages-2018177472.jpg" data-asset-id="c5d22b98-663e-47cd-b05f-a95aab064acf" data-image-id="c5d22b98-663e-47cd-b05f-a95aab064acf" alt=""></figure>Speaking of the Neroverdi, they lost 3-0 to Atalanta at the Gewiss Stadium on Saturday evening. La Dea have now won five consecutive league matches, with those who play in the middle of the park continuing to make a key contribution: 24 of Atalanta’s goals have been scored by their midfielders, nine more than any other side. It’s something that has characterised Gasperini’s side in the past few years: Pašalić&nbsp;(22) and&nbsp;Koopmeiners&nbsp;(21) are the two midfielders who have found the net the most in Serie A TIM in the past three seasons. Sassuolo paid a heavy price for Pinamonti’s failure to convert from the spot, with Carnesecchi&nbsp;coming to the rescue for the home side. After 14 consecutive successful penalties, the Neroverdi’s run is now over in the Italian top flight. For the first time in history, Sassuolo have failed to score in both their home and away matches against Atalanta in a single season. Dionisi’s men sit level on points with third-from-bottom Verona.Sunday in Serie A TIM kicked off with another three points for Thiago Motta’s Bologna, whose extraordinary season continued with a fine victory away to Lazio. The Rossoblù fell behind following Isaksen’s opener but turned things around through El Azzouzi, who scored with his first effort at goal in the league this season, and Zirkzee, who now has nine goals to his name in 2023/24. Bologna have 45 points after 25 matches, a club record in the three-points-per-win era, and are currently sharing fourth place with Atalanta. Sarri, who took charge of his 100th Lazio match in Serie A TIM, was left disappointed as his side lost their second consecutive six-pointer in the fight for Europe. They’ll be looking to reverse the trend when they travel to face Torino in the rearranged matchday 21 clash between the sides on Thursday 22 February.For the fourth time in a row with Empoli as the home team, the Azzurri and Fiorentina played out a draw. Beltran&nbsp;scored his sixth goal in his last nine matches for the Viola before M`Baye&nbsp;Niang&nbsp;became the first Empoli player to bag in both of his first two top-flight appearances for the club since the start of the three-points-per-win era. Meanwhile, Nicola is the first coach to go unbeaten in each of his first five games in charge of the Azzurri in the Italian top flight. As for Italiano, he had to settle for a point that sees his side fall further adrift of fourth place but which consolidates Fiorentina’s seventh-place position ahead of Lazio and Napoli.<figure data-asset-id="9fafdfd0-3ca3-4dff-873e-04acec1535fe" data-image-id="9fafdfd0-3ca3-4dff-873e-04acec1535fe"><img src="https://assets-eu-01.kc-usercontent.com:443/6be6dbcf-fd70-012d-ec80-2d3245f5ce6a/dbafb7f1-b837-486a-a446-1cc6e346c070/GettyImages-2013754217.jpg" data-asset-id="9fafdfd0-3ca3-4dff-873e-04acec1535fe" data-image-id="9fafdfd0-3ca3-4dff-873e-04acec1535fe" alt=""></figure>Udinese and Cagliari also shared the spoils in a relegation six-pointer in Udine at 15:00 CET. Jordan&nbsp;Zemura&nbsp;opened the scoring with a fine left-footed effort and, in doing so, wrote a bit of Serie A history: it was the first goal scored by a Zimbabwean in the Italian top flight. However, Gaetano&nbsp;equalised for the Sardinians, meaning the Bianconeri were forced to settle for their 14th draw this campaign. Udinese remain three points above the relegation zone, while Cagliari were able to add a point to their tally after four consecutive defeats.<figure data-asset-id="d2230ea7-c714-4cf6-ad05-dfe1033c82f5" data-image-id="d2230ea7-c714-4cf6-ad05-dfe1033c82f5"><img src="https://assets-eu-01.kc-usercontent.com:443/6be6dbcf-fd70-012d-ec80-2d3245f5ce6a/a87b797c-dc51-446e-800e-5ecac3d47d63/GettyImages-2020641707.jpg" data-asset-id="d2230ea7-c714-4cf6-ad05-dfe1033c82f5" data-image-id="d2230ea7-c714-4cf6-ad05-dfe1033c82f5" alt=""></figure>The final game on matchday 25 was a six-goal thriller between Monza and AC Milan at the U-Power Stadium, with the Biancorossi recording their first-ever victory over the Rossoneri thanks to two late goals. A Pessina penalty and a curling effort from Dany Mota had the hosts two up at the break, but Pioli’s men, who were reduced to ten men following Jović’s sending-off shortly after the restart, hit back with goals from Giroud and Pulisić. However, as the Rossoneri attempted to complete an incredible turnaround, Monza struck twice on the counter through Bondo&nbsp;and&nbsp;Colombo. The Brianzoli scored four goals for the first time ever in a single Serie A TIM match, while AC Milan suffered another defeat in Lombardy after previously losing to Atalanta on 9 December. The Rossoneri need to be wary of Atalanta’s fantastic form: La Dea now sit seven points behind them with a game in hand ahead of the meeting between the sides at San Siro on Sunday evening.<figure data-asset-id="be75d1c3-8063-4241-8e1e-61f706f67604" data-image-id="be75d1c3-8063-4241-8e1e-61f706f67604"><img src="https://assets-eu-01.kc-usercontent.com:443/6be6dbcf-fd70-012d-ec80-2d3245f5ce6a/73d72ad0-ad5a-4a52-b22f-344c2784090d/GettyImages-2021120179.jpg" data-asset-id="be75d1c3-8063-4241-8e1e-61f706f67604" data-image-id="be75d1c3-8063-4241-8e1e-61f706f67604" alt=""></figure>There were certainly some fantastic finishes on matchday 25, from Bellanova and Folorunsho’s strikes from outside the box through to Mota and Pulisić’s gems. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HKUgiuSPISQ" data-new-window="true" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">All 31 goals from the latest round of fixtures can be relived by watching our goal collection</a>.(Foto Getty Images)

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THE FIGHT FOR FOURTH HEATS UP

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