Juventus beat Roma 1-0 on Saturday evening to make it 16 wins from 17 rounds and take the Winter Champions crown, though Napoli did keep up with the Bianconeri thanks to victory over SPAL.
Inter fell back after a 1-1 draw at Chievo, and city rivals AC Milan lost at home to Fiorentina. Lazio got back to winning ways, just like Sampdoria, who completed a brilliant comeback against Empoli.
Our Team of the Week will see the usual 3-4-3 system deployed. Let us know your thoughts!
Andrei Radu – Genoa
Man of the match performance with the decisive penalty save.
Francesco Acerbi – Lazio (3 Team of the Week appearances)
Celebrated 145 consecutive appearances with a goal, this time round not being disallowed.
Raul Albiol – Napoli
The winning goal to keep Napoli on the tracks of Juve.
Mattia De Sciglio – Juventus
Kept Nicolò Zaniolo and Alessandro Florenzi under control, whilst also driving forward when necessary. Brilliant cross for Mandzukic’s winner.
Federico Chiesa – Fiorentina (3 apps)
A magnificent goal to get the three points at the San Siro.
Sergej Milinkovic-Savic – Lazio
Finally back on the scoresheet to help Lazio get back to winning ways.
Gaston Ramírez – Sampdoria (2 apps)
A wonderstrike to give Samp the equaliser and pave the way to a great away win for the Blucerchiati.
Gianluca Caprari – Sampdoria (2 apps)
A crucial brace to help Samp get all three points.
Mario Mandzukic – Juventus (4 apps)
Yet another winning goal against a direct opponent. Unstoppable.
Sergio Pellissier – Chievo (3 apps)
A sixth consecutive draw, thanks to the Captain’s late equaliser against Inter. And what a chip to beat Samir Handanovic.
Krzysztof Piatek – Genoa (5 apps)
Once again on the scoresheet to make it 13 in 17 games in his first ever Serie A season and help Genoa to a big victory over Atalanta.
