From the evening of December 19 to the early morning of December 20, Beijing time, Serie A played a number of matches. Fiorentina played a 2-2 draw at home with Sassuolo, with Vlahovic and Torreira scoring one goal each to help Fiorentina equalise. Spezia drew 1-1 with Empoli, with Markiza and Nikolaou scoring goals. Sampdoria drew 1-1 with Venice, Gabiardini scored early and Thomas Henry equalised in the final minute. Torino narrowly beat Verona 1-0 at home, with Poberga scoring the only goal of the game. AC Milan lost 1-0 at home to Napoli, with Elmas scoring the only goal of the game.
Ac Milan and Napoli started very well, relying on a corner kick opportunity, Elmas scored for Napoli's header, at this time the game lasted only 4 minutes. AC Milan, on the other hand, was a bit slow and hot, playing 15 minutes to gradually create some chances, but the quality of the shot was terrible, always failing to hit the frame of the goal, unable to pose any threat to the goalkeeper. At half-time AC Milan trailed 1-0. AC Milan had 49% possession in the first half, with 4 shots on goal and 0 shots on target. Napoli had eight shots on goal in the first half, only one on target, but scored.
Napoli had a good chance of extending the score in the second half, but Petania's one-handed chance was handled too slowly, leading to being destroyed by Tomori. Since then, Pioli has constantly made substitutions in the hope of changing the tide of the battle, but his change of 5 people has not had any effect. Casey managed to score in the final minutes, but was ruled invalid because of Olivier Giroud's offside. This penalty is controversial. This means that Milan's last hopes of equalizing are dashed. In the end, AC Milan had to accept the defeat at home. This means that AC Milan has not won 3 games in all competitions, including 2 league games, and the situation of the title race is not optimistic.
In the standings, Inter Milan, which has been winning continuously, firmly occupies the top position of the table, with a record of 13 wins, 4 draws and 1 loss, and 43 points. Napoli beat AC Milan with a record of 13 wins, 4 draws and 1 loss, with 39 points, and moved up to second place. AC Milan, although also 39 points, is in third place with a goal difference disadvantage. Atlanta ranked 4th with 37 points. Roma ranked 5th with 31 points. Fiorentina are also ranked 6th with 31 points. Juventus ranked 7th with 31 points. Teams from 5th to 7th have the same points, and the battle for the fourth is very fierce.