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From the evening of January 6 to the early morning of January 7, Beijing time, Serie A played a number of matches. Sampdoria lost 1-2 at home to Cagliari, with goals from Diola and Pavoleti giving Cagliari a comeback. Lazio and Empoli had a goal battle in which the two sides made it 3-3, with Savage saving Lazio with a final-minute goal. Spezia lost 2-1 to Verona and Caprari scored twice. Sassuolo and Genoa were tied 1-1, with Destro and Berardi scoring one goal each. AC Milan beat Roma 3-1, with Giroud, Messias and Leo scoring for Milan. Juventus drew 1-1 with Napoli, Mertens took the lead and Chiesa Jr. equalised.
Lazio's match against Empoli was very tough. Shortly after the start, Strakosha sent a penalty point for a foul and Bajramy scored a penalty to help Empoli take the lead. In the 7th minute, Rurkowski scored a shot that left Lazio two goals behind. Five minutes later, Immobile headed the ball back. Lazio then had hopes of equalising, but Anderson's shot hit the frame of the goal, which was a pity. In the second half, Milinkovic scored from the middle of the penalty area to equalize for Lazio. Di Francesco's goal gave Empoli another lead. In the final stages, Inmobile created a penalty, but he missed it. However, in the final moments, Milinkovic Savage stood up again, and he headed the ball in to complete the draw. The final score was 3-3! Lazio struggled to get a point.
Ac Milan's match against Roma is quite hot. AC Milan started very strongly and smoothly. Olivier Giroud scored a penalty in the 8th minute to give Milan the lead. Messial seized the opportunity to score in the 17th minute. The big mistakes Roma made turned Milan into goals. Tammy Abraham pulled a goal back for Roma in the 40th minute. Diaz's long-range shot in the second half was rejected by the goal frame. Successive Roman attacks were defused by Menion. Karlsdorp was sent off for a foul that turned two yellows and one red, which forced Roma to play one less man. AC Milan scored another goal on the basis of numerical superiority, this time with Leo, who scored with a single knife. Mancini also fouled in the final moments and was inside the box to give Milan a penalty. At the same time, he himself was punished with two yellows and one red. The final score was set at 3-1, with AC Milan winning. This match had a total of 8 yellow cards and 2 red cards, which was too intense. Pioli laughed to the end.
Juventus' match against Napoli was intense, with double-pointers playing against each other in the first half and constantly creating good chances. McKenny's header was deflected wide, Rabio's shot was high and Chieza Jr.'s shot was deflected wide. Napoli scored first in the 22nd minute when Mertens whipped up the ball. Napoli then had the opportunity to extend the score, but zelinskiy's blast was deflected by Szczesny. There were a total of 22 shots on goal in the first half, 11 on each side, which was very exciting. In the second half, the two sides still attacked each other, and Chiesa Jr. seized an opportunity to shoot from a distance to equalize for Juve. Then Chiesa Jr. had a good chance, but his shot was saved by the goalkeeper. The final score was set at 1-1!
In the standings, Inter milan still occupy the top position, ranking first with 46 points. After AC Milan won the game, the total number of points reached 45 points, only one point behind Inter Milan. However, due to the postponement of inter milan matches, AC Milan played one more game than Inter Milan. Napoli' total of 40 points is 3rd. Atlanta, which scored just one point, ranked Fourth with 38 points. Juventus won just one draw and finished 5th with 35 points in total. Fiorentina ranked 6th with 32 points. Roma lost three points, still 32 points, and ranked 7th. Lazio also scored 32 points, ranking 8th.