In the early morning of January 17, Beijing time, the 22nd round of the Serie A match was played again for 4 games. In this round, Inter Milan played away to Atalanta, Roma at home to Cagliari, Venice at home to Empoli and Sassuolo at home to Verona.
Inter drew 0-0 with Atlanta. In the 26th minute of the game, Sanchez fired a powerful shot inside the penalty area and the opposing goalkeeper bravely saved the ball. In the 50th minute, Pescina shot from close range and Handanovic blocked the ball. In the 80th minute Muriel counter-attacked for a one-handed chance and Handanovic saved the ball off the line.
Roma beat Cagliari 1-0. In the 31st minute of the game, Oliveira's shot hit the opposing player's arm, the referee blew a penalty, and Oliveira personally took the penalty shot, giving Roma a 1-0 lead.
Sassuolo lost 4-2 at home to Verona, With Antonin Ballack scoring a hat-trick for the visiting team and assisting teammate Caprari in scoring goals at home, scoring from Skamaca and DeFrel. In the other match, Venice drew 1-1 with Empoli, with Zhurkovsky scoring the first goal for the visiting team and Ocrake equalizing.
Inter's previous eight-game winning streak ended in this round, and they still lead the way with 50 points in the table, but the advantage shrank to 2 points. The Atlanta team has accumulated 42 points after scoring one point in this round, and is still in the fourth place in the standings for the time being. Roma ended their two-game losing streak and they temporarily finished sixth in the table with 35 points.