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Atalanta can celebrate Christmas as the sole Serie A leaders, although Inter are keeping up the pace only three points behind with a game in hand, but there are big changes at the bottom.

We go into the brief Christmas break in Italy, because the teams will be back on the pitch this weekend with the Week 18 fixtures on Saturday December 28, Sunday December 29 and Monday December 30.

Atalanta have won 11 Serie A matches in a row and therefore eat their Panettone in top spot, two points clear of Antonio Conte’s Napoli.

However, Inter have a game in hand and are just three behind La Dea.

epa11789037 SS Lazio's Taty Castellanos celebrates with supporters after scoring the 1-0 lead during the Italian Serie A soccer match between US Lecce and SS Lazo at the Via del Mare stadium in Lecce, Italy, 21 December 2024. EPA-EFE/ABBONDANZA SCURO LEZZI
epa11789037 SS Lazio’s Taty Castellanos celebrates with supporters after scoring the 1-0 lead during the Italian Serie A soccer match between US Lecce and SS Lazo at the Via del Mare stadium in Lecce, Italy, 21 December 2024. EPA-EFE/ABBONDANZA SCURO LEZZI

Things are starting to stretch out a bit behind them, with Lazio falling behind, Juventus catching Fiorentina – who again have a game in hand – plus Bologna ahead of Milan.

In the drop zone, Monza are left rock bottom and sacked coach Alessandro Nesta, as Venezia shocked Cagliari to lift themselves up.

It’s otherwise very tight, with seven teams in a three-point radius.

Serie A table after Week 17


Rank

Teams

Played

Points

1 Atalanta 17 40
2 Napoli 17 38
3 Inter 16 37
4 Lazio 17 34
5 Fiorentina 16 31
6 Juventus 17 31
7 Bologna 16 28
8 Milan 16 26
9 Udinese 17 23
10 Roma 17 19
11 Empoli 17 19
12 Torino 17 19
13 Genoa 17 16
14 Lecce 17 16
15 Parma 17 15
16 Como 17 15
17 Verona 17 15
18 Cagliari 17 14
19 Venezia 17 13
20 Monza 17 10
 
Qualification for the Champions League league stage
 
Qualification for the Europa League league stage
 
Qualification for the Conference League play-off round
 
Relegation to Serie B