With the final worldwide break of 2025 virtually over, matchday 12 of the Serie A season takes heart stage this weekend.
Gamers shall be returning to their golf equipment within the coming days as they put together for quite a lot of intriguing fixtures in Italy’s elite soccer division.
The standout sport comes from the San Siro Stadium as the primary Milan Derby of the season takes place on November 23. Inter occupy prime spot with AC in third place.
Elsewhere, Raffaele Palladino begins his Atalanta reign with a visit to Napoli. Paolo Vanoli’s Fiorentina are nonetheless in search of their first win and welcome Juventus to Florence.
Can AC Leapfrog Inter In The First Milan Derby Of The Season?
There’s just one place to begin and that’s in fact, the massively anticipated Milan derby. The outdated foes will go toe-to-toe on Sunday with extra than simply bragging rights up for grabs.
A fortnight has handed since each AC and Inter purchased the San Siro and the encompassing land. A victory for both will definitely be a fantastic approach to have fun.
Moreover, a win for the Rossoneri will see them transfer above their nemesis within the Serie A standings. If Cristian Chivu tastes victory in his first derby as head coach, the Nerazzurri will transfer 5 factors clear.
As all the time, anticipate dangerous blood, explosive tackles, heated confrontations and hopefully, iconic targets. They’ve all been frequent themes within the contest and followers have been eagerly awaiting this conflict because the Milan derby dates have been introduced in the summertime.
It is Derby week in Milan. ❤️🔥 pic.twitter.com/oYhIeeD3pm
— Lega Serie A (@SerieA_EN) November 17, 2025
Antonio Conte Wants To Get Again To Profitable Methods
After the limp 2-0 defeat by Bologna on matchday 11, Napoli manager Antonio Conte had time away from training going into November’s worldwide break.
Many Napoli followers have been bemused by the timing but it surely was reportedly a pre-arranged break that ended up hitting the headlines due to its horrible timing.
His explosive rant raised questions on his personal long run future in Naples. Nevertheless, the mud has now settled and the 2024-25 Scudetto winner will keep on on the Maradona Stadium.
This weekend will present the proper alternative to win supporters again over. Conte desperately wants a win in opposition to struggling Atalanta to get I Partenopei devoted again on facet.
Fiorentina Are STILL Looking for First Serie A Win Of 2025-26
Experiences counsel Fiorentina is interested in signing Lorenzo Insigne and as refreshing as that’s to supporters, the membership are nonetheless winless in Serie A this season.
New head coach Paolo Vanoli earned some extent in his first outing final day out in opposition to Genoa. If he have been to persuade Insigne to hitch, it will give their survival hopes a serious increase.
At first, Vanoli desperately must get off the mark and their activity hasn’t been made any simpler on matchday 12. Juventus heads to Florence in barely higher kind underneath new supervisor Luciano Spalletti.
Nevertheless, star man Moise Kean is in line to return. The previous Bianconeri striker dropped out of the Italy squad for November’s internationals and he shall be completely very important to Vanoli’s probabilities of securing a maiden win.
New coach Paolo Vanoli and Sporting Director Roberto Goretti are unveiled. 🎙️#Fiorentina pic.twitter.com/nXSAfqtRdk
— ACF Fiorentina English (@ACFFiorentinaEN) November 12, 2025
Can Raffaele Palladino Defeat The Serie A Champions?
Though the Serie A matchday 12 conflict in opposition to Napoli shall be his first in cost, Raffaele Palladino has already been identifying Atalanta’s transfer targets for January.
Palladino has been tasked with getting La Dea again on observe after they parted methods with Ivan Juric on November 10. Paradoxically, the very same date he left Roma 12 months earlier.
A reunion with Moise Kean has been mooted for Palladino and he’ll do his possibilities no hurt in any respect if he can go to Naples and safe a much-needed win.
Final season, an Ademola Lookman double helped clinch a 3-0 victory on the Maradona Stadium. Palladino would obtain a hero’s welcome if he replicated an analogous outcome.
𝘔𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝙍𝙖𝙛𝙛𝙖𝙚𝙡𝙚 𝙋𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙖𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙤 ✍️ pic.twitter.com/76PvMcRnsj
— Atalanta B.C. (@Atalanta_BC) November 11, 2025
Will Roma’s Rock Strong Protection Be Breached Towards Cremonese?
With virtually a 3rd of the season performed, Roma has the best defensive record in Europe’s top five leagues. Alongside Arsenal, the Giallorossi have conceded simply 5 instances.
Such a rock strong backline has helped propel Gian Piero Gasperini’s facet to second within the standings. Solely trailing Inter by advantage of objective distinction.
Such kind hasn’t gone unnoticed and the Romans tackle shock bundle Cremonese on matchday 12. Final season’s Serie B playoff winners have carried out very properly up to now.
Curiously, I Grigiorossi has scored the identical variety of targets as their opponents (12). Though Roma’s goalscoring problems have been highlighted, Jamie Vardy and co. will must be at their greatest on matchday 12.
