Serie A giants end 2024 with nine games in three competitions | OneFootball

Serie A football resumes this weekend, opening a very busy period for the top Italian clubs who will play nine games across three competitions in barely a month.

Italy’s loss to France in the Nations League group phase ended the November international break for the Azzurri, so Serie A football will resume this weekend.

It will be the beginning of an intense span for Italian clubs involved in European competitions. Inter, Milan, Juventus, and Atalanta will play in Coppa Italia, Champions League, and Serie A until December 28 before flying to Riyadh for the Supercoppa Italiana, which will have semi-finals on January 2 and 3, 2025.

Serie A giants end 2024 with nine games in three competitions

The Champions League trophy

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It won’t take long to watch Champions League football again this month, with Round 5 scheduled on November 26 and 27.

Inter, currently the best Serie A club in the competition with 10 points in four games, will host RB Leipzig at San Siro on November 26, while Milan will visit Slovan Bratislava, and Atalanta will travel to Switzerland to face Young Boys.

On the following day, Juventus will play Aston Villa away, while Bologna will host Ligue 1 side Lille at the Stadio Dall’Ara.

All these Italian clubs, plus Lazio, Roma and Fiorentina, will play nine games before the end of 2024, featuring in Serie A, Coppa Italia and European competitions: Champions, Europa or Conference League.

A packed fixture list has become an increasing concern for players and clubs and was one of the reasons why Lega Serie A didn’t want to postpone a Serie A match between Bologna and Milan last month.

However, the search for an alternative value failed, so the Dall’Ara clash will be rescheduled for 2025. An exact date hasn’t yet been identified and will depend on whether the two clubs continue on their Champions League journey.

Despite a growing number of matches, top Serie A coaches like Simone Inzaghi and Thiago Motta refused to complain when asked about the matter this season.

“We knew the fixture list and what to expect,” Juventus boss  Motta said in September before an away game at Empoli.

“We face this game with great enthusiasm, step by step. We must only focus on Empoli. Nothing changes. We train, play and recover. We face each game with the utmost commitment.”

Juventus have two big games after the international break in November. On November 23, they’ll visit domestic rivals Milan at San Siro in Serie A before travelling to England to meet Aston Villa in the Champions League the following week.

Before the end of the year, Juventus will also host Manchester City in Turin in the Champions League Round Six.

Remaining 2024 games for Serie A clubs involved in the Champions League

Inter Verona (A, Nov 23, Serie A) RB Leipzig (H, Nov 26, UCL) Fiorentina (A, Dec 1, Serie A) Parma (H, Dec 6, Serie A) B. Leverkusen (A, Dec 10, UCL) Lazio (A, Dec 16, Serie A) Udinese (H, Dec 19, Coppa Italia) Como (H, Dec 23, Serie A) Cagliari (A, Dec 28, Serie A)

Juventus Milan (A, Nov 23, Serie A) Aston Villa (A, Nov 27, UCL) Lecce (A, Dec 1, Serie A) Bologna (H, Dec 7, Serie A) Man City (H, Dec 11, UCL) Venezia (H, Dec 14, Serie A) Cagliari (H, Dec 17, Coppa Italia) Monza (A, Dec 22, Serie A) Fiorentina (H, Dec 29, Serie A)

Milan Juventus (H, Nov 23, Serie A) Slovan Bratislava (A, Nov 26, UCL) Empoli (H, Nov 30, Serie A) Sassuolo (H, Dec 3, Coppa Italia) Atalanta (A, Dec 6, Serie A) Red Star (H, Dec 11, UCL) Genoa (H, Dec 15, Serie A) Verona (A, Dec 20, Serie A) Roma (H, Dec 29, Serie A)

Atalanta Parma (A, Nov 23, Serie A) Young Boys (A, Nov 26, UCL) Roma (A, Dec 2, Serie A) Milan (H, Dec 6, Serie A) Real Madrid (H, Dec 10, UCL) Cagliari (A, Dec 14, Serie A) Cesena (H, Dec 18, Coppa Italia) Empoli (H, Dec 22, Serie A) Lazio (A, Dec 28, Serie A)

Bologna Lazio (A, Nov 24, Serie A) Lille (H, Nov 27, UCL) Venezia (H, Nov 30, Serie A) Monza (H, Dec 3, Coppa Italia) Juventus (A, Dec 7, Serie A) Benfica (A, Dec 11, UCL) Fiorentina (H, Dec 15, Serie A) Torino (A, Dec 21, Serie A) Verona (H, Dec 30, Serie A)