The Serie A season is nearly at its climax with just three rounds of fixtures remaining and things are heating up at both ends of the table.
Inter have secured another Scudetto crown, but the fight for the Champions League places is well and truly on with five teams scrapping for the three remaining spots.
AC Milan look set for a managerial change in the summer after a disappointing season under Stefano Pioli, while Juventus players wait to find out if they will be coached by Massimiliano Allegri next season.
Meanwhile, several Italian top-flight players are being monitored by Premier League teams as we edge closer to the opening of the summer transfer window.
Mail Sport’s Alvise Cagnazzo rounds up 10 things we learnt from the latest round of Serie A games.
Mail Sport’s Alvise Cagnazzo rounds up 10 things we learnt from the latest round of Serie A games
Gleison Bremer is becoming increasingly indispensable for the Juventus defence but could leave in the summer
1 – Manchester United circle for Juventus defender Gleison Bremer
Gleison Bremer is a defender who scores important goals and is becoming increasingly indispensable for the Juventus defence. His acrobatic header against Roma was a spectacle as he dragged two Roma defenders with him before scoring past goalkeeper Mile Svilar to rescue a vital draw.
Juventus are incredibly vulnerable without Bremer’s presence in defence and their plans for next season largely rely on keeping the former Torino star at the club.
Against Roma, he bullied both Romelu Lukaku and Tammy Abraham and commanding performances like that are why Manchester United are weighing up paying the £51.5m release clause to bring him to the Premier League.
2 – Teun Koopmeiners will be a bargain buy if he moves
There are no more words that can be used to describe an extraordinary player like Teun Koopmeiners. The Dutch midfielder’s goal at the weekend sealed an important victory against Salernitana and he will be a hot prospect for other European clubs at the end of the season.
Liverpool and Juventus are the two clubs most interested in Koopmeiners and under the guidance of Giampiero Gasperini it’s easy to see why. The 26-year-old has been transformed into something of a “tank” at Atalanta: he is physically strong, technical and equipped with a striking ability that allows him to be an added attacker.
His introduction against Salernitana completely changed the game as the club moved into Serie…