The Women's Super League and WSL 2, Ligue 1, La Liga and Bundesliga all have winter breaks taking place over the next month. However, both the Premier League and Italy's Serie A will continue with their respective schedules without breaking. The Premier League will host one match on Boxing Day, with Serie A's first matches after Christmas taking place a day later.
The Scudetto race last year was even, but it always seemed like it would be one of two teams. This year, with AC Milan involved, it is not as clear. It would be nice for Milan to be in a position where they could only look down. However, this is not the case. Instead, the race for the Scudetto sees several teams on a near enough level playing field, and every goal counts.
Having arrived in the summer for over €40m (including bonuses), everyone certainly expected more from Nkunku, who has not yet showcased the qualities he displayed with Chelsea barring one moment. His only flash of brilliance came in the Coppa Italia match against Lecce on September 23, when Nkunku scored his first goal with an acrobatic finish from a cross. In Serie A, however, he made only two starts - against Roma and Parma - and has had many sub-par performances.
Roma were not expected to win the Serie A title, but they are on fire at the moment, having picked up 27 points from 12 matches, two points ahead of second-placed AC Milan. Roma will take on FC Midtjylland at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome in the UEFA Europa League on Thursday evening before facing Napoli this weekend. Gian Piero Gasperini's side beat Cremonese 3-1 away from home in Serie A last weekend, which came after a 2-0 victory over Udinese in Rome in the league.
Starting with the hosts, heading into November's fortnight interval with three consecutive Serie A stalemate, Torino have the feel of a squad who are once again searching for some crucial stability. Still scrapping it out in the bottom-half of the table and almost sat in top-flight limbo, the Bulls have won just a pair of their previous eight Serie A appearances - a run that stems back to a stellar 1-0 victory away at Roma on September 14th.
