it pains me to say it but derby will dictate the goal of the season
win and still in the hunt for the scudetto
lose and in the trenches for top 4
either goal should be easier with no CL matches at least
As per today the things don't look very nice for us, but it can change pretty quickly.
If we win the derby and against Sampdoria and then Napoli win against merda at home the situation would be very different. Even a draw between them would not be a bad result for us. If Napoli win:
Milan 55 points
Napoli 55 points
Merda 53 points *1 game in hand
If Napoli and merda draw:
Milan 55 points
Merda 54 points *1 game in hand
Napoli 53 points
And then these teams have:
Milan - Salernitana away, Udinese,
Napoli away, Empoli, Cagliari away, Bologna
Merda - Sassuolo, Genoa away, Salernitana, Torino away,
Fiorentina, Ladri away and 2 games against Liverpool between them.
Napoli - Cagliari away,
Lazio away, Milan, Verona away, Udinese,
Atalanta away and 2 games against Barcelona between them.
Our schedule is way easier in this period. The question is whether we can walk into it after wins against merda and Sampdoria and then grab 16-18 points from these 6 games listed above.
If (and that's a big if) we win the derby, the whole season can change in just 6-7 games. It's very possible to be leading the table after the 30th round is finished if we man up and start delivering good results.