Inter vs Crotone kicks off Serie A MD 15: TV listings, team news, key match stats

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Serie A fans don't have to wait too much longer as Italy's top flight resumes action on Sunday, January 3rd. Here's all you need to know ahead of matchday 15, which will start with Inter vs Crotone.

After a fortnight, Serie A will return to action this weekend, meaning that calcio fans haven't had to wait too long to see their favorite players and teams back in action.

Preview: Inter vs Crotone

It's set to be a battle of two teams of contrasting fortunes when Inter take on Crotone on Sunday. The Nerazzurri currently sit in second spot, just one point behind cross-town rivals AC Milan and despite floundering badly in their Champions League campaign, have done very well in Serie A. In fact, Antonio Conte's men have lost just one league match all season and come into their first game of 2021 having won five games on the spin.

By contrast, the Squali have won just twice all season, with those two wins being in their last five games and as such, headed into the Christmas break in the drop zone. They did manage to escape the drop a couple of seasons back in their first ever appearance in the top flight, but it will be interesting to see if they can manage another great escape this time around. Unfortunately for them, their opening game of 2021 will be against an Inter side who will be hungry to seize this opportunity to jump to top spot in the table - temporarily - as Milan will be locking horns with a Benevento side who have done surprisingly well so far this term.

Talking points ahead of Serie A matchday 15

Can Milan keep it up after a impressive start to the season?

So far, Milan are the only unbeaten side in Serie A. Although they've drawn two of their last five fixtures, it was still enough to help the Rossoneri head into the winter break on top of the table - but their lead is very slim, with just one point separating them from city rivals Inter. Stefano Pioli's men do boast a whopping ten point lead over reigning champs Juventus, who find themselves sixth place, but Milan fans aren't starting to dream of the Scudetto just yet as there are still plenty of games to play between now and the end of the season. However, it's clear that this arguably has been the best campaign the Diavolo have had since winning their last Scudetto in 2011 - but could this finally be the season

Serie A matchday 15: Team news

Below you will find the list of players who are either:

Definite absentees due to injury, illness, or some other reason
Potential absentees due to injury, illness, or some other reason (in doubt)
Suspended

Juventus: Demiral, Arthur (injured); Cuadrado (suspended)

AC Milan: Gabbia, Saelemaekers, Ibrahimovic, Bennacer (all injured); Hernández (suspended)

Inter: Pinamonti, Vecino, Sanchez (all out injured)

Roma: Pedro, Zainolo, Spinazzola, Mirante (all out injured)

Napoli: Osimhen (COVID-19), Mertens, Koulibaly, Demme (injured)

Serie A matchday 15: Key stats

Here are some interesting stats ahead of matchday 15 of the 2020/2021 Serie A season:

Sassuolo are undefeated in their last 7 away matches...
....but Atalanta have won their last 7 matches against Sassuolo across all competitions
Crotone have failed to win their last 7 away matches
Torino have failed to win 16 of their last 17 away matches
Roma are undefeated in their last 11 home matches
Milan are undefeated in their last 26 matches
Juventus have won 9 of their last 10 home matches against Udinese in all comps

Where to watch all of Serie A matchday 15 matches

Sunday, January 3rd:

03:30 PST/06:30 EST/11:30 GMT/12:30 CET - Inter vs Crotone

USA: FuboTV, Sling TV, ESPN Deportes+, ESPN2, ESPN Deportes

Italy: SKY Go Italia, Sky Sport 251, Sky Sport Serie A, NOW TV

Australia: beIN Sports 1, beIN Sports Connect, Kayo Sports

Canada: DAZN, TLN

UK: Premier Sports 1, Premier Player HD, LiveScore App

06:00 PST/09:00 EST/14:00 GMT/15:00 CET - Atalanta vs Sassuolo

USA: ESPN+

Italy: SKY Go Italia, Sky Sport 253

Australia: Kayo Sports, beIN Sports 1, beIN Sports Connect

Canada: DAZN

UK: FreeSports TV UK, LiveScore App

06:00 PST/09:00 EST/14:00 GMT/15:00 CET - Cagliari vs Napoli

USA: FuboTV, Rai Italia Nord America, Fanatiz USA, ESPN+

Italy: Sky Sport Uno, NOW TV, Sky Sport 256, SKY Go Italia

Australia: Rai Italia Australia, Kayo Sports, beIN Sports Connect

Canada: Rai Italia Nord America, DAZN

UK: LiveScore App, Premier Sports 1, Premier Player HD

06:00 PST/09:00 EST/14:00 GMT/15:00 CET - Fiorentina vs Bologna

USA: ESPN+

Italy: SKY Go Italia, Sky Sport 254

Australia: beIN Sports 1, Rai Italia Australia, Kayo Sports, beIN Sports Connect

Canada: Rai Italia Nord America, DAZN, TLN

UK: LiveScore App, Premier Player HD, Premier Sports 1

11:45 PST/14:45 EST/19:45 GMT/20:45 CET - Juventus vs Udinese

USA: FuboTV, Fanatiz USA, ESPN+, Rai Italia Nord America

Italy: DAZN1, DAZN, SKY Go Italia

Australia: beIN Sports 1, Rai Italia Australia, beIN Sports Connect, Kayo Sports

Canada: DAZN, TLN, Rai Italia Nord America

UK: Premier Player HD, LiveScore App, Premier Sports 2

If you live outside those aforementioned countries, no worries, because we've still got you covered. Simply just check out our bespoke Serie A page for global broadast listings and search for your specific country to find live streaming and TV broadcasts for whichever game you're hoping to catch over the weekend.