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Serie A Talking Points: The manager-eater, another racism row & punching Bonucci in the face

Palermo president Maurizio Zamparini is feeling peckish again, Carlo Tavecchio has embarrassed himself and Italian football once more and Leonardo Bonucci should watch his back!

After four years of Juventus running away with the title, we're looking at one of the closest Scudetto races in years, with just five points separating the top five sides in Serie A after 11 rounds of action.

Furthermore, thanks to Bologna's mini-resurgence, there are also plenty of sides in the bottom half of the table looking worryingly over their shoulders.

Let's get stuck into the major talking points ahead of matchday 12.