THEInter stay in the wake of the Napoli, the Juventus no. The championship Wednesday smiles only on the Nerazzurri, victorious at Empoli with a clear 3-0, while the black and whites stumble into the trap Parma, getting a draw (2-2) that feels like a missed opportunity. Also very good was theAtalanta (2-0 against Monza), now up to third place at the expense of the Old Lady and Venezia, capable of coming back from behindUdinese (3-2) and take 3 golden points in the key to salvation, waiting for Genoa-Fiorentina (18 pm), Como-Lazio e Rome-Turin (both at 20:45), the last remaining matches of this midweek round.
Empoli – Inter 0-3: Inzaghi smiles again with Frattesi (double) and Lautaro
Inzaghi had asked for an immediate reaction after the half-false step in the Derby d'Italia and his men obliged, winning the match Empoli without too many problems. The 3-0 final certifies the return to victory, without conceding any goals, but above all allows us to stay in the wake of the Napoli, a question that is far from secondary given the direct clash that is coming up. The next round, at least in theory, will be favorable to Inter, engaged at home against Venezia, while the Azzurri will have to deal with the "dentist" Gasperini, after which it will be face to face at San Siro, for the first real Scudetto appointment of the season. Winning at Empoli, in short, was fundamental and Inzaghi succeeded thanks to the Frattesi scored a brace and goal by Lautaro, back to celebrate after a five-game fast. The key episode of the match, however, came half an hour into the first half, when Goglichidze it's done expel for a foul on Thuram. The Tuscans, who had been orderly and tenacious until then, as on other occasions, found themselves outnumbered and Inter came out in all their superiority. At the start of the second half, Frattesi's goal (50', decisive deflection by Fazzini) finally broke the balance, before the former Sassuolo player (67') and Lautaro Martinez (79') continued to run riot, rising to 134 goals for Inter in all competitions (best foreigner ever).
Inzaghi: “An answer to Napoli? No, first of all to ourselves”
“Empoli had created problems for everyone, the lads were very good – he exulted Inzaghi -. In the first half we moved the ball around a bit slowly, but I told the lads that they would get tired, and they had also been sent off, it's a great win that they wanted with all our strength. Lautaro? He will always be a solution, never a problem. A striker lives in moments, I kept him in because I wanted him to get the satisfaction of the goal. I'm happy for him, for Frattesi who scored a brace and for the whole team. An answer to Conte? It's an answer to us because in these two and a half days I had a mix of emotions inside me. Seeing the game we played on Sunday, there was something that didn't add up... We deserved more, but that's football".
Juventus – Parma 2-2: Thiago Motta slips to minus 7 from Napoli
A decidedly less linear evening for the Juventus, suddenly discovered to be “crazy” after two months of great solidity. If Stuttgart and Inter had been two clues, the Parma risks becoming a test: two more goals conceded after the four in Milan, but above all a feeling of fragility that is starting to worry. Yes, because the Emilians have not stolen anything, indeed they could have even won and taken home the full loot if By Gregorio had not walled Carpenter close to the 90th minute. The same goes for Juve, who were also very dangerous on several occasions, but this wasn't enough to make the evening at the Stadium any less bitter. Thiago Motta had asked for unity and his team did exactly the opposite, going behind after just 3 minutes on a Delprato's header, left too alone by the couple Danilo-Cats. The Brazilian, in particular, offered an embarrassing performance, the third consecutive after those against Stuttgart and Inter: Rabbit he may have needed rest, but trusting him in these conditions is certainly not a good idea. He also signed up for the horror festival Vlahovic, capable of missing an open goal in the 15th minute, only to disappear from the game as often happens to him after a bad mistake. Not even the draw di McKennie (32') served to find the thread of logic again, since in the 38th minute Parma struck again with sohm, again on Danilo's nonsense. At the beginning of the second half, here is the second draw for the black and whites with Weah (49') with an assist from the usual Conceiçao, but those who imagined a one-way recovery were disappointed: the Emilians responded blow for blow, risking conceding a third goal, as well as doing so.
Thiago Motta: “We concede and make too many mistakes, we need to improve”
“We have conceded and created a lot, we have to improve to get the result we want, which is certainly not a draw – he admitted Thiago Motta -. We made mistakes in the final meters between the conclusions and the last pass, creating and conceding a lot. We have to avoid situations to give the opponent the scoring opportunities they had, especially on the counterattacks, and create opportunities to be better on the pitch, play as a team. I am convinced that this is done collectively by continuing to play with the same idea, we created confusion for the opponents, but if we are unable to finish the actions they restart, they had prepared to play this way and we have to avoid it: in the final meters we made technical errors and the counter-pressing is too important. Yildiz on the bench? Weah played well at San Siro and also with Parma, Kenan could have been the ideal player to come on during the game”.
Rome – Turin (20pm, Dazn)
To conclude the midweek round, in addition to Genoa e Fiorentina, will be the two Romans, awaited by two tricky challenges against Torino e Como. And the Rome, in particular, to have all eyes on him, because the embarrassment in Florence has opened a chasm and only a victory would prevent the Giallorossi from falling into it, assuming they haven't already done so. Juric will play for the bench against his former team and this is already news, given that many thought that the dismissal would come at the beginning of the week, but some (including some members of his entourage) are convinced that the fate is already decided, regardless of today's result. According to this school of thought, the Croatian coach would have been saved by the short time between one match and the next, as well as the difficulty in finding a replacement that everyone can agree on. It's no mystery that the fans would like the De Rossi's return, but the Friedkins seem reluctant to make a move that would give the lie to their September choice and are evaluating other options, all while trying to avoid multi-year contracts (which is why it is practically impossible to convince Allegri, Mancini or Sarri). However, nothing has been decided and a victory against Torino, possibly convincing, would chase away the ghosts from Juric's bench, even if what happened in Florence (a furious argument during the interval with Mancini, which did not degenerate only due to the intervention of those present) makes it almost impossible to continue the relationship. Roma has no choice but to win and restart the Champions League dream, in light of a still short and fixable standing, provided they start to grind out points seriously.
Juric: “These were days of heavy arguments, but I'm not thinking about being sacked”
“There was a real emotional breakdown, I saw it in the images – he admitted Juric -. After 40 days of good work, not excellent but good, I expected a step forward, instead there was a total collapse. This thing can however be a turning point, as it was for Pioli's Milan when they conceded five goals against Atalanta and understood which direction to go. They were days of heavy arguments, better that it happened early, we have time to direct our thoughts and understand what needs to be done. In this sense I see it as something I like, with my character, I prefer this type of clashes than hearing people talking behind their backs. There have been arguments and clashes, but the reasons remain between us. The lineup? I will field those who I think will make me win, I saw them as convinced and right. At risk of being fired? I don't even think about it, I do my job, what happens happens. The Roma squad cannot allow exclusions, indeed we must bring everyone in as much as possible, understand the meaning of the shirt, of the position. Not to exclude, but to point out what needs to be done at this moment".
Roma – Torino, probable formations
Rome (3-4-2-1): Svilar; Mancini, Ndicka, Angelino; Celik, Koné, Cristante, Zalewski; Dybala, Pellegrini; Dovbyk
In bench: Ryan, Marin, Sangaré, Hummels, Abdulhamid, Dahl, Le Fée, Paredes, Pisilli, Baldanzi, El Shaarawy, Soulé, Shomurodov
Coach: Juric
Unavailable: Saelemaekers
Disqualified: Beautiful
Torino (3-5-2): Milinkovic-Savic; Coco, Maripan, Masina; Vojvoda, Vlasic, Linetty, Ricci, Lazaro; Sanabria, Adams
In bench: Paleari, Donnarumma, Walukiewicz, Pedersen, Tameze, Karamoh, Dembelé, Sosa, Gineitis, Ciammaglichella, Njie, Balcot, Gabellini
Coach: Vanoli
Unavailable: Zapata, Schuurs, Savva, Ilkhan, Ilic
Disqualified: nobody
Como – Lazio (20pm, Dazn and Sky)
The atmosphere at home is definitely more relaxed Lazio, where there is above all the desire to raise the bar and see how far one can go. Baroni has built a fun, carefree and effective team and certainly does not want to stop, not now that the calendar, at least in theory, would allow for an important streak. Como, Cagliari, Monza, Bologna e Parma (with Porto and Ludogorets in the Europa League in between) could mark the boundary between a good season and a top team, provided they don't let themselves be softened by the names and continue on the path they have taken, made of grit, courage and enthusiasm. It seems incredible considering the summer pessimism, but this Lazio is showing itself to be at the same level as the big teams, both in Italy and in Europe, which opens up scenarios that were completely unforeseen until a few weeks ago. The trip to Como, however, is not easy, in fact the Lariani are a great reality and want to redeem the Turin defeat, in some ways undeserved. If Baroni preaches good football, Fabregas is no exception, which suggests a beautiful and entertaining challenge, in which the head could make the difference more than the legs. The Lazio coach will not be able to take advantage of the maxi-turnover as in the first days of the Europa League, even if the answers have certainly not been lacking: this evening there will be some very good starters at rest (Including Weather in Zaccagni e rovella, both unavailable), but only to maintain a high level of freshness, essential in his idea of aggressive football aimed at victory.
Como – Lazio, probable formations
Como (4-2-3-1): Audero; Goldaniga, Kempf, Dossena, Moreno; Mazzitelli, Braunoder; Strefezza, Paz, Fadera; Cutrone
In bench: Queen, Sala, Iovine, Baselli, Barba, Jasim, Engelhardt, Da Cunha, Belotti, Gabrielloni, Verdi
Coach: Fabregas
Unavailable: Van der Brempt, Sergi Roberto, Perrone
Disqualified: nobody
Lazio (4-2-3-1): Provedel; Marusic, Patric, Gila, Tavares; Guendouzi, Vecino; Tchaouna, Pedro, Noslin; Castellanos
On the bench: Mandas, Furlanetto, Gigot, Romagnoli, Lazzari, Pellegrini, Dele-Bashiru, Castrovilli, Isaksen, Dia
Coach: Barons
Unavailable: Rovella, Zaccagni
Disqualified: nobody
