Bologna-Inter 2-1, Milan celebrates. Wednesday of steals promised to upset the championship standings and somehow it did, just not in what everyone expected. The Nerazzurri defeated by a mid-level team, without any goals, is already news, but the ways in which Dall'Ara's 2-1 arrived is downright incredible. Radu's mistake was decisive, sent on the field due to a last-minute injury to Handanovic, a truly sensational duck that condemned Inzaghi to a very heavy defeat, which could go down in the history of this championship.
Milan once again master of its destiny: with three victories and one draw they would be champions
The Scudetto, having canceled the asterisk of Bologna, returns in the hands, indeed in the feet, of Milan, which with 3 wins and a draw in the remaining 4 days would become champion of Italy. In fact, the advantage in direct clashes allows them to win even if they finish on equal points, but this championship has taught us not to make too many calculations and yesterday we had yet another demonstration of that. Certainly, however, psychological inertia leans towards the Rossoneri, because Inter threw away such a tempting chance as to risk a major backlash, regardless of the calendar. Which in any case remains better than that of Milan, who will have to deal with Fiorentina, Verona, Atalanta and Sassuolo, while the Nerazzurri will meet Udinese, Empoli, Cagliari and Sampdoria: after yesterday however, considering that many took the Nerazzurri victory for granted, it is not more the case of making tables, but of living one game at a time.
Inzaghi: “How much regret! It's no longer up to us, but we can still do it"
The Inter coach is once again in the dock, mostly due to the attitude of his team, very far from what would have been legitimate to expect in such an important match. And to think that the Nerazzurri had unlocked it almost immediately, finding the 0-1 with a great left foot from Perisic (3') which seemed to pave the way towards the 3 points. But then, around the half hour mark, Arnautovic's header put everything back in balance and from then on the team lost its edge, almost as if they didn't expect to have to sweat it out so much.
And when Radu, in the 81st minute, combined the crash by giving Sansone the ball to make it 2-1, Inter realized they had thrown the chance to the wind, thus finding themselves having to chase a Scudetto that could already almost be his. “There is bitterness and it is normal that it is like this, we are no longer masters of our destiny – Inzaghi admitted disconsolately -. Now we will have to win the next four games, two points are still recoverable. We had started well, we had to double up and not concede an avoidable goal like Arnautovic's. Radu? His was a mistake that penalized us, but he has to stay calm because he's an excellent goalkeeper and has a bright career ahead of him, he has my trust and that of his teammates"
Corsa Europa: Fiorentina and Atalanta make Juventus and Roma smile
The match in Bologna takes up the greatest space, but Wednesday in the championship was also important in terms of Europe, with Fiorentina and Atalanta looking for precious points to overturn the hierarchies. It didn't go like this, because Viola literally collapsed under the blows of Udinese (0-4 signed by Mari, Deulofeu, Walace and Udogie), while the Goddess didn't go beyond a 4-4 pyrotechnic (after being under 2 -4) against Turin.
The result is that Juve can make the Champions League mathematical as early as Sunday with Venice and, in any case, they will do so by collecting 6 points in the next 4 days, but also that the Romans are once again master of their own destiny, in particular Mourinho's Giallorossi , who face Leicester in the Conference League semi-final first leg tonight. And seeing and considering that even the fight for salvation is more alive than ever, it can be said that this championship, although not the most beautiful in the world, is certainly the most exciting and balanced of the last 10 years.
