Finally here we are! After warming up the engines with the first two rounds, the 2014/15 Serie A gets underway with one of its very classic par excellence. Milan-Juventus on the third day (20.45) cannot be worth the Scudetto and perhaps it would not have had such a meaning even afterwards, but in the meantime it is a clash at the top, with all that follows. That is to say San Siro full of fans and enthusiasm (on both sides of course), global attention rediscovered (cure-all after yet another stabbing in Rome), hopes of a good game and fun. On paper there are no doubts: Juve are stronger and are favorites. However, Milan at the start of the season is a crazy team and, for now, a winner, so it's scary and has every appearance of being able to create some problems for the much more tried-and-tested black and whites. To the usual great technical expectations and the undeniable tradition, the match between Diavolo and Signora adds a further theme, perhaps the most tantalizing of all: the clash between Filippo Inzaghi and Massimiliano Allegri. It is useless to hide, the two never loved each other even going so far as to quarrel publicly (and heavily) at the time when Max coached Milan "A" and Pippo the Allievi Nazionali. Technical misunderstandings (Allegri excluded Inzaghi from the Champions League list, effectively putting an end to his extraordinary career) resulting in dislike that resurface today, albeit under the usual layer of clichés and gritted compliments. “Let's look ahead and think about the match, he and I have clarified ourselves – Superpippo cut him short. – He's a very prepared technician, I know he'll make life difficult for us. I wish him the best, maybe from Sunday...". Small jab that Allegri, shortly after, has . repaid in the same coin. "I too wish him the best starting from Sunday - replied Max. - It's impossible to make a comparison between the two of us, I got where I am starting from small, he was lucky enough to leave immediately from Milan". However, focusing all attention on the two technicians would be wrong, or at least reductive. Tonight's match offers many ideas: will the Rossoneri be able to match Juve? Will Inzaghi's attack (8 goals against 3 black and white) or Allegri's defense (0 goals conceded despite the 5 conceded by Milan) make the difference? And, again, will the Lady be affected by the efforts of the Cup? Who will have the heaviest absences? In short, we could go on and on reeling off reasons of interest to attend this match. Which sees the two technicians busy shifting the media lights and the role of the favorite to the other. "We have nothing to lose, we can't expect to be at their level after two months of work" thought Inzaghi, "games like this never have a written forecast, and then they made an excellent transfer market and rediscovered enthusiasm" that of Merry. Certainly, for both, tonight's match will be a special one.
"I lived three and a half unforgettable years at Milan and I built relationships well beyond work" the admission of Massimiliano, 178 benches in AC Milan embellished by a Scudetto and an Italian Super Cup, "I have good memories of all the teams in which I played and am a friend of Agnelli and Paratici” that of Pippo, 89 goals for black and white in 165 games, topped off with a tricolor and a Super Cup. In short, crossed destinies, and the beauty is that the plot could have been even more dense than that. "I courted Conte, he's a fantastic coach but Inzaghi looks like him" Galliani revealed to Corriere della Sera: think what could have happened... After appetizers and side dishes it's time to look at the main course, namely the pitch. Milan will start with the 4-3-3 already seen against Lazio and Parma, with some changes resulting from injuries (Diego Lopez and Alex) and suspensions (Bonera). Abbiati will play in goal, Abate, Rami, Zapata and De Sciglio in defense. In midfield the usual dam with Poli, De Jong and Muntari behind the trident all technique and movements Honda-Menez-El Shaarawy, with Torres, Pazzini and Bonaventura ready to take over the game in progress. Certainties also at Juventus, where the 3-5-2 contiano remains a dogma even for Allegri, intent on changing a practically perfect car as little as possible. In defense, in front of Buffon's goal, Chiellini will return to the league and thus make up the department together with Caceres (Barzagli still unavailable) and Bonucci. The halfback should see Lichtsteiner, Pereyra, Marchisio, Pogba and Asamoah from the first minute, with some chances for Evra and none for Vidal, called up but without 90 minutes in his legs. Even in attack, no revolution: Tevez and Llorente remain immovable even if Morata likes it more and more. After all, San Siro could be a good exam for him too. Yet another reason not to miss even a second of this Milan-Juventus.
