Football Sunday dedicated to the Milanese, both in terms of the field and the transfer market. Inter and Milan are called to respond to Juventus and Napoli, albeit with different moods. In fact, the Nerazzurri will face the away match in Catania on the strength of the three points won against Genoa, which have brought a good dose of serenity and trust in the environment, while the Rossoneri, despite having freed themselves of the PSV burden, must necessarily beat Cagliari, on pain of sinking into a bad crisis. “We play against a team with high technical values – explained Mazzarri speaking of Catania. – But my boys have prepared in the right way, both from a competitive and tactical point of view". It is precisely this last aspect that most satisfies the Nerazzurri coach, who is beginning to see the first fruits of his labor on the pitch: "I've seen good growth, our wingers push well and it's no coincidence that in the last two games they have also marked. I hope that in Catania, against an important team and on a difficult field, the boys will continue to improve". It's not yet clear where this Inter could get to and in this sense, important answers could come from Massimino's match. “I don't like to say that we live hand to mouth – replied Mazzarri. – We look at race by race, but we don't set ourselves limits. It's clear that if we were at a certain level in March, we'd update again, but now we have to get the pitch talking". And in this regard, the coach seems oriented towards confirming the anti-Genoa formation, with the only novelty being Kovacic in place of the unwanted Kuzmanovic. So space for the 3-5-1-1, with the Campagnaro-Ranocchia-Juan Jesus trio defending Handanovic's goal, the confirmation of Cambiasso and Guarin in the midfield, as well as Jonathan and Nagatomo on the flanks, Alvarez attacking midfielder behind the 'untouchable Palacio. Mazzarri will think about the pitch, but it will be difficult for him not to think, at least for a moment, of the transfer market too. Even without expecting big names, the coach is still asking for a central midfielder. The hot name is that of Marquinho of Roma, but Juventus is also on him, while the Maher track appears very complicated, which PSV will certainly not release at fixed prices.
The situation at Milan is decidedly more exciting, where, once again, the name of Kakà hovers. “It would be a good signing – Allegri confirmed – both emotionally and technically. He has great quality and personality, he would make the team stronger and certainly give the whole environment a good boost. Berlusconi and Galliani will do everything to try to get him…”. At the moment, however, the deal is complicated, because Ricardo, although stimulated by the idea of returning to the Rossoneri, has not yet accepted the salary cut proposed to him by Via Turati. Which, just as confirmed by Allegri, he is really trying them all. According to some rumors, Milan have contacted the Los Angeles Galaxy for an improbable pairing, with the Rossoneri having Kakà until January and the Californians in the remaining half of the season. Hypothesis bordering on the absurd, justified only in part by the payment of the engagement, which at that point would be divided equally. But from Kakà's entourage filters a very different will: the player would like to play the last chances of the World Cup with Milan, full stop. We'll see what happens, but in the meantime the Rossoneri have to beat Cagliari at all costs. “For us the season starts here – explained Allegri. – Unfortunately, the unhappy parenthesis in Verona forces us to start with a handicap. Cagliari are a good team, we have to be ready to play a different game than the cup one, aware however that we will have some fatigue in our legs. It will be a much, much more difficult match." Who knows, maybe Matri won't be able to give his contribution right away, even if he's starting from the bench. “He certainly won't play from the start – Allegri confirmed – but he will already offer a nice extra solution. Now I have to decide which form to line up the team with”. Everything suggests that it will be 4-3-1-2, with Emanuelson and Constant competing for the left wing (De Sciglio is out with a knee problem) and Montolivo on the trocar. This would be the most striking news of the evening, unless the coach decides to leave the captain in midfield and return to 4-3-3. Form that Berlusconi does not like, a concept reaffirmed at the Arcore summit last Thursday.
