Do not make mistakes! Sunday's big names are called to win, especially after Juventus' success against Milan; those who thought they could gnaw at a few points from the Lady will instead have to take full loot in order not to lose ground. This is the case of Roma, engaged at 15 pm at the Olimpico against Cagliari, but also of Inter (travel to Palermo after 20.45 pm) and Naples (in Udine at 18 pm). No one can afford to fail otherwise, standings in hand, it will already be time to chase. “We have closed the book of the Champions League and opened the one relating to the championship – explained Rudi Garcia in the press conference. – You have to be good at changing between one competition and another, we proved it on Saturday and we also want to do it against Cagliari”. Who shows up in the capital led by the most loved man, Zeman who is always in the heart of yellow and red cheering. To destroy his attacking game, Garcia would have to reconfirm a large part of the team seen on Wednesday in the cup, with some inevitable exceptions. In defence, in place of the injured Astori, there will be Yanga-Mbiwa who will do so with Maicon, Manolas and the returning Cole. In midfield, the usual three-man line Nainggolan-De Rossi-Pjanic, behind the attack trident Florenzi-Totti-Gervinho. Mirror form for Zeman that he will try to conquer the Olimpico with Ibarbo-Sau-Cossu, in defiance of any kind of awe.
Delicate match also for Napoli, on stage at the Friuli stadium in the unusual "pre-postponement" of 18 pm. After the victory in the Europa League, calm seems to have returned but a misstep in Udine would bring the Azzurri back into the midst of controversy; that's why, tonight, Benitez and his are called to win. “We will play with character and confidence – explained the Spaniard. – After Thursday's success we want to continue on this path. I really liked the team's reaction, I would like to see the same attitude in Udine too to demonstrate the strength of our squad". The coach will have to do without the injured Jorginho and Mesto but will recover Ghoulam, who can be recruited again after breaking his arm. For the rest, a typical team with the Callejon-Hamsik-Insigne trident (favorite over Mertens) behind the recovered Higuain. 3-5-2 instead for Stramaccioni, ready to redeem the defeat in Turin with the formidable (on paper) duo Muriel-Di Natale.
Same system that we will see in Palermo, on both sides. Because the postponement of the third day will offer us the clash between Mazzarri and Iachini, who have always been supporters of a rather similar football. Of course, the forces on the field are different and in fact Inter are the favourites, especially after the excellent start to the season. In 5 games, the Nerazzurri have scored 17 goals without conceding any and it doesn't matter that the score is "doped" by the goals against Stjarnan and Sassuolo: Inter is there, all right. “Two positive responses came after Turin – declared Vidic, who presented himself at the press conference in place of Mazzarri. – All this has given us confidence, now we have to repeat ourselves also in Palermo. It's early to talk but we want to finish in the top three”. The Croatian defender is not hiding, on the other hand the Barbera match, at least on paper, seems to be within Inter's reach. The nerazzurri will play with the classic 3-5-2 with the returning Kovacic in the midfield behind the duo Icardi-Osvaldo, again preferred to the lame Palacio. Almost similar system for Iachini who will attempt the coup (and perhaps save the bench!) by deploying Vazquez behind Dybala, just like in the draw in Verona.
