Juventus and Milan spent a very different Easter. On the one hand, the joy of an almost unexpected and perhaps even more beautiful record in the standings, on the other, the disappointment of those who know that their life has been damned complicated, moreover only through their own faults. Now that there are seven days left to go (and we'll live two of them in six days!), the duel enters its hottest phase. Many factors will decide it, but the psychological factor will have a great weight. This must be why the leaders spent an Easter full of work and few smiles, while the pursuer, while training, broke up the day at Milanello with a lunch between players and family members. Juve raises the tension, Milan dilutes it: a question of strategies, only the field will tell us who has chosen the right one.
HERE JUVENTUS
Antonio Conte wanted his players on the Vinovo field as early as 10 in the morning, and it doesn't matter if the team had only returned from Palermo late at night. Tired faces hidden by the standard sunglasses for the Bianconeri, which they will also repeat today. Conte doesn't want to listen to reasons, there is a first place to defend and if his parents succeed, then yes there will be a Party, one of those with a capital "F". The protagonists of Barbera's success did a relaxing job, while the others trained regularly. Despite the festivity (or perhaps because of it) outside Vinovo there was no shortage of fans chasing autographs and photographs, all rigorously satisfied. The Juventus people smell the Scudetto and don't want to miss out on their support at the very best moment. Wednesday evening at the Juventus Stadium there will once again be sold out, to push the team to a success against Lazio. A very delicate commitment, as recalled by Andrea Pirlo: "We know we will face a great team but we want to win, we want to continue our journey, so we must try to bring home the three points". The midfielder from Brescia also spoke about the fight for the Scudetto against Milan and about Nesta, who in recent weeks has been linked up with Juve precisely because of the friendship that has always linked the two: "We didn't expect the defeat of the Rossoneri, also because they had taken the lead and I never thought of a reversal of results. So they did us this favor and we took advantage of it. It's true, I've heard from Nesta, we've talked, but these are things that are too personal, he's free to choose, he plays in a great team so we'll see what he will do in the end”.
HERE MILAN
A working Easter for Milan as well, broken up however by a lunch attended by all the players together with their families. The meeting was at 10, training started about half an hour later. Allegri divided the team into two groups: the first saw the veterans of the defeat against Fiorentina carry out an unloading session, with the exception of Muntari and Maxi Lopez, who ran a few laps on central court together with Boateng, the second instead it involved Cassano, Nesta, Gattuso, El Shaarawy, Strasser, Merkel, Van Bommel, Robinho, Yepes and Flamini, who played a complete training match. The news of the day, however, was the presence of Galliani and Braida at Milanello, who wanted to witness all the team's work. The Rossoneri CEO then took the floor, in an attempt to give peace of mind to the players and, above all, to the coach, who according to increasingly loud rumors would risk his job if the season ends without a win. “Does Allegri's bench creak? Don't listen to the 'bombers', we've been in the lead for two years, and I don't understand why the coach questions himself after a small misstep. Galliani said. What happened to us on Saturday can also happen to Juventus between now and the end of the season. We paid for the effort in Barcelona, but we're only one point down, everything is still open." In short, via Turati preaches optimism and Allegri thanks. The Rossoneri coach is already thinking about tomorrow evening's away match in Verona, in which, in addition to the "usual suspects", Ambrosini, Aquilani and Bonera will be missing, all disqualified by the sporting judge. Heavy absences, that's why Allegri hopes in every way to recover four players: they are Nesta, Van Bommel, Antonini and Boateng. The first two have trained regularly and have a good chance of being called up, while the others have worked separately and will be evaluated today.
