Milan day. After the victories of Juventus and Roma it is the turn of Milan and Inter, called to start their respective championships in the best possible way. The Rossoneri will be the first to take the field against Turin (18 pm), a match with a thousand technical and environmental implications. At 20.45 instead it will be the Nerazzurri's turn and the spotlights will shed more light on Frank De Boer, making his Serie A debut than on Chievo. It cannot be otherwise for two teams still "work in progress", however forced to start strong so as not to immediately trigger the customary controversies. The great suggestion of Milan-Toro is the return to San Siro of Sinisa Mihajlovic, back to the "crime scene" after a few months in the pits. “I don't need rematches – explained the Serbian at the press conference. – I'm sorry I couldn't finish the job I started, the team with me was in the Europa League and in the Italian Cup final. Anyway this is the past, I will say goodbye to everyone and then I will try to win.”
Obviously, Vincenzo Montella will also have the same intention, in his first match at San Siro on the Rossoneri bench. The premises are not the best: corporate events have prevented a quality market and the fans, now exasperated, are already on a war footing. The subscriber figure (10, by excess) perfectly explains the climate of distrust that reigns around Milan but the coach has no intention of giving up without a fight.
“We will try to win back our fans – he explained in front of notebooks and microphones. – Our goal is to return to Europe, that is the home of this club and it must be a priority for us. For the rest there are no problems, I knew exactly what the club's budget was when I signed". We'll see if Montella has managed to give a different identity to a team which, in fact, is the same one Mihajlovic had, and in this sense Milan-Turin is truly ideal. The Rossoneri will take the field with a 4-3-3 with Donnarumma in goal, Abate, Paletta, Romagnoli and De Sciglio in defence, Bertolacci, Montolivo and Bonaventura in midfield, Suso, Bacca and Niang in attack. The same tactical system also for the grenade, who will respond with Padelli between the posts, De Silvestri, Rossettini, Moretti and Molinaro in the back department, Acquah, Vives and Obi in the midfield, Martinez, Belotti and Ljajic in the offensive trident.
At 20.45 instead it will be Inter's turn, engaged in the always insidious Veronese away game against Chievo. Here too, as previously mentioned, attention will be primarily focused on the bench, with Frank De Boer making his Serie A debut after just 10 days on the job. “I'm excited to start, I've had the opportunity to inform myself well about the team – the thought of the Dutchman. – I had little time to take care of the physical and tactical aspects, I'm curious to see any progress. However, I believe that all the kids have a great desire to grow and learn my ideas”. Which are decidedly different from those of Mancini: tall, aggressive team, always ready to command the game.
“I have always asked my teams to dominate matches – continued De Boer. – I want to fight for the Scudetto, then we need to be realistic and also have a little luck”. The new Inter will try to undermine the "Chievo wall" with the following 4-3-3: Handanovic in goal, D'Ambrosio, Miranda, Ranocchia (Murillo is suspended) and Nagatomo in defence, Banega, Medel and Kondogbia in midfield, Eder (Candreva doesn't have 90' in his legs), Icardi and Perisic in attack. 4-3-1-2 instead for Maran, who will attempt the first excellent scalp of the season with Sorrentino between the posts, Cacciatore, Gamberini, Cesar and Gobbi in the back, Castro, Radovanovic and Hetemaj in the midfield, Birsa in the trocar behind the English-Meggiorini offensive couple.
