Il Milan escape. The Rossoneri they also beat Turin, go to +3 on Naples and extend at 6 the streak of consecutive victories in the league, which rise to 9 in 10 days totals. Mind-boggling numbers, which explain the current standings better than many words, with Spalletti's team being the real rivals of the moment. Of course, to get to that point you also need the so-called "dirty victories", given that it is impossible to always play at your best and yesterday's was the ideal example of the category, in the light of a much less brilliant performance than others, which can be summarized in the goal by Giroud and in Tatarusanu's parade on Sanabria. In short, Milan of substance, attached to the result just like any self-respecting big team, in Italy and elsewhere.
“I'm very satisfied with how we interpreted the race, we controlled it risking little – the analysis of Pioli – We haven't been dynamic, but we're tired and playing against this Toro isn't easy, I liked the boys' desire to win this challenge. Every three days we are on the pitch training badly, we almost only prepare the tactical part, but the players have the desire to interpret the matches. We knew we'd have to have many duels and I'm satisfied that we won many of them, always staying in the game and willing to suffer. We were compact even in times of difficulty, bringing home three important points."
And so, after many heart-pounding matches, the Diavolo brought home a 1-0 victory, decided by a Giroud goal in the 14th minute (winning tap-in on Krunic's header after a corner) and a good defensive phase, implemented by the whole team, without exception. In fact, the Bull, while trying to raise the center of gravity, failed to crush him as he would have liked, limiting himself to living on the episodes, even if these could easily have brought him to a breakeven. The first took place in the 76th minute with Sanabria, launched into space by Praet and stopped by a finally decisive Tatarusanu, the second instead arrived in the 84th minute with Praet himself, whose shot, deflected by Bakayoko, hit the upper part of the crossbar, the third finally inflamed the recovery, with a corner in which Sanabria was unable to deflect the equalizing ball into the goal. In any case, Milan takes home 3 platinum points, which allow them to look down on everyone and sit in an armchair to watch the other matches without particular worries.
Today, therefore, the ball passes to theInter, called to reconnect the thread with the victory at the home ofEmpoli (20.45 pm). The 3 points become fundamental, even more after the success of the cousins: the championship is still long, please, but failing today could have very worrying implications, both for the standings and for morale. Inzaghi, disqualified after the expulsion remedied with Juve, knows he can't afford missteps, but also that the calendar is tight (Udinese, Sheriff and Milan next week) and that the whole squad is needed to break it down. In the club there is still a great disappointment for the draw with Juve, considered a misstep in the light of how the match had turned out, which is why beating Empoli becomes absolutely mandatory, otherwise you have to deal with a word, crisis, never even budgeted for.
Inzaghi asks for a test of character and to obtain it he will rely on a bit of turnover, for a 3-5-2 with Handanovic in goal, Skriniar, Ranocchia and Bastoni in defense, Darmian, Barella, Brozovic, Vecino and Dimarco in midfield, Sanchez and Lautaro in attack. Andreazzoli, refreshed by the success in Salerno, will attempt the coup with a 4-3-2-1 with Vicario in goal, Stojanovic, Ismajli, Luperto and Marchizza in the back, Haas, Ricci and Bandinelli in the midfield, Bajrami and Henderson behind of the only Pinamonti tip.
