Milan misses the escape, Juventus and Inter do not take advantage of it. The "Sunday of the greats", on balance, smiles only in Naples and Rome, the only ones to conquer the 3 points of the top 10 in the standings. Of course, Verona, Lazio and Atalanta certainly cannot be said to be dissatisfied, which is why the regret mainly concerns Pioli, Pirlo and Conte, albeit in different ways. In fact, the Rossoneri coach grabbed the equalizer in the final, while the other two let themselves be reached: different ways of looking at the glass, however far from being full.
Il Milan he wanted a success to erase the defeat against Lille, but above all to gain further ground in the standings. Mission failed, even if the 2-2 final, as things turned out, is better than nothing. After less than 20', in fact, the leaders were already down by two goals, one scored by Verona (6' Barak), the other, in spite of herself, by herself (19' own goal from Calabria). It seemed like another bad evening, the second in a row after Thursday's, but this time Milan had the merit of not collapsing, getting back to playing as if the result hadn't yet been compromised. And in fact it wasn't, because Magnani returned Calabria's favor, deflecting a touch without particular ambitions from Kessié (27') into his goal, putting the Rossoneri back in the game.
Of course, we had to wait for the second half to see pressure worthy of note, when Pioli's team closed Juric's in his own half, however finding themselves up against a great Silvestri, author of numerous decisive saves. In the 65th minute the episode that could have changed the match, namely the penalty awarded to Kessié for a foul by Lovato, but Ibrahimovic has lately had more than one problem from the penalty spot, as demonstrated by yesterday's corner kick, the third of the season . Haunted game for Milan and for their symbol man, who in the 76th minute hit the top corner following a corner and in the 89th minute a touch with his arm was whistled which canceled the 2-2 goal against Calabria. However, the Swede has seven lives and so, in the 93rd minute, here is the blow that left Silvestri stunned, at least avoiding defeat.
“We are not satisfied because we wanted to win, but the tiredness is there and it makes itself felt – the analysis of Pioli – But I'm happy with the reaction from a great team: we shot on goal 25 times, created chances, once again demonstrated that we have the attributes".
Sunday of great regrets, as mentioned earlier, also for Juventus and Inter, stopped in the final by Lazio and Atalanta. In particular, it is the 1-1 draw in Rome that cries out for revenge, because the Biancocelesti even grabbed him in the 95th minute, making perfect use of the last ball of the match. And so the Lady, who was already looking forward to the success signed by Cristiano Ronaldo (7'), had to settle for yet another draw, the fourth in seven days. The ranking is affected by this and if today the Federal Court of Appeal were to agree with Napoli on the events of last October 4 (therefore canceling the 3-0 at the table), it would become even worse.
“We played a good game, but championships are won with details – he explained Pirlo – We were unable to manage the ball in the final, when this happens it can happen that we concede: we should have been more aggressive”.
To make the situation worse Ronaldo's injury, who came out in the 76th minute with an ankle problem: exams in the next few hours will tell if it's a simple blow or something worse, but in the meantime Juve, clinging to their star more than ever, are experiencing hours of anxiety.
The same can also be said for Lazio, happy with the result, worried about the investigation into the tampon chaos. In the meantime though Inzaghi continues to work wonders, most recently yesterday when he stopped Juventus thanks to a goal by Caicedo. “The moment is really difficult, but the lads have outdone themselves – confirmed the Biancoceleste coach – This team has a big heart, now I just hope that the break will help us find some players again”.
Less daring, but equally vibrant, the draw between Atalanta and Inter, which closes a really complicated month of October for Conte. In fact, his team has won only one of the eight matches played between the league and the Champions League, instead making up five draws and two defeats. Even yesterday it was the details that made the difference, with Inter unable to capitalize on Lautaro's goal (58'): Vidal and Barella could have doubled and closed the game, instead it was Atalanta who found the net through Miranchuk (79'), thrown just before into the fray by Gasperini.
“There is a bit of regret, but we only lacked in terms of result – the thought of Tale – We failed too much in front of goal, but to those who say that I am more reflective and that I have less competitive fury, I advise you to remove the wine from the table, the liqueurs and the coffee killer”.
Much more serene climate for Napoli and Rome, who respectively beat Bologna and Genoa. Gattuso and Fonseca thus bring themselves to 14, relaunching their respective candidacies in the Scudetto / Champions area, but above all they are preparing to spend a peaceful break, which is anything but obvious in two notoriously electric environments. The blues snatched the 3 points at the end of a strange game, managed without particular problems for 70' and suffered instead in the final, with the rossoblu dangerous several times. A header from Osimhen in the 23rd minute was decisive, the only goal in a fun match played at a good pace on both sides, up to the final thrills caused by Orsolini and Palacio.
“There are too many controversies, we are a strong team – commented by Gattuso – When you play badly, I'm the first to show my face. This is a team that must always be on the spot, when they suffer blows they must react immediately. I'm satisfied with everything we're doing."
Positive day, as we said previously, also for the Roma, successful and convincing in Genoa. Absolute star performer, on the day Dzeko was missing, Henrikh Mkhitaryan, even author of a hat-trick, the first since he played in Italy. The Armenian, up to now one of the best midfielders in the league, demolished Genoa in the 47', 67' and 85' minutes, thus thwarting Pjaca's momentary equalizer (50') and launching his goals in the upper area of the classification. Here too, however, the speech made previously for Juve and Naples is valid, given that today the appeal against Verona's 0-3 will also be discussed: should the Giallorossi thesis pass, Fonseca could count on one more point.
"We have to think about one race at a time - the coach glossed over - Our goal is still to do better than last season, we're working towards this". Now two weeks off for the national teams, after which the championship will be back to life with a big match (Naples-Milan) and many other interesting challenges. Also because, as we have largely understood, this year it is better not to take anything for granted.
