And now space for the Milanese. In fact, after yesterday's advances, the day has come Inter and Milan, respectively committed against Brescia (19.30 pm) e Spal (21.45). For both it is a favorable turn with the last two of the class, which is why the 3 points are in fact obligatory. The Nerazzurri must respond to the successes of Juventus and Lazio and, at the same time, keep Gasperini's terrible Atalanta at a distance, while the Rossoneri need a success to increase their chances of the Europa League. The spotlights will first of all be on Conte's team, reinvigorated by the success in Parma and by the good news on the market front.
In fact, he thought about inflaming the eve Hakimi, who arrived in Milan yesterday morning to undergo the usual medical tests and sign the contract that will bind him to Inter until 2025 (5 million salary, 40 plus 5 bonus to Real Madrid). A nice reinforcement for the team of the future, which however must not distract from a present that may still have a lot to say.
"There's very little time to prepare for this match, we know what the goal is: to play, have a good match and get the three points - he glossed over Tale – It's a mini-tournament and we need to win, certainly the draw against Sassuolo could have been a psychological blow, we played against a healthy team like Parma and I'm satisfied with the reaction in the second half. There are those who want to see the glass half full and those half empty, some are interested in seeing it empty and creating problems for Inter, we continue on our way knowing that the others hold us in high esteem”.
Compared to the match in Parma, the Nerazzurri coach will make several changes, but without going overboard like against Sassuolo. The "piece of 90" on the bench could be Eriksen, who appeared tired and out of shape at the Tardini and therefore strongly suspected of turnover. At San Siro we will therefore see an Inter with a 3-4-1-2 with Handanovic in goal, Godin, De Vrij and Bastoni in defence, Moses, Barella, Borja Valero and Young in midfield, Sanchez (or Eriksen) in the trocar, Lukaku and Lautaro Martinez in attack.
Lopez, desperately looking for safety points (but still recovering from two draws with Fiorentina and Genoa), will respond with a 4-3-1-2 that will see Joronen between the posts, Sabelli, Papetti, Mateju and Semprini in the back, Bjarnason , Tonali and Dessena in the midfield, Zmrhal in support of the two strikers Donnarumma and Torregrossa.
The postponement instead will be dedicated to Milan, awaited by the other bottom light of the standings, i.e. Gigi Di Biagio's Spal. A good opportunity for the Rossoneri to give continuity to last week's results, which saw them win against Lecce and Roma. Sunday's match, in particular, brought prestige to Pioli's work, increasingly appreciated by the team and critics, even if the club, as has been known for some time, has already decided to move on, regardless of access to Europe League.
"Now we have an excellent average, being able to keep it would be positive, even if we can't be sure it would be enough for Europe - the coach said in the press conference - We have to keep thinking about one match at a time, against Spal we will need great attention and concentration. Ibrahimovic? Psychologically he's fine, he's a lion."
Zlatan he will return to the squad, but at least initially he will start from the bench. In fact, Pioli, in addition to not wanting to risk relapses, has nevertheless found an alternative line-up that is giving him good answers, namely a 4-2-3-1 with Donnarumma in goal, Conti, Kjaer, Romagnoli and Hernandez in defense, Kessie and Bennacer in midfield, Castillejo, Paquetà (favorite to give Bonaventura a rest) and Calhanoglu in the frontline, with Rebic in the by now usual role of “false nueve”.
Di Biagio, in an attempt to revive his Spal, will respond with the canonical 4-4-2 with Letica between the posts, Sala, Vicari, Bonifazi and Fares in the back department, D'Alessandro, Valdifiori, Dabo and Valoti in the midfield, Cerri and Floccari in attack.
