Genoa attacks, Milan must respond. Sunday in the championship offers a curious cross-match between the teams from the Ligurian capital and those from the Lombard capital of the same name, all with the addition of that pinch of pressure that inevitably grows day after day. Yes, because the more time passes, the heavier the points become, moreover the advances have confirmed that up front we race non-stop and therefore there is no margin for error.
Milan will be the first to inaugurate the cross-match with Genoa: at lunchtime (12.30) the Rossoneri will visit Giampaolo's Sampdoria in a Marassi that promises to be on fire. This is a very important exam for Montella's team, which after having loudly screwed up with Lazio cannot fail even at the second difficult "call". Maximum respect for Udinese and Spal, God forbid, but the blucerchiati, especially at home, correspond to a much higher coefficient. “Extremely difficult and complicated match, Sampdoria are strong on a tactical level – Montella's analysis. – We will have to be quick and organised, mental lucidity will also be needed. It is important to raise the bar. The next 10 are all important matches in which we will meet top teams. This is the first of the cycle, one of the most complicated. The team is energetic and motivated, even the standings are quite satisfactory. We were hoping for such a start, with so many newcomers it's always difficult to find results right away". However, time is running out, especially for those who spent over 200 million on the market in the summer. The Rossoneri coach is well aware that a misstep today would be very heavy and he will try to avoid it by relying on the now consolidated 3-5-2, albeit with some changes compared to Wednesday. The most important news are Borini as a right winger (both Abate and Calabria are missing due to injuries), Bonaventura as a midfielder and Suso as a second striker, for the rest all confirmed with Donnarumma in goal, Musacchio, Bonucci and Romagnoli in defense, Kessie, Biglia and Rodriguez in midfield , Kalinic in attack. 4-3-1-2 instead for Giampaolo, who will respond with Puggioni in goal, Bereszynski, Silvestre, Regini and Strinic in the back, Barreto, Torreira and Praet in the midfield, Ramirez in the trocar to support the Zapata offensive couple - Quagliarella.
Once Milan is finished, it will be up to Inter to challenge the other half of Genoa, namely Juric's rossoblu (15 pm). An easier commitment, at least on paper, although the latest performances by the Nerazzurri against Crotone and, above all, Bologna, lead us to keep our antennas straight. 4 points arrived, it's true, but in terms of the game we went back compared to the first outings: a factor that Spalletti wants to correct immediately to start marching in the right direction again. “After Bologna we are not happy, I know my players and I know they are the first to be sorry. I know they will give something more, I see them stimulated, the public has understood our displeasure, the fans are returning en masse. It's an extra stimulus, it's something that charges us up, there will be a reaction, we'll do something different from what we did on Tuesday”. What was negatively affected was the softness both in the offensive and defensive phases, so much so that Dall'Ara's Inter reminded many of last year's. In short, the course must be corrected starting today and Spalletti, not surprisingly, intends to propose some changes compared to the eleven seen during the week. The formation will always be 4-2-3-1 but with one more Brozovic and one less Joao Mario, for the rest possible rest shift for Borja Valero and Dalbert's return as owner, who together with D'Ambrosio, Skriniar and Miranda will compose the quartet in defense of Handanovic. In midfield, the Gagliardini-Vecino pair, the Candreva-Brozovic-Perisic trio in the back, the usual Icardi in attack, eager to repeat the Bologna goal, perhaps with a more convincing performance. Juric will try to stop the Nerazzurri wave relying on a 3-4-2-1 with Perin between the posts, Biraschi, Rossettini and Zukanovic in the back, Rosi, Veloso, Cofie and Laxalt in the midfield, Pandev and Taarabt behind the only Pellegri point.
