And now woe to anyone who stops. The break for the national teams, thanks to Italy's far from exciting performances, has only increased the pathos for what is to come, namely a fiery month of April in which a large part of the season will be decided, both championship than in Europe. From the Scudetto to Napoli (now taken for granted, but still fascinating, especially for a party that promises to be unforgettable) to the assignment of places in the Champions League, passing through the race in the Italian cups, ready to play their cards as in the golden years , a period full of shows and twists awaits us, in which we will play practically every day. The binge will start today with the advances of the 28th day, or Cremonese-Atalanta (15pm), Inter-Fiorentina (18) and Juventus-Verona (20.45), all very important both in terms of the Champions League and salvation.
Inter – Fiorentina (18pm, DAZN)
Spotlights immediately turned on at San Siro, where the Nerazzurri are looking for 3 fundamental points to defend the European area. The defeat against Juve, watered down by the arbitration disputes, resulted in the loss of second place, as well as a greedy possibility of separating Milan, Rome and the Bianconeri themselves, on which the uncertainty of the various sporting trials hangs: if the Coni Guarantee Board, on April 19th, were to return the 15 penalty points, Allegri would virtually be second, with rather complicated consequences for all the competitors, including Inter. It is urgent to change pace so as not to have to depend on anyone, especially since this month the Champions League and Coppa Italia will also be played and limping there in the league certainly wouldn't help. The race begins today against Italiano's Fiorentina, reborn in the last period which has seen them obtain 7 consecutive victories between Serie A and Conference: not exactly an easy customer, in short, but Inzaghi's Inter, Juventus aside, he showed he can do well against the big ones, losing the majority of points against the medium-small ones.
Inzaghi warns his team: "Fiorentina are in great shape, we'll need our best version"
“We arrive with a great desire to do well in front of our fans – explained Inzaghi -. We find a fit and motivated team, which is doing well in Europe and in the Italian Cup, they are doing great things, especially in recent times: we will need the best Inter. We know that we will find a valuable and healthy opponent, with players who are comfortable in every position on the pitch, it will be very important to have the right motivations, to make an extra run for the teammate, to be aware of our opponent's strength. Unfortunately we have lost some important players, but it is useless to think about the past: what matters most is the match against Fiorentina".
Inter – Fiorentina, the formations: Inzaghi without Calhanoglu, Skriniar and Dimarco
The stop was used to recover Bastoni and Gosens, while Skriniar and Dimarco remained in the pits. The biggest problem, however, is Calhanoglu's injury, stopped during Turkey-Croatia due to a muscle strain in his adductor: the Turkish player will certainly miss Fiorentina, Juventus in the Italian Cup and Salernitana, with the hope of returning for the Champions League match against Benfica . Inzaghi will thus have to do without one of his loyalists, as well as one of the best players in the squad: Brozovic will take his place, in the hope that the condition will be much better than the one before the break. At San Siro we will see a 3-5-2 with Onana in goal, Darmian, Acerbi and Bastoni in defense, Dumfries, Barella, Brozovic, Mkhitaryan and Gosens in midfield, Lukaku and Correa in attack. The Italian will respond with the usual 4-3-3 with Terracciano in goal, Dodò, Milenkovic, Igor and Biraghi in the back, Bonaventura, Amrabat and Mandragora in the midfield, Ikoné, Cabral and Saponara in the offensive trident.
Juventus – Verona (20.45 pm, DAZN and Sky)
In the evening, attention will move to the Stadium, where Allegri's Juventus will host Zaffaroni's Verona. A match that would seem quite obvious, both for the value of the teams and for the respective state of form: if the bianconeri are returning from four consecutive victories between the championship and the cups, in fact, the Venetians have not collected the 3 points since last February 13th. But the matches after the break, as we know, often hide pitfalls for the big names, in the light of the many internationals around the world, furthermore, even if unconsciously, one's mind could already be turned to the match against Inter on Tuesday. To further complicate the eve, then, the rumors on the second strand of the Prisma investigation, which speak of a probable penalty for the salary affair, regardless of what will happen on April 19 in the appeal on the first sentence. But Juve has been living with this uncertainty for months and has been able to do it quite well, as demonstrated by a ranking that sees them just 7 points behind fourth place, as well as an important path both in the Europa League and in the Italian Cup. A success against Verona, thanks to Milan's complicated trip to Naples, could further shorten the standings, so it must be obtained at all costs, otherwise the regrets could be really big.
Allegri's recipe: "Let's win as much as possible, so that May is a wonderful month"
“You have to concentrate from game to game, you have to try to win to get back on track in the best possible way – thought Allegri -. Then after Verona we'll think about Inter, we can't distinguish the three competitions. For now we haven't done anything, we have the month of April which is very important, which could take us to May in the cup finals. Our goal is to consolidate the second place on the field that we have conquered and to improve on last year's points. A dangerous match awaits us, so we need to match them from a physical point of view: we need to switch after Milan and have new goals".
Juventus – Verona, the formations: Chiesa and Pogba not called up, Di Maria on the bench
Allegri must once again give up Chiesa and Pogba, both in the pits (there are not even hypotheses of recovery for the Frenchman), as well as the disqualified Rabiot and Paredes. On the other hand, however, there are the returns of Milik, Miretti, Alex Sandro and Di Maria, even if the latter only from the bench: it was announced by the coach himself in the conference, announcing an entry to the match in progress. Everything is ok for Kostic too, whose injury against Serbia turned out to be minor: the full-back, so far a true workaholic of the squad, will be on the pitch regularly. The Juventus 3-5-2 will thus see Szczesny in goal, Gatti, Bremer and Danilo in defense, De Sciglio, Fagioli, Locatelli, Barrenechea and Kostic in midfield, Kean and Vlahovic in attack. A very complicated mission for Verona, who will try with a 3-4-2-1 with Montipò between the posts, Dawidowicz, Hien and Magnani in the back, Faraoni, Tameze, Duda and Depaoli in the midfield, Ngonge and Lasagna behind the single tip Gaich.
