May the best man win. Inter and Juventus are ready for the first face-off of the season, obviously eagerly awaited by all football fans, without exception. At stake, in fact, there is not only the first place in the standings but also the eternal class struggle between two very distant teams in terms of mentality and history, from every point of view. The two coaches, as different as day and night, take care of further exacerbating the rivalry: gritty and "Trapattonian" Conte, idealistic and "Sacchiano" Sarri.
In any case, the 80s have passed and today the philosophical supremacy of Italian football is not at stake, but a first place as partial as one wants, yet still important. Should Inter win, here are the points advantage over Juventus they would rise to 5, vice versa the bianconeri would take back the lead in the championship, just as per the summer forecasts.
“I expect a match between two teams that are at the top of the table, teams that have done better than the others up to now – Conte's analysis. – We will see the true values later, later we will know what we are worth and our ambitions, we must have the desire and the courage to play such matches". “There are still 31 games to play and talking about the Scudetto fight now is a gross mistake – he retorted Sarri. – Right now it's important to confirm the growth and ability to play big games, leaving San Siro with a good performance. If with 93 points up for grabs you think of fixing a ranking at the beginning of October, I think it's a mistake. It's a game open to all solutions."
The day before, perhaps because watered down by Championswas quieter than usual, at least at Juve. Tale instead he has to deal with the first Derby d'Italia with reversed shirts, an unusual scenario for him and evidently a proponent of controversy. Some fans, for one thing, have launched a petition to remove his star from the Stadium, an idea which, of course, sent him into a rage.
"I'm sorry that Agnelli intervened, in doing so he gave importance to a boorish and vulgar initiative – growled the Nerazzurri coach. – It is an ignorant thing, devoid of teaching and values: I don't even want to comment on it". Better to focus on the field then, and on a match that promises to be decidedly spectacular.
Inter will face him with the usual 3-5-2, so Handanovic in goal, Godin, De Vrij and Skriniar in defence, D'Ambrosio, Barella, Brozovic, Sensi and Asamoah in midfield, Lautaro Martinez and Lukaku in attack. Ordinance game system also for Sarri, who has resolved the last doubts by virtue of a 4-3-1-2 that will see Szczesny between the posts, Cuadrado, Bonucci, De Ligt and Alex Sandro in the back department, Khedira, Pjanic and Matuidi at halfback, Ramsey behind the offensive pair consisting of Higuain and Ronaldo. The referee of the challenge will be Rocchi, called upon to conduct the best in front of a sold out San Siro in every order of place, complete with a box-office record (6,5 million) and over 200 connected countries. Impressive numbers, just like the expectations on this Inter-Juventus by Conte-Sarri. An unmissable event, in every sense.
