The proof of 9 and not just for the "usual" Icardi case. For Inter, the away match in Florence (20.30 pm) could represent the real turning point of the season, in one sense or another. Winning would certify the newfound strength of a group cemented after the exclusion of the now ex captain, a draw or worse, losing instead would create numerous problems. First of all in the standings: Milan and Roma are pressing and exiting the Franchi without points would effectively wipe out the advantage accumulated in recent months. And then, inevitably, we'd go back to talking about Icardi and his situation, the fact that Inter can't do without him, etc. etc. In short, Spalletti would gladly avoid all of this and therefore goes to hunting for a victory that would be above all his, as an advocate (together with the club) of the now well-known locker room decisions. “I wouldn't put it on this level, but on a continuity of attitude for the ambition of always playing more quality matches – retorted the Nerazzurri coach. – È difficult for a team like Inter to depend on a solo soccer player. If that were the case, it wouldn't be a level team, there are other players who make the difference within Inter and allow you to have an important ranking. There's no doubt that the team has done better in this period and fixed some things that haven't been very successful lately, but as we have seen, the margin of advantage has narrowed and if you don't win the others will get closer. So we have to win".
Location clear, which certifies how the club is convinced it can continue even without Icardi, as it has been for three games now. Even at the Franchi the Argentine will not be there, as well as the "usual" vrsaljko and Keita Balde but Spalletti is of little interest to this, at least for now. So his 4-2-3-1 will not change Handanovic in goal, D'Ambrosio, De Free, Skriniar e Asamoah in defense, Vecino and Brozovic in midfield, Politano, Nainggolan and Perisic in the frontline, Lautaro Martinez in attack. Fiorentina also want to win: a good chunk of the Europa League dream passes from this challenge, especially since next week there will be a direct match against Turin. Pioli will try relying on a 4-3-2-1 who will see lafont between the poles, Laurini, Milenkovic, Vitor Hugo and Biraghi in the back department, Benassi, Edimilson e Veretout in the median, Chiesa and Gerson supporting Muriel, preferred again to the cholito Simeon. A match that takes on even greater value after the results of the advances, which saw Milan and Roma win and get dangerously close to Inter, whose margin on fifth place (therefore out of the Champions League) is only two points. All in all, a predictable scenario given that Empoli and Frosinone, at least on paper, did not represent major obstacles for the Rossoneri and Giallorossi. However, the field said something else, especially for Di Francesco's team, forced to jump through hoops to conquer the Stirpe and avoid a sensational, as well as very heavy, flop. In fact, the match was decided by a goal by Dzeko in the 95th minute, a few seconds before the referee whistled the end and sent a 2-2 as surprising as it was unexpected. That it wouldn't have been an easy evening for Roma, yes è already understood in the 5th minute when Ciano, taking advantage of a double mistake by Nzonzi and Olsen, ha portto Frosinone took the lead with an apparently unpretentious shot that turned out to be lethal. Never Giallorossi, as often happened in the season, know how to alternate blackouts with moments of absolute light and when the latter arrive, you know, it's pain for everyone.
The latest demonstration took place yesterday between 30' and 32': 72 seconds fa battle that led first to a draw by Dzeko and then to overtaking Pellegrini. The ups and downs are a bad thing (or a good thing, depending on your point of view) that Di Francesco just can't solve, with the result that the matches, with exceptions, are never really closed. And so in the 80' the former interista Pinamonti, entered a few minutes before, he found the equalizer, causing Stirpe to explode and leaving Roma dazed in the face of their own naivety. But the strength of a team is also that of not giving up on difficulties and win the so-called matches "dirty", the ones you take home only with individual episodes and plays. The shot in question is there'has still found Dzeko, very cold in finalizing a verticalization on the De Rossi-El Shaarawy axis which put him alone in front of the goalkeeper. Impossible opportunity to miss, therefore 3-2 Roma and a sigh of relief as big as a house for Di Francesco, who went in a few moments from a minus 4 from fourth place to a close view even on the third. “We know how to score goals, but we also concede a lot: this is our main flaw – the analysis of the Giallorossi coach. - I prefer a different performance when you win: there were difficult conditions like too much wind. We made many, too many technical mistakes and we took risks. The good news is that we wanted to win it until the end and we succeeded". The ball now passes to Inter: they will be the ones to tell us if the Champions League fight is reduced only to last place or if, sensationally, it can be considered open in all respects.
