For the Champions League and for the future. Different objectives remain for Inter and Milan between now and the end of the season: the Nerazzurri still believe in third place and will use the remaining 8 matchdays to try and reach it, while the Rossoneri, with no big ambitions for the table, will play above all for their coach , the confirmation of which is still in the balance and linked only to a possible final recovery. At pitch level, therefore, it is Inter who plays the most: the San Siro match against Turin (20.45 pm) can't go wrong for any reason, especially on the day of the Rome derby. “Let's hope that the Giallorossi lose points – sighed Mancini. – There are 8 games left and if we manage to win many then we will recover, I'm sure of it. Unfortunately we pay for the drop between January and February and we don't have much choice: we have to continue the trend of the last few weeks". In short, the Champions League dream remains alive, although the ball of the game is certainly in the hands of Roma, currently third in the standings with a 5-point lead (even over Fiorentina). “They come from many consecutive useful results, sooner or later they will lose something – continued Mancini. – But we have to think about Turin, against them there are never easy or banal matches. They are able to put everyone in difficulty, even if they haven't collected many points lately." The Nerazzurri, on the other hand, are doing well, both morally (2 wins and 1 draw in the last 3 games) and physically: apart from D'Ambrosio's injury, the coach from Jesi will have all the men in the squad at his disposal. At San Siro we will see the usual 4-2-3-1 with Handanovic in goal, Nagatomo, Miranda, Murillo and Telles in defence, Brozovic and Medel in midfield, Eder, Palacio and Perisic in the trocar behind the lone striker Icardi. Ventura, without the suspended Glik and the injured Immobile, will respond with the following 3-5-2: Padelli between the posts, Maksimovic, Jansson and Moretti in the back, Bruno Peres, Acquah, Gazzi, Baselli and Molinaro in the midfield, Belotti and Maxi Lopez up front.
But Sunday for the Milanese will begin in the afternoon, with Milan expected from the insidious away match at Atalanta (15 pm). A match which, as previously mentioned, does not seem to have particular implications for the Rossoneri in the standings: third place is now unattainable and Inter and Fiorentina also seem to be traveling at other speeds. The only real goal of the season left is the Coppa Italia final against Juve on 21 May, a date which, not surprisingly, has been circled in red by Silvio Berlusconi: that day, in fact, Sinisa Mihajlovic's fate will be decided. “I don't decide my future – confirmed the coach. – I understand the company and presidential needs well, winning a trophy would change the image of our season. However, he too knows well how it can't all depend on one game, the evaluations are made on the whole year”. That's why the Serbian doesn't want a drop in tension, starting with today's match against Atalanta. "In Italy there are no easy races, they put us in great difficulty in the first leg and we hope to repay them with the same coin". The usual 4-4-2 will be seen again in Bergamo, with the exception of the unavailable Alex and Kucka. In front of Donnarumma there will be Abate, Zapata, Romagnoli and Antonelli, De Sciglio (favorite over the injured Honda, however available), Montolivo, Bertolacci and Bonaventura in midfield, Bacca and Luiz Adriano in attack. Reja will respond with the following 4-2-3-1: Sportiello in goal, Masiello, Paletta, Stendardo and Dramè in the back, De Roon and Cigarini in the midfield, Raimondi, Diamanti and Gomez in the trocar behind the lone striker Pinilla.
