Inter-Verona and Cagliari-Juventus, the race begins again. The Nerazzurri and the Bianconeri are back on the pitch less than a week after the direct clash at the Stadium, which saw Inzaghi prevail with a short face, albeit in the midst of a veritable sea of controversy. The 0-1 signed by Calhanoglu, combined with Milan's draw with Bologna, has relaunched Inter in key Scudetto and, at the same time, forced Allegri to raise the white flag: today's races, in this sense, will be very important and indicative, because they will tell us if last Sunday's indications were true or the result of chance.
Inter-Verona (18 pm, Dazn)
Inzaghi charges: "We can win them all"
The most important match thus becomes that of San Siro, with the Nerazzurri called to beat Verona to put further pressure in Milan and Naples. Three points, in fact, would be worth minus 1 over the Rossoneri and the connection to the Azzurri, all with the Bologna match still to be recovered, which is why they would have enormous value, given that they would eliminate the rivals' margin of error. Watch out for Tudor's team though, already capable of asserting himself in the home of the greats, as demonstrated by the draws obtained at Maradona and at the Olimpico. “In Turin we obtained a very important victory from all points of view – thought Inzaghi -. We succeeded against a very strong team, in a direct confrontation, this allows us to stick to the first and to play this season finale in the best way. The one against Verona will be a very important challenge for us and it will be difficult, because we will find an opponent of great intensity and with excellent players, we will have to be good and play like a real Inter. I think the boys have all it takes to win them all between now and the end."
Inter-Verona: the formations
Two changes compared to Turin: the return of De Vrij from the first minute and the disqualification of Lautaro Martinez, which will force Inzaghi to review the attack. Everything else is confirmed, also because the coach, after the Dutchman's and Brozovic's recoveries, has practically the entire squad at his disposal, which can represent a great advantage in this final rush. The Nerazzurri 3-5-2, facing 60 at San Siro, will thus see Handanovic in goal, Skriniar, De Vrij and Bastoni (but watch out for Dimarco, who could give him a rest shift) in defense, Dumfries, Barella, Brozovic, Calhanoglu and Perisic in midfield , Dzeko and Correa in attack, even if Sanchez hasn't lost hope of a starting shirt yet. Tudor's great doubt instead concerns Barak, knocked out by an intestinal virus: if the Czech makes it (more no than yes) he will play, otherwise the coach will rely on one between Bessa and Lasagna. The yellow and blue 3-4-2-1 will thus see Montipò between the posts, Casale, Gunter and Ceccherini in the back department, Faraoni, Tameze, Ilic and Lazovic in the midfield, Bessa and Caprari behind the lone striker Simeone.
Cagliari-Juventus (20.45 Dazn and Sky Sport)
Allegri: "We have to go to the Champions League"
Milan will be the scene of an important challenge, but also Cagliari is no joke. Indeed, compared to Inter-Verona, delicate especially for the hosts, here they are heavy points up for grabs both for Juve and for the Sardinians, which makes the match rather uncertain. Of course, the bianconeri have an enormously superior technical caliber, furthermore Cagliari seen in Udine certainly did not give the feeling of being healthy, but teams with water in their throats, as we know, can become very dangerous, as confirmed by the same Allegri, ex never forgotten, at the press conference. “Playing in Cagliari is always difficult, it is a physical team that comes from a bad defeat suffered in Udine – his warning -. In my opinion, it's going to be a bad game technically, we have to be aware of this and know that for us the result counts above all, Roma are five points away but there are still many games to go. We must not lose sight of our goal, which is to enter the top four: for this we will have to be much more precise in front of goal, we are missing goals and this is not good, now we can't joke anymore".
Cagliari-Juventus: the formations
After several weeks of waiting, Bonucci could see himself again from the first minute, even if Allegri is likely to make him start again from the bench. The coach then has to give up the disqualified Morata, which is why he will set aside the 4-2-3-1 seen against Inter to return to the 4-4-2 from some time ago. In Sardinia, therefore, we will see Juve with Szczesny in goal, Danilo, De Ligt, Chiellini and Pellegrini in defense, Cuadrado, Zakaria, Arthur and Rabiot in midfield, Dybala and Vlahovic in attack. Mazzarri, returning from four straight losses (the last, very heavy, in Udine), will try to reverse the trend relying on a 3-5-2 with Cragno between the posts, Goldaniga, Lovato and Carboni in the back, Bellanova, Deiola, Marin, Dalbert and Lykogiannis in the middle , Joao Pedro and Pavoletti offensive duo, with Keita and Pereiro ready to take over in the second half.
