La Lazio is almost in the Champions League,Inter instead No.. THE biancocelesti win in Udine and climb to third place with 68 points, while i Nerazzurri they fall in Naples and slip to fourth at an altitude of 66, two more than fifth-placed Milan. There next day it becomes so absolutely decisive, both because then only one would be missing and for the scheduled matches: Juventus-Milan e Inter v Atalanta they are real play-offs, even if a lot will depend on what happens today in the Federal Court of Appeals. The day of the sentence on the capital gains case has arrived, with the bianconeri who will know their fate just before taking the field in Empoli. To complete this hot Monday, Mourinho's Roma will take care of it, engaged at the Olimpico against Salernitana.
Naples - Inter 3-1, Anguissa, Di Lorenzo and Gaetano tame the Nerazzurri in ten for almost an hour
THEInter by Inzaghi Stops so his streak of victories on the field of Napoli, calling into question the fourth place. Of course, the Nerazzurri will still have the night in Istanbul as an appendix, but it is clear that everyone would like to get there with qualification already in their pocket, also in order not to further burden an already very important appointment with him. Nothing is lost, God forbid, indeed Inter remain in an excellent position in the standings, however it is clear that Maradona's Ko complicates the plans a bit, making the challenge with Atalanta extremely gentle, moreover just 72 hours from the Italian Cup final with Fiorentina. The Nerazzurri knew it would be difficult to leave Naples with points, also because Inzaghi, in light of the many commitments, made a large turnover, while Spalletti was able to play with the starting lineup. Then he thought about giving a further blow to Inter's hopes Gagliardini, unfortunate in doing expel for a second yellow card in the 41st minute, thus leaving his teammates in 10 for more than one half. Despite this, the Nerazzurri managed to stay in the match, even reacting to Anguissa's goal (67') with Lukaku, ruthless in putting an assist from Dimarco (82') into the net. There, however, he rose to the chair By Lorenzo, amazing in finding the 2-1 with a screaming left foot, before the young Gaetano fixed the score at 3-1 in full stoppage time (94').
Spalletti announces his farewell: "If you can't give the piazza what it deserves..."
The Azzurri thus remain in the running to beat their points record, yet the climate is ruined by the Spalletti affair, whose goodbye it is almost certain. “The speech is now defined, it's not like you change your mind every day – underlined the blue coach -. He's a speech that comes from afar, being inside at work from morning to night one matures things, because this show has to be exhibited every game. If you are not convinced to give everything what a square like this deserves is right to reason, you do, you come to a conclusion and then you go straight. It's not like all this rained down on us…”.
Inzaghi: "It's a shame, we paid dearly for Gagliardini's naivety"
“There is great regret because we played a good first half, suffered justly without conceding too much to Napoli, unfortunately then we committed an ingenuity on the occasion of the expulsion and we paid dearly for it – theInzaghi's analysis -. I have nothing to reproach the boys for, it's normal that it's a defeat that slows us down but the team has shown that it's there, plus ten against the Italian champions. There's a bit of disappointment, we were coming from eight victories and when you draw in the 82nd minute, taking 2 1 doesn't fit: we had to bring it home, it would have been a very important point”.
Udinese – Lazio 0-1, Sarri is two points away from the Champions League: “It's not done yet. The rigor? There was also the expulsion”
La heavier victory of Sunday is certainly that of Lazio, who by conquering Udine put a foot and a half inside the next Champions League. With 4 points ahead of Milan two days from the end, in fact, very little is needed to close the games, moreover with a calendar that foresees Cremonese (already relegated) and Empoli (already safe) as the next commitments. In short, mission almost accomplished, also thanks to yesterday's 3 points, obtained at the end of an insidious challenge, in which Lazio grew from a distance. In the first half, perhaps due to the pressure, the Biancocelesti seemed contracted and blocked, but then in the second half they melted away and won a very delicate match, even if the rigor of Immobile (61') appeared very generous, not to mention non-existent (it is no coincidence that Marino, general manager of Udinese, thundered in front of the microphones after the match. In any case, Lazio took the 3 points and now theChampions goal, almost unthinkable at the start of the championship, it's really one step away. “We were playing a serious match in the first half as well, the team was short and compact with a good level of sacrifice – the thought of Sarri -. I told the lads that if we kept going like this we'd make the difference in the last 20 minutes and instead we did it right away. We need to score two points before going to the Champions League, it will be good to get them and then we'll think about the rest, otherwise we'll send a sick message to the team. Marino's words on the penalty? Since we are all biased, I tell you that it was also expulsion, because it was a clear goal opportunity".
Empoli – Juventus (20.45 pm, DAZN)
Bianconeri on the pitch in the evening, even if the most important match, as previously mentioned, will be played in the afternoon in the CAF offices. There Juve will face Empoli already knowing his fate, therefore he will know if he will go to Castellani to fight for Champions League points or not. Regardless, however, a victory is needed to avoid a bad impression and give the Juventus people a breather, grappling with one of the most difficult moments of recent years, both on the pitch (the elimination of Sevilla is just the umpteenth chapter of this troubled season) which, in fact, outside. Beating Empoli, moreover already safe, is the minimum wage and certainly does not seem to be an impossible mission, even if the effects of the sentence, in one sense or another, could change perspectives and motivations. To create further tensions, then, there are the criticisms of Massimiliano Allegri, forcefully returned to the crosshairs after Thursday: to challenge his methods, in addition to the increasingly numerous fans, even some players, Szczesny above all, who had pointed the finger at the too submissive tactical attitude of his teammates.
Allegri: “As far as I'm concerned, I'm staying 100%. Szczesny? After the games you should keep quiet”
"After the games you should be silent, inaccurate things can be said in the heat – replied the Juventus coach -. I don't know the exact words that Szczesny used, maybe he didn't know Italian well and made a mistake in using the terms. We on the field have to bring Juventus into the top four and go to the Champions League, then we can't decide what happens outside, we can only wait for the decisions of the others. I spoke with the property, I expressed my thoughts to him as I always do every year at the end of the season. Every day I compare myself with Calvo and Scanavino, but right now talking about the future makes no sense because we still have three important games. I have a two-year contract and I remain 100%, regarding my choice. Then I decide for myself, not for the others…”.
Empoli - Juventus, the formations: Danilo and Cuadrado disqualified, Vlahovic and Rabiot in doubt
In short, a game to win, even if certainly not with the team at the top. The suspensions of Danilo and Cuadrado and the need to give some rest to those who played in Seville (120 minutes of battle, regardless of the final) lead Happy to make turnover, leaving people like Vlahovic and Rabiot on the bench (at least initially). The his 3-5-2 thus he will see Szczesny in goal, Gatti, Bremer and Alex Sandro in defense, Barbieri, Locatelli, Paredes, Miretti and Kostic in midfield, Kean and Milik in attack. Zanetti, already safe for a week and therefore very serene, will abandon the usual 4-3-1-2 (the absences of Marin and Baldanzi are decisive) by virtue of a 4-2-3-1 with Vicario between the posts, Ebuehi, Ismajli, Luperto and Parisi in the back department, Grassi and Bandinelli in the midfield, Akpa Akpro, Fazzini and Cambiaghi behind the lone striker Caputo.
Rome – Salernitana (18.30 pm, DAZN)
Completely different climate in the other postponement of the day, where there is a great desire to celebrate both as regards the Roma that the Salernitana. The Giallorossi want celebrate the Europa League final in the best possible way achieved in the "battle" of Leverkusen, while the grenades, thanks to the defeat of Verona, are already mathematically safe and therefore can play without worrying about the result. Mourinho has now set his sights on the match in Budapest with Sevilla, but not for this can afford to snub the championship: if it is true that winning the Europa League, in fact, would take him directly to the Champions League, it is also true that losing it would leave him empty-handed: in short, it is better to be on the safe side, trying to win a game that is not easy anyway. In front there will be Salernitana by Paulo Sousa, literally reborn after the treatment of the Portuguese, who yielded the beauty of 11 positive results in 13 games: making a good impression at the Olimpico in the mathematical salvation round would be the ideal crowning, before planning the future in complete serenity.
Rome – Salernitana, the formations: big turnover for Mou, Sousa focuses on Dia
Leverkusen's great effort, combined with the usual long list of injured players (Spinazzola was added on Thursday), will force Mourinho to a large turnover a bit in all departments, at least at the beginning. His 3 4-2-1 he will thus see Svilar in goal, Ibanez, Smalling and Llorente in defense, Missori, Bove, Tahirovic and Zalewski in midfield, Dybala and Solbakken on the trocar, Belotti in attack. Same game system also for Sousa, who will respond with Ochoa in goal, Lovato, Gyomber and Pirola in the back, Mazzocchi, Coulibaly, Vilhena and Bradaric in the midfield, Candreva and Dia behind the lone striker Botheim.
