Now it's up to Juventus and Napoli. The victories of Rome, Lazio and Fiorentina, combined with those of Milan, Inter and Atalanta on Saturday, mean that the big names are all in full loot, which is why the bianconeri and azzurri cannot be wrong. It won't be an easy mid-August for them, given that Sassuolo and Verona promise battle, but the counting of points has already started inexorably and nobody wants to fall behind. Sunday in the championship did not give away twists, at least in terms of results: Fiorentina and Lazio, in fact, had a much harder time than expected to beat Cremonese (3-2 with a final save from Radu) and Bologna (2-1 after remaining in 10 players due to the expulsion of Maximiano ). The most brilliant success is instead that of Mourinho's Rome, because Salerno's 1-0 is undoubtedly tight for her, as demonstrated by the numerous goalscorings failed by Zaniolo, Dybala and company, before the decisive goal by Cristante (34 ') which was worth 3 golden points.
Juventus-Sassuolo (20 pm, Dazn). Allegrai wand i of him: "I see too many triumphalisms, here we are all in discussion"
There is great anticipation for Juventus' seasonal debut and the weekend's results, if possible, have only increased it. The match against Sassuolo is the exam that everyone is waiting for to understand if the Lady, after the summer restyling, can seriously return to compete for the Scudetto, or if the road is still long. In this sense, the market tells us that the picture is not complete, as demonstrated by the work in progress to get to Depay (from Spain they tell of an imminent agreement) and Paredes (here everything depends on the transfers of Rabiot and Arthur), in the meantime, however, the bianconeri must make a virtue of necessity and bring home the first 3 season points. “We are Juventus and we have a duty to aim to win, but I see too many triumphalisms and I don't like this, we must know that it will be difficult and change our attitude – growled Allegri -. Only in this way, one step at a time, can we close the gap with the Milanese. We have to work on our attitude, because we didn't win a tackle or an aerial duel against Atletico Madrid. No one gives us anything, here we are all in discussion…”. Vitriolic words of a technician under pressure, aware that this year the tolerance towards him will be very different from last year: the results will be decisive for everyone, but he is undoubtedly the special observer.
Juventus-Sassuolo, the formations. Allegri, in an emergency, focuses on Di Maria and Vlahovic
Allegri hoped to be able to count on an almost complete squad for this debut, but instead he will have to do without very important players such as Pogba e Szczesny, as well as the suspended Kean and Rabiot. In any case, the anti-Sassuolo eleven will still be respectable, for a 4-4-1-1 with Perin in goal, Danilo, Bonucci, Bremer and De Sciglio in defense, Cuadrado, Zakaria, Locatelli and McKennie in midfield, Di Maria behind the lone striker Vlahovic. Problems also for Dionisi, who after the bad elimination from the Italian Cup by Modena will seek redemption without Traoré, Maxime Lopez (suspended) and, above all, with Raspadori on the bench, evidently too much distracted by market rumours. The neroverde 4-3-3 will thus see Consigli between the posts, Muldur, Erlic, Ferrari and Kyriakopoulos in the back, Frattesi, Henrique and Thorstvedt in the midfield, Berardi, Pinamonti and Ceide in attack.
Verona-Naples (18 pm, Dazn). Spalletti puts his hands forward: "A new cycle begins, I don't insure anything"
The other challenge of the day is that of the Bentegodi, where a very interesting Verona-Napoli will be staged. The spotlights are inevitably on the Azzurri, called to start strong to put an end to a very complicated summer, the result of a transfer market that has literally overturned Spalletti's squad. The farewells of Koulibaly, Insigne, Mertens, Ospina and, most likely, Fabian Ruiz, have not been digested by the square, even if now De Laurentiis it is moving significantly. In addition to Kim, Kvaratskhelia and Simeone, high caliber elements such as Keylor Navas, Raspadori and Ndombele could arrive, yet the widespread feeling is that Napoli has undergone a significant downsizing and Spalletti, in his first conference of the season, has done nothing to dispel it. "If we talk about Naples, ambitions are always high, given that we have a city behind us that deserves it, then the idea that I am the one to lay the foundations for the coming years is a responsibility that I gladly take on and that stimulates me a lot - the thought of the blue coach -. But then I can't assure anything and it is clear that you play to collect the maximum available, as they always say…”. In short, his Napoli 2.0 is still to be evaluated, but a victory in Verona would help a lot to look to the future with more serenity, making even the transfer market end less anxious.
Verona-Naples, the formations. Spalletti, waiting for the market, relies on the survivors
It will be a Naples old fashioned what we will see tonight, except for Kim and Kvaratskhelia, now available for weeks. Spalletti hopes to be able to embrace other new signings soon, in the meantime he is betting on 9/11 already present last season, for a 4-3-3 made up of Meret in goal, Di Lorenzo, Rrahmani, Kim and Mario Rui in defense, Anguissa, Lobotka and Zielinski in midfield, Lozano, Osimhen and Kvaratskhelia in attack. Various news also for Cioffi, his first in Serie A on the Verona bench after the bad defeat in the Coppa Italia against Bari. The coach, forced to do less than the suspended Veloso and Ceccherini and with Barak left on the bench waiting to clarify the his future will focus on a 3-5-2 with Montipò in goal, Dawidowicz, Gunter and Coppola in the back, Faraoni, Tameze, Hongla, Ilic and Lazovic in the midfield, Lasagna and Henry as an offensive pair.
