The last step before face to face. Juventus and Napoli are preparing to experience a Wednesday of passion, with the awareness that this, in one way or another, will affect Saturday's direct match. At best, of course, for them, they will win Bologna and Parma and they will find themselves at the Stadium with the same distance today, i.e. 3 points, vice versa, in the event of a misstep by one of the two, the scenarios will be very different. In short, the margin of error is practically zero and not only for the opponents in question, objectively much inferior to both teams.
“It is a match to be won, we have to get to the direct clash with Napoli leading by 3 points – confirmed Allegri – Bologna however comes from the victory against Roma and even before they had always played good games. He's an opponent who knows how to suffer, he has a good coach like Inzaghi but we have to win. I want to see the same mentality as Frosinone, woe to take the match with superficiality”.
A risk that is valid for everyone but not for the Lady, who has now accustomed us for 7 years to a performance without declines. Sure, it's better to reiterate the concept in order not to make mistakes, at least that's what Allegri thought, determined to arrive at Saturday's match with the spotless score of 6 victories (plus one in the Champions League), one of the best ever. Although this is a 3-point match just like the one with Napoli, it is inevitable that the coach manages his strength in the best possible way and therefore makes extensive use of turnover, with the exception of Ronaldo, the only untouchable in the squad.
“He's physically fine and then he won't be in the Champions League – explained the coach. – We are at the beginning of the championship, he needs to play and keep scoring. The same goes for Dybala, he too needs playing time". At the Stadium we will therefore see a 4-3-3 with Perin in goal (seasonal debut), Cuadrado, Bonucci, Benatia and Cancelo in defense, Bentancur, Pjanic and Matuidi in midfield, Dybala, Ronaldo and Bernardeschi in attack.
"It will be a game of great suffering but we have nothing to lose - Inzaghi's words - If that's why no one expected we could beat Roma, that's why I think the feat is possible". Superpippo knows that it will be very complicated to get out of the Stadium unscathed but he will try with a 3-5-2 with Skorupski in goal, De Maio, Danilo and Calabresi in the back, Mattiello, Dzemaili, Nagy, Svanberg and Dijks in the midfield to support the pair Okwonkwo-Santander Offensive.
Many kilometers further south, 911 to be precise (from stadium to stadium), Ancelotti's Napoli will take the field with the same objective as Juve, that is to win in order not to vary (unless there are surprises from Turin, of course) the distance in ranking. Showing up in Turin with a victory over Parma, the fifth in six games, would have a very important value, vice versa it would even be the role of the antagonist that would come back into discussion.
Ancelotti, who also avoided the pre-match conference yesterday, is aware of this and for this reason he will insist with the 4-4-2 formation of the last few weeks, net of the usual turnover, which has now become a pleasant habit. In defense, in front of Ospina's goal, space for Malcuit, Albiol, Koulibaly and Mario Rui, with Callejon, Allan, Fabian Ruiz and Zielinski in midfield and the Milik-Insigne duo in attack.
D'Aversa, author of a great championship so far that sees Parma in 10th place with 7 points (by far the best newly promoted team), will try to surprise again with the usual 4-3-3 with Sepe in goal, Gazzola , Bruno Alves, Gagliolo and Gobbi in the back department, Deiola, Stulac and Barillà in the midfield to support the offensive trident Ciciretti-Inglese-Gervinho.
