Let's start with a consideration: if Juventus take the field tonight with the same grit as their coach, there will be no escape for Catania. Those who expected a step back from Parma's outburst were disappointed. Antonio Conte didn't give up an inch and responded with a hard face to all those who attacked him.
The first barb was for Claudio Ranieri: “Does he hope that my words don't end up influencing the referees? But then he believes that there really are conditioning?! I would have expected someone to say: 'In my opinion it's not like that, the referees are good', full stop. But to say: 'Let's hope that those who raise their voice don't condition' means that in someone's heart one thinks that one can be influenced. In the end, his sentences create further discussions… ”.
This would already be enough to stir up controversy, but the Juventus coach didn't stop there. Pietro Lo Monaco, CEO of Catania and Roberto Donadoni, coach of Parma also entered his very personal crosshairs: "I think I don't have to learn anything from these people in terms of style and eleganceI say this very calmly. Everyone has their own way of doing things, everyone has their own way of being and if I've been inelegant, it means that I'll try to go to etiquette lessons to better deal with some situations…”.
So endless controversy, also fueled by the club, which officially supported the coach on Thursday evening with a statement on its website. But now the time has come to move beyond the discussions, because tonight there is a game that is anything but easy. Juve are having a good moment from the point of view of the game, but are struggling tremendously to materialize. In the last two games, the bianconeri have been left without a goal and the blame cannot be placed only on the referees.
To return to inflating the net, Conte seems oriented to dust off the 4-3-3, recently abandoned in favor of the 3-5-2. The novelty is represented by the recovery of Simone Pepe, who should start from the first minute, while in midfield there is a Padoin-Jaciarini ballot to replace the suspended Vidal.
POSSIBLE FORMATIONS
Juventus (4-3-3): Buffon; Caceres, Barzagli, Chiellini, De Ceglie; Padoin, Pirlo, Marchisio; Pepe, Borriello, Vucinic.
Trainer: Antonio Conte
On the bench: Storari, Bonucci, Lichtsteiner, Giaccarini, Del Piero, Quaglierella, Matri.
Unavailable: Brown. Suspended: Vidal.
Catania (4-3-3): Kosicky; Motta, Legrottaglie, Spolli, Marquis; Izco, Lodi, Almiron; Gomez, Bergessio, Barrientos. Coach: Vincenzo Montella On the bench: Carrizo, Bellusci, Biagianti, Seymour, Ricchiuti, Ebagua, Catellani.
Unavailable: Capuano, Suazo, Campagnolo, Texeira, Potenza.
Disqualified: no
Referee: Christian Brighi of Cesena. Assistants: Tonolini – Barbirati Fourth man: Gava
