Everything like before. The highly anticipated big match between Juventus e Inter ended with a draw interlocutory, which leaves the Scudetto scenarios substantially unchanged. L'1-1 final doesn't displease anyone: the Nerazzurri remain at the top despite the treacherous trip to Turin, the Bianconeri remain in full swing, Milan e Naples they earn two points on both. In short, the glass is half full, also because the fear of losing proved to be greater than the desire to win. To complete Sunday the Rome by Mourinho, jumped in fifth place (3 points from the Champions League) thanks to the success against Udinese.
Juventus – Inter 1-1, Lautaro responds to Vlahovic and leaves the Scudetto race unchanged
Let's start immediately by saying that there were no refereeing controversies, which says a lot about the unusually "soft" atmosphere of this 250th Italian Derby. The result reflects what was seen on the pitch, between two teams who tried to hurt themselves especially in the first half, and then passed the second to cancel each other out. The weight of the stakes was very high and ended up influencing the show, even if the beginning was very promising.
Allegri tried to surprise Inzaghi deploying Nicolussi Caviglia in the control room, but above all focusing on the desire for revenge Vlahovic. A gamble won because the Serbian, without a goal since 16 September, took to the field with the right anger, finding the goal in the 27th minute with a right-footed shot assisted by Chiesa. There, however, the Lady made the serious mistake of losing some distance, perhaps inebriated by the momentary overtaking in the rankings and theInter he immediately took advantage of it, finding the verticalization that triggered the Thu-La: assist from Thuram (in front of father Lilian) and winning strike from Lautaro, increasingly top scorer of the tournament (33').
The "technical" emotions, in fact, ended there, because the rest of the match was based above all on competitive spirit, albeit in an atmosphere of great fairness. Square, once much booed at the Stadium, tried to mix things up a bit at the end, but Szczesny and Sommer experienced the second half as privileged spectators, ending up certifying a draw that suits both of them.
Allegri: "It was important not to lose, but we conceded a foolish goal..."
" team put in a good performance and it wasn't easy, Juve hadn't played for first place in the table for three years - theAllegri's analysis -. We conceded a foolish goal 5' from Vlahovic's goal, we should have done better: Lautaro was good, but we should have fouled first. Staying two points behind Inter is a good achievement, more than winning it was important not to lose, this gives you a different awareness to continue growing, while defeat could have hurt us. I also haven't played a match for the top of the table in a long time, the boys did well, but we can improve. The objective remains to enter the top four, in the meantime we have maintained a 9-point lead over fifth."
Inzaghi: “We dominated in dribbling, but we'll take this draw”
“The way it came we'll take this draw against a team that is very good at defending – the reply of Inzaghi -. We remained focused and did well to equalize with a great play, even if we did something wrong when they scored. In the second half we haven't created much, but given how the match was going we'll take this draw, even if I certainly wouldn't have signed on the eve of it. The team did what they had to do, last year in an identical match we ended up losing. It's not easy to play against this Juventus team who defend very well, but we came to Turin to master the game and the rhythm, furthermore the boys did well to stay clear after conceding the goal."
Roma – Udinese 3-1, Mourinho rises to fifth place: “Now to attack the Champions League”
Heavy victory also for Roma, who quietly reached fifth place alone, just 3 points behind fourth-placed Napoli. The Giallorossi are confirmed to be sensitive toOlympic effect, which has brought 16 of the 21 points collected so far, especially in the final minutes: and so, after the successes against Monza and Lecce (to which we must also add Belotti's draw against Salernitana), here is the one against Udinese, also if this time with a pinch less tension. The Dybala's 2-1 goal, in fact, he only reached the 81st minute, nothing compared to the aforementioned worries, but still enough to breathe a nice sigh of relief. Cioffi's Friulians had managed to equalize at the beginning of the second half with Thauvin (57'), canceling the advantage of Mancini (20') and scaring Roma, at least until Mourinho's substitutions. The arrivals of El Shaarawy and Azmoun had shaken the team, even if the decisive action was then signed by the usual Lukaku and Dybala, the first with the assist, the second with the winning left foot (81'). At 90' El Shaarawy, just so as not to lose good habits, he signed the third and definitive goal, kickstarting the celebrations at the Olimpico and the Giallorossi's Champions League ambitions.
“The match had become complicated, but fortunately and creditably the reaction was very strong – commented by Mourinho -. This time I had the players on the bench to change the game, sometimes you can lose points in games of this type, when the opponent is in difficulty you have to go for the jugular and finish the story, we didn't do that. We are still a team of ups and downs, sometimes I am surprised by positive aspects and other negatives, but if Renato Sanches recovers and Smalling comes back strong in January, we will forcefully attack the Champions League".
