Napoli continues the party, there Juventus rises to second place. The 34th day, after the luxury advances on Saturday, continued yesterday with the victories of the Azzurri and Bianconeri, even if only the latter really moves the standings. Spalletti's success against Fiorentina, in fact, served above all to kick off an evening of celebrations which, moreover, would have started regardless, while the one achieved by Allegri in Bergamo marks one shock not recently in the Champions League area, at this point much more defined than a few hours ago.
Atalanta - Juventus 0-2, Iling and Vlahovic decide, who then silences the racist chants (and is booked)
Yes, because the 2-0 over Atalanta, in addition to keeping the pursuers at a safe distance, brings back the Lady in second place in the standings at the expense of Lazio, putting a sort of mortgage on qualification for the next Champions League. Of course, a lot will depend on the next stages of sports justice (and here, for the avoidance of doubt, it's not a good story), but the team shouldn't think about it and continue to do its duty on the pitch. Yesterday he did it quite well against a fierce Atalanta determined to gamble for the remaining hopes of the Champions League, suffering the right amount (and that's nothing new) and making the most of the opportunities they had (this isn't either). It was up to him to decide Iling Junior, one of the most interesting babies to emerge from the nursery, lined up by Allegri to let Kostic rest: a winning move, because the boy was able to make the most of the chance he had. It was then to close the match Vlahovic, for a long time targeted by the Atalanta curve with horrible racist chants: the Serbian, after Doveri had suspended the game for a minute (obtaining the end of the insults), took his revenge by piercing Sportiello with a big left foot under the crossbar, for then exult with his hands to his ear under the offending sector (and here the admonition was triggered).
Allegri: “Important and difficult victory. Vlakhovic? Ugly choirs, whoever is responsible will take care of it”
“We won an important and difficult match against a strong Atalanta team, we hadn't won away from 19 March – the satisfied comment from Allegri – The boys were good in their behavior on the pitch because they didn't waste nervous energy and we have to keep working on this. The chants against Vlahovic? Unfortunately these are bad moments and they're not good, you have to try to ignore them even if it's not easy. But in any case, those in charge must think about these things, not us ".
Gasperini: "Racism must be fought, but it must not be confused with other insults"
“I absolutely condemn the chants to Vlahovic – he replied Gasperini -, but Pasalic and Djimsiti play in Atalanta, Ilicic, Sutalo and many players of that ethnic group have played and things need to be differentiated: sometimes there are insults for other things, racism is a very serious matter and shouldn't be confused. The insult is also when they say son of a ... or piece of a m ..., racism would be aimed at many players who are here, but it is not like that".
Naples - Fiorentina 1-0, Osimhen on penalty (after missing one) unleashes the party
A decidedly more relaxed climate at Maradona, where the fresh Napoli champion of Italy he enjoyed the embrace of his people. An evening of great celebration, the umpteenth since Thursday, testifying that this Scudetto will not be archived soon, but will remain in the memory of the fans and the city for a long time. The match against Fiorentina counted for relatively little, also considering that the Viola themselves have their heads on Thursday's Conference semi-final, and perhaps for this reason the result was a pleasant and entertaining match, between two long and attacking teams. In the end Napoli won with the usual Osimhen, scored from a penalty on the second attempt: yes, because a few minutes before Terracciano had hypnotized him again from the penalty spot, tarnishing his afternoon a bit. However, the Nigerian made up for it shortly after, erasing the shame and giving his people another 3 points, the umpteenth of this incredible championship tinged with blue.
Spalletti: "No problem with De Laurentiis" – Giuntoli scares the fans: "We'll think about the future later"
"I feel great joy for the happiness that we have given to the people of Naples, knowing that I have contributed to all this is a great satisfaction - he explained Spalletti -. Once again we played a game with passion and heart after two days in which we practically never slept, showing group mentality and strength. My future? There are no problems with De Laurentiis, the club has an option that it has exercised and warned me about, I thank you for this: there will be time to talk about everything”. More enigmatic, and it is no coincidence, Cristiano Giuntoli, for months at the top of Juventus' list for the role of sporting director. “I am very happy, in these days I have experienced a set of indescribable moments that I will always carry with me – the words of the blue manager – At the moment I am trying to achieve what extraordinary we have done, I want to enjoy it and then, calmly, we will think about the future. We've changed a lot of players and the team has always remained very competitive, so if I were Napoli fans I wouldn't be worried about the future, having a president like De Laurentiis." No mention of his figure, perhaps because the attentions of Juve (apparently he was offered a three-year contract at decidedly higher figures than the current ones) flatter him a lot and to deny them openly, albeit in a festive context, would be at least inappropriate.