“Heart, head and legs, in this precise order”. Here is Antonio Conte's recipe for beating Cagliari, but above all for taking the decisive step towards the Scudetto. Juventus (who arrived in Trieste last night) feel the fulfillment of the Dream is really close, but at the same time the tension is growing, as admitted by his coach yesterday in the press conference: “The boys are ready, they are very convinced, prepared, they know it is an important, historic moment that could put us in the annals of Juventus. So I don't feel like I have to do something extraordinary to motivate them, on the contrary maybe I need to calm the situation down a bit and keep them in check, more relaxed”.
Yes, because if Conte has played many of these matches, it is not the same for most of the black and white squad, who are experiencing a very important and perhaps unexpected vigil, at least at the beginning of the season: "Maybe no one imagined living so soon such important vigils and full of meanings, so we have to enjoy the moment. What matters right now is the present and the present says that we have the opportunity to do something super extraordinary ”. In short, feet on the ground, enthusiasm and concentration, trying to forget the misstep against Lecce: “Wednesday night we hardly slept, except with the use of drops, because between adrenaline and everything that had happened, it wasn't easy to fall asleep. But football, like life, teaches that 'adda passes 'a nuttata', after which you have to look ahead. For us it means finding ourselves one point ahead in Milan, with two games to go. I'd say it's nice to look ahead."
Closure dedicated to Milan and Galliani, who this week returned to the mother of all controversies, Muntari's ghost goal: “Does he say he has that image as the wallpaper on his mobile phone? I, on the other hand, have a photo of my daughter, whose name is Vittoria, by the way…”. As far as training is concerned, the usual doubts remain: 3-5-2 or 4-3-3? Conte seems oriented towards confirming the former, lately the trusted game system, but Pepe's return (“He's 100% recovered”) could also push him towards the attacking trident.
POSSIBLE FORMATIONS
Cagliari (4-3-1-2): Agazzi; Perico, Canini, Astori, Pisano; Ekdal, Conti, Nainggolan; Cossu; Pinilla, Thiago Ribeiro.
On the bench: Avramov, Ariaudo, Gozzi, Bovi, Larrivey, Ibarbo, Nenè.
Trainer: Massimo Ficcadenti.
Unavailable: Eriksson, Dessena, Rui Sampaio, El Kabir.
Disqualified: Augustine.
Juventus (3-5-2): Buffon; Barzagli, Bonucci, Chiellini; Lichtsteiner, Vidal, Pirlo, Marchisio, Pepe; Matri, Vucinic.
On the bench: Storari, Caceres, Estigarribia, Giaccarini, Del Piero, Quagliarella, Borriello.
Trainer: Antonio Conte.
Unavailable: DeCeglie.
Disqualified: nobody.
Referee: Daniele Orsato (Schio). Assistants: Manganelli – Padovan.
