The Scudetto and the Champions League pass through here. The 31st day immediately offers emotions with an absolutely unmissable Saturday: Juventus-Milan (18 pm) and Sampdoria-Roma (20.30) they can decide an entire season. It is like this for everyone, starting with Allegri who now sees the eighth consecutive championship at hand, the fifth under his management, but also for Gattuso and Ranieri, called to react so as not to risk missing the Champions League train. In short, at 23pm nothing will be the same again and it is clear that this Saturday will have many interested spectators: Inter, Atalanta, Lazio and Turin, but also a Napoli now resigned to finishing second yet decided at least to postpone the party of rivals. “When we win the Scudetto we will have to celebrate, we are doing something extraordinary – Allegri's words. – But this weekend will not be decisive, until the match against Fiorentina we will have to be ready, it will be 15 intense days”. Obviously, the reference is not only to a tricolor that has already been won but to the double challenge with Ajax, now in the finishing straight. Everything at Juve is aimed at the Champions League, starting with the recovery of the injured, Ronaldo in the first place.
"He's doing better, there are some good signs 5 days after the match – he continued the black and white coach. – He is doing everything to be there and we hope he is available. But now we have to think about Milan, with them it is always one challenge balanced it's difficult. It will be one evening stimulant, that there will prepare to the best for the Champions League”. The one that, next year, they would also like to play near Via Aldo Rossi and that Gattuso wants to achieve at all costs. Whether to participate too or leave it to someone else we will only know in the future, but in the meantime the Rossoneri coach he knows he has reached the point of no return: either he goes back to the right direction or the goal will be wrecked in a sea of controversy. "I say it for the last time: between me and Leonard there is no problem, we want both Milan in the Champions League - speech at the press conference. - We have to think about the present, dopo the derby we're struggling, we can't more to win games. This with Juve comes perfectly: if we do a great performance we can have something more from the point of view of morale ".
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However, the argument also applies in the opposite sense, given that losing could mean leaving the Champions area, barring other slips by the opponents. Hiding behind the objective difficulty of this away match at Juve would be easy but Gattuso, just like when he played, doesn't like to lower his head. “Call it a business or whatever you want, I only know that it can be won – he reiterated. - There are players who, up until a few weeks ago, were doing incredible things and who are now making a lot of mistakes, also due to nervousness. Turin will need desire and personality and tactical attention: in short, everything…”. In terms of formations, neither of them is at its best: Juve must give up a good number of injured players and think about Ajax, Milan must do without two fundamental players such as package and Donnarumma. Allegri will choose a 4-3-3 with Szczesny in goal, Cancelo, Bonucci, Rugani and Alex Sandro in defence, Emre Can, Pjanic and Bentancur in midfield, Bernardeschi, Kean and Mandzukic in attack. The same game system also for Gattuso, who after the playmaker's experiment on Tuesday (shipwrecked mainly due to the injury of package), he will return to the old ways with Reina between the posts, Calabria, Musacchio, Romagnoli and Rodriguez in the back department, Kessié, Bakayoko and Calhanoglu in the midfield, Suso, Piatek and Castillejo in the offensive trident.
In the evening then, following the result of the archived Stadium, it will be Roma's turn, engaged in Marassi's treacherous away game against Sampdoria. Ranieri obviously hopes for a favor from Juve, aware however that, if he arrives, it would then be necessary to win the 3 points. Something that, since he sat on the Giallorossi bench, he has only managed once, against two defeats and a draw. Just Wednesday's 2-2 with Fiorentina, however, gives the environment a little confidence, called to compact to attempt a Champions comeback, however possible, at least to look at the ranking. “That race gave us a good injection of confidence, but I want confirmation in Genoa – he replied Sor Claudius. - I see that the point may seem insufficient, but a draw with an improving performance makes it clear that the boys are physically there, it's the head that makes you feel tired or not positive. Having reassembled twice means having done a lot of mental work, I'm happy about it".
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Now, however, more is needed and getting him at Sampdoria won't be easy at all, although the defeat in Turin has somewhat reduced the Sampdoria's ambitions. Ranieri will confirm Wednesday's 4-2-3-1, albeit with some inevitable change of men. In goal, however, there will still be Mirante, now preferred to highly criticised Olsen, otherwise Karsdorp, Manolas, Fazio and Kolarov in defense, De Rossi and Nzonzi in midfield, Zaniolo, Pellegrini and Kluivert in the frontline, Schick in attack. Classic 4-3-1-2 also for Giampaolo, who will respond with audero between the posts, Sala, Andersen, Colley and Murru in the back department, Vieira, Praet and Linetty in the midfield, Saponara behind the offensive duo made up of Quagliarella and Seagulls.
