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Juve, ninth Scudetto in a row if they win in Udine tonight

Inter's draw with Fiorentina (0-0) offers Juve the opportunity to win their ninth consecutive Scudetto in advance (Sarri's first): three points are enough and tonight the bianconeri can win them if they conquer Udine – Goleada della Roma to the derelict Spal – Genoa wins the Lanterna derby

Juve, ninth Scudetto in a row if they win in Udine tonight

3 more points, then it will be the Scudetto. Inter's draw last night gives the Juve a greedy match point: in case of victory tonight in Udine (19.30 pm), in fact, the thirty-sixth Italian flag, the ninth in a row, will become reality. "In sport, the word 'close' means nothing: when you come close to scoring a goal, it doesn't mean you've done it," he warned, however. Sarri – We are missing 3 points for the Scudetto, we have to keep our heads in the games. Criticisms against me? I'm obviously on the f… to someone, but it doesn't matter. I respect opinions, but they interest me up to a certain point, I think I have more data to analyze the situation than those who speak…”.

The climate therefore, despite a success really close, is not exactly festive, which is why winning in Udine becomes even mandatory. The Juventus coach must give up the suspended Bonucci and the "usual" Chiellini, Khedira and De Sciglio, for the rest he will have everyone available and will be able to rely on a 4-3-3 with Szczesny in goal, Cuadrado, De Ligt, Rugani and Alex Sandro in defense, Bentancur, Pjanic and Rabiot in midfield, Bernardeschi, Dybala and Ronaldo in attack. Classic 3-5-2 also for Gotti, who will respond with Musso in goal, Becao, De Maio and Nuytinck in the back, Ter Avest, Stryger Larsen, De Paul, Fofana and Sema in the midfield, Lasagna and Okaka as an offensive couple.

The match point with 3 days in advance also comes from Inter draw, unable to go beyond the 0-0 at home against Fiorentina. A result of Terracciano's great performance, author of splendid saves and San Siro posts, which prevented Lukaku and Sanchez from finding the winning goals. The Nerazzurri thus remain in third place, overtaken by the indomitable Atalanta and with Lazio at risk of approaching: what matters most, however, namely qualification for the Champions League, is now in the archives.

"Three games to go and the boys know we don't want to be satisfied, beyond the fact that the Champions League goal has been achieved by a wide margin - commented Tale – We want to play honestly, we have Genoa fighting for safety, Napoli for fifth place and finally Atalanta. But it's just to see the growth of the team, the result doesn't matter much: whoever finishes second is the first of the losers, then there are those who are satisfied with this too, but for me it has no meaning".

Important success instead for the Rome of Fonseca, who buries poor Spal under a veritable avalanche of goals. The final 6-1 in fact confirms all the desire of the Giallorossi, merciless despite the confrontation with the bottom in the standings, who are already arithmetically relegated to Serie B. But Roma, evidently, have no intention of making the three (!) preliminaries of Europa League, which is why he faced the match with the right attitude, immediately finding the advantage with Kalinic (10') and then, immediately after collecting the equalizer from the former Cerri (24'), spreading with Carles Perez (38 '), Kolarov (47'), Bruno Peres (52' and 75') and Zaniolo, author of a simply amazing goal (90', riding the ball 40 meters and left under the cross). A play, that of the young talent, which left you speechless, both for the mix of technique and power, but above all because, on the eve, he was given injured: we already believed in it shortly before, but now there is the certainty that it wasn't like that at all.

“His was an important goal, just like the others – he glossed over Fonseca – We don't want to sell him or Pellegrini, in any case I saw the right attitude on the part of everyone".

Instead, the thirty-fifth will close Lazio of Inzaghi, who will try against Cagliari (21.45) the points that are missing for qualification in the Champions League. A strange climate reigns in the Biancoceleste environment, almost as if the disappointment of not having held out until the end in terms of the Scudetto had canceled an extraordinary season, in which we went far beyond our wildest expectations.

“We know we still lack the math to celebrate our goal – he glossed over the Lazio technician – We want to get the 3 points against Cagliari and it won't be easy, we all know the moment we are living in and they have solved many problems since Zenga arrived".

A last effort is needed and Inzaghi will try to get it with a 3-5-2 that will see Strakosha in goal, Patric, Luiz Felipe and Acerbi in defense, Lazzari, Parolo, Cataldi, Milinkovic-Savic and Anderson in midfield, Immobile and Caicedo in attack . The same game system also for Zenga, who will attempt the coup with Cragno between the posts, Pisacane, Ceppitelli and Klavan in the back department, Faragò, Nandez, Ionita, Rog and Mattiello in the midfield, Joao Pedro and Simeone as an offensive couple.

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