La Juventus mortgage the Scudetto. Success on Lazio, in fact, it is worth a + 8 on Inter who tastes like the Italian flag, so much so that the celebrations are left only to mathematics. If the nerazzurri do not beat Fiorentina, the title could arrive as early as Thursday against Udinese: in short, the most has been done, and never mind if the pairing Sarri-Juve, despite the tricolor in the bank, continues not to convince altogether. The Champions League will be needed for that, but it is clear that, in the meantime, one more Scudetto is always convenient, also because it is anything but obvious. Sure, Inter's equalizer had already made its mark and Lazio's absences, now emptied of any tricolor ambitions, completed the job, but woe to think of the biancocelesti as sparring partners: Juve had to earn the 3 points , from start to finish, in perfect harmony with the rest of the championship.
To decide the match, needless to say, Cristiano Ronaldo, author of a brace that earned Immobile the hook (in turn scoring from a penalty in the 83rd minute), but, above all, a piece of the Scudetto as big as a house. The Portuguese, after an anonymous first half, had the ball to make it 1-0 from a penalty (handball by Bastos) and didn't let it slip away, converting with his usual perfection behind Strakosha (51'). CR7 then repeated himself in the 54th minute, taking advantage of a sensational mistake by Luiz Felipe and finding the 2-0 easy, allowing Sarri to catch his breath a bit. In the end though Property, after being brought down by Bonucci, converted the penalty to make it 2-1, spiced up a match which, in reality, had had a precise address from the start, even though Milinkovic-Savic, with a splendid punishment, forced Szczesny into overtime.
“We are missing four points from four games, they are all difficult points, we play three games in six days, we have to score the points we need – commented Sarri – Are we ready for the Champions League? That too will be strange, there are teams that reach us at the end of the championship: it's not normal, we'll need a good recovery…”.
“I complimented the boys because we came to Juventus with so many problems, but we played with personality – replied by Inzaghi – We made a mistake on the occasion of Juve's two goals, but right now everything is going wrong for us. Given the match we played, I'm sorry we had all the problems of the last period…”.
Putting the 34th aside, it's already time to think about number 35 with Sassuolo v AC Milan, luxury advance with a view of Europe (21.45 pm). For the Rossoneri, this is the umpteenth "crash test" of this post-lockdown, however not the last given that, next Friday, he will arrive at San Siro Atalanta, in turn engaged today against the Bologna (19.30). So far, however, Pioli's team has managed to make an almost clear path, with five victories (Lecce, Rome, Lazio, Juventus, Parma and Bologna) and two draws (Spal and Napoli) in seven games, demonstrating a state of form enviable, even if paradoxical in light of the choices of Gazidis, who has already "exonerated" Pioli to take on Rangnick, despite the enviable roadmap of the Parmesan coach.
“We had a rather expensive group of games and now we have Sassuolo and Atalanta, two very high-level opponents, we have to stay on track – the words of Pioli – I'm interested in the petrol lasts until August 2, but the team isn't in reserve right now, we need to face these challenges like the previous ones. From the beginning of 2020 we would be fourth in the standings, this means that it is a long period in which the team is giving answers: the players are proving to be worthy of a club as important as Milan".
The Europa League goal is practically in his pocket, but the coach aims to overcome Roma, to guarantee direct access to the groups that would make his prices skyrocket, as well as the regrets of those who, already in December, had decided on his exemption. The Rossoneri 4-2-3-1 will see Donnarumma in goal, Conti, Kjaer, Romagnoli and Hernandez in defense, Kessié and Bennacer in midfield, Saelemaekers, Calhanoglu and Rebic in the frontline, Ibrahimovic in attack. De Zerbi, eager to make another excellent scalp after those with Inter, Lazio and Juventus, will respond with the same game system, with Consigli between the posts, Muldur, Ferrari, Marlon and Kyriakopoulos in the back, Magnanelli and Locatelli in the midfield, Berardi, Djuricic and Boga behind the lone striker Caputo.
