The Turin derby at the center of the championship. If someone decided to tune into Serie A now and read this sentence, they would think of the usual "cannibal" Juve (and in fact that was the case) and of a Bull destined to act as a sacrificial victim, but this time the aforementioned would be rather surprised. If the challenge of the Mole has any meaning, in fact, it is thanks to the exploits of the grenades, who have fully entered the race that leads straight to the Champions League.
And so, more unique than rare event, there will be some of the most important football squares in Italy to sympathize for the black and whites: from Milan (red and black side) to Rome (both), passing through the outsider (but perhaps favorite) Bergamo, there will be many who hope that Allegri will beat Mazzarri and push away Toro from fourth place. It goes without saying that the technical values see the first largely favored, as against anyone else, but if the reasons prevailed (and those, as we know, can make the difference), well then the second would definitely have more arguments.
"Turin has an extraordinary goal, for many years it hasn't reached this point in the championship with these possibilities - acknowledged the Juventus coach - So we will need to play a great game, play well technically and be tough because they have physicality and solidity".
Allegri's warning is loud and clear, now we just have to see if his team will listen to him or not. Juve in recent weeks, as it was logical that it was, has clearly lowered the threshold of attention, struggling a bit against anyone: from Spal to Inter, passing through Fiorentina, everyone has found fertile ground to annoy the titled Signora .
“But the derby is always the derby, they can't afford to underestimate us – Mazzarri retorted – We have to try to play a game on an equal footing with Juve, if we succeed we will be able to define ourselves as a truly important team. Sign for equal? No, I always aim for the maximum, even if we play against a team that seems invincible, I never sign for a half-time result. It might even happen that we manage to do something extraordinary.”
Word to the field therefore, the only supreme judge of the football world. Allegri, after the experiments at San Siro, should return to a more classic Juve, therefore 4-3-3 with Szczesny in goal, Cancelo, Bonucci, Chiellini and Spinazzola in defence, Emre Can, Pjanic and Matuidi in midfield, Bernardeschi, Ronaldo and Cuadrado in attack.
Mazzarri will respond with his classic 3-4-2-1, albeit without the suspended Moretti and the injured Iago Falque. The grenade coach will thus rely on Sirigu between the posts, Izzo, Nkolou and Bremer in the back department, De Silvestri, Meité, Rincon and Ansaldi in the midfield, Baselli and Berenguer behind the lone striker Belotti.
From tomorrow then it will be the turn of the celebrations for Superga: the 70th anniversary of the disappearance of the Grande Torino, which is why the derby was brought forward to Friday, will obviously be honored in the best possible way, regardless of today's result. However, it is clear that the grenade would not mind at all appearing in the presence of the Invincibles with the 3 points of the Stadium...
