Last call for him Scudetto in Serie A. The 19th day, the last of the first round, continues today with Inter-Empoli: match to be won at all costs for Inzaghi's men, at least to try to keep up with Napoli. The race Champions instead he takes a break in anticipation of Lazio v AC Milan of tomorrow, in the meantime, however, the most important shot was there Rome placed in fourth place solo thanks to the success on Spezia. Separate chapter for Juventus-Atalanta, undoubtedly the most beautiful and spectacular match of the weekend: the final 3-3, for obvious reasons, goes better for the Bergamo players, however the Bianconeri have shown everyone their desire to rise again after the beating of capital gains ruling, playing a game of heart and pride which, given the moment, is already a good sign.
Juventus - Atalanta 3-3, Allegri admits: "Fourth place is difficult, but let's take it one step at a time"
A fun match full of twists and turns that of the Stadium, in an almost surreal environment: outside the banners of the curve against the club ("Worse than 2006, guilty managers", the gist), inside many voids but just as much passion. The public has decided to support this Juve, in the hope that the group will react positively to the beating, even if the off-pitch sensations don't authorize smiles of any kind. However, the team responded quite well, giving life to a match full of twists and turns in the face, obviously thanks to aAtalanta vigorous and courageous. In order: 0-1 of Lookman on Szczesny's mistake, draw up di Maria's rigor, Juve advantage with Owned, 2-2 of Mæhle, 2-3 again with Lookman, final 3-3 of Danilo on a free kick. A nice list, there is no denying it, which however is not enough to improve the bad ranking of the Lady, now 14 points behind the Champions area. “Removing the Var error with Salernitana and -15, today we would have 40 points and, Naples aside, we would be ahead of everyone – he sighed Allegri -. The boys have shown responsibility, seriousness and above all the desire to continue what we started at the beginning of the year. Psychologically it was difficult to play after the penalty, because they took away everything we did. At 71 points I think you can get to the Champions League, it's difficult but we have to work serenely. We have to recover a few players and take one step at a time, now it's impossible to think about where we can get in the league”.
Spezia – Roma 0-2: Giallorossi in fourth place, but the Zaniolo case holds the ground
The draw from Turin plays especially with Roma, who jumped on their own to fourth place thanks to goals from El Shaarawy and Abraham, both with the usual direction great Dybala. The Argentine propitiated the 1-0 by serving the Pharaoh a chocolate only to be discarded, then it was repeated in the second half, even if the English definitely put some of his own into it. Three wins and a draw in the last four days, seven goals scored and only two conceded: there are many elements to smile, but the Zaniolo case, now well established, is disturbing the Giallorossi environment. “My feeling is that he will be here on February 1st, he wants to leave but that doesn't mean it will be like this – he explained Mourinho -. I have this feeling, because Nicolò is an important player and the things that are on the table are impossible for the club to accept, at the moment there is nothing. I have an excellent relationship with him, if he stays he will be one more player: I have to accept that he wants to leave, but where is the proposal for Roma?”.
Inter – Empoli (20.45 pm, Dazn and Sky Sport)
Today, however, eyes are focused on San Siro, where Inter receives Empoli in a festive atmosphere son of the Super Cup victory. The trophy won in Riyadh will be shown to the public before the match, but immediately afterwards everything will have to be reset and concentrated on the pitch: the Tuscans, although certainly inferior, have not yet lost in 2023 and will come to Milan to play it serenely, without particular worries of ranking. The opposite of the Nerazzurri, who were forced to win to get back to within 10 of Napoli and keep the Scudetto flame burning, albeit weak. The journey of the Azzurri, at least so far, does not leave much hope, but Inzaghi's team he's back from 8 wins in his last 10 league games, which is why he's not allowed to give up, not without trying until the end.
Now Skriniar is a case: it is the sale to PSG already in January
The environment believes it and rows compact, even if the Skriniar case poisoned him a bit: in fact, the Slovakian, after telling the management that he will not renew his contract expiring in June, ended up on the transfer market, in an attempt to collect at least 20 million (30 less than last summer's offer ) and don't lose it on a free parameter. The damage, in this case, would be above all technical, because Inzaghi would find himself without his best defender (as well as captain) in mid-season, with the prospect of not being able to replace him with a profile of the same thickness.
Inter - Empoli, the formations: Inzaghi does not make a turnover, the "star players" play
In any case, the coach will only come back to think about it tomorrow, because first we have to beat Empoli and the tension drops, perhaps children of Super Cup party, should be avoided at all costs. For this there will be no turnover, with the starting eleven identical to that of Riyadh, therefore 3-5-2 with Onana in goal, Skriniar, Acerbi and Bastoni in defense, Darmian (favorite over Dumfries), Barella, Calhanoglu, Mkhitaryan and Dimarco in midfield, Lautaro and Dzeko in attack. 4-3-1-2 also for Zanetti, who will respond with Vicario between the posts, Ebuehi, De Winter, Luperto and Parisi in the back department, Akpa Akpro, Henderson and Bandinelli in the midfield, Baldanzi behind the composed offensive duo by Caputo and Satriano.
