Try to stop her, if you can! The direct confrontation of the Stadium ends 3-1, obviously for Juventus, and now the standings are as clear as it is merciless. Bianconeri first with full points, Napoli second (but tonight il Sassuolo, in case of victory, would overtake him) trailing by 6 points. A huge amount considering that just seven days have passed, but if you look closely, the gap is all there is. This Juve is too strong for everyone, even for Ancelotti's Azzurri, who too have made their impression by taking the lead first and also creating problems in the second half, despite the expulsion (double yellow) of Mario Rui. However, the recipe for beating Allegri has not yet been invented, after all Cristiano Ronaldo therehas he and when he plays like yesterday, well, it becomes almost impossible for everyone. Monstrous match that of the Portuguese and the fact that his name does not appear on the list of goalscorers is further merit note. CR7 made two assists, hit a post from which the 2-1 goal was born and showed the "green mice" to the entire Napoli defense, offering the best performance since arriving in Italy. To benefit, in particular, Mario Mandzukic, author of two decisive goals, the first with a header (26', assist from Ronaldo), the second on goal empty to correct a post by the Portuguese (49 '). The Croatian scored a ghost-busting brace, because the start of the match had been blue in origin, so much so that he had the sensation that the coup was possible. First a pile of Zielinski, then the goal by Mertens (10'): Naples masters the Stadium, a pity however that the slap woke up Juve. And when in the second half the blues remained in 10 for Mario Rui's expulsion, the 3 points definitely took the road to Turin, also because, in the meantime, Callejon he wasted the ball to make it 2-2 face to face with Szczesny and Bonucci bagged yet another assist from Ronaldo (76').
"We got off to a bad start but then we redeemed ourselves – Allegri's satisfied comment. – This victory gives us a good lead in the standings but it's still too early to talk about a breakaway, we'll still need many victories". “This defeat doesn't change anything, we're losing in Turin just as there could be a victory for us in the return to Naples – Ancelotti retorted. – Unfortunately we stayed in 10 for some superficial decisions of Banti but we have to improve, both in terms of continuity and experience. The chants against me? Patience, mi I will console by looking at the Champions League I won in 2003…”. Any reference to the final in Manchester (against Juve, it va sans dire) it is not purely coincidental but no replies will arrive from Turin. Also because, surprisingly, a piece of management will change. "My mandate as CEO will expire on 25 October, a renewal policy is being implemented - revealed Marotta. – I will remain as general manager of the sports area but I don't want to add anything else. We have decided to communicate it to avoid possible captious exits, we will define everything later with the president Agnelli. They have been eight wonderful years, Juventus will remain in my heart”. Lightning in a clear sky, indeed very serene. Because never before has the feeling that nobody, absolutely nobody, can really snatch the Scudetto from the black and white shirts.
