Juve never stops. Not even the accident emergency, which had forced Allegri to play with only 13 outfield players available, prevented the Lady from conquering Cagliari, thus obtaining her 26th victory in 30 championship days. Scary numbers, which certify better than many words the black and white overwhelming power in the standings: the + 18 over Naples, beyond the extra match, does not need further insights.
The one at the Sardinia Arena had all the air of a trap, whereas Juve, unlike what was done in Genoa, knew how to play with order and intelligence, managing the injury situation in the best possible way and striking at the right moment, thus turning a treacherous away match into a yet another seasonal satisfaction.
To make things easier, Bonucci took care of it with a good header following a corner (22'), after which the match went downhill and the Bianconeri had to do nothing but manage it. Ideal scenario for Allegri, who has always been a master in the administration of advantages and even more facilitated by the presence of Kean, one who, evidently, goes through the classic "King Midas" phase, the one which, to be clear, involves the transformation of each ball into gold played. And so the very young striker born in 2000, after wasting a couple of good opportunities, killed Cagliari with an easy tap-in on the development of a cross from Bentancur (85 '), to then go and rejoice under the rossoblu curve at receive the usual unworthy corollary of racist blinds.
“He must learn to avoid certain celebrations, respect for his opponents is above all things – commented Allegri – He must grow a bit from this point of view and not instigate, despite this, however, I can't justify what happened. Winning here in Cagliari was very important because we have a calendar against teams that are in full swing for their respective goals. Now let's recover our energy and focus on Milan."
The result in Sardinia does not change the prospects of Napoli much, now too distant to be able to think about the Scudetto. However, this does not mean that the Azzurri can take the away match at Empoli (19 pm) lightly, however important for various reasons. First of all there is a reputation to defend and then, even more importantly, a Europa League to prepare well both physically and mentally.
Pulling the plug just 8 days before the away match in London would be very dangerous, especially as Arsenal will play the usual English rhythms, which is why today's match must be tackled with the right attitude, almost as if it were a simulated quarter-final. Ancelotti, protagonist of the usual silent vigil (who knows why…), however, will have to take into account various ailments, which will force him to review a good part of his eleven type.
In addition to long-term patients Albiol, Chiriches and Diawara and the acclaimed Insigne, in fact, Mertens and Hysaj also stopped: the blue 4-4-2 will thus see Meret in goal, Malcuit, Maksimovic, Koulibaly and Mario Rui in defense, Callejon, Allan , Fabian Ruiz and Zielinski in midfield, Ounas and Milik in attack.
Andreazzoli, who slipped into the relegation zone after the knockout in Turin and Bologna's victory over Sassuolo, will attempt the feat with a 3-5-2 with Dragowski in goal, Maietta, Silvestre and Dell'Orco in the back, Di Lorenzo, Traoré, Bennacer, Krunic and Antonelli in the midfield, Farias and Caputo as an offensive couple.
