And at the 13th Juventus rested. It took the newly promoted Spal to stop the bianconeri after 12 consecutive victories thanks to a sensational draw, which risks marking an important chapter both in the fight for the Scudetto and in that salvation. The 0-0 draw in Ferrara sends a loud and clear message to Sassuolo, Cagliari, Chievo, Crotone and Verona, but above all gives an incredible assist to Napoli, ready to shorten the gap on the Lady and reopen the race for the title. If the Azzurri beat Genoa in the postponement of the San Paolo (20.45 pm) they will bring themselves to minus 2 in the standings, thus calling into question a championship that seemed once again aimed at Turin. All the fault of Juventus, or thanks to Spal, depending on your point of view: certainly, even with the utmost respect for Semplici's men, they are the first to fail. Winning in Ferrara would have sent Sarri minus 7 and the gap, in the event of a success against Genoa, would have remained unchanged: so instead the standings could be shortened and in the second half, it should be remembered, it will be the black and whites who will have the worst calendar, moreover with the burden of the Champions League.
"We are still in the lead, this is the most important thing – commented Allegri. - When mental energies are not enough, evenings like this also happen, this is what happened to us. Spal had a fighting match, they attacked us a lot and deserve compliments, in any case we didn't concede a goal and we still have a 5-point lead". Yeah, but tonight it could become two. It all depends on Napoli, called to beat Genoa to get back close to the leaders. On paper, there shouldn't be any big problems, provided, however, that the pressure is tamed and they go back to playing as they did some time ago, when the Azzurri paced their opponents with an almost disarming simplicity, so much so that they deserved the praise of half of Europe. After Cagliari's 0-5, however, came the defeat against Roma and the draw with Inter, with the consequent overtaking of Juventus. It is urgent to reconnect the thread with victory, even more so after the result in Ferrara. Sarri he will obviously field the best formation possible, therefore 4-3-3 with Reina in goal, Hysaj, Albiol, Koulibaly and Mario Rui in defense, Allan, Jorginho and Hamsik in midfield, Callejon, Mertens and Insigne in attack. Ballardini will respond with the usual 3-5-2 with Perin between the posts, biraschi, Spoil e Zukanovich in the back department, Rosi, Rigoni, Bertolacci, Hiljemark e Laxalt in the median, Galabinov e Pandev offensive couple.
