Juve he sees the black-green mice, but also another piece of the Scudetto. At the Mapei Stadium, just as expected, a spectacular match was staged, full of twists and reversals in the face, which saw the black and whites alternate moments of domination with others of great, very great suffering. Luckily for them, however, the contenders for the title compete to see who wastes the most points, and this explains the paradox of getting closer to the goal despite three consecutive games without a win, moreover with 9 goals conceded. Lazio, stopped 0-0 by Udinese, remained 8 points behind and in any case no longer seem to have the pace to create problems, Inter on the other hand, in the event of a victory in Ferrara (at 21.45), would lead to minus 6, 7 considering the direct clashes against.
In short, the ninth consecutive championship is missing only three successes and this in the hypothesis in which the nerazzurri score full from here to the end: the glass, in a tricolor key, is decidedly full, but things change if we think in perspective Champions League. Milan, Atalanta and Sassuolo have shown, after Lazio (in the league and in the Super Cup) and Naples (Coppa Italia), that the Lady is in enormous difficulty if she is attacked, a defect that Sarri just doesn't seem to be able to correct and which, evidently, very worrying in a European key.
Yesterday evening, after a start that made one think of a walk (2-0 in 12' signed by Danilo-Higuain), the bianconeri even found themselves down 3-2 (29' Djuricic, 51' Berardi, 54' Caputo), succeeding only to equalize with a header from Alex Sandro (64'), all with Szczesny man of the match, in the light of spectacular and decisive saves. The scudetto is approaching, yet a strange dissatisfaction is breathed in the environment: the "good game" project, moreover, is far from completed.
“A coach demands continuity, but right now we're struggling to have it both physically and mentally – replied by Sarri – It's happening to everyone, with rare exceptions, we alternate excellent moments within matches with some passivity that is difficult to understand. The Scudetto? We have to score nine points in the next five games, without making calculations…”.
The ball thus passes to theInter, expected from the postponement of Ferrara against Spal (21.45). On paper, evidently, there shouldn't be a game but the Nerazzurri, especially in the post lockdown, have already wasted too many chances against the so-called "small" teams so as not to raise their antennas.
"We must remain with the same enthusiasm and desire as on Monday, trying to do our best and get the three points - he cautioned Tale – Our attitude, desire and enthusiasm to continue to do well and win will count. We face a team that has a deficit in the standings, but these matches give great incentives: we will need to be very careful".
In short, it is forbidden to get distracted, also because this would mean losing second place. The Nerazzurri coach, forced to give up Lukaku again, will line up a 3-4-1-2 with Handanovic in goal, Skriniar, De Vrij and Bastoni in defence, Candreva, Brozovic, Gagliardini and Biraghi in midfield, Eriksen in the frontline, Sanchez and Lautaro Martinez in attack. 4-4-2 instead for Di Biagio, who will try to at least save face (salvation, mathematics aside, now seems unattainable) with Letica between the posts, Cionek, Vicari, Bonifazi and Reca in the back department, D'Alessandro, Valdifiori, Dabo and Strefezza in the midfield, Cerri and Petagna as an offensive duo.
Interested spectator, in addition to Juve and Atalanta, Inzaghi's Lazio, now slipped to third place and strongly smelling fourth. However, Udine's draw can also be seen in a positive light, first of all because it interrupts a series of defeats that was beginning to worry, and then because the Champions League goal, the real one designated at the start of the season, is now only 3 points away.
"We tried in every way until the end, especially in the first half when we were more lucid in our choices - he explained Inzaghi – In the second, however, we could have done better, it was a game we should have won but unfortunately at the moment it goes like this: we have to move forward, we are still three points away from the Champions League which has been missing here for 13 years, we are close…”.
Wednesday of the championship also gave emotions in the fight for the Europa League, with Rome and Milan victorious and Napoli, however already qualified, stopped instead on draw from Bologna. Complicated successes for both the Giallorossi and the Rossoneri, the former undermined by Verona until the 2th minute, the latter forced to come back from a good Parma. Goals from Veretout (1', penalty) and Dzeko (10', header) weighed on Roma 45-47, against a Hellas who returned to the game thanks to Pessina's heel (2'), but unable to find the 2-XNUMX despite the good performance.
“It's always difficult to face teams like Verona, but I think we won by playing well – the words of Fonseca – We had 6-7 goals, we defended ourselves well limiting the dangers and created many clear goal chances, even if we weren't good at exploiting them".
Problem that seemed to grip even the Milan, down 1-0 at the interval (44' Kurtic) despite a rather clear dominance. However, in the second half, once again, the good momentum of the Rossoneri emerged both from a physical and technical point of view, as can be seen from the equalizer by Kessié, author of a great play that shifted the inertia of the match (55').
Immediately after Romagnoli, already close to scoring in the first half, found the 2-1 with a header and when Calhanoglu, splendidly served by Bonaventura, made it 3-1, it was understood that the victory, the fifth in the last seven games was now in my pocket. The success is worth the link to Naples at an altitude of 53 and a minus 4 from the fifth place occupied by Roma, but above all a +7 on Sassuolo which, barring sensational twists, is worth a good piece of Europe.
“The team's mental strength has grown so much, now it is aware of its own qualities – the satisfied analysis of Pioli – Ours has been a due course, one cannot expect that a new coach and a new team can immediately have continuity of performance. We had already given important signals before the break, now we are reaping the fruits of these 5/6 months together: we are obtaining important results, but let's not forget that there are still five games left".
