The capital slows down Atalanta enjoys. Saturday in the championship smiles above all at the Goddess, capable of breaking the Olimpico in the direct clash with the Lazio, which came out with broken bones and the feeling of having wasted a very important joker. Less tranchant the judgment on Roma, in turn stopped on the equal since Lecce: the 1-1 at the Via del Mare is not a result to throw away, but winning the 3 points would have given a decidedly different boost to the Giallorossi standings. The current scenario sees Inzaghi firmly in second place at an altitude of 43 (and the match with Sampdoria still to be played), Gasperini, Mourinho and Pioli paired at 41, Sarri closing the "bandwagon" with 39. Spalletti and Allegri instead, albeit for diametrically opposite reasons, they are not part of the group, given that the first runs for himself towards the Scudetto while the second, crippled by the 15-point penalty, flounders in the lower-middle area of the championship. Today it will be their turn to take the field with Cremonese and Fiorentina, in an attempt to win and continue their respective paths.
Naples – Cremonese (20.45 pm, Dazn)
The Maradona match would seem truly without history, if it weren't for the precedent of last January 17 in the Italian Cup. That evening Ballardini's Cremonese he managed to stop the Azzurri at 2-2, to then sensationally eliminate them on penalties and force them to say goodbye to one of the season's goals in general disbelief. However, the Grigiorossi, still without victories in the championship, repeated themselves in the quarterfinals at the Olimpico against Roma, proving that they are not structured for salvation (even if the precedent of Salernitana must lead us to wait before giving definitive judgments) , but also of knowing how to wrap the big ones like few others. In short, Napoli has everything to win easily and continue his triumphal march towards the Scudetto, provided he doesn't underestimate his opponent and repeat the mistake he made last time.
Spalletti doesn't trust the Cremonese: "It's a fundamental match"
“I have too many reasons to think about tomorrow and I don't waste the attention we need during the match, because we haven't forgotten yet that Cremonese eliminated us from the Italian Cup and we have ascertained all the qualities they have – Spalletti warned -. For us it will be a fundamental match as we also said against Spezia, also for self-esteem and trust. All attention is on Cremonese and I hope that the fans will also be able to experience this moment, but I feel that they are waiting for this match, so they have the right attitude, their support is needed".
Naples – Cremonese, the formations: Spalletti postpones the turnover
Games like these can go away easily, or turn out to be dangerous traps. Spalletti will not repeat the maxi turnover of the Italian Cup, especially since your Napoli will not have European commitments until 21 February, when they will visit Eintracht for the first leg of the Champions League round of XNUMX. In short, tonight we will see the Azzurri in a typical formation, therefore 4-3-3 chon Meret in goal, Di Lorenzo, Rrahmani, Kim and Mario Rui in defense, Anguissa, Lobotka and Zielinski in midfield, Lozano, Osimhen and Kvaratskhelia in attack. Ballardini, forced to do without both Dessers and Okereke, knows that it is an almost impossible mission, but having already succeeded once, he will try again with a 3-5-2 which will see Carnesecchi between the posts, Ferrari, Chiriches and Vasquez in the back department, Sernicola, Pickel, Castagnetti, Meité and Valeri in the midfield, Ciofani and Afena-Gyan as an offensive duo.
Juventus – Fiorentina (18pm, Dazn)
The most fascinating match of the day, however, is that of Turin, where Juventus will receive Fiorentina. Allegri, after the victories against Lazio (Coppa Italia) and Salernitana, would seem to have rediscovered the pre-penalty rhythm and is looking for the third clue to obtain the most classic of tests, even more important given the imminent match against Nantes for aEuropa League now become the first goal of the season. The Italian, for his part, must stop the haemorrhage of points that has lasted since 7 January, the date of the last league success against Sassuolo: since then Viola have only done well in the Italian Cup, where they earned the semi-finals (precisely with Juve) by beating Sampdoria and Turin, while in Serie A he collected the pittance of a point at the Olimpico with Lazio, against three defeats with Rome, Turin and Bologna. The bianconeri must take advantage of the opponent's difficult moment, trying to put aside the judicial problems and concentrate solely and exclusively on the pitch.
Allegri is pretactic: “The Di Maria-Vlahovic-Church trident? I'll decide at the last…”
“We have to focus on the minimum objectives, in the meantime reaching Bologna and Udinese, then thinking about the Europa League – thought Allegri -. We take one step at a time because we can't do anything else, the team is doing a good job even if there is something to improve. I didn't like Salerno's last half hour, something more will be needed to beat Fiorentina: it will be a different and complicated match, in which patience and order will be needed. The trident Of Maria-Vlahovic-Church? Surely they can play together, even if dI will only kill at the last. I don't know if this is the right match, also considering that we will have another one on Thursday…”.
Juventus – Fiorentina, the formations: Allegri tempted by the trident
The coach will limit the turnover as much as possible, because if it is true that there is an important match on Thursday, it is also true that his team are finally finding rhythm and legs and stopping them right now could even be counterproductive. And especially the case of Chiesa and Vlahovic, who after various vicissitudes seem close to top form (especially the Serbian) and ready to give away those magic never seen this season: the Juventus coach will certainly focus on them, but the temptation of the super trident with Di Maria, in the light of what has been in the last finishing, it is very strong. The 3-4-2-1 Juventus could thus see Szczesny in goal, Danilo, Bremer and Alex Sandro in defence, De Sciglio, Locatelli, Rabiot and Kostic in midfield, Di Maria and Chiesa behind the lone striker Vlahovic, while the more prudent option would include Fagioli in the middle and Fideo on the bench. Several changes also for the Italian, who after the defeat against Bologna and the related protest from the fans will try to shuffle the cards, opting for a 4-3-3 with Terracciano between the posts, Dodo, Milenkovic, Martinez Quarta and Biraghi in the back department, Bonaventura, Amrabat and Duncan in the midfield, Nico Gonzalez, Jovic and Kouamé in the offensive trident.
