To get back on the road, to start doing it. Inter and Milan are preparing for Saturday's championship with the absolute need to win, especially a few days before next Wednesday's Coppa Italia derby. Before facing each other face-to-face on the 27th, however, there are two matches with Sassuolo (15pm) and Atalanta (18pm) not to be missed, otherwise you will have a decidedly unhappy Christmas. This is especially true for Milan, back from a week of training camp and grappling with a tragicomic ranking, but Inter also want to cancel the knockout with Udinese as soon as possible and get back on track with the championship top. “Reacting immediately is essential – admitted Spalletti. – We all lose, so I'm not worried. My team is intriguing, fun, they train very well during the week: I'm very calm and convinced that we will play a good match”.
Reggio Emilia will need Inter seen for 16 and a half games, certainly not the one that was outclassed from all points of view in the second half against Udinese. Spalletti knows this well also because, barring sensational twists, he won't be able to dream who knows who on the market: the "double grip" of the Chinese government and UEFA on Suning will force Sabatini and Ausilio to make do. Therefore, it is better to concentrate on the field and on the away game in Reggio Emilia, which the coach will face with the usual 4-2-3-1 with Handanovic in goal, D'Ambrosio, Skriniar, Miranda and Nagatomo in defence, Borja Valero and Gagliardini in midfield, Candreva , Brozovic and Perisic on the trocar behind the lone striker Icardi.
No news instead for Iachini, who after the victories against Crotone and Sampdoria will attempt another coup by relying on a 4-3-3 with Consigli between the posts, Lirola, Goldaniga, Acerbi and Peluso in the back, Missiroli, Magnanelli and Duncan in the midfield, Berardi, Falcinelli and Politano in attack.
If Inter need to win for Milan, it's actually a necessity. In fact, failing again would be very heavy for the morale of a group in enormous difficulty, which the club and the coach tried to wake up with a week of training camp. However, only the field will tell us if the cure will have been useful or not to get the better of a very tonic Atalanta and determined to clear the San Siro to further ennoble their season.
“The withdrawal was necessary, the right solution to be together, work and talk – explained Gattuso. – This team needs more poison, everyone has to give more and be angry on the pitch. Atalanta flies, they don't give up an inch and this is the difference between us and them right now." A very insidious match at San Siro, in which it will be essential to keep calm and keep a cool head, regardless of the mood of the Rossoneri people. Moreover, Gattuso is forced to give up Suso and Romagnoli, both disqualified, which makes the mission of winning again even more complicated. However, the coach will still rely on the 4-3-3 with Donnarumma in goal, Abate, Bonucci, Zapata and Rodriguez in defense, Kessié, Montolivo and Bonaventura in midfield, Borini, Kalinic and Calhanoglu in attack. 3-4-1-2 by order for Gasperini, who decided to take San Siro with Berisha between the posts, Toloi, Caldara and Masiello in the back department, Hateboer, Cristante, Freuler and Spinazzola in the midfield, Ilicic and Gomez in the supporting trocar of the only tip Petagna.
