Milan and Inter they celebrate, the Juve he despairs. On Saturday in the championship, the Milanese team relaunched, both victorious, and brought down the Bianconeri, defeated in San Siro and forced, barring sensational twists, to say goodbye to dreams of glory. Yes, because if it is true that we are only on the ninth day, it is also that standings begins to take on an ever more precise physiognomy, with the Rossoneri very fast at 20, Inter at 15 and Juve at only 13, with the (concrete) risk that Naples and Atalanta even go to +10. A disaster that certainly did not arise today, but which has its roots in a terrible start to the season, which only a XNUMX-in-a-row could have reversed. Instead it didn't happen and to enjoy is the Milan, smiling again after the interlude of the Champions League: the choice of Pioli to add an extra midfielder (Escape) in place of De Ketelaere, with an associated shift of Diaz right, it worked; so much so that it was the Spaniard himself who scored the final 2-0 goal (54'). From then on, the match lived on a single track, but it hadn't been like this before, so much so that the first half now seemed destined to end on a draw: a few moments before the final whistle, however, here is the paw of Rabbit (45+1'), to direct the 3 points towards the Devil.
Pioli rejoices: "Well done guys, the victory is deserved"
“In the first half we both played with great intensity and errors are forced, as we tried to do, which is also why we weren't good in London – the analysis by Pioli -. Today the team was eager and had great determination because it was important for the standings, we deserved this victory".
Allegri despairs: "Too many technical errors, we have relapsed into the period of crisis"
“I think that after tonight's game there is very little to say. We are in a moment of ups and downs, we thought we had come out of a slightly more negative period with these two victories, but tonight we fell again – he retorted Allegri -. It's a shame, because we did well in the first 20-25 minutes, even during the first half, but then there were too many technical errors".
Sassuolo-Inter, Dzeko gives the Nerazzurri 3 points
But Milan aren't the only ones smiling this Saturday in the championship. Also Inter, in fact, obtained 3 gold points in Reggio Emilia, against a Sassuolo forced to bow to the timeless Dzeko. The Bosnian, inevitably the starter given the absences of Lukaku and Correa, clocked in twice, once in the first half with a nice foot acrobatics (44'), the other in the 75' minute with a tap-in head as unstoppable as ruthless (75 '), to cancel the momentary draw of Fraternity (60 '). Inzaghi, author of finally courageous choices (see Ako holder) can thus rejoice for 3 gold points, which allow him to stay in the wake of the top positions.
Inzaghi: "Great desire to win, but now let's carry on like this"
"We saw an Inter that had a great desire to win, that's what helped overcome physical and mental tiredness - the words of Inzaghi -. We were coming off an intense Tuesday and were playing against a difficult team to face, we did well but now we have to continue. These are two victories that boost morale and the standings, it's a delicate and important moment with few rotations in midfield and up front, we need to recover strength and energy".
Cremonese-Naples (18pm, Dazn), Udinese-Atalanta (15pm, Dazn)
Today, however, it's up to the leaders Naples and Atalanta, expected from the trips of Cremona e Udine. On paper, obviously, it is the Bergamo players who risk the most, because the Friulians are one of the most beautiful players in the league, while the Azzurri are going through a moment of form so high that they don't have to fear anyone, least of all Alvini's newly promoted team. However, woe to underestimate the commitment, otherwise certain ghosts of the past (even recent ones, such as the draw against Lecce in September) could come back and ruin Spalletti's standings.
Spalletti doesn't trust him
"In the locker room there is no euphoria, but the awareness of doing important things that the fans expect" he explained Spalletti. Everyone is working hard, with correct behavior, I don't see excessive euphoria even from the fans because they know that continuity must be maintained, given that the championship is still long. You have to do things correctly to avoid going the wrong way…”.
Cremonese-Naples, the formations: Spalletti makes turnover, Osimhen does not recover
Beyond the ritual declarations Spalletti will face the away match zini rotating men a bit in all departments, which is inevitable in such a busy schedule. The match with Ajax on Wednesday could give the mathematics qualification to the eighth of the Champions League, therefore the blue coach will make choices based on this, aware of having a squad capable of guaranteeing him turnover without losing (too much) quality. Osimhen deserves a separate discussion, clinically recovered but still far from the best shape: Spalletti decided to spare him the trip to Cremona, to then polish him in the next matches. Today's 4-3-3 will thus see Meret in goal, Di Lorenzo, Kim, Ostigard and Mario Rui in defense, Anguissa, Lobotka and Ndombele in midfield, Politano, Raspadori and Elmas in attack. 4-2-3-1 instead for Alvini, who will attempt the feat with Radu between the posts, Sernicola, Chiriches, Lochoshvili and Valeri in the back department, Castagnetti and Ascacibar in the middle, Zanimacchia, Pickel and Okereke behind the Dessers' only tip.
Rome-Lecce (20.45 pm, Dazn)
In the evening instead, waiting for the Monday Night between Fiorentina and Lazio, it will be up to the Roma by Mourinho, expected from the home match against Lecce. More insidious challenge than one might think, partly due to the tiredness of the Giallorossi, returning from the match of Europa League against Betis (lost), partly due to the value of the Apulians, already capable of stopping Napoli at Maradona and forcing Inter to a victory in the photo finish on the first day. Mourinho, silent on the press yesterday, is well aware that these 3 points are mandatory, but also that to obtain them he will need a much more brilliant Roma than the one seen in the cup on Thursday, regardless of the mistakes made in the final. After all, the victory at San Siro gave him a big boost in the standings and Special One certainly doesn't want to waste it against a newly promoted team, moreover in a packed Olimpico as always.
Roma-Lecce, the formations: Mou focuses on the very titular players (except Smalling)
La training it will be the type, also because the continuous injuries (Celik also stopped on Thursday, forced to stop for 45 days) make the turnover practically impossible. Mou will bet on the usual 3-4-2-1 with Rui Patricio in goal, Mancini, Ibanez and Kumbulla in defense (Smalling needs rest), Zalewski, Cristante, Matic and Spinazzola in midfield, Zaniolo and Dybala behind the lone striker Abraham. Baroni, so far capable of winning only in Salerno, will try with a 4-3-3 with Falcone between the posts, Gendrey, Baschirotto, Umtiti (absolute debut in yellow and red) and Pezzella in the back department, Blin, Hjulmand and Helgason in the midfield , Strefezza, Ceesay and Banda in attack.