Turin-Inter 1-1, now Milan are in charge. Since yesterday evening the championship has a new leader and the asterisks relating to the games to be recovered no longer count: with the draw at the Olimpico, in fact, the Rossoneri's advantage over the Nerazzurri becomes 4, which is why even if Inzaghi wins the famous challenge of Bologna (although still without a date) would still remain behind. The result in Turin makes Pioli happy, but not only that: in addition to him Spalletti and Allegri are smiling, the former to all intents and purposes back in the race, the latter ready to do so if, after the international break, he manages to beat Inter in the direct clash of the Stadium, especially since with the lack of victories of Atalanta (0-0 with Genoa) and Rome (1-1 in Udine) he can consider fourth place increasingly safe.
Turin-Inter 1-1, the analysis of the match
Complicated game for the Nerazzurri, thanks to a Turin reinvigorated in body and morale, but also for their own faults. From the beginning it was clear that the leg was defective and that the ideas, in the light of Brozovic's absence, were few and confused. The grenades dominated throughout the first half and if it ended only 1-0 (goal from Bremer in the 12th minute) it was mainly due to an unholy decision by Guida and Var Massa, who were completely inadequate in not conceding a sacrosanct penalty for a foul by Ranocchia on Belotti. The possible 2-0 would not have ended the match, but it certainly could have directed it in a much clearer way: the Nerazzurri thanked them and resumed the match with a different attitude, albeit only partially.
Yes, because beyond a few occasions (Dimarco blocked by Berisha and Dzeko wasteful, twice, with a header), Inzaghi's team continued to struggle in terms of intensity and distances, repeatedly leaving Toro the possibility to hit. Brekalo had two great chances to double, as well as Izzo and Pobega, but the grenades failed to score and Inter, one way or another, remained alive. In full stoppage time, Sanchez's goal fixed the 1-1 (93'), a result that leaves a bad taste in both Juric's mouth (on the eve, probably, he would have signed, but getting a comeback 2' from the end always makes badly) than Inzaghi, now forced to reckon with Milan and no longer just with himself.
Turin-Inter, the words of Inzaghi and the grenades
"In the first half Toro did better in terms of aggression, even if Berisha made two sensational saves, but at the start of the second half we entered the field with a different attitude, we deserved the equalizer and if we had done it earlier we could have even won - the analysis of Inzaghi – We have some extenuating circumstances, but I'm not happy with the approach, to win the Scudetto we have to enter the field with a different attitude. The rigor? I see that Ranocchia hits his foot first and then the ball, the referee was there and evaluated. We have already paid dearly, I paid for it with the expulsion with Juve and the disqualification in the derby. The assessments are made by you who are better…”.
Opposite point of view in the Toro house, where the DS Vagnati to show all his disappointment with the choice of Guida and Massa. "It's the first time after a match that we present ourselves to speak as a club, we have great respect for those who have to make certain decisions, but an absurd thing happened here - thundered the granata director - How can you not give such a penalty ? There are two mistakes, first Guida makes a mistake on the pitch and then the Var. This is a penalty before the Var and after the Var, a sensational mistake!”.
Verona-Napoli 1-2, the analysis of the match
Very important victory instead for the Napoli, that after the defeat against Milan came away with 3 platinum points from the difficult trip of Verona. The Bentegodi presented itself as a difficult field that could have extinguished the blue dreams of glory; instead, Spalletti's team managed to get over it thanks to a test of character, then ennobled by the plays of the singles. Over all osimhen, the absolute protagonist with the brace (one with a header, the other with his foot sills) that sent Napoli up 0-2, before Faraoni reopened the match with the final 1-2.
Just when Hellas seemed to be able to inflame the final, they remained in 10, losing Ceccherini due to a second yellow card (in the final, Faraoni was also sent off). However, Spalletti also deserves applause, witty in abandoning the 4-2-3-1 announced on the eve by virtue of a more compact and balanced 4-3-3: Insigne and Zielinski paid the price, left out to make room in Anguissa and Politano. The move worked, because Napoli kept up with Verona from an athletic point of view, thus ending up bringing out their greatest technical rate.
Verona-Naples 1-2, Spalletti's words
“We played a good game, playing with attention and sacrifice, also bringing out that character and that strength in the tackles that we sometimes lacked – the thought of Spalletti – If we manage to maintain this level we can still enter the race for the title, now we must always be ourselves, playing with attention, strength, continuity and also putting in something more than what would be natural for us: we still have important possibilities".
Atalanta-Genoa 0-0, Udinese-Roma 1-1, Lazio-Venice at 20.45 on Dazn and Sky Sport
To complete the results of the weekend, pending today's postponement between Lazio and Venice, the draws of Atalanta and Rome, unable to keep up with Juventus and, most likely, close to raising the white flag in the Champions League perspective. Gasperini and Mourinho, in fact, failed to get the better of Genoa and Udinese, indeed the Giallorossi only broke the tie with a penalty in full stoppage time from Pellegrini (94'), which canceled the Friulian advantage of Molina (15' ). The players from Bergamo, on the other hand, didn't really score, hitting the usual wall built by Blessin, a true specialist in draws (7 out of 7 since he arrived in Genoa), in particular 0-0 (5, of which 3 consecutive).
So this evening, the Lazio di Sarri has a great chance, because in the event of a victory over Venice he would overtake both Roma and Atalanta, thus moving to fifth place alone, albeit with one game more than the nerazzurri and Fiorentina, victorious over Bologna (1- 0, goal by Torreira) in the Apennine derby, all within a week of a derby that can decide a large part of the Capitoline season.