Winning, full stop. Milan and Rome have no other choice than to take the 3 points against Genoa and Turin, otherwise they should revise their ambitions and projects downwards after the proclamations of the summer. It is clear that the discussion mainly concerns the Rossoneri, grappling with a crisis of results and play that is leaving very heavy aftermath day after day, even the Giallorossi however, beyond the good European performance in London, cannot lose further land compared to the first in the class. Let's start from San Siro, where at 15 pm Montella will play out most of his future on the Milan bench. The match against Genoa can't go wrong for any reason, both for rankings (fourth place is at 7 points) and for the forces in the field: although the Rossoneri are in crisis, in fact Juric's rossoblu cannot and must not make fear. “I know what a risk but it's normal – thought Montella. – I want to quote Churchill who said 'success is the ability to go from one failure to another without losing enthusiasm'. The club is close to me, then it's normal to discuss especially at a time like this. I ask the fans to stay close to us, we need 3 points and we'll get them." The coach is well aware that time is running out and that success must absolutely not be lacking today. Fassone and Mirabelli, while renewing their trust, have asked for an immediate turnaround, which first of all presupposes 3 points, then we'll see for the game. In short, speaking of a "last call" is not an exaggeration at all, which is why Montella wants to play his chances as best as possible. Against Genoa he will try a 3-4-3 never tried before with Donnarumma in goal, Zapata, Bonucci and Romagnoli in defense, Borini, Kessie, Biglia and Rodriguez in midfield, Suso, Kalinic and Bonaventura in attack.
Similar system also for Juric, who will respond with a 3-4-2-1 with Perin in goal, Izzo, Rossettini and Zukanovic in the back, Rosi, Bertolacci, Veloso and Laxalt in the midfield, Rigoni and Taarabt behind the only tip Galabinov. At the same time as the San Siro match there will also be that of the Olimpico, with Turin and Rome facing each other in what promises to be a great show. In fact, the two teams in question never hold back, especially in the goal area: which is why the fun is almost always guaranteed, the victories a little less. Roma above all are called to redeem the defeat against Napoli last week: they already did it in London with Chelsea, all right, but that was the Champions League and therefore something else. “I expect a very difficult game, we will play against a team eager to hurt us – commented Di Francesco. – On a mental level it is a complicated match to prepare, especially after the praise from London. But I love balance, both in one sense and in the other, that's why I don't think about small talk but only about the 3 points”. The intention is to re-propose a fresh and combative Roma like the one seen at Stanford Bridge, therefore a 4-3-3 with Alisson in goal, Bruno Peres, Moreno, Juan Jesus and Kolarov in defense, Nainggolan, De Rossi and Pellegrini in midfield , Florenzi, Dzeko and Perotti in attack. Desire to win also for Mihajlovic's Torino, who got bogged down after an excellent start, losing heavy points, especially in Europe. The grenades know that if they want to aim for the top of the table they have to make the leap in quality, so they will try with a 4-2-3-1 with Sirigu between the posts, De Silvestri, N'Koulou, Moretti and Molinaro in the back , Rincon and Baselli in the midfield, Iago Falque, Ljajic and Niang behind the lone striker Sadiq.
