Milan gets up, Rome cries. The big match at San Siro ends with the Rossoneri's victory in full recovery, a 2-1 signed by Cutrone that drives Gattuso crazy and brings Di Francesco to his knees. Three points that are worth gold for Milan, therefore capable of redeeming the knockout in Naples and giving a strong and clear signal to the whole championship, in Rome, however, it is time to ask yourself what is not working, especially after a strange transfer market , in which sales prevailed over purchases. Crazy match that of San Siro, marked by 3 official goals and two canceled by the Var, demonstrating how this tool is now part of the game in all respects. Without it, Higuain's (one foot offside) would have been validated, but also Nzonzi's (touch with the arm): another match compared to the one seen at San Siro, in short, in which the team that believed they could end up winning more. The Rossoneri dominated the first half, so much so that Kessie's goal (40') was only the logical development of Gattuso's technical-tactical dominance over Di Francesco, but then, as also happened in Naples, Milan ended up losing the compass as the minutes went by and Roma, almost non-existent up until then, took advantage of it. Fazio's equalizer (59') seemed to be able to change the inertia of the match, but then, Var aside, the script stabilized and few thought that the finale could give some kind of emotion. Evidently they hadn't counted on Cutrone, someone who has goals in his blood and doesn't miss any kind of opportunity. And so, 30 seconds from the end, an assist from an enlightened Higuain sent him alone in front of Olsen, for a comfortable 2-1 that drove Gattuso crazy and with him all of San Siro. “Let's talk about a turning point, we've only played two games – minimized the Rossoneri coach. – We played even better than in Naples, but then there are also the opponents. After all, the bar has risen but we still have to become a team, there's no doubt about that”. More bitter Di Francesco, forced to deal with a defeat that will make him go through a decidedly unpleasant break. “We gave away a half, a pity about the goal conceded in the final – his words. – I would have liked more security than Atalanta, but we lacked lucidity in the last few minutes”.
Today, however, it will be Inter's turn, called to obtain the first victory of this championship on the Bologna field (18 pm). It goes without saying that no mistakes will be allowed at the Dall'Ara, on pain of having a bad break with all the troubles involved. Few thought that the nerazzurri could get to the third day with only one point in the standings, instead Sassuolo and Turin have shown some character limitations even before technical ones on which Spalletti will have to intervene as soon as possible. “I expected some post-World Cup problems – replied the Nerazzurri coach. – A break-in phase is always necessary, after which I saw some lightness and went to recall them. It's a bit like riding a bicycle, first you have to learn to pedal: if one thinks about criticism and consumes energy in that way, one is wrong”. Again the cycling metaphor, albeit different from the pre-Sassuolo one. Back then Spalletti used it to charge the environment ("they gave me the bike, now I have to pedal"), but now it looks more like a request for time which, however, in football in general and at Inter in particular, risks going unheard . A victory is urgently needed, starting with Bologna. The nerazzurri will try by confirming the 3-4-2-1 already seen with Turin with a big news: Nainggolan, stopped so far by an injury, is ready to make his debut from the first minute. Spalletti will field him next to Perisic behind the lone striker Icardi, for the rest Handanovic in goal, D'Ambrosio, De Vrij and Skriniar in defense, Vrsaljko, Vecino, Brozovic and Asamoah in midfield. “They are superior but we have prepared ourselves well and are ready to have our say”. Inzaghi's speech makes it clear how the coach hasn't forgotten his times in Milan and lives this game like a derby. The desire to trip Inter is great, as is the desire to try and win the first match of this championship. The rossoblu will try relying on a 3-5-2 with Skorupski between the posts, Gonzalez, Danilo and Helander in the back, Mattiello, Poli, Pulgar, Dzemaili and Dijks in the middle behind the Falcinelli-Destro offensive duo.
