Saturday of truths. Not definitive, God forbid, but still important for both Milan-Juventus that for Inter, engaged in the field of Sassuolo. The turn of Champions in fact he reshuffled the cards with the victories of the black and whites, considered in crisis just a few hours earlier, and the defeat of the red and blacks, judged almost perfect until the beating in London. The championship, not even on purpose, puts them in front of each other Diavolo e Lady right now, but also Inter's trip to Reggio Emilia is no joke: the feeling, in short, is that after today's balance and judgments will definitely have changed, for better or for worse.
Milan-Juventus (18pm, Dazn)
Everyone's attention will obviously be directed to San Syro, where Milan and Juventus they will face each other in a very interesting challenge, as well as difficult to interpret. In fact, up until the international break, we would have had no doubts in indicating the Rossoneri as favourites, but now, thanks to the latest results and, above all, the injuries that have affected Pioli, going overboard is much more complicated. It is clear though that it is Allegri to play more, if only for the gap in the standings which forces him to win, or at least not to lose. However, the Rossoneri colleague also has every reason to want to avoid another misstep after the one in London, especially as the second leg will take place on Tuesday and getting there with a good result would give confidence and morale to the whole environment.
Pioli: "Match that matters more than the others and De Ketelaere is a mystery just for you"
“We didn't play in London as we know – he began Pioli at the press conference -. We are all responsible, me first and foremost, and we have all the desire and determination to do better than we have done. I believe that within a championship there are two or three matches that weigh more than the three points up for grabs, the one against Juve has an important specific weight. They want to fight for the Scudetto, just like us." On the other hand, very harsh opposition on the “question The Ketelaere”, harshly criticized by the press and fans for a series of performances that were not up to par. “Charles has a great future ahead of him – defended the Rossoneri coach -. His path is correct, I'm satisfied with him, I remember Leao, Tonali, everyone was ready to question his qualities. He is a talented player who just needs time to adapt, but the path is the right one ”.
Allegri: "It will be a great game and we want to get results"
“We play against the Italian champions, it will be a more difficult match than usual – the thought of Allegri -. They are coming off a bad defeat and will want to make up for it, it will be a wonderful evening of sport in a full stadium. The most important thing now is to have continuity, we want to get a result tomorrow as well. We'll need a great match because they have great qualities, they have Lion which can make a difference e San Siro that when it's full it pushes… It will be a good test, but since we have not yet won away from home we hope to do it here, we all hope so: at the moment there is only results to be achieved, we left five points between Salernitana and Monza , it makes no sense to think too much about direct confrontations”.
Milan-Juventus, the formations: Pioli finds Theo again, Allegri without Di Maria
Both have important absences, but if the Juve is slowly coming out of the tunnel (even if Di Maria, decisive with Maccabi Haifa, will not be there due to disqualification) so it is not for the Milan, which fell into it for a few weeks, is still far from seeing the light again. Pioli but recovers a key player like Hernandez, with the hope of not having rushed the times too much: without the French, in fact, his creature loses a lot both in the offensive and in the retreat phase. But Theo won't be the only news from the Rossoneri compared to Stamford Bridge, on the contrary the coach is thinking about various changes, some sensational such as the exclusion of De Ketelaere (the player must be waited for, God forbid, but at the moment he doesn't seem able to give what it was bought for) and the moving of Rabbit on the right, pace of disappointing Dest. Pioli's 4-2-3-1 should thus see Tatarusanu in goal, Kalulu, Gabbia, Tomori and Hernandez in defense, Tonali and Bennacer in midfield, Krunic, Diaz and Leao behind the lone striker Giroud. Allegri, forced to do without Di Maria, should roughly re-propose the anti-Bologna eleven, therefore 4-4-2 with Szczesny between the posts, Danilo, Bonucci, Bremer and Alex Sandro in the back department, Cuadrado, Locatelli, Rabiot and Kostic in midfield, Vlahovic and Milik in attack.
Sassuolo-Inter (15 pm, Dazn)
The other challenge in the spotlight (metaphorical, of course, given the time) is that of Mapei Stadium, Where Inter he will be looking for a fundamental victory for the standings. Morale, in fact, rose dramatically already on Tuesday against the Barcelona, but success, however important, is not enough to fix a disappointing season so far. In the league then things went badly, so much so that the nerazzurri are paired right at Sassuolo di Dionysus, returning from two good victories with Turin and Salernitana which canceled a difficult start. In short, the opposite of Inter, who have already lost 4 times in just 8 days: terrible for those aiming for the Scudetto, which is why the trend must be reversed immediately, otherwise they risk ending up at a stellar distance from the top of the standings. Inzaghi, yesterday in silence from the press, breathed a deep sigh of relief on Tuesday, but he is aware that he can no longer afford missteps, otherwise his bench would once again wobble dangerously.
Sassuolo-Inter, the formations: Inzaghi in an emergency in attack
The injury situation doesn't help, given that in addition to the usual ones Lukaku e Brozovic will also miss Correa, for an attack that can only count on Dzeko and Lautaro, with no alternative on the bench. Compared to the victory with Barça, he will return to goal Handanovic, in defiance of the pro-Onana plebiscite promoted by the press and fans: Inzaghiobviously does not want to lose his captain, but the performance will necessarily improve. In front of him, in the usual 3-5-2, there will be Skriniar, Acerbi and De Vrij in defense, Dumfries, Barella, Asllani, Calhanoglu and Dimarco in midfield, Lautaro and Dzeko in attack. Classic 4-3-3 also for Dionisi, who will respond with Consigli between the posts, Toljan, Erlic, Ferrari and Rogerio in the back, Frattesi, Maxime Lopez and Thorstvedt in the midfield, Ceide, Pinamonti and Laurienté in the offensive trident.
