Scudetto-flavoured appetizer. Waiting for the big match between Juventus and Milan and the insidious trip to Inter in that di Bergamo, Ancelotti's Napoli is preparing to visit Genoa's Juric (20.30 hours) with the intention of winning and then enjoying football Sunday comfortably in an armchair. Obviously, the supporters of the Azzurri will be anything but disinterested, but this will have a "constructive" sense only in the event of a victory in Marassi, otherwise the Scudetto ambitions will come to a sudden halt. This was a strange eve for Napoli, which went essentially unnoticed between what happened in the cups and the big match at the San Siro at the gates: there is the risk of getting distracted and not paying due attention to Genoa's Juric, moreover in a major involutionary phase compared to the much more captivating version by Ballardini. “It's a real test of maturity – confirmed Ancelotti. – This group is doing well but we can do even better, Juve are now on the run and have extraordinary continuity, it's up to us not to let them escape".
Strong and clear message, from those who, after all, know well the recipe for raising trophies at the end of the season. Cups, as we know, are won in tuxedo nights, championships instead pass also, if not above all, from those days with overalls and sneakers (any reference to Sarri, this time, it's purely coincidental). The match against Genoa it looks like this, compressed between the sequins of the Champions League and a stop that will take many players away from Naples, reason for which these 3 points are really important. Ancelotti will continue his scientific turnover without abandoning the 4-4-2, now the house's trademark: he will be there in goal Ospina, in defence Malcooked, Albiol, Koulibaly e Hysaj, with Callejon, Rog, Hamsik e Zielinski in midfield and the couple Owned- Insigne in attack.
The Azzurri will find a Genoa wounded by the five-and-a-half match against Inter, a result they have won over all furies i fans (today a dispute is expected in Marassi) and Preziosi, so much so that the newspapers are already rumors of one Juric wobbly. “I'm calm, I already knew the difficulties of the calendar before – replied the coach in the press conference. – Apart from the last race, I saw a growing team and I am convinced they have huge room for improvement”. However, the coach knows how this challenge can prove to be decisive for his future, so he will rely on a 3-5-2 compact with Radu between the poles, biraschi, Romero and Criscito in the kingdelayed delivery, Romulo, Hiljemark, Veloso, Bessa and Lazovic in the median, Kouame e Friday in attack.
