Un Napoli devastating. Spalletti's men didn't just beat the ball Juventus, but they even humiliated her, giving her a "manita" that is worth much more than the 3 points. Yesterday's 5-1, in fact, is a very strong message to the whole championship, to reiterate, if there were still any need, that this Scudetto it is inexorably turning blue. The bianconeri, on the other hand, return home with broken bones and the typical headache of those who have taken a too strong hangover, moreover without even having fun: the best defense in the championship, fresh from eight consecutive clean sheets, was literally devastated by the blue maneuver , as well as the logic of the short-snout, annihilated without ifs and buts by the total football of Napoli. However, even if indirectly, they also took the slap Milan and Inter, who, if on the one hand they can be happy about Allegri's braking, on the other they have to postpone any intention of a comeback against the Azzurri: beating Lecce and Verona, in fact, will serve above all to cling to the train, even if only in the farthest carriage.
Naples – Juventus 5-1, Spalletti teaches Allegri a lesson and flies to +10
Success is first of all Luciano Spalletti, protagonist on the eve of some dialectical skirmishes with Allegri which, in the light of the final result, literally bring him into triumph. The coach from Certaldo, described as "funny" by his Juventus colleague, had openly declared that he wanted to play offensively, in an attempt to win and give Maradona (and Maradona) a beautiful and successful night. Purpose translated to perfection by him, who after closing the first half "solo" on 2-1 (goals from Osimhen and Kvaratskhelia, Di Maria for Juve), have spread in a totally blue-style recovery. Rrahmani's goal marked the point of no return, because from there the Lady disappeared from the field, in the face of a devastating Napoli both from a technical and athletic point of view. And so, after the goals from Osimhen and Elmas, Allegri was left with nothing but to replace Di Maria, Rabiot and Danilo, at least to avoid the insult of having some injuries. Of course, Bremer's embarrassing performance (undoubtedly the worst on the pitch) also affected the final result, but on balance the Allegri's tactical plan he has proven himself too poor to resist such power.
Naples-Juventus: Spalletti. “Big win! Scudetto? More than anything we sent a message to ourselves”
“The team played a great match, kept up a very high pace – the words of a radiant Spalletti -. It was a beautiful evening, above all because there was a very large audience. The boys have been able to recreate the love for this shirt and for these colors, if they do what lies in their qualities and characteristics, such victories can come out. A message to the others for the Scudetto? We sent a message mostly to ourselves. We always have doubts about not being at these levels and instead we played openly and deserved the victory”.
Naples-Juventus: Allegri. “We are completely exhausted, deserved defeat. But the championship is long…”
“They played a good game, we were a bit energy drains – Allegri's disconsolate analysis -. We took the 2-0 in our best moment, football is also this, there is often at least one game a year like this. Now we have to get back on our feet and recover, because the championship is still long. We mustn't throw ourselves down, because we came from 8 consecutive victories and we have to get back on that path. These are evenings that happen, it happened against the first in the class, which deserves the ranking it has. As in all negative situations, we must try to find the positive aspects, it is a defeat that must be accepted and put there”.
Lecce – Milan (18pm, Dazn)
Game from win at all costs for Milan and not just for the result in Naples. In fact, the Rossoneri, regardless of the Scudetto issue, must redeem Wednesday's fool against Turin, but also the disappointing draw with Roma. In short, for the first time in a long time Pioli is grappling with a negative moment, especially since the match in the Via del Mare does not only count for the standings: in fact, the Supercoppa final against Inter is upon us and getting there in full depression would certainly not be good for the environment. To further complicate the situation there is Baroni's Lecce, an opponent that is anything but soft as demonstrated by the five useful results collected (three wins and two draws), moreover beating teams of rank such as Lazio and Atalanta. There will be no red carpets waiting for the Devil, but 30 Giallorossi fans who dream of the feat: Pioli has the task of overcoming the obstacle and racing again.
Pioli: "We are not satisfied, but we have to raise the level"
“In the last two performances we haven't managed to achieve positive results – confirmed the Rossoneri coach -. We have to do more, but I saw the desire to improve. With Roma everything was under control, against Turin we played a fair game which ended up being sent off. It's not a question of second lines or anything else, we need to have more attention, quality and determination. I think it's normal that there is a more critical eye towards us because we won the Scudetto playing good football, we are the first to always want to do better. I haven't seen anyone full, we have to raise our performance level to win another trophy."
Lecce - Milan, the formations: Pioli finds Origi and Kjaer, Vranckx in place of the suspended Tonali
Pioli would have liked to do some turnover in view of the Super Cup, but the latest results and, above all, the performance of the so-called "second lines" don't make it possible. The result is that starting Milan will play in Lecce, net of the usual absences (but Origi and Kjaer are back, at least for the bench) and Tonali's disqualification. The Rossoneri 4-2-3-1 will thus see Tatarusanu in goal, Calabria, Kalulu, Tomori and Hernandez in defence, Bennacer and Vranckx in midfield, Saelemaekers, Diaz and Leao behind the lone striker Giroud. Baroni will respond with the usual 4-3-3 with Falcone in goal, Gendrey, Baschirotto, Umtiti and Gallo in the back, Blin, Hjulmand and Gonzalez in the midfield, Strefezza, Colombo (owned by Milan) and Di Francesco in attack .
Inter – Verona (20.45 pm, Dazn and Sky Sport)
One arrives for Inter as well race to be won, as far as the Coppa Italia, albeit with great effort, has been positively dispelled. However, the Nerazzurri cannot slow down any longer after Monza, not now that the top of the standings has even moved away by 13 points, and the Verona third last (but returning from the fundamental victory over the Cremonese) cannot and must not be scary. The nerazzurri then have a very important performance at San Siro, where they collected 21 points out of 24: in short, if they always played at home, the path would be much better. Here too, as previously mentioned for Milan, the Supercoppa applies, a trophy that Inzaghi holds dear (he has already won three as a coach and two as a player) and which could take away some mental energy: a danger to be avoided by all costs, otherwise Verona, hungry for salvation points, could take advantage of them.
Inzaghi: "Head to Verona, we're not thinking about the Super Cup"
“We come to this challenge after a costly match like the one against Parma and we find a Verona team who, after the break, showed up in excellent condition, playing two important matches. They have already shown that they are healthy even against Juventus and Milan, but Inter will be focused and motivated, we must always try to do better because there will always be difficulties. We have to look at our path, we have won 7 of the last 9 league games and in the last few months we have had a constant performance, even if we have to eliminate some mistakes that condition us. We know what will be waiting for us in Super cup against Milan and how important that match is, but first there is Verona and the best possible line-up will go on the field, even considering the ailments”.
Inter - Verona, the formations: Calhanoglu returns, Lukaku and Brozovic are still out
Compared to Tuesday there will be a real revolution, also because Inter B lined up against Parma did not give positive answers, regardless of the final result. Inzaghi finds Calhanoglu and Barella (the latter only for the bench), while Lukaku e Brozovic they remain in the pits: the mission is to recover them for the Super Cup, at least for a part of the race. Today's 3-5-2 will be made up of Onana in goal, Skriniar, Acerbi and Bastoni in defense, Darmian, Gagliardini, Calhanoglu, Mkhitaryan and Dimarco in midfield, Lautaro and Dzeko in attack. zaffaroni, back from four points in the last two games, will attempt the feat relying on a 3-4-2-1 with Montipò between the posts, Dawidowicz, Hien and Ceccherini in the back, Depaoli, Tameze, Ilic and Doig in the midfield, Kallon and Lazovic behind the lone striker Djuric.
