Between Juventus and Atalanta… Burian wins. The match in Turin was not played due to the bad weather emergency and this means that Napoli, engaged tonight on the Cagliari field (20.45 pm), can further detach the Old Lady. Of course, it would be a purely theoretical advantage, but in the meantime the gap between the two contenders for the title would even become four.
Something that risks influencing the race for the Scudetto: The gap would be virtual, all right, but until March 14 (probable day of recovery) the ranking would remain affected by an asterisk as heavy as a boulder. A nice advantage, it must be said, for Maurizio Sarri and his Napoli, provided however that they win the three points in Cagliari.
Mission far from impossible but not obvious: the Sardinians are only 5 points from the relegation zone and will try to sell their lives dearly to settle in a more "comfortable" area. Of course, however, that on paper there really doesn't seem to be a game: the Azzurri come from 9 victories in a row, the Rossoblu have collected just one in the last 6.
“It's very important for us, we have to live up to it, give battle and play – thought Lopez. – We will have to keep them as far away as possible from our area, we worked a lot on this aspect during the week. If we defended ourselves and that's it, we wouldn't have any hopes, the important thing is that everyone is aware that this is not a game that should be scored from the start but that we should play to the best of our ability”.
Napoli, as usual silent on the press before the championship matches, are in any case clearly favored and hope to confirm the transfer law, which sees them do even better than at San Paolo. Sarri will be able to field the 4-3-3 of the very titular players without turnover anxieties from midweek commitments, given that the Azzurri now only have the Scudetto dream in mind. In defense, in front of Reina, space for Hysaj, Albiol, Koulibaly and Mario Rui, in midfield Allan, Jorginho and Hamsik, in attack Callejon, Mertens and Insigne.
Usual 3-5-2 also for Lopez, who will respond with Cragno between the posts, Andreolli, Ceppitelli and Castan in the back department, Faragò, Ionita, Barella, Padoin and Lykogiannis in the midfield, Joao Pedro and the former Pavoletti offensive couple.
