Only smiles Naples. The Azzurri honored their home debut (with the tricolor on their chest) by beating Sassuolo, an unquestionable 2-0 that earned first place with full points together with the Milan and to the surprising Verona. For the rest, Sunday of the big names should be forgotten: Juventus slipped on the Bologna "banana peel" and the draw, in the light of a sensational penalty denied to the rossoblu at 0-1, was even positive, while Lazio even managed to win defeated by the newly promoted Genoa, moreover at the Olimpico. Tonight we will know if Inter will be able to take Napoli and Milan, or if they will add themselves to the list of disappointments, but one thing is certain: this championship has already started giving away surprises and serial twists.
Juventus - Bologna 1-1, Fenucci explodes against the referee and the Var: "They took away a certain victory from us, an unacceptable mistake"
There is a bit of everything in the 1-1 draw in Turin, so reducing it to referee error alone would be superficial at the very least. The oversight of Beautiful e Furnace (var) however it is very big, because Iling Jr's intervention on Ndoye deserved a penalty and expulsion: the referee let it go, making a sign that he had seen, the colleague in front of Lissone's monitor didn't feel he had to correct it. And so Juve, down by a goal from the 24th minute of the first half (Ferguson), remained alive and at least managed to equalize in the 80th minute with Vlahovic, served (ironically) by Iling Jr himself. Bologna, while returning home with an unexpected point on the eve, he didn't take it well at all and went wild at the mouth of the ad Fenucci, presented himself like a fury in front of the microphones. “A sensational referee error robbed us of a certain victory, because there was a penalty and expulsion – he thundered -. I'm here out of respect for the team and the fans, who saw a non-trivial victory with Juventus taken away from them. I'm very sorry, but these episodes are hallucinating, it's an unbearable mistake in the Var era". But the match, of course, offered many other ideas, starting with the many individual mistakes by the black and whites, who appeared much less brilliant than in Udine. The steps backwards were evident, both from a technical and athletic point of view, so much so that the header by Vlahovic (who had previously had a goal disallowed for offside by Rabiot) is the only happy note of the evening. Allegri, yesterday in press silence due to a slight illness he accused at the end of the match, will have a lot to reflect on, because Juve must above all find continuity of performances even before results.
Napoli - Sassuolo 2-0, Garcia is not satisfied: "We need to be more precise in front of goal"
The one that is not missing at Naples, protagonist of another convincing victory after that of Frosinone. The 2-0 final is a lie because the Azzurri could have scored much more and scored a goal, but the substance does not change: the team plays well and has fun like last season, driven by the usual Osimhen and a truly enviable facility. It should also be said that this Sassuolo without Berardi and Frattesi it is very little stuff, so as to raise more than one doubt about its real consistency, but this cannot take away the merits of Napoli, capable of tearing the game apart from the first minutes. To break the deadlock, it took a penalty from Osimhen (16', foul by Boloca on Politano), after which the reigning champions had the only mistake of wasting so many chances and leaving the Emilians, at least theoretically, still alive. However, they thought about giving the coup de grace Maxime Lopez e By Lorenzo, the first leaving his teammates in 10 for having insulted the referee, the second with the goal of 2-0 on an assist from the new entrant kvaratskhelia (64'). Shortly before, Raspadori had sent a penalty (Toljan's arm) onto the crossbar, confirming the rather naive evening of the Neapolitan attack. “We suffered little, we didn't concede a goal, but we could have done better and scored at least one more goal – commented by Garcia -. But to score goals you need to take the goal and tonight only 20% of the shots went on target: if you don't see him you don't score, it's only right that Osimhen got nervous in the final. However I am satisfied and I told the boys that when they are tired, or have doubts about what they can achieve, they must lower their heads and look at the tricolor on their chest, so they remember what they are capable of doing".
Lazio - Genoa 0-1, Sarri is not there: "Liar result, the attitude is the right one"
However, Lazio di takes the black shirt on Sunday Sarri, defeated at home by Genoa by Gilardino. At least a surprising result, because the rossoblu seen a week ago against Fiorentina did not enjoy great credit, symptomatic of a very difficult moment for the biancocelesti, distant relatives of those who, just four months ago, had managed to finish the championship in second place . There are many worrying aspects of current Lazio, starting with a strangely sterile offensive phase (only one goal scored in two games with Lecce and Genoa), passing through the athletic decline of many elements, up to a calendar that, Sarri docet, will now see Naples, Juventus and the debut in the Champions League. A goal from Retegui at the dawn of the match (16') was enough to decide the match, after which Gilardino's team suffered justly, defending a very heavy result with nails, teeth and ideas, in one sense and the other. “We have made progress compared to Lecce, even if only for attitude – the analysis of Sarri -. The initial phase was nervous, but from the 20th minute onwards we did well, unfortunately we missed the flicker of some forwards who are not yet in top form, the result is a bit false, but it condemns us. Alarm bells? It worries me that many are not in great condition, the new ones have arrived to prepare for the race, some haven't trained for a long time. We miss Milinkovic? You have made other choices, it is useless to keep thinking about it, we must look for other solutions ”.
Cagliari – Inter (20.45 pm, Dazn)
To complete the picture of the second day, Inter will take care of Inzaghi, expected from the trip of Cagliari. Saturday and Sunday's results don't allow for missteps, so the Nerazzurri will have to respond presently and not be conditioned by market rumors, even if any hour could be the right one to embrace Pavard. The Frenchman has had his bags ready for a week, but Bayern have not yet given him the go-ahead: the missed call-up for yesterday's match against Augsburg, however, suggests that he will arrive soon. In any case, Inzaghi will only think about it when the moment is right, because first there is a game to play and, possibly, win, both to confirm the good sensations of his debut with Monza, and to hook the leading group with full points. The Cagliari, for his part, has nothing to lose, but has already shown in Turin that he is solid and insidious, in perfect Ranieri style. The technician, a past atInter in the 2011/12 season, he is keen to make a good impression, so it is reasonable to expect the Sardinians in a combative version.
Cagliari – Inter, the formations: run-off between Arnautovic and Thuram (favourite)
Inzaghi look forward to the arrival of Pavard, in the meantime, however, he also has to do without Acerbi, who is still injured: Darmian's recovery, in this sense, is essential for a decidedly short defence. Forward instead, despite Sanchez is not available (he will be for the match against Fiorentina), there is a choice and herein lies the Nerazzurri coach's only real doubt, undecided between Thuram e arnautovic. The ballot is tight, but the feeling is that the Frenchman, in great shape against Monza, is slightly favored and can start from the first minute, also to take advantage of the ex Bolognese's skills in the current match. The Nerazzurri 3-5-2 should thus see Sommer in goal, Darmian, De Vrij and Bastoni in defense, Dumfries, Barella, Calhanoglu, Mkhitaryan and Dimarco in midfield, Thuram and Lautaro in attack. Classic 4-4-2 also for Ranieri, who will respond with Radunovic in goal, Zappa, Dossena, Obert and Augello in the back, Nandez, Makoumbou, Sulemana and Azzi in the midfield, Pavoletti and Oristanio as an offensive pair.
