RANIERI CHARGE INTER: "THEY'RE ONLY HERE TO WIN"
IN BOLOGNA WITH ONLY ONE RESULT AVAILABLE, BUT SNEIJDER GOES KO.
AND FROM MADRID COMES THE BLESSING OF MOURINHO.
The first of the three advances of this fifth day will also be the most awaited. Claudio Ranieri's Inter (writing it has an effect, but we'll have to get used to it) will try to win for the first time this season. It won't be easy, because up front there will be a Bologna boosted by the unexpected draw against Juventus. But the Nerazzurri will have no other result available than victory. Ranieri, during his first press conference as an Inter player, showed a lot of confidence and above all clear ideas, the ones Gasperini lacked. “Each of us has a Karma – said the Roman coach – and mine is to fix difficult situations. I want a short, compact team determined to fight for every ball. I'm here to restore self-esteem to a group that still wants to win a lot." At the Dall'Ara stadium in Bologna, however, he will have to make it without the eagerly awaited Sneijder, who, after a summer spent at the center of tactical misunderstandings, should have found his place in the trocar. But a muscle strain in the adductor of the left thigh will prevent him from taking the field in Bologna and perhaps also in Moscow, in the very delicate Champions League match. Injuries and suspensions aside (Ranocchia will pay for Novara's expulsion with 3 matches) Ranieri's Inter started off on the right foot, at least from a "spiritual" point of view. In fact, from Madrid, the "vate" Mourinho gave his blessing to the Ranieri project: "I'm an Inter fan, and therefore I hope that the Nerazzurri win, whoever their coach is". Almost simultaneously, Sor Claudio spoke of Mou as "an enemy only in front of the media". Whether they are sincere or circumstantial words, one thing is clear: Ranieri has already figured out how to behave at Inter.
MILAN, WINNING WITH CESENA IS MANDATORY.
ALLEGRI WORRIED: "SERENITY AND ENTHUSIASM ARE NEEDED"
EMERGENCY ATTACK IN VIEW OF THE CHAMPIONS.
If Athens weeps, even Sparta does not laugh. With less controversy and with some more certainty than their cousins, of course, but at Milanello the relaxed summer faces have given way to long and tight faces. In three league games there have been two draws and one defeat, as well as a flood of injuries that are worrying Massimiliano Allegri: “We are limited – sadly admitted the coach from Livorno – but we will have to find victory by playing a careful match and above all not conceding goals ”. The feeling, however, is that in addition to problems with results and injuries, Milan are also less hungry than last year, as Abbiati candidly admitted after the defeat in Naples. However, Allegri is not there, and expects an answer on the pitch that will silence all criticism: “We need serenity and enthusiasm, also because the championship is still very long. Now I expect a performance with a lot of maturity and balance, which has always been the strong point of this club". All true, but the one against Cesena will be a match that Milan just can't miss. In fact, the Romagnoli sadly lie at the bottom of the standings with zero points, not beating them at San Siro would mean officially opening the AC Milan crisis. To undermine the defense of Cesena, Allegri will rely on the workaholic (strange but true) Cassano and the very young El Shaarawy, who scored against Udinese. On the bench then, there will be an old wolf from the area like Pippo Inzaghi, who would have come in handy again next Wednesday, when the Czechs from Viktoria Plzen arrive at the San Siro. For that match, Ibra's quick recovery permitting, Allegri will have only Cassano available, given that in addition to Inzaghi, El Shaarawy is also off the Champions League list.
FURIA MAZZARRI ON THE PRESS: "YOU HAVE MASSACRATED US!"
THE OWNER RETURNS AGAINST FIORENTINA.
BUT MIHAJLOVIC WARNNS: "TO SAN PAOLO WITHOUT FEAR".
After so many praises, even in Naples it is time for controversy and, inevitably, for nervousness. Walter Mazzarri did not take well the criticisms received after the defeat in Verona, above all because the great culprit, for the press, was him, guilty of having made too massive a turnover (as many as 7 different players compared to the victory over Milan). However, the blue leader closed ranks, defending his work and above all his players: "If we tell people that we are the number one contender for the championship, after just two games done well, and not taking into account the strength of the other teams and their economic possibilities, then the bar is raised and every defeat becomes a sporting tragedy. Last year I resented it, now since these things can't be changed, they slip on me. And in any case I knew that at the first defeat they would have massacred us ”. Angry and proud Mazzarri, but perhaps not entirely impervious to criticism. Yes, because against Fiorentina all the starters should meet again on the pitch, those who had been left on the bench in Verona. Opposite, the Azzurri will find a fierce and motivated Fiorentina, at least to read the words of Sinisa Mihajlovic: “We must be able to re-propose the Franchi mentality even outside. I want to see my team play at the San Paolo with the same intensity seen against Parma. Fearless".
