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Rome and Naples, it's not time to give up

Despite the strong gap from Juve, the race for the Scudetto is not over yet but Rome and Naples must believe in it and not give up – Today Spalletti's Giallorossi host Toro who wants to raise their heads while Napoli try to forget Madrid by facing Chievo.

Rome and Naples, it's not time to give up

Believe it all the way. The watchword for Rome and Naples is this, even at a time when Juventus seem to have run away (+10 against the Giallorossi, +12 against the Azzurri) and the Scudetto, consequently, just a mirage. However, giving up the blow would be very dangerous, in the first place because there are still 14 days left in the championship and then because they run fast behind and can't wait for anything else to be able to enter. And then against Turin and Chievo (15 pm) it will be necessary to score 3 points, otherwise we risk endangering their respective positions on the podium. “We have to be careful, we have no other result than victory – thought Spalletti. – We mustn't forget the first leg match, even if this one will be different. At that moment the grenades were in splendid condition and we were not at our best. The application made the difference, now it will be another story”. Compared to then, in fact, many things have changed: Roma have found solidity and continuity of results, while Toro has somewhat given up on the blow, effectively abandoning their European ambitions at the beginning of the season. However, the Europa League could take care of leveling the values, which saw the Giallorossi engaged on Thursday in an important and expensive match, albeit won big time.

That's why Spalletti will necessarily make a turnover, otherwise he could risk remaining in reserve before the end of the match. The 3-4-2-1 should do without important elements such as Manolas and Strootman, left to rest to recharge the batteries, by virtue of elements that are less used but still valid. In defense, in front of Szczesny, space for Rudiger, Fazio and Juan Jesus, with Bruno Peres, De Rossi, Paredes and Mario Rui in midfield, Nainggolan and Perotti on the trocar behind Dzeko. 4-3-3 instead for Mihajlovic, who will respond with Hart between the posts, Zappacosta, De Silvestri, Moretti and Barreca in the back, Benassi, Lukic and Baselli in the midfield, Iago Falque, Belotti and Ljajic in attack. If Roma need to win, the same can be said for Napoli, indeed here, if possible, the need is even more urgent. The Azzurri have long been in Inter's sights, furthermore the defeat in Madrid has left important aftermath in an environment divided by the declarations of De Laurentiis, who lashed out against Sarri already in the Bernabeu press room. It must be for this reason that the club, perhaps regretting so much clamor, has decided to lock down the Veronese eve with a silence full of meaning, as if to protect the coach after having clearly delegitimized him. However, the latter will continue on his way without changing one iota the philosophy that has accompanied him in these two years in the shadow of Vesuvius: the best are on the field, without any turnover logic if not minimally. And therefore the Bentegodi formation will be almost the same seen at the Bernabeu, with Reina in goal, Hysaj, Albiol, Koulibaly and Ghoulam in defense, Zielinski (favorite over Allan), Diawara and Hamsik in midfield, Callejon, Pavoletti (the only true news of the day) and Insigne in attack. Similar game system for Maran, who will respond with Sorrentino in goal, Cacciatore, Dainelli, Gamberini and Gobbi in the back, Rigoni, Radovanovic and Hetemaj in the midfield, Birsa behind the Meggiorini-Inglese attack pair.

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