Milik and the Var keep Naples and Rome alive. Sunday of smiles for the Azzurri and Giallorossi but also of great, great suffering. Ancelotti had to wait for the 8st minute to overtake Cagliari and return within 91 points of Juve, while Di Francesco had to undergo the roller coaster of a crazy game to save the bench, which culminated in a sensational referee error. favor in full recovery.
In short, two victories with an asterisk but the result, as we know, is what matters most and so Napoli keeps alive a Scudetto "flame" and Roma, in addition to saving their coach's bench, returns close in the Champions League area, thus putting pressure on Lazio and Milan, respectively engaged in Bergamo (20.30 pm) and Bologna (tomorrow).
“Against Liverpool we hit hard but we didn't have to wait for this match to see the reaction, we had already done it – commented Ancelotti. – Cagliari played well behind and we were shallow but I think the victory was deserved”.
He is the first to enjoy it, who otherwise would have had a rather complicated week. The initial maxi turnover (outside Insigne, Mertens, Albiol, Hamsik, Hysaj and Callejon) seemed too excessive and would have turned like a boomerang in the event of a draw and consequent minus 11 from Juve, even if then, to tell the truth, deciding the match was one of the starters chosen.
In the 91st minute Milik, when everyone thought that the 0-0 was already written, sent a free-kick past Cragno and Napoli was thus able to celebrate a very important victory, perhaps even fundamental for the rest of the season.
The same can be said for Di Francesco, literally saved by the victory against Genoa. A daring 3-2 that of the Olimpico, which went from a swing of emotions that first saw the Giallorossi one step away from the abyss (double red and blue advantage with Piatek in the 17th minute on a duck by Olsen and Hiljemark in the 33rd minute, in the middle momentary equal by Fazio in the 31st minute) and then resurrected thanks to goals from Kluivert (45') and Cristante (59').
However, referee Di Bello and Var Chiffi took care of the result, the first not seeing a sensational push from Florenzi on Pandev in the area, the second not signaling anything to his colleague.
A big sigh of relief for Di Francesco, author of courageous choices (3-4-1-2 never tried before with Zaniolo fake nueve) which could have come back to haunt him and which instead, somehow, ended up rewarding him with 3 vital points .
"It is clear that we are still a sick team but we have brought out our pride - the coach's words - The performance was not excellent, in any case this victory was fundamental and we managed to get it".
Naples and Rome therefore heave a big sigh of relief and prepare as best as possible for the Christmas tour de force. It will take more to close the year in the best possible way but in the meantime it's already a good start.
