Another round, another run. The close challenge for the Scudetto starts again from yet another Sunday of fire, which this time, at least on paper, sees Napoli as the favorite over Juventus. The home match against Spal, in fact, would seem easier than the derby della Mole that awaits the bianconeri, moreover returning from a much more exhausting European commitment than that of their rivals, if only for the way in which it was faced. It will be precisely the Lady who will inaugurate the day in the lunch match against Turin (12.30), a commitment not to fail otherwise the risk that Napoli could go on the run would become quite concrete. “It's an important period for both of us is for them – confirmed Allegri. – It's a derby and as such it's difficult, it will take mind, technique and physicality. I expect a Taurus who will concede little considering that, since there is Mazzarri, play less open. It will be a balanced challenge, we will have to be good on the episodes”. The championship as a panacea after the European misstep: the Juventus coach will never admit it, he sincerely hopes it will be like this. Needless to deny in fact that the draw with Tottenham left more disappointment than anything else, first of all in him who even thought of leaving after Cardiff.
“We have the same chances of passing as before – he glossed over. – A draw with a team like that cannot be experienced as a tragedy, if the Champions League becomes an obsession then not there if will ever win. Let's just think about Turin, we'll see the rest later". So head to the derby, which Allegri will face without Mandzukic (fever) but with a Dybala finally available, even if only for the bench. The 4-3-3 black and white will see Szczesny in goal (turnover with Buffon scheduled, according to the coach), De Sciglio, Benatia, Chiellini and Alex Sandro in defense, Khedira, Pjanic and Marchisio in midfield, Douglas Costa, Higuain e Bernardeschi in attack. Mazzarri, so far unbeatable at home (three wins out of three at the Grande Torino since he replaced Mihajlovic), will respond with a 4-1-4-1 with Sirigu between the posts, De Silvestri, N'Koulou, Burdisso e Molinaro in the back department, Rincon dam, Iago Falque, Baselli, Obi and Ansaldi in the midfield, Belotti the only striker. In the afternoon, with the derby della Mole archived, it will instead be the turn of Napoli, who will receive Spal in a sold-out San Paolo (15 pm). Very different scenario from the European one, where 10 thousand spectators bored they witnessed the defeat against Leipzig and the near elimination from the cup.
Ko which has sparked a lot of controversy about Sarri and on his European snobbery but which does not touch the blue people, very concentrated on Spal and on that Scudetto which is no longer an impossible dream. On paper it's a game without a history, especially since the Ferrarese are far away da home, they made a paltry 6 points in 12 games. The real enemy could therefore be performance anxiety, although Napoli have so far shown that they know how to manage it in the best possible way. Sarri, after the cup turnover, will return to 4-3-3 of the very owners with Queen in goal, Hysaj, Albiol, Koulibaly and Mario Rui in defense, Allan, Jorginho and Hamsik in midfield, Callejon, Mertens and Insigne in attack. Almost impossible mission for Semplici who will try with the usual 3-5-1-1 with Meret between the poles, Salamon, Vicari and Felipe in the back department, Lazzari, Viviani, Everton Luiz, Grassi and Costa in the median, Kurtic on trocar to support the single Antenucci striker.
