It had been in the air for a few days, but no one expected it so hard. Antonio Conte's outburst leaves no room for interpretation: it is a matter of a raw attack on his society. “Matri's transfer wasn't technically foreseen, just like that of Giaccarini – growled the Juventus coach. – We are talking about the footballer who has scored the most goals in two years, one of the most faithful men. I know that it is a situation that must be accepted, daughter of the difficult economic moment we are experiencing, but let it be clear that I have not endorsed absolutely anything, I have only suffered. We are here to compose a puzzle, but it is clear that if every time you add a piece then you remove another it becomes more and more difficult. And then I'm perplexed by the fact that, despite these sales, you continue to say that the gap between us and the others has widened. We, with these outings, have weakened ourselves ”. This would be enough (and by far!) to raise a fuss at Juventus, but Conte has even raised the bar. “Marotta says we're playing on an equal footing with Real Madrid? For once, I too would like to be on the side of those who spend 100 million on a player – he explained after having a hearty laugh. – Let's say that these are sentences of circumstance, but underneath we have to understand that in front of us there is a tank and a car”. In all of this there would be Juventus - Lazio, a beautiful and delicate match, which, however, has been talked about very little. The risk is that the bianconeri take the opponent lightly, already soundly beaten last August 18 in the Super Cup final. “We know very well that that was a one-of-a-kind match – Conte retorted. – This will be different, Lazio is a difficult team, equipped to fight with us for the top positions. I expect a very difficult and tough race, in which we will have to pay close attention and give all 110%”. The coach will confirm the ordinance 3-5-2, with Buffon in goal, Barzagli, Bonucci and Chiellini in defence, Lichtsteiner, Vidal, Pirlo, Pogba and Asamoah in midfield and the Vucinic-Tevez duo in attack. Not called up Marrone, practically already a Sassuolo player. The neroverdi will have him in co-ownership for 3,5 million and the boy will thus be able to experience a season as a protagonist after those as supporting actor in black and white. Compared to the Super Cup, however, we will see a different Lazio, especially in terms of form, which will be decidedly more cautious. In the 4-4-1-1 chosen by Petkovic, Marchetti will play in goal, Cavanda, Cana, Biava (if he doesn't make it Novaretti is ready) and Radu in defense, Gonzalez, Biglia, Hernanes and Lulic in midfield, Candreva on the trocar behind of the unique Klose tip. Which may soon have competition. In fact, Lotito has once again raised the offer for the Turkish Buruk Yilmaz, reaching 13 million plus Floccari.
But the transfer market titles definitely go to Milan. Yesterday started with a bang, not so much for the arrival of Matri (certainly since Thursday), as for the sale of Boateng to Schalke 04, completely unexpected. The Ghanaian underwent medical checks and the usual press conference, Galliani collected 12 million, coincidentally the same invested in Matri. But while the attacker enjoyed his first few hours as a Rossoneri ("I'm delighted to be here and to wear the number 9 shirt"), the CEO had a hectic transfer market day to say the least. On the notebook there are Honda and Kakà, but if the Japanese seems to have faded ("Nothing has changed, now he doesn't move" reiterated the general manager of CSKA Moscow), this is not the case for the Brazilian, increasingly the object of Via's desire Turati. This time there will be no obstacles from Madrid: Florentino Perez, who made Bale official (100 million!) and renewed Cristiano Ronaldo's contract (17 million net per season!), must absolutely get rid of Kakà's salary (10 million net) , for this reason he is even willing to give away the tag. The problem now lies only with the player, who has said he is ready to reduce his salary to 7,5 million, still too much for the Rossoneri coffers. The deal will be done only if the salary is halved (5 per year), otherwise the catchphrase will go back into the attic and Milan will throw themselves on some other name. The final rush has begun, now anything can really happen.
