Keita yes or Keita no for tonight's Italian Super Cup between Lazio and Juventus at the Olimpico to win the first trophy of the season? In the end, Lazio decided against it, excluding the Senegalese on his transfer to Juve from the squad list. Keita didn't take it well but Lazio's decision is courageous and logical even if painful. On the other hand Simone Inzaghi, the very good Lazio coach called this year to confirm himself, will have Felipe Anderson at his disposal, while Max Allegri confessed that he still has 3 or 4 doubts about the best Juventus formation to line up tonight. But he warned: "We need to turn Cardiff disappointment into competitive rage."
The Keita case was until a few hours ago the main unknown on the eve of the Super Cup but not the only one. At the Olimpico, Juve is called to demonstrate that they have metabolized the bitter defeat in the Champions League final on 3 June. And she is also called upon to demonstrate that she is the strongest despite the painful sales of Dani Alves and Bonucci, which will probably impose an adjustment to the formation, as Allegri let us understand.
Lazio must, in turn, demonstrate that they can definitively shake off the inferiority complex that grips them every time they face Juve, against whom they have racked up an endless series of defeats. But never say never.
That's why we don't know if tonight's Super Cup will be beautiful but it is certain that it will be a highly emotional and competitive challenge that acts as a prelude to the now imminent championship and that nobody wants to lose.
