Una Rossoneri avalanche on Naples. That the Milan if he would have played it proudly against Maradona one could have expected it, that he would even win 4-0, frankly, no. Try uppercase that of the Devil, capable of dominating the leaders from all points of view and taking a lead third place very important, ahead of Inter, Rome, Atalanta and Juventus.
The Azzurri come out with broken bones since first chapter of “Naples-Milan trilogy”, but this is not necessarily a bad thing: the Scudetto remains largely safe and a bath of humility could also do the group good, perhaps a little distracted by the inevitable enthusiasm of the city. On balance the big loser of 28esima è Inzaghi, the only one (apart from Spalletti) to lose points: Pioli thanks him, as well as Sarri, Mourinho, Gasperini and Allegri.
Naples – Milan 0-4, Leao and Diaz sign the triumph of the Rossoneri
Clamorous victory for Milan, especially for the way it arrived. No one had managed to put Napoli in this way, especially against Maradona, instead Pioli managed it precisely on the most delicate night, in which he seriously risked finding himself out of the first four places. The victories in the afternoon by Lazio and Roma had put further pressure on the team, which was forced to score points in order not to slip to fifth place, moreover together with Atalanta and with Juve at minus 4: mission accomplished thanks to a performance of great heart, character and quality, which it literally has annihilated Napoli, unwillingly author of the worst performance of the season. Nothing changes for the Scudetto, in a Champions League key instead this 0-4 could leave some aftermath, or at least align the forecasts a bit, which until yesterday were very unbalanced towards the blue. First of all, it is decisive Pioli's tactical move, Which has displaced Spalletti abandoning the three-man defense to return to 4-2-3-1 from the past, but with an extra Krunic to reinforce the midfielder, leaving Diaz and Leao the freedom to invent. Winning idea, because the domination in the middle of the field released the fury of the Portuguese (brace, he hadn't scored in the league since 14 January) and of the Spaniard, author of a goal and a terrific assist. The exclamation point was placed by Saelemaekers with a serpentine of applause, certifying the Devil's night of glory and the blue disaster: just a few more days and we will experience the next European chapters, in the meantime, however, the Rossoneri signal has arrived, loud and clear.
Pioli keeps his feet on the ground: "It's only the first step, now head to Empoli"
“We won an important game, but it's only the first step in this season finale – the satisfied comment from Pioli -. No euphoria, it was just a good performance against a great team, now we have to put the head to Empoli, because it's the kind of match that penalized us in the league this year. We can not more wasting other opportunities, we threw away opportunities with mistakes that must never happen again. However, this result will not affect the Champions League matches, it will be another environment, another situation. This victory will give us the opportunity to study the opponent better, but it doesn't change anything, it will be a balanced match. There head can always make the difference, January took away our certainties and certainties even after winning the championship, we are a bit disunited. Only the great teams manage to do well both in the league and in the Champions League, the fact that we have gone ahead has taken away our energy and lucidity, but it is a path we must take because we want to reach the top".
Spalletti makes no drama: "We are below our level, Milan put in a great performance"
“Milan put in a great performance, starting strong and taking advantage of all the situations we gave them – he confirmed Spalletti -. We have played below our level and the great willingness of the boys made us stretch even further. What changes in key Champions? Now there will be some more who say we don't have an advantage in the draw. Milan went through a particular moment, but the beacon of the Champions League puts everything back in place, in those games it's difficult to find someone who doesn't give everything he has. For the rest I can say that we were a bit unlucky in this stop, Osimhen and Olivera returned with physical problems, someone else was tired".
Monza - Lazio 0-2, Sarri: "Three very important points, I want to stay at Lazio for life"
In the meantime, the Sarri's Lazio continues to fly: the 2-0 in Monza signed by Pedro and Milinkovic-Savic, in fact, is worth the confirmation of second place with 55 points, 5 ahead of the Inter-Roma duo. A very important result for a group that is increasingly credited with reaching mainland Europe, especially now that the competition will be engaged in a real tour de force between the championship and various cups. The Biancocelesti, on the other hand, have already left the Conference and will be able to focus only on Serie A, starting with next Saturday's big match against Juve, very indicative for understanding the team's real ambitions. Furthermore, it should not be underestimated that the walk it was done often and willingly without Property, now back and ready to give his contribution in the final rush. “We took three very important points in a still very long race, there are still 30 up for grabs. What we did, that is, make up ground, can happen to others, it wasn't impossible a month ago, it certainly hasn't already been done now. I have a two year contract, I'm fine at Lazio, I participate, within the project, they make me feel important. If something sensational doesn't happen, I see myself in a long-term project, i want to stop here. It's a strange reality: if you enter it, Lazio invades you ".
Rome - Sampdoria 3-0, Mourinho enigmatic: "Who says what the rest interprets the future..."
Heavy victory also on the other bank of the Tiber, that is the Giallorossi one, where you can enjoy the 3-0 on the Sampdoria, but above all theconnection to Inter at 50. Mourinho would certainly have preferred another result from Naples, but in the meantime he recovered 3 points on the Nerazzurri, therefore on a direct competitor for the Champions League area: on balance this could be fine too, especially since his Roma were full of absences and could run into a nice Sampdoria trap. The Giallorossi actually took almost one hour to unlock the game and they succeeded after the expulsion of Murillo, unfortunate in leaving Stankovic in 10 for a double yellow card (52'). Shortly after Wijnaldum punched Ravaglia's goal with a good header (57') and the match went downhill, even if the result became more round only in the final, first with a penalty from Dybala (88'), then with a nice right foot from El Shaarawy (90+4'). “In the first half it was a frustration, we created play and had two very clear opportunities, the 0-0 was too tight for us – theMourinho's analysis -. In the second half, with ten of them, we scored, then we improved after Solbakken came on and scored twice more. Goals that are of little interest to me, I was interested in the three points, after two defeats they were very important. My future? I don't talk about it with friends, comrades or journalists, if a few months ago our CEO Berardi said he was sure I would stay, it's his interpretation. If someone writes that the rest is his interpretation ”.
