The most balanced derby of the last 30 years. It has been a long time since Turin and Juventus were preparing for the city clash so close in the standings, and this regardless of how those of the past ended up. In the (few) times when the grenades got the better of the black and whites, it was the heart that made the difference, in a sort of remake of the timeless tale of David and Goliath. Today, however, the Bull, without distorting himself excessively, wants to challenge Juve on a different terrain, as if the time had come for the long-awaited final exam. In all this, the Bianconeri grinned through gritted teeth, aware of being favorites regardless, both for their undisputed technical superiority and for a greater aptitude for challenges of this type. The Mole derby number 192 (the 169th in Serie A) rightfully falls into the big match category, and not just for the intrinsic charm of these matches. Juventus comes from victories with Atalanta and Dinamo Zagreb but the defeat in Genoa, against an opponent similar in history and characteristics to the grenade, must make them straighten their antennas. For its part, Toro "ruined" a cycle of 3 consecutive victories against Sampdoria, which had even projected it into the Europa League area.
In short, similar moments, with the addition that the theater of the match will be the Olimpico (now renamed "Grande Torino"), a stadium that has already once played a bad joke on its more titled cousins. Then there are many "challenges within the challenge", starting with that of the benches. On one side the iron sergeant Mihajlovic, on the other the more staid Allegri: the first seems made especially for training the grenades, the second, trophy after trophy, has now conquered the black and white people. Sinisa will put her on the heart and on her competitive fury, Max will bet everything on the management of the match, aware that he has more arrows in his bow than his rival. The most fascinating duel, however, concerns the field, precisely the attack. Andrea Belotti and Gonzalo Higuain are the undisputed stars of the two teams, as well as idols of the fans: to date, sensationally, the former is doing better, so much so that Cairo, perhaps stimulated by the transfer of the Argentine, has placed a clause in his contract rescission of 100 million (valid only for foreign countries). Economic calculations, God forbid, but also a small dig at the rivals of all time, as if to say that if the "Pipita" is worth 90, then for the "Gallo" more is needed. More fuel on the fire on an already very heated derby of him, always full of pathos and competitive spirit. And perhaps, after so many years, full of technical quality on both sides.
