Saturday under the banner of the A4. Because the Milan-Turin axis will not live only on Inter-Juventus. A few hours later the spotlights will also turn on at the Olympic stadium, where Toro and Milan will compete to understand their real dimensions. In fact, the Rossoneri, having already capitulated in Verona, can no longer afford missteps, and even the grenades would like to indulge in the whim of beating a big player. But the focus on the match in Turin will be all for Ricardo Kakà. Needless to deny it, the aura unleashed around the Brazilian is enormous and the stop has only further increased the wait to see him at work again. Massimiliano Allegri knows it well, and in fact he will field him from the first minute.
“We'll see – the Rossoneri coach tried to hide. – He Still doesn't have the match pace for 90 minutes, but he trained very well during the week. He is as excited as a child, despite him being a Ballon d'Or he has the happiness of a rookie ”. But Allegri doesn't want to reduce his purchase to just the media aspect: “He's a great example for everyone, he spends most of the day at Milanello getting treated and training. He has above average football intelligence and acceleration like no other in the world. I consider the attacking midfielder a man in midfield with offensive qualities, he can be both, capable of the last pass, but also of dictating the pace and geometry of the team. This is the Kakà we will see”.
In short, a lot of enthusiasm, and patience if the cabal is not exactly your friend. Indeed, in the Allegri era, Milan have never won before a debut in the Champions League. Thinking about Wednesday's match against Celtic, there would therefore be something to worry about, but taboos, as we know, are also made to be dispelled. “We have to do it, we have to win – the Rossoneri coach charged. – Torino are a difficult team to face, they play in a strange way, preventing you from expressing your football. We will have to be very careful." Yes, also because the defense will be quite patched up. De Sciglio, Abate, Silvestre, Bonera: none of them will be in Turin, furthermore Zapata is returning from a long intercontinental journey. He will play, because the death of central players does not allow for turnover, a bit like on the right wing, where Allegri has only Zaccardo available.
“I have to thank him – joked the coach. – If he had left today we would be in great difficulty, forced to lower Poli, instead I will use him because he knows the role well". For the rest there are no great certainties: Emanuelson seems to have the advantage over Constant for the role of left full-back, as does Muntari over Poli to support Montolivo and De Jong in midfield. Up front, it being understood that Kakà and Balotelli are untouchable, there is still one shirt available. Robinho and Matri are playing it, with the Brazilian slightly favored over the former Juventus player. No chance instead for El Shaarawy: the Italian-Egyptian striker, already in the middle of a far from happy period, got hurt in finishing training, sustaining an injury to the hamstring of the right thigh. In the coming days, the player will undergo further medical tests to establish prognosis and recovery times.
At the same time, they will also play at the San Paolo, where Napoli will receive Atalanta. An opportunity to see some new faces, as Benitez admitted at the press conference. “I've already said that everyone is important in this squad – the thought of the Spaniard. – If I use different players it will not be for turnover, but only for consistency". Rafa's revolucion could even hit Marek Hamsik, who would be spared in view of Borussia Dortmund.
