Even if it is too early to define it as a handover, Inter’s 3-0 win at the home of the champions – now truly outgoing – is a result that says many things. The first is that, unlike Juve who were watched from a distance to exorcise the rip-off on the counterattack, Inter were not afraid of Napoli. She attacked it, she defended herself, she got a lot out of it Sommer (an unthinkable plus in the change with Onana) but equally by his offensive modality, powered by the flanks and supported by a midfield that scored the first two goals in pure beauty. A fresh Inter, thanks to the complete turnover in Lisbon: a credit to having been able to afford it. Napoli’s Mazzarri remains better than that of Garcia, but in the third big match in a row he showed the rope: nice flashback against Atalanta, dignified resistance in Madrid, feeling of impotence against Inter. Because the shore of the version of Spalletti comes back into sight – we have some doubts about reaching it – we need to wait until Osimhen you return to being the threat that for now you can only intuit. In the meantime, be careful: from Rome onwards many people have been eyeing his Champions League place.
Juve makes the most of their absence from the cups
The 14th day came after an important round of cups, the penultimate before the leap to February. The theme is made stronger by the progress of Juve, who despite not having the same staff as some rivals – especially from a quantitative point of view – interpreted the autumn free from European commitments in the best possible way. Allegri used the “full” weeks to build a defensive mechanism that was difficult to undermine. Bremer e Gatti they do not possess the science that made him famous Chiellini e Bonucci, but they are close to replicating the performance of the two totems in both areas. In their team they mark almost like Chiellini and more than Bonucci – who was a defensive playmaker – in their opponent’s team they begin to match the high scoring efficiency of the two European champions. The third element, whatever Danilo, Rugani where he returns Alex Sandro, above all balances the outbursts of Gatti, whose energy was providential in the recovery of the Monza race. It is clear that such an armored playing philosophy develops 110 percent of the qualities of the defenders and only 50 percent of those of the attackers: the performances in the national team tell us that Juventus’ Chiesa has great margins for improvement, while Vlahovic continues to oscillate between play and languor. Certainly Rabiot, who in the summer of 2022 everyone in Turin would have accompanied to Manchester decorated with bows, has been transformed into the cornerstone of the team. For a Juve so fired up, so involved in the Scudetto fight, it is better for their rivals to experience a long European spring.
Milan, the awakening passes through Theo and Jovic
Among these, Milan is the one that risks total exit from the cups – winning in Newcastle will not be a joke – and the day after the defeat against Dortmund the calculations began on what is worth it. The answer can only be ambitious, because the Rossoneri squad is structured for multiple commitments. It is no coincidence that in this week of European frustration he took advantage of the double home round in the championship, overcoming a situation complicated by injuries. As in the past, in the most delicate moment Pegs he came up with an idea and developed it: Theo Hernandez central defender was the best on the pitch, with a clear leap in quality compared to the somewhat listless version we’ve been seeing since his mentor was fired Maldini. That said, it’s fair to admit that too Jovic – in which we were now struggling to believe – between goals and assists he gave a decisive sign of life.
Paolo Maldini, exclusive interview: “Milan without love and ideals. With Cardinale he wanted the Champions League but he had decided to send me away. Scaroni? If we conceded a goal he left the stadium” by Enrico Currò 01 December 2023
Mourinho’s show, Roma in Champions orbit
The other strong result of the day was Roma’s success, the sixth in the last eight matches, which hooks the team Mourinho to the Champions orbit. After the heavy knockout against Genoa at the end of September, he has developed a method that works against medium-low level opponents, we will see between now and New Year against medium-high level opponents: it is based on the pair Lukaku-Dybala, on the impetus of the finals in which he plays with the clock better than anyone else, and on the climate that Mou creates. In the show mounted before and after Sassuolo there is a settling of scores with Berardi – chased for a long time on the market, who knows how it went -, a preventive referee’s complaint that went well (borderline intervention by Mancini not sanctioned) and the twist of the interview in Portuguese by someone who 15 years ago, at the first press conference in Italy, came out with “I’m not an idiot”. No, he really isn’t.
2023-12-04 00:00:00
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