In the women’s Serie A, a good Inter did not break the win taboo against a distracted but never tamed Juve.
At the Civic Arena of Milan Inter and Juventus open their Scudetto pool by giving life to an intense match with a very high pace right from the start. Match fought and always in the balance, immediately opened by an opportunity on each side in the first two minutes (Inter post with Csiszár, high shot by Caruso from an excellent position) and ends, after three penalties, one of which failed, with the Nerazzurri already ahead twice and they grabbed the final draw thanks to Serturini, to avoid a defeat that would have appeared too severe.
The 3-3 was pyrotechnic at times of Inter-Juventus is the result of the great pace imposed on the match by the two teams and their quality up front, but also of the defensive difficulties which, albeit for different causes, today appear to be chronic for both sides, especially regarding the ability to perform adequately filter in midfield and support the back line. If facing Inter, in addition to the general individual criticalities of the back pack, the bad performance of the young Milinkovic as a screen in front of the central pair, on the Juve side in this markedly offensive 4-2-3-1, the midfielder Caruso-Grosso confirms himself solution that offers not many guarantees of order and coverage. A provision that risks worsening a general trend of negative performances at individual level (perhaps Salvai alone deserves a full pass), where all too often it is Peyraud-Magnin between the posts who has to take the chestnuts out of the fire. In this, imitated by the role-player Durante, who appeared rediscovered and more than once decisive in repelling Juventus’ moments of forcing.
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If Zappella without hesitation proposes Girelli as an offensive director (one post, one missed penalty, one converted) with Bragonzi as first striker, it is his colleague who surprises in his choices Guarino: Inter have a back four and surprisingly without Lina Magull from the beginning. The Nerazzurri coach prefers Simonetti in her middle, probably with the idea of having more coverage and balance. And if on the one hand Simonetti’s performance was overall up to par (complete with a penalty converted for the Nerazzurri’s first lead), the management of the German champion, who only came on in the 64th minute, leaves many doubts: it is a wise choice, faced with an opponent of this level and at the same time dealing with defensive critical issues, give up the element of greatest technical value of the Rose? An open question, which can also be extended to the limited use of the Polli center forward, even if in this case the rapid permanent inclusion of Serturini in the starting eleven seems destined to exclude, in the near future, the use of a any offensive pair in favor of a trident.
Echegini confirms herself, once again, as the bearer of a chaos capable of offering solutions to the problems at Juventus. Zappella sends her in immediately after Caruso’s 2-2 and she breaks the bank, collecting chances from nothing and immediately hitting the opening goal, for what seemed to be the definitive change of pace for Juventus in this match. The Nigerian’s eclecticism and her ability to find the way to goal in every way (fifth goal in the league since January) make her an increasingly precious resource for the Bianconere: at this moment, it actually seems difficult to understand the fact that she is not immovable owner
This result and this intensity of play cannot help but bring back the 3-3 draw between Juventus and Inter in the match in Vinovo, played during the previous season. If you think about it, even though only a year has passed, both teams have undergone important changes from the point of view of the performers. In any case, if it is true that due to the goals achieved and declared objectives the two realities have always traveled on different tracks, today it is also true that both environments have one thing in common: the desire to find, or rediscover, an identity.
These scattered considerations are created in collaboration with Ceretta, a page on women’s football edited by Valentina Forlin.
2024-03-18 17:00:00
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