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Milan command. Pioli first, although with some difficulty, Conte second in comeback. Milan and Inter are divided from one point but we must not underestimate those who are chasing point-blank range. However, with a bit of healthy optimism and after nine Juve titles, timidly opposed only by Naples and Rome, it can be said that the Grande Milano, necessary for the balance of the championship, is back. Milan have 28 points and have never lost. Inter are 27 and are coming off a five-game winning streak. A face to face that we were no longer used to. It hasn’t happened in ten years, since the last day of the 2010/11 championship: Milan first with 82 points, Inter second with 76. But the Milanese enjoyment does not end there. Both have the top scorer with 10 goals: Ibrahimovic, now missing the Rossoneri, and the totem Lukaku, who was only seen against Napoli when he hit (but it is not little) the penalty of victory. Keep in mind that Cristiano Ronaldo accompanies the two best center forwards in the League, who are also ten goals. This means that Juve, four points behind the leader, are certainly not offside.
Level of play
But today let’s focus on Milan to drink and dream. Milan seemed like a perfect machine until Sunday. The normal Pioli gave him a game and a soul, the American fund after unfortunate years has found a balance between young players and champions. The goal was fourth place in the Champions League but why not dream more? Pioli is in a hurry to get to the very brief Christmas break because his team, lacking the central backbone (Kjaer in defense, Bennacer in the heart of the game and Ibra in attack), has lost its edge and some security. Two straight draws, in addition to a comeback, with Parma and Genoa, that is, against rivals fighting for salvation, are a kind of suicide, an almost unforgivable mistake if you really want to target the Scudetto. Not to mention that the calendar already on Sunday favors overtaking. Milan is expected in Reggio Emilia by Sassuolo, one of the most beautiful teams in Serie A, the true revelation, beyond the fourth place shared with Napoli. Inter Chopper are also lucky because they beat Napoli playing at San Siro against Vincenzo Italiano’s Spezia, organized but fragile. Two games to go of the Christmas championship. For the winter one, some more. We are a third of the way, seven games and we will reach the classic midpoint. Even the holidays will be decisive in a tournament that has never been so open, perhaps because of the empty stadiums, the Covid and the many inconveniences that the emergency entails.
Calendar
To defend the primacy, Milan must change the pace. Sassuolo and Lazio are hard rocks before Christmas. Inter, in addition to Spezia, will have to visit the tough Verona, a kind of miniature Atalanta, remotely controlled by a rising coach, the grumpy Juric who will be furious over the defeat at home to Sampdoria. The start of 2021 is also in favor of the Nerazzurri waiting for Crotone on January 3, while Milan will go to Benevento, home of the former Filippo Inzaghi. We close our analysis of Befana’s schedule on January 6, with three games to go from the winter title. Inter will play in Marassi against ondivaga Coarse corn gritsMilan has a hexamona even if it is at home against Juve. In short, overtaking is in the air (Conte can cross his fingers) given the schedule and also the form of the two teams. But Pioli is counting on the recovery of the stars, with the will of a cohesive group, with the quality of his game and with the inspiration of a player often underestimated but fundamental in balance: Calhanoglu. Inter is not entirely convincing. The victory against Napoli is more fortunate than deserved. He must find a balance between the defensive phase and the offensive drive, embrace the best Vidal and turn on the discontinuous Lautaro Martínez.
Market
The looming market will also affect this rustic duel and will affect both groups, especially psychologically. The plans are clear. Milan want a defender but perhaps, considering that Ibra is 39 years old and his substitute RebicHe’s actually winger and this season he hasn’t scored a goal yet, a striker would also be needed. Conte, on the other hand, wants a leaner squad, is encouraging Nainggolan’s move to Cagliari and would like to trade Eriksen, who he has yet to see, for a substantial midfielder. Who will work better between Maldini and Marotta will give the Scudetto a decisive boost, which will be decided in the spring. But in the meantime, it’s nice to greet the return of the great Milan.
December 17, 2020 (change December 17, 2020 | 11:10 am)
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