The Italian Derby is known this way for facing the two teams with the most Serie A wins: Inter, with 16 in their record, and Juventus, with 34, of which the last 9 consecutively. But this season Milan, which has 15 titles, is in charge of the ‘Calcium’, hence the ‘Nerazzurri’, second to 3 points, and ‘Bianconeri’, fourth to 7 with a pending match, face today with the goal of continue in the fight for the ‘scudetto’ and not be left off the hook as long as the leader defeats Cagliari on Monday.
Two attacks that scare
Many are the incentives that the great game of San Siro offers. It will be a fight between the two top scorers in Serie A: Cristiano Ronaldo (15 goals) and Romelu Lukaku (12). In the absence of the injured Paulo Dybala, Álvaro Morata will support the Portuguese and Lautaro Martínez, the Belgian.
But it will also be the first time that Antonio Conte and Andrea Pirlo will meet as coaches. Of very different characters, Conte and Pirlo created a bond of friendship after winning together, the first as a coach and the second as a leader in the field, 3 Serie A with Juve in 2012, 2013 and 2014.
Dybala, Alex Sandro, Cuadrado and de Ligt, out at Juve
“He was the first person who made me think about becoming a coach. It taught me a lot. I appreciate it, ”said Pirlo on Saturday, who, in addition to Dybala, is still unable to have Alex Sandro, Cuadrado and De Ligt, all three after testing positive for Covid-19.
Meanwhile, Conte, who as a player also won the ‘scudetto’ with Juve 5 times, trusts the leadership of Arturo Vidal: “He has experience and international experience, that can be good for him to face the game well, he is a player who has won a lot and represented important teams ”, such as Barça, Bayern and Juve itself, according to the Inter coach.
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