Juventus-Inter is the most important of the weekend matches even if he adds fewer points (46) both from the Roman derby (49) and obviously from the match between Atalanta and Napoli (59), second and first in the standings respectively. One criterion, that of adding up the points to fix the weekend hierarchies (then Sunday, and with all the matches at the same time) set 50 years ago by none other than Gianni Brera, which, however, leaves room for interpretation, especially in a shift like this.
Juventus-Inter is always worth more than any match, and paradoxically this time even more than usual, precisely because the two teams close the ranks of the first in the standings. A delicate challenge, whose value goes beyond the 3 points up for grabs and for this reason, for once we are not aligned with the always precise and lucid comment of Alberto Cerruti, who yesterday wrote on calcioomercato.com how Inter is the team that “if he wants to get back in the running for the Scudetto, he must win in Turin“. Unless we consider Juventus already out of any discussion, even before playing.
Cerruti’s comment was broad and articulate, of course. And he lined up Inter’s undeniable progress in the last month. All to be verified and confirmed against Juventus. And what about Allegri’s team, we say? The defeat with PSG was welcomed and commented almost unanimously as a positive result. Relegation to the Europa League as a victory for the narrow escape from being totally out of Europe. Even calculations are made on how much Juventus could collect by winning the Cup and we talk about the possible qualification for the next Champions League, precisely through this path which is instead decidedly tortuous. This is probably because around Juventus’ performances there is often a bit of awe: disbelief if things go wrong, optimism as soon as some results arrive.
There are still some who think that this Juventus can come back, as did that of 2015-16. But it is not only considered that in the meantime the team is no longer the same, but also that the competition is no longer the same, today much more advanced and vast than then. Furthermore, Juve capable of that comeback was a Juve already winning in previous seasons, already a “team”, not a continuous construction site like this one, which after a year and a half has not even resolved the doubt whether it is better to play with the 3-man defense or the defense at 4. Net of the injuries that certainly did not help Allegri.
That said, better for Inter if they win in Turin, but if Juventus do not win, what will become of their championship which is already widely compromised today? The inside or the outside is therefore in our opinion more of Allegri than of Inzaghi, who, moreover, has already achieved a goal (the round of 16 of the Champions League), with a lot of millions (which then go up in smoke with the passive interest that Suning has to pay for the bond and loan has a bit of the flavor of discovering hot water).
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