Juventus, an ‘Italian derby’ in the wake of Naples

The Italian derby faces the most successful teams from ‘Calcium’. The champion Inter receives Juventus today, which was from 2012 to 2020, but now they seek to get closer to the leader Naples, who will previously visit Rome with the aim of expanding to nine the spectacular full of triumphs with which Serie A has begun this season. José Mourinho’s team will play with wounded pride after a humiliating 6-1 concession on Thursday against Norwegian Bodo / Glimt in the Conference League.

Inter comes from the hit against Lazio (3-1) last day. It was his first loss in the league championship and, regardless of the win, his coach Simone Inzaghi wants his team to improve performance on the field.

Inzaghi wants points and improvement

“It is a very important game, beyond the points,” Inzaghi told a press conference yesterday. “After the loss to Lazio, we talked a lot about our performance and where we went wrong.” Inter comes from beating Moldovan Sheriff in the Champions League in a week-long match (3-1). His great assets are Lautaro Martínez and Edin Dzeko, who have 5 and 6 goals respectively in the league championship.

For its part, Juve has recovered Paulo Dybala, who has been out due to a muscle injury since September 26. In the absence of ‘La Joya’, the ‘bianconeri’ have adapted to the circumstances and have found the winning formula after the disastrous start to the season (without a win in the first 4 days) that followed the departure of Cristiano Ronaldo to Manchester United .

Juve has 6 wins in a row (4 of them in Serie A and 2 in the Champions League) and the last 4 have been 1-0. In short, Massimiliano Allegri has recovered the hallmark that has always distinguished the team: defensive strength.

Inter, favorite for Allegri’s title

“In my opinion, Inter is still the favorite to win the ‘scudetto’. For us it is an important test against a strong team,” Allegri said yesterday in an attempt to transfer the pressure to the rival.

“Playing at San Siro, in an imposing stadium, will once again be an incredible experience,” added Allegri, who started his second tour at Juventus this season after ending his previous stage in 2019. “After two years it is exciting for me. I came back for this kind of challenge, “he concluded.

Probable lineups

Inter-Juventus

Field: San Siro

Inter: Handanovic; Skriniar, De Vrij, Bastoni; Darmian, Barella, Brozovic, Çalhanoglu, Perisic; Dzeko and Lautaro Martínez.

Entrenador: Simone Inzaghi

Juventus: Szczesny; Danilo, Bonucci, Chiellini; Cuadrado, Bentancur, Locatelli, Bernardeschi, Alex Sandro; Church y Morata.

Entrenador: Massimiliano Allegri

Referee: Maurizio Mariani