Their Majesties the Three Wise Men have left the fans one last gift in the form of matches in Serie A. The illusion and excitement of the children on such a special day will also be transferred to the football stadiums, which, although empty, will house the entire 16th round of the Italian league.
Without a doubt, the most outstanding match will be the one between Milan, the unbeaten leader, and Juventus (8:45 pm), which seeks to continue climbing positions after a faltering start to the season. Andrea Pirlo's men have an excellent opportunity to cut distances with their heads, which they currently have 10 points behind, having played one game less. All this with the uncertainty that the Covid has generated in the Turin team, which on Monday announced the positive of Alex Sandro and yesterday that of Juan Cuadrado. After losing both full-backs, and to make matters worse, Pirlo indicated that Paulo Dybala had a fever on Monday, although he later assured that he should be at his disposal. The one who seems to be missing is Álvaro Morata, who also missed the duel against Udinese due to a muscular setback.
The Juve coach, who will visit San Siro for the first time as a coach, commented that he does not think it will be a decisive duel. “Yes, it is a great game. He has always been, with a particular charm, he was when he played it as a footballer, he will be today as a coach. That said, I don't think it's decisive yet. Important yes, but not decisive ”.
Meanwhile, in Milan they will continue without being able to count on Zlatan Ibrahimovic, although Stefano Pioli will recover Theo Hernández for this vital duel. The 'rossoneri' want to hit the table against Juve to maintain the lead against the harassment of Inter, second with 36 points, just one behind first place.
Antonio Conte's men will see a Sampdoria in crisis after two consecutive defeats and will try to maintain their excellent run of results by adding another victory to the 8 they already have. Romelu Lukaku is doubtful after having to be substituted with muscular problems in the win against Crotone.
For its part, Roma, third in the table, visit bottom Crotone with the reinforcement of their coach, Paulo Fonseca, after giving negative yesterday, and Napoli, fourth, receive the lazy Spezia at Diego Armando Maradona.