“We have one high level directive that you have already made a decision. I don't think my future depends on this match. “Sarri, at a press conference, answered like this to the one who asked if tonight's, against Lyon, can be your last showdown on the bench bianconero (follow the match live on AS.com). With his answer, basically, he recognized that despite having added the ninth scudetto consecutive to the honors of the Vecchia Signora, its continuity is not guaranteed.
He nice football that the entity expected with its arrival almost never seen and the latest results have not helped him. On the last eight days of the A series, the bianconeri they barely scored eight points, showing a defensive fragility never seen in recent years. Since 1962 a team could not be champion of Italy having more goals conceded than games played. In this case, they were 43 in 38 days, too many for a club that made defensive solidity their great hallmark. Those of TurinIn addition, they fell in the Super Cup against Lazio and in the Cup final with Napoli.
Sarri you have no options: to save your bench (for which they already sound Pochettino, Inzaghi, Zidane and even Allegri), you need to go as far as possible in the Champions League. Today the first obstacle it is much less simple than expected.
He 1-0 first leg is a very important advantage for a Lyon that, for its part, arrives in a moment hesitantly after falling in the League Cup with PSG, his only official confrontation in the last five months. A feat in Turin, for the French it would mean make up a dire season, which started with the removal of Sylvinho and ended without a European classification for first time in 24 years. To get it, García will be able to count on Depay. Sarriinstead, it will hold on to Cristiano that returns to its natural habitat, the Champions. His desire, after being one step away from the Golden Boot, will have multiplied.