Great performance from Conte’s Naples in Florence which alone is worth the top of the standings but with more matches than Atalanta and Inter. Tonight’s derby at the Olimpico between Roma and Lazio is highly anticipated
Il Naples puts the arrow. There victory of Florencea clear 3-0 scored by Neres, Lukaku e McTominayallows him to gain 3 points over Atalanta and Inter and take the lead in the championship, but with one game more than Gasperini and even two over Inzaghi. The ranking is therefore provisional at best, but the Azzurri certainly made a very important demonstration of strength, on the field of a Viola who came out rather reduced. Tonight (8:45 p.m.), the spotlights will rise Rometheater of Derby between the Giallorossi of Ranieri and the Lazio by Baroni: exciting and delicate challenge, between two teams in search of urban supremacy, but also and above all important points for the ranking.
Fiorentina – Naples 0-3: Conte beats Franchi and leads Atalanta and Inter
We don’t know where it will go Naples at the end of the season, but the feeling is that this 3-0 on the ground of Fiorentina could prove decidedly important in the economy of its championship. A misstep would have given Atalanta and Inter a nice boost given their respective recoveries; instead, Conte’s men took advantage of the situation, making the most of the Super Cup assist. The Italian coach, once again, proved to be a factor with his simple but effective football, based on physicality, organization and cynicism. Palladinois however diminished by the comparison, because if it is true that two goals out of three are the result of individual errors, it is also true that his strategy it turned out malstarting with the putting aside of the classic 4-2-3-1 in favor of an unprofitable 3-4-2-1. The match, balanced for almost half an hour, ended in the 29th minute thanks to Neresauthor of one of his serpentines which ended at the foot of De Gea’s goal. The Viola had a surge of pride and enjoyed the thrill of the equalizer, but the drink by Kean was canceled for an arm check from the same attacker and the match slipped to 0-1 until the break. At the start of the second half, here is the decisive acceleration of Naples, with the “kind” collaboration of Moreno: a shame, indeed, do it on Anguissa who allowed Lukaku to double the lead from the penalty spot (54th). Palladino then tries to put the pieces back together by returning to 4-2-3-1, but a double intervention from the duo Meret-Rrahmani are Mandrake e Beltran this takes away all hope of returning to the race, definitively destroyed shortly after by McTominay: the Scot took advantage of an error from Comuzzo and cooled De Gea a third time (68′), allowing Conte to close the first round with 44 points, an absolute record for a first-year Neapolitan coach.
In mourning for Conte, MP Stellini speaks: “Scoring 44 points in a group was unimaginable”
“We are very happy with the victory, but today we received a bad blow because we lost a person very close to Naples – the comment of Stellini, who appeared at the conference instead of Conte -. A child who was sick and to whom we tried to give moments of joy and who gave us so much strength, the coach didn’t want to come and talk. I don’t know if this success is a sign of a change in mentality, but it’s something important that shows that our guys are working well. We are proud of what we are doing, we scored 44 points and that was unimaginable at the start of the year. We take great energy from the victory, the boys must be proud of what they have achieved since the start of the year. We are happy because even those who played less played a great match. Today, we feel this maturity, but we will have to demonstrate it game after game.”
Rome – Latium (20h45, Dazn)
The unmissable Sunday event will take place at the Olimpico, where Rome e Lazio they will compete for the 184th Derby of the Capital, the 161st in Serie A. A challenge that goes beyond the ranking and which touches on much more important spheres such as passion and feeling, even if the points always remain the same. If it were a match like any other, in fact, we would be talking about Lazio as a clear favorite, with a +15 never seen before, at least in a single group. Never has a team from the capital had such an advantage over the other after just 18 days, but Roma are certainly not starting out beaten, they are even dreaming of reaching the milestone by beating their cousins Lazio. Ranierilike an old Testaccino heart with 4 derbies on his shoulders (all won), exploited just that, while Baronsduring his first urban derby, asked his team not to lose its character and to assert the superiority observed so far. We will see if the emotional or technical current will prevail, the match certainly promises to be nervous as tradition dictates, even if perhaps a little less than in the recent past. The times of Mourinho vs Sarriin fact, are archived and the feeling is that both want to try to play it with their respective weapons, although the pressure load will lead to the usual caution. For Rome, understood as a city, it is also a test of civics: after six years, in fact, the derby will be played again serums (that of 2021 does not count, given that the stadiums were behind closed doors due to Covid) and the Police Prefecture has prepared a plan to avoid the (unfortunately) usual accidents. The Olimpico will be dressed to the nines with more than 65 thousand spectators (yet another exhausted), including 17.500 from Lazio: an opportunity not to be missed, to show everyone that even in Rome you can experience a derby solely and exclusively in the name of football.
Ranieri: “In the derby everything is reset, it’s time to give the Friedkins some joy”
“In the management of the group, the derbies take care of themselves, the supporters already make you experience it at each event – he underlined Ranieri -. We opened the ‘Tre Fontane’ to wish a happy new year, meet our fans and our families. We shouldn’t have given ourselves more because they do it every game. It makes sense that they are aware of wanting to get to the Champions League once they get there, but every derby is different, no matter the standings or anything else, just the kick-off: from there , there will be several matches inside. the match. I am of a certain age, there was a time when people said “We don’t talk about the Roma, we love them”. I have always loved her and always will love her for better or for worse. As a child, a president even founded a collection and these fans became members for life. The Friedkins have invested a lot of money in it, it’s time to give them some satisfaction. December made us realize that we managed to get back together, we are now a team. I don’t know where we can go, honestly, I have never promised my teams anything other than work, sacrifices and the desire to give the best of myself in every situation in every match. Now we have to iron out the kinks, but the ship is sailing again.”
Baroni: “You live for matches like this, the derby is like Christmas Day”
“The derby is special, you live for these matches – he replied Barons -. They are wonderful, there is all the passion inside. Not only me, but also the team, we all have to approach the race with the joy that a challenge like this brings. Are Lazio the favorites? A principle, we are playing this match now, not two months ago: in the last five matches the teams have scored the same points and since Ranieri has been here, Roma have scored double. A balanced and dangerous challenge, which makes it even more beautiful. Is waiting for the derby different from others? As if to say that Christmas is a day like any other, for me that is not the case and the derby will not be either. This will be the match where it will take desire and determination, everything we have always put on the pitch. It’s our nature, this team must never lose its character, when it does, it loses something. We know very well how dangerous the match is, but we have to play like Lazio, in this match there is all the passion of the city, of the two supporters. When you live with passion, it’s beautiful, I want the team to approach this event with joy.”
Rome – Lazio, the probable compositions
Rome (3-4-2-1) : Svilar ; Mancini, Hummels, Ndicka; Saelemaekers, Koné, Paredes, Angelino; Dybala, El Shaarawy; Dovbyk
In park bench: Ryan, Marin, Sangaré, Hermoso, Dahl, De Marzi, Abdulhamid, Pisilli, Le Fée, Zalewski, Baldanzi, Lo. Pellegrini, Soulé, Shomurodov
trainer: Ranieri
Unavailable: Cristante, Celik
Disqualified: None
Lazio (4-2-3-1) : Provédel ; Marusic, Gila, Romagnoli, Tavares; Guendouzi, Rovella; Isaksen, Dele-Bashiru, Zaccagni; Castellanos
In park bench: Mandas, Furlanetto, Gigot, Lu Pellegrini, Lazzari, Castrovilli, Hysaj, Basic, Tchaouna, Noslin, Dia.
trainer: Baron
Unavailable: Neighbor, Pedro, Patric
Disqualified: None
