Atalanta-Milan, probable formations:
Atalanta (3-4-1-2): 95 Gollini; 2 Toloi, 17 Romero, 19 Djimsiti; 3 Maehle, 15 De Roon, 11 Freuler, 8 Gosens; 18 Malinovskyi; 91 Zapata, 9 Muriel
Milan (4-2-3-1): 99 G. Donnarumma; 2 Calabria, 24 Kjaer, 23 Tomori, 19 Hernandez; 4 Bennacer, 79 Kessie; 56 Saelemaekers, 21 Diaz, 10 Calhanoglu; 17 Leao
Referee: Mariani
Tv: 8.45 pm Sky 201
A chair is missing: three competitors, two seats. It means that tonight, when the music ends, one of the three will remain standing. With at least 50 million regrets, as much as is collected by participating in the Champions party. Milan, Naples, Juventus: who enters and who leaves? Much will also depend on Atalanta, which plays a special role in this great spring ball: tonight, with the qualification for the great cup already assured, he receives in Bergamo a Milan that could be forced to win to stay ahead of the other two, engaged in less burdensome crossings on paper: Napoli awaits Verona, Juventus goes to Bologna. In reality, even Juric and Mihajlovic have something at stake: if the Emilians win and the Venetians lose, Bologna becomes tenth (ahead in the direct match), and would earn 800 thousand euros more.
Milan must win
The Devil, who threw qualification to the wind on Sunday with a silly draw at San Siro with Cagliari, is in trouble. In addition to Ibrahimovic, he will also have to do without Rebic: calf problems. The weight of the attack will therefore be all on the shoulders of young Leao: for him the great opportunity, after a year with too many ups and downs. We deserve the Champions League says Pioli, which will also remain in the case of the Europa League. The situation is different for many big players: it is true that the Elliott project to strengthen the club and the brand will not change, but it is clear that without the stage of the great cup, convincing Donnarumma and Calhanoglu to extend the expiring contracts will be much more difficult. In short: for Milan the night of truth. Better not to expect discounts from Bergamo, who came out with morale in pieces from the Italian Cup final lost against Juve: We want to win to keep second place, we will play at Atalanta Percassi junior made it clear, CEO of the club, who spoke in place of Gasperini. Also in this case the money is an extra motivation, because between the second and the fourth place the difference in the prizes, of A and Uefa, of 10 million: a lot.
Juventus must win and hope
Bologna-Juventus, probable formations:
Bologna (4-2-3-1): 34 Ravaglia; 15 Mbaye, 14 Tomiyasu, 5 Soumaro, 29 De Silvestri; 30 Schouten, 32 Svanberg; 7 Orsolini, 55 Vignato, 99 Barrow; 24 Palace
Juventus (4-4-2): 1 Szczesny; 16 Cuadrado, 4 De Ligt, 3 Chiellini, 12 Alex Sandro; 14 McKennie, 13 Danilo, 25 Rabiot, 22 Church; 9 Morata 7 Ronaldo
Referee: Valeri
Tv: Dazn, Sky 209
Fresh from the victory over Inter and that over Atalanta, with related controversies (It is not our habit to comment, because mistakes when there are they comment on their own has commented on Percassi himself), Juve starts back in the sprint: Madama too has actually suffered arbitration wrongs, the most sensational with Benevento in the most burning defeat, but she has always put her own (numerous) faults before complaints about the oversights of others.
Today Pirlo is playing the Champions League after the two trophies he has won, he is not the master of his destiny because beating Bologna will not be enough if Naples and Milan win, but convinced to remain in any case: I don’t think the club decides on the basis of a match. They are more or less the same words of Maurizio Sarri, before the match against Lyon on 7 August last, which cost him the place. But the scenario is not necessarily the same: the shares of the former champion in his first year on the bench (the director Paratici baptized him as predestined and the most poised of all) are still on the rise, even in the case of the Europa League, because with 50 million less in revenues, the room for maneuver on the market, including that of the coaches, shrinks. And changing the fourth technical guide in three years would mean starting over.
Why do I want to stay? Because I like doing this job – explains Pirlo – because I like this adrenaline and this pressure, because to do this job you need to feel the blood running through your veins for something important to happen. I want to continue and work with this team and this club, but anyone would. Best wishes.
May 22, 2021 (change May 22, 2021 | 23:21)
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