Five themes inspired by the day just ended. Five questions between big, small, protagonists (positive and negative), surprises, controversies.
A year ago, Napoli won their first eight Serie A games and it seemed that it was the right time for the first Scudetto of Luciano Spalletti, to date winner of championships only in Russia, with Zenit. Then Napoli crumpled, prey to unpredictable results, such as the defeat against Spezia. This time Spalletti was less conspicuous, four wins and two evens in the first six days, for a total of 14 points that earned him the top of the standings along with Milan and Atalanta. On Sunday evening Milan-Napoli will answer this question, in part, let’s say 25%. In Milan there will be Leao, suspended, and in Naples Osimhen, injured, and in this respect it will be an equal match, a great absentee for each. At Milan, without Leao on the left, the counterweight of Kvaratskhelia on the opposite wing will be lost. Napoli will have to give up Osimhen’s overwhelming physicality and replace it with Raspadori’s quick technique or Simeone’s shrewd opportunism. Let’s go back to the question: can the 63-year-old Spalletti win his first Scudetto? There is no doubt that he deserves it, for twenty years he has been playing football that is always evolving, never crystallized. We do not know why this blessed Scudetto has not yet won. Maybe he should stop wasting time and energy on minimal issues.
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