Corsa Champions, all are holding back except Inter and Juve. Tuesday the Milan Euro derby

A team that was still being sneered at in April is now a goalscoring machine with a streak of seven in a row. Clearly now, the rematch with Milan is much less scary. And Inzaghi himself, for months on the grill of criticism, or takes many pebbles out of his shoes. However, these ups and downs that follow one another after a few weeks remain inexplicable. What is the real Milan? The one who got Napoli out of Europe or this schoolboy who stuttered in La Spezia? Will Leao’s return be enough on Tuesday? Certainly having strikers who score makes a big difference. But in Milan, especially in the derby, other strengths were lacking: determination, the brutal desire to win. Dzeko’s goal, another one who had been dry for months, symbolizes precisely this difference in approach to the challenge. Everything is possible in a one-off match like the derby, but if Milan don’t find the compactness that led them to achieve unexpected goals, it’s all useless.

Napoli reconfirms Spalletti. But in the meantime he loses at Monza

If Milan are doing well, the others aren’t joking either. If Napoli, heartened by the probable reconfirmation of Spalletti, and satisfied by the celebrations for the Scudetto, lose (2-0) with a Monza leaning towards eighth place, there is no solution but Atalanta, defeated by Salernitana , has missed another train. A mystery, the Goddess. He has no other commitments, yet he is the shadow of the team that gave the opponents a toothache. Soft, distracted, with Gasperini picking on everyone. Even with the company. Never a self-criticism, though. Is Gasp infallible?

The two Romans are also bad. Lazio, fourth at 65 points, also free from the cups, drew 2-2 with Lecce. All right, living on the weaknesses of others, but really… And Roma? He could have caught Milan again at an altitude of 61 and instead drew (0-0) with Bologna. First with the turnover, then with the starters, the Giallorossi didn’t break through and the Champions League moved away. A waste, let’s face it. Why what happens to Juventus, with the shadow of the penalty always in the background, we don’t know. So even a fifth place in this fight for the Champions League can be good.

Juventus beat Cremonese (2-0) and returned to second place

Speaking of Juve, good news is mixed with bad news. The good news is that Allegri’s team beats Cremonese in agility, returning firmly to second place. A second place, net of other penalties, secured by an 8-point lead over Milan (fifth in the standings). The bad news is the new muscle injury to Pogba, started for the first time as a starter by Allegri. After only 22 minutes, however, the Frenchman collapsed to the ground due to a muscle problem in his left thigh. A via crucis, that of Pogba, who now seemed fully recovered. “Pogba has broad shoulders, he will recover, unfortunately after a long break the chances of getting injured increase” commented Allegri already projected on the next match on Thursday in Seville. A perky Juve, however, the one that beat Cremonese, the latter increasingly embroiled in the fight for relegation. To unlock the game, in the second half, a jab from Fagioli, well served by Chiesa. The doubling, with a header, came from Bremer.

After Ganna, Evenepoel also leaves the Giro due to covid

After a week of sleepy routine, anything goes at the Giro d’Italia. The most sensational news is the retirement of Remco Evenepoel. The Belgian world champion, winner of the time trial that gave him back the pink jersey, was found positive for covid late yesterday evening.