Pioli (Milan) makes two empty moves, Inzaghi (Inter) has chosen to dominate – Corriere.it

Until the Champions League era, trophies were celebrated, now a place in the top four is worth more than a Super Cup or an Italian Cup. It is also the balance sheets that define the weight of the derby, which Inter won more clearly than the 1-0 final. Miracles are not worked in ten days, the emergency is felt: Pioli at the beginning changed formation (3-5-2) and Leao was benched. Two empty moves. The little Milan of the day met with Leao, who offered Giroud an unfortunate wasted opportunity. But it was the only real one of the whole race. The first half, on the other hand, had been dominated by Inter, so much so that they invoked the Mercy Rule, the rule of mercy that allows the baseball umpire to interrupt a game for manifest inferiority: 9 zero shots, 73% ball possession.

Inter’s victory is not enough for a comeback

Inzaghi didn’t wait: Inter took the field to dominate, as if starting from the 3-0 lead in the Super Cup. Victory is not enough to dream of the comeback of comebacks: Napoli’s +13 points already a sentence. For Inter, in 2023, he inflicted Spalletti’s only defeat in the league and beat Milan twice. Lukaku also saw himself again and Lautaro scored 7 goals in 2023: he returned to the great from the World Cup, unlike Giroud and Theo. Argentina beat France again.

Milan and the relegation average

Milan arrived at the fourth defeat in a row, including the Super Cup. The last time it happened was between 21 January and 5 February 2017. Also considering the Italian Cup, the Rossoneri have lost 5 times and drawn twice in their last 7 games. In 2023 they won 5 points out of 18 available in the league, a relegation average. The goals conceded are 30.

Joy Rome and dominion Naples

Waiting for Verona-Lazio and after Sassuolo-Atalanta it was a favorable day for Roma, apart from the Zaniolo case. If he really goes to Galatasaray it will be a defeat for everyone except the Friedkins, who have drawn the line. There are no more obstacles between Napoli and the third scudetto, even less if the opponents – like Spezia yesterday – give them two goals. The 3-0, however, explains the domination of Spalletti’s team better than all the others. Ninety-nine out of a hundred players, in Kvaratskhelia’s place, would have shot on target. The Georgian, on the other hand, served Osimhen to give him the easiest of goals. Center forwards are only happy when they score a lot. And the center forwards win the championships.