A three-horse race for Serie A is active again, after Inter Milan’s Saturday’s 2-0 win over Verona. It’s Milan, Napoli and Inter again against each other, with only a point separating the clubs, which puts additional pressure on the league leader ahead of today’s game with Torino. And unlike Napoli, whose coach Luciano Spalletti burst with confidence, Milan coach Stefano Pioli is trying to protect his inexperienced and young team from additional pressure. Rossoneri coach demanded that Inter, Milan and Napoli play games until the end of the championship at the same time.👕 175 matches between AC Milan and Torino✅ 74 Victories for Milan⚽️ 293 Goals for Milan➖ 66 Draws✅ 52 Victories for Torino⚽️ 221 Goals for Torino pic.twitter.com/NeHVTPrce9— Milan Posts (@MilanPosts) April 8, 2022 His request is neither accidental nor unreasonable. Milan has a young team and he certainly does not like the additional pressure, since they are playing after Inter and Napoli. Stefano Pioli used an almost identical sentence at the press conference before the match with Turin as Simone Inzaghi the day before the match with Juventus:”No one would have believed last summer that we would be at the top of the table in April”.⚽ Torino 🆚 AC Milan. 21:45 PM EAT pic.twitter.com/0MNAXUNzW3— The Football Culture (@m59173145) April 10, 2022 Milan has won more games this season as a guest than as a host, which points to the fact that the Rossoneri players feel more responsible when they run on the field in front of their fans. This is easily explained by the youth and inexperience of the vast majority of Milan players. The problem with Pioli’s team is the goals. Only three goals in the last four games are a wake-up call at the end of the championship. Still, against Turin, Pioli will stick with Giroud, even thou Ibrahimovic is recovered and ready to go. He will rather change the trio that supports the lone Frenchmen in the attack. Messias and Brahim Diaz will move to the bench, while Saelemaekers and Cassie will replace them. The Ivory Coast international and future Barcelona player will surely be a starter on the road until the end of the season, while he will be on the bench at San Siro, bearing in mind that Milan fans whistle to him every time he touches the ball.##EDITORS_CHOICE##Milan is in a series of four consecutive victories over Turin with a goal difference of 11:0. The Rossoneri did not triumph against Turin five times in a row for seventy years, the last time it was from 1950 to 1952. Torino lost every time in the last three years when they played against the current leader on the table, which is also good for Milan. Also, Torino has failed to even score against Milan since 2019. In addition, Milan’s keeper Mike Magnian, hasn’t received a goal for almost 400 minutes.🎙#Spalletti “The standings show that we are doing well in the league; the Stadio Maradona being full shows that we are doing well for Neapolitans.A crowded stadium makes you feel like you can be superheroes.”#NapoliFiorentina💙 #ForzaNapoliSempre pic.twitter.com/ahy8DshRsd— Official SSC Napoli (@en_sscnapoli) April 9, 2022 Luciano Spalletti, unlike his direct rivals Stefano Pioli and Simone Inzaghi, does not hide behind rhetorical formulas in order to reduce the burden of the favourites for the title. The experienced Tuscan expert feels that this is a lifetime opportunity for him and this Napoli team to write history, and he does not want to miss the opportunity. Spalletti was so close to the scudetto in his career only in 2008. Napoli beat Fiorentina in the last three clashes in Serie A but lost three months ago at home in the Italian Cup. The fact remains that Napoli has achieved a worrying performance in the last eight games at their own stadium (three wins, one draw and even four defeats).Inter make amends for three draws in the last four games by trashing VeronaThe victory in Bergamo against Atalanta, despite the absence of several key players, especially Victor Osimoen, gave a great incentive to Napoli, so strong that they are convinced that they are in the lead for the title over the Milan rivals. Viktor Osimen is returning to the starting lineup, despite a couple of problems he had during the week, while it is not certain that we will see Rahmani next to Coulibaly. Juan Jesus did a great job last week against Atalanta, so it is possible that he will be confirmed again in the starting lineup.SERIE A – ROUND 32SaturdayEmpoli – Spezia 0-0Inter – Verona 2-0 (2-0)/Barella 22, Dzeko 30/Cagliari – Juventus 1-2 (1-1)/Joao Pedro 10 – De Ligt 45+1, Vlahovic 75/SundayGenoa – Lazio 1-4 (0-2)/Patric 68 (og) – Marusic 31, 45, 63, 75/16:00: (1.80) Napoli (3.70) Fiorentina (5.00)16:00: (3.50) Sassuolo (3.60) Atalanta (2.15)16:00: (3.60) Venezia (3.25) Udinese (2.25)19:00: (1.28) Roma (6.50) Salernitana (11.0)21:45: (4.10) Torino (3.50) Milan (2.00)Monday21:45: (2.25) Bologna (3.30) Sampdoria (3.60)***odds are subject to change***
