On Sunday evening the big match of Serie A is staged: Inter-Juventus, postponement of the 18th matchday. It is the Italian derby, the most heartfelt, most awaited, most exciting challenge. This time it’s worth a place for the championship race, both are chasing leaders Milan. Here – with a touch of irony – the 10 things we expect.
What new record will Cristiano Ronaldo beat
For some time now, the Portuguese champion has set one record after another. Now he has started chasing Pele’s goals.
Cristiano is stopped – so to speak – with 759 career goals. But Pele makes it known every week that he has made ten, fifty, a hundred more. The Neverending Story was a joke by comparison.
What expression will Pirlo have
Clint Eastwood’s definition is known: it has two expressions, one with a hat and one without. The same thing can be said of Andrea Pirlo, he wins, loses, draws, always the same face. That. Like Renato Pozzetto in «I’m photogenic». Make me angry, the photographer tells him. That face. Click. Make love to me, you are in love. That face. Click. Now you are melancholy. That face. Click.
What alibi Conte will come up with
Skilled in deliberately losing himself in the fog of very vague declarations, Antonio Conte – in this championship – managed to say that his opponents won because – ohibò – they changed tactics. As if to say that the players on the pitch dare to move without Inter’s knowledge.
Which mistake the referee will evaluate at the Var
This year goes like this. The referee is wrong, the Var corrects him. And the fans protest, because the referee made a mistake and the Var corrected him, making a mistake in turn. It does not come out. One way or another, all unhappy. Will it go like this again, we bet?
The silence that will be at San Siro
We know it. Serie A is in the bubble. Empty stadiums. Few journalists, stewards, managers and health professionals allowed. But there are always some posted. It is usually the one at the top right of the TV, who when his team scores cheers like crazy, alone, jumping on the seat and waving the mask.
How Lukaku will lead Inter
Lukaku, named Romelu. Inter center forward, totem for the Nerazzurri team. The rule this year is simple: if Lukaku is on the matchday and scores, Inter wins easy; otherwise it makes a terrible effort. Lukaku in the league scored 12 goals. He is in second place in the ranking of top scorers. Guess who’s there in the first place? Well done, Cristiano Ronaldo with 15.
Who will be the heroes for a day
We are all expecting Cristiano Ronaldo and Lukaku, but what if an honest follower is taking the stage? Maybe Danilo, the Juventus full-back; or his teammate Arthur, hitherto practically invisible. Or – passing to Inter – the very useful Young or the young Bastoni. It has already happened, often the big games are decided by heroes of only one day.
The derby of the Italians (few)
In the formations assumed on the eve there are few Italians, a couple per team. It’s global football, baby. Bonucci and Chiesa in Juventus (perhaps Frabotta), Bastoni and Barella in Inter. It will be up to them to keep the name of Italy high, also because the exceptional spectator – in front of the TV – will be the national team coach Roberto Mancini.
What a cheer it will be
Inter and Juventus are the most popular teams in Italy, even in the entertainment world. Among others cheering Juve Eros Ramazzotti, Linus, Pippo Baudo, Diodato, Bugo, Beppe Fiorello, Milly Carlucci, Neri Marcorè. To cheer Inter instead: Amadeus, Andrea Bocelli, Elio and tense stories, Luciano Ligabue, Vasco Rossi, Rosario Fiorello, Adriano Celentano, Roberto Vecchioni.
What Milan expects (at the window)
Milan – who will be busy in Cagliari on Monday evening – are cheering for both of them, that is, for none. Indeed, Pioli, Ibrahimovic and the Rossoneri are hoping that Inter-Juventus will close the match in a draw, so as to cancel each other out and perhaps favor the Devil, ready for another step forward in the standings.
The match between Inter and Juventus will be broadcast live on Sky at 8:45 pm on Sunday 17 January: on Sky Sport Uno and Sky Sport Serie A, on satellite channel 202, digital terrestrial 473 and on channel number 251 of the satellite. The game can be watched with the Now Tv app, even in streaming as on Sky Go.
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