The Monday Scratch

Sinner and Inter celebrate. Napoli goes to Europe, Juve to cataphasm

by Dario Ceccarelli

 L'italiano Jannik Sinner festeggia con il trofeo dopo aver vinto la finale maschile contro il norvegese Casper Rudd REUTERS/Ciro De Luca

4' min read

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4' min read

Translated by AI
Versione italiana

Where is the party? This way or that way? Up or down? Even a wild man like Jovanotti wouldn't know where to go. Between Rome and Milan, on this Sunday of infinite gaiety, two Italias are dancing. A celebration of pure joy, for once without the ballast of bad thoughts.

There is the Inter party, which from the San Siro stadium, accompanied by 300,000 delirious fans, travelled by bus to Piazza Duomo to celebrate the 21st Scudetto and the 10th Italia Cup, and that of the Foro Italico, which finally, after half a century, with the blessing of President Mattarella, can huddle around a red-haired boy lifting the trophy in the men's singles.

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Internazionali Bnl d’Italia, trionfa Sinner. Vincono anche Bolelli e Vavassori

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And even the great Adriano Panatta, who gave us that historic thrill in 1976, can now finally relax. At least this question, of who will come after him, will no longer be asked of him. Of course then Adriano also won in Paris, doing the double, as Inter did this year with its 'doblete', but in short, you cannot have everything: let's keep a little happiness for the future too, especially in these uncertain times where the stars do not always shine.

Lautaro true leader

While Inter, after the unmemorable 1-1 with Verona, raises the cup with Lautaro, true leader as well as true bomber of the Nerazzurri, what is going on behind the poor pursuers of the Beneamata, forced at lunchtime to work overtime to find, at all costs, a bonus for the Champions League, the last known refuge for those who, having lost the most important objective, must save face and budgets, salaries and mirages of an increasingly hysterical and peripheral football. One thing is certain: that to have the final verdict, we will have to wait another ninety minutes. Like in the old days when you stood until the last second with the little radios attached to your ears.

In 300mila a festeggiare l’Inter

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Who shall we start with? Conte's Napoli, which marauding (3-0) over poor Pisa, has definitively removed itself from the tussle. Yes, Napoli will definitely go to Europe. All well, then? Not so much, that would be too easy. After the secured qualification, Conte has already assumed that air of farewell that, in these situations, like a suit of clothes, he pulls out of the wardrobe. Antonio makes it clear that a decision has already been made but 'in order not to disrespect' president De Laurentiis, he prefers to express himself at the end of the championship. In short, there is an air of demobilisation, even if with Conte anything can always happen. That's the dark side of Conte, you know in advance that sooner or later he will drop you. Like his friend Lukuku, maybe that's why they understand each other so well.

After Napoli, therefore promoted to Europe, come the two 'almost qualifiers', that is, Milan and Roma, paired in third place, after the Rossoneri's victory (2-1) in Genoa, and the Giallorossi's with a less than irresistible Lazio (2-0). Sarri is a great coach, mostly good at complaining, but with Inter and Roma he only took a beating.

Milan, after a week of quarrels and torment, and the arrival of Gerry Cardinale to repeat that he wants to win at Milan (with Marotta mocking him: I wish Milan a path like ours...'). Milan, we were saying, take a discreet step forward because now, for Europe, all they need to do is beat Cagliari at the San Siro.

Milan in a bad way

The fans are crossing their fingers because with Genoa, if it hadn't been for that ill-advised backward pass by the Brazilian Amorim, from which Nkunku's penalty resulted, perhaps things would have been different. However, even if they go to the Champions League, and they will have at least 50 million more, Milan are in a bad way. Cardinal after a lightning trip has already left. And perhaps, for all the platitudes he says, and the poor results he gets, it's for the best. If he also took Ibrahimovic to America, we'd be even happier

And Roma? On their fourth consecutive success, they party like they did at the Foro Italico. The victory in the derby with a double from Mancini, which brings them one step closer to the Champions League, is all the fat that flows for the Friedkin and for Gasperini who, if he hits the target, with Ranieri out of the way, will be the one to build the team of the future. Some venomous barbs, meanwhile, are already being thrown. "We hoped for Juventus' defeat, now it depends on us for the Champions League... Roma in the last 90 minutes go to Verona. In short, the three points are within reach. And like AC Milan, they are masters of their own destiny.

Juve in the Depths

Here we are, then, with Juventus sinking at home to Fiorentina. A dry 2-0 as the winter woodwork (goals from Ndour and Mandragora) that sank the Bianconeri from third to sixth place with the Champions League two points above them. Spalletti's players, unable to attack a team already saved and with no ambitions in the standings, left the Allianz Stadium amid booing and invective ('Shame on you').

A resounding thud, without justification, that opens disturbing questions on the future of a club that is facing another hard economic damage. And in the last round, with Bremer disqualified, there is Torino, who came out defeated (2-1) from the confrontation with Cagliari. who celebrate salvation. "Bad match, I want to talk to Elkann," announced Spalletti, disappointed and very critical of himself. Heavy air, to be cut with a knife.

The air is completely different in Como, where the Como team, beating Parma (1-0, Moreno's goal), moved up to fifth place thanks to Juve's home defeat. With their third victory in the last four games, Fabregas' team can also boast the best defence in the league. They still have 90 minutes to dream of Champions League. Four are still in the hunt: Milan and Roma (70), Como and Juventus (68). But the places are two. Play your game, gentlemen. You will certainly get it wrong.

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