Inter are the only Italian who really manages to really smile after the first qualifying phase of the new Champions League. The hat -trick of Lautaro Martinez brings it directly to the qualification: mission accomplished. Being credible not only in Italy but in Europe. In a Champions League in which many great stumbles, Inter made a linear journey, losing only a game, against Leverkusen, the cause of the only goal immediately throughout the competition: clearly the best defense of the tournament. And this is a figure not to be underestimated from the moment in which the direct elimination phase will begin. The Inter path also allows you to plan the future with greater tranquility, since everything works. He is working, after the sale of Buchanan to Villarreal on loan) for Zaleski, with Roma. And the situation is rather tangled. Marseille was also on the player, who had reached an agreement with the Giallorossi (for 4 million euros plus one and a half euros plus 1.5 bonuses), but the boy prefers Inter. However, he would take him on loan (with the right of redemption) and not ultimately. This implies that Zaleski should renew (one year) with Roma and then move, but Rome disagrees. For the moment, therefore, standby. The alternative could be Biraghi, leaving Fiorentina.
Atalanta can also be satisfied with its path. Very high head against Barcelona, even if that’s not enough to avoid the playoffs. The points that are missing in the Champions League are to be found on the wired games of the first rounds, when it seemed that there was a curse to score in Europe, despite the great amount of occasions. But the identity of Atalanta is now European. And the “quarrels” between Gasperini and the company on the market can now be faced with more serenity.
Before the game the Bergamasci were instead looking for an external striker. Not so much for Lookman’s injury (which will have for two three weeks) but for the possible farewell of Zaniolo (let’s talk about it later!). Maldini is the hottest name, despite the resistance of Monza. But surprises abroad are not excluded: The work of Atalanta in recent years has always been more than positive. But be careful of what happened to Scalvini: if a long stop is really confirmed due to the shoulder, it will be almost necessary for the Nerazzurri to exploit the market to buffer the absence of the blue plant that had returned from very recently at full speed.
Milan fell on the most beautiful. The defeat of Zagreb is really ruinous. As it has arrived, above all. A Milan that brought the faded version of itself to the Champions League: and certainly did not help the expulsion of Musah. There are perhaps to be made to be made, for the first assigned penalty and then removed on the Lea. But it remains regardless of a performance that cannot be sufficient. He had the opportunity to enter the first eight and let him go, after a comeback that had the incredible. The Coincecao effect, that of the comebacks, has not served this time. And now with the derby at the gates the moment can become critical. The Rossoneri journey cannot be defined as satisfactory. A more flattering result could have come, but the resulting results and performances eventually brought Milan to this hybrid situation (also thanks to the change of coach). Maignan said he knows where you have to intervene: but now you have to do it. Also intervene on the market. AND Rossoneri hope is to bring Gimenez to Milan. The Mexican also scored today, but came out injured, after just 30 minutes. If this can affect the negotiation it is still not possible to know, but Milan will continue to push by increasing the offer, trying to drop the very high wall that erected the Feyenoord.
The most disappointed can only be Juventus. A shower of whistles accompanied the bianconeri at the end of the game. A defeat that for the purposes of the ranking does not make much difference, except for the “choice” of the opponent. Juventus even winning would not have avoided playoffs. But winning was used to find a serenity that today in Juventus seems to escape day after day, game after game. Thiago Motta’s project is hard to take off. Some aids have come from the market, but not definitively. A defender is still missing, despite Giuntoli said that the market is over, because there are no opportunities to seize at Juventus. But the rose behind is short: tonight after Kalulu’s injury (also to evaluate) Locatelli entered as a central defender. Let’s imagine that research continues.
Napoli does not play in the Champions League but would like to play next year, perhaps even as a champion of Italy. And so he takes advantage of these last market days to strengthen the team also in view of the next season. The pressing on Comuzzo is very strong. Meetings, lunches, offers. The figure that Napoli intends to invest is 30 million euros, not too far from the 35 that has Fiorentina in the lead (including bonuses). The first approach is 25+5, so you still have to work, but there is the willingness to talk about a loan with redemption obligation, perhaps to expand the payments that will be huge.
Obviously Napoli would not stop there, because it has changed strategy and at the same time it is looking for an external striker, ready, to complete the staff. In short, Kvara’s substitute and then decide calmly in the summer.
Fiorentina also has important ambitions. And if COMUZZO, just to Napoli, may not replace him, since two defenders have already arrived (Pablo Mari and Valentini) and focus everything on other roles: the external striker and the midfielder. The names on which it is working are mainly two: Zaniolo (but first the Atalanta must go and take a substitute) And beans. With Juventus there is a meeting to also decide the formula. A redemption obligation is not excluded, obviously linked to objectives. So far Juventus has never opened to the loan, who knows that in the last few days they cannot change the conditions.
It is certainly exciting (and very difficult interpretation) The duel between Lazio and Turin for Casadei. Each of the two companies is convinced that he has done his best, that he has satisfied Chelsea in his requests and having the player’s ok in his hand. From what we understood today Turin still seems to be the lead: but in these situations making predictions is impossible, up to the signatures.
Meanwhile, Turin has made Elmas arrive (To replace it, the Leipzig also thinks of beans), Lazio, waiting to understand how the Casadei story will end up with Bologna for the exchange between Tchaoua and Fabbian.
Venzia continues to speak with Palermo of Pohjanpalo in search of the right intention: a key could be to insert a counterpart in the operation identified in Diakité, even if Venice continues to close a striker (Shomurodov or Yaremchuk) first.
A Champions League hit Lecce: Dorgu at Manchester is a truly champions operation. 30 million plus 7.5 of bonus is another masterpiece of Pantaleo Corvino.