“Inter dominated last Serie A, they are the team to beat. But Napoli are in the lead, who without cups can recover and prepare the matches better. Juve is close: very good in the Champions League, in Serie A he could do better. But he can fight for the championship.” This is the analysis of the fight for the top spot in Serie A made by Gianluca Zambrottain an interview granted to La Gazzetta dello Sport.
Not only big names, but also surprises at the top of the rankings. Here are the favorites of the former Juventus and national team full-back: “Udinese and Baroni’s Lazio: he’s fine, he runs and plays excellent football. Then I was struck by the strength of Napoli after a disastrous year. He made a mistake on his debut, then it recovered thanks to Conte: it will be among Inter’s opponents.”
Focus right on Conte, with whom he played for many years: “He was my captain at Juventus when I arrived and I had him in the national team: he was a driving force and a motivator, a dressing room man. Always on the ball, he never wanted to lose He has retained these characteristics – concludes Zambrotta, with an example of what happened in the summer – as a coach and always tries to get the most out of the players. Di Lorenzo wanted to leave and now…”.