The Serie A resumes its activity after the Champions League with a programme rich in interesting encounters. The fourth day will start with the match between Lecce and Cagliari, followed by the Juventus-Verone and Milan-Udinese confrontations. On Sunday, Inter Milan will face Sassuolo, while Naples will measure up in Pisa on Monday night. The event “Controcalcio”, broadcast on Twitch, highlighted predictions for this day of Serie A, with surprising results proposed by En3rix, including scores for Verona-Juventus, Udinese-Milan, Lazio-Roma and Inter-Sassuolo. Damiano Er Faina also shared her prognosis, with scores for Verona-Juventus, Udinese-Milan, Lazio-Rome and Inter-Sassuolo, as well as Marcello Chirico who offered scores for the same matches.
The Champions League match between Manchester City and Naples resulted in a 2-0 win for Citizens at the Etihad Stadium. Despite the careful preparation of Antonio Conte, the course of the match turned around the 20th minute with the expulsion of Giovanni Di Lorenzo following a VAR decision. This expulsion gave Manchester City a defensive advantage, which then managed to score two goals in the second half. Journalist Armando Areniello criticized Conte’s choice to replace Kevin De Bruyne with Mathias Olivera, believing that this decision was a strategic mistake.
The defeat of Naples against Manchester City was widely debated during the episode of “Controcalcio”. The guests, including Marcello Chirico, highlighted the difficulty of the match, during which Naples played more than an hour in numerical inferiority. Inter Milan fans also reacted on social media, criticizing Antonio Conte for his lack of success in the Champions League despite significant investments and disappointing performances. The comments stressed the feeling that the team was unable to compete with leading European clubs.