With Napoli's defeat to Juventus on Friday, the spot at the top of the table is open to be taken by Inter. With three points available in the match against Chievo, Inter can move ahead of Juve and Napoli with the win. Their coach Luciano Spalletti reacted to the moment in his pre-match press conference: "Pressure? There are three highly important points available at every match and we can't let those get away. If the other teams win it's necessary to keep pace, and if they lose you must take advantage. Winning is always the answer, to be in control of things. Another attacker with Icardi? Last night Juve played Douglas Costa wide and Dybala at pivot. We could do the same, maybe we would have more points if we did, but for now we have balance and we need to keep tight because teams exactly like Chievo can cause difficulty for us, they have a block of players who have been working together for years and who know what they must do. Sarri's remarks on us not playing midweek games? If you finish in the top four, you make the Champions League, and after that there's the Europa League. We would be happy to play thee or four matches a week, if Sarri thinks that we are playing a different sport then he should try to finish seventh. Allegri's comments? Juventus is the strongest team and I said it at the start. Allegri knows it and is not thinking about being a step behind us. He knows how to take on the responsibility that the Juventus coach must have, because a team like that even when it is behind needs to be strong in gathering results: in fact, at Napoli he showed the personality that he can play with. They are the strongest."
Date: 02/12/2017 -