Sunday's opponent: Internazionale Milano.

Niccolò Piccinino and Francesco Sforza. For the Visconti (the Lombard Lordship who bequeathed the symbol of the Biscione to Milan), two very intelligent, very brave and completely antipodes leaders worked at different times. Francesco Sforza was handsome and beautiful. Niccolò Piccinino was short and hunchbacked. At different times, they made Milan's fortune. Often also against each other. Even now Milan and Inter have a valiant leader like Conte. It is up to him if he will then leave future works here as Francesco Sforza did with the beautiful Castello Sforzesco.

They are a strong team who are very good at leading the game, accepting one-on-one in defense, and even stronger on the counterattack, particularly with Romelu Lukaku.

The key player in the attacking phase is the Belgian. He is dangerous when they cross on his head, when they throw long at him on the counterattack and he flaps to the goal and when he comes back, taking a defender with him, then assisting Lautaro Martinez. In these cases, we do not leave Lautaro free, even at the cost of having Romelu build up freely. As an offensive playmaker, our Dzeko is superior.

We must have a dynamic attitude: both defending and counterattacking (especially against pressing) by throwing long on Dzeko which triggers Mkhi, or Pedro (or Pellegrini), or Spina, or Riccardo, and trying to command the game, putting them on the defensive.

Hakimi plays as a right winger but is especially dangerous when he goes to the center to shoot left. The Moroccan is also dangerous when he cuts without ball towards the center on long balls. After the goal against Bologna, Hakimi wanted to remember Mohamed Abarhoun, the Moroccan central defender, who had stopped playing for a tumor and then lost his life. Bravo Hakimi!

When they play with Brozovic (who is the main point guard in the center of the pitch), they are very good against pressing, which is also probably why the right attitude is defense and counter-attack.

On the other hand, when they attack, their 352 becomes a 334, so it is important in this situation to break quickly, finding them unbalanced.

We are also attentive to Barella's insertions and shots from outside. A very strong midfielder. Bravo both in energy and in technical quality.

It will be essential that our Karsdorp wins the duel with Young on our right wing, their left. In the attack phase, Young (good with both feet) is more inclined to assist, but if the Dutchman attacks him well, we can take away a lot of satisfaction.

It is time to win against the cliché that we are losers against the big teams. It is a game that will tell us a lot about what ambitions we can cultivate. I want to win and we will win. Daje Roma!

Giordano Sepi