Category: prematch

Thursday opponent: SC Braga

They could start with 4231 with R.Horta-Piazon-Galeno behind Soprar or Ruiz. The most dangerous player is always the left winger, Galeno, who is mainly right-footed and good at both going towards the center to look for the shot, but he's even better ...

Sunday's opponent: the Benevento.

The media often talked about 352 for Benevento with Barba third central back, in reality they play with 442 with De Paoli right back, Barba left back (both very good in defensive phase) and with Insigne (or Ionita) winger ...

Thursday opponent: SC Braga

Housed in the Castro Mountain, the Municipal Stadium of Braga (Estadio Municipal de Braga) was designed by the architect Eduardo Souto De Moura for the 2004 European Championships. Built in one year, with a capacity of about 30,000 spectators and ...

Sunday opponent: Udinese

Udinese play with a 352 which often becomes 532 in the defensive phase. They mainly defend and counter-attack, focusing on De Paul (right) who dribbles and assists. Given their attitude in the defensive phase, we must be good at dominating the ...

Saturday opponent: Juve.

In 1997-98, the CUCS showed up in Turin with a banner that read "Attack". We have always hated Juve since the 1980s and we had a terrible Juve accuser like Zeman on the bench (despite his uncle, Cestmir Vycpalek, he took him ...

Sunday opponent: Verona

It is a 3421 where they mark mainly by man (like the Atalanta of Juric's master, Gasperini), but then on the corner kicks they mark by zone (7 in a row inside the small area of the goalkeeper and 3 outside in a triangle, sign that Silvestri does not ...

Saturday opponent: Spezia

If we don't make it our mind to take this game seriously, there will hardly be a different result from Tuesday. So first of all we must have a combative attitude, also to defend our coach who has proved to be an excellent ...

Friday opponent: Lazio.

In the time of COVID, Lazio culture saw the clash of two great personalities such as Roberto Burioni (infectious disease specialist) and Enrico Montesano (comedian and denier). They are both important characters for Italian culture: Roberto Burioni because he made us ...

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 ...

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