Antonio Cassano looked back at this weekend’s Serie A action, praising Inter and Napoli but remaining less impressed with Massimiliano Allegri’s Juventus.
The first matchday saw no teams pick up a draw, an entirely different story to this weekend, which saw six matches end either 0-0 or 1-1. Milan and Juventus both dropped points, to Atalanta and Sampdoria respectively, whilst Inter and Napoli both secured wins, beating Spezia and Monza respectively.
Speaking on his Instagram page, Cassano first discussed Inter’s 3-0 win over Spezia on Saturday.
“I liked them, however they had few problems because Spezia was tough. At San Siro for small teams it’s always complicated.
“Lautaro Martinez continues to do very well, but in general the Nerazzurri know what they have to do, know how to move and are very strong. Inzaghi’s team are the candidates with Juventus and Milan to win the Scudetto.
“Inter’s alternatives like Correa and Dzeko, not everyone can afford them. We will find them again in May, playing for everything.”
He then compared Napoli and Juventus, two teams who looked diametrically opposed this matchday.
“Spalletti, unlike Allegri, is a genius. Napoli have less strong players than Juventus, and they make them play divinely, while the Bianconeri, who have stronger players, play in a careless manner.”
Finally, Cassano praised new Napoli star Khvicha Kvaratskhelia and compared Luciano Spalletti to Allegri.
“He’s a phenomenon, he arrived in Italy recently and is already going a thousand miles an hour. Lobotka is a phenomenal player, but less strong than those Juve have.
“Spalletti makes them perform great, that’s the difference with Allegri who struggles, he yells, he screams, he yells to himself and that’s it. Napoli are really a crazy splinter.”
Allegri has come under fire today following Juventus’ painfully dull 0-0 draw with Sampdoria. The Bianconeri failed to produce anything of note and looked entirely lost in possession, leaving their fans tired and frustrated after the final whistle.