Chivu rests Akanji, Dumfries, Calhanoglu and Thuram ahead of the World Cup. Last in rossoblù for Lucumi and Freuler

Francesco Pietrella and Matteo Dalla Vite

May 23 – 10.30am – MILAN

Around eight o’clock today, when the match is over, captain Lautaro he will be able to sit serene and satisfied on the top of one of Bologna’s towers to deservedly enjoy the view: top scorer in Serie A again as Italian champion, as in 2023-24, the year of the second star. At the time he scored 24 goals, this time he has 17 and maybe he can go even higher, who knows. In his career he has scratched the rossoblù five times, but never at the Dall’Ara, the scene of recent nightmares. In 2022, in April, a duck from Radu paved the way for Milan to the scudetto. Today is another story. THE’Inter he will walk under the arcades with two trophies.

Lauti is there

Lautarowe said. Less than five Douvikas And Malenthe only ones capable of undermining him in terms of goals – 13 to 17… -, Toro will become the top scorer in Serie A with the fewest goals in the history of the twenty-team championship. The only one to go below twenty in a year, among other things. So far, the “lowest” top scorer has been Alessandro Del Piero, 21 goals in 2007-08 with Juventus. But the “record” belongs to another Argentine who wore the number ten: Diego Maradona became top scorer with 15 goals in 1987-88 (the same as Roberto Pruzzo with Roma in 1981-82). The championship consisted of 16 teams. Lautaro wants to finish as a protagonist despite the imminent World Cup. Akanji, Dumfries, Calhanoglu And Thuram they will stay at home, spared by Chivu for the World Cup, but Lauti will not. He wants to scratch again and gain minutes and condition in view of the United States: without the calf problems he would have exceeded twenty goals. Today he will team up with Pio Esposito, returning as starter after two days. Inter will travel to and from Bologna on the same day.

The young people

There are some doubts about the rest of the lineup. Josep will play between the posts Martinez. In defense there is room for Bisseck, Unripe – ahead of De Vrij – e Sticks. On the right there will be a one between Luis Henrique And Dioufwith Stretcher confirmed in the middle together with Sucic And Mkhitaryan. It could be the Armenian’s last match as a professional. Its future has not yet been outlined. In any case, it will be the last dance of Unripe, Darmian And Frattesi. On the left, however, he will play Carlos Augusto. Chivu will bring some young Under 23 players to Dall’Ara: Mattia Mosconi, 2007, substitute against Lazio and Verona, the Slovenian Luka Topalovic (2006, 4 goals and 6 assists in Serie C), the Polish Iwo Kaczmarski – among the most positive players of the season, 34 games – and Matteo Cocchi, 2007, left back already seen as a starter in the Italian Cup with Torino. Special match for him: he grew up in Molinella, a small town an hour’s drive from Dall’Ara, and played in Bologna’s youth team until 2021, before wearing the Nerazzurri shirt. His father won an Allievi championship with the gialloblù in 1989. Today he can make the family proud.

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While waiting to find out the future of Vincenzo Italiano (“Contracts don’t count but human relationships…”), Bologna (30,000 at the Dall’Ara, minute’s silence in honor of Geovani, former rossoblù for a year who passed away on 18 May) has no intention of seeing the tenth home defeat of the year: from the Champions League due to the away performance (15 victories between Serie A and Cups) and from the lower zone due to the record at home, Bologna could witness to the farewell waltz of two hinges, then of Jhon Lucumi (in rossoblù from 2022: the left-handed central defender Viery from Gremio is liked) and Remo Freuler (Peer Koopmeiners on “pole”). Riccardo out of the race OrsoliniInter’s executioner in February 2023 and also in April 2025 with a goal in the 94th minute: for him, first degree injury to the left adductor.



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