The final exam comes much earlier for Milan and Napoli this year. Usually, the tests take place in June, but Allegri and Conte are bringing them forward, facing off tonight at San Siro in the first real big match of their league season, one that will already provide some early answers and at least set the course for both teams. For this reason, this morning Corriere della Sera summed up the clash between the Rossoneri and the Partenopei simply as: "Test of maturity."
Then a profile for each side. On Milan, the paper headlines:
"Max treads carefully with Leao on the bench."
It also reports Allegri’s words in the press conference:
"We are growing but they are the favorites."
The subheading carries another quote from the coach when asked about the Scudetto: "At stake are 3 points, not 70."
For Napoli, the headline highlights the absences:
"Antonio without a defense looks for a solution."
Then the statements: "Tough week but we will compete. De Bruyne? A life change, let’s wait for him."
