It thundered so much that…it didn’t rain. Juventus-Rome, the most anticipated match of the third day, is ended 0-0 which perfectly reflects what was seen on the pitch, that is, very balanced and few, very few, emotions. To say that the fear of not losing has won, perhaps, would be excessive, but certainly both of them hold on to this point: for the Lady it means stay on top to the ranking, even if together atInter and surprising Torino and Udinese (yesterday victorious over Como 1-0, goal by Brenner and penalty missed by Cutrone in injury time), a breath of fresh air for the Giallorossi after the bad start against Cagliari and Empoli, as well as an undeniable injection of enthusiasm.
The rest of Sunday signals the unexpected Genoa's home defeat against Verona (0-2, goals by Tchatchoua and Tengstedt) and the 2-2 between Fiorentina and Monza, with the Viola forced to make up for goals from Djuric and Daniel Maldini with those from Kean and Gosens, the latter just before the final whistle.
Juventus – Roma 0-0: lots of tactics and little spectacle, the Bianconeri and Giallorossi don't hurt each other
A winning team doesn't change, a losing team is revolutionized. Thiago Motta e The Rossi they did not shy away from clichés, the first confirming the eleven en masse of Verona, the second leaving out two big names like Dybala and Paredes by virtue of the new purchase Saelemaekers and the young man pisilli. The first few minutes seem to smile on the Giallorossi coach, as his team appears more relaxed and aggressive than a blocked and imprecise Juve, almost as if they felt the pressure of the first real test of the season. The (slight) Roman supremacy, however, does not lead to any noteworthy occasion and so the Bianconeri take a bit of courage, moving the ball better and creating theonly goal opportunity of the first half in the 42nd minute: Yildiz runs down the left and crosses to which Vlahovic pounces, whose left-footed shot, albeit dirty, forces Svilar to work. Thiago Motta understands that the moment has come rely on the big ones: outside Mbangula and Cabal, inside Koopmeiners and Conceiçao, with Cambiaso returning to left back. De Rossi runs for cover and throws Dybala and Zalewski into the fray for a turned off Soulé (the Stadium certainly had no regrets seeing him like this) and Saelemaekers. The script doesn't change, however, as Juve and Roma continue to study each other almost as if they were playing chess, limiting the scoreboard of opportunities to a shot by Yildiz deflected into a corner. In the final, after Vlahovic and Dovbyk (both impalpable) left the field, the Giallorossi showed themselves, but Angelino's shot ended just wide. Fair draw, in short, and judgment postponed on both: at the break, for obvious reasons, Thiago Motta's team arrives better, but De Rossi's team can restart with confidence from this point on a difficult pitch like the Stadium.
Thiago Motta: “Fair result, this Juve can still improve a lot”
"It was a balanced game, in the first half they were better on the pitch at times, causing us problems – he confirmed Thiago Motta -. Then in the second half we kept the ball more, but in the end the result is fair. I liked the whole team, those who started and those who came on, we can all improve on precision because we have the opportunity and this could raise the quality of our game, but I think it was also thanks to Roma who are a great team. In the first half we dropped too low, there are many things we can improve in order to face matches against top-level teams. The new ones? We have many quality players, but we played in fits and starts and now we see match after match who deserves to play from the start. The objective? Now we have to think about playing against Empoli at our best, then against PSV, in short Let's look at it game by game: we will decide the objectives in the important months, now it's too early".
De Rossi: “We played a solid match, this is a good starting point”
"For us it was important to play a solid match, we remained united and in this period full of pressure in Rome it was very important to do well and come away with some points – he underlined The Rossi -. This result will allow us to work with more serenity, it wasn't a great match but it's a good starting point. The boys were good and started well, then maybe the strength of the opponent scared us a little and we went back, but in these moments you have to keep the bar straight, because fear makes us suffer even more. Where can we get to? I think that players with pace and quality have been bought, today there are teams that are clearly stronger than us but if we continue like this, with such positive transfer windows, things will go better. Dovbyk still dry? He was well controlled by two strong and physical defenders, he worked hard and fought, Thiago Motta knows him well. I'm sure that many goals will also come...”.
