Goal comeback. After overcoming the fiery clashes with Turin and Borussia Moenchengladbach unscathed, the Juventus find the pitfalls of the province. TO Empoli (15 pm) the bianconeri will be looking for a fundamental success for the standings, still very lacking despite the victory in the derby.
“We have to win away from home – confirmed Massimiliano Allegri in the press conference. We're kind of like Valentino Rossi, even if he will have to attempt a comeback in just one race while we have more available”. The comparison is up to a certain point but it gives a good idea of how delicate Castellani's away match is.
Furthermore, Juventus has never won two consecutive matches in this championship, as it is sensational if you think about what happened a few months ago, when they easily won against almost anyone. “I can't explain why – commented the Juventus coach. – In football these things can happen, we will have to be very careful with Empoli because they play well and are in good shape. Furthermore, in Germany we spent a lot of energy…”.
Tiredness or not, the Lady has no choice: if she wants to try to get back on top, she must hit a string of victories. Easy said, much less done, especially if the game does not improve. So far Allegri has changed a lot both technically and tactically and the results, standings in hand, have not been very convincing. Today the technician will return to the 4-3-3 already seen against Taurus, albeit with some inevitable changes. In defense, in front of Buffon, it will be the turn of Lichtsteiner, Barzagli, Bonucci and Evra, in midfield Marchisio, Khedira and Pogba will play, in attack trident Cuadrado-Morata-Dybala. Confidence therefore confirmed for the Argentine ("at the beginning it was difficult, now it has grown a lot" the praise of Allegri) and for the Spaniard, despite the episode of the socks in Moenchengladbach which had sent the Juventus coach into a rage. “I bought him three pairs of socks so he won't be wrong again – yesterday's dig. – One white, one black and one pink, depending on the uniform he will wear them…”.
On the Empoli front, a lot of confidence and serenity, daughters of the victory in Palermo and a ranking that allows you to sleep peacefully. Giampaolo will bet on the usual 4-3-1-2: Skorupski in goal, Laurini, Tonelli, Costa and Mario Rui in defense, Zielinski, Macello and Paredes in midfield, Saponara in the trocar and the duo Pucciarelli-Maccarone in attack.
