The turnaround took place around 22.45pm. When there were about 20 seconds left at the end of Genoa-Juventus and in Rome they were already thinking about the away match in Naples. Nothing seemed to be able to affect Juventus' solo lead, then Luca Antonini arrived. Who, in some way (after all, a goal in the 94th minute can only be daring), put the ball in that called into question the standings and, perhaps, the entire championship. In fact, the midweek round could prove to be a fundamental turning point: the Lady lost her unbeaten run (the last defeat dated back to last March 30 in Naples) and was seen reaching the top by Rome up there. The result of Marassi is sensational and not only for the fall of the leaders. The Juventus domination was clear, as evidenced by the two posts hit (Llorente in the first half and Ogbonna in the second) and Perin's super saves on Tevez and Morata. In all of this Buffon (what a sad way to celebrate his 500th in a Juve shirt!) has practically never made a save, which is why the 1-0 final sounds just like a joke. “You can't make mistakes like that with 20 seconds to go – thundered Massimiliano Allegri. – The boys must understand that championships are won even by drawing, you don't necessarily have to overdo it. At that point in the match you can't take a counterattack like this, this will serve as a lesson for the future." It will be better, because beyond the opportunities created, this Juve still doesn't fully convince. In addition to an evident physical decline, there is a problem away from the Stadium: Marassi's is the third away defeat of the season (0-1 also in Madrid and Athens) to which we must add the bad draw in Reggio Emilia.
Rome enjoys all this and has good reasons for it. The direct confrontation lost in Turin has already been recovered, moreover in a very short time. Yesterday the Giallorossi were called to do their duty against a willing Cesena, but too inferior to create particular problems. Everything went according to script, with Garcia's team already ahead after a handful of minutes (Destro in the 8th minute) for total control of the match. The only source of concern derived from the result, which was always open despite an overwhelming superiority, up to De Rossi's paw (81') which put the seal on the victory. “Matches must be closed first – sighed Garcia. – In any case we were good at winning, any other result would have been negative”. No reference to Juventus and the standings, smiling again at the yellow and red troop. "I'm only thinking about Rome, the rest doesn't matter" the Frenchman scoffed. A small-big lie, for a good purpose of course. Because since yesterday evening the Capital has returned to dreaming big.
