Mission unfinished. Where "in" stands for Juventus, capable of throwing away a well-deserved victory with 4 minutes of madness and the "accomplished", however, concerns Roma, who came out of Moscow with 3 points that are not only worth a good chunk of qualifying but also a good chance for first place. In short, an evening in chiaroscuro for the Italians and decidedly against the odds: on the eve, in fact, it seemed that the Giallorossi could risk the most while few, if not anyone, thought that the Bianconeri would miss the appointment with the victory . Great mockery for Juventus, not only because the final 1-2, objectively, is a very false result but also because of Mourinho's exultation, who left the Stadium with his hand on his ear.
"I was insulted for 90', people can't say these things against my family and against Inter - the Portuguese thought - I wouldn't do it again coldly but in any case I didn't offend anyone, I only came here to do my Work. In any case, I think a draw would have been fairer but we won and for us they are 3 very important points”. True, because thanks to this success, Manchester United returns to see the round of XNUMX and Juve, on the other hand, is forced to postpone the party.
Qualification remains highly probable, but certainly no one expected such an icy shower, especially after 85' of absolute domination. The bianconeri, already authors of a post (Khedira) and a crossbar (Dybala), thought they had brought it home with a great goal from Ronaldo (65 '), instead they were punished in a crazy final which saw first the draw by Mata on a free kick (85'), then Alex Sandro's own goal (90').
“I'm sorry because the team had a good game but football is like that – sighed Allegri – In football results count, not playing well, and tomorrow nobody will give us 3 points even if we deserved them. We have to improve in the scoring phase, even in the league we sometimes fail to find a 2-0 or 3-0 when we have the chance. This defeat will serve as a lesson for us, indeed it could even do us good in view of Milan".
Problems that, for one evening, do not concern Di Francesco, who instead emerged victorious from an inside or outside night. Yes, because his Roma played a lot and he even more: a knockout in Moscow would have given his bench a further jolt, instead a success arrived that is worth a good chunk of qualification. Mathematics is missing very little, so much so that the head, at this point, is turned more to first place, all to be played in the direct clash with Real Madrid in the next round.
Excellent scenario, son of a 2-1 that was born already in the first minutes with a punch from Manolas (4', Akinfeev's mistake) and a CSKA unable to manage the draw found at the start of the second half: after Sigurdsson's goal (50') in fact, the Russians were down to 10 due to the expulsion of Magnusson (56'), to then concede the decisive goal from Pellegrini (58'). A result that is good for the standings and morale but not enough for Di Francesco, who is evidently dissatisfied with the performance of his team.
“The boys have to understand that the games have to end – commented the coach – It wasn't an easy match but I'm not satisfied with this result, we joked a bit too much making horizontal passes that I don't like. Maybe I ask too much but I want more, full stop”. Next chapter at the end of the month, with Juve and Roma both engaged at home against Valencia and Real Madrid: an Italy-Spain cross that can't be missed, because the margin of error, at this point, is practically zero.
