La Juventus hook the fourth. For the moment, all right, in the sense that it's good to clarify immediately how Atalanta have two games left, but since one is against Inzaghi's Inter steamroller, the Lady can start to reckon. success onUdinese, after all, it is the eighth consecutive useful result in the championship, demonstrating an overall growth in the game and, above all, in mentality. Allegri, at the beginning of December, had been clear in loudly reiterating how the championships pass above all from the challenges with the medium-small ones, the real Achilles' heel of the first round and his team, judging by the results, listened to him.
Aside from Venice's draw, Juve has returned to asserting hierarchies and if we add to this heavy points like those of Rome, this explains the 41 points in the standings, + 6 over sixth-placed Lazio. With Udinese, after the follies at the Olimpico, the Corto-Muso, so dear to the Juventus coach, is back in vogue: the 2-0 final with one goal in each half is exactly what he likes, who after the 4- 3 last Sunday and the Super Cup lost at the last second needed a quiet evening.
In this sense, the Friulians did their part, because if it is true that they still created some problems for Szczesny, it is also true that they defended badly, allowing Juve to unlock the match as early as 19'. Protagonist just the most awaited man, or that Dybala much discussed during the week, after the market rumors that he would now be away from Turin, even to marry at Inter: the denial in words has not arrived, however, Joya scored the 1-0 goal with a big plate under the crossbar, even if the lack of exultation confirms the increasingly poor harmony with the environment.
"There's been a lot of news and a lot of things have happened, I prefer not to talk about it – the Argentine glossed over in front of the microphones – The club has decided that it will be talked about between February and March, but I have nothing to prove to anyone, I'm at disposition of the coach and I wait…”.
In the second half, Udinese, thanks to several mistakes in the black and white phrasing, put their head in front and didn't strike just for lack of lucidity in the last 25 meters, but this Juventus is learning to suffer and, above all, to strike at the right moment. In the 79th minute De Sciglio put in an inviting ball from the left and McKennie he found the 2-0 with his head, effectively closing any Friulian ambitions and giving Allegri 3 very heavy points.
“Compared to Wednesday's match, where we held on for 120 minutes both mentally and technically, there was a moment in the second half when we went out of the match and that's not good – the analysis of the technical – In these situations, without the fans, it's more difficult, but you need to help and stimulate yourself on the pitch. We risked in 2-3 situations, then we took the game back in hand, but I'm not very happy."
The other victories on Saturday are those of Lazio e Torino, both away against Salernitana e Sampdoria. The Europe zone is thus enriched with a participant, because Juric's grenades, at this point, can no longer be underestimated. The Biancocelesti, on the other hand, had already been in contention for some time, but the constant ups and downs had somewhat watered down their ambitions. Yesterday, in the very personal Lotito derby (until recently they owned both clubs), Sarri's team won without any problems, partly due to the great vein of Property (brace in the 7th and 10th minutes) and Milinkovic-Savic, much due to the limitations of Salernitana, exacerbated by the 3 new positives for Covid, which made everything even too easy. The final 3-0 signed him Lazzari (66'), placing the exclamation point on Lazio's success and forcing Iervolino, new granata patron, to swallow a bitter pill on the day of his debut.
"We are taking steps forward, in the last five games we have scored 10 points and only lost against Inter – commented Sarri – We are finding a minimum of continuity, but right now the Covid bulletin is a bogeyman for everyone because you have to redo what you prepare. The market? I'm studying the liquidity index, I just still don't understand why there are indebted companies that can spend more than us…”.
Today everyone is on the sofa to see the competitors, especially Atalanta: the race for Europe, after all, passes right through her.
