Bologna e Juventus are officially in the Champions League, Atalanta almost. Sunday in Serie A decreed two and a half verdicts, given that even the Bergamo I am now one step away from the goal. The Emilian capital celebrated all night for a historic achievement, while at home Juve chose a very appropriate silence, in light of the disappointing draw against Salernitana.
La Rome raises the white flag, unless Gasperini wins the Europa League and opens the doors of the Champions League for her too: in that case (but the Dea must not exceed fifth place) they would enter as sixth, provided they do not get sensationally overtaken by Tudor's Lazio .
Juventus – Salernitana 1-1: the Bianconeri fail on the pitch, but go to the Champions League thanks to Atalanta
Champions had to be and Champions was, even if in a very different way than expected. There Juventus, in fact, was unable to conquer it on the field, stopped sensationally by Salernitana last and already relegated, but were able to gain the pass thanks to Atalanta's victory. And so the bitterness of1 - 1 was at least mitigated by having reached the (minimum) seasonal objective, although the performance raises enormous doubts in view of next Wednesday, when the Lady will have to deal with the Goddess in the Italian Cup final. The climate at Juve, around 20pm, was blacker than ever, also because the equal he had arrived alone in full recovery thanks to Rabiot.
The Bianconeri, net of an undeniable dose of bad luck (three woodwork hit by Vlahovic, Cambiaso and Miretti), they must complain first and foremost about their own atteggiamento, in particular in the first part of the match, when they faced the match without the necessary conviction, almost as if it were a given. There Salernitana he took advantage of it, also due to an evident desire to show off some elements who are now destined to leave and, who knows, remain in Serie A with another shirt. This is the case of Tchaouna, one of the most interesting of the garnet rose, but also of Pierozzi, left free to pierce Szczesny following a corner kick (27'). There began the hardest moment for the Lady, caught in the stands of the Stadium (the corner, as announced on the eve, was devoid of organized support) and unable to turn the game around. The trend continued for a good part of the second half, then in the last half hour, thanks to the inevitable decline of the team, the attacks turned into a real forcing, with Allegri making the most of his reserves (within Chiesa, Milik and Yildiz, a nervous and wasteful Vlahovic out) and the team pushing to at least avoid defeat. She succeeded in the 91st minute with Rabiot, but shortly after he even risked losing on a sensationally wasted counterattack by Basic. Atalanta then thought of giving away the Champions League, but the trend remains worrying: this Juve just isn't working and the Italian Cup final on Wednesday, in light of all this, is quite frightening.
Allegri: "We're too frenetic, now we're thinking about the Italian Cup final"
"Was a bad first half, in some situations we made the wrong choices, we disunited and the tension dropped - the analysis of Allegri-. We conceded a goal on a dead ball because we were careless, then in the second half there was a good reaction, but we should have been more precise and effective, but we weren't. We were too frenetic, it's the fifth draw in a row and now we have three days to prepare for the final with Atalanta. In the return round we did badly and all the races became heavy and difficult."
Atalanta – Roma 2-1: Bergamo dominate well beyond the score, the Giallorossi almost out of the running
La Atalanta's victory it therefore gave the Champions League to Bologna and Juventus, but it also gave a very strong (perhaps decisive) jolt to the race for fifth place. Now Gasperini is only 3 points away mathematics qualification, with three matches (there is also the famous recovery against Fiorentina) available: if it isn't a verdict we are close to it, especially since the difference with Roma appeared abysmal. THE yellow and redIndeed, they would do well to watch your back from Lazio of Tudor, which rose to minus 1 thanks to success against Empoli (2-0, goals from Patric and Vecino) and appeared in significantly better psycho-physical conditions. The road to the Champions League, at this point, only passes through the Europa League final between Atalanta and Bayer Leverkusen, given that a Nerazzurri success would also open the doors to the sixth, but as of today it is far from certain that 6 points will arrive between Genoa and Empoli. The truth is that the Rome has collapsed both from a physical and nervous point of view, otherwise such a debacle in the most important race of the championship could not be explained. The 2-1 final, in fact, should not be deceived: Atalanta's superiority was very clear and if the result remained in the balance it was only due to the enormous waste in front of Svilar's goal. The balance, in fact, lasted about twenty minutes, just enough time to allow De Ketelaere to score a brace (18' and 20') and ridicule the Giallorossi defense. From there a real target practice began, with two woodblocks (De Ketelaere and Koopmeiners again) and a myriad of shots saved by the goalkeeper or very narrowly missed. Rome? Not received yet to 66' when De Roon brought down Abraham in the area: penalty and goal by Pellegrini, resulting in an injection of adrenaline. However, the volley did not last long, so much so that in the final, with the exception of a left-footed shot from Lukaku, it was the Goddess who became dangerous, coming close to making it 3-1 on several occasions.
Gasperini: “We are full of enthusiasm, but against Juventus we are not favourites”
"We had many scoring opportunities and with a more precise aim we would have won the game sooner, but instead we left it open until the last second – the thought of Gasperini -. We're doing well at the moment, but it's difficult when you play so much. Since the end of February we have been playing every three days, it won't be easy but if the squad is full we can sustain this pace. We have great support and enthusiasm in view of the Italian Cup final, Juve struggled against Salernitana, but this does not mean we are in favor of the forecast. De Ketelaere? It was well known that he knew how to play, otherwise Milan would not have made such an important investment. The credit goes to him, he must have a good physical condition, then he is an intelligent footballer who knows how to find his position on the pitch with initiatives and physicality, he still has important margins."
De Rossi: “We only reacted after the penalty, we could have conceded a goal”
“There was the reaction at the end, but we should have done it earlier – the De Rossi's bitter comment -. Atalanta is strong and performs twice as well as many teams, but we have to find that drive to win a few more duels within ourselves, we can't wait for the episode. After the first goal we loosened up, it's not an easy moment, we risked conceding a lot of goals and that's not good. The change of pace at the end was more mental than physical, we saw a chance to equalize and we tried. We need to find our energy again lost because two important games are missing to finish sixth, of course. We don't deserve to come before the Goddess if she is in this condition. Now we will rest to build something better on the last occasions and to play every three days, like every top-level team. We cannot cling to tiredness."