And party it is! Juventus are champions of Italy for the 34th time in their history, the eighth in a row: extraordinary result, never achieved by anyone in over a century of Italian football history. Despite these record numbers, however, the celebrations were very sober, testifying to an environment that is proud of the tricolor, but too burned by the elimination in the Champions League to really let go.
Furthermore, the 2-1 win over Fiorentina came at the end of a very complicated game, in which the Viola had total supremacy on the pitch, at least for a while. In addition to Milenkovic's opening goal (6'), in fact, Montella's team came close to the match-killing goal on at least two other occasions, both thwarted, more than by Juve, by the Stadium poles, which twice denied the Church's usual excellent goal, stopped first by the post and then by the crossbar, beaten in both cases by Szczesny.
Scenario that embarrassed the Lady, if only because the after-effects of Ajax had already ruined the festive afternoon regardless: a knockout with Fiorentina, who have always been bitter rivals, would really have exploded the anger of the black and white people, so addicted to the championships that he doesn't even enjoy them anymore. But since in football the strongest almost always wins and not the one who plays better, here Juve first found an equalizer with Alex Sandro (37'), then the final 2-1 with Pezzella's own goal (52'), propitiated by a sure blow from Ronaldo. And the Portuguese, after a week of great controversy, wanted to have his say on the Scudetto won, the first in Italy of his long and bright career.
“I'm happy for having won here too, the first in history, a record, my first year, Super Cup and championship – his words in front of the microphones. – Next year will be even better, I am very happy. The Champions? Only one wins. If I stay? Yes, one thousand percent…”.
Words that will make Allegri very happy, perhaps the happiest after this much desired Scudetto, the fifth (out of five) of his experience in black and white. “I am very happy, an important and difficult goal – the Juventus coach reiterated. – Winning is never easy at the end of an extraordinary season. Sorry for the elimination in the Champions League, on Tuesday we sinned psychologically. It's a Scudetto, the eighth, to celebrate, it was very important to win it today because we have a difficult calendar and with many injured players who are unlikely to recover. Now I will also experiment to try players in different positions to play differently."
Of a different opinion Montella whose mood, in the light of the result and the standings, certainly cannot be positive. “I'm sorry for Fiorentina who created so many chances, we wanted to make a good impression and result – explained the Viola coach. – We need to better capitalize on the opportunities that happen to us, two woodworks don't happen often. We're sorry but let's think about the semi-final of the Coppa Italia on Thursday".
That will actually be the watershed of the season, unlike a Juve which, for better or worse, has already achieved what it could, or at least what remained available. Certainly not the best, in light of the behavior of those who support it closely, but still a Scudetto: something that, outside the world of Juve, hasn't been seen since time immemorial
