It was supposed to be a derby between Goliath's strength and David's pride, it was a save towards the Scudetto. This Juventus knows no limits, let alone if it can be afraid of Novara, which clings to Serie A only thanks to mathematics. The same one that keeps open a fight for the title that is actually already heavily directed towards Turin. The numbers say so, this Juve deserves the Scudetto and if it doesn't, the reason will be sought in a collective suicide of which, however, at least for the moment, there is no shadow. Reaching the 35th championship still unbeaten says a lot about the overall strength of the black and whites. Now the strikers' goals are also arriving, so even the only flaw of the season seems to have been resolved. Destiny is in the hands of Juve, who could already become champions of Italy on Wednesday (in the event of Milan's defeat).
THE MATCH
Conte's pretactic is successful this time too: Borriello is preferred to Quagliarella (favourite on the eve), Jackets plays on the left in place of De Ceglie. Juventus started very strong as usual and crushed Novara in their own half. Tesser's men close up, but Vucinic finds the right opener in the 16th minute: assist from Pirlo and brilliant left foot under the cross. Despite the advantage, Juve play as if they were still 0-0. Lichtsteiner and Giaccarini fail to double for a matter of centimetres, Borriello finds him in the 39th minute with a precise undersized header. 0-2 at halftime, Piola's match is already over. In order not to give the landlords strange ideas, the bianconeri charge with their heads down even at the beginning of the second half and in the 5th minute they close the game. Vucinic had his close shot saved by Fontana, but Vidal pounced on the rebound and made it 0-3. The Juventus people are celebrating and are already thinking about Wednesday's match against Lecce, which could be worth the Scudetto. First, however, there is still room for Vucinic's goal, who thus scores his personal double, his first in the black and white shirt. A goal resulting from the umpteenth buck on the side of Giaccarini, author of a game of great sacrifice and quality. Al Piola thus ends 0-4, under the happy looks of Boniperti and Platini. Two that have won many championships.
THE REACTIONS
More than a match it seemed like a triumphal runway, but Antonio Conte doesn't fit: “Three days ago Novara beat Lazio, who are in the running for the Champions League. We faced a team that wanted to trip us up. We're doing well and I think anyone who has seen the game has noticed a team that plays with great intensity." It may be, but what matters is that now the Scudetto is really one step away, as Conte also admitted (finally!): "We know how to do the calculations too, we are approaching it in the right way, knowing that we have a great opponent as an antagonist . We are masters of our destiny”.
