Juve dominance! The Lady also walks on Rome's direct pursuer and moves to + 8 in the standings of a championship which, now more than ever, is all in her hands. Inevitable for those who have scored 49 points in 18 games, the result of 16 victories, the last 10 in a row. Carcano's record equaled, and if another success were to arrive in Cagliari next Sunday, Antonio Conte would rightfully write his name in black and white history. Scary numbers, a bit like the 3-0 that annihilated Roma last night. And to think that Garcia's team seemed almost perfect for the trip: undefeated, with the best defense, cheeky at the right point. Until yesterday though, because Juventus has cleared up the hierarchies.
It wasn't easy, watching the first 15 minutes is to be believed, with the Giallorossi playing the game and the Bianconeri holed up in their own half. But we soon realized that it was just a tactic, a bit like the cat trying to let the mouse out. In the 17th minute, in fact, on the first notable offensive play, Juve scored. Tevez's play was splendid, albeit with the guilty collaboration of De Rossi, who served Vidal a chocolate only to be discarded. The 1-0 didn't scare Roma, who actually immediately tried to get back into the game. But the Giallorossi, fielded by Garcia with a hyper-offensive trident (Gervinho-Totti-Ljajic) but without a pure center forward (Destro would have been useful), struggled to occupy the area, making themselves dangerous only with a few shots from outside. In the meantime, Juve gained meters, nearly doubling with Bonucci first and then Llorente.
In the second half, when everyone would have expected forcing Roma, here is the 2-0 black and white. A lightning goal signed by Bonucci, good at stealing Castan's time and bagging a comfortable double. Game over? Practically yes. Because if it is true that there would have been time to reopen it, it is equally true that no one has ever recovered two goals at the Stadium. And in fact Juve controlled the match, until the crazy final in which Roma lost their heads. In the 75th minute De Rossi committed a useless and dangerous foul on Chiellini, forcing Rizzoli to pull out the direct red, and a minute later Castan also got sent off, "saving" a ball with his hand on the goal line. Impeccable penalty by Vucinic (3-0) and yellow and red in 9, moreover deprived of two very important men in view of the match against Genoa.
The finale was thus a simple save towards Juventus' triumph, with the Stadium singing in chorus "We will win the tricolor" and referee Rizzoli blowing his whistle in the 90th minute, without even a second of stoppage time. It was supposed to be the Scudetto match, it was a sentence. There is still time for execution, but at this rate we won't have to wait long.
