In the end the "treat" in the championship is done by Juve. On Halloween night, the black and whites see the witches until the 92nd minute, then Pogba puts things back in order with a pure center forward header, which is worth the painful victory over Bologna. However, the 2-1 draw in the Cesarini area shouldn't make one think of a Juve in difficulty: the match was dominated far and wide, but as often happens, the bianconeri were unable to end it. The problem of the Italian champions is all there, and it is certainly not trivial. In the championship so far it has been solved thanks to the collective, but in Europe the lack of a great striker is felt all right.
For the rest, the team works like clockwork, even on evenings when Conte opts for a massive turnover. Compared to the match in Catania, there were five changes: Chiellini, Lichtsteiner, Vidal, Asamoah and Vucinic out, Caceres, Isla, Giaccarini, De Ceglie and Quagliarella in. A real revolution, the result of a calendar that will pit Juve against Inter on Saturday. As mentioned, however, the turnover does not take away Juve's certainties, also because there is a certain Pogba on the pitch, who is increasingly in control of midfield. Running, power, technique, game vision and shooting, this 19-year-old Frenchman is truly amazing, especially since the Bianconeri snatched him for free (yes, you got it right!) from Manchester United.
In the first half, he hit the post with a splendid left-footed shot, then came close to scoring with a great header, doing general rehearsals for the grand finale. In the middle is the opening-jewel for Giaccarini, which triggers Quagliarella's goal; in short, a full-fledged Pogba show. However, the games must be closed immediately, otherwise you risk ruining everything. A danger that Juve runs in the 26th minute of the second half, when an unfortunate mistake by De Ceglie triggers Taider's shot for the momentary 1-1. Matches like this should be resolved with individual plays, and who knows how many points the black and whites would have if they had someone like Ibrahimovic in their squad. Instead they have Bendtner, and they have to sweat the victories.
“We send a lot of players into the net, both midfielders and forwards – retorted Alessio after the match. – Tonight Quagliarella scored, so in this sense we are continuing on the line of last season. We wanted to win and we succeeded, I think we deserved the three points even if they arrived at the last minute”. Saturday there will be the Italian derby against Inter, which already looks like an important watershed for the championship. In case of victory Juve, thanks to the defeat of Napoli in Bergamo, would take off. And then, who could stop her anymore?
