Everything like before. And therefore in favor of Juventus, given that, standings in hand, yesterday's victory is another step towards the Scudetto. In fact, it matters little that Rome and Naples continue to reap successes: the Lady is the owner of her destiny and she can conquer the tricolor regardless of the results of others. Another important response has arrived in Cagliari, the umpteenth in this championship that really doesn't want to overturn the hierarchies.
Juve took the field with Roma at minus 4 and brought it back to 7 with an evening of ordinary administration, in which Gonzalo Higuain rose to prominence. Pipita scored a brace that was decisive for the result (37' on the edge of offside and 47' with a nice left foot from a tight angle) which earned the team 3 points and the top scorer for him, albeit in cohabitation with Dzeko.
“I'm happy with the win but I think we still need to improve in passing and dribbling speed – commented Allegri – In the first half we took risks in a couple of situations, then we managed to unlock it and we were good at managing it. We are first in the standings but it's not yet a breakaway: Rome and Naples are running strong, more than 86-87 points will be needed to win the Scudetto”.
In fact if this championship is still alive, at least on a mathematical level, it is due to the two pursuers mentioned by the Juventus coach. After the success of the Azzurri on Friday, that of the Giallorossi arrived yesterday, corsairs in conquering Crotone in the lunch match. And to say that the match didn't start auspiciously: in the 17th minute, in fact, Dzeko missed a penalty that could make us think of a difficult afternoon.
But Roma didn't lose heart and continued to grind the game, aware that the technical difference, sooner or later, could have made the difference. In the 40th minute there was the decisive episode with Nainggolan (himself, the protagonist of a more than tormented eve), very good at throwing into the net with a powerful and precise diagonal. Many chances in the second half (a cross from Dzeko and a post from Fazio), then in the 77th minute the goal for the 2-0 with the Bosnian, served by Salah for a tap-in that was impossible to miss.
Also for him, as for Higuain, there are 18 centers in the league: if Juve and Roma are first and second, after all, this can also be explained. "We had total control from the start, it's a pity only for the missed penalty which created some difficulties for us - Spalletti's analysis - I am happy with the victory and with Nainggolan's goal, for me he is a very strong player, a real top player. Of course, he must understand that you have to be more careful about what you say but this time there won't be any problems: I'd rather let him sleep with me in the double bed!".
