The awakening of Juve. On the Sunday that saw theAtalanta beat the Fiorentina and grab the Napoli at the top, but also there Lazio take a single bite of the unfortunate Spezia and reach Milan, here Allegri's team finds goals and points, for once without suffering. In fact, Thiago Motta's Bologna proved to be too fragile to counter the bianconeri, who appeared much hungrier and meaner: the abstinence from victory, moreover, had lasted for more than a month, a lot for anyone but even unacceptable for the Lady. The standings remain well below expectations, however Juve overtakes Inter and prepares with a little more optimism for the next 10 days, which will be decisive in both Champions (in the double confrontation with Maccabi you need 6 points, otherwise you have to say goodbye to the competition) and in the league (the match against Milan will take place on Saturday at the San Siro).
Juventus-Bologna 3-0, Kostic, Vlahovic and Milik make Allegri smile
Calculations that arise only after the success against Bologna, otherwise we'd be talking about a team in a deep crisis, unable to react to any type of stimulus. Instead Juve, just as requested by their coach on the eve, took the field with the attitude of those who had only one result available, unlike a soft and bewildered opponent, far from that warrior spirit invoked by Thiago Motta. However, the Bianconeri put in a lot of their own, starting off quietly and growing at a distance: the opposite of what was done in the previous matches, where good approaches (not always, but often) had given way, as the minutes went by, to declines disheartening. Yesterday, however, the opposite happened, because Juve took control of the match especially after the goal by Costic (24'), to then spread in a second half that had no history. Vlahovic found the long-awaited goal from open play with a header in the 59th minute, Owned he doubled his lead 3' later with a volley from applause, after which Bonucci's post and aiming errors by Alex Sandro and Cuadrado meant that the score remained "dignified" (for Bologna, ça va sans dire). Mind you, the victory over Bologna is not enough to decree the end of the state of crisis, but it is certainly a first step that gives courage and morale in view of Maccabi, for another challenge to be won at all costs.
Allegri breathes: "Important victory, but now we keep a low profile"
"It was a clear and important victory, I liked both the spirit and the compactness of the group - the satisfied comment of Allegri -. We hadn't won for a month, but now we have to keep a low profile because we are far away in the standings and we need to sort things out champions. The classification says that we have 13 points and that we need to make an important run-up, but we can get closer one step at a time".
Atalanta reaches Napoli in first place, Lazio wins and convinces
The rest of Sunday football saw the beautiful victories of Atalanta and Lazioalbeit in different ways. If the Goddess, in fact, only got the better of Fiorentina to a limited extent, the biancocelesti literally paved Spezia, giving themselves an afternoon of goals and serenity. However, both fly in the standings, with Gasperini even in the lead together with Napoli and Sarri behind by 3 points, on a par with the Italian champions Milan. A great start to the season, it must be said, decidedly higher than summer expectations, which saw the players from Bergamo and Lazio in the rear of the noble area. Just like the Naples, moreover, demonstrating that Augustan predictions, however amusing, are often denied by the field.
