Just win. Juventus goes to Parma (20.45 pm) with the awareness of having to take the 3 points at all costs, otherwise they risk moving further away from the top players in the class. The draw with Atalanta, the sixth in eleven games played (the one with Napoli at the table is beyond the statistics), confirmed the Lady's "tendency towards X", often unable to assert itself against the lower middle class of the league. Of course, it is not the case of Gasperini's men, now registered by right in the noble area, but it is clear that there is a problem in unhinging the closed defenses of the Italian province, of which Parma is one of the major exponents.
Liverani, compared to his offensive and punctured Lecce, has adapted to a group that has its best weapon in Gervinho's counterattacks: it is no coincidence that the two most striking results of the season came against Inter and Milan, both stuck on a draw. In short, the smell of the trap is strong and this is why Juve will have to pick up the pace right from the start, otherwise the risk of getting bogged down in the ducal quicksand could become quite concrete.
“It will be the classic match where they will try to defend themselves and restart, also because they have players who are very quick in transitions like Gervinho and Karamoh – confirmed Pirlo -. There is still some anger over the draw On Wednesday, we played a good match against a great team, which is why we are left with the regret of not materializing the many chances created and bringing home the three points. Physically, however, we are fine, but it is clear that when you play every three days you have to recover quickly." In this sense, however, the squad available to Pirlo is certainly wider than that of his colleague Liverani, which is why it will above all be a question of the mind.
The feeling is that there are some players who are a bit tired, starting with Cristiano Ronaldo, who played one of his worst games in the black and white shirt on Wednesday. The coach hopes that the mistakes against Atalanta (above all the missed penalty which could have been worth the win) will stimulate him properly, also because Juve, without his contribution, are inevitably something else. Moreover, the Portuguese and Morata are the only forwards left available: in fact, Dybala's muscle fatigue is yesterday's news, which therefore will not even leave for Parma, as well as Arthur, Chiellini and the long-term patient Demiral.
Pirlo will thus rely on a 3-4-1-2 with Szczesny in goal, De Ligt, Bonucci and Alex Sandro in defense, Danilo, Bentancur, McKennie and Chiesa in midfield, Kulusevski in the frontline, Morata and Ronaldo in attack. “As I said before about Milan, we are a team for which nothing is impossible – Liverani's speech -. There are difficulties, we and Juve play in different leagues but in a one-off match we can achieve results, we can compete with everyone and this is our project".
In short, the ducals want to try and give themselves another excellent scalp after those already mentioned with the Milanese, also to improve a ranking which, at the moment, does not present particular prospects. The coach will choose a 4-3-1-2 with Sepe in goal, Iacoponi, Osorio, Bruno Alves and Gagliolo in the back, Hernani, Brugman and Kucka in the midfield, Karamoh and Gervinho behind the lone striker Cornelius.
