Lazio triumph! It was Inzaghi's team that lifted the Italian Super Cup to the sky over Riyadh, proving to be very good in the finals and, at the same time, Juventus' true bete noire, beaten for the second time in a row in just two weeks. However, this hurts much more, first of all because it takes away a trophy from the reach of the most popular Lady, and then because it confirms all the limits of adaptation of the same to Sarri's game. To too many goals conceded, in fact, we must also add the lack of offensive vein, the result more of individual plays than of plans prepared in training. Quite the opposite of Lazio, perfect in bringing Juve to their terrain made up of amplitude and counterattacks, to then hit them where it hurts the most.
Sarri thus comes out of his first Italian final with his head bowed: his Christmas will be decidedly less happy than expected, also because the ko in question will give even more breath to the trumpets of the "allegriani", increasingly noisy and, even more importantly, numerous . “We lost due to lack of brilliance, we probably arrived short of energy – the analysis of the Juventus coach. – The trident played the match it was supposed to play, looking closely we lost it when we had an extra midfielder. There is bitterness but we must look forward immediately. Will there be aftermaths? I don't think so, sorry to have lost a trophy but there are another 5 months and several competitions at stake…”.
Of course, the Super Cup cannot affect the season and in May, if things go as logic dictates, it will be better than forgotten, however it risks scoring a dangerous point in the black and white season: from today, in fact, no more mistakes will be allowed, on pain of risking a whirlwind of criticism to which, in those parts, they are not at all used to. Juve seen yesterday does not give guarantees even in the long term, especially for the gaps, now bordering on the chronic, in the defensive phase.
Lazio had already benefited from it in the championship and yesterday they scored an encore, unlocking the final already in the 16th minute with Luis Alberto, who scored after a maneuvered action in the Juventus area. This was not the only Biancoceleste occasion in the first half: indeed, without Szczesny the passive would have been even worse, but then, thanks to the Juventus goalkeeper and the quality of the forwards, Dybala (45') equalized things before the interval, thus suggesting a very different recovery. Instead, the Lady struggled to get into the right gear and Sarri, probably enticed by so much quality on the bench, tried to force: off a dull Higuain for Ramsey, but above all inside Cuadrado for De Sciglio.
Instead, the moves ended up giving courage to Lazio, who ended up striking right on the Colombian's wing: Lulic, the man par excellence of the finals, found a free way to insert the 2-1 (73'). The good Maurizio, at that point more out of necessity than by choice, thus also included Douglas Costa for Matuidi, taking the offensive impact to the nth degree but also the risks behind it. And in the final, Lazio took advantage of it to earn a free-kick that Cataldi converted into the final 3-1, thus giving him the prestigious trophy.
“We did something magical, beating Juve twice in 15 days is something incredible. It is the deserved victory of a strong group, which has always believed in what it was doing: honor to these guys! Do I dream of the Scudetto? Now we just have to work to enjoy evenings like these, the result of work and sacrifice".
“An ultra-deserved victory by the team that took to the field with heart, quality and competitive ferocity – echoed Lotito. – We dominated throughout the match, this is confirmation of the fact that we can compete with everyone and give great satisfaction to the fans." The first trophy of the season thus goes to Lazio, forcing Sarri to ask himself what went wrong, but above all how to improve his Juventus. Because the budget, after yesterday, is at least questionable.
