No, clues are clues and evidence is evidence. Andrea Pirlo’s third Juventus draw leaves many doubts. Who wants to criticize: is it really that easy? Who wants to praise him: is it really that hard? The gigantic question mark that the Old Lady has put on the bench is far from having an answer: in many respects it is physiological, it takes the time that perhaps this kick does not give. After five days, Juve are there but also thanks to that 3-0 that we don’t really know how long it will last. He scored three bad draws, not so much for the opponents but for how they arrived: Juve have never risked winning, and this is a big problem. For now, the negative data outweigh the positive ones: it is an objective fact, we don’t want any at Continassa.
Now there is Barcelona. Of Messi, but also of Koeman: the Catalans, rather than a question mark, have chosen a huge exclamation point. At the end of a no, though. The blaugrana are in many ways the perfect opponent for this Juve that is not yet known: today, they are a team with a lot of difficulties, we would say in disarmament were it not that then anything can happen in the 90 minutes. And therefore, trivial to say, be careful not to take anything for granted: even at the Camp Nou there are problems in heaven, probably much bigger. But from the clash of two moments there will also be a winner, and the individualities in this sport often make the difference.
How can Cristiano Ronaldo do it. From Turin they ensure that the last buffer had a very low viral load. Here we have too many epidemiologists, we await the outcome. If there is, it will be one more factor: this Juve has never won without him, even against objectively modest opponents. The return of the Portuguese would reopen other discussions: the 4-4-2, as seen so far, is the most congenial form to the squad that Pirlo has in his hands. But CR7 never did it willingly. Perhaps the solution is not to cage anyone, from the five-time Golden Ball to Dybala. The important thing, by dint of leaving everyone free, is that they then know what they should do.
