diMassimiliano Nerozzi
At the Stadium, Juventus did not go beyond a draw against Salernitana
Juventus equalized in the 91st minute thanks to Rabiot against Salernitana who had taken the lead in the first half with Pierozzi.
Sometimes it is the journey that makes the difference, in addition to the destination, which Bologna and Juve reach – arithmetically – late in the evening, watching Roma’s defeat on TV: they will both play the Champions League, but Dotta will be the surprise of the championship, Madama will be a midfielder. disappointment, after a horrifying second round. The last mile is enough: Thiago Motta won in Naples, with a crew that has now hoisted the pirate flag (five victories in the last seven away games); Massimiliano Allegri equalized — at the start of injury time, only to risk losing in the 95th minute — at home, against Salernitana, Calimero in the league table and already relegated. Not to mention the Bianconeri’s journey on the road, who haven’t won away from home since January 21st. «We made a mistake in the last passing choices and then we became a bit disunited, in the second half we had a good reaction, but we had to be more precise and effective», summarizes Allegri. Seen from up close, and from the Juventus side, the match was a disaster: not being able to beat Salernitana – with all the respect it demonstrated it deserved – thus having to sit on the sofa to enjoy the results of the competition. Under a deluge (of boos too, at half-time) Juve achieved their fifth consecutive draw, finding themselves in fourth place in the standings. After that, it’s true that to Pierozzi’s beautiful strike, with Szczesny so-so, Juve responded with posts and crossbars, from Vlahovic, Cambiaso and Miretti, but perhaps fate must have been pissed too.
Gaming is also a tricky topic, having suffered a collapse at Lehmann Brothers for months. As if to say, there is never an end to the worst: with a first half played at a slow pace, between the horizontal paths of Locatelli, McKennie non-existent and Rabiot embarrassing. A group without drive, without ideas, without pride. And with enormous difficulty in freeing the man inside the area. Moral: only shots from the ring road, for a frayed team, in the non-possession phase. If then, once down, Madama had a reaction, Salernitana ate the encore with Ikwuemesi, blocked coming out of Szczesny, who made up for the somewhat awkward leap on the goal conceded.
Above all, even after the 1-1, which came in injury time with a strike from Rabiot, Colantuono’s team had a sensational match-ball, with Basic’s left-footed shot wide. In the meantime, Allegri had tried to overturn the initial team, in the men (Miretti, Iling-Junior and Chiesa, all inside the break) and in the structure: when, for the attack, he tilted the classic 3-5-2 in the 4-3-3, with Yildiz on the left and Milik in the middle (in place of Vlahovic). «I repeat, be patient, in 10-15 days you will know what happens», concludes Allegri, to yet another question about the future. In the meantime, on Wednesday in Rome, there is the Italian Cup final with Atalanta: if Juve doesn’t change, best wishes.
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