Juve returned to mediocrity in Florence

Juve continue to do well in Serie A and, after a solvent victory over Spezia, return to mediocrity in Florence, where those Allegri, confined to the box for the whole game and without a counterattack, lacked the game and the ambition that Fiorentina had. The unbeaten condition -two wins and three draws- is probably an excuse a ‘Vecchia Signora’ that it is still not enough now to regain the mandate in Italy and that what it has cannot hide behind the loss of Pogba. ownedthe only positive in his second goal in his second game, seemed to lead the ‘bianconeri’ to their first win away from home in the 14th minute but Kouame he equalized in the 18th minute and would have been worse had it not been for Perin’s penalty save against former Madrid player Jovic.

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JUVENTUS

1 – Fiorentina: Terracciano – Dodô, Milenkovic (Martínez Quarta, m.53), Igor, Biraghi – Maleh (Mandragora, m.62), Amrabat, Barak (Zurkowski, m.79) – Kouamé (Ikone, m.62), Jovic (Cabral , m.79), Sottil.

1 – Juventus: Perin – Cuadrado (Miretti, m.62), Bremer, Danilo, Alex Sandro (Bonucci, m.78)- Paredes (Fagioli, m.83), McKennie, Locatelli – Di María (De Sciglio, m.46), Milik , Kostic (Kean, m.62)

The objectives: 0-1, m.8: Milik; 1-1, m.29: Kouame

Referee: D. Doveri. He showed a yellow card to Fiorentina’s Amrabat (m.15); and Alex Sandro (m.33), Locatelli (m.55), Danilo (m.53) and Allegri (coach, m.58) from Juventus.

Incidents: The match on the fifth day of Serie A was played at the Artemio Franchi stadium in Florence before 36,550 spectators.

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On almost the eve of the first match in the Champions League against the PSG, Juventus delivered a disappointment in the first half in the context of the hope generated by an unprecedented eleven, here for the first time the newcomer. Leandro Paredes and in the presence of Milik, released as a scorer against Spezia, and also a starter Maria said for the first time after his minor injury. The Polish striker, also in the starting eleven for the first time due to a break from Vlahović, He wanted to confirm that he was ready to take responsibility for the goal in the Serb’s absence. After a first few minutes marked by ‘Vecchia Signora’ play due to confusion, almost the only action organized on the ball by Allegri’s men meant second goal in two matches for the Pole.

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Di María, a false right-handed winger in attack as he moved more inside with possession, was first enabled up front to race down the right wing of Squarewhose center was finished with Kostic’s semi-miss -completed the offensive trident in 4-3-3 ‘Bianconero’-. But I am around to correct it ownedwho found a network with a touch of first.

Juve were left without continuity in their game, confined to their area, more due to the intention of ‘Fiore’ than their own initiative. the blackboard of Vincenzo Italian crossed the field to ‘Vecchia Signora’, stunned by the ball, noted near Perin for good use of the ball by the Florence team. More than some internal acceptance of Maria said or some movement McKennie to hold the face and deactivate the pressure in the opposite field of Fiorentina, the defense of Juve was cut to the spinal cord with the release of the ball, without the participation of Paredes despite entering between the centrals and with a long displacement What only and harmless source.

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Solid at the back and clear up front, the ‘viola’ team’s offensive plan is surgical, adapted to Juventus’ weaknesses. Vincenzo Italiano’s team crushed the ‘Vecchia Signora’ in their place after the goal with the band’s staff wide open and dominant attacks from the left with efficient and hyperactive Sottil on the right side rare, folding.

The verticality of the first and the continuous addition of the second demanded a great effort from Di María to tilt so as not to leave Cuadrado low. Fiorentina knew very well how to open up the left unpredictably, quick game changer from the right or drop back to tempt Juve to advance lines and then, with the Turin team separated, quickly open up the right.

Di María’s mistake in the equalizing goal

The origin and the end of the purpose of binding are a irony for Juve and contradiction to the farsighted offensive game of ‘Fiore’. Allegri’s held on 0-2 with a shot of Kostic and, in the following corner, Fiorentina managed to run on the counter after a clear ball thanks to Di María who failed to get the rebound. subtle, also privileged to see football, he saw Kouame’s career, and, the fact that he was on loan last year at anderlecht, he defeated a tebio one on one Perin that he can do more.

The damage for Juve could be greater. Before the break, in a sin of innocence aggravated by his old age, Leandro Paredes tried to block a cross with his arm inside the area, and, after a VAR warning, Luka Jović he went to eleven meters. The former madridista adjusted with a low shot to the left but, Perinin a show of reflexes and elasticity, guessed the side and held the ball just enough to hit the post.

Circumstances are forced Massimiliano Allegri to take a painful but necessary step back, be it for physical or tactical reasons. If it is not to give him a break, the Italian coach weighed more on the defensive deficiencies of Angel Di Maria before the offensive virtues -he is the best in the possession-, and sat the Argentine at rest to give testimony to By Sciglio, which hit the right band problem. Well defended and with Cuadrado on the side, Fiorentina turned the game around on the right Dodo and Kouame. The team was a little more solid in defense, Allegri retiring Kostic for Kean and Cuadrado for Miretti.

The effects had a null effect. Fiorentina, firm in its plan to tilt the game on the sides, continued to lock a Juventus back without the ability to threaten the counter-attack, it is more difficult to launch it in recovery now. Allegri exhausted the changes and placed Bonucci -already recovered from his injury-, by Alex Sandro and Fagioli by Paredes, without using a solution to Dusan Vlahovićthe Juve coach decided to keep Balkan at the top for PSG.

‘Vecchia Signora’ is not only far from success, but can rush from mediocrity to disaster at the end with two clear situations for ‘Fiore’, above all, in a whip from the edge of Amrabat. Juve is not good enough for Serie A and, more for the Champions League and with PSG as the first date. But perhaps the Allegris in Europe will find the necessary disconnect to reconnect with Italy.