TURIN. The fort of the Bull. Third home win in a row for Juric’s team that after the two Genoese beats Udinese with a final thrill for 2-1 and immediately reacts to the unexpected defeat of two weeks ago against Spezia. A concrete and intelligent test that of the grenades, which even without offering the sparkling game of the best times, prove to be much more convinced and concrete in the last thirty meters. After all, this is what Belotti and his teammates lacked, who return in fantasy format with Praet and Brekalo from the first minute – the two had not played together since the fourth day of the championship, 1-0 at Mapei Stadium against Sassuolo – and show their real face. Catching a victory that gives morale and rearranges the standings a bit before the delicate away match against Roma. Toro is eleventh, less than five points behind Mourinho’s team.
There is time for Juric’s favorite schemes, because the goal of the advantage comes from a very long postponement by Milinkovic-Savic who catches Belotti on the front row, the header for Brekalo is precise, like the first jab from 25 meters of the Croatian who catches the goalkeeper a little unprepared. It is only the 8th minute, the fastest goal of the Turin championship so far. It is a goal that removes some of the pitfalls of the eve, even if Udinese shortly after reminds the grenades that they have not come for a walk. But when the way to the door seems wide open, the goalkeeper del Toro takes care of blocking Pussetto’s way with a big save. Vanya snatches applause, even when towards the end of the first half with a feint he misses an opponent in pressing.
The doubling of Toro at the beginning of the second half is a blow to Udinese, overwhelmed by the fury of the grenade. At 2 ‘Belotti exploits a mistake by Molina, but Nuytinck is good at making up for his teammate’s mistake. On the corner that follows, however, Juric’s team doubles after a target shooting. Belotti hits the post after a nice header, the decisive split is by Bremer after the same Brazilian and then Pobega had seen the conclusion rejected on the goal line. There is still a lot of time left for Udinese’s reaction, but when Beto has the right opportunity, Djidji and Bremer block him. The pitfall comes from an inactive ball: at 33 ‘Forestieri surprises the grenade goalkeeper with a poisonous free-kick that reopens the match. At 38 ‘, however, Milinkovic-Savic redeems himself by denying Arsland the equalizer and then in the recovery he saves on Samardzic. It would have been a mockery. In the end, however, it is a riot of choirs, even for Juric. Yes, this is his Taurus.