UDINE. It lasts more than a breath of that wind that wasn’t there, Udinese for the first time without De Paul in five years.
He does it despite Juventus, the quality of Dybala who after 149 seconds unlocks the result, the dry dribbling of Cuadrado who tries to close the account after only 23 ‘, a sign that he has a character that goes beyond the difficulties of the moment and those flaws highlighted during the first half that would have risen to the surface, however, against any Serie A team, leaving out the iconic Poggibonsi and the cinematic Borgorosso Football club.
Uncertainties that have been swept away by a truly positive attitude, accompanied by a physical condition of thickness and by the contribution of the “reserves” who have put their weapons on the field to make a difference and grab Juve with a two-goal lead.
The initial reference to the absence of Don Rodrigo, now busy with Atletico Madrid, is not accidental or dictated by the disappointment of the first half.
With the quality, the tactical structure and the carelessness of the initial fraction, Udinese will struggle to escape.
Against Juve he had a median literally blocked, with Walace unable to open the game on the flanks (where theoretically he could make the difference with the leg of Molina and Udogie), while the interiors that are at his sides were nothing short of inconsistent, starting with the impalpable Makengo, since Pereyra had been chosen to partner with Pussetto up front.
Udinese’s future revolves around these deep doubts, but who doesn’t have any at this time of the season?
Even Juve on Sunday, beyond the striking renunciation of Cristiano Ronaldo in the starting eleven, made it clear that the solidity preached by Massimiliano Allegri is still a chimera and that the goalkeeper could really be a problem and represent a remorse for the Juventus management who had the possibility of hiring Donnarumma on a free transfer (albeit with a salary as a “Parisian emir”) in place of Szczesny, by far the worst in the field.
In the end, when the Pole had a decisive influence on the result, many went with their minds to destiny, often mocking, in football, to that game ten years ago, on 24 August 2011, when Szczesny was the absolute protagonist of the victory. Arsenal in the Champions preliminary round at the old Friuli stadium, also saving a penalty, that of hope, against Totò Di Natale.
On Sunday, however, the Pole caused the penalty, then he did not neutralize it on Pereyra’s execution, so he played with the ball, discarding first Deulofeu and then Okaka, mistaking the return pass to Bonucci and thus giving away made the goal of the equalizer to the Catalan.
All under the eyes of Francesco Guidolin, the leader of Udinese in the stands to comment on the match for Dazn.
As you can see, however, at that moment Udinese had already changed face, attitude and men, as Luca Gotti drew heavily from the bench to try to overturn the result.
Mission accomplished. Contarina’s technician once again put his effort into restarting the engine of his Udinese.
And to say that in the past many had criticized the choices “in progress”, the substitutions.
First of all Gotti, he brought Pereyra back to midfield: he is an indispensable element now that De Paul is no longer there. Then he realized that Larsen, despite his ailments, was in danger and with him Deulofeu, out of breath.
Now to make ends meet we will have to wait for the last injections from the market: we need a reliable striker, of caliber and reference to not move Pereyra anymore, we need some alternatives in defense (where Samir has not convinced).
Udinese must be completed to prevent the “crashes” of the first half: it is not always possible to recover two goals from a disadvantage and there is not always “San Var” which cancels a goal in recovery like that of Ronaldo, offside for a blessed hair. –
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