Juventus Turin, held in check at home by Genoa (1-1), showed great nervousness, leaving AC Milan, winner in Verona (3-1), to take off for 2nd place on Sunday during the 29th day of the Italian Championship.
Juventus – Genoa 0-0
Against Genoa, Juve hit the posts twice, through Samuel Iling-Junior (67th) and Moise Kean (90th), but above all made a new demonstration of its ineffectiveness. Since January 27, the Bianconeri have won only one match and conceded three defeats for a calamitous record of seven points in eight matches.
This bad patch is starting to weigh on the morale of the players: unhappy at being replaced, Federico Chiesa made a gesture of humor when leaving the field, while Dusan Vlahovic was sent off in added time after a second warning for protest.
After the meeting, Massimiliano Allegri attacked a consultant from the Sky Sport channel: “Ask me intelligent questions,” he told him, annoyed, before concluding their exchange with a “You You’re not here to understand, just to ask questions.
“I’m not worried, I saw a team that had personality and fought for 90 minutes. Even if there was no victory, in my opinion we took a step in the right direction,” the Juve coach then estimated on the DAZN platform, highly contested by fans.
Serene Milan in Verona
At the rate his team has been advancing for a month and a half, the Champions League objective could quickly be in danger. Juve, 3rd with 59 points, is only five points ahead of Bologna (4th) and eleven over Roma (5th) who have played one match less.
AC Milan, who took 2nd place last weekend, took the break with a serious, if not exciting, performance on the Genoa pitch. Theo Hernandez opened the scoring just before the break by taking advantage of two favorable counterattacks, before being cautioned for provoking the public.