Just when
Spezia
was pressing to tie a new gray match for
Juventus
, the figure of the usual savior of Massimiliano Allegri's team emerged,
an Ángel Di María, fundamental, in final mode against France,
for the survival of this team on a day-to-day basis that with a left-footed shot from outside the area, he guaranteed a 2-0 victory and lifted his team to seventh place in Calcio's Serie A.
Yes, two months after the conquest in Qatar 2022, Lionel Messi was not the only champion who shone in European football.
That Juve continues with options to enter Europe, that it is not flirting with relegation, that it is in the semifinals of the Italian Cup and that it can enter the round of 16 of the Europa League has a great culprit.
And it is that
Fideo
Di María
, since he returned from the World Cup, has proclaimed himself
the undisputed leader of a dysfunctional Juventus without the Argentine on the pitch.
Allegri reserved it thinking about the return of the Europa League against French Nantes
, like Bremer, Szczesny or Chiesa -not even called-.
But he had to call on his services as a firefighter in the second half to avoid the fire that was about to ignite, with a Spezia dominating the bianconeri and brushing the goal on several occasions.
And it is that history repeated itself again.
Juve goal after a solid start and ceding control.
Like against Nantes.
As always during this season.
Kean's shot inside the area after a pass from Kostic after half an hour of the clash was once again the trigger for apathy.
So much so that Perin, a luxury substitute in the squad of the Turin team, was another of the key pieces of the victory with a remarkable performance under the sticks that sustained the team in moments of greatest suffering with saving interventions that are well worth the three points.
It didn't take long for Allegri to give place to his best player on the field to remedy his problems.
Because with Di María on the field, the rest improves
.
Vlahovic begins to feel involved because he finds a trustworthy ally with whom to find himself and create danger;
and because Locatelli, Paredes and Rabiot have someone to connect on offense.
The circulations find a meaning, the offensive is sharper, more intelligent, more complete.
Until his arrival, 'Juve' was flat, predictable and even decadent.
Danilo, Perin and the lack of success from the locals kept the score 0-1 until the appearance of Di María.
The world champion needed ten minutes to solve the problems
, with 25 minutes to go, with a powerful left-footed shot from outside the box, a mark of the house.
It is his fourth goal in Serie A, where he also collects another four assists.
La Vecchia Signora reaped three points that lift it to seventh position
, nine behind Atalanta -occupying the place in the Conference League- after an opaque game that illuminated the left-footed magic wand that Di María has, willing to be the hero of the season for his team and for an Allegri who has to make lineups of only ten players.
This Juve is Di María and ten more.
Source: EFE
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