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Cagliani admits Juventus' DNA is fading: "The years go by, it's slowly over"
After the loss to Inter, the veteran stopper realizes that Yuba's special identity is being lost.
Conte is actually unsure: "They still have an advantage over all the teams in Italy"
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A game that symbolizes the end of an era?
Ronaldo disappointed (Photo: GettyImages, Soccrates Images)
After nine consecutive championships, is Juventus' only rule in Italy on the way to an end?
Judging by the 2: 0 loss last night (Sunday) of the old lady to Inter in the top flight in Serie A, the answer seems to be yes.
Goals by Arturo Vidal (13) and Niccolò Barla (52) overcame the Derby d'Italia in favor of the Narazzi, set up an arrowhead between AC Milan and Inter at the top with 40 points each, leaving Juventus far behind in fifth place, seven points away from the Milanese.
At the end, they wondered in Italy whether last night's game marked the end of an era at Juventus, which no longer looked like itself, with holes in the defense, few valley situations and a lack of winemaking.
"Juventus have been known for years for their special DNA, but the years go by and it's slowly coming to an end," admitted Giorgio Chiellini.
"We try to continue it in every possible way, but still do not find solutions. Today we were defeated in every possible parameter against Inter. We did not deliver fast enough, we responded ball slowly, we made too many mistakes, Inter won rightly."
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Italy closes the gap from Yuba.
Vidal and Lukaku celebrate (Photo: Reuters)
Andrea Pirlo also sounds very frustrated at the end.
"We came into the game with the wrong approach from the first minute to the last. When you do not have the determination to win games of this kind, it becomes even more difficult," the coach analyzed.
"Tonight we just did not show up. We were afraid of Inter too much, we focused on the defensive side and we were not aggressive enough. Inter set the tone throughout the game. I do not think we could have shown worse ability."
Even the mythical ex Alessandro Del Piero, who sat on the commentary throne of Italian television, sounded concerned about the old lady's ability.
"Yuba played very badly, in all aspects. She had no ideas in this game, she looked lost," he said.
On the lines on the other side, Antonio Conte, who was a partner in Yuba's championship chain as a coach, celebrated and defeated her for the first time since leaving it.
For the Narazzi, it was their first win over Juventus at San Siro since September 2016.
"Juventus is the team we need to chase after. I've been saying that from the moment I got here," Conte said.
"She has been dominant for nine years and has done exceptionally. I still believe Lyuba has an advantage over us and all the other teams, but we are doing everything to close the gap, and I think we are closer there than ever. What is important is that Inter are deterred again."
Conte is not convinced that this is the end of the Juventus era.
"Teams only reach the end of an era when they are not renewing or building a younger generation. In this respect, Yuba has done an excellent job of maintaining the leading skeleton of Kylini, Bonucci and Buffon, adding promising youngsters. It means there is a vision and there is a plan. I think they "Still the best club in Italy, but there are some teams that are doing everything more than ever to get closer to them."
Italian League 2020/21
Group
Mash
Netz
A.
Hp
Gates
Nk
1
Milan
17
12
4
1
19-37
40
2
Inter
18
12
4
2
23-45
40
3
Naples
17
11
1
5
16-40
34
4
Rome
18
10
4
4
29-37
34
5
Juventus
17
9
6
2
18-35
33
6
Atlanta
17
9
5
3
22-40
32
7
Lazio
18
9
4
5
25-30
31
8
Sesotho
18
8
5
5
27-30
29
9
Verona
18
7
6
5
17-22
27
10
Sampdoria
18
7
2
9
29-28
23
11
In Nevento
18
6
3
9
34-21
21
12
Bologna
18
5
5
8
31-24
20
13
Specia
18
4
6
8
32-23
18
14
Fiorentina
18
4
6
8
29-18
18
15
Udinese
17
4
4
9
27-19
16
16
Pharma
18
3
6
9
33-14
15
17
Genoa
18
3
6
9
30-18
15
18
Cagliari
17
3
5
9
34-23
14
19
Turin
18
2
7
9
35-26
13
20
Crotone
18
3
3
12
41-21
12
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