Juventus, behind in the standings (7th) and targeted by a judicial investigation for questionable transfers, avoided worsening its situation by ensuring the essential against the red lantern Salernitana (2-0), Tuesday during the 15th day of Serie A. Paulo Dybala showed the way with a nice strike from the left (21st) and Alvaro Morata sheltered the Bianconeri from a clever deviation (70th), four minutes after his entry in place of Moise Kean. The second goal of the Spaniard dispelled the doubts that appeared in the second half, due to sterile domination and a big fear, on a shot from the side of Salernitana Luca Ranieri on the Turin post (58th). This victory without glitter, punctuated by a penalty missed by Dybala in additional time, is enough for the happiness of Juve,which reunites with Fiorentina (6th) to a point of Roma (5th).
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It allows Massimiliano Allegri's players to get off on the right foot after the slap against Chelsea (4-0 defeat) in the Champions League and the loss at home against Atalanta (1-0) on Saturday in the league. Above all, it allows the Old Lady to avoid adding a sporting crisis to the strong tension created by the opening of an investigation into recent transfers which could have given rise to the publication of false amounts in the club's balance sheets. At the end of last week, the police raided its offices and several leaders are in the crosshairs of justice, including President Andrea Agnelli. “
Right now more than ever, you need a sense of responsibility. Juventus have given us so much, there are times in life where you have to give back
», Commented captain Giorgio Chiellini, on DAZN.
La Salernitana, which was still deprived of Franck Ribéry, still hampered by a knee, remains good last.
Dusan Vlahovic strikes again
If Juve is still struggling, Atalanta unfolded against Venice (4-0) thanks to a hat-trick from Mario Pasalic.
The Napoli leader, whom the “
Dea
” will challenge on Saturday, is only four points away (but with a match in Sassuolo on Wednesday).
"
Napoli play for the scudetto for sure, but we have not yet acquired this dimension
», However assured the trainer Gian Piero Gasperini, who extended his contract until 2024. At Fiorentina, the attention crystallizes on the Serbian Dusan Vlahovic, always more best gunner of Serie A after his 12th goal against the Sampdoria (3-1), ahead of Ciro Immobile (10).
The interest aroused by the young Serbian (21), in Italy as elsewhere in Europe, will grow even further after this smashed header (32nd) which put the Viola in the lead in a match where the "
Samp
" had opened the scoring. .
Roma are expected Wednesday in Bologna (9th) to try to regain the margin on Juve and Fiorentina.
With a workforce reduced by the Covid: after the cases of Bryan Cristante and Gonzalo Villar, the young Ghanaian hope Felix Afena-Gyan has also tested positive.
