Juventus should probably consider themselves lucky to have walked away from the Gewiss Stadium undefeated, as Atalanta outperformed Bianconeri on Sunday. However, Massimiliano Allegri believes his men performed well despite barely salvaging a tepid 0-0 draw.
After delivering a rare underwhelming performance at Sassuolo last weekend, Wojciech Szczesny soaked up the limelight as Juventus’ standout performer today. The Poles’ masterclass between the sticks, coupled with some wasteful finishing from Teun Koopmainers and Ederson, helped Juventus weather a storm in Bergamo.
While both managers opted for a defensive-minded approach, Gian Piero Gasperini’s lads had far better chances. Juventus had a disturbing 0.17 xG, which best illustrates their disappointing showing against fellow European contestants. Allegri’s side showed no sign of improvement after squeezing past Lecce 1-0 in midweek Serie A action.
Juventus fans won’t agree with the manager as they expect their team to play entertaining football and win matches, none of which happened today. But for some reason, Allegri is not frustrated with the way his men played against an injury-crippled opposition.
“I am happy with the point and the performance,” the Juventus boss told DAZN, as quoted by TMW. “We played well for 60 minutes, but we could have done more technically, especially with the final passes. We kept the ball on the ground, but Atalanta pressed high. Now, we have one week to prepare for the derby“
Juventus will take on cross-town rivals Torino next week in their final outing before the international break.
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