DBasia.news – Juventus failed to win, but scored one away goal, when visiting Johan Cruyff Arena, Ajax Amsterdam headquarters, Thursday (11/4) WIB, in the Champions League quarter-final first leg.
In a match that ended in a 1-1 draw, Juve actually managed to open the scoring first through Cristiano Ronaldo in the 45th minute, but David Neres managed to equalize the position when the second half had only been running for one minute.
Responding to his team who failed to maintain excellence and had to be satisfied with the draw, Massimiliano Allegri as the manager finally opened up on the matter. The Italian man also admitted that his foster children did not complicate the Ajax players throughout the game.
“Ajax were in the quarter-finals, they managed to put Juventus under pressure and did not hesitate to continue to press and launch attacks. Yes, of course they are very dangerous opponents. Unfortunately, we didn’t really give Ajax a difficult time,” Allegri said as reported Italian Football.
“Ajax also managed to equalize position the at the start of the second half. That made them more confident, on the other hand, Juventus were surprised,” added the former AC Milan manager.
Juve’s failure to win at De Godenzonen headquarters was actually not too detrimental, as Bianconeri successfully stole away goals that will be a valuable asset in the second leg later.
After this match, Juventus’ players will first shift the focus to domestic competition. They will try to lock up the Scudetto title when they visit the Paolo Mazza Stadio, the headquarters of the SPAL bottom team, Saturday (13/4).