DBasia.news – Juventus managed to beat AS Roma in the 2020-2021 Serie A continuation. However, the Bianconeri’s style of play became the subject of mockery to the opponent.
In a match that took place at Allianz Stadium, Sunday (7/2) am, WIB, Juventus closed the match with a 2-0 win. Cristiano Ronaldo’s goals and Roger Ibanez’s own goal differentiated the two teams.
Even so, Roma was actually able to keep up with Juventus for most of the match. Il Giallorossi even excelled in possession and created more chances.
No wonder the Roma squad was disappointed with this result. The coach, Paulo Fonseca, thinks his team deserved at least one point.
“We did well for most of the games and don’t forget that we played Juve. They defended well, numbers are numbers, but the team that scores the goals wins, “Fonseca told Sky Sport Italia.
“If you look at the statistics, we had more shots, more corners, more possession, more passes, but Juventus scored.”
Fonseca did not speak casually on the matter. Roma was able to fire 14 shots in this match even though only three were on target.
In contrast, Juventus only fired three shots on goal. But two of them hit the mark.
“The team did really well, we only made the wrong choices in the final third. I didn’t think Juve would sit too deep and I thought they didn’t want to do it either, “he added.
Indirectly, Fonseca insinuated the strategy applied by Andrea Pirlo in the opposing team. As the host, Juventus should have pressed more.
However, Pirlo was reluctant to respond to the insinuation. In fact, he admitted that he had prepared this strategy specifically to face Rome.
“We have prepared for this type of match. We know Roma played good football, so we prepared to defend and then counterattack, “said Pirlo.
“This is the approach we want, because it’s not easy to go forward and be aggressive with Roma.”
Pirlo didn’t carelessly prepare this strategy. He learned from the first meeting when the two teams drew 2-2 at the Olimpico.
Regardless of the scheme applied, Juventus deserves to be grateful for this victory. The team from Turin have now climbed to third place and are approaching the Milan duo at the top of the standings.