DBasia.news – Juventus victory over Lokomotiv Moscow managed to reverse the situation when competing at the Allianz Stadium on Wednesday (10/23) early morning hrs. Juventus coach Maurizio Sarri also revealed the main key that made his team win.
Juventus lagged through the action of Aleksei Miranchuk in the 30th minute. La Vecchia Signora could only turn ahead in the second half through Paulo Dybala’s two goals.
Maurizio Sarri lifts his hat to the mentality of competing foster children. According to the former Empoli, the Juventus players did not panic despite being left behind.
“We experienced some problems in the defense sector. Unfortunately, we were left behind first through a counterattack. After that, Lokomotiv appeared tightly behind,” Sarri explained as reported by the Italian Football.
“I think we are very good and do not panic. Because we remain patient and continue to flow the ball. We feel confident the match can turn around. One thing that is in the spotlight is a sense of panic.”
“We are sure Lokomotiv will be exhausted when counterattacking. So, I took the risk by playing Gonzalo Higuain with Andrien Rabiot and Rodrigo Bentancur,” Sarri explained.
“It will remain, the tactic will make us more inclined towards the middle. In the second half, we tried to change direction to the right and make Paulo Dybala a trequatista. We are more often on one side. We are trying to improve that.”
The victory leaves Juventus firmly at the top of the standings with seven points. Meanwhile, Atletico Madrid is in second place with identical points.