DBasia.news – Juventus’ narrow victory over Torino at the Derby della Molle has satisfied the Bianconeri coach, Maurizio Sarri.
Juventus faced Torino in a duel titled Derby Della Mole. The match took place at the Granata I headquarters, Stadio Olimpico Turin, Saturday (2/10).
At the party, Juventus controlled the game. With a total of 59 percent possession and 10 kicks, five of which lead to La Vecchia Signora’s goal.
However, almost everything was raw in the hands of Torino goalkeeper, Salvatore Sirigu. Luckily, in the end, Juventus won thanks to a goal by Matthijs De Ligt.
The narrow victory does not necessarily make Maurizio Sarri who had a beautiful game philosophy disappointed. Sarri believes that Juventus have played quite well.
“This match was very challenging and Torino has been determined since the beginning of the match. Our initial plan was to hold them down and take over the match,” Maurizio Sarri stated.
“The game was challenging because of the high intensity, physical fights and a little difficult. It does not suit the Juventus character, but we managed to win.”
“In a match like this, Juventus was unable to play beautifully. The opposing character forced us to play in an unusual way. I am glad we were able to win,” he continued.
These results has made Juventus firmly at the top of the 2019-2020 Serie A standings with 29 points. I Bianconeri are one point ahead of Inter Milan in second place.