When everything seemed decided, when the scoreboard was 2-2 in the 95th minute and when Allegri was unhinged on the bench, Rugani appeared to dress as a hero, to make good on Vlahovic’s hairstyle and previous double and to give the victory to ‘Juve’ against Frosinone (3-2) in the last breath, with the epic necessary to give life to a team that broke its losing streak.
There were 4 consecutive games without winning, a bad negative streak that began on January 27 with a draw against Empoli and continued with a defeat against Inter, another against Udinese and a draw against Hellas Verona. A loop that compromised a season in which ‘Juve’ was the only threat to Inter, the absolute leader, and that even put second place in the table at stake.
But when everything was almost decided after a heart-stopping last few minutes in which ‘Juve’ was far superior, the reward arrived. Vlahovic participated in all three goals. Two goals and one assist. Omnipresent throughout the game.
‘Juve’ needed sweat and tears to carry out a duel against a Frosinone team that is fighting to avoid relegation. And the game could not have started better for Massimiliano Allegri’s team, in need of a victory to rediscover themselves, to regain the confidence lost in 2024 after a very solid end to 2023 that even invited their fans to dream of a ‘Scudetto’ that is almost impossible.
The urgency was evident, but Vlahovic’s early goal in the 3rd minute, who moved like a fish in water to find McKennie’s good ball, seemed to begin a quiet day at the Juventus Stadium that, however, barely lasted 10 minutes.
Juve’s good start did not last long. A step back from the locals after the goal, a memory more typical of last season, led to a brave Frosinone drawing in each of their games due to the self-confidence of their squad, the youngest in the entire Serie A. Cheddira He unmarked himself from his pair and headed Zortea’s cross to tie the score.
The game started again. ‘Juve’ lost all the initial energy and Frosinone believed they were an equal in Turin. So much so that he surpassed the locals and managed to take the lead with a trademark play, a perfect eballon exit from behind, avoiding the high pressure of ‘Juve’ with personality until he found Brescianini inside the area, who did not fail with a powerful shot to beat Szczesny under the sticks.
Frosinone’s second goal, instead of knocking out, spurred Juventus, who took only 5 minutes to respond. Once again Vlahovic, the fittest player in the ‘bianconera’ squad, equalized the contest. McKennie, once again, found the Serbian who, with a perfect movement inside the area, a half turn with which he separated himself from his marker, created the space to be able to place the ball to the far post with his left foot.
A great goal for a tie that remained on the scoreboard until the last breath. With the team overturned, with Gatti rising in each play, with Alcaraz going from area to area, with Frosinone sunk and with Allegri unhinged on the wing due to the lack of a goal and the warnings from the rivals on the counter, the game died at the end. time that complicated the ‘Juve’ season in an excessive way.
But with 30 seconds left, in an all-or-nothing corner kick, the man of the moment in Turin appeared again. A hairstyle that Rugani took advantage of at the far post to give the victory. ‘Juve’ returns to the fold of victory and, although the ‘Scduetto’ is practically impossible, it maintains its advantage in second place.
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