Final result: Maccabi Haifa-Juventus 2-0
The report cards of Maccabi Haifa (at Antonino Sergi)
Cohen 7 – He too becomes the protagonist of the day, Juventus seriously kicks twice on goal and the goalkeeper puts his signature on the two headers of Vlahovic first and Rugani after.
Sundgren 6.5 – He pushes much less than Cornud, he deals more with the defensive phase. A quiet first half, in the second half called more into question after the entry of Kostic.
Science 7 – He practically plays man to man with Vlahovic, without fear. He uses his body well, concedes very little to the Serbian Juventus striker and does not miss a reading.
Goldberg 7 – Paired with Batubinsika he becomes unsurpassed for Juventus forwards, he too takes an evening of glory. Not even Milik can put him in trouble.
Cornud 7.5 – He begins with his foot firmly pressed on the accelerator, a thorn in the side for the Juventus rearguard. He arrives very easily on the bottom, brushes crosspieces for his companions and one of these is transformed into gold by Atzili. From 71 ‘Menachem 6 – It suffers very little.
Mohamed 7 – He uses physique, temperament and speed to counter opposing ball carriers. He seems to have much more of the same role as Juventus, he runs from the first to the last minute.
Wash 7 – The soul, not only for the armband, of the Maccabi. He is the man everywhere of the Israelis, when there is a fight he does not hold back. Good technical cleanliness combined with great aggression, he recovers the ball turned into gold at the sunset of the first half by Atzili.
Atzili 8 – The showman of the day, an evening that he will surely not forget. He knocks out Juventus, marries the amnesia of the Juventus rearguard and does not forgive. First he heads, then he exaggerates and presses the ball at the intersection receiving the ovation of his audience. From 66 ‘Section 6 – Come in to flesh out the rear, good job.
Cherry 6.5 – He places himself exactly behind Pierrot, also turns around the Maccabi striker to create havoc. Excellent technical and ballistic skills, he also hits a crossbar in the first half.
David 6 – It lights up at times, has a great run but often leaves room for Cornud, who is in good and bad weather on that strip. A good performance, less protagonist than the rest of the attacking comrades. From 71 ‘Abu Fani 6.5 – Enter with the right spirit, play a good portion of recovery.
Pierrot 6.5 – The classic buoy, cuirassier physique and fixed presence in the opponent’s penalty area. After a few laps of the clock he commits Szczesny with a header, then also offers the winning assist for Atzili’s second goal. From 86 ‘Rukavytsya sv.
Barak Bakhar 7 – After three consecutive defeats, good performances like the one at the Stadium or the home one with PSG, the satisfaction of a dream evening in front of a fiery Sammy Ofer is also taken away. His Maccabi does everything right, concedes little and stings when it sinks. He takes advantage of the mistakes of the Juventus team and takes the stage on this first day of return.
The Juventus report cards (by Marco Conterio)
Szczesny 5 A beautiful save but the constant feeling of being dragged into one of the worst evenings in history for Italian football in Europe.
Daniel 4 Too far away from Cornud at the moment of the cross for Atzili’s advantage. Another personality guide that was totally lacking in this disastrous Juventus evening. (from 67 ‘Kean 4.5 He should have played from the start, he wasn’t in the physical condition to do it. It has been seen).
Bonucci 4 The truth is that if dragged alongside a great leader like Chiellini, he knows how to exalt himself and give his best. His reign as Juventus captain is a failure: he does not wake up the team and there is no agreement with the coach.
Rugani 4 Allegri puts him on the field for the second time this season after the draw against Sampdoria. He gives the impression that he can’t take the pressure in such an important match. Only mistakes, no right thing.
Alessio Sandro 3 A disaster on every front. On the occasion of the first goal he misses the movement on the diagonal. On the second he remains at an absurd distance from Atzili. The worst performance in his Juventus history. (from 74 ‘Soulé sv)
McKennie 3.5 More than anonymous, harmful. Loses poisonous balls, plays only forty-five minutes but a half who has ten balls lost out of twenty-six ball hits, has only one word to be defined: disastrous. (from 46 ‘Kostic 4.5 Mister Cross doesn’t even try this time. Allegri also puts him on the right to try to put crosses to return because Juventus, suddenly, has three strikers)
Paredi 4 Juventus bought him to give time, play, direction, intensity, rhythm. There is absolutely nothing on a black night for him and for all of Juventus. Mediocrity in the cockpit. (from 46 ‘Locatelli 4 The exact same opinion of Paredes is valid, only that he arrived months before the Argentine. Canceled by the certainly not incredible Israeli midfield)
Rabiota 3.5 On the eve of the match, a press conference as a leader, as a driver, as a player reborn after the brace in the first leg. Words words words.
square 4.5 In the umpteenth position in which Allegri decides to deploy him, at least try to make a couple of crosses. Like a sip of water on a desert crossing. Useless, after all he only prolongs the agony.
Vlahovic 4 Can’t ask him to be Haaland. One because the Norwegian is now in another dimension, two because he is in a context where everything works. There is a certainty, however: Dusan Vlahovic is not a driver and sinks into the darkness of Juventus.
Mary’s 5 In twenty-four minutes, before he got hurt again, six balls were lost and a few flashes. The truth is that Juventus were wrong to entrust their fate to such a fragile player. And that he too was not sincere with the reality of the facts (from 23 ‘Owned 4.5 The best of this part of the season of Juventus disappears once he enters the field. His heat map tells it: he is never in the penalty area)
All: Massimiliano Allegri 2 After a disastrous defeat against Parma, Marcello Lippi said “if the problem with this team is me, then I’m leaving” and resigned with immediate effect. Before and after the matches many words, the “shut up and pedal” but the reality is that Juventus is a disaster and the decisions of the club to confirm it still leave us perplexed.
