Every time that Vlahovic and Church they both score in the same match, the result is always the same: the Juventus wins. It has happened four times this season, the last of which in the first leg of the semi-final against Lazio: the Bianconeri fly when the pair scores. Atypical, not always constant but absolutely implacable: the present of Juventus passes through them, between the Champions League race and the Italian Cup, but also the future. Both live one delicate contractual situation: Chiesa will expire in 2025, Vlahovic will see his salary reach 12 million net per year next season.
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by Emanuele Gamba
Five times in goal together
The most anomalous couple of the last years of Juventus, a center forward and a winger adapted as a second striker, have scored together five times with the black and white shirt, including four this season. A result that in some ways is miraculous, given the difficulties encountered alternately by the two players and the playing style of Allegri’s Bianconeri. Chiesa missed six matches this season, while Vlahovic missed five: they were both absent only once, in the first leg derby against Torino. However, they signed 24 of the 56 goals scored by Juventus between the Italian Cup and the championship, demonstrating once again their weight in the team’s fortunes. Who achieved mixed results just like their performances: spectacular and irrepressible when it’s the right night, interlocutors when fate, health or nervousness had a hand.
Moments of understanding, from his debut with Udinese to Inter
Even though they have been in complete harmony on and off the pitch since their days at Fiorentina, and even though the age difference limited their coexistence a bit when they wore purple, they only scored a goal together on two occasions. It happened on the first day, when the Juventus seen in Udine seemed like a wonderful new beginning: goal from Chiesa, assist from Vlahovic, almost to overturn the most awaited score. The second assist, from Chiesa for the Serbian’s very important goal, arrived at home, at the Allianz Stadium against Inter, a real investiture for both, a door wide open to the hearts of the fans. It is no coincidence that both represent the present and future of Juventus, the emotions on the pitch and the points in the standings: tall, strong in the head, powerful Vlahovic, fast, technical, unpredictable Chiesa. A well-matched couple as hasn’t been seen since the days of Dybala and Mandzukic or Higuain: the real dilemma will be to understand whether to focus on them again or try the path of renewal.
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by Giulio Cardone
The future of the couple and Juventus
With the contract expiring in June 2025, Chiesa has entered that phase of a footballer’s journey in which it is necessary to make decisions, on his part and on the club’s part. Starting next season with the contract expiring could be risky for Juventus, even if the verbal agreement with the player provides that he will not leave Continassa at zero, given the excellent relationship established over the years. Between now and summer, therefore, they will find themselves at a crossroads: renew or monetize.
Injuries are not a welcome traveling companion, the lack of consistency in performance due to physical problems has raised more than a few doubts in the Juventus management: in the final sprint, between the championship and the Italian Cup, we will understand more. The idea would be to renew faith in the couple whose goals are synonymous with victory, even if the balance sheet demands attention: this is why the negotiation for the renewal of Vlahovic it is a move to prolong the agreement but also to rationalize costs. The 90 million investment to get our hands on the Serbian has not yet yielded as much as expected: groin pain, back problems and some missed passes have only partially shown the centre-forward’s potential. The future is still to be written but the words are well engraved in the present: when they both score, Juventus can do nothing but win. The atypical couple that makes the Bianconeri dream.
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– 2024-04-10 01:45:42
