Andrea Pirlo commented satisfied with the victory of his Juventus in Kiev: the Maestro is the third coach in the club’s history to win the first away match of the Champions League final phase on the Juventus bench after after Marcello Lippi in 1995 and Fabio Capello in 2004.
“We have to take one step at a time: it was important to take a solid match compared to Crotone. We were able to try something on Monday and were more organized for today. We could take advantage of a few opportunities in the first half, we didn’t succeed but at the beginning of the second half we managed to find the goal and manage the match better ”.
The conditions of Giorgio Chiellini, came out injured in the first half: “He had a resentment to the flexor. He already had it after the national team, so he remained at rest in Crotone. Now we will evaluate ”.
Dybala has finally debuted after the controversy of recent days: “He needs to play. Today we saw that was not 100%, it needs to take minutes. Slowly we will see him again in top condition “.
In Kiev they met flashes of Pirlo’s game idea: “The approach I had from the beginning was to have more players in the offensive phase. Chiesa can play on both sides, Kulusevski who can be a playmaker and Ramsey himself who can play behind Morata. Let’s remember that we have Ronaldo out and Dybala not in condition so the offensive structure can change but the players are in the right positions ”.
Church more than the fifth of midfield is an added attacker: “He is a suitable player for what we want to do. He does not have to make the fifth but the external attacker while in the defensive phase he covers the role of fourth in midfield. He can play on both sides and he does it very well ”.
OMNISPORT | 20-10-2020 23:38
