Players from both sides fight in front of goal Xinhua News Agency
The last game of the 24th round of Serie A ended on February 13th, Beijing time. The traditional giant Juventus lost 0-1 to Udinese at home, ending their 7-game winning streak at home against the “black chickens”. The first time they lost to Udinese at home in the league was in August 2015.
In the standings, Inter Milan, which has one game less to play, leads with 60 points, Juventus ranks second with 53 points, and AC Milan ranks third with 52 points. Juventus was not only 7 points ahead of Inter Milan, but was also caught up by AC Milan. Serie A has temporarily become a situation where Inter Milan is the only one and the other two traditional giants Juventus and AC Milan compete for runner-up.
Juventus does not need to participate in the European war this season. It was originally regarded as a strong contender for the Serie A championship. It has formed a chasing situation with Inter Milan in the standings. With a hot performance of 7 wins and 1 draw, Juventus briefly overtook Inter Milan in the standings with one game less. Because they had to participate in the Italian Super Cup, Inter Milan’s home game against Atalanta in the 21st round of Serie A was postponed to February 29.
However, Juventus’ recent form has plummeted. On January 28, they only drew 1-1 with Empoli at home. On February 5, they lost 0-1 to Inter Milan in the El Clasico. In addition, they lost an unexpected home game. , Juventus only scored 1 point in the last three rounds.
Juventus’ offensive power is very poor this season. Inter Milan scored 55 Serie A goals, AC Milan scored 47 goals, and Juventus only scored 36 goals. Juventus no longer has the steel defense line to perform the “1-0 doctrine”, which fully exposed the weakness of coach Allegri’s lack of offensive ability. Chief scorer Vlahovic was injured in the last game in the Italian Clasico. He was absent from this game due to injury, which made Juventus’ offense only bear fruit. Chiesa and Milik failed to carry Juventus’ offensive banner. In the 25th minute, Udinese defender Gianetti scored the only goal of the game.
On January 17, after Juventus beat Sassuolo 3-0 in the 20th round of Serie A, Allegri once used “security to catch thieves” to describe Juventus chasing Inter Milan in the standings. His inexplicable remarks triggered The controversy prompted responses from Inter Milan coach Inzaghi and many Inter Milan stars. Some Inter Milan fans believed that Allegri’s statement was “a thief shouts to catch the thief.” In the 4 rounds of the league after that, Juventus only scored 4 points with 1 win, 1 draw and 2 losses, while Inter Milan won all 3 rounds of the league during this period, including beating Juventus 1-0 in a direct dialogue.
Yangcheng Evening News reporter Liu Yi
Editor: Liu Jiawen
2024-02-14 00:17:36
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