For its first test of the season, Juventus Turin, reinvigorated by Thiago Motta, did not find a solution against AS Roma (0-0) and gave up first place in the Italian Championship to Inter Milan, Sunday at the end of the third day.
Two weeks after the start of the season, there are no longer any teams in Italy that have achieved a clean sweep.
Juve, who had clearly won their first two matches against Como and Verona (3-0 each time), dominated, but failed to get the better of Roma.
The introduction of new recruits Douglas Luiz, Francisco Conceicao and Teun Koopmeiners did not change anything for the “Old Lady”solid but seriously lacking in drive.
Their defence has yet to concede a goal this season, a first for the most successful club in Italian football since 2014, but the attacking sector quickly seemed to run out of inspiration.
As a result, Juve dropped back to second place with seven points, like Inter Milan, the new leader thanks to its better offensive performance (8 goals, against 6 for Juve) after its big win (4-0) against Atalanta Bergamo on Friday.
“It’s not a good result,” admitted Juve captain Federico Gatti. “We still need the new players to find their feet and to perfect in matches what we did in training.”.
AS Roma are still chasing their first victory of the season and remain stuck in 17th place (2 pts), but the international break comes at a bad time for Daniele De Rossi.
“This draw is a good starting point, it’s a shame that the momentum has been halted by the departures of our internationals”regretted the Roma coach who launched the Frenchman Manu Koné, less than two days after his arrival from Mönchengladbach.
Juventus Turin’s Turkish striker Kenan Yildiz during the match against AS Roma on September 1, 2024 in Turin / Isabella BONOTTO / AFP
Udinese, like Inter, Juve and Torino, are still unbeaten: the Friuli club, which struggled to stay up last season, is in a surprising fourth place (7 points) after its victory against Como (1-0).
The promoted side missed a penalty in added time, which sent them to 20th and last place in the standings with just one point.
