Juve, what was that? He “burned” 0:3 in the bronze medal match, and everything changed in eight minutes!
Kirill Zakatchenko May 20, 2024, 23:55 Moscow time Audio version: Your browser does not support the audio element.
Bologna missed out on the victory, winning 3:0. Three clubs are competing for third place in Serie A.
“Bologna” and “Juventus” closed the program for matchday 37 of Serie A. And they rocked it to the max!
Juventus played their first match after the dismissal of Max Allegri. The coach was dismissed immediately after the team won the Italian Cup. Allegri put together a combo: he ran towards the judge, took off his jacket and tie and ran into the journalists. And a few hours later he was left without a job, despite the trophy. Bologna captivated many and achieved an incredible result: it got a ticket to the Champions League. In this context, there was talk that Thiago Motta would be the new coach of Juventus.
Column on Allegri’s departure:
Allegri leaves Juventus as king. And behind him everything burns
The results of the Turin club in 2024 are a real disaster. In January, Juve made it five wins in a row in all competitions. Excellent result, no questions asked. But then something went wrong. Only four wins in 18 games. How about? And now Juve showed how not to start matches in Serie A. The Turin team settled for 0-2 in the 11th minute. There was also a third goal, which was disallowed for offside.
Wojciech Szczesny saved Juve in the first minute: he deflected the ball into a corner. But he only delayed the inevitable. From this corner, Bologna bothered the Polish goalkeeper: Riccardo Calafiori was the first to rebound and shot brilliantly under the crossbar. At that time, active Bologna fans were burning fireworks with all their might, celebrating their entry into the Champions League. Immediately after the goal, the field was covered in fog.
Bologna celebrates a goal
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Juve conceded again nine minutes later. Santiago Castro headed in a cross from Kacper Urbanski while the visiting defense watched the football. No, this Juve is definitely bad. You could only sympathize with Paolo Montero (acting coach of the Turin team). And Juve missed the third almost immediately, but the touch judge raised his flag. 0:3 in the 12th minute would probably be too much.
And now some statistics about the results of the first half. Bologna had the ball 66% of the time, took seven shots (four on goal), took three corners and had 1.06 expected goals. And now Juve’s statistics: 34% ball possession, one shot (0 on goal), 0 corner kicks and 0.01 expected goals. So who is the best club in Italy?
Expectation: The Juve players will receive a reprimand from the coach in the locker room and will face the second half with a different attitude. Reality: Juve makes a mistake in their own half and concedes the third goal in the 53rd minute. Calafiori threw the ball over Szczesny with an elegant shovel: everything seemed like a mockery. Ricciardo did not score a single goal until matchday 37, and then scored two against Juventus.
The guests seemed somehow doomed. But they still scored in the 76th minute. Almost Bologna’s first mistake led to a lost goal: Federico Chiesa did not forgive his rival. It seemed like this was a one-time event and nothing more. But Juventus scored again: substitute Arkadiusz Milik put the ball into the top corner after a free kick.
Bologna and Juventus played a miraculous match
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And a minute later, two “threes” were on the scoreboard. Kenan Yildiz (also a substitute) took advantage of his opportunity and made Montero very happy. The Juventus coach was happy and he was jumping like a child despite the rainy weather. The guests were hopelessly “on fire,” and his actions on the field left a kind of sad impression. But Juve turned 0-3 into 3-3 in just eight minutes. How is this possible?
What gives this result? We still don’t know who will take third place in Serie A. In the final round, Bologna will face Genoa away from home and Juventus will host Monza. Motta’s team remains ahead of the Turin team in goal difference, as the head-to-head matches are tied (1-1, 3-3). But we must not forget about Atalanta. If the Bergamascos beat Torino and Fiorentina, they will enter the top three. In general, nothing is clear yet.
Atalanta has already secured its place in the Champions League:
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