Chapter 873: Give up
Juventus fans are still optimistic that the team will be able to beat Roma. Allegri also feels that winning should not be a problem, as long as Juventus do not make mistakes.
But the unexpected happened, just after the start of the second half, Benatia's clearance in the penalty area did not kick far, kicked in front of De Rossi, De Rossi of course did not miss the gift from Juventus, and easily hit the ball into the door guarded by Buffon. The score also became 1:1.
Allegri looked unhappy on the sidelines, and for a professional player, such a mistake is unforgivable, but now that it has happened, Juventus can only accept the reality that what they have to do now is to overtake the score again. For them at the moment, a draw would basically mean missing out on the league title.
Unexpectedly, Juventus, who were constantly attacking in the first half, suddenly lost their spirits in the second half. There was an attack, but it was nowhere near as sharp and as fierce as in the first half. On the contrary, Roma, who had been suppressed for 45 minutes, played well in attack, and if it weren't for Buffon's old age, Juventus would have fallen behind now.
Even the on-site commentators not only sighed: "What happened in the fifteen minutes of midfield? From the scene, it looked like Juventus and Roma had exchanged uniforms. ”
In the 60th minute of the game, Juventus' defence made another mistake, this time Asamoah, who failed to keep an eye on Nainggolan in defence, was burst by Nainggran, and assisted El Shaarawy's goal, and Roma took the lead.
The Roma fans at the Stadio Olimpico couldn't help but cheer loudly, as did the Milan fans in front of the TV, and the Milan players who followed the match were also celebrating Roma's goal. Zhang Shujie sat on the sofa in the living room, watching the Roma team score a goal, and the corners of his mouth also raised a smile. He hugged Wang Shihan beside him and steadied his fiancée's lips.
Chen Zihua applauded Roma, Zhou Ying hung his hands around his neck, and the Milan midfielder, like Zhang Shujie, behaved quite calmly. However, Yan Tao couldn't calm down, he was jumping and making noise in the living room, as if it was not Juventus lagging behind, but AC Milan winning the championship.
Gu Qingqing knocked him hard: "Sit down for me! Look at what you look like, the house is going to collapse by you." ”
Yan Tao didn't dare to disobey the order, and sat down honestly.
Allegri knew the seriousness of the situation, he hurriedly dispatched troops and sent Mandzukic, but I don't know if the Juventus players were a little impatient, which made this substitution less effective in attack, not only that, but the problem of the back line was still not solved. Bonucci kept commanding the whole time, but Juventus's morale has been greatly affected, and the bigger and smoother Rome is, Juventus' defense is even more chaotic.
In the 69th minute, Lichtsteiner tripped Salah in the box, and the referee blew a penalty and gave Lichtsteiner a yellow card.
This time the Juventus players were anxious, and the players represented by Buffon and Bonucci surrounded the referee, thinking that Lichtsteiner did not intend to kick Salah, and also thought that Salah was suspected of faking a fall, and Lichtsteiner also interceded for himself, but the referee was unmoved, but showed a yellow card to the most excited Buffon.
Allegri sighed helplessly, if the penalty is scored, it will be more difficult for Juventus to play in the rest of the game, and if it doesn't, the Bianconeri will still have a glimmer of hope.
All Juventus loyalists pinned their hopes on Buffon, who concentrated and did not dare to slack off, he looked at Nainggran on the penalty kick and was ready to make a save. Nainggran ran and pushed the ball into the bottom left corner of the goal, Buffon judged the right direction, and even held the ball with his palm, but unfortunately the ball was too powerful, and Buffon couldn't save the ball after all.
3:1! Roma leads by two goals at home!
The Stadio Olimpico erupted in loud cheers. Allegri looked at the Roma players celebrating the goal, standing on the sidelines a little decadently, and the Juventus players were also frustrated, they knew the consequences of this score, although there were still 20 minutes left, but it was not ordinary to score three goals in these 20 minutes.
Inzaghi gently stirred the spoon in his hand and took a sip of coffee, and from the analysis of the scene, he could already predict the end of Juventus. This is the result he would like to see the most, and as long as Juventus concede three points in this game, Inzaghi can rest a few key players in the upcoming game.
Juventus couldn't afford to work hard, but they were never able to score their second goal, let alone turn defeat into victory. It wasn't until the final whistle blew that the score was fixed at 3-1 as Roma beat Juventus at home.
After this defeat, Juventus have played one more game, but they are two points behind AC Milan and in second place. AC Milan's opponents in this round are Atalanta, although Atalanta are fifth in the table, they are actually not strong, most of them rely on the "third group" teams to get points, they have not picked up a point in the top six teams. As long as AC Milan play normally, it shouldn't be difficult to beat Atalanta.
In such a situation, Juventus is basically giving up the league title. After losing the Champions League and the Coppa Italia, Allegri has been preparing for the league with all his might, and Juventus has been under great pressure on AC Milan from the beginning, many media once thought that AC Milan's bench depth was not enough, and under the pressure of the league and the Champions League, they could only choose one of them, if they focused on the Champions League, then the league title could be won by Juventus. In the 36th round, Roma blocked Juventus' progress and indirectly helped AC Milan.
El Shaarawy said before the game: "I will help AC Milan to stop Juventus. As it turns out, the former AC Milan prodigy wasn't talking about it, and he did.
Yan Tao immediately updated on his social account, and he gave a thumbs up and a smiling face under the title of "Roma 3:1 Juventus", you can imagine how happy he was to see his competitors lose. However, Alves said in the air: "It's better to wait until you win the game and then be happy." ”
Yan Tao's reply was: "It will be!"
At this moment, Zhang Shujie has changed his clothes and is ready to gather at the training ground, there are still a few hours left, the match between AC Milan and Atalanta will start, he has to go to the training ground in advance, and then take the bus with his teammates to the Italian Blue Arena!
(End of chapter)