It was 7 November 2018, Juventus-Manchester United of Champions. The Stadium deafened José Mourinho, made him hear the roar of enemies, insults and so on. United won 2-1 with an own goal from Bonucci in the 90th minute and Mou addressed the hostile audience with the gesture of his ear: “How do you say? I can’t hear you.” Bonucci ran to scold him: “It’s not like that, mister”. Yes, we are men, we are imperfect, we are sinners and we do not always turn the other cheek. Mourinho returned to the Stadium a year ago and lost 1-0, Kean’s goal, but his Roma was not yet such. Now he goes to Turin first in the standings, due to the victories against Salernitana and Cremonese, and the game serves him to understand how much Roma has grown, how mature it has become in the management of adversity, the injuries of Wijnaldum and Zaniolo specifically. He will find a Juve in the throes of compulsive shopping. In Turin they buy players, one after the other, also because you can’t buy the game, you have to give it to yourself. For Allegri it will be a frontier evening: he lost two points in Genoa against Sampdoria and any result other than victory would raise more eyebrows. The danger does not come only from Mou, with his past as an Inter-exorcist. Juve-Roma tomorrow is the match of Paulo Dybala’s great return at the Stadium. A joke on the calendar, Dybala himself would have wished for Juve-Roma later on. The detachment is still fresh, vivid, lacerating. There are no half measures in such extreme situations, either you give your best or you are overwhelmed by emotions. Dybala has a cold look, who knows his heart.
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