Juve-Milan 0-0: Pulisic misses a penalty

Sunday 5 October, in Turin, the Sagra dello Rigotto. Milanist and Juventusi will go to sleep tonight thinking that Ah, if only Pulisic had marked on penalty, if only Leao had a crumb of cynicism, if only cats one meter from Maignan had angled that ball … thoughts that do not move the scoreboard and the ranking. Juve-Milan ended 0-0 and the championship has two solitary leaders: Napoli and Roma, who during the day came out of similar battles. As for Juve and Milan, right to say that Milan went closer to win and, even in the standings, is in front: 13 points, two less than the first, one more than Juve.

The key moments

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The game, to concern it over, has four moments that weigh more than the others. They are the four most sensational occasions and three have a Rossoneri stamp. The first: last three minutes of the first half, Santiago Gimenez makes the best movement of his evening and turns a nice cross by Pavlovic to the big head. Outside nothing. Then the first 10 minutes of the second half, the most exciting. After 3 minutes, the Juve train passes. Conceiçao corner, the ball slams on Tomori and arrives in Gatti, who two meters from the door, hit Maignan. Great parade or error of the Juventus 4? Both probably. Three minutes later, Modric launches vertical for Gimenez, incomprehensibly embraced with affection by Kelly: net penalty. Pulisic, who against Di Gregorio had marked the penalty penalty, looks for the corner at the top right but widens too much. Out. The last thrill is halfway through the second half. Leao, recently entered, has the good ball two meters from the door but, with the accident, he turns him badly on the bottom.

Juve-Milan very tactical

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Yes, but the game? The first half, for those who have not seen it, was interesting, more than beautiful. Juve and Milan began wise, cautious, attentive to close compact. Let’s say a study phase, so long that – with all that study – you could almost prepare private law, pathological anatomy or otherwise examine it. Half first half went away like this, then the first emotions arrived, with Conceiçao protagonist in the negative and positive. In the negative at 22 ‘: Pulisic stole him with the ball and raced in the open field, only against Rugani, but instead of dribblare, he stumbled. In positive more than once, because Bartesaghi over there in the band suffered him. At 28 ‘, for example: I am lies to the right of Chico and Cross, deflected by McKennie towards David who – a little cat – reacted slowly and did not get there. At this point, Gimenez has become the protagonist. First he skipped all the defense by cutting from right to left with the ball and kicked with the left -handed, too central to annoy Gregory. Then he made the best movement of the evening and shot that Pavlovic’s cross, outside of a span with Di Gregorio reduced to hope.

Leao, what mistakes

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The second half well was another thing. In the first 10 minutes, the two occasions xl. In the last half hour, another life, because Allegri and Tudor looked after behind and decided to use the bench. Max entered Leao and Loftus-Cheek, then Nkunku, taking the risk of leaving Bartesaghi in the field warned. Igor replied with a triple gearbox 20 minutes from the end: inside Thuram, Opennda and Vlahovic for Yildiz, Conceiçao and David. How to redo the attack and renovate the team, moving on to 3-5-2. All this change, what has led? A more open game, with longer teams and more frequent overturning. The greatest opportunity was in that left left, who in 90 ‘had another ball-gol, this time with the right, after another vertical lighting of that great genius of Modric. Rafa kicked very badly, infuriating Allegri and opening the night of reflections.

budget

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More or less, the first reflections are these. Milan is a very solid team but it needs its most famous (and more paid) player better in front of the door. If Leao remains this, he will risk non -homeopathic doses of the bench. As for Juve, he confirmed the team diagnosis in formation, not accomplished. A soul is seen and Conceiçao was the best, not a novelty. To run with the former, however, more will be needed, for example defining the hierarchies. The turnover is fine, but today Rugani owner was seen, Thuram on the bench, the usual carousel in front. Milan, in this, is further ahead.