The goals from the Belgian and the Canadian gave the Bianconeri a huge success in the Champions League and put an end to a drought that had lasted for a long time
Sorry for the delay, we’re here too. Juventus in the cold of Bodo – and under the snow – found the signatures of the two most important shots of last summer. Damien Comolli’s transfer market takes off on a crucial evening for the Bianconeri’s Champions League campaign. “Mister 44 million” Lois Openda started the comeback of the Lady, who was trailing for a while against the Norwegians. And the iceman Jonathan David, signed in the summer on a free transfer but with a salary of 6 million net – second only to that of Dusan Vlahovic (12) – scored the final 3-2 in injury time, saving the team from yet another draw. Heavy timbres, as per summer expectations. From the series: better late than never…
openda, first goal with juve
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Openda was the gift of the last day of the summer market. Now, however, it could become the first of the winter. A sort of Christmas brought forward by a month, facilitated by the polar climate and snow in Bodo. If CEO Comolli, the main sponsor of the former Leipzig, can thus see the number 20’s first goal in black and white, for the 25-year-old from Antwerp the effect is even greater. In Norway, above the Arctic Circle, the circle closes with a turn towards the center of the box, an instinctive gesture. End of a nightmare that lasted more than two hundred days, 227 to be exact. Almost eight months without scoring and celebrating for club and country. Stuff that would make Fonzie lose confidence and self-esteem too. A very long abstinence for any attacker and even more so for someone who has always scored double figures in his career and even exceeded twenty goals for the season between Lens and Leipzig. Openda resisted and yesterday, in one of the most important and complicated evenings, he returned to scoring and stopped the clock. The horror film ended under the Norwegian snow and now we can turn the page: “The adjustment was difficult, but the club and family supported me. Now I smile.”
juve, how much is the Bodo victory worth?
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Time will tell if Bodo’s goal was an isolated outburst or Openda’s real restart to Juventus. One thing is certain: the 44 million invested by Juventus in September to snatch him from Leipzig remain an important figure, but for one evening they seem to weigh a little less. The same goes for David’s salary. Magic of the Champions League and the richness of the top European competition. The victory against Bodo Glimt guarantees 2.1 million to the Lady’s coffers and makes the race for the playoffs more accessible, the first of the minimum objectives set by the management.
jonathan david, fasting over
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A goal alone is not enough, but for the attackers it is the best help possible. Openda took advantage of the opportunity as number nine that Luciano Spalletti gave him in place of Dusan Vlahovic, the Lady’s goalscorer of the season but with his contract expiring in June. Ice-man David optimized the second half, confirming himself as an area killer. The Canadian had already scored on his Serie A debut against Parma, but yesterday’s score has another weight. Jonathan certainly feels much lighter now. The spark flew and after three months David started doing what he does best again: scoring. “He scored a fundamental goal for us and for him”, assures Spalletti at the end of the match.
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