Juve, Vlahovic and a record-breaking 2024: all the numbers

Double and assist against Frosinone, Dusan is in exceptional form

Fabiana Della Valle

– Turin

The Lady’s alien has icy eyes, a Riace Bronze physique and a magical fluid in both feet, which allows him to remote control the ball exactly where he wants it. Dusan Vlahovic comes from a planet where nothing is impossible and everything can become reality. Even scoring more than Lautaro, Haaland and Mbappé, strikers accustomed to scoring goals with the same frequency with which they have lunch, dinner and breakfast. The goal as normality and not as an exceptional event, so Dusan has reached the monstrous average of a center every 68 minutes, one every hour he spends on the pitch. All this since the old year gave way to the new one which, despite being a leap year (leap year, disastrous year) is bringing great luck to DV9. The numbers are enough to affirm it: 9 stamps in 7 matches from the beginning of 2024, better than any other player in the top 5 European leagues, 15 in total this season, with all due respect to those (few to be honest) still think that with If Romelu Lukaku replaced the Serbian, Juventus would have gained.

What growth

The comparison at this point is even merciless (9 goals in 22 matches for the Belgian from Roma, average of one every 206′), yet the exchange in the summer was a concrete possibility that would have allowed Juventus to settle the balance sheet. Now the Lady will be very happy that Chelsea did not bend to her conditions and blew everything up, ditto Massimiliano Allegri who had given his approval to the operation but is now enjoying his alien with fairy feet. “Vlahovic has undergone a growth process – said the coach – Before when he played he was always nervous, he lived with the anxiety of scoring. Now however he is much more balanced, he keeps the pace well and never leaves the match. In the last this period only happened to him with Inter. He is finding a good condition.” Two months ago against Frosinone DV9 even ended up on the bench: he came in and scored and from there the happy and rapid rise began. Yesterday he struck Cerofolini twice, first with his right foot, his weak foot, and then with his left. He had the opportunity for the hat-trick and finally, just a breath away from the gong, he used his head to disguise himself as an assistman and give Rugani the ball to make it 3-2. The best of Juventus for shots and goals, a concentration of desire, explosive strength, precision and reactivity. Indispensable and inspiring.

DV9 addiction

It was clear that the alien Dusan was made of the same material as the champions ever since, as a boy, he burst into Serie A wearing the Fiorentina shirt. However, the Juventus one has another weight and when you wear it no one remembers how old you are. No one is waiting for you, but everyone expects you to be perfect. And Dusan is getting there after going through various difficulties, from groin pain to transfer rumors. Now Juventus is entirely on his shoulders, perhaps even too much, so much so that there is talk of Vlahovic’s dependence. All in all a pleasant illness, even if Allegri chases it away: “There were moments in which he didn’t score but the team achieved good results. Now he’s scoring and we’re happy.” Between September and November Dusan went 8 games without scoring a goal (two of which he missed due to back problems), then he broke free against Inter, his first goal for a big club in the league with the black and white shirt. From that moment on something changed, he grew in self-esteem and awareness, becoming more mature and concrete. Now Dusan is not only a striker, but also a leader and a team man.

High fedelity

“The fight continues. Together. Always”: so the alien on social media who also showed off a new look with Frosinone, curly hair and a hint of a beard. Vlahovic never had doubts about his future, he always only wanted Juventus, to whom he never stopped declaring his love for him. A sentiment absolutely reciprocated by the Juventus fans, who have always proudly sided alongside their striker. 6 months have passed since the Lady’s people during the family friendly match at the beginning of August at the Allianz Stadium colored the afternoon of celebration with chants against Lukaku (“We don’t want him”) and open applause for Vlahovic. Dusan scored a double that day before giving way to Kaio Jorge, who he found again as an opponent yesterday. In hindsight it was a clear sign of how the season would go. Even aliens occasionally descend to the level of humans. But for those like Vlahovic, who have space-age physiques and fairy feet and are programmed to go beyond their limits, very little is needed to find the magic again.



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