Chiellini admits Juve are not the favorite team in the Coppa Italia final
2021-05-22 21:06 REGGIO-EMILIA - Juventus center-back, Giorgio Chiellini, admits that the Coppa Italy title this season has a deep meaning for the Old Lady.
The reason is, in the final match, against Atalanta, I Bianconeri were considered not the favorite team to win. However, the Old Lady managed to close the match with a 2-1 victory over La Dea, Thursday (20/5) WIB.
Winning first through Dejan Kulusevski's goal in the 31st minute, Juventus were forced to close the first half with a score, 1-1. Atalanta midfielder Ruslan Malinovsky scored the equalizer in the 41st minute.
I Bianconeri were able to get back ahead in the 73rd minute through the action of Federico Chiesa. After passing one-two with Kulusevksi, Chiesa managed to penetrate Atalanta's back line.
Kick directed to the left of the goal released by Chiesa managed to beat the La Dea goalkeeper. The score, 2-1, lasted until the match was over and Juventus were named the best team on the Coppa Italia stage this season.
'' The Coppa Italia title this season has a big meaning for us. I had a chat with (Gianluigi) Buffon and admitted, for the first time in 10 years, "
“Juventus is not the favorite team in a domestic competition final. It feels a little strange, '' Chiellini said as quoted by the Italian Football, Thursday (20/5).
The Juventus captain in the match revealed that one of the keys to the Bianconeri's victory in the match which was held at the Mapei Stadium was calm in serving the La Dea game.
Atalanta, said Chiellini, appeared so aggressive in the first half which eventually affected their physical condition in the second half.
“Atalanta looks like they used all their energy in the first half. We can make it difficult for them with a high line of defense. Slowly, we appear more organized and calm. "
"With the intensity of the game which was quite high in the first half, the decline in the physical condition of the Athletic players was inevitable," said the 36-year-old center-back.
Now, Chiellini hopes, the performance in this match can continue when facing Bologna in the 38th giornata in Serie A, this weekend. Apart from the victory in that match, the failure of Napoli and AC Milan to pick points in other matches, will bring Juventus to finish in the top four of Serie A this season and appear in the Champions League next season.
`` After the defeat to Milan, we managed to find our best performance again. Now, we must be able to win in this weekend's match and hope the results in the other games are profitable for us. "
"However, if we fail, we will respect other teams who have performed better than us this season," said Chiellini.
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