Vlahovic thanks Di Maria for letting him take the penalty

2023-02-08 09:04

Vlahovic thanks Di Maria for letting him take the penalty


In the 21st round of the 2022/23 Serie A season, Juventus finally defeated Salernitana 3-0 with the goals contributed by Vlahovic and Kostic, and the 23-year-old Serbia Star Vlahovic said in an interview with the media after the game, "Forwards live to score goals, and all this really helped me."


Vlahovic was struggling due to injury problems before, so he has been unable to contribute goals to Juventus for a long time. It was not until today that he scored 2 goals in the away game and assisted Krstic to break the goal. He regained his confidence.


According to the data, Vlahovic has contributed 9 goals for Juventus in various competitions since the beginning of the 2022/23 season, and also contributed 1 goal for the national team Serbia in the 2022 World Cup.


Vlahovic said in an interview after the game, "The most important thing is that we won this game in the end. We didn't win the previous 3 games, so this is very important. I want to thank the team and the coach, so we It has to stay where it is now.”


During the Juventus game against Salernitana, Di Maria sent a through ball from the right side of the front field into the penalty area in the 25th minute. Miretti followed up and was kicked down by the opponent player, giving Juventus a point Ball opportunity. In theory, Di Maria is a more suitable candidate to take a penalty kick in this game, but Vlahovic took the initiative to fight for a penalty kick and eventually helped the team take the lead.


"Forwards are born to score goals"


Vlahovic said, "For a striker, scoring goals is very important, and a striker is born to score goals. I would like to thank Di Maria for letting me take the penalty kick, which really helped me. "


In addition, Vlahovic also ended a 115-day scoring drought, while the striker is still recovering from groin inflammation.


"This is my second game and my first goal since 115 days, so I need to play a few more games to recover and pick up the pace, but I feel a lot better now and hope to reach 100 soon. %."


It is worth mentioning that although Juventus led Salernitana 3-0 after the start of the second half, coach Allegri still took a very severe attitude towards the players on the touchline. Vlahovic said, "The coach knows what we can do on the field, and he doesn't want us to relax after leading 3-0, so we have to be consistent. Some games will look easy, but we will make mistakes. , so the coach will encourage us to work harder and concentrate."


Since Juventus was deducted as many as 15 points before, they are currently ranked 10th in the standings with only 26 points. Vlahovic also specifically stated that the coach also urged the players to remember the 15-point penalty and regard the game against Salernitana as a relegation battle. He said, "This is the reality. Before this game we had only 23 points, now we have 26 points. We need to win game after game, and we need to try to win every time, because in Juventus Winning is the most important thing."