After stumbling in the last round against Hellas Verona
“Yovi Pirlo” fears a knockout in Italy
Pirlo: We play a lot of games in a very short time, and we have very few players available. ”
Ronaldo is the top scorer, Juventus trailing behind in the overall standings.
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Juventus, when it hosts Spezia, today, in the 25th stage of the Italian League, realizes that any new stumbling will destroy its hopes of winning the title for the tenth consecutive season, and will increase pressure on its coach Andrea Pirlo, especially in light of the results achieved by his rivals, leaders Inter Milan.
And after the disappointment of losing 1-0 to Napoli in the 22nd stage, then falling at Porto 1-2, in the first leg of the Champions League final price round, Juventus returned to life with its big victory in the previous stage over Crotone 3-0.
But the Pirlo team relapsed, last Saturday, by falling into a draw with host Hellas Verona 1-1, after he was ahead of the nineteenth goal of Cristiano Ronaldo in Serie A this season, which made him trailed in third place, 10 points behind Inter The leaders, who won their fifth successive victory on Sunday, by defeating their guest Genoa 3-0.
It is certain that Juventus suffered many injuries that prevented him from the services of the defense duo: Leonardo Bonucci and Giorgio Chiellini, Argentine Paulo Dybala, Brazilian Arthur, and Colombian Juan Cuadrado, but this will not intercede for his new coach Pirlo, who said after last Saturday's draw: «I am disappointed with Their goal, because we prepared well for this match, and we knew it would be difficult.
He said that his team lacked stability and continuity “and we did not know how to maintain our goal, these details were not understood by young people yet, there was a lack of experienced players .. We play a lot of matches in a short time, and we have a few players available, and therefore it is natural that we suffer. Fatigue ».
Pirlo's men will not have much time to catch their breath. After the 14th Spezia meeting, they will go through a very difficult test next Saturday in their stadium against Lazio, before hosting Porto next Tuesday, as the "old lady" team will seek to avoid last season's scenario, when they lost. In the first leg of the same round against Lyon, France, 0-1, then won the second leg 2-1, and deposited the competition by the difference of the goal that the latter scored away from home.
Unlike Juventus, who fights on three fronts, as he also reached the final of the domestic cup, where he meets Atalanta on May 19, Inter's focus is on trying to win the league title for the first time since its historic trio in 2010, led by Jose Mourinho, after the end of coach Antonio's career. Conte at the first round of the Champions League, and their exit from the semi-finals of the Cup at the hands of Juventus in particular.
And after finishing last season just a point behind Juventus, in a big advance, compared to previous seasons, it seems that the opportunity is more than ever available for Inter to embrace the title again.
Ranking of the top teams in the Italian league
1- Inter Milan 56 points.
2- Milan 52 points.
3- Juventus 46 points.
(Has a game adjourned).
4- Atlanta 46 points.
5- Roma 44 points.
6- Napoli 43 points.
7- Lazio 43 points.
Top scorers list
1- Cristiano Ronaldo (Juventus) 19 goals
2- Romelu Lukaku (Inter Milan) 18 goals
3- Luis Muriel (Atlanta) 14 goals
4- Ciro Immobile (Lazio) 14 goals
5- Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Milan) 14 goals
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