Even when Juventus draw they stay well ahead of the chasers.
Juve ended with sharing the points with Udinese in a goalless game, it was not for trying but if anything Udinese had the better chances to win the game. Juve fail to move further away from Roma the chasing team.
Juventus can have no complaints over their 0-0 draw with Udinese on Sunday, according to Coach Massimiliano Allegri. Juventus coach Massimiliano Allegri felt his side’s 0-0 draw with Udinese was a fair result, as the Serie A leaders missed the chance to extend their advantage over Roma.
Juve turned in a below-par showing at Friuli and were only able to reinstate their seven-point cushion following Roma’s draw with Empoli a day earlier. Despite lamenting his side’s off-colour performance, Allegri felt his side could have no complaints about the result.
“It was a fair result. We played badly in the first half, at least up until the 35th minute. We gave the ball away and also risked conceding a couple of times,” he said. “Our difficulties stemmed from the fact that we had three defenders and [Andrea] Pirlo passing the ball and everyone else up near their area.
“Our play was too hurried and we exposed ourselves to counter attacks. We improved in the second half, getting the ball and men further forward towards their area. “Udinese played with lots of intensity, while we made plenty of mistakes from a technical standpoint.”
With Roma having drawn their last four league outings, Juve hold a healthy cushion over Rudi Garcia’s side as well as a better goal difference. However, Allegri warned his side will not take anything for granted in their search for a fourth consecutive Scudetto.
“There are still many points up for grabs and we need to try and gain as many as possible,” he added. “Fifty points aren’t enough to win the league.”
But once again Roma fail to win this is their fourth draw in a row this time at home by the mighty Empoli 1-1, and they are slowly being caught by Napoli who once again won 2-1 against Chievo now four points to that second spot, whiles a shock result for Lazio who have lost some ground after losing at Cesena 2-1 another team who also lost out was Sampdoria who went to Torino and got turned over 5-1 as for Fiorentina they managed a draw at Genoa 1-1, apart from the above one other great result this weekend which made me chuckle was Sassuolo sending Inter home with nothing but a beating 3-1 happy days.
Other results Milan’s 3-1 beating of Parma has certainly sealed their guests to Seria B next season and Atalanta saw off Cagliari 2-1.
Juve are looking to bring in Matri before the window closes, why not buy back the other half of Zaza who seems to score for fun or even Berardi another player out.
The striker will reunite with coach Massimiliano Allegri at the Bianconeri as his loan spell comes to an end as his loan club look to announce the signing of Marco Borriello. Alessandro Matri is set to return to Juventus and reunite with former coach Massimiliano Allegri, according to Genoa’s president. The striker spent two years on the Bianconeri’s books until 2013, when he left Turin for AC Milan, although he subsequently went on loan to Fiorentina then Genoa. However, his temporary stay under Gian Piero Gasperini’s tutelage looks set to be over after Genoa chief Enrico Preziosi announced Roma’s Marco Borriello was set to replace the Juve-bound Matri imminently. “Matri will go to Juventus,” he told Sky Sport. “We’ll announce Borriello on Sunday and Matri will go to Juve.”
The 30-year-old, who has six caps for Italy, is currently out of action but has played under Allegri on two occasions before – at Cagliari for two years and then for six months with Milan before the coach’s sacking at the start of 2014. Allegri is faring much better this season, having taken over from Antonio Conte’s title-winning team, as Juve can go nine points clear of second-placed Roma with a victory over Udinese on Sunday. Matri’s enjoying a strong campaign too, having scored seven goals in 16 appearances for Genoa – his best tally since his final year with Juve in 2012-13 when he scored eight times in their triumphant Serie A efforts.
