Juventus, Vlahovic does not come out of the tunnel. Di Maria, the anger of a night

The brawl at the Allianz Stadium and the controversy that broke out after the final whistle for Juventus-Inter overshadowed the technical aspects that emerged in the 90′ ​​of play. Among these at Juventus the unconvincing performances of Di Maria and Vlahovic stand out: the first has experienced a bad evening, the second is in a difficult period. Anonymous performances, without kicks and concluded with two substitutions, both badly digested by the two players. Reactions that further highlighted the moment lived by both: the Argentine after the World Cup raised his level of shots, before slowing down due to some ailments, while the Serbian scores in the national team but is unable to light up with the black and white shirt . If a prompt redemption can be expected from Fideo, given his ability to create often having the ball at his feet, for Vlahovic the numbers show a worrying trend.

Few shots and therefore fewer goals. Vlahovic looking for himself

Replaced by Allegri, Vlahovic didn’t take the change well. He approached the bench with a grim look, angry about the substitution despite the fact that the coach did not miss a greeting. Because the anger was due not so much for the replacement, but because the change came after another anonymous test, without rings like so many in recent times. Despite this, he was accompanied on the bench by the generous applause of his supporters: in the 74th minute spent on the pitch, the Serbian managed only once to go for a shot, a header controlled by Handanovic. A problem that occurs more and more frequently: in 30 games played this year, Vlahovic has put together 29 shots on goal between the league and cups. Numbers that highlight the Serbian’s difficulty in being found by his teammates and freeing himself from shooting. Not even a shot on goal per game, with 11 goals between the league and cups, an average that rises considerably if we consider the games with the Serbian shirt: 10 shots on goal overall, between friendlies, qualifiers and the World Cup, in 6 outings. The groin is now behind us and Allegri repeatedly underlined his good condition: perhaps a goal would really be enough to unblock him mentally, but certainly a few more shots would facilitate the task of every centre-forward. Vlahovic’s last goal with Juventus dates back to 16 March in Freiburg, which he had already interrupted a month’s abstinence: in 2023 he is on 4 goals in 15 games, few for the Juventus centre-forward.

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Di Maria, return and exchange with controversy

Di Maria’s game lasted less than Vlahovic’s, even if it started much better. After a few minutes Fideo ignited the match with a personal action: after receiving Bastoni from Vlahovic, he jumped it by unloading a diagonal deflected for a corner by Handanovic. After this coup, the curtain fell on his game. Understandable given that the attitude of the two teams effectively eliminated the spaces for effective plays. Furthermore, the Argentine is back from an opaque period with the Juventus shirt and from the long trip to South America to celebrate the World Cup won in November: after playing the whole game at home against Freiburg, he missed Sampdoria, the return with the Germans in the Europa League, the championship match with Inter to return against Verona, 30′ per game in progress. Up until the change on Tuesday evening with Inter, which the Argentine welcomed with a controversial tone: “He was certainly angry because I took him off but I had to make substitutions based on the progress of the match – Allegri explained after the match -. It was he hadn’t played in a long time, he had been in the national team and I took him off for someone who would tear a little more and be more present in the area”. Controversy that lasted for one night, given that already this morning Fideo posted black and white hearts on Instagram: his way of apologizing.