Almost a rowing match, at least looking at the result, the one staged at the Stadium between Juventus and Milan. In the match valid for the 34th day of the championship we were playing for second place in the championship and therefore for one of the prized placings in the Champions League zone, but in the end the result is a bloodless 0-0: clean goals and a point each, with the bianconeri a little better than their rivals, a few twists and turns and both teams unhappy with the play they saw on the pitch.
Juve-Milan, Maignan’s twist and Sportiello’s good performance
Juve-Milan, we anticipated, started with the change of program at the Rossoneri’s home, that is the Maignan lump sum who seems to have suffered an adductor strain during the warm-up. Forced to the bench, the goalkeeper was replaced in goal by Marco Sportiellowho took the opportunity well and became the protagonist of the match. The 31-year-old actually made a series of decisive saves, even receiving applause from rival fans on social media such as the radio host Edoardo Mecca, who in his discussion of X writes: “Juve deserved to win, Sportiello was the best on the pitch”. Adding: “Chiesa as a winger in attack is another player. The disheartening fact remains: 4 games won in the second half of the season and 13 points in the last 13 games.”
The Curva Sud sings for Allegri, but there are whistles in response
And the discouragement, together with a certain nervousness, is what can be felt in both groups of fans, not only by taking the pulse of social media. At the stadium there was a kind of split, so to speak, around the figure of Cheer up: if the Curva Sud chanted in support of him, the rest of the crowd responded with loads of boos. And here a kind of debate has opened on social media. Daniele comments: “Chorus of the Curva Sud dedicated to Mister Max Allegri, booed by the occasional crowd”. To which one user replies: “Occasional 90% of the stadium?“. And another writes: “My friends in the North are booing him, all season ticket holders since the inauguration…”.
And the Juve coach always remains on the grill of popular sentiment, at least in part, waiting to understand what his future will be with still one year left on his contract to honour. Boniperto comes down hard on this, despite the fact that the Old Lady on the pitch today was significantly better than their rivals: “Allegri was a disaster for Juventus. A well-paid tragedy, a historical mistake, an unspeakable shame, the worst horror, a recurring nightmare. He has to go, that’s enough.”
Vlahovic’s nervousness: does the change decided by Allegri have anything to do with it?
And proof of a certain tense atmosphere at Juve, also among the unscheduled matches Dusan Vlahovic’s angry reaction to Allegri’s substitution. According to the DAZN correspondent, the Serbian appears to have hit the flag, then throwing a bottle to the ground and giving a cold look towards the coach. “Serene climate”, he comments mockingly on X Il Pala. And here too, the debate rages, obviously with sarcastic tones: “Maybe he removed Vlahovic to save energy for the Champions League”, a user mockingly states.
But there is also something for Pioli on the Rossoneri side. These are some of the comments against the coach (who also has an uncertain short-term future on the bench): “Do the AC Milan fans want to keep Pioli? And he immediately repays us with a good performance with zero shots on goal“, “Only Pioli can play a worse game than Allegri”.
Chorus of criticism for Juve-Milan on social media
A match which in any case did not offer any other great ideas on the sporting side. This is the analysis on social media of Maurizio Pistocchi, with the journalist venturing into an examination of the match where he lashes out at the Rossoneri in particular: “Juve-Milan was a spectacle, a challenge of ideas and talent. Today it’s a small matter, more due to Milan than Juve: after a modest first half – the only emotion was a free kick by Vlahovic that was 10 cm wide – the Bianconeri’s game changed with the entry of Chiesa, Sportiello was excellent on Kostic and Danilo, a header by Milik went just wide, Thiaw – one of the best – saves on the line after Sportiello’s uncertainty. Milan – zero shots on target – are not out of the crisis but maintain second place, Juve – 8 points in the last 8 games – now risk catching Bologna and losing third too.”
The rest of the comments on social media are characterized by bitter irony, mockery, frustration and solemn box-turning. “Juve and Milan are the poorest in the last forty years”“The derby of the heart with the national singing team would have been more exciting”, “They should give the money back to those who saw the match, two indecent teams”, “An enthralling match of excellence”, “Bachelors and married men” (comment, the latter, which was the most popular) e “Calling it a big match is an insult to football.”
Juventus-Milan 0-0, the report cards
