“It’s not enough to have two starting goalkeepers if you lack alternatives in attack.” Thus begins the fund of Guido Vaciago on Tuttosportto talk about Juventus’ defeat last night in the Champions League against Stuttgart. He continues: “Mattia Perin is the beautiful face of the ugliest Juventus of the season, but it doesn’t console much for the defeat, the first of the season, which came on top of a disappointing, superficial and even indolent performance.”
The coach is not spared: “Thiago Motta bears some responsibility for the painful skid, because Stuttgart dominated and won with merit while Juventus, when they tried, did so slowly and timidly. They have no obligation to always win , but the moral duty not to lose like this: technically weak and inconsistent in terms of character”.
In closing: “If Juventus has the mental strength to turn this bad match into a lesson, it could be an important step in their maturation.” Head to the championship: “They will face Inter on Sunday and it won’t be easy: Motta’s team faces its most difficult days since the beginning of the season: it can emerge strengthened or seriously dented.”