Juventus, defense leaks against Atletico Madrid. Reinforcements are urgently needed

In the last friendly before the league debut, the Bianconeri were beaten 2-0 in Gothenburg by Simeone's team. Vlahovic still behind

No. Juventus is not there yet. Not even the cool of Sweden gives the boost for the victory, in fact, another defeat arrives that closes the circle of friendlies after the defeat with Nuremberg in Germany and the draw with Brest in Pescara. It will be useful to give a good acceleration on the field and not only, also because on Monday the first three points up for grabs arrive, at the Allianz, with Como. In the modern Ullevi stadium in Goteborg, the Bianconeri take two slaps in the face from Atletico Madrid who show up with an orderly 5-3-2 made of quick passes, maximum two touches, in which the use of the wings will prove to be the best weapon.

A Juventus still too experimental from the waist up also because the presumed starters have not yet been registered: from Koopmeiners to Gonzalez and Galeno , just to name three . Thiago Motta leaves Danilo on the bench to put Cambiaso right back, Cabal on the other wing, and Gatti-Bremer central. In front of the defensive line the usual Thuram to provide quantity and quality, then Weah-Locatelli-Douglas Luiz-Yildiz and Vlahovic up front.

Juve, the differences between Motta and Allegri

Motta's Juve prefers possession more than Allegri's, is clearly more vertical in passing, offers a higher center of gravity and attacks much more, recovering numerous balls. The problem, if anything, is in making them dangerous from the three-quarter line onwards where Yildiz lights up intermittently, Weah is only dangerous if launched into space while Vlahovic is still out of focus in the shooting phase. And so the market will have to raise the technical level of a team as soon as possible that with this engine cannot imagine many overtakings, much less in the curve, that is, in the most difficult situations, against tough opponents in Serie A and in the Champions League. After all, if the Moldovan goalkeeper makes the first save in the 77th minute, which was also easy, there is a reason.

Juve, Vlahovic out of focus

In the 7th minute, Cabal is passed over by a 30-meter throw, so Llorente finds himself one-on-one with Di Gregorio who saves with a rebound with his foot, coming out, at the near post. Ten minutes later, the post saves the goalkeeper on a right-footed shot from Griezmann who entered the area alone again from the same side. And Juventus doesn't show up in the Spanish area? Yes, in the 29th minute, with a shot from Vlahovic on a vertical assist from Thuram but without much luck, like in the 39th minute when he sends up in smoke an excellent fast counterattack with a flat right-footed shot that sadly goes wide and brings to mind the sea of ​​errors from last year. Three minutes later, the Serbian misses again but perhaps he is pushed at the moment of impact but the referee doesn't feel like whistling for a penalty. In the second half, after 3 minutes, a throw to the left where Lino puts it in first on the fly, Correa dummy it for Joao Felix who shoots with power and precision into the net at the near post. In the 8th minute Yildiz has the right ball to find the equaliser but he is slow in shooting so the shot is blocked.

Juve, Vlahovic out of focus

In the 7th minute, Cabal is passed over by a 30-meter throw, so Llorente finds himself one-on-one with Di Gregorio who saves with a rebound with his foot, coming out, at the near post. Ten minutes later, the post saves the goalkeeper on a right-footed shot from Griezmann who entered the area alone again from the same side. And Juventus doesn't show up in the Spanish area? Yes, in the 29th minute, with a shot from Vlahovic on a vertical assist from Thuram but without much luck, like in the 39th minute when he sends up in smoke an excellent fast counterattack with a flat right-footed shot that sadly goes wide and brings to mind the sea of ​​errors from last year. Three minutes later, the Serbian misses again but perhaps he is pushed at the moment of impact but the referee doesn't feel like whistling for a penalty. In the second half, after 3 minutes, a throw to the left where Lino puts it in first on the fly, Correa dummy it for Joao Felix who shoots with power and precision into the net at the near post. In the 8th minute Yildiz has the right ball to find the equaliser but he is slow in shooting so the shot is blocked.

Motta, Juve's difficulties

If Juve had difficulty creating chances before, against a team that was ahead and therefore more covered, they struggled even more. Thiago changed little or nothing, only Fagioli and Danilo in the final for Locatelli and Bremer. But it was enough to make Fagioli the protagonist in a negative way, who lost the ball alone in midfield, starting the counterattack that was cut short by a penalty foul 6' from the end by Cabal, a foul on Simeone. Correa scored the second goal from the spot with his right foot. Juve is not there yet, the championship is just around the corner.