Juve stays in Inter Milan’s slipstream: Vlahovic in extra time knocks out Salernitana in 10
Salernitana-Juventus 1-2
It's really true, every match makes history to sé: after the humiliating 6-1 suffered at the Allianz Stadium in the Coppa Italia only 72 hours earlier, Salernitana turned in a solid performance and remained at 1-1 against Juventus, despite the numerical inferiority due to the red for Maggiore, before però Dusan Vlahovic enforced the law of the "short muzzle" in full recovery, allowing the Bianconeri to get back to -2 from Inter.
Allegri's team certainly did not underestimate the commitment and tried from the very beginning: the Salernitana seemed crushed in their own area and only the great attention from the Granata defensive department prevented Costil from being beaten. On 39', forò, comes the unexpected home advantage: exchange Sambia-Tchaouna, ball to Maggiore who with a great left-footed shot beats Szczesny for the 1-0, result with which the first half will close.
Juve took a while to regroup and returned from halftime with Iling-Junior in place of Kostic and Rugani in place of Gatti. Eight minutes pass from the opening whistle of the second half and Maggiore è again a protagonist, this time in a negative way: the Granata footballer stops Rabiot and is cautioned for the second time (he had already been the recipient of a yellow at 0-0), leaving his team in ten.
The Bianconeri regained momentum, Allegri tried everything and put in a striker, Milik, taking out a midfielder, Nicolussi Caviglia: the strategy paid off at 65', when Iling-Junior found himself in the right place at the right time and shot into the net the ball deflected by Vlahovic a moment earlier. It would seem to be the prelude to another comeback after last Thursday’s: instead, the Grenadas resisted and began the recovery at 1-1.
Unraveling the puzzle and giving the three points to Juventus was Dusan Vlahovic: Danilo’s cross from the right, the Serbian took Gyomber’s time, got past him and scored a header, silencing the home crowd. Salernitana does not have the strength to react, they play until 97' but Juve does not take any risks and thus conquers; the third consecutive victory in the championship after those with Frosinone and Roma.
