Juventus midfielder Federico Chiesa has slam claims that the Turin lacks attacking, but frustrated, they failed to beat Hellas Verona.
He disagreed, citing fatigue as the possible reason they were held to a 1-1 draw. He blamed his side for failing to control the game when they were winning.
Portuguese International Cristiano Ronaldo gave the Turin a lead shortly after the second half, but they could not keep it. They were pegged back with just 15 minutes to go after.
With just 15 matches left to play, The Old Lady is seven points behind Inter Milan, and Fede urges the team to show they are ‘Juve’.
“Yes, we have important players who are not at their best, they have to recover. But we are Juve. This must not create an excuse for us. Period. We need to think about Tuesday’s game now and win the championship. Because we still believe in it,” Chiesa said
However, Juventus has several injuries at present, and Chiesa charges that should not be the excuse. He urge his teammate to prove, “we are Juve.”
“While we do have a number of key players missing, our team was the better on the night. And the better on paper by some distance, and we really should be winning these matches,” the Italian said.
“I disagree on this assessment because we scored three goals against Crotone, but we could have scored six,” Chiesa disagreed.
Meanwhile, Fikayo Tomori will surprisingly take Alessio Romagnoli’s spot despite Romagnoli’s recent performances. The captain has been under critics for his performances in the last few weeks especially, the mistake on Thursday against Red Star Belgrade.
According to Stefano Pioli, who has made up his mind, it is time for Tomori to start alongside Simon Kjaer in the heart of the defense. Following such change, Goalkeeper Donnarumma will captain AC Milan against AS Roma.