Since May 21, 2016, when he was proclaimed Cup champion with a goal against Milan until this Sunday. 1590 days have passed until Álvaro Morata has returned to wear the Juventus number nine. More than a thousand days until returning to what he considers “his home”. The Spanish forward arrived in Turin on Wednesday and Andrea Pirlo already chose him among the starters this Sunday against Roma.
With a system similar to the one they played with Conte in his first stage (3-5-2) and with a known dance partner from his two stages at the Bernabéu, Cristiano Ronaldo, the Spaniard was successful in the pass although he did not enjoy any clear opportunity to get his first goal in this return to the bianconero who ended with a draw at two against Roma thanks to two goals from the Portuguese forward.
His most dangerous action came in the early stages of the match when he returned a good ball that came from the wing to Ramsey, who cut into the area, but offside. During the minutes he was on the grass, The striker tried to exploit his game from behind, trying to control and quickly return the ball with success and also forcing fouls. The good work of the capital's defensive line kept him out of the danger zone during the time he was on the pitch. The striker could not even test Mirante.
Your good intention, success in the pass but his lack of real danger towards the Romanist goal is worth an approved scrap in the Italian press notes, which gives him a five. “Let's give him time, but the best performance with Allegri came playing from the wing and Ronaldo is already there,” argue Gazzetta dello Sport. First exam saved for the tip, who is asked for more.
Pirlo justifies him
“Morata has arrived just two days,” said Andrea Pirlo. The Italian coach, who was his teammate in the first stage of this in Turin, defended the striker. Pirlo defended his own and asked for trust in the process. “We are a team under construction. We have not had time to test in the preseason and these games end up becoming tests,” he explained before the microphones of Sky Sports.
In addition to Morata and Pirlo, Juventus has added Arthur, McKennie, Caviglia, Gori and Kulusevski this summer to reinforce a squad that aspires to continue dominating Calcio with Inter as the toughest rival.