Morata shoots himself while watching Diego Costa march

Juventus is going through a delicate moment. For the first time in a long time, Juventus spends Christmas out of the positions that give access to the Champions League in the Scudetto and is 10 points behind the head, one game less than Milan. There is little positive news in this period with Pirlo as the team manager. Cristiano Ronaldo is obviously saved from burning with 16 goals and two assists, including convalescence from COVID. In addition, among the new ones, the American McKennie is also receiving some critical acclaim in Italy. But far above the performance of Morata in this first part of the season stand out enormously. Italian critics weigh him in an important way. The Spanish striker has been vital, even more so when Cristiano has been out. He has 10 goals and six assists with very important appearances, both in the league and in the Champions League. In addition, it caused a penalty. All this contextualized within his traditional fight with the VAR.

The moment he lives and the reasons why he left Atlético is striking. He stopped feeling important, he observed that Simeone preferred to bet on Costa as soon as he returned from his convalescence and asked to leave. Like now the Hispanic-Brazilian. Morata is saved from the burning of Juventus while, from a distance, he watches how for the umpteenth time Atlético de Simeone has to go looking for a nine in the January market. There are many and it is paradoxical. His performance under Pirlo in 17 games is remarkable. In Italy his mentality stands out. “He is the best of the Juventus signings in the last market”, Tuttosport says in today's issue. “With him everything has been positive, showing more incisive than in all his previous stages with other teams”.

So much so that Morata has confined Dybala to a supporting role while negotiating a renovation that makes many wonder, looking at Morata, if that investment is really profitable. In addition, he is already identified as one of the “senatori” of the dressing room. Making cause together with the Bonucci, Chiellini, Buffon … In full maturity, Luis Enrique has not overlooked his moment and returned him to the National Team. Because that was another cause of his move. Morata saw that the train of the National Team, with the European Championship on the horizon, was leaving him and with Juventus he has returned on that path. Morata has been vindicated, so much so that its market value has risen significantly. He arrived at Juventus with a value of 40 million, according to the specialized site Transfermarkt. Months later, the update of the site shows that the striker is the soccer player in Serie A that has appreciated the most, going to 50 million. It has grown 10.