Chiellini: “And now Cesena”

“We’ve made life difficult for ourselves.” Giorgio Chiellini started his analysis of this evening’s win over Lazio with these words, thus pointing out the concept of “winning mentality”. Juve clinched a hard-fought victory, absolutely deserving an even sharper result. They were able to reach again the top of the table, thanks to their brilliant way of playing. However, this wasn’t enough for the Bianconeri: “At the end of the first half, we should have been two goals in front, instead we’ve conceded Lazio’s equalizer. The final minutes usually are the worst moment to be caught up, because you have no time to react. In fact, after the break, our way of playing was quite fragmented. Tension was high, because a draw in such match was unconceivable, considering that we’ve clearly dominated. We all thank Alex for his wonderful goal, but we must learn to seal the games in advance.” Being more clinical in front of the opponents’ door forms part of an improvement process. However, this development allowed Juventus to lead again the table and to show a very brilliant way of playing: “This is also the reason why we want to play These games are often tricky: we’ll play on a synthetic pitch, against a team which will have the chance to write an important page of their history, seeing that we’re unbeaten. Therefore, we must pay the most attention.”