Wins From Fiorentina Due To An Own Goal And Continues To Be Pressed, Allegri Praises The Juventus Defense

JAKARTA - Juventus won 1-0 over Fiorentina in the first leg of the 2021/2022 Coppa Italia semifinal at the Artemio Franchi Stadium on Thursday, March 3 early morning WIB. Appearing at the opponent's cage, the Bianconeri came under intense pressure from the hosts.

Even so, the Old Lady's defensive line appeared strong to receive a barrage of attacks from La Viola. Massimiliano Allegri's team finally ended the match thanks to an own goal from Fiorentina defender Lorenzo Venuti in the 90+1 minute.

After the match, Massimiliano Allegri praised his team's defensive line. The Old Lady's defense - he considered it - was very solid in that crucial match so that they could avoid defeat.

"We have to congratulate Fiorentina, they played a good game. It hampered our game. Fortunately our defense worked well and an error from the opponent made us win," said Massimiliano Allegri, quoted from Tuttomercatoweb.

"The last pass we made some mistakes, with (Juan) Cuadrado we could have scored earlier, but winning in Florence was not easy because we lost a lot of players."

Furthermore, the Italian coach is also happy with the defensive three-defense scheme he has implemented. He also admitted his players were under pressure, but managed to develop in the second half.

"I see a neat team, Fiorentina is a team that creates an advantage on the outside. We have to play better from pressure, play more in the opposition half, but slowly we are improving and the team is getting more and more confident.

This result makes the Juventus retainer's level of confidence increase to appear in the 2021/2022 Coppa Italia semifinal second leg. Because, they will play at Juventus Stadium, which incidentally is at home on 21 April.