Juventus Hopes Victory Over Cagliari In Coppa Italia Defuses Tensions With Supporters
Juventus managed to make it to the quarter-finals of the Coppa Italia 2024/2025 after overthrowing Cagliari 4-0 on Wednesday, December 18, 2024, early morning WIB.
This victory is expected to increase self-confidence to move forward as well as help ease tensions with supporters.
As is known, the atmosphere at the Allianz Juventus Stadium was not doing well after the 2-2 draw against Venezia on Sunday, December 15, 2024.
Supporters looked angry considering the Old Lady couldn't win against the caretaker team at home. It was Juventus' fourth straight draw in Serie A.
Dusan Vlahovic became a player who fought directly with supporters in the stands after the match against Venezia.
However, after the victory over Cagliari, Turin's tense atmosphere subsided. Supporters with euphoria welcomed the positive achievement.
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All goals were created very well from the contributions of Dusan Vlahovic, Teun Koopmeiners, Francisco Conceicao, and Nico Gonzalez.
"We are delighted by this victory. There are so many supporters who came here tonight, supporting us from the first minute to the last minute," Vlahovic said at Canale 5.
In fact, tensions over Vlahovic's fight with some ultras in the stands had subsided before the match against Cagliari began.
They shouted the name Vlahovic during the warm-up and waved his hands as a sign of respect. Not to mention the banner outside the arena.
"I am very happy, because this is one of the biggest clubs in Europe with 60 million supporters."
"As I said, I apologize for what happened on Sunday, but we must continue to be together, unite, which is the most important thing," said the striker.
After the atmosphere returned to harmony with the fans, Vlahovic also looked at Juventus' journey in Serie A.
Currently, La Vecchia _a is thrown into sixth place in the standings with 28 points. They are nine points clear of Atalanta at the top of the standings.
Therefore, the victory over Cagliari is expected to spark the confidence of all Juventus players to cut the gap, especially with the top four teams also inhabited by Napoli, Inter Milan, and Fiorentina.
"Of course every win gives us confidence. However, we have to take it one game after another," Vlahovic said.
In the amount of three money with Vlahovic, Nico Gonzales, who contributed one goal, also expressed optimism in line.
Gonzales, who has been absent for two months, shows that his performance has returned after scoring an extraordinary goal in the match against Cagliari.
"Positive results are important. I think what we showed today is the path we want to continue. I am very happy."
"The first thing I have to focus on is being fit, helping the team, and still smiling. I want to bring that joy and make everyone here feel good," said Nico Gonzalez.
Furthermore, Juventus will face Empoli in the Coppa Italia quarter-finals in February 2025.
Meanwhile in Serie A, there are still two matches left this year, namely against Monza on December 23, 2024 and hosting Fiorentina on December 30, 2024.