Sarri Calls Fatigue As The Culprit For Juventus' Defeat From Udinese

Juventus coach, Maurizio Sarri (Twitter @juventusfcen)

JAKARTA - Juventus had to postpone the party as champions of the 2019-2020 Serie A after being defeated by Udinese 2-1 on Thursday, July 23 local time. Bianconerri coach Maurizio Sarri admits his team has lost the form and organization of the game.

The Bianconerri have dropped 18 points from winning positions in the Italian League this season. In last night's match, they took the lead at the Dacia Arena Stadium through a goal from Matthijs de Ligt. But goals from Ilija Nestrovski and Seko Fofana turned things around.

"That's what happened recently, we lost the organization and form (of the game)," Sarri told Sky Sport Italia as quoted from Antara, Friday.

"We did well in the first half, conceded an equalizer and wanted to win at all costs, that's why we started to get disorganized and slack off," he added.

A win over Udinese would mathematically seal a ninth straight Italian League title for Juve. But if Atalanta is able to beat AC Milan tonight, their points advantage can be cut to three points.

"It's hard to find balance at the moment, because everyone in the team is tired. We are not aggressive because of that either, but I believe organization is more important than aggression right now. It's more mental than physical exhaustion, as we lost our cool after the equalizer. position, "said the former Napoli and Chelsea coach.

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Juve have conceded 38 goals this season, a considerable number in the last decade.

"We also conceded 12 penalties, which is not common for big clubs. There are more penalties in general, it's an all-time record, even though our percentage has increased a lot compared to others."

"Giorgio Chiellini is practically absent throughout the season and people do not realize how (we lost) his experience and character. Leonardo Bonucci is also absent today, Miralem Pjanic has a muscle problem, but nothing serious," concluded Sarri. his team.