{"id":1009,"date":"2025-04-07T19:14:24","date_gmt":"2025-04-07T19:14:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.matteocoachperformance.it\/?p=1009"},"modified":"2025-04-07T19:14:24","modified_gmt":"2025-04-07T19:14:24","slug":"juve-drop-more-points-after-second-half-drop-off-against-roma","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.matteocoachperformance.it\/?p=1009","title":{"rendered":"Juve drop more points after second-half drop-off against Roma"},"content":{"rendered":"


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The more things change, the more they stay the same.<\/p>\n

For all the good vibes that have come from the appointment of Igor Tudor to the top job at Juventus, it\u2019s clear he hasn\u2019t had time to fully correct some of the team\u2019s shortcomings. That includes one of their most maddening tendencies: the inability to put a full game together.<\/p>\n

Juve looked great in the first half of Sunday\u2019s prime-time trip to the Stadio Olimpico to face a red-hot Roma<\/a> side that had won seven games in a row coming into the night. In the first 20 minutes or so, they were utterly dominant, and even when Roma worked their way into a little bit of a better spot, they were still the team on top when a sick volley from Manuel Locatelli put them ahead early in the period.<\/p>\n

But the Juve that came out of the locker room was not the same as the one that went in. Their edge was significantly blunted, and bad mistake on a corner allowed the hosts to equalize in four minutes. They were never able to truly threaten to retake the lead, and eventually skidded to a 1-1 draw, the utility of which won\u2019t be fully clear until Bologna play Napoli on Monday.<\/p>\n

Tudor had almost a full squad at his disposal, missing only Arkadiusz Milik, Federico Gatti, and Mattia Perin. He utilized a 3-4-2-1 system, with Michele Di Gregorio standing behind Pierre Kalulu, Renato Veiga, and Lloyd Kelly. The team\u2019s Americans served as wing-backs, Weston McKennie on the right and Timothy Weah on the left. Locatelli linked up with Kh\u00e9phren Thuram in midfield, while Nico Gonz\u00e1lez and Kenan Yildiz supported Dusan Vlahovic up front.<\/p>\n

Roma manager Claudio Ranieri took over after the sacking of Daniele De Rossi and Ivan Juric and has since turned the team\u2019s fortunes around. They\u2019ve been the most in-form team in Serie A since Ranieri came out of retirement, one that hasn\u2019t lost since December. He countered with a 3-4-2-1 of his own, but was missing Paulo Dybala \u2014 out for the year after undergoing surgery \u2014 as well as Lorenzo Pellegrini, Saud Abdulhamid, and Devyn Rensch to injury, while Alexis Saelemae was suspended for yellow card accumulation. Mile Svilar started in goal behind Mats Hummels (who just this week announced he would retire at year\u2019s end), Gianluca Mancini, and Evan Ndicka. Zeki \u00c7elik and Angeli\u00f1o started in the wing-back spots, with Bryan Cristante and Manu Kon\u00e9 in between them in midfield. Matias Soule\u2019 and Stephan El Shaarawy supported Artem Dovbyk in attack. <\/p>\n