The hosts will surely take the Turin derby very seriously and I believe that the time has come for the Bianconeri to prove their worth in the national championship. Paul Pogba went the closest with a shot that was inches wide after a delicate layoff from Mario Mandzukic while Juan Cuadrado’s fierce long-range drive forced Gianluca Pegolo into a decent save.
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The loss, their first ever against the team from Reggio Emilia, was Juve’s fourth defeat in the domestic campaign and dropped them to 12th place. Sassuolo are fifth with 18 points. “We are Juventus and our approach needs to be different”. I saw a lot of complaining to the referee and that is what losers do.
Sassuolo scored in the opening half via a Nicola Sansone free-kick. “If we’d been a provincial side, I might have been satisfied with the way we played over 50 minutes with 10 men”, the goalkeeper told the club’s official website. I am stunned, as I am the captain and it hurts my soul to see my team dominated like that, to see my team not realise how important this game is and what attitude to take. “We’re all dreaming on winning a trophy, but we’re not talking about that for the moment”. “We wear the Juventus shirt and must do it justice”.
Juventus head coach Massimiliano Allegri has admitted that he was “very disappointed” with the way that his side performed against Sassuolo last night.
If they want Champions League football next term top performances are going to have to come thick and fast.
Despite having three victories from their first four fixtures, Torino haven’t tasted victory since their win against Palermo at the end of last month.
Juventus, who are unbeaten in the European competition, visit Borussia Monchengladbach on Tuesday.
“I don’t like to go on them, but in this case it’s right”.
“Yesterday wasn’t the real Juve”, the Frenchman told Sky Sport.
“We have to put our energy out there on the pitch, but without being nervous”.
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Juve are without the suspended Chiellini while midfielder Claudio Marchisio has recovered from flu and is set to feature.
