Juve, with Benfica, Allegri focuses on the trident: Milik and Kostic with Vlahovic

The quantity 3 is synonymous with perfection and Juventus know one thing about it in their very own little manner. Within the Bianconeri’s solely victory within the Champions League, within the match at house in opposition to Maccabi Haifa, absolutely the protagonist was Angel Di Maria, 3 assists for the three objectives scored by Juve. It is a pity that tomorrow night time in Lisbon, within the match that may decide the destiny of the Woman within the Champions League, Fideo can not activate the sunshine. Di Maria is injured, as is Pogba, Bremer and Paredes (will likely be lacking 4 new signings out of 6), so no trident, a minimum of on paper. Massimiliano Allegri should reorganize his Juve with one other kind (most likely the 3-5-2 utilized in current occasions) however with out giving up the right quantity: Dusan Vlahovic, Filip Kostic and Arek Milik would be the three musketeers of the assault. , with the tough process of overcoming the unbeaten Benfica and conserving alive a flame of hope for the second spherical.

Let’s begin with the numbers, which aren’t notably encouraging: the three have performed collectively two out of 4 Cup video games because the begin, at PSG and on the Allianz Stadium in opposition to Benfica: 2 defeats, 4 objectives conceded and a pair of made (one scored ). McKennie, the opposite Milik). Within the meantime, nevertheless, Juventus have grown, and likewise modified, and the entrance three in Portugal are being known as to a take a look at of maturity. Vlahovic is probably the most anticipated man, second-highest scorer within the league with 6 objectives (Arnautovic leads with 7) however solely a central participant in Europe this season. Dusan has little expertise within the worldwide enviornment (solely 6 matches within the Champions League) which he compensates for, nevertheless, with a big need to get on stage. For the ice-eyed ahead, the purpose is a type of dependancy: when it does not come he cannot overcome it, because it did in opposition to Empoli on Friday, and frustration typically turns to nervousness. The coach is working exhausting on this facet, as a result of losing vitality is just not worthwhile, particularly in the most costly matches even on an emotional stage (just like the one in opposition to Benfica) and tomorrow the Woman will want a lucid and rational DV9.

Di Maria has been the one one thus far who has been capable of mark Vlahovic within the Cup, Milik and Kostic shouldn’t have the creativeness and contact of Fideo however as a consequence of their traits they are often good for the Serbian, who performs with a striker by his aspect. higher and has the physicality to have the ability to reap the benefits of his teammate’s crosses. Milik of the three is the one with the longest tenure within the Cup and likewise with probably the most expertise (he had already performed with Napoli and Ajax). Like Vlahovic, he has left just one mark and has began from the bench within the final two days of the championship, within the derby and with Empoli, to make room for Moise Kean however above all to drink his energy for the important thing sport. He was additionally on the bench in the one Champions League win over Maccabi as he was getting back from a bodily downside, however he is nice now and may’t wait to personal it once more.

Milik did not rating in opposition to Empoli however seemed for the purpose with quite a lot of stubbornness. Denying him within the closing was an excellent show from Vicario and that made him even hungrier. Kostic, however, began from the beginning within the final league sport and performed maybe his greatest sport within the black and white shirt. Not like the Pole, who began very nicely regardless of solely arriving in the previous couple of days of the market, Kostic struggled a bit extra to adapt to the brand new actuality and his efficiency suffered. With Empoli he assisted Kean’s 1-0 and was the perfect among the many Bianconeri in crosses (9 in whole). The previous Eintracht Frankfurt, who received the Europa League as a protagonist in 2021-22, selected Juventus as a result of he needed to land on the planet Champions and now he doesn’t plan to go away it so quickly. Within the league he’s the king of the successful passes (3 assists, however not multi functional sport like Di Maria), within the Cup he solely made one, however not very helpful, in opposition to PSG. There may be nonetheless nobody for Vlahovic, who as an alternative typically occurs with Serbia, a lot to the delight of coach Dragan Stojkovic. There may be time to make amends and Benfica appears to be the proper alternative. Fideo with the magical foot won’t be there, however Allegri is relying on his anomalous trident to reactivate the thorn within the Champions League.