Juve’s coming off a slog of a weekend performance against Bologna, with Vlahovic bailing that dreck of a performance out with a stoppage-time goal. (Although, knowing how Juve played, maybe you don’t want to remember much of it.) That might also have something to do with the fact that it’s been nearly two months since said first leg at the Franchi, with quite a bit happening between then and now.įor Max Allegri and Juventus, it’s not like it’s been all that good, either.
So much of that first leg of this Coppa Italia semifinal was about Dusan Vlahovic going back to Florence for the first time since signing with Juventus that sometimes you forget that Juve’s up in the tie or just how it all played out. It’s not like Juve wholeheartedly deserved it with how they played, but the style points aren’t exactly flowing like a couple of bottles of expensive Dom in the VIP section these days, so we’ll take whatever we can get. And, as we remember, that 1-0 aggregate lead is thanks to an own goal that Fiorentina saw bank in off Lorenzo Venuti six weeks ago to give Juve this slim advantage.
Juventus’ aggregate lead over Fiorentina is all of 1-0 after the first leg. Of course, there’s much more to it than that. Fiorentina Allegri remains positive despite constant criticism The Old Lady Speaks Podcast, Episode 95: Juventus slog through another weekend