Juventus striker Dusan Vlahovic returned to scoring on Wednesday evening, breaking the impasse for the Bianconeri of their prime Champions League showdown towards Manchester Metropolis.
The Serbian was sorely missed up to now few weeks, as Thiago Motta needed to improvise new options upfront amidst the dearth of real centre-forwards, so he tried fielding Weston McKennie and Timothy Weah in uncommon roles, however to no avail.
On Wednesday, the 24-year-old took the pitch with a chip on his shoulder, particularly with Erling Haaland being his reverse quantity.
Whereas the Norwegian had little pleasure towards the Bianconeri defenses, Vlahovic led Juventus to a 2-0 victory.
The previous Fiorentina man is now hoping that this win proves to be a turning level for the membership after an underwhelming run of attracts.
“The entire workforce performed an awesome sport, we ready nicely and did what we needed to. The consequence may give us an awesome assist for the remainder of the season,” stated Vlahovic in his post-match interview with Prime Video through IlBianconero.
“I wanted a little bit of luck on my ball (the ball solely simply crossed the road), however the necessary factor is that it went in.”
The Serbia worldwide revealed that he and his teammates had a actuality verify after the 2-2 draw towards Bologna on Saturday, and so they all agreed that the workforce should be solely targeted from the primary minute moderately than ready for a slap from the opposition.
“We talked about it within the locker room, we stated what we thought after Bologna. It’s not potential that we’ve got to count on a slap within the face each time we begin taking part in. I advised the lads that we may do it from the primary minute.
“This sport ready itself, however there are different necessary video games like Bologna or Cagliari at dwelling that we needed to win. We lack a little bit of expertise however we don’t have the luxurious of time right here at Juventus. We’re anticipated to ship outcomes straight away. We hope to proceed like this, opening a brand new chapter with this victory.”