A narrow-nosed victory for Juventus at the Allianz Stadium, securing a 1-0 win over Fiorentina. Despite having three goals disallowed in the first half (one for McKennie, two for Vlahovic), Federico Gatti's goal uncorked the match and set the game on the right track for Allegri's team.
Juve responds to Milan and maintains a 6-point gap, also extending over Bologna (+4). A solid third place for the Bianconeri who are content with the narrow victory and return to winning in the league after 4 matches (two defeats against Napoli and Lazio, two draws with Atalanta and Genoa). The last Serie A success was a 3-2 win against Frosinone on February 25th.
First Half Decided by Gatti
In the first half, Juventus appeared more determined to achieve the result. At the 6th minute, referee La Penna disallowed McKennie's goal for offside. At the 12th minute, a second Juventus goal was disallowed, with Gatti hitting the crossbar, Vlahovic deflects it into the goal from close range but there was Bremer who, upon Var confirmation, was offside. The central defender tried again at the 21st minute and, on Bremer's header that hit the post, scored the 1-0. At the 32nd minute, Vlahovic scored again, on an assist from McKennie, celebrating repeatedly before referee La Penna, upon Var's indication, intervened disallowing the goal for a millimetric offside by McKennie.
Juve Defends in the Second Half and Secures the 3 Points
In the second half, Juventus lowered their center of gravity and withstood attacks from Fiorentina. Italiano's team came close to equalizing at the end with Beltran who, almost certainly, hit his teammate Nzola facilitating Szczesny's intervention. The Bianconeri almost exclusively focused on defending the result but Fiorentina's offensive maneuver was not effective enough to breach the Old Lady's defense. In the end, Moise Kean tried to seal it, without success. This marks a second consecutive victory for Juve after the one in the Coppa Italia against Lazio.
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