After Juventus’ hard-fought victory over managerless Spezia, Angel Di Maria has realized that “Italian football is generally very difficult.” He now turns his attention to Nantes in the Europa League. The Old Lady put in a far cry from their best, but they got the job done thanks to substitute Di Maria’s snooker shot and Moise Kean’s scuffed volley from a Filip Kostic cross.
After losing Bartlomiej Dragowski to injury, the hosts could consider themselves unlucky because they had more possession, chances, and shots on goal. However, Mattia Perin proved decisive by saving Emmanuel Gyasi and Dimitrios Nikolaou. After playing so many games, we sometimes get a little worn out. Italian football is generally complicated, especially if you open yourself to the counterattack. We are attempting to keep our heads up and keep on getting to the next level.”
Since away goals no longer count double in UEFA tournaments, the Europa League draw with Nantes ended in a 1-1 draw, so an interest in France will result in extra time, and a win would send Juve into the Round of 16. We want to qualify, we deserved a better result on the first leg, and now we’re trying to do everything we can to advance.