10 February 2019
Juve got back to winning ways with a solid defensive display and a convincing all-round performance. Hosts Sassuolo played well for the opening 15 minutes before the Bianconeri came into the contest, imposing their class and character. “Sassuolo’s game is heavily based on their deep-lying midfielder circulating the ball,” Massimiliano Allegri explained after the game. “They’re one of the teams with the most possession in their own half in the league. “We had a risk early on that [Wojciech] Szczesny dealt with, but after a quarter of an hour we started to play. They were struggling to cope with [Federico] Bernardeschi in the hole - he was playing well and they couldn’t read his passes. We didn’t concede and we created lots of chances. “[Paulo] Dybala did well when he came on, so did [Emre] Can and [Rodrigo] Bentancur,” Allegri concluded. “To play like this, everyone needs to contribute, but we should also compliment the team for how they dealt with the game.”
