Fabio Capello and Walter Mazzarri refused to put Juve’s defeat down to some controversial refereeing decisions.
“It was a strange game with essentially two own goals, as both took massive deflections,” said the Bianconeri boss after they lost 2-1 at Reggina. “We attacked and pushed for 90 minutes, but the ball wouldn’t go in. We accept the defeat and must move on, continuing to work hard.”
Juventus saw two goals disallowed and a clear penalty denied at the Stadio Granillo, but Capello was gracious in defeat.
“Unfortunately, when you concede goals like this it’s a clear sign that luck isn’t on your side. I always accept refereeing errors and only human, but that penalty was pretty clear for everyone to see. It was incredibly evident. Nonetheless, it’s a bit pointless to recriminate and complain now that the decision has been made.”
Whatever the result of tomorrow’s clash between Milan and Roma, Juventus will hold on to the leadership for this week, but the gap could be cut to just two points.
“I think tonight we proved once more than we are a great side,” insisted Capello, “as we played well, but those two strange goals gave us an undeserved defeat. Our compliments go to Reggina for taking full advantage.”
Walter Mazzarri was under real pressure going into this game, as the Amaranto were in penultimate place, so this victory was unexpected to say the least.
“I say that apart from today’s performance, we have been repaid for all the mistakes we made and the points we lost along the way this season,” said the Coach.
“It’s clear that a side like Reggina needs a lot of luck to beat Juventus, and we certainly had that this evening. We tried putting Juve under pressure early on, but their strength forced us to sit back a bit more. It was not a tactical choice. While we had all eleven men on the field, we did play well and had chances to increase our tally, so I could say it’s not a scandal we got the three points.”
Mazzarri also tried not to comment on the refereeing decisions that affected the 2-1 result.
“I have never commented on television replays before, even when they were errors against us, so I’m not going to start now. In all honesty, even if there was a mistake it is a drop in the ocean compared to the problems referees have caused us this season.”
“It was a strange game with essentially two own goals, as both took massive deflections,” said the Bianconeri boss after they lost 2-1 at Reggina. “We attacked and pushed for 90 minutes, but the ball wouldn’t go in. We accept the defeat and must move on, continuing to work hard.”
Juventus saw two goals disallowed and a clear penalty denied at the Stadio Granillo, but Capello was gracious in defeat.
“Unfortunately, when you concede goals like this it’s a clear sign that luck isn’t on your side. I always accept refereeing errors and only human, but that penalty was pretty clear for everyone to see. It was incredibly evident. Nonetheless, it’s a bit pointless to recriminate and complain now that the decision has been made.”
Whatever the result of tomorrow’s clash between Milan and Roma, Juventus will hold on to the leadership for this week, but the gap could be cut to just two points.
“I think tonight we proved once more than we are a great side,” insisted Capello, “as we played well, but those two strange goals gave us an undeserved defeat. Our compliments go to Reggina for taking full advantage.”
Walter Mazzarri was under real pressure going into this game, as the Amaranto were in penultimate place, so this victory was unexpected to say the least.
“I say that apart from today’s performance, we have been repaid for all the mistakes we made and the points we lost along the way this season,” said the Coach.
“It’s clear that a side like Reggina needs a lot of luck to beat Juventus, and we certainly had that this evening. We tried putting Juve under pressure early on, but their strength forced us to sit back a bit more. It was not a tactical choice. While we had all eleven men on the field, we did play well and had chances to increase our tally, so I could say it’s not a scandal we got the three points.”
Mazzarri also tried not to comment on the refereeing decisions that affected the 2-1 result.
“I have never commented on television replays before, even when they were errors against us, so I’m not going to start now. In all honesty, even if there was a mistake it is a drop in the ocean compared to the problems referees have caused us this season.”
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