That was a game we should have won. For the possession that Roma kept against us, they didn't really make much of it for the majority of the game and in the end there were some poor performances to let them have a goal and a penalty, without showing much end product. Every attack Juventus made was a lot more threatening than Roma, and there were some big chances for us. The team lacked the sharpness to punish them, the complacency in the first half was a real blow.
The midfield three were at close to their worst today. Marchisio didn't offer enough, Vidal's errors were obvious and Pirlo had a very casual performance. Roma did well to close down Pirlo and reduce his effectiveness for a long part of the game, constantly having someone close him down, but even when there was space he didn't put enough accuracy/pace into passes.
About replacing Mirko, I like Estigarribia as a player, but he doesn't directly replace Vucinic in this team. It needs someone with better close control and someone with enough flair to tap clever passes through the defense. Del Piero is an obvious player with those qualities, Giaccherini can do that quite well. It's hard to start either of those with 120 minutes in their legs though. I'm not glad that Vucinic is out for another two matches.
Man of the match is Barzagli or Buffon, don't mind which, both were by far my favourites tonight.
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