Juventus had to respond to Inter and to do so, they had to bring home the three points; not only to keep the distance unchanged with the Nerazzurri but to defend against the arrival of Milan.
The Bianconeri, perhaps due to the absence of Vlahovic, suffered an unexpected defeat at home against Udinese, who scored the only goal of the match in the 26th minute of the first half through Lautaro Giannetti.
Allegri’s team failed to react and showed a disappointing performance, without creating many scoring chances.
Udinese defended with order and took advantage of counter-attacks to put the Bianconeri defence in trouble, with Zampa, the best player on the pitch, making six decisive saves.
Has Juventus given up?
The defeat complicated the plans of Juventus, who remain in second place in the standings with 53, 7 behind Inter in the lead and followed by Milan by a single length.
Juventus had to respond to the Nerazzurri, who had beaten the same Juventus 1-0 in Milan a week earlier, thanks to an own goal by Gatti, but this result seemed almost a surrender for first place, leaving open the one for second.
Udinese, on the other hand, won their third game in the championship and began to move away from the relegation hotspot, moving to plus three.
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