Nice victory, but the team remains Ronaldo-addicted. The return of De Ligt: the best in his role. The (expected) rebirth of Bern. Juve-Raiola axis for a great Juve. The arbitration issue and the weekly havoc

Juventus’ victory over Cagliari is also my personal victory. I have always believed in Federico Bernardeschi. Now it is easy to pour rivers of ink on Bernardeschi’s “rebirth”.

Nice Juventus but it is forbidden to uncork champagne. At most a prosecco. Given so many good things, but Cagliari too tender to be considered a reliable test. Sure Cr7 scored 60 goals in 69 games in Serie A. However, Juventus today depends too much on its extraterrestrial. If he always scores before or after it is possible to jam. So it will be the case that the others, especially the midfielders, give a stir. De Ligt showed what he is on his return: the best in his role.

The Dutchman explained that with Pirlo “you play modern football and you agree to defend a man”. Dedicated to Sarri Maurizio, misunderstood coach that they do not regret in Turin, despite having won the ninth title in Madama’s recent history.

Juventus will have to demonstrate against opponents of greater lineage that the path taken by Pirlo is the right one.

Whatever happens this season, it will be better to have clear ideas for June. Relying on Mino Raiola. For Gravenberch and to understand how we can possibly get to Haaland. Phenomenon (winner of the annual trophy offered by “Tuttosport“) for which there are no more adjectives. A “crime” having hesitated last year when the Norwegian could arrive in Turin. Now the operation is complicated: even if Juventus will be able to beat the competition.

I come to the age-old arbitration question. The penalties whistled for ridiculous handballs in the area have almost disappeared (but some whistles still “bite”) the dossier on goals canceled for “offside” remains open. Rules, those in force, that go against the spirit of the game. Atalanta goes beyond the imagination. “Romance reality” that canceled a good goal (by Gosens) for a “homerus head” from Zapata caught offside. Torn the balance between attacker and defender. the current protocol the advantage is totally in favor of the defenders. Who wrote it has no idea how much effort it costs to score a goal. The goal is an edelweiss: difficult to find. The protocol must be revised. It is absurd. The massacre. is weekly. Extremely beautiful technical gestures thwarted by a notoriously inaccurate machine. The bureaucrats know the rules. But they are “third” compared to the game. They have never tried to run looking left and right, with two opponents on their sides, while the ball glides towards the foot or head. Often even flag wavers are wrong (in good faith): a question of visual “perception”. The inhumanity of varists must be fought. In the meantime, the show (of football) does NOT thank you.

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Andrea Bosco has worked on the “Guerin Sportivo”, the “Gazzetta dello Sport”, the “Corriere d’Informazione”, the Rizzoli magazines, the “Giornale”, Rai and Corriere della Sera. In recent weeks he is also in Italian bookstores and online stores with his latest book “The angel with dirty face”, dedicated to El Cabezon Omar Sivori and published by Minerva Edizioni, with a preface by Italo Cucci and afterword by Gino Stacchini

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