The players of Juventus played a draw with Inter in the first match of the semi-finals of the Italian Cup, 1:1 (0:0), and the Serbian representative Dusan Vlahovic once again found himself the target of criticism.
Vlahovic was on the field until the 74th minute when he was replaced by Arkadiusz Milik. Later, in the fifth minute of stoppage time, Romelu Lukaku equalized for the Neroazur from the penalty spot and set the final score.
Vlahovic was not happy about the change, nor was he satisfied with his game, which he did not hide even when he went to the bench. Di Marija also expressed his anger when Allegri took him off the field in the 65th minute.
- We have to cover the penalty area better. Federico Chiesa entered with different characteristics, we moved the ball a little faster and used the wings, but let’s not forget that Angel had the first chance of the match. And Dušan did well, I just had to introduce fresh players with different characteristics, to shake things up. I’m sure that Di Marija was not happy that he left, the players never are, but he was coming from the international break and from the national team and I needed someone who could change the pace – said Allegri.
Vlahović thus continued his streak of lackluster games at Juventus, and the Italian media strongly criticized him. “Gazeta” today evaluated the performance of the former Partizan striker and gave him the worst rating – five, along with Filip Kostic.
By the way, Lukaku earned a second yellow card for celebrating after scoring the goal, so he will miss the second leg.
- I don’t know what happened, since I entered the tunnel after the final whistle. It’s nothing, just a bit of chaos at the end of a tied game, we knew it was going to be difficult. Although they were coming out of a difficult period, they are still Inter and they proved that tonight – Allegri told Sport Mediaset.
