Back just five days ago, after giving positive results to the coronavirus on January 5, the Colombian Juan Guillermo Cuadrado has already managed to change the face of Juventus with his speed, technique, fantasy and defensive attention, that, with him as a starter, he won the Italian Super Cup last Wednesday and defeated Bologna on Sunday in Serie A.
Cuadrado, born in Necoclí 32 years ago, has completely reactivated the Juventus game, which in recent weeks, and especially in last week’s serious loss to Inter Milan, has become slow and predictable.
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An involution that peaked at the San Siro last Sunday, when Juventus surrendered 0-2 against Inter of its former coach Antonio Conte and in particular complicated Juventine’s ambitions to retain the title of Italian champion for the tenth consecutive year.
The meeting was the fifth in a row that Cuadrado missed, one because of the expulsion seen in December against Fiorentina and four because of the coronavirus that affected in early January.
Juventus missed the change of pace, his dribbling ability, fantasy and his centers to find light in the rear rival.
Cuadrado recovered from the coronavirus last Wednesday morning and the technician Andrea Pirlo immediately launched him as a starter, despite the fact that he had not competed for two weeks.
His performance was excellent, both technically and athletically, and he contributed to witness the 2-0 victory of the Italian Super Cup against Napoli against Napoli.
Pirlo confirmed it in the starting eleven and this Sunday at Juventus Stadium against Bologna, and the Colombian was the protagonist with another performance of the highest level in right back, always present in offensive actions and, at the same time, careful in defensive readings.
He showed it at the beginning of the restart, when he was more than sixty a few meters from the field to block a counterattack by Bologna when Juventus led 1-0 due to a goal by Brazilian Arthur Melo.
And in ’71, he gave the American Weston McKennie the perfect center for it He scores the final goal 2-0 and will protect three points of great importance for the Torino team.
Of course, in the duel he also experienced a scare at the beginning of the second half, when He deflected a Bologna cross into the center of the penalty area and was about to surprise his goalkeeper, the Polish Wojciech Szczesny. However, the goalkeeper succeeded send the ball to a corner and exchange a smile with the Colombian.
Cuadrado’s great performance contributed decisively to a victory important for Juventus, which took advantage of the 0-3 setback of the Milan leader suffered against Atalanta and the goalless draw of Inter Milan, the second, against Udinese.
Andrea Pirlo’s team is now fourth, one point behind Rome, third, five from Inter and six from Milan. All this, with the game against Napoli still to be played, which can bring him even closer to the top of the table.
EFE