Antonio Conte content believes that Juventus are making progress – Serie A Update
Juventus hosted the relegation zone outfit Cesena at the Juventus Arena on the weekend and beat the 19th placers 2-0. Juve head coach, Antonio Conte, was satisfied with the outcome of the game even though the Turin giants created numerous opportunities
but managed to score only twice.
The manager was content with the outcome of the game and believes that his side is on the right track. Conte was talking to the media after the game and he said:
"This result shows that we're maturing. I looked at the statistics and we had 70 percent of the ball possession and 21 shots. We're improving day by day."
Juve started the game in great fashion and were able to make good progress early on. The hosts were able to keep possession and dominated the low runners of the league throughout the 90 minutes of the game. The Lady Killers came close to scoring on numerous
occasions but failed to make the chances count.
However, La Vecchia Signora leading goal scorer, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Arturo-Vidal-c6760.
After eleven minutes of play, Vidal converted a penalty, scoring the second goal of the game for the Turin giants. Cesena were reduced to 10 men in the last 10 minutes of the game, when Francesco Antonioli was shown a red card for a poor tackle.
However, Juve lost their striker http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Mirko-Vucinic-c26024 after the striker suffered from a right thigh muscle tear. The hitman went through medical examinations on Tuesday, which showed that he will take at least three weeks to recover fully.
The former Roma forward is now expected to return to action after the winter break, and will miss the Serie A games against AS http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Roma-c31603 and Novara, and Italian Cup tie against Bologna.
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