Maurizio Sarri urged his Juventus players not to lose their focus as they have a second chance to clinch their ninth Serie A title in a row...
Maurizio Sarri urged his Juventus players not to lose their focus as they have a second chance to clinch their ninth Serie A title in a row on Sunday at home against Sampdoria.
The champions fell to a shock 2-1 defeat at struggling Udinese on Thursday to miss out on wrapping up the title with three games to play.
“We must be combative and not lose our heads, because going close counts for nothing. In all the games we want to bring home points even if we have until August 2 to do it,” said Sarri.
Juventus’s final three games are against Sampdoria, Cagliari and Roma. The former Chelsea and Napoli boss blamed physical and mental fatigue as his side conceded two second-half goals in Udinese, including the decisive blow in stoppage time.
“In Udine we made a mistake in our desire to attack,” said the 61-year-old. “It is an atypical moment, it never happened to play the season in July. This is the most difficult season in the history of Italian football, with enormous difficulties for everyone.”
Sarri remains wary of Claudio Ranieri’s 14th-placed Sampdoria who are coming off a 2-1 derby defeat to city rivals Genoa.
“Sampdoria are not an easy team to face. They are organised, I think...
