Interim Juventus boss Paolo Montero praised his gamers’ battle after they recovered from 3-0 down within the last 14 minutes to assert a 3-3 draw towards Bologna in Serie A on Monday.
Juventus sacked Massimiliano Allegri final week within the aftermath of their Coppa Italia last victory over Atalanta, citing his fiery behaviour as a significant factor of their choice.
On Monday, they got here up towards the person tipped to exchange him in Bologna coach Thiago Motta, who noticed his group race right into a 3-0 lead inside 53 minutes.
Nonetheless, Federico Chiesa’s 76th-minute effort kickstarted a surprising turnaround, with Arkadiusz Milik’s free-kick quickly after teeing up a grandstand finale.
Kenan Yildiz then scored an 84th-minute equaliser because the Bianconeri prevented defeat after trailing by three targets for the primary time of their Serie A historical past.
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Whereas they’ve drawn every of their final six league video games and will slip outdoors the highest 4 on the ultimate matchday, Montero believes they deserve credit score for his or her efforts.
“In my opinion, the draw was the truthful end result,” Montero advised DAZN.
“The victory on Wednesday was necessary, mentally it drained them and to come back right here towards among the best groups for the time being like Bologna, you will battle.
“After that dip in mentality, they fought again with delight and confirmed how a lot they care in regards to the shirt.”
