Just five days ago, after testing positive for coronavirus on January 5, Colombian Juan Guillermo Cuadrado has already managed to change the face of Juventus with his speed, technique, fantasy and defensive attention, that he won the Italian Super Cup with him as a starter on Wednesday and defeated Bologna in the Serie A.
Cuadrado, born 32 years ago in Necoclí, has played Juventus in recent weeks, and especially with last week’s serious loss to Inter Milan, things had become slow and predictable.
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An involution that culminated in San Siro last Sunday, when his Juventus surrendered 0-2 against his former coach’s Inter Antonio Conte and Juventine’s ambitions in particular complicated to retain the title of champion of Italy for the tenth consecutive year.
That meeting was the fifth consecutive that Cuadrado missed, one due to a December deportation against Fiorentina and four due to the coronavirus that it hit in early January.
Juventus lacked his change of pace, his dribbling ability, his fantasy and his centers to find light in rival behind.
Cuadrado recovered from the corona virus and the mechanic last Wednesday morning Andrea Pirlo immediately launched him as a starter, despite not having participated in two weeks.
His performance was outstanding, both technical and athletic, and he wore one assist in the 2-0 victory that gave Juventus the Italian Super Cup against Naples.
Pirlo confirmed him in the starting eleven this Sunday at Juventus Stadium against Bolonia and the Colombian was the protagonist with another top-level performance in the right back, always present during offensive actions and at the same time attentive to defensive measurements.
He showed it at the start of the reboot, when he walked back more than sixty meters from the field to block a Bologna counterattack when Juventus led 1-0 thanks to a goal from Brazilian Arthur Melo.
And in ’71 he offered the American Weston McKennie the perfect center for this He scores the goal of the final 2-0 and will shield three points of great importance to the Turin squad.
Of course he also experienced a shock in the game at the start of the second half, when He averted a Bologna cross in the middle of the penalty area and was about to surprise his goalkeeper, Polish Wojciech Szczesny. However, the goalkeeper succeeded sent the ball to a corner kick and exchanged a smile with the Colombian.
Cuadrado’s great performance made a decisive contribution to the victory important for Juventus, which benefited from league leaders Milan’s 0-3 setback against Atalanta and Inter Milan’s scoreless draw, second, against Udinese.
Andrea Pirlo’s team is now fourth, one point behind Roma, third, five from Inter and six from Milan. All this with the game against Naples still to be played, which could bring him even closer to the top of the table.
EFE