Gigi Buffon believes Juventus “changed” after the defeat to Genoa and that allowed them to beat Roma 1-0 this evening.
The Bianconeri emerged 1-0 winners thanks to an early Gonzalo Higuain solo effort, going seven points clear at the top of the table.
Gigi Buffon believes Juventus “changed” after the defeat to Genoa and that allowed them to beat Roma 1-0 this evening.
The Bianconeri emerged 1-0 winners thanks to an early Gonzalo Higuain solo effort, going seven points clear at the top of the table.
“I won’t say it’s a fundamental victory, because there’s a long way to go this season, but it is a win that gives us belief and creates a rather large gap,” the captain told Mediaset Premium and Sky Sport Italia.
“It allows us to go into the Christmas break with excellent sensations. It’s a wonderful game and both teams deserve credit. Roma came here aware of their quality, played to win and in the incidents we deserved the points, as Wojciech Szczesny made two or three excellent saves.
“It’s also true we suffered under pressure towards the end and held out well to keep the lead. I had already seen after the Genoa defeat that something had changed within us and I feel if we got the victory tonight, it was thanks to the loss at Genoa.”
Much like last season's loss to Sassuolo sparked a comeback to win the Scudetto, the 3-1 defeat at Marassi seems to have sparked Juve into life.