Federico Gatti the man of the last minute

Manos Staramopoulos • 12 de mayo de 2023

Gatti, who fixes the final 1-1 and transforms Juventus' hopes of reaching the UEFA Europa League final

Federico Gatti`s, hero of Juventus against Sevilla

Juventus equalized at the last moment, actually 40 seconds after the 6 minutes of added time had already expired. Corner kick from Chiesa, 3 headers from Danilo, Pogba and finally Gatti, who fixes the final 1-1 and transforms Juventus' hopes of reaching the UEFA Europa League final and saving a season from a crack into a much wider gap which without it would be disastrous.


Because support is short-sighted but here you have to be blind not to see how bad Juventus is. Is there still someone who wants to defend Allegri or justify the team, thinking it's just the fault of the judicial catchphrase? Come on, there's room. Playing like this, it won't be easy in a week's time, another Juve will certainly be needed. One more time, the umpteenth time.


Difficult to find the lowest point of the black and white season, but here we are close to the podium. Because in the autumn, at the time of the UEFA Champions League, at least there was the justification for the injuries, the imperfect form, the virtual Juve as Allegri confided in private. Today that alibi is gone, just take a look at the bench. After all, only Bremer and the real Pogba are missing. Sevilla, 11th in La Liga, minus 38 from Barcelona and minus 17 from fourth-placed Real Sociedad, make a great impression that not even with Manchester United.


And it's all the fault of Juventus, which lasts a quarter of an hour and can be said to be satisfied with closing the first half behind only by a goal, as well as the sea of boos from its fans, probably the same ones who had reserved the first for Adani at the opening chorus of the evening, obviously of insults.


The usual game, ugly. The risks of recent times, too many for the almost nothing produced in the offensive phase. A little 3-man and a little 4-man defense, but above all a very approximate defense, which at the turn of the first half gives the opponent 4 clear goal chances in 4 minutes: the first goes wide, the second goes inside (loses Di Maria ball, Campos flies on the right, En Nesyri scores), the third is thwarted by Bonucci and the fourth thwarted by Danilo and above all an offside which does not however erase the other ball lost by the haggard Video.


A blaze from Vlahovic for Juventus, but the firefighters are not needed because the Serbian does not see the goal. He lasts less than Juve and after an hour he is clearly rejected. A number of Szczesny is needed to prevent Rakitic from doubling.


Gatti spoke


Inside Chiesa for Kostic (but why?) and baby Iling for Miretti (convoluted): at the beginning of the second half a more classic 4-4-2 and Juventus more aggressive and certainly better. Bonucci breaks, Gatti enters who will score, while in Sevilla Ocampos, the best of all, was broken in the first half. In foreign exchange, Mendilibar certainly loses out. Even in the second half, the black and white wave actually lasts a handful of minutes, without Bono, the hero of world Morocco, ever having to really commit.


Gives a good hand Pogba, who remains the number one darling of the fans. A back-heel from him is enough to revive the stadium. Almost at the end, following an early intervention by Badé on Rabiot, Juventus demanded the penalty for a long time, the referee and the Var (who controlled but did not intervene) thought differently. At the last dive, Gatti's winning headbutt, for a draw that is not worth a victory, but almost.


Federico Gatti is a robust, right-footed, centre back who is 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) tall. Attributed Gatti's technique and vision to previous experience as a midfielder; he also has a strong personality and is strong in the air. Gatti excels at man-to-man marking.Can  play in a four-man defence and can also play centre-right in a three-man defence as he did for Pro Patria. Frosinone sporting director Guido Angelozzi drew comparisons between Gatti and Juventus' centre-back duo, defining Gatti as "a (Giorgio) Chiellini with (Leonardo) Bonucci;s feet".


Gatti made his Juventus and Serie A debut on 31 August 2022 against Spezia, winning 2–0. On 25 October, he made his Champions league debut in a 4–3 defeat against Benfica On 13 April 2023, he scored his first goal for the team, in the first leg of the Europa League quarter-finals against Sporting, allowing his team win 1–0. …



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