Juventus is out of breath in the race for the top 4

Yesterday, Juventus without Alex Sandro suspended, Moise Kean, Mattia De Sciglio and Kaio Jorge injured, so 20-year-old Tommaso Barbieri made his Serie A debut as a right winger in a 3-5-2 formation. The host also did not have the strongest force when Domenico Berardi and Mert Muldur were injured.

Sassuolo continuously bombarded the away team's goal after the opening whistle. 20 minutes, Nedim Bajrami comfortably finished in the penalty area but the ball went over the bar. Five minutes later, it was Davide Frattesi's turn to miss a chance with a shot from a tight angle that went into the net next to the goal.

Goalkeeper Mattia Perin had to save his head in the 55th minute, when he pushed Maxime Lopez's right foot cut from outside the box. The Juventus keeper continued to face the challenge with a header from close range from Gregoire Defrel, after a corner fix.

Sassuolo's effort to force the field paid off in the 65th minute. The 22-year-old Italian midfielder Nicolo Fagioli cleared the ball in the penalty area, allowing Defrel to turn his left foot to the corner near Perin. After making room for Federico Chiesa, Fagioli burst into tears on the bench and was comforted by his teammates.

Only after conceding a goal did Juventus put great pressure on the home goal. In the 73rd minute, from the corner on the right, Adrien Rabiot hit the corner with a header, but Andrea Consigli flew to push the crossbar. A minute later, it was Angel Di Maria's turn to splurge with a close-range shot over the bar.

Juventus almost conceded another goal in the 86th minute. Substitute Emil Ceide sped from his own half into the away box and shot over the bar, instead of passing it across to Frattesi in an empty position.

However, a 1-0 victory was enough for Sassuolo to rise to tenth with 40 points, four points behind Juventus. In the second half of Serie A, Sassuolo has won 23 points from 11 matches, just behind Napoli (25 points) and Lazio (24).

Juventus faces a difficult schedule, when they meet Sporting in the quarter-finals of the Europa League on April 20, Napoli in the 31st round of Serie A on April 23, and then as Inter's guest in the semi-finals of the Italian Cup. . Coach Max Allegri said Juventus will focus on each match, and revealed that Paul Pogba is "far away" to be in the best shape to play the full 90 minutes. He also defended Fagioli, noting that "everyone makes mistakes in life" and that the team did not perform well.