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Juventus? first-year manager reacts to his team?s eventful 4-4 draw at the San Siro. It was most certainly an eventful Sunday night at the San Siro. And for Juventus manager Thiago Motta, that meant seeing his team giveaway two first-half penalties, fight back from the first of those PKs to take a 2-1 lead only to go into halftime down 3-2 and then ultimately come back to earn a point in a 4-4 draw against arch-rivals Inter Milan in the first Derby d?Italia of the 2024-25 season.
So how do you process all of that"
Thiago Motta, managing his first game against his former side as Juventus manager, certainly tried to do just that on a night that proved to be just the third time ever the Derby d?Italia had eight goals or more scored. ?It was a game with many complicated situations, but we were able to stay in the game, even after the fourth goal, when it seemed really difficult,? Motta said after the final whistle. ?We have to analyze in detail, so many things happened and not all of them positive. We can improve on everything, every game is a story in itself, for example today we suffered a lot defensively after having only conceded one goal in the entire league season, and this shows the strength and quality of Inter. On the other side in attack we were always dangerous in a game that was always open with many chances for both teams.?
It proved to be the highest-scoring first half ever seen in ...