The striker’s brilliant late goal helped the Bianconeri leapfrog Napoli at the top of Serie A,and he says he learned his craft watching old videos of the Dutch strikerA fifth consecutive Serie A title was the final thing on Gigi Buffon’s mind when Juventus faced Napoli in late September. “Let’s just put that whole discussion to one side,” he implored reporters at the cessation of a 2-1 defeat that left his team 10 points adrift of top spot with a mere six games played.
The reigning champions were a mess – disjointed and uncertain. In allowing Carlos Tevez, and Andrea Pirlo and Arturo Vidal to leave,Juventus had dismantled the spine of their (nearly) all-conquering team. Together with the also-departed Fernando Llorente, they had scored more than half of the club’s goals in each of the past two seasons.
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Source: theguardian.com