Bonucci Praise Juventus ‘spirit Of Sacrifice’ After Beating Lazio

The centre-back stepped up to convert two penalties this evening, as Paulo Dybala was out injured, and it was his first ever Serie A brace.

“It was a fundamental victory, as it’s always tough after the break for international duty,” Bonucci told DAZN.

“We know with this spirit of sacrifice, the games depend on us. We really did well to limit Lazio, allow them nothing and score two goals of our own.”

Max Allegri was screaming at his players in the last stages of the game, ensuring nobody was distracted.

“We know the coach gets very agitated in the final 10 minutes and focuses on keeping the tension high, especially when the lead is slender.”

With Dybala out injured, should the other Juventus strikers not contribute more to the Bianconeri goal haul?

“We must give our all to take Juventus back to battling for every objective. We created a few important situations today with the strikers, such as Alvaro Morata in the first half and Moise Kean in the second. The important thing is to bring home the three points, it doesn’t matter who gets the goals.

“I believe we will bring home better results with more determination and self-belief as the season goes on. When you are Juve and have the start to the season we did, criticism is natural and we need to take that, but we saw that with the right spirit, we can make the difference.”

Inevitably, considering he converted both at the Stadio Olimpico, Bonucci was asked why he hadn’t taken the penalty against Switzerland that Jorginho blazed over the bar in a decisive World Cup qualifier last week.

Source: Football-italia