""When you play with four at the back, you have to spread the ball and surround them, so you create one-on-one situations. I kept telling them to find Yildiz and [Francisco] Conceicao, because Sassuolo were pinned back into their own penalty area.""
""Instead, we made decisions that in the long run we paid a price for, because too many times we didn't make the right choices, there wasn't enough maturity. We conceded the equaliser, created quite a few situations similar to the one that Sassuolo scored from, we had at least 10 of those, but we weren't reactive enough, didn't make the smartest choices.""
Juventus drew 1-1 with Sassuolo, denting their top-four hopes in Serie A. Kenan Yildiz scored early, but Andrea Pinamonti equalized. A late penalty by Manuel Locatelli was saved, marking Juventus' third home draw this year. They had 18 shots, with 8 on target and an expected goals (xG) of 2.13, yet failed to secure a win. Spalletti criticized decision-making and maturity, noting Juventus has missed three penalties this season, which could be costly in the standings.
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