Savona incredulous by his swift rise at Juventus: “I by no means anticipated such robust begin”

Juventus teenager Nicolo Savona was one of many primary stars in Saturday’s 2-0 victory over Udinese. The 21-year-old acquired the MVP award after the ultimate whistle.

The proper-back sealed the win with a second aim, pouncing on the rebound when Kenan Yildiz’s effort bounced off the put up. The Italian saved his composure to ship a low strike between the group and provides the Bianconeri the all-important two-goal benefit which remained intact till the ultimate whistle.

Earlier than the beginning of the season, Savona was a relative unknown who had but to make a single look in Serie A. He had solely featured for Juventus Subsequent Gen. However after impressing Thiago Motta in pre-season, he was handed a promotion to the primary group, and instantly thrust into the beginning lineup.

Subsequently, the fullback has even taken himself unexpectedly together with his swift rise to stardom as he admitted after the competition.

“I by no means anticipated such a powerful begin with good performances and targets,” mentioned the Juventus youth product in his post-match press convention through IlBianconero.

“We acquired again to successful methods, it was a superb efficiency by the group. At the moment, the coach requested us to press excessive. We had an excellent first half the place we managed to attain twice.”

Savona additionally hailed the good ambiance on the membership’s locker room.

“Successful was vital. I noticed a constructive temper within the locker room, correctly. We’re all very shut to 1 one other. We now have a younger group that can provide a lot power on the pitch.”

The proper-back was additionally requested what he and his teammates ought to enhance of their subsequent outings.

“It’s not straightforward to push ahead as it may lead you to errors. We all know we are going to face robust groups that may press excessive, so it’s as much as us to make the fitting selections.”