Tudor: Bologna draw not pivotal to Juve´s Champions League hopes

Igor Tudor remained upbeat astir Juventus’ chances of finishing successful the Champions League places contempt being held to a 1-1 gully against Bologna connected Sunday.

Tudor watched connected arsenic Khephren Thuram’s aboriginal onslaught was cancelled retired by Remo Freuler’s extremity 9 minutes aft the restart astatine the Stadio Renato Dall’Ara.

Indeed, Juventus person present drawn 15 league matches this season. Only successful 1955-56 (17) and 1965-66 (16) person they managed much successful the competition.

The effect keeps Juventus successful 4th successful Serie A, level connected points with some Roma and Lazio, portion seventh-placed Bologna are lone a constituent disconnected the pace.

And with 3 games of their play left, Tudor acknowledged that the contention to vie successful Europe’s elite contention adjacent twelvemonth was acold from over.

“There are 3 games left, and we are inactive fourth, albeit level connected points. We spell to Lazio with confidence, past there’s Udinese and Venezia,” Tudor told DAZN.

“I said earlier kick-off that, immoderate the result, thing volition beryllium decided tonight. I americium saying the aforesaid against Lazio.

“One crippled cannot determine everything erstwhile determination are truthful galore teams crammed unneurotic successful a fewer points.”

Juventus are fixed a 42.3% accidental of finishing successful the apical 4 according to the Opta supercomputer, up of Lazio (20.5%), Roma (16.8%) and Bologna (13.8%).

Though the hosts dominated possession, it was Juventus who looked the much apt to triumph the game.

Tudor’s squad had goals ruled retired for offside successful either fractional by Nicolas Gonzalez and Andrea Cambiaso, but Tudor insisted the effect was fair.

“The players gave their all… We created opportunities, but we are contented with the point, each things considered,” Tudor added.

Bologna and Juventus person present drawn 5 consecutive matches successful Serie A for the archetypal clip since the play betwixt 1978 and 1980.

But speaking aft the game, Bologna brag Vincenzo Italiano shared the aforesaid outlook connected the brushwood arsenic Tudor.

“There are inactive 9 points up for grabs and that’s an tremendous magnitude astatine that level of the table,” helium said.

“It volition beryllium a existent battle. There are galore head-to-head clashes inactive to beryllium played, truthful whoever has the astir accordant mentality and strength volition execute their objective.”

Bologna instrumentality to league enactment against AC Milan this Friday successful what volition beryllium an audition for their Coppa Italia last clash against the aforesaid opponents connected May 14.

They extremity their play with matches against Fiorentina and Genoa successful Serie A.

“Clearly, the archetypal gathering with Milan is successful Serie A, we indispensable spell determination to prime up points,” Italiano said.

“I deliberation we’ll beryllium precise concentrated, and it won’t distract america up of the Coppa Italia.”