The midfielder is prone to crying, but against Milan his emotions proved that he can guide the Bianconeri to title hopes
Manuel Locatelli never has been one to hold back the tears. He sobbed after he scored his first Serie A goal back in 2016, when he became a European champion with Italy in 2021 and again when injury forced him out of a game against Inter last year. As Giorgio Chiellini brought down the curtain on his own 17 seasons at Juventus, he noted: “Locatelli has been crying since yesterday. I told him to stop.”
It happened again yesterday, Locatelli weeping into the arms of Daniele Rugani after delivering the Bianconeri a win over his former club Milan at San Siro. Juventus had struggled early on against opponents who began the weekend on top of the Serie A table, before a red card to Malick Thiaw on the brink of half-time shifted the balance in their favour. Locatelli finally broke the deadlock with a deflected strike in the 63rd minute.
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