Harry Kane's midfield goal in the second half's extra time helped Tottenham win the friendly match in Singapore. The remaining goalscorers for the Spurs were Erik Lamela and Lucas Moura. On Juventus's side, Cristiano Ronaldo also scored next to Higuain's goal.
This is the first match coach Maurizio Sarri has led Juventus since he was chosen to succeed coach Massimiliano Allegri last month. In a post-match interview, the former Chelsea head coach emphasized Ronaldo's role at Juventus.
Cristiano is the best player in the team, he said. Therefore, we have to organize the playing style so that the remaining 10 players can defend well. He can play in any position on the pitch. He is the best, the important thing is that he feels free on the pitch.
Another positive point is Higuain's attitude. He shows seriousness in training.
Matthijs de Ligt also made his Juventus debut in the above-mentioned friendly match. He just joined the reigning Serie A champions in a deal worth 75 million euros earlier this week.
Besides De Ligt, Aaron Ramsey and Adrien Rabiot are notable new players of Juventus this summer. According to Coach Sarri, the transfer of "Ba Lam gia" is still not completed.
Looking back at the loss to Tottenham, he frankly pointed out Juventus' limitations: "This was a difficult match with a gap in the physical preparation process between the two sides. Tottenham have players who know each other after many years of playing football. In the first half, they played faster but that was normal.
If we want to show our style of play, we have to raise our squad instead of defend. In the first half, we couldn't do it so we had difficulties.
In the second half, the team put better pressure and scored a few good points despite being innocent when losing the ball. However, I also think it is affected by the difference in fitness.
Juventus have won Serie A in all 8 of their most recent seasons. For that reason, coach Sarri's main task in the 2019-2020 season is to help the "Old Da Nang" win the UEFA Champions League.
Juve's next match in ICC 2019 will be against Inter Milan in China at 6:30 p.m. on July 24 and August 10, against Atletico Madrid in Sweden.
