Bernardeschi: 'Juve need heart'

By Football Italia staff

Federico Bernardeschi felt the 3-2 Juventus thriller at Chievo showed “champions are great, but nothing matters on paper, you have to prove it all on the pitch.”

The former Fiorentina winger came off the bench and toe-poked in the winning goal at the Stadio Bentegodi.

“I am happy obviously, but regardless of the goal, I’m happy the first game went well with three points,” Bernardeschi told Sky Sport Italia.

“We knew it wasn’t easy to play here, especially with this heat, but the important thing is to have heart. Champions are great, but football proved once again that nothing matters on paper, you have to prove it all on the pitch during the 90 minutes.

“Obviously, we need to do better, but it’s tough at the start of the season to keep the tempo up for 90 minutes. We got the points and that’s the most important thing right now.

“I have to compliment Chievo, because they put in a great performance.”

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