"Adzic didn't want to score for Juve": conspiracy theory highlights Sassuolo loanee's hesitation

Juventus' already painful defeat in the transfer to Sassuolo – suffered in the last breath after having recovered the disadvantage twice, the last time just three minutes before the final goal in the 94th minute – was made even more painful by the circumstances that the winning goal for the team of technician Aquilani was scored by Vasilije Adzic, who is still owned by the black and white club and was loaned to the green team last month for a fee of 500 thousand euros. The 20-year-old Montenegrin talent is clearly not considered by Spalletti and the directors as a player already ready and useful for the first team: hence the decision to send him to "be done" and find minutes elsewhere.

Vasilije Adzic does not celebrate after the goal scored in the last minute

In the match played on Sunday evening at the Mapei Stadium, Adzic came on in the middle of the second half in place of Thorstvedt, becoming the hero of the day for Sassuolo in the 94th minute, when he beat goalkeeper Vicario at the end of a counterattack that found coach Spalletti's team unforgivably exposed, who had just achieved a 2-2 draw. The teams were spread out all over the field and tired, the ball lost by the (again) weak Kolo Muani in the Emilian team's area caused the change of possession to the feet of an excellent Matic, who passed to Laurienté, who from the right gave the ball to Adzic. The Montenegrin assessed for a few moments what he had to do and, after seeing that Douglas Luiz was not getting close to close the space on him, beat Vicario with his right.

Conspiracy theory abroad: "Adzic didn't want to score"

That moment of hesitation by Adzic – completely normal to understand whether it would be more appropriate to pass the ball in the center of the area to one of Bowie and Dominguez, who had followed the action, with only Bremer between them – became the spark that ignited a conspiracy theory abroad, according to which the youngster who came to Juve from Buducnost two years ago for 5.3 million euros plus 2 million in bonuses, had "done everything not to score" against the team that still owns his card and where he dreams of returning to become a pillar of the future.

"Adzic didn't want to score, he was waiting for someone to take the ball from him" is one of the comments posted on X. And further: "Adzic almost didn't want to score the decisive goal, remember he's on loan from Juventus", "Adzic tried twice to save Juve, but saw Douglas Luiz defending like a 5-year-old and had to end the match".

Yes, Douglas Luiz: the Brazilian's choice not to intervene, not realizing that Bremer had regained position against Bowie behind him, is the other half of the discussion on social media after the match. A behavior that, together with his attitude on the pitch, has caused harsh comments towards the midfielder, whom Spalletti has brought back to the center of Juve's project after loans to Nottingham Forest and Aston Villa.

"Douglas Luiz is a footballing certainty, he just needed to feel the confidence again," the coach had said on the eve of the match at the Mapei Stadium. Many black and white fans do not think the same after the defeat to Sassuolo, and imaginary and ridiculous conspiracies have nothing to do with it.