The variance tax: How Juventus dominated Milan and still only left with a point

Three matches into the season, Luciano Spalletti has already established the league's dominant defense. It was a masterclass in structural control — a theme that's shown up multiple times in the first few matches.

The variance tax: How Juventus dominated Milan and still only left with a point

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Three matches into the season, Luciano Spalletti has already established the league's dominant defense.

It was a masterclass in structural control — a theme that's shown up multiple times in the first few matches.

Rather than merely surviving attacks, Juventus are completely suffocating them […]

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Three matches into the season, Luciano Spalletti has already established the league's dominant defense. It was a masterclass in structural control — a theme that's shown up multiple times in the first few matches. Rather than merely surviving attacks, Juventus are completely suffocating them […]

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What we saw against Milan wasn't just a good defensive outing.

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