The champions of the TIM Cup came a surprise to everyone as newly promoted Sassuolo beat Serie A giants 2-1 in the final game to secure the victory. The first game between Juve and Milan ended 0-0 and Milan went on to win on penalties. The second game was Sassuolo vs Juventus where once again the game finished 0-0 and had to be decided by spot kicks of which Juve went on to win. The final game of the TIM Cup was between Milan and Sassuolo. With Milan strong favourites they went one up in no time but then found themselves losing the game 2-1 which made Sassuolo the champions.
This pre season tournament was mainly to work on fitness rather than getting a result. Conte said this after the tournament "Our legs were heavy and we were tired. This was not the real Juve. We have much work to do." This shows us that Conte focused more on fitness than class in this tournament and this tournament could be a huge help for Juventus in the upcoming weeks as Antonio Conte has been able to see where his players are fitness wise and he can decide how much more work needs to be done to be able to retain their Serie A title and as Conte said Juve still have much more work to do.
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