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The Atomic Ant has explained why he chose not to leave the club and underlined his intent for the rest of the season…

Juventus ace Sebastian Giovinco believes he was right to stay on at the club and fight for his place, as he explains his new found taste for success.

The Italian youngster has been outstanding when he has been given the chance to play. And he was one of his sides’ most outstanding players during the 5-1 win over Sampdoria. The story could have been so different, though, as Giovinco was linked with a number of clubs earlier in the campaign. However, he now feels his decision to stay on is starting to pay dividends.

“I play for one of the best teams in the world and I have the good fortune of doing it in my city, so why should I have left? I am aware of what I have in my locker,” Giovinco told Tuttosport.

While ‘La Formica Atomica’ is enjoying the moment, he is well aware that Calcio can either make or break a player.

“You only need to make a couple of mistakes and you get hammered,” added the playmaker.

“I remember what happened with Gianluigi Buffon. It seemed like he couldn’t save anything, but now we are all talking about the best goalkeeper in the world, there needs to be more balance.”

Giovinco believes the key to his success is the fact that he has had his put his nose to the grindstone in training, and he is also hoping to rediscover his goalscoring touch soon too.

“I let the facts do the talking. The facts are in training with the work. Words count for nothing in football,” added the youngster.

“The goal is what I am missing. I am not a striker, but goals give you security and they raise your self esteem.

“Look what happened with Amauri. He didn’t score for eight months and then he got one and the flood gates opened.”

The starlet was instrumental in his side’s 5-1 demolishing of Sampdoria…

Juventus midfielder Sebastian Giovinco has spoken about the “spectacular” fashion in which the Bianconeri were able to defeat Sampdoria last night.

The 22-year-old stated that Juventus played a near-perfect match, other than conceding a goal.

“It was important to win and we did so in a spectacular manner,” the Italian international told the club’s official website, Juventus.it.

“Today it was a near perfect match. Sure we conceded a goal, but the performance was a good one and the result speaks clearly for itself.

“Today we interpreted the match excellently, we enjoyed ourselves and this is something I did not experience last year. I am very happy,” he summed up.

The Bianconeri’s next opponents will be Napoli on Saturday evening.

Juventus made it two wins on the bounce in Serie A with a thumping 5-1 win over Sampdoria at at the Stadio Olimpico.

Amauri (2), Giorgio Chiellini, Mauro Camoranesi and substitute David Trezeguet scored the goals as Juventus produced their best performance of the season to leapfrog Sampdoria, for whom Giampaolo Pazzini grabbed a consolation, into second place.

It was third against second in Turin, as both sides looked to chase leaders Inter. The Bianconeri ended a run of four winless league matches at the weekend, but came into this game with serious injury problems as Tiago, Alessandro Del Piero, Claudio Marchisio, Hasan Salihamidizic, Jonathan Zebina, Martin Caceres and Vincenzo Iaquinta were out. Fabio Grosso, Fabio Cannavaro, Momo Sissoko and Sebastian Giovinco returned in a 4-2-3-1.

Samp were in confident mood having thrashed Bologna 4-1 on Saturday, and could temporarily go top by winning again. The Blucerchiati made two changes as Daniele Gastaldello came in for Marco Rossi at the back, while Angelo Palombo suffered a muscular problem and was replaced by Fernando Tissone. The best strikeforce in Italy at the moment, Antonio Cassano and Giampaolo Pazzini, led the attack.

Juventus created the first opening of the game on 10 minutes as Luca Castelazzi saved well from Grosso before Diego fired over from the rebound via a deflection. From the following corner Castellazzi flew low to his right to make a brilliant stop from Giorgio Chiellini’s header.

The home side were doing most of the running, but Samp fired a couple of warning signs through Marius Stankevicius and Reto Ziegler.

The deadlock was broken in Juventus’ favour on 25 minutes in scrappy circumstances. A corner from the left was not cleared properly by the Samp defence, and Amauri was on hand to lash home the loose ball.

Giovinco tested Castellazzi with a long shot, and Amauri headed wide before Samp made a tactical switch on 36 minutes as Claudio Bellucci replaced Luciano Zauri and the visitors moved to a 4-3-1-2.

A second Juventus goal was on the cards, though, and it arrived on 42 minutes. Chiellini charged forward from defence, laid the ball off to Amauri on the left, and then tapped home at the back post from the Brazilian-born striker’s centre.

Stankevicius fizzed an effort wide before the half time whistle, but it had been Juve’s best half of football this season so far.

Juventus almost made it three straight after the interval, but Castellazzi saved brilliantly to prevent a Stefano Lucchini own goal.

Marco Padalino replaced the disappointing Tissone as Samp threw on their second substitute of the evening.

On 49 minutes it was indeed 3-0. Diego slipped through Giovinco, who cut back expertly to Mauro Camoranesi to sidefoot home.

Giovinco was on fire down the left, and could have made it four a few minutes later as he raced past Stankevicius before shooting into the sidenetting. Grosso also hit a 30-yard piledriver inches past the top corner.

A fourth goal was coming, and it arrived on 61 minutes as Amauri bulleted home a header into the far corner from Camoranesi’s cross.

It had been a miserable night for Samp, but they at least grabbed a consolation three minutes later. Bellucci crossed from the left and Pazzini nodded into the top corner from six yards.

Juventus gave a run-out to David Trezeguet and Paolo De Ceglie, who came on for Amauri and Felipe Melo.

Trezeguet should have scored on 71 minutes as Giovinco put the ball on a plate for him at the back post, but the Frenchman fluffed his shot.

Substitute Trezeguet did find the back of the net three minutes from time as he headed past Castellazzi from Grosso’s deep cross.

With this win Juventus swap places with Sampdoria and move up from third to second, one point behind Inter who play tomorrow against Palermo.

Sebastian Giovinco has no intention of leaving Juventus in January, according to his agent.

West Ham are reportedly offering Swiss midfielder Valon Behrami to Juventus in a swap deal which would see the Italian playmaker move in the other direction.

However, the player’s agent Andrea D’Amico told tuttomercatoweb.it: “He is not interested in any other option than to remain at Juventus. Giovinco is doing well and his only focus is with the Bianconeri project and nothing else.”

Hammers coach Gianfranco Zola is a big admirer of the 22-year-old, having coached him in the Italy Under-21 team.

Giovinco, who has made just five appearances for Juve this season, is under contract with the Turin giants until June 2013.