Juve looked to be in cruise control, but the mistakes in the back were still happening, and eventually it bit them in the ass.Īt the half-hour mark, Bremer and Barrenechea both let Djuricic run through the Juventus half of the field and feed Leris. He had so much time to weigh up his cross that the ball was stationary when he struck it, and it was a beautiful one, dropping perfectly for Rabiot to head back against the grain and double the lead. The ensuing corner was headed out, but Miretti was there to recover it on the back end.
It looked like the big Serb was through on goal, but Amione was able to scramble back in time to block the shot. Juve continued to boss the game for the most part, but neither side seriously threatend again until the 25th minute, when Miretti found Vlahovic with an excellent through ball. He was able to measure up the ball and load up a powerful header into the ground that bounced past a flailing Turk to open the scoring. A corner taken by Kostic was whipped into a perfect area for Bremer, who had hung back behind the penalty spot and made crept forward completely unmarked. It took less than a minute for the Brazilian center-back to atone for his mistake. Three minutes later, Bremer was jumped in the center circle by Djuricic, starting a two-on-two break with Gabbiadini, who got a little selfish and went for goal from range, resulting in an easy save by Perin. One-on-one with Perin, Gabbiadini didn’t even find the target, pushing his shot well wide of the target. Juve were perhaps given a warning in the seventh minute when Gabbiadini got behind Bonucci and latched on to a ball over the top. Tomas Rincon and Harry Winks manned the midfield, while Mehdi Leris and Filip Djuricic supported another former Juve prospect, Manolo Gabbiadini, up front. Bruno Amione, Koray Günter, and Bram Nuytinck made up the defense, with Alessandro Zanoli and Tommaso Augello on the wings. The team ahead of him was arranged in a 3-4-2-1 formation. Stankovic elected to give the starter’s gloves to 19-year-old Martin Turk, who made his Serie A debut.
Fabio Miretti played Di Maria’s role behind Dusan Vlahovic in attack.ĭejan Stankovic’s charges needed a miracle from God to avoid relegation, and it only got worse when one of their few rocks, former Juventus prospect Emil Audero, suffered an injury in training and was ruled out for the year.
Mattia De Sciglio started at right wing-back opposite Filip Kostic, while Enzo Barrenechea was given a start in midfield alongside Nicolo Fagioli and Adrien Rabiot. Mattia Perin gave Wojciech Szczesny a rest in goal, while Bremer, Leonardo Bonucci, and Danilo made up the defense. That list conflicted with Allegri’s desire to keep players fresh for the second leg against Freiburg on Thursday, but he rotated his 3-5-1-1 as much as he could. Additionally, Moise Kean began his two-game suspension for violent conduct after his red card last week. Also headed to the treatment table - again - was Paul Pogba, who pulled up in the morning training session and is now likely to be out until after the international break. Federico Chiesa, Alex Sandro, and Angel Di Maria all joined the injured list alongside Arkadiusz Milik and Kaio Jorge. Massimiliano Allegri’s selections were hampered by an unavailable list that rivaled the ones he was dealing with just before the World Cup. This was a crazy game, certainly much more than Juve had been hoping for, but eventually the points were registered ahead of a week of big games. It * Stefon voice* had everything: VAR controversy, penalties given, denied, and missed, a crazy save or two, some potential injuries, and an eventual sealer in stoppage time. Sampdoria, who came into the game having scored all of 11 goals - 11 goals - the lowest total of any team in Europe’s top five leagues.Įventually, just like the Torino game, Juve’s quality eventually told and they put their opponents away, but not before a wild 45 minutes of football. Sampdoria, who came into the game rock-bottom in Serie A. This time, it was Sampdoria who pulled an improbable comeback, taking advantage of a minute of madness to score twice in 72 seconds and wipe out a 2-0 Juventus lead. Allegri provides Pogba injury update, encouragement for Vlahovic Juventus 4 - Sampdoria 2: Initial reaction and random observations Despite Roma setback, Juve boss Max Allegri is showing signs of evolution
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