
Spezia vs Juventus 2021-22 Italian Serie A
Juventus earn first victory since Cristiano Ronaldo's exit with comeback win at Spezia
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Matthijs de Ligt's second-half strike earned Juventus their first victory of the Serie A season at the fifth attempt, with a 3-2 win at Spezia.
Match Commentary
- 28': Goal! Spezia 0, Juventus 1. Moise Kean (Juventus) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Adrien Rabiot with a headed pass.
- 33': Goal! Spezia 1, Juventus 1. Emmanuel Gyasi (Spezia) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the top right corner following a corner.
- 45': Substitution, Juventus. Alex Sandro replaces Mattia De Sciglio.
- 45': Substitution, Juventus. Manuel Locatelli replaces Rodrigo Bentancur.
- 45': Second Half begins Spezia 1, Juventus 1.
- 49': Goal! Spezia 2, Juventus 1. Janis Antiste (Spezia) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Giulio Maggiore following a fast break.
- 59': Substitution, Juventus. Álvaro Morata replaces Moise Kean.
- 66': Goal! Spezia 2, Juventus 2. Federico Chiesa (Juventus) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Álvaro Morata.
- 67': Substitution, Juventus. Federico Bernardeschi replaces Adrien Rabiot.
- 72': Goal! Spezia 2, Juventus 3. Matthijs de Ligt (Juventus) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Leonardo Bonucci following a corner.
- 77': Substitution, Spezia. Rey Manaj replaces Daniele Verde.
- 77': Substitution, Spezia. M'Bala Nzola replaces Janis Antiste.
- 77': Substitution, Spezia. Jacopo Sala replaces Mehdi Bourabia.
- 84': Substitution, Juventus. Dejan Kulusevski replaces Federico Chiesa.
- 85': Dimitrios Nikolaou (Spezia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 85': Substitution, Spezia. Eddie Salcedo replaces Giulio Maggiore.
- 90'+2': Álvaro Morata (Juventus) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+4': M'Bala Nzola (Spezia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+7': Second Half ends, Spezia 2, Juventus 3.
Game Information
Venue: Alberto Picco
Location: La Spezia, Italy
Attendance: 5,700
Italian Serie A Standings
POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|
+22 | Napoli | 25 | 56 | 3 |
+34 | Internazionale | 25 | 54 | 3 |
+28 | Atalanta | 25 | 51 | 4 |
+21 | Juventus | 25 | 46 | 1 |
Statistics
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10 | Fouls | 14 |
1 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
0 | Red Cards | 0 |
0 | Offsides | 0 |
15 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
2 | Saves | 6 |
60.2 | Possession | 39.8 |
26 | SHOTS | 10 |
9 | ON GOAL | 5 |
0.3 | On Target % | 0.5 |
0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
439 | Accurate Passes | 272 |
514 | Passes | 346 |
0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
11 | Accurate Crosses | 5 |
29 | Crosses | 11 |
0.4 | Cross % | 0.5 |
70 | Long Balls | 53 |
52 | Accurate Long Balls | 24 |
0.7 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
9 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
18 | Effective Tackles | 10 |
23 | Tackles | 19 |
0.8 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
6 | Interceptions | 4 |
9 | Effective Clearances | 26 |
9 | Clearances | 26 |
Spezia (4-2-3-1)
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | Jeroen Zoet (GK) |
43 | Dimitris Nikolaou ![]() |
15 | Petko Hristov |
20 | Simone Bastoni |
27 | Kelvin Amian |
25 | Giulio Maggiore |
6 | Mehdi Bourabia |
21 | Salvador Ferrer |
22 | Janis Antiste |
11 | Emmanuel Gyasi |
10 | Daniele Verde |
Juventus (4-4-2)
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | Wojciech Szczesny (GK) |
4 | Matthijs de Ligt |
19 | Leonardo Bonucci |
2 | Mattia De Sciglio |
6 | Danilo |
30 | Rodrigo Bentancur |
14 | Weston McKennie |
25 | Adrien Rabiot |
22 | Federico Chiesa |
18 | Moise Kean |
10 | Paulo Dybala |
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