Verona vs Juventus 2021-22 Italian Serie A
Juventus misery continues as Simeone inspires Verona
Juventus' miserable start to the Serie A season continued as they lost 2-1 at Hellas Verona on Saturday, with an early double from Giovanni Simeone.
Match Commentary
- 10': Goal! Verona 1, Juventus 0. Giovanni Simeone (Verona) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
- 14': Goal! Verona 2, Juventus 0. Giovanni Simeone (Verona) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Darko Lazovic.
- 26': Darko Lazovic (Verona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 29': Danilo (Juventus) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45': Second Half begins Verona 2, Juventus 0.
- 57': Nicolò Casale (Verona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 57': Substitution, Juventus. Manuel Locatelli replaces Adrien Rabiot.
- 57': Substitution, Juventus. Weston McKennie replaces Rodrigo Bentancur.
- 61': Marco Faraoni (Verona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 61': Arthur (Juventus) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 67': Substitution, Verona. Bosko Sutalo replaces Darko Lazovic.
- 67': Substitution, Verona. Federico Ceccherini replaces Nicolò Casale.
- 69': Substitution, Juventus. Federico Bernardeschi replaces Arthur.
- 69': Substitution, Juventus. Dejan Kulusevski replaces Juan Cuadrado.
- 75': Substitution, Verona. Daniel Bessa replaces Adrien Tameze.
- 76': Álvaro Morata (Juventus) is shown the yellow card.
- 76': Koray Günter (Verona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 80': Goal! Verona 2, Juventus 1. Weston McKennie (Juventus) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Danilo.
- 82': Substitution, Juventus. Luca Pellegrini replaces Alex Sandro.
- 83': Substitution, Verona. Nikola Kalinic replaces Giovanni Simeone.
Game Information
Venue: Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi
Location: Verona, Italy
Attendance: 22,314
Italian Serie A Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +31 | Internazionale | 22 | 52 | 4 |
| +18 | AC Milan | 22 | 47 | 1 |
| +14 | AS Roma | 22 | 43 | 7 |
| +11 | Napoli | 22 | 43 | 5 |
Statistics
JUV |
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|---|---|---|
| 8 | Fouls | 22 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 4 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 3 |
| 1 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
| 3 | Saves | 3 |
| 54.2 | Possession | 45.8 |
| 15 | SHOTS | 12 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 436 | Accurate Passes | 365 |
| 543 | Passes | 465 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 4 | Accurate Crosses | 0 |
| 12 | Crosses | 9 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.0 |
| 73 | Long Balls | 66 |
| 39 | Accurate Long Balls | 23 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.3 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 6 | Effective Tackles | 9 |
| 11 | Tackles | 12 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.8 |
| 9 | Interceptions | 16 |
| 10 | Effective Clearances | 18 |
| 10 | Clearances | 18 |
Hellas Verona (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 96 | Lorenzo Montipò (GK) |
| 21 | Koray Günter |
| 16 | Nicolo Casale |
| 27 | Pawel Dawidowicz |
| 4 | Miguel Veloso |
| 61 | Adrien Tamèze |
| 8 | Darko Lazovic |
| 5 | Davide Faraoni |
| 99 | Giovanni Simeone |
| 10 | Gianluca Caprari |
| 7 | Antonín Barák |
Juventus (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Wojciech Szczesny (GK) |
| 3 | Giorgio Chiellini |
| 19 | Leonardo Bonucci |
| 12 | Alex Sandro |
| 6 | Danilo |
| 5 | Arthur |
| 30 | Rodrigo Bentancur |
| 25 | Adrien Rabiot |
| 11 | Juan Cuadrado |
| 9 | Álvaro Morata |
| 10 | Paulo Dybala |
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