Spezia vs Juventus 2021-22 Italian Serie A
Juventus earn first victory since Cristiano Ronaldo's exit with comeback win at Spezia
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +43 | Internazionale | 27 | 67 | 4 |
| +23 | AC Milan | 27 | 57 | 2 |
| +13 | Napoli | 27 | 53 | 6 |
| +18 | AS Roma | 27 | 51 | 8 |
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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