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The Serie A match between the two teams ended in a 1-1 draw on Saturday night. Álvaro Morata led Juventus in the absence of Cristiano Ronaldo. In added time in the first half, Benevento leveled with a goal from Gaetano Letizia.
Pirlo, who has drawn five times in nine games, is in fifth place with 18 points.
The match began after a minute of silence in memory of Diego Maradona, who fled the country without suffering cardiac arrest again.
With Ronaldo at rest, the weight of Juventus’ attack fell on the shoulders of Paolo DiBalla and Morata. Morata led the team with the first significant attack in the 21st minute. The Spanish forward found the net with a left-footed shot from Federico Chiesar’s extended ball.
Dibala squandered the chance to double the lead in the 26th minute. The Argentine forward’s shot off a pass from Aaron Ramzi went wide off the left post. After five minutes, Rammio couldn’t take the opportunity from inside the D-box.
Benevento, who was lagging behind in ball control and attack, missed a good chance to equalize in the 35th minute. Janluka Lapadula’s head couldn’t find direction on his teammate’s cross.
In added time in the first half, Benevento scored the goal by increasing the pressure on the Juventus defense. Gaetano Letizia from the corner after a wrong shot by Janluca and Pasquale, defeated Stacey on a volley with his right leg.
In the 70th minute, a Dibala cross left Morata’s head post. In the next minute, another shot from him came off the post.
In the 8th minute, Federico Bernardeski’s center was returned by a shot from Dibala. Juventus came off the field with a draw when the defenders returned a shot from outside the box by Dejan Kulusevsky in added time of the second half.
After the last whistle of the match, Morata was seen saying something to the referee. The referee immediately showed him a red card in response.
In the other match, Inter Milan came back with a 3-0 win over Sassuolo and are in second place with 16 points from 9 matches. Sassuolo’s point is also 16; They are in third place in goal difference.
AC Milan is on top with 20 points from eight games.
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