With Cuadrado 35 minutes, Juventus draws with Crotone

Difficult match for Juventus who visited Crotone with significant casualties such as Cristiano Ronaldo who is in isolation in Turin after testing positive on the FIFA date with the Portugal National Team. The locals dominated and tried more in the first half, in the second, those led by Pirlo pressed and sought victory with 10 men, after the expulsion of Chiesa, who had a strange debut.

The game started with pressure from Crotone. The local team with Simy Nwankwo and Junior Messias found spaces in the last quarter of the court. At minute 12 he opened the scoring. Bonucci knocked Simy down in an imprudence within the area and the judge decreed a penalty. The one in charge of scoring it was the Nigerian who calmly defined and shot hard at Buffon’s left post that was thrown to the other side.

Juventus had to react and at minute 21, Kulusevski gave a Masterful pass to Chiesa, who overflowed at full speed down the right wing to center and leave Álvaro Morata hand in hand that he only had to push her to achieve the tie. Celebration for the great play of the Italian winger.

Second half with 10 and with Cuadrado on the court

In the complementary part, Juventus changed the rhythm of the game and sought victory. I knew the key to hurting him was the bands. Crotone sought by means of the counterattack to complicate the defense of the Old lady. In the 53rd minute, Cigarini had the second from the premises after a great play by Junior Messias who held his back and attended the wheel that finished first and passed near Buffon’s goal.

Andrea Pirlo sent Juan Guillermo Cuadrado to the field in the 55th minute who entered for Portanova. The Colombian player played as a right winger, the Italian coach decided to put Chiesa on the left, however, he could only play four minutes in that position, as he was sent off, then by a stomp on Cigarini in midfield.

Despite being left with 10, Juventus kept pressing. He did it with Juan Guillermo Cuadrado who at minute 75 made a brilliant play. Overflow, dribble and finish, which on the way found Morata’s foot. Goal and 1-2 up. However, the VAR analyzed the play and decreed the Spanish offside, Play very similar to the one that happened in the Premier in the match between Everton and Liverpool.

Juventus remains with 8 points in the Serie A standings. The Pirlo idea continues to have defensive and surprise flaws in that last quarter of the court. During the week he will have a Champions League duel against Dinamo, for the Italian League they will face Hellas Verona on Sunday 25.