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ItalyHaving to play with 10 people from minute 18, the host Juventus lost 3-0 to Fiorentina, on matchday 14 of Serie A on the night of December 22.
Goals: Vlahovic 3, Sandro 76, Cáceres 81
Andrea Pirlo’s army received its first defeat in Serie A, after an unforgettable evening. Net in the third minute, Juan Cuadrado was red card in the 18th minute, Juventus tried to attack but wasted the opportunity. Alex Sandro’s own goal put an end to the host’s hope of scoring points, and old Martin Cáceres’s goal was like pouring salt into the reigning champion’s wound.
Juventus (left) lost their first game in Serie A this season. Image: EPA
Before the game, Juventus received bad news. Napoli successfully appealed the Serie A decision they lost to Juventus 0-3 on October 4. That third-round match will now be replayed in January 2021. Juventus went from 27 points to 24 points and missed one match. They fell a step, to the fourth, behind Napoli himself.
Juventus can regain three points if they defeat Fiorentina, the team that have not won in the last eight Serie A games. “La Viola” plunges into 16th place, before marching to Allianz Stadium. They haven’t scored a live ball since December 7. But, just three minutes, the visitors conceded to Juventus. Ramsey stormed into the area and Fiorentina only missed two passes to put forward Dusan Vlahovic in the goalkeeper’s face. General Franck Ribéry, 37, pushed the slot for Vlahovic to escape and pass the ball to Wojciech Szczesny. The Serbian forward’s third goal in the last three games.
The visitors also counterattacked a few more phases, including the situation where Leonardo Bonucci made a mistake but Vlahovic failed to approve the decision. Juventus cannot keep up with the speed of their opponents. In the 18th minute, Cuadrado entered the ball late with his shoes and stepped on the copper tube of midfielder Gaetano Castrovilli. Referee Federico La Penna showed Cuadrado a yellow card, but after reviewing the situation, he drew the red card directly. For the fifth time this season, Juventus have seen the player receive a red card.
The unforgettable defeat of Juventus, when midfielder De Ligt (center) was injured. Image: Reuters
Bonucci kept making mistakes and was about to make the home team lose more goals, but Szczesny pushed the ball with his fingertips from Castrovilli’s kick in the 26th minute. OK. Right after that, Cristiano Ronaldo edged out two defenders in the penalty area, then shot his left foot to the angle near the outer edge.
The two teams played tit for tat, but did not create an opportunity to eat well. In the 76th minute, from Christian Kouame’s apparently dangerous free kick, Bonucci couldn’t break the ball well. The ball hit Sandro’s feet, bouncing toward the home net in Szczesny’s impotence. And yet Bonucci’s catastrophic day lasted with a dangerous fumble in the 81st minute. Ribéry opened the left wing for Biraghi and stretched Cáceres to cushion the ball into the empty net. Caceres good game, both manual and manual, against the old team.
Juventus can complain with two situations Ronaldo and Federico Bernardeschi fall in the penalty area, but there is no penalty. Winning three goals is still a worthy achievement for Cesare Prandelli teachers and students. Juventus’ day to forget ended when midfielder Matthijs de Ligt limped off the pitch with an injury late in the game.
Ronaldo made no secret of his disappointment at the end of the match, when Juventus were powerless against Fiorentina. Image: Lapresse
Juventus entered the Christmas holidays before hosting Udinese on Sunday night, January 3, 2021.
Competition list
Juventus: Szczesny; Square, De Ligt (Frabotta 87), Bonucci, Alex Sandro; Chiesa, McKennie (Kulusevski 73), Bentancur, Ramsey (Danilo 19); Morata (Bernardeschi 46), Ronaldo
Fiorentina: Dragowski; Cáceres, Milenkovic, Pezzella, Igor, Biraghi (Venuti 82); Amrabat, Borja Valero (Thumb 53), Castrovilli; Ribéry (Bonaventura 82), Vlahovic (Kouame 75)
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