Juventus 3-0 Sassuolo: Talking points as Juve thrash Sassuolo to stay with Inter in Scudetto race

Probably more easily than expected, Juventus beat Sassuolo 3-0 in the 20th round of the Serie A campaign at the Allianz Stadium in Turin on Tuesday.

A first-half brace from Dusan Vlahovic (15′, 37′) got the home side well on their way, and Federico Chiesa put the final touch on with little more than a minute left of the 90.

The teams

Both coaches had significant player absences to work around. For Juventus, there was no Paul Pogba or Nicolo Fagioli in the middle of the park – both are suspended for different reasons. Weston McKennie and Federico Gatti were also forced to miss out through yellow-card accumulation, while Moise Kean (foot) and Mattia De Sciglio (ACL) were injured.

Massilimiliano Allegri deployed the those available in his recognizable 3-5-2 formation, with Wojciech Szczesny in goal, and Daniele Rugani joining Gleison Bremer and Danilo in the back line. Manuel Locatelli, Adrien Rabiot and Fabio Miretti were the heart of the team, flanked by Filip Kostic on the left and Andrea Cambiaso on the right. Kenan Yildiz paired up with Vlahovic upfront, consigning Arkadiusz Milik to the bench.

Meanwhile, Sassuolo boss Alessio Dionisi had five injuries in his squad – Jeremy Toljan (thigh), Matias Vina (knee), Uros Racic (calf), Gregoire Defrel (calf), and Pedro Obiang (muscle).

With the visiting team arranged in a 4-2-3-1 formation, Andrea Pinamonti led the attack, with the trio of Armand Lauriente, Kristian Thorstvedt and Domenico Berardi in support. Matheus Henrique and Daniel Boloca were the midfield pair. The back line consisting of Gian Marco Ferrari and Martin Erlic as the centre-backs and Mattia Viti and Marcus Holmgren Pedersen as the fullbacks, stood in front of goalkeeper Andrea Consigli.

The game

It wasn’t exactly a game loaded with chances at either end, but it certainly had its moment of quality from both sides. Interestingly enough, it was Sassuolo who ended it with the greater possession percentage (55%), which…

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Author : Veselin Trajkovic

Publish date : 2024-01-17 21:16:37

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