Juventus-Roma, here’s the video with highlights and highlights from Saturday’s Dec. 30 Serie A evening match, with moviola episodes and report cards.
Allegri’s Juventus hosts Mourinho’s Roma at the Allianz Stadium in Turin. The Giallorossi won their last Serie A match against Juventus and are coming off a hard-fought victory over Napoli last term. Allegri will have to do without injured Alex Sandro, Chiesa and Kean. Mourinho is without Abraham, Aouar and Smalling.
Juve’s coach confirms Yildiz in attack alongside Vlahovic, deploying in the back three Gatti, Bremer and Danilo, and then in midfield McKennie, Locatelli and Rabiot, with Weah and Kostic on the flanks. Mou responds with the Dybala-Lukaku attacking pair.
After the win in Frosinone, Juve continues its run on Inter, which is +5 after drawing against Genoa. Roma after the win against Napoli is looking for points to climb back up from seventh place.
Highlights of the challenge
Ready, go, and at 5′, there’s Roma’s post right away: on the development of a corner kick, Cristante shoots with force, Vlahovic deflects and the ball hits the woodwork. On 10′, the Serbian tries again from a great distance, imitated two minutes later on the other side by Lukaku: both shots go out. Vlahovic tries again in 20′: he enters the box, gets past Llorente, shoots but is bricked by Mancini. On 27′, McKennie crosses backwards where Vlahovic from the edge of the area attempts a reverse: ball out. Soon after, Yildiz goes for a shot but the ball goes wide.
Then on 32′ Dybala goes close to making it 1-0: he sends the ball just wide after Kristensen’s bank. At the end of the first half, Ndicka saves a header inches from the goal line on Kostic’s spot-kick.
In the second half, in the second minute, Vlahovic serves a backheel to Rabiot who breaks into the box and scores at the first post: 1-0. In 71′, Dybala tried with his left-footed shot from the edge of the area, with Szczesny stretching out and blocking. Roma attempts a final forcing with three strikers. Uncovering itself, it leaves room for the Bianconeri’s counterattack, who in the 84th minute go very close to the second goal with McKennie freed up and kicking over Rui Patricio. In the 88′ Chiesa makes it 2-0, but the referee cancels for offside.
Juventus-Roma scorecard and report cards
JUVENTUS (3-5-2): (3-5-2): Szczesny; Gatti, Bremer, Danilo; Weah, McKennie (95′, Rugani), Locatelli, Rabiot, Kostic (75′, Iling Jr.); Vlahovic (75′, Milik), Yildiz (66′, Chiesa). All: Allegri
ROME (3-5-2): Rui Patricio; Mancini, Llorente, Ndicka; Kristensen, Cristante, Paredes (74′, El Shaarawy), Bove (64′, Pellegrini), Zalewski (80′, Azmoun); Lukaku, Dybala. All. Mourihno
REFEREE: Simone Sozza of Milan
MARKERS: 47′, Rabiot
NOTE: Admonished: 68′, Paredes; 77′, Locatelli; . Recovery: 6′
The best player on the field is Vlahovic, much more proactive than usual: he makes a lot of mistakes but he is committed and takes risks showing personality, wins many contrasts and sends Rabiot (7) on goal. The other protagonist of the match is precisely Rabiot, who in the first half proceeds madly, then in the second half, after the goal, tries to play with experience and turns into a total midfielder (7). In Roma, Llorente was bad, always struggling on Vlahovic (5). Not very incisive Lukaku (5.5).
Moviola and highlights of the match
The referee validates Juve’s goal even though Roma players invoke offside: VAR does not intervene. The goal looks regular. Many cautions are missing (an intervention by Mckennie looked like an orange). At 73′ Cristante goes down after contact with Locatelli, who spreads his arm over the Roma player; the referee does not intervene. Right to cancel Juve’s second goal for obvious offside.
