SYDNEY. Juventus was in the end too much to handle for Como with the goal of Samuel Mbangula (23′), Timothy Weah (45′) and Andrea Cambiaso (90′). Juventus capitalized on its superior ball possession (58%).
The match was played at the Allianz Stadium stadium in Sydney on Monday and it started at 8:45 pm local time. The referee was Matteo Marcenaro who was helped by Alessandro Giallatini and Andrea Zingarelli. The 4th official was Daniele Perenzoni. The weather was scattered clouds. The temperature was hot at 26.71 degrees Celsius or 80.08 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 73%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Juventus had a strong ball possession 58% while Como was struggling with a 42% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Juventus was more aggressive with 29 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Juventus won the match.
Juventus shot 13 times, 7 on target, 6 off target. Regarding the opposition, Como shot 3 times, 0 on target, 1 off target.
Cards
Juventus received 2 yellow cards (Andrea Cambiaso and Manuel Locatelli). On the opposite side, Como received 4 yellow cards (Edoardo Goldaniga, Simone Verdi, Marco Sala and Yannik Engelhardt).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this encounter, Juventus has 3 points to occupy the 2nd place in the table. On the other side, Como stays with 0 points (18th).
Next matches
In the next match in the Serie A, Juventus will play away with Hellas Verona on the 26th of August with a 13-3 head to head in favor of Juventus (5 draws).
Como will play away against Cagliari on the 26th of August with a 2-1 head to head statistic in favor of Cagliari (3 draws).
Juventus – Formation
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Juventus started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Thiago Motta decided to play with the following team: Michele Di Gregorio
, Andrea Cambiaso , Federico Gatti , Bremer , Juan Cabal , Manuel Locatelli , Khéphren Thuram , Timothy Weah , Kenan Yıldız , Samuel Mbangula and Dušan Vlahović .The home team had on the bench: Danilo, Douglas Luiz
, Mattia Perin, Weston McKennie, Nicolò Fagioli , Carlo Pinsoglio, Nicolò Savona , Jonas Rouhi and Jonas Jakob Rouhi.Substitutions
Juventus made 3 changes: Timothy Weah for Nicolò Savona (46′), Manuel Locatelli for Douglas Luiz (79′) and Khéphren Thuram for Nicolò Fagioli (67′).
Player of the match: Andrea Cambiaso
The most impressive player for Juventus was Andrea Cambiaso.
His rating is
with 1 goal, 41 passes (93% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 3 duels out of 5. He performed 4 crosses.Como – Formation
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Como started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
Francesc Fàbregas i Soler played with: Pepe Reina
, Alberto Moreno , Edoardo Goldaniga , Federico Barba , Marco Sala , Gabriel Strefezza , Luca Mazzitelli , Matthias Braunöder , Daniele Baselli , Lucas Da Cunha and Patrick Cutrone , Andrea Belotti .These were the players on the bench: Yannik Engelhardt
, Tommaso Cassandro, Emil Audero, Alberto Dossena, Alessandro Gabrielloni , Alberto Cerri , Oliver Abildgaard and Simone Verdi .Como could not rely on the presence of Yannik Engelhardt (injured) and Simone Verdi (injured).
Substitutions
Como made 5 changes: Daniele Baselli for Yannik Engelhardt (22′), Lucas Da Cunha for Oliver Abildgaard (56′), Andrea Belotti for Alessandro Gabrielloni (56′), Patrick Cutrone for Alberto Cerri (63′) and Oliver Abildgaard for Simone Verdi (63′).
Player of the match: Federico Barba
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Como was Federico Barba.
His rating is
with 71 passes (95% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 1 duel out of 4. He performed 2 crosses.Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Serie A.