LA SPEZIA. Juventus found a way to turn the table against Spezia. Juventus took advantage of its superior ball possession (60%).
The match was played at the Stadio Alberto Picco stadium in La Spezia on Wednesday and it started at 4:30 pm local time. The referee was Gianluca Aureliano with the help of Dario Cecconi and Niccolò Pagliardini. The 4th official was Niccolò Baroni. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 20 degrees Celsius or 68 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 72%.
Spezia started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1). On the opposite side, Juventus adopted a conservative formation (4-4-2).
Spezia – Formation
Spezia
85'
77'
33'
The manager Thiago Motta decided to play with the following team: Jeroen Zoet , Kelvin Amian , Petko Hristov , Dimitris Nikolaou , Simone Bastoni , Salvador Ferrer , Mehdi Bourabia , Daniele Verde , Giulio Maggiore , Emmanuel Gyasi and Janis Antiste .
The home team had on the bench: Jacopo Sala , Ivan Provedel, Rey Manaj , Suf Podgoreanu, David Strelec, M’Bala Nzola , Jakub Kiwior, Eddie Salcedo , Petar Zovko and Nicolò Bertola.
Best player: Jacopo Sala
The player that probably impressed the most for Spezia was Jacopo Sala.
His rating is with 16 passes (100% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 4. He performed 1 cross.
His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 77′.
Juventus – Formation
Juventus
On the other side, Massimiliano Allegri played with: Wojciech Szczęsny , Danilo , Leonardo Bonucci , Matthijs De Ligt , Mattia De Sciglio , Federico Chiesa , Weston McKennie , Rodrigo Bentancur , Adrien Rabiot , Paulo Dybala and Moise Kean .
They had on the bench: Federico Bernardeschi , Daniele Rugani, Manuel Locatelli , Álvaro Morata , Luca Pellegrini, Dejan Kulusevski , Aaron Ramsey, Carlo Pinsoglio, Alex Sandro , Juan Cuadrado and Mattia Perin.
Best player: Federico Chiesa
The player that probably impressed the most for Juventus was Federico Chiesa.
His rating is with 1 goal, 25 passes (80% accurate) and 8 key passes. He was won 11 duels out of 19. He performed 13 crosses.
Match Statistics
Juventus was in firm control of the ball 60% while Spezia was struggling with a 40% ball possession.
Juventus was more aggressive with 69 dangerous attacks and 24 shots of which 9 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Juventus won the match.
Spezia shot 10 times, 4 on target, 6 off target. On the opposite side, Juventus shot 24 times, 9 on target, 15 off target.
Cards
Spezia received 2 yellow cards (D. Nikolaou and M. Nzola). On the opposite side, Juventus received 1 yellow card (A. Morata).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this encounter, Spezia will stay with 4 points like Genoa, Hellas Verona and Sassuolo to stay in the 17th place. On the opposite side, Juventus will have 5 points like Sampdoria to stay in the 12th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Serie A, Spezia will host Milan on the 25th of September with a 2-1 head to head stats in favor of Milan (0 draws).
Juventus will host Sampdoria on the 26th of September with a 16-5 head to head in favor of Juventus (7 draws).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Serie A.
- Cagliari – Empoli – 0-2
- Milan – Venezia – 2-0
- Salernitana – Hellas Verona – 2-2
- Spezia – Juventus – 2-3
