Juventus defeats Como 3-0. HIGHLIGHTS

SYDNEY. Juventus was in the end too good for Como.

August 20, 2024

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

Juventus

3 - 0

Como

58 Ball Possession 42

Shots

13 Total 3
7 On Target 0
6 Off Target 1
0 Shots blocked 2

92 Attack 72
29 Dangerous attack 25
84 Ball safe 77

0 Penalties 0
3 Corners 0
4 Off Sides 1

Fouls

11 Total 12
2 Yellow Cards 4
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

3 Substitutions 5

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

Marco Sala- Yellow

22'

Yannik Engelhardt- sub ->Daniele Baselli

23'

33'

Yannik Engelhardt- Yellow

Timothy Weah(goal)Kenan Yıldız

45'

46'

Dušan Vlahović(VAR)

47'

56'

Oliver Abildgaard- sub ->Lucas Da Cunha

56'

Alessandro Gabrielloni- sub ->Andrea Belotti

Manuel Locatelli- Yellow

58'

63'

Alberto Cerri- sub ->Patrick Cutrone

63'

Simone Verdi- sub ->Oliver Abildgaard

Nicolò Fagioli- sub ->Khéphren Thuram

67'

72'

Simone Verdi- Yellow

76'

Edoardo Goldaniga- Yellow

Douglas Luiz- sub ->Manuel Locatelli

79'

Andrea Cambiaso- Yellow

88'

Andrea Cambiaso(goal)Samuel Mbangula

90'

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

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

Juventus

Michele Di Gregorio 29.Italy

7.0

Bremer 3.Brazil

7.5

Federico Gatti 4.Italy

7.2

Andrea Cambiaso 27.Italy

8.6

88'

90'

Juan Cabal 32.Colombia

7.2

Manuel Locatelli 5.Italy

7.2

79'

58'

Kenan Yıldız 10.Germany

8.3

Khéphren Thuram 19.France

6.8

67'

Timothy Weah 22.United States

7.1

46'

45'

Samuel Mbangula 51.Belgium

8.6

23'

Dušan Vlahović 9.Serbia

6.3

Substitutes

Mattia Perin 1.Italy

Carlo Pinsoglio 23.Italy

Danilo 6.Brazil

Nicolò Savona 37.Italy

6.9

46'

Jonas Jakob Rouhi 40.Sweden

Douglas Luiz 26.Brazil

7.6

79'

Weston McKennie 16.United States

Nicolò Fagioli 21.Italy

6.9

67'

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 (7.0), Andrea Cambiaso (8.6), Federico Gatti (7.2), Bremer (7.5), Juan Cabal (7.2), Manuel Locatelli (7.2), Khéphren Thuram (6.8), Timothy Weah (7.1), Kenan Yıldız (8.3), Samuel Mbangula (8.6) and Dušan Vlahović (6.3).

The home team had on the bench: Danilo, Douglas Luiz (7.6), Mattia Perin, Weston McKennie, Nicolò Fagioli (6.9), Carlo Pinsoglio, Nicolò Savona (6.9), 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 8.6 with 1 goal, 41 passes (93% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 3 duels out of 5. He performed 4 crosses.

Como – Formation

Como

Pepe Reina 25.Spain

6.0

Edoardo Goldaniga 5.Italy

6.1

76'

Alberto Moreno 18.Spain

6.1

Federico Barba 93.Italy

7.1

Marco Sala 3.Italy

6.4

Gabriel Strefezza 7.Brazil

6.0

Patrick Cutrone 10.Italy

6.8

63'

Lucas Da Cunha 33.France

6.5

56'

Luca Mazzitelli 36.Italy

Daniele Baselli 8.Italy

6.8

22'

Matthias Braunöder 27.Austria

6.3

Andrea Belotti 11.Italy

6.7

56'

Substitutes

Emil Audero 1.Italy

Tommaso Cassandro 84.Italy

Alberto Dossena 13.Italy

Yannik Engelhardt 26.Germany

6.0

22'

33'

Oliver Abildgaard 28.Denmark

56'

Simone Verdi 90.Italy

6.3

63'

72'

Alessandro Gabrielloni 9.Italy

6.5

56'

Alberto Cerri 17.Italy

6.6

63'

Como started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

Francesc Fàbregas i Soler played with: Pepe Reina (6.0), Alberto Moreno (6.1), Edoardo Goldaniga (6.1), Federico Barba (7.1), Marco Sala (6.4), Gabriel Strefezza (6.0), Luca Mazzitelli , Matthias Braunöder (6.3), Daniele Baselli (6.8), Lucas Da Cunha (6.5) and Patrick Cutrone (6.8), Andrea Belotti (6.7).

These were the players on the bench: Yannik Engelhardt (6.0), Tommaso Cassandro, Emil Audero, Alberto Dossena, Alessandro Gabrielloni (6.5), Alberto Cerri (6.6), Oliver Abildgaard and Simone Verdi (6.3).

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′).