Saturday 17 December 2022
In the last friendly match before returning to the field in their respective leagues, the ‘old lady’ celebrated on English soil by beating the ‘gunners’ 2-0 with two own goals. Leading England team will return to ‘Boxing Day’ and ‘Juve’ in January 2023.
In a friendly match played at the Emirates Stadium, Juventus surprised and defeated Arsenal 2-0 on London soil, with fortuitous goals that still gave the Italian giant the victory to gain confidence for the second half.
At the end of the first half, Granit Xhaka’s own goal (45+1′) gave the ‘old lady’ the lead in London.
Despite the ‘Gunners’ having ample ball possession and trying up to 19 shots, efficiency and luck were on the side of the black and whites, who closed the victory with another own goal, this time by Rob Holding (90+ 1′). against the Premier League leaders.
Note that both have played with mostly substitute XIs, and are now looking to revive their leagues. Mikel Arteta’s Arsenal will return to the field on 26/12 against West Ham United on ‘Boxing Day’, while ‘Juve’ will do so on 04/01 2023 visiting the Cremonese.
