Bola.net – Juventus managed to beat Empoli with a convincing score of 2-0 in Week 3 of Serie A 2023/2024, Monday (4/9/2023). The Bianconeri managed to maintain their positive trend.
Against Carlo Castellani, Juve dominated from the start. Empoli struggled to dismantle the visitors’ defense and failed to have a single shot on target.
This time captain Danilo opened Juve’s lead in the first half (24′), then Federico Chiesa doubled it in the second (82′). Empoli could not reply.
This victory led Juve to third place in the 2023/2024 Italian League standings. Massimiliano Allegri’s squad also looked confident at the start of this season.
So how about the report cards for the Juventus players in the match? Let’s check it out in full, Bolaneters!
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Goalkeeper and back
Mattia Perin – 6.9
Perin had a relaxed and calm game. In 90 minutes on the pitch he didn’t need to make any saves (0). Throughout the match, Perin only made 34 touches of the ball.
Danilio – 8,2
Juve’s best player in this match. Danilo was strong at the back with 3 clearances and 2 interceptions, then contributed by scoring the team’s opener.
Bremer – 7,2
Bremer did a good job in midfield. He wasn’t too busy because the opposing team didn’t create many chances, but still Bremer recorded 5 important clearances.
Federico Gatti – 7.9
Gatti is active up and down on the right side. He made 4 clearances and 1 intercept. Despite losing the ball three times, Gatti’s lambasted passes and disciplined play also helped the team.
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Middle
Filip Kostic – 7,5
Not playing as well as expected, but Kostic still made an important contribution as a left wing-back. He actively moved forward, attempted 7 crosses and recorded 2 key passes.
Adrien Rabiot – 7.3
Rabiot was more active in going forward in this match. He made 2 key passes to help the attackers, as well as making four successful crosses to turn the game around.
Manuel Locatelli – 7.1
Juve’s driving force from midfield, Locatelli appears everywhere. He made 74 touches of the ball and made 11 attempted crosses. Although not so visible, his role is important for the balance of the team.
Fabio Miretti – 7.0
Miretti was not very prominent and not very visible in this fight. He lost half of the duels he participated in and lost the ball 11 times on the field.
Weston McKennie – 7,6
McKennie didn’t play his best. He tried to charge forward a few times, but his acceleration wasn’t that dangerous either. Fortunately, McKennie’s moves kept the opposing defenders busy.
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Front
Frederick Church – 7.9
Juve’s best striker in this match, Chiesa scored a beautiful goal to seal the team’s victory. He played effectively, one shot on target, so one goal. Chiesa also opened the scoring with two key passes.
Dusan Vlahovic – 6,4
For some reason, Vlahovic is still playing below expectations. He loses the ball too easily. Movements are easy to read. Vlahovic had three shots on target, but not threatening enough.
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Substitute
Paul Pogba – 6,9
Entered as a substitute, played 28 minutes on the field, and reportedly hit again by injury. Pogba didn’t play bad, but he didn’t play optimally in this match either.
Andrea Cambiaso – 6.9
The youngster stepped in to maintain balance and maintain Juve’s lead. Cambiaso was not very involved, but he continued to interfere with the opponent’s movement.
Arkadiusz Milik – 7.1
Almost scored a goal despite coming on as a substitute. Milik fired a shot that hit the post. Another shot was then blocked by the opponent.
Moise Kean – ?
Too few minutes played, can’t get an objective assessment.
Timothy Weah – ?
Too few minutes played, can’t get an objective assessment.
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Player lineup
EMPOLI (4-2-3-1): Etrit Berisha; Bartosz Bereszynski, Sebastiano Luperto, Giuseppe Pezzella; Jacopo Fazzini (61′ Alberto Grassi), Razvan Marin (73′ Viktor Kovalenko); Youssef Maleh, Tommaso Baldanzi (62′ Matteo Cancellieri), Nicolo Cambiaghi; Francesco Caputo (72′ Mattia Destro).
Coach: Paolo Zanetti
JUVENTUS (3-5-2): Mattia Perin; Federico Gatti, Bremer, Danilo; Weston McKennie, Fabio Miretti (62′ Paul Pogba), Manuel Locatelli, Adrien Rabiot, Filip Kostic (71′ Andrea Cambiaso); Dusan Vlahovic (71′ Arkadiusz Milik), Federico Chiesa.
Coach: Massimiliano Allegri
2023-09-04 04:15:00
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