Real Madrid beat Juventus Turin 2-0 in a warm-up game played Saturday at the legendary Rose Bowl in Los Angeles, California, on goals from Karim Benzema et Marco Asensio.
Thibaut Courtois played the entire match whileEden Hazard went up to the game in the 63rd instead of vinicius Jr.
Benzema thought to open the scoring in the eighth second, but Federico Valverde was offside at the start of the action. The Frenchman had to wait until the 19th minute to score, converting a penalty obtained by Vinicius Jr, after a tackle from Danilo, former Real. Asensio doubled the lead in the 69th minute with a cross from Vallejo well found by Eden Hazard after a great collective action on which the Red Devil combined perfectly with several teammates.
The Italian club did not target any shots of the meeting, showing that they are still in need of attackers, after the departures ofAlvaro Moratareturning to Atletico Madrid after his loan, and Paulo Dybalafree party at AS Roma.
Juventus continue their pre-season with a game against their U-23 side on Thursday, before a clash against Atlético Madrid on August 7.
It was, however, the last preparation match for Real, who will start their season on August 10, playing the European Super Cup against Eintracht Frankfurt, in a replay of the legendary 1960 C1 final, won by the real madridAlfredo Di Stefano and of Ferenc Puskaswith the score of 7-3.
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